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I had a couple good rides, nothing epic, but good. Saturday I needed to sleep in, so I didn't go with DW and others to ride in the mountains of Malibu. Instead I did a nice solo 22 miler. Nice pace. Explored one of the canyon roads north of me for about 7 miles before turning around and rode on the bike paths. Sunday group…

We're visiting my sister in Atlanta over Christmas. They live just down the street from the Silver Comet trail. silvercometga.com/. We plan on renting bikes out there. Probably bring our SPD pedals and bike shoes too.

Not a bad idea. Don't think it will work logistically, but I like the out of the box thinking! We're flying to Bozeman MT in November. Funny though...one of the things DW and I will be looking for is are there places to ride around there, maybe even guided tours like Trek or Backroads. That way we can piggyback dropping…

I got in just a nice 22 miler on Sunday. Lots of other stuff over the weekend. I had grand plans for the end of the year, but too much going on. Family stuff, taking DS to visit colleges. I'll be happy if I can get 500 more miles for the year to get to 3000.

Ditto! PS Bob: Your 50 miler sounds like my ideal kinda ride!

Rock's don't gain weight, they only erode into thinner versions of their former self! So I am definitely not a rock! Gibraltar or otherwise. I went in to work today. DW and some friends are going to tackle the big climb. Going to be extra tough for them because today just happens to be the hottest day of the year in Santa…

Big birthday party bash (DW & I both celebrating birthdays) so Saturday will not be a big ride. Maybe a 20 miler. Sunday, not sure...likely group ride. Monday, which is DW's actual birthday, she wants to take the day off and do a monumental ride...conquer Gibralter Rd in Santa Barbara. It's an HC climb featured as a…

Looks like a great ride, actually rides Curt! Nice!

Nice riding Bob! As far as the number of rides this year, I'm at 78. Total miles is 2476. Saturday about 9 of us took a road trip to Malibu. It's about an hour drive. Here's the route I did (let me know if you can access it!)…

@gadgetgirlIL, so sorry about your spill, then not being able to run your 1/2. Those slippery little downhill turns make me leery. I'm a pretty gungho downhill speed guy, but those little things, especially if it's concrete and not pavement. We seem to be in an epidemic here (well sorta). I had no issues over the weekend…

Dang Kevin, that's too bad about your son! Nice job on the first response though!

Hi All! Just did a couple 25 milers Friday and Saturday. Our group did a 70 miler Saturday morning over one of my favorite routes, but we were out late Friday night (went to the Hollywood Bowl - one of the few things beside the weather that SoCal has going for it) and didn't want to get up at 4:30! Yesterday DW rode with…

A boot is basically a piece of plastic that does the same thing as a dollar bill. Usually just a little cleaner.

Calvin, I typically ride with a spare tube (maybe two on certain rides) and CO2 cartridges. I used to carry pumps but they either sucked or fell off and got lost. The Lezyne pump is supposed to be pretty good but even that one I found wanting. I do carry a patch kit as a backup to the backup, but I haven't had to use it…

Calvin, nice ride! When I was a novice the thought of getting a flat in the middle of nowhere was very daunting. Now it's no big deal. Other mechanical issues I'm a little more concerned about. I'm sure Bob has some stories about those. If you haven't done it already, I highly recommend practicing changing tubes. When…

Nice ride Bob and congrats on your 1/2 Lily. I love crossing bridges on my bike. Not sure why.

Didn't ride Saturday, but did a 61 miler with our group on Sunday (the route is about 55 miles but then there is to and from our house). Fun ride. I like the route because it's one of the few that doesn't start out going uphill for 20 miles. Gives me a chance to warm up a bit. The highlight of this ride is the climb up to…

Thx Bob, yeah it was a long hard ordeal for her, especially since another guy in our group broke his collarbone during that time and he was riding two weeks later!

Just a couple short this week after the previous weeks' century. 22 solo miles on Saturday, 15 easy miles with DW on Sunday. Not sure about this upcoming weekend. I'm sure I'll do something! Sorry about your crash lily, I'm assuming you're ok, since you kept on riding and drinking! On a happy note, one of our close friends…

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DW and I did the Cool Breeze century on Saturday. My fifth year doing it. Last minute kinda thing. we did crisscross with some people we knew, but by and large we just rode together. Always a good ride. Great weather including a glorious tailwind the last 20 miles home. Those aren't hard miles anyway but I was toast by…

We did that cruise in 2005 and it was a nightmare. Family stuff (in-laws!), not the scenery or the boat or anything. DW and I saying "screw it, let's do the helicopter" prevented the trip from being a total waste. So now that the kids are bit older and will appreciate it more, we want to go again. Number one rule for…

1) Planning on leaving WW officially (I.e. stop paying) on Friday. I haven't been "doing" it for some time. 2) Smart Points - yeah I had a hard time adjusting to that. Kinda turned me off. 3) Message Boards - were the only thing tethering me to WWW, so yeah...kinda the last straw.

The slow motion topple can be painful (a friend broke two ribs and a hip on one of those). But I'll take my chances with that over a high sped spill!

Dang Lily! Hope you feel better soon. One of our guys crashed yesterday when coming to an unexpected group stop. Just some scrapes on him, but he broke two spokes. Had to call Uber to come pick him up and take him to his car. Sigh.

I did get a 63 mile ride in on Saturday up and down the coast. The rest of my group to the hard way up over Casitas pass (about 2000' of climbing in 20-ish miles. I took the coastal route and met them after about 18 miles. For a "flattish" coastal route, I still had about 2000' total elevation. It was a good ride. We…

Still dealing with a cold, but seems to be in its final stages. Group is heading back to the coast on Saturday, to ride from Ventura up to Santa Barbara, via Ojai (Casitas Pass). We do these roads a lot and they are used for a number of local century rides, and frequently for the Amgen tour as well. This ride is supposed…

I often forget about the "and still lose weight" part. Sigh.