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 Post subject: I Felt Like Bugs Bunny.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:34 pm 
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I went out today, ment to do a 50 maaayyybe a 60 or so mile ride. I have done the route (I ment to do) once. So to be sure I made a note, put it in my pocket and took off. I did the part through Harmony Grove / Elfin Forest part fine. When I got to the corner of San Elijo and Santa Fe rd. I checked my note:... It melted. Damn! Here's the Bugs Bunny part; ya, you guesed it, I made a wrong turn at Alburquerque. and wound up in O'Side. As it turns out that was a 45mi., 2 1/2 Hour goof up. I'm pretty proud of myself (Not for goofing up the route, but finishing it). I even took pot shots at the kit wearing packs of ultra cool guys over on the Coast Hwy. I can't help myself. I paid for it climbing back to Poway. Check me out yo!

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:44 pm 
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Your an animal. I took a wrong turn this morning and a 5mile hog hunting hike in the cleveland national forest turned into an 8miler.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:52 pm 
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you have been on the san luis rey river path before? the bit between santa fe and college is somewhat new. not many people know about or use that part.

grats century :cheers:


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:15 pm 
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Nice -- was that your first century?

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:52 pm 
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When are we doing a DT road ride?

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:48 pm 
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Solid ride, but I call bull shit....no one "accidentally" rides a century. You hit your bail out point and said "I'm feeling pretty good, F it" and kept going......well done :thumbsup:

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:06 pm 
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I swear there was at least an hour in San Marcos and Vista, where I had no clue where I was. But I knew O'Side was not too far and once I got there; I could get myself home, and the coast is flat, but infested with uber cool kit wearing people.. It is kinda accidental it turned out to be a 100 miles. I had to do a couple of laps around the neighborhood to reach the 100, but after that I was going to get the 100. Not only that, but I did it solo. A ride partner would have killed me. I would never, ever have set out to do that, but now that I have... Tour de Poway anybody?

Cold Beer never tasted so good!!!!!

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:26 pm 
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Grats on the century.... i just did 90 miles total on the road bike for saturday and sunday last weekend ( with a scarberry rdr sighting by san elijo campground on saturday) and my legs were freaking hamburger. nice work! :cheers:

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mongooseboy wrote:
Tour de Poway anybody?

Cold Beer never tasted so good!!!!!



There will be a few of there and they have a beer garden this year.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 12:44 pm 
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your bike have compact cranks? Mine is 53/39 and on steep hills, can't keep up with those with compact cranks. I want to do a century sometime. Haven't done a 100 mile ride since 1991 when we rode from San Diego to San Francisco.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:33 pm 
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I am all about the Compact Cranks (Chainrings). I think that the 50/34 is too small on the little chain ring, but a 50/36 is just right. And the gearing is still pretty close to my Mt. Bik,e so thats what I want. And I can climb things straight up, that other guys in the group need to zig zag up due to steepness. IMO the receational cyclest and the compact setup is a good match.

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