Those two hills really lose 200 feet in like a tenth of a mile? Maybe it's just the scale, it looks really steep.

do you call carrots, carrotroots?

i can see the lack of logic in our vegetable naming system. i can't defend it.

Good thing I didn't go. I would hate to walk the bike up the hill.

That's enough riding for you this weekend.

Maybe she got bored.

Not sure if this was a serious question.

I saw a couple of people walking climbs on our ride today and one lady walking a down hill. I'm just happy to see them out there giving it their best shot and enjoying the weather.

Good point. Razor get ready the turtle is coming out.

Potatoroots, peanutroots, turniproots, yamroots, radishroots. So many silly roots.

Had to work this morning, so I tried to get a ride in after, between snow storms. It didn't work... I ran into brutal sleet and snow, When I got to the decent into the loop I was going to take, I discovered that the valley was flooded. So, I just turned around and went home. At least my Fuji is back on the road...

https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view...pen_ive_done=1

Here's a picture of the spot where I turned around, (...just imagine ~30% of it covered in water and the sky looking dismal):

I have to spend $50 on gas tomorrow.

Yep, and I'll cry again in 5 or 6 days when I have to fill it up again.

What's the price of gas where you are. I paid $3.56 for reg. today, really sucks. Gotta keep finding more ways to use leg power.

It is "only" 3.25 for regular here.

Snow in southern California?

Regular in the $2.95-$3.00 range at many stations here.

I can't stand to put more than $10 worth of gas into my car at once honestly. I'd rather just sell the thing and ride everywhere.

That was more likely someone throwing what was left of their 7-11 Slurpee out the window as they passed.

Denial is not going to get you very far.

I came REALLY close to hiking up the last hill up to my place today but persevered, cursing my manly 42T little ring the whole grind up.

EDIT: it was a pretty intricate route. Might take an hour to mapmyride. Details to follow. Maybe one day I'll get one of them fancy GPS thingamajiggers.

Your car only has a seven gallon tank?

Yes. All the time. I live at 4800 feet in the Northernmost part of So Cal.

...Gas is 3.59 a gal here.

Yeah I know, but since I get ~30 mpg, $10 gets me pretty far. I don't drive more than 100 mi/month anyway (until I start going to races).

I get about 300 miles per tank, it generally lasts me about a week.

Well I take the train to school, so take that for what it is.