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Tuesday Ride Report - Del Dios & Elfin Forest

3/27/2012

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Excellent turnout for today's ride: Shawna, Matt, David & Alex, Beth & Bob, me and my longtime friend and college roommate, Bob Murphy. We had great weather and a nice route too, the classic Elfin Forest Ride.
 
But maybe sunshine, gentle breezes, great scenery, and rolling hills wouldn't have been a proper introduction to California Cycling without adding a bit of time on a single speed? So that's why Bob M was fortunate to experience the joy of a disintegrating derailleur just before the longest climb of the day.  Oh yeaah... no quitting on a VVV ride: a chain break tool, connecting link, derailleur removal, and voila: we were golden.  Just a simple matter of finishing 20 miles in 42x28 gearing... now that's a memorable bike ride!
 
Next week it's again time for Group Choice...
ACHD Ride
Date: Tuesday April 3, 2012
Time: 9:00am

 
Cheers,
Steve
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Extra Credit Ride: Borrego Five-O

3/21/2012

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Just a great day for some desert cycling and bagging another trip up the Montezuma Grade!
 
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Tuesday Ride Report: Java Journey

3/20/2012

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Quick note for today's ride: mostly had to slow down due to flats! Possibly the rains have washed some extra debris into the roads? Oh well, at least it was nice and sunny for our group: Mary Ann, Beth, Bob, and me. We did get up to Valley Center and Beth & Bob added on a loop along Woods Valley and Lake Wohlford. I'm hoping for fewer flats and more miles on tomorrow's Borrego Five-O.
 
Did manage to get one pic of the snow in the mountains...
Picture
Next week's ride is a favorite...

Del Dios & Elfin Forest
Date: Tuesday March 27, 2012
Time: 9:00am
Scenic riding with plenty of hills! Coffee stop in Escondido.
 
Cheers,
Steve
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Extra Credit Ride (03/21/12): Borrego Five-O

3/17/2012

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Some advance notice for next week's Extra Credit Ride, 'cuz it'll be on Wednesday (not the usual Thursday) and will involve driving to the start.
 
Borrego Five-O
Date: Wednesday March 21,  2012
Clip-in Time: 8:30AM
Start/Finish: Borrego Springs (Christmas Circle)
Route:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/334086
Distance: 50 miles
Elev. Gain: 4,600'

 
It's a Big Climb ride (featuring Montezuma Grade - about 11 miles) and the weather forecast looks really good.  Bonus: if the current storm drops enough white stuff to last a few days, we might be treated to some snowy high desert vistas on the higher elevations of Montezuma Grade. Early spring rains have been light so there probably won't be big wildflower displays, but there should be some cactus blossoms. Last year's BFO ride was great and this year's should be even better.
 
The route hits Montezuma Grade after just 1.5 warm-up miles and climbing time will depend upon your fitness level, but two hours would be about right for most riders. At the top we'll make a stop at the Ranchita Country Store, and then roll down to the turn-off for Hwy S2. There's a one mile climb on S2 before we start dropping down (about 10 miles) to Scissors Crossing. The next leg rolls down through the narrows of Sentenac Canyon and then onwards to Yaqui Pass Road, where we'll make a stop at the Tamarisk Grove campground. The final segment will go up and over Yaqui Pass (about 2 miles) and then drop (about 5 miles) to the edge of Borrego Springs, before ending with fairly flat run back to Christmas Circle.
 
Plan for a post-ride Mexican restaurant stop.  
  
Drive time from the Rancho Bernardo area to Borrego Springs is about 1.5 hours... I'm thinking we'll probably be back around 5:00pm.
 
Cheers,
Steve
 
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Extra Credit Ride: Rainbow

3/15/2012

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Perfect weather for cycling today. Thanks to Les and Jerry for taking part in this (r)Ides of March effort up to Rainbow. Lots of climbing but worth it! 
Cheers,
Steve
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Tuesday Ride Report - Jesmond Dene Jaunt

3/13/2012

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Mostly gloomy clouds today but good riding weather all the same.  Rollout of VV park consisted of David, his son Alex, and me.  Our crew rounded out at five when we met up with Beth and Bob on Pomerado Road. 
 
Pretty easy riding with minimal hills today.  Bob was testing out his new back-up bike, a Focus Variado. It is a good-looking bike and seems to perform well.  I was testing a new carbon seatpost which I evidently tightened too lightly: noticed that when the post sank three inches!  Which meant a short stop to cinch up the bolts a bit more. 
 
We managed to fit in a stop at Petersons Donut Corner and a brief side-trip to the Sikes Adobe on the way back to the park. All-in-all some pleasant pedal pushing!
Next week's ride takes us up a big hill...
Java Journey
Date: Tuesday March 20, 2012
Time: 9:00am
Out-n-Back to Valley Center with a stop at Java Journey.
 
Cheers,
Steve
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