well, it sounds like metrics and high speed were the order of the day
I rode to shopping center and then led the slow club ride. It was an adventure. Two broken chains, one popped spoke with a super warped rim (it was Rolf(the ride had to call his DW to resume him) and person had decide to start riding on teh road with a MTB with knobbies. That wasn't the fast part.
I had a Church committee meeting after the ride. normally it wound't have been a big deal, but the maladies put me a half hour late, so I had to cut out the aprez ride socializing and pedal back to Upland.
After the meeting - i headed out again. got up to 44.1 mph woohoo! nothing like 2 miles of 8% grade. but I had to get up there Had a flat on the way back.