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Originally Posted by rsbob
(Post 23253555)
What a magnificent picture. Unreal.
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Originally Posted by big john
(Post 23257533)
I never doubted you.:) Did you ride with anyone?
The ride started out a bit ominously. The Sherwin Grade is always a grunt, but this time, we had to do it into some pretty stiff headwinds (15-20 MPH). I am used to headwinds there (the colder air at higher altitude spilling down the slope), but this was unusually windy. I was concerned that it was going to be headwindy all the say to the 100 mile mark at Lee Vining, but in truth, the winds behaved themselves. The only headwindy section after that was the ride up 203 to the Mammoth Lakes Village. After that, it was actually mostly tailwinds. I finished pretty strong, but felt beat up pretty good at the end of the day. |
Originally Posted by Biker395
(Post 23258080)
Thanks! All about the subject matter ... the Eastern Sierra is beautiful!
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Originally Posted by Biker395
(Post 23258088)
Yea, I rode with Ron Iseri. He was on our RAAM crew back in 2018. It was a comeback double for him too ... first one in a long time.
The ride started out a bit ominously. The Sherwin Grade is always a grunt, but this time, we had to do it into some pretty stiff headwinds (15-20 MPH). I am used to headwinds there (the colder air at higher altitude spilling down the slope), but this was unusually windy. I was concerned that it was going to be headwindy all the say to the 100 mile mark at Lee Vining, but in truth, the winds behaved themselves. The only headwindy section after that was the ride up 203 to the Mammoth Lakes Village. After that, it was actually mostly tailwinds. I finished pretty strong, but felt beat up pretty good at the end of the day. |
how long (time) was the double ?
even at a decent clip a double gonna require some signif time in the saddle add more time for climbing of course |
Originally Posted by terrymorse
(Post 23258124)
Did you happen to go into Mammoth? I'm considering a trip there in the next couple of weeks, the lodging rates are cheap!
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Originally Posted by big john
(Post 23258159)
I don't know Ron, at least I don't think I do. Do you know TJ and Brook? They were there and were in a pretty good group.
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Originally Posted by t2p
(Post 23258207)
how long (time) was the double ?
even at a decent clip a double gonna require some signif time in the saddle add more time for climbing of course The climbing is significant, but the only truly tough climb is that first one up the Sherwin Grade. The others are just tough because of the altitude. You can definitely feel it! |
Originally Posted by t2p
(Post 23258207)
how long (time) was the double ?
even at a decent clip a double gonna require some signif time in the saddle add more time for climbing of course |
Originally Posted by big john
(Post 23258302)
The other guys I mentioned had a total time of 11:24. Supposed to be only 10K feet of climbing, which is fairly low for a double.
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Bella @ Rio Grande Dusted off Bella and rode her today. She perked right up! I'm putting her back in rotation. The river is high and muddy with spring runoff. |
A few from last week wild camping with friends in the Highlands of Scotland.
The Quaraig on Isle of Skye https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0ecc2e0238.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...aa803297ba.jpg The Old Man of Storr also on Skye https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f5f492f661.jpg Glencoe https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d234afe8fd.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3ce464a601.jpg Loch Etive https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e3b3ceaba6.jpg |
Really starting to mellow out as I get older, and my rides are more about chill zone than any other zone and enjoy the scenery along the way. Harbour along route riding the shores of Lake Ontario.
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My wife's roses. |
Took these this morning on Milwaukee`s lakefront
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Originally Posted by Fredo76
(Post 23260847)
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My wife's roses. Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd, Retain that dear perfection which he owns Without that title. |
Rode the Santa Monica Mountains yesterday.:love:
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Lil’ dry…
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Day 1 https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7a0b4e877.jpeg Day 2 https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...68a36bb17.jpeg Day 3 Well, at least you can be reasonably sure there aren’t any alligators… Gotta be all dried up today…100* and above for awhile…any sunny! We have a rainy forecast, but the storms usually fall apart and reform again after they pass us! This retention pond will fill up in one day when we finally do get rain! It fills from a coupe of different sources. |
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Everyday temp for a while…may actually get hotter later in the day! Not too bad riding in this heat…plenty of water before, during and after! I’ve had to patch one tube in this heat…no cover…worst part was the sweat constantly running into my eyes and onto the tube I was trying to patch! https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...22d053d08.jpeg I hadn’t ridden these bicycles for a couple of years with all of the BS I had to endure the last couple of years before I moved down here to Florida! Only things missing on this bicycle is the water bottle cages! Gotta find some old’ns! https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e07077bd0.jpeg Plus I was pretty much constrained by area limitations to only this bicycle…perfect bicycle under the circumstances by the way! One of those,”If I could only have one of my bicycles.”, bicycles… |
Lil’ dry!
Originally Posted by billnuke1
(Post 23263691)
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...fc6732e24.jpeg
Day 1 https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7a0b4e877.jpeg Day 2 https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...68a36bb17.jpeg Day 3 Well, at least you can be reasonably sure there aren’t any alligators… Gotta be all dried up today…100* and above for awhile…any sunny! We have a rainy forecast, but the storms usually fall apart and reform again after they pass us! This retention pond will fill up in one day when we finally do get rain! It fills from a coupe of different sources. All dried up! There were some scratchings in the middle and around the further side…we’ve had coyotes, bobcats, and panthers spotted in the area…oh yeah, we a bear in the area, too! People are usually armed against two and four legged threats… https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4a78b4631.jpeg Not a, “kitty, kitty!” |
Originally Posted by Biker395
(Post 23263514)
Rode the Santa Monica Mountains yesterday.:love:
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Upper San Pedro, second ride today, getting dark early... |
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bike looking relatively good … rider … not so much |
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saw a number of horse drawn buggies - but highlight of the ride: tractor paceline and drafted a porta john |
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