LA Area - November

[Fredwina]

Ok, who's doing what for November and does anyone want to get together and ride?:)
I'm doing the Toru de Foothills on 11/10 and will be probably wil be down in SD test riding route for the Fleche I'm helping plan. I was going to do this on th 9th, but it's on hold with the wildfire situation.
And of course, ther'es "My" brevet from Cucamonga on the 24th(for the crazt ladies ;) )

[aly]

Count me in for the Tour De Foothills. Amy and I both intend to do the short ride. We should meet up afterwards and plan our next ride! Someday we'll be ready to join you on one of your mega-rides...

[Fredwina]

sounds good!

[Ninabike]

Hey ladies, I would like to join you for the ride. I'll know for sure within the next couple of days. I'd like to do the metric, but I haven't been on my bike since the Waves to Wine, MS 150 at the end of Sept. (Had to SAG part of that). Work commitments have gotten in the way, and I am still semi-recovering from a bad crash I had on Labor Day weekend (knee, hip, thigh injuries). Anyway, I really want to meet all of you and the ride sounds fun.
I'll let you know for sure.

[Fredwina]

Nina, the short ride on Tour De Foothills is only 30 miles....

[amy]

Sounds cool! Aly talked me into the Tour de Foothills. Taking a day off of work and riding my bike... yeah, she really had to fight hard on that one. :) See you all there!

[Ninabike]

Okay ladies, I'm in. Will have to figure out a way to find each other, i.e., I need to find you. Maybe Fredwina can help with a location, or we can cell phone each other. Can't wait to meet you all!!

[Fredwina]

let me work on it. maybe the smoke from Lake Arrowhead will have cleared by then.:( It's still very thick out here.
P.s I'll have Sliver and Red Cannondale with truck rack and Carbon fiber handlebars(gee, wonder why I call myself Fredwina?:p )

[Ninabike]

I sure hope the smoke has cleared!! Maybe I'll wear my AV jersey. That should be easy to spot.

[Fredwina]

there's a band shell on the South side of the park that should be a good meeting place

[Fredwina]

It appears that the Tour De Foothills didn't quite turn the way had planned:( I really didn't want to try and bumpsince it appears that everyone had things come up.
Plus some how I found on the front of 30-miler. It went prettey well. I didn't have to help anyone, unlike last year w/ Mr. NoToolsNoTube and an attitude:confused:
I was at Cycling Connection's booth aprez ride.
so, Do we want to try do something again?

[alicestrong]

I'm up for meeting some ladies for a social paced ride...

Maybe in the 20-30 mile range (or shorter/longer) whatever

[Ninabike]

I'm up for something - if I could just get my schedule to cooperate!!

[alicestrong]

I live right off the SGRT and ride it a lot.

[Fredwina]

another Idea:
my club (Cycling Connection) will be holding women's rides on sunday in december at 2:30 pm.:)
They're going to be low-key things.
The bad news: you have to Drive all the way out to Rancho Cucamonga:eek:
Take the 210 to Day Creek Go North(up hill) two lights:
http://www.cyclingconnection.org/WomensSundayRide.html
AliceStrong, How is the San Gabirel Trail? I've only done the section near azusa.
Speaking of the San Gabriel River, I was planning riding up to Crystal lake either Thursday or Friday next week. The reason why i'm mentioning this is that there is a path(actually a closed road) from Highway 39 to Cogswell Dam:
http://www.nearfield.com/~dan/sports/bike/mountain/sgwf/index.htm
It's Fairly Flat and pretty. I could arrange my schedule to ride along part of the way :o

[alicestrong]

I like it. It's a great ride to Seal Beach for lunch at River's End.

Unfortunately last Monday a guy was jumped and his bike stolen. It's always better to ride the trail with a buddy. When I hear of things going down it always involves a lone rider. I always carry pepper spray myself. I have not personally had anything happen but I hear...

[Fredwina]

Thanks!
I'm planninga Fleche' (24 hour) with buddy, and looks like we're going down the SGRT and up the SART. was thinking about a solo scouting expedition, but :(
Do you have any opinosn about the Rio Hondo I work in El Monte, and would like to do a mixed Train/bike commutee, but the neighborhood here isn't the best. The Rio Hondo pretty much runs right behind my work location (Rosemead Blvd and the 10 Freeway)

[alicestrong]

The Rio Hondo is a mess right now and will be into 2008. It's closed for construction from Rush to Lashbrook and that whole area around Rosemead/Garvey is bike unfriendly. Congestion and closed lanes.

Don't get scared off the SGRT. It is no better or worse than the SART or Ballona. Use common sense that's all.

I live in South El Monte and almost never use my car so I know lots of good routes if you want to PM me about commuting.

[aly]

I want to ride! I missed the Tour de Foothills because I pulled my groin muscle. It's an old injury that keeps causing me problems. I was off the bike for a few weeks, so I've slowed down quite a bit. Hopefully I'll get back up to speed before too long. Let me know if anyone plans anything.

[Fredwina]

That's OK!
I went pavement surfing in Fontana on Saturday, so I'm out of it for a while:(
Will let you all when I'm back in the saddle

[alicestrong]

Ouch! Heal up fast...

[aly]

Fredwina, are you ok? I hope it wasn't a bad one...

[Fredwina]

Getting better.....
This is really ironic.
The City of Fontana decided to initiate a major Construction project on one of my brevet routes. i was out checking out an alternative when I hit a Blacktop/ Concrete Transition just right:( To further the irony. I just switch the route to the "new" way
Got a whole bunch of Road rash, a sprained shoulder ,and a smashed helmet. To top it off REI refused to honor the Crash warranty on it (A Giro Monza).:mad: But, Competitive Edge actually gave me me the crash discount on a Specialized Decibel:) . I figure the Carbon fiber should be good for another 2mph :p