May 10th ride

[Fredwina]

62 miles
I was debating going down to San Diego an doing a popularie(a 100K brevet ) today
But yesterday , I had an optometrist appointment .I was going to the oen at the loacl outlet of the "evil empire" (aka walmart), but My boss said if went to his wife's place, a get a "big discount"
Well, after getting the bill, i really blew my Budget (so much for "big discounts") so I decided to stay local
I did the club ride,a nd actaully hang with a group
relaxed at the coffees shop. They had been advertising a drink called the "funky Monkey", so I dedcided to try it
Road out to Pomona to make it a metric
I like this picture from Mt Baldy road:

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

25 miles today through beautiful farmland.

[makbike]

Joined the club for yet another "MadDog" century. We had been warned about this ride - lots of climbing we had been told but were also promised some beautiful scenery. The ride started in Carefree, Indiana and we quickly found ourselves climbing. However, the view at the top was awesome. I never knew the Ohio River could be so beautiful. The ride flattened out and the pace picked up as we made our way through the little towns of Alton, Magnet, Derby, Cannelton, Bristow and Sulphur. The climbing really picked up after the lunch stop and it was one hill after the next for the next fifty miles. In addition to the tough climbs we also had a headwind to fight. However, it was one of the prettiest rides I've been on and I'm hoping they will offer this ride again in the fall when the leaves change.

In the end I logged 97 miles and completed the ride in 6 hours and 11 minutes. It was a great day to be on my bike!

[redrhodie]

I did hill repeats. New to me, and quite a fun little workout in a short amount of time.

[jesvetmed]

Redrhodie... did you say hill repeats are a "fun little workout"? Did mine earlier in the week, and that isn't the word I used!

Today's ride was the club's annual "Spring Classic"... I showed up early for parking help -- directed traffic for 3 hours in the COLD and WIND, and then finally got to ride. 2.5 hrs, 37 miles in the BIG WIND! Made for a heck of a workout! Excellent ride, well supported (if I do say so!).

[btchance]

I did an easy 24miles, but since I injured my quad about 7 weeks ago, my rides have been few and far between. This ride was great for a number of reasons. One, I was actually able to get out there. Two, for the perfect temp in the low 70s and no wind. Three, for the wonderful smell of honeysuckle as I rode along the back roads of Alabama (remember that lyric "and I can taste that honeysuckle and it's still so sweet, when it grows wild on the banks down at old camp creek, and it calls to me like a warm wind blowin' "). And four, that I got off the bike with no pain, no limp, and wanting to ride again tomorrow. All in all, a wonderful ride.

[redrhodie]

Redrhodie... did you say hill repeats are a "fun little workout"? Did mine earlier in the week, and that isn't the word I used!

I have a secret weapon…an 11-34 cassette. And, it's ultegra 10 speed compatible (the website it says you'll need a mtb deraileur--not true) http://store.interlocracing.com/10elcas.html.

Climbing is soooo much more fun now.