Ride SUNDAY 8:00am - Great for Beginners
Rise and Shine! The Luna Chix are foregoing their beauty rest for a good cause. Come train with us for the Bike Against the Odds - a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Fund.
Sunday, 9/4 8:00am. Meet at Lake Merritt - Lakeside Park/ Fairyland parking lot
12 mile route (400 ft of climbing): Light Loop: Starting at Lake Merritt we'll climb Broadway, traverse the lower Oakland hills on Mountain Blvd., and return to the Oakland flats via Park Blvd. Go through Temescal park to Broadway Terrace to continue on the gradual rolling hills of Mountain Blvd through Montclair Village. Make a gradual descent down Park Blvd to return to the lake.
This is the first of a progressive series of training rides leading up to the event on October 9th. www.lunachix.net for more info
send me a PM if you plan to come!
12 miles, 400 feet climb ride report
Just back from this ride, I think we had about 7 people including 1 guy. I got to see Cindy's Orbea, it's puhrty. and we agreed that my Velogirls team vest is a perfect match for the tone of the rear fade of her bike's color. I didn't realise it's sorta a pink to purple fade. I know, sucha girl.
It was perfect weather for a hilly short ride, overcast but not cold. We gathered 8:00 am at childrens fairyland in Oakland and after brief introductions and signing a waver that my heirs won't sue Lunachix club we set off. The ride starts up Broadway with a lot of stop lights but we managed to stick together. Then Cindysue led us uphill to Montclaire.
Just a note, if she ever tells you "the rest is flat and downhill" don't believe her ;-)
We had two mechanicals, chain suck, I was one of them. One Lunachick took a slo mo fall when she stopped to help me with my chain. She's ok, bike's ok. All in all a great ride.
I think it's same time place next week....20 miles