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Ld00d · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:02 am

or How was your drive to work?

I was prepared for this last week, but Mrs. D00d was having a bad morning. So I decided today was the day to ride to work. Last night I contemplated which bike to take. I really would like to bring my SS to work, and I want to try out my new seat post, but Lopez Canyon is a bitch on the geared bike. I can't imagine riding up that on the SS. Pacific Heights Blvd. is pretty tough too. So I went with the geared bike. In total, it looks like it took about an hour. Probably about 800' of climbing that'll be repeated on the way home. The trip is probably about 10 miles. Somewhere around 70% on dirt. Probably 50% of that dirt is singletrack.

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File comment: Start of the first singletrack. I believe this trail is called Eucalyptus. It starts just off of Carmel Country Rd.

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File comment: A pretty tight climb out. It's much steeper than it looks. There's a switchback right in the beginning too.

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File comment: Which way does the trail go? Actually, there's more trail to the right. I come from that direction if I climb up behind the apartments on Carmel Creek.

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File comment: This trail is rather straight in this shot, but I like the view, and it's hard to stop when you're having fun.

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File comment: This is the start of the Little Waimea trail. There's a video of it on emptybeer.

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Ld00d · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:07 am

So I'm cruising along getting ready to stop and take a pic of the Lopez Canyon climb that will complete the dirt portion of my commute. All around me bunnies have been bounding, and then all of the sudden, something leaps out of the bushes and attacks me. I start pedaling faster to get away from it. What could it be??? A bobcat???? A chupacabra???

Nah, just a really stabby thistle strewn thorn weed thing. It was in my cassette.

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File comment: Attack of the thorn weed thing.

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File comment: More thorn weed thing.

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File comment: Lopez Canyon is a lot more fun going down. This climb hurts.

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bajamtnbkr · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:58 am

Nice post d00d, nice comute, bits driving I-5 for sure.

Pixelpusher · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:03 am

that is an awesome commute, wish i could roll old lopez in the am like that...for a second I thought you did it on your SS I was like damn!!! I had to do it once on my spesh in middle only cuz my Dérailleur was poorly tuned(by me of course). I stopped once, and barely cleared the rest....

Ld00d · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:23 am

JusThai wrote:

that is an awesome commute, wish i could roll old lopez in the am like that...for a second I thought you did it on your SS I was like damn!!! I had to do it once on my spesh in middle only cuz my Dérailleur was poorly tuned(by me of course). I stopped once, and barely cleared the rest....

yeah, i have to confess that i granny geared a lot of it.

foo29er · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:15 pm

i need to get my director to move our corporate office near a trail so i can commute to work like that.

Phonger · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:21 pm

Dood so when are you giving us the new and improved LPQ tour?

Ld00d · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:25 pm

Phonger wrote:

Dood so when are you giving us the new and improved LPQ tour?

There's still a lot of exploring to do. Wanna go on a exploratory mission?

Phonger · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:37 pm

Sure, Im down for some single-speed exploring.

Ld00d · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:44 pm

i'll find out when we're going to the fair, and i'll post something in the calendar forum.

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