weekend ride reports - where'd ya ride?
09-25-07, 08:17 AM
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Good idea! My usual long ride day is Sunday, but I'm flexible.
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09-25-07, 09:03 AM
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Am I the only one who sits on my butt all weekend? Sure I do a little maintenance, a little soldering, a little dremel work ( https://ahpook.vox.com/library/post/b...g-weekend.html ) but rarely bike beyond a few miles, to WG farmer's market or the coffee shop or whatever, with the kid in his trailer. My main riding is all done M-F on my commute, Campbell to Palo Alto and back, with some hills for variety if I can escape work early enough.
09-25-07, 09:29 AM
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Yeah, every so often I see some poor sod trying to go up that bit. Sheesh! For a couple months after we moved in, I kept smelling what I thought was overheated electrical insulation. I eventually realized it was from the brakes of the cars coming down the Alameda and stopping at Hillsdale!
If I lived up there, I'd trade gradient for distance, and go up Fernwood instead. We have a friend who lives out past the end of 42nd Ave - If that pitch between 37th and 39th is 20%, these streets must be AT LEAST 25%!
If I lived up there, I'd trade gradient for distance, and go up Fernwood instead. We have a friend who lives out past the end of 42nd Ave - If that pitch between 37th and 39th is 20%, these streets must be AT LEAST 25%!
.Coming down is especially fun. I went 52mph down there a couple of times - then I regained my senses and stopped trying to kill myself
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09-25-07, 12:15 PM
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yeah it's pretty hard.
Going down is fun until you have to slam on the brakes at Alameda!
Going down is fun until you have to slam on the brakes at Alameda!
09-25-07, 02:06 PM
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Woo! Rode from Elk Grove through Sacramento and out to Davis and back as planned on Sunday (70miles RT). Felt really good when I rode into Davis so I thought "I'm not turning around until I hit 50.00".
I took Yolo County Rd 98 when I left Davis to get those extra 15 miles (30 actually). The 50-mark was an orchard over the I-5 at the exit just north of main street in Woodland. Man! Those 30 miles were really boring. Rode back on the exact route with the exception of taking 160 to Meadowview and just taking Franklin all the way down from 2nd avenue. I ended up getting to my house at about 99.2 for some odd reason so I rode around the block 2x and walked in my front door at 100.2. Not one drop of rain which was nice. Clouds were flirting with me all day.
A friend from Davis suggested that I should have just stayed on Russell for the remaining 15 miles and the ride would have been much more scenic.
It was fun. I pounded out 15 miles on my new trainer last night to keep my legs loose. Feels good baby!
I took Yolo County Rd 98 when I left Davis to get those extra 15 miles (30 actually). The 50-mark was an orchard over the I-5 at the exit just north of main street in Woodland. Man! Those 30 miles were really boring. Rode back on the exact route with the exception of taking 160 to Meadowview and just taking Franklin all the way down from 2nd avenue. I ended up getting to my house at about 99.2 for some odd reason so I rode around the block 2x and walked in my front door at 100.2. Not one drop of rain which was nice. Clouds were flirting with me all day.
A friend from Davis suggested that I should have just stayed on Russell for the remaining 15 miles and the ride would have been much more scenic.
It was fun. I pounded out 15 miles on my new trainer last night to keep my legs loose. Feels good baby!
10-01-07, 10:41 AM
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Any way to make this a sticky?
Anyways, this weekend, I was in San Luis Obispo and did the Lighthouse Century, along with some of my friends from SoCal BF. It was nearly perfect weather, and winds weren't that bad. Only bad thing is it wasn't even 100 miles, but it definitely was a fun ride.
Anyways, this weekend, I was in San Luis Obispo and did the Lighthouse Century, along with some of my friends from SoCal BF. It was nearly perfect weather, and winds weren't that bad. Only bad thing is it wasn't even 100 miles, but it definitely was a fun ride.
10-01-07, 10:59 AM
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On Saturday I did the Ring of Fire ride listed on the Palo Alto Bicycles website. Coming down Page Mill from Moody there was some sort of accident near the bottom turns. An ambulance was there and I saw some Alto Velo riders, hopefully no one was seriously hurt. Stupid me was not paying attention after coming down Golden Oak to Alpine and I rode right by Los Trancos. After a few miles on Alpine I knew I must have missed the turn but at this point didn't want to backtrack. I did the ride reverse, up Joaquin and then down the three steep hills. Being the very stubborn person that I am as soon as I got to Alpine I turned around and rode back up Los Trancos, Ramona and Vista Verde. Just under 52 miles there and back from Sunnyvale.
10-01-07, 12:05 PM
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I was in Paso Robles. My wife and I met some friends down there for a wine event. They drank, I rode. I started out west on 46 but decided to get off the highway and explore some back roads. Lots of up and downs, a bit of wind, hardly any cars. Just beautiful.
10-01-07, 01:01 PM
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Yesterday I rode from my place in Foster City to San Carlos, down Alameda to Edgewood, over to Canada, then to 84, up Kings Mountain to Skyline, down Page Mill to Arastradero and into S. Palo Alto.
Then I met up with a friend (brand new rider) to help him try out his commute between Palo Alto and Foster City. It was good I was nice and tired by then.
Total about 67 miles, 4500 ft. Nice weather yesterday!
Then I met up with a friend (brand new rider) to help him try out his commute between Palo Alto and Foster City. It was good I was nice and tired by then.
Total about 67 miles, 4500 ft. Nice weather yesterday!
10-01-07, 07:55 PM
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The rider, a friend of ours, was not seriously injured, thank goodness! A kid in a pickup truck made a left hand turn in front of her and she was not able to avoid it. She was knocked off the bike and, I understand is pretty sore, but no broken bones or serious injuries from what I have been told. Her bike was totaled, though. My wife was on the ride and the crash happened behind her. She didn't find out about it until she called one of her friends on her cell phone to find out where they were.
10-07-07, 04:38 PM
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Saturday, October 6: Low-Key Hillclimb, Kings Mountain. Fair-to-middling time of 27:something-ish. Saw lots of friends out there and it was a beautiful day to ride, temperature was perfect for a hillclimb.
Sunday, October 7: Pilarcitos Cyclocross race @ Sierra Point, Brisbane. My first CX race. Man, that was fun. I was going along pretty well until I pinch-flatted, probably from jumping a curb. Still probably ended up okay as I was able to pass a lot of the guys that passed me while I was in the pits (Men's C category...). Big fun, I am going to do more of these.
Sunday, October 7: Pilarcitos Cyclocross race @ Sierra Point, Brisbane. My first CX race. Man, that was fun. I was going along pretty well until I pinch-flatted, probably from jumping a curb. Still probably ended up okay as I was able to pass a lot of the guys that passed me while I was in the pits (Men's C category...). Big fun, I am going to do more of these.
10-07-07, 05:42 PM
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Was right near the low-key hillclimb yesterday, went mountain biking at skeggs pt. That's the first time I've been there and it surely won't be the last, the rolling single track was awesome.
10-07-07, 05:42 PM
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It was a lazy weekend for me. Took Caltrain into the city, and rode over to downtown Sausalito, and back. Also, had the Blue Angels flying in the background, so that was some pretty nice scenery.
10-07-07, 07:57 PM
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Friday afternoon I got to take 4 new road bikes for test rides on Alameda and Crystal Springs. 
Today and tomorrow I'm on my Ducati instead, I'm back at Thunderhill.
Today and tomorrow I'm on my Ducati instead, I'm back at Thunderhill.
10-09-07, 12:16 PM
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Did you go to Cyclepath?
10-09-07, 12:21 PM
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I rode with a friend that is relatively new to riding (only about a year, she's a runner).
I started from my house, and we met up at the intersection of Skyline/Crystal Springs.
We rode Skyline -> Caņada -> Mountain Home -> Portola/Sanhill -> Alpine -> Sandhill -> Whiskey Hill -> and back.
45 miles for me 35 miles together. Easy pace... avg 14 mph. Although I did take off on some of the hills and waited at the top.
I started from my house, and we met up at the intersection of Skyline/Crystal Springs.
We rode Skyline -> Caņada -> Mountain Home -> Portola/Sanhill -> Alpine -> Sandhill -> Whiskey Hill -> and back.
45 miles for me 35 miles together. Easy pace... avg 14 mph. Although I did take off on some of the hills and waited at the top.
10-09-07, 12:26 PM
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10-09-07, 12:36 PM
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I did a solo 35 miler yesterday. I rode from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto hoping to go up Old La Honda. I went through Junipero>Old Page Mill>Arastadero>Alpine and got as far as Portola but fell short because of a previous engagement in an hour. So I made up for it by doing intervals on the way home down Foothill all the way to Grant then down Mary Ave. I hope I recover enough before the Calaveras-Palomares ride.