Saturday, August 27th in Monterey?

[SadieKate]

She's truly gifted.

But, of course!

Who is this mysterious Mr. Ed? A horse? What? Do tell.

Sorry I wasn't there to share in the fun and meet BikeMomma, et al.

[bikerz]

That was a really great ride!! Fantastic scenery, great company, perfect weather and a nice "step up" for me on my ride ability. My legs are a little tired today! As always, you TE gals (and your gentlemen!) were truly supportive and helpful.

Tricks I learned yesterday:
1) from aka_kim - how to prop a bike up on a curb using the pedal
2) from Leebob - when standing up a hill, point toes down and let your weight "drop" your leg down rather than pushing - that really helped! (Leebob's my new hill coach! He really stuck with me on those early "little climbs" on that "flat ride"!)

AG - Thanks again for getting us all out there (and safely back again!), and it's great to have faces to put to BikeMomma and SlinkeDog' posts now!

On hwy 156 heading east to 101 the temp went from 66-96 in 20 minutes!

Hey - since I was "flying without instruments" yesterday, anyone care to toss out some ride data? I know it was 46-point-something miles, but I have no idea of how long we were riding... I know any of your average speeds will be higher than mine was, but I'd love to have a ballpark idea... TIA.

[BikeMomma]

On hwy 156 heading east to 101 the temp went from 66-96 in 20 minutes!

and How!!

Hey - since I was "flying without instruments" yesterday, anyone care to toss out some ride data? I know it was 46-point-something miles, but I have no idea of how long we were riding... I know any of your average speeds will be higher than mine was, but I'd love to have a ballpark idea... TIA.

I have:
Total time: 3:27.34 (that'll be slightly different than everyone else's, as Mr. Ed put the hammer down at the end, and I gave chase! Sorry for leaving you gals, but couldn't let the man get away girl-free!! hehe)
Distance: 46.12 miles
Max Speed: 28.4 mph (probably on some downhill somewhere...don't think Mr. Ed and I hit that on the way back...came close tho')
Average Speed: 13.3 mph (the low speed undoubtedly thanks to the sea of tourists we had to negotiate through down by the wharf)
Feel-good factor: Infinite quantities!! Thanks again, AG!

-BikeMomma

[BikeMomma]

But, of course!

Who is this mysterious Mr. Ed? A horse? What? Do tell.

Sorry I wasn't there to share in the fun and meet BikeMomma, et al.

Sorry I couldn't meet you, as well, SK. I'm sure we'll have other opportunities, though. I think we were discussing another one in October.

Mr. Ed was a very nice guy (who was he again, AG??? Friend of yours I think....I missed that piece of info!) who ended up leading us almost the entire route. He wore a cool (hot??) flame jersey and matching socks, I noticed.

[cindysue]

sounds like a great ride! Bummed I missed it, but loved seeing my friends in SoCal.

[bikerz]

Thanks for the data, Bike Momma - I was definitely slower than you and Ed! By the time I met up with the endlessly patient AG for the last few miles, you guys were not even visible in the distance - but it's good to have a general idea of the ride time.

[Adventure Girl]

What a great ride! I have probably ridden this route at least 25 times. But this was by far the most fun! Thanks to everyone who made it possible. I talked to Mr. Ed today. He said he had a great time and to say, "Hi" to all of you.

I'd love to do it again soon. September and October usually have the nicest (warmest) weather in this area, so maybe we can squeeze a ride in there sometime.

And for those of you who had pre-ride anxiety about this event (you know who you are!! ), you did GREAT! I knew you would. I hope this helped build a tiny bit of confidence. Don't put limits on yourself!

[slinkedog]

Just wondering when we're going to get to see all those nice pics that LeeBob took!!

[jobob]

oops, my bad. I was just mentioning to snap last night that I forgot to post the photos! (We were out waay too late last night, and me with an 8 am meeting this morning, auuuugh). I'll get them up soon. No wizecracks about glacial timescales.