"Lame" is me crashing in front of my house a couple of years ago. To this day I still can't remember how it happened but I wound up in the ER at Kaiser via the Paramedic taxi. Three stiches in my left ear lobe, various abrassions, bruises etc. Have aches and ghost pains to this day. Got back on the bike 2 months later and rode the exact same route in the same clothes just so I wouldn't get spooked by riding again. Good luck on your recovery. PG.

Hey C...hope you are feeling better...
You will get back on soon enough!!

Oh Cathy, you just gotta come back. We miss you.

It was moss in a turn that took Blazhe down.

I miss everybody But on the bright side, I'll probably see you Saturday. I'm going to Punchbowl to watch Sarah race.

When was this? I hope not recently.

Hey, VG, I was wondering where you were on Wed & Mon morning rides.

Hope you're at 100% real soon--I have 2 weeks left before I go back to work.

I didn't realize you were off track. I did the Wed ride last week during Spring Break. Of course, now I won't be back until the end of June.

I might be doing the 50 mile ride this Saturday if my uncle wants to join in, but we won't be dawdling at the stops as we both have to be to a family B-day in North Hills at 1:00.

www.bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com The funniest and snarkiest bike blog I've yet to come across. Wasn't suggesting you nicknamed yourself, John. That would just be sad, and lame, and needy.

Valleygirl, hope to see you back on the bike soon. When John said you broke your collarbone, didn't think I needed to inquire further. Gee, a cyclist with a broken collarbone. Wonder how that happened?

No, a few years back, when he broke his hip, lost his job, etc. etc.

Paul, so far none of my friends are commiting to the century you asked about, maybe because we've been out there so many times recently.
Some may be going up Angeles Crest. I'll know more later.

Thanks for checking, John.

Actually, now that the route slip has been posted, it doesn't look like such a great ride. It's a straight shot down Topanga to PCH, and then PCH out past Mugu. I'm not such a big fan of riding PCH through much of that stretch. I was hoping the route would meander down Mulholland.

Paul, I'm going up AC on Saturday with Keith and Stan (and probably a couple others) if that sounds more appealing.

Where are you guys starting/turning around and when?

8am at the bottom (gas station). Keith is going up Wilson and then a little past Dawson's, I think Stan (others?) will skip Wilson. And turnaround before Dawson's is obviously an easy bailout decision anywhere along the way, regroup at Newcomb's.

Vance,

Thanks for the invite. Sounds like a good ride and group -- normally, I'd jump on that. Unfortunately, things came up, and I'll be lucky to ride at all this weekend.

Hope to ride with you soon.

Anybody meeting up tomorrow morning? Looks like a new ride is going into Chinatown.

There's always somebody there, unless it's raining hard. Some of the regulars are out of town. I haven't decided yet.