Anyone do any good rides this weekend?

foo29er · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:37 am

I managed to get in a ride at my local trail (aliso wood) and on sunday met up w/ the boys for a ride at Nix Nature Center and headed over to El Moro.

Yesterday's ride was awesome but dam was it hotter than heck. I must say though i wasnt feeling it as badly as some of my other riding buds. they ran out of water at the 2hr mark i was still okay. I think it has a lot to do w/ the saltstick capsules i've been popping. It's all but killed my usual cramping towards the end of my rides.

I've yet to d/l my ride data to see the elevation gain i did yesterday but i'm sure it'll be cool.

Oh and riding my 29'er was AWESOME. there was a rock outcropping that totally cleaned with finesse and i attribute it to the bike and not me

it was so cool my buds didnt clear it and i managed to do it. right at the top i yelled out "29'er baby" i know geeky but i was excited

Red Hot Sloth · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:41 am

Sweet Foo.
Naw, didn't ride this weekend, I pussed out due to the heat. It was just ridiculous. Boo and I rode friday in the am, it was pretty warm out, but not like sat or sunday.

foo29er · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:47 am

i wondered that myself as i was peddling up a climb..like wtf am i doing LOL but i was glad i did it though...made lunch that much more enjoyable

shabu shabu on saturday and pho on sunday (a bit hot for pho but good nonetheless)

Ld00d · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:55 am

definitely too pho king hot for soup.

no ride for me. took the kid out for a long stroll to poorformance and back.

took some nature shots along the way.

i spent most of yesterday swapping parts on my bikes and putting up hooks to attach shit to the ceiling in the garage. the fsrxc is ready to sell should i decide to.

i'll prolly ride lunch time today.

foo29er · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:56 am

can you get some pics of your hook install? i have mine leaning up the wall etc and would like to get it up and out of the way. I have a project i want to tackle this summer; create a workstation for my bike/tools/etc.

Ld00d · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:00 am

sure, but it's not really pic worthy...

the best thing we have are these shelves. we have two above where the garage door goes. one is over my pathfinder. those things are gold.

i'm also working on a workstation. right now it's a shelf with shit piled up to the ceiling.

bajamtnbkr · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:15 am

Got a fun night ride on Friday, 21 miles of sweet single track and some fire road, we finished at 10:45 pm! Sunday was our usual group ride, we cut it short, only about 10 miles because it was too hot.
I've done a lot of work on my back yard since I was off last week that I was ready to be back to work today so I can rest! :lol:

Pixelpusher · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:02 am

I rode Sunday too, but started at 630am and it was already hot, just did the lower section of AW, did Coyotes on the way back, that trail is fun if you pedal the whole time, I tried to hit tha tlast hill but lost traction and couldn't get up it, plus I was on my single speed.

, was in and out by 8 ish...

Evil Chocula · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:55 pm

I did a 50 mile road race on a friends road bike. Things I learned:

1) Never, ever go on a long ride on a bike you've never ridden.
2) Road riding is boring.
3) Road snobs are even snobbier than MTB snobs.
4) I do not want to buy a road bike this winter!

Ld00d · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:23 pm

i don't get road riding either. maybe fixed gear with capris to match...

OffRoadie · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:17 pm

Road Riding is is great!

I did a 35 mile road ride on Saturday with SDBC (D2). Blew myself up on Torrey Pines hoping I could take a minute off my best time. I failed miserably.

I rolled up my pants and rode my fixed gear from Mission Valley into the urban neighborhoods of San Diego today, stopping briefly and the velodrome.

Ld00d · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:12 am

OffRoadie wrote:

Road Riding is is great!

I did a 35 mile road ride on Saturday with SDBC (D2). Blew myself up on Torrey Pines hoping I could take a minute off my best time. I failed miserably.

I rolled up my pants and rode my fixed gear from Mission Valley into the urban neighborhoods of San Diego today, stopping briefly and the velodrome.

Did you ride up Texas St.???

Evil Chocula · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:40 am

OffRoadie wrote:

Road Riding is is great!

I did a 35 mile road ride on Saturday with SDBC (D2). Blew myself up on Torrey Pines hoping I could take a minute off my best time. I failed miserably.

I rolled up my pants and rode my fixed gear from Mission Valley into the urban neighborhoods of San Diego today, stopping briefly and the velodrome.

I used to be really into road riding, before I got really into mountain biking. I don't why, but the ride on Sunday just wasn't fun. After some retrospection, I still might give a new road bike a shot.

OffRoadie · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:48 am

EC,

You need to get one of these SS CX bikes like the one I have. Road, dirt, grass, it don't matter!

Ld00d wrote:

Did you ride up Texas St.???

No, I rode up Presidio. Texas Street is the most difficult way out of the 4-5 routes out of Mission Valley to the north. I've done it on my fixed gear a couple of times, and I just avoid it now. Bachman Pl, Juan Street, and Presidio are all noticeably easier.

Anyone do any good rides this weekend?

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