Ride Report

[slinkedog]

Hey BikeMomma! I hope to see you at one of the rides. Maybe you can come to the SouthBay one. It will have a few hills, I think. I'm not sure of the exact route but I think Cindy posted it somewhere and it will include one hill that I'm scared of, but probably won't be bad for you. If memory serves me correctly, it will be a 50 - 55 mile ride.

You can meet me at my house and we can go together, if you like.

[bikerz]

Hey Slinke - how's that saddle?

[BikeMomma]

Hey BikeMomma! I hope to see you at one of the rides. Maybe you can come to the SouthBay one. It will have a few hills, I think. I'm not sure of the exact route but I think Cindy posted it somewhere and it will include one hill that I'm scared of, but probably won't be bad for you. If memory serves me correctly, it will be a 50 - 55 mile ride.

You can meet me at my house and we can go together, if you like.

Awesome! That would be fun if it works out!

The rides I'm looking at are the 2/11, maybe the 2/18 (iffy since I'll need to be gearing up -- no pun intended -- for racing the next weekend), and the 3/18. Is the 2/11 ride in Walnut Creek the one you're referring to? It's 40 hilly miles and that looks pretty attractive to me, and the mileage and rolling terrain (is the 65mi option the Cinderella route?) is what I like about the 3/18 ride. I've been training in the hills of Mariposa lately and I need to keep the challenges going. I'm seeing lots of improvement in my hill climbing as a result.

[slinkedog]

Hey Bike Momma... it's the one on March 4th, I believe. There's a thread that has them all listed. Love to see you again!

BikerZ... I'm liking it more and more. The first ride I did was very short (like 5 miles as I had very limited time and just wanted to try it out). I was very happy with the cutout, but the back was bothering me. We did a short ride on Saturday (15 miles) and it was much better. I think I'm just going to have to get used to it. It is rather wide in the back and cuts in gradually, so my legs are rubbing against it. Like I said, it didn't bother me that much on Saturday. I'm hoping to do a little time in the trainer today and we'll see how that goes.

The cutout is fantastic, and that's always been my main problem... soft tissue pain. I have none so far with this saddle.

I have the women's specific model, so it is much wider in the back than the men's.

How is the Koobi working for you?

[bikerz]

Oh - the Koobi was a total dud - ouch ouch.

I am still using my Atola even though it is too narrow at the back because the cutout is so good. I bought another terry to try - the cutout seems wider than the first Butterfly I had, but still not as good as the Atola. I don't know... how many saddles will I need to buy? I like the look of your saddle - hopefully I'll see you at one of the next training rides and I can check it out "in person". Where did you end up getting it?

(Have I totally hijacked this thread? - sorry!)

[slinkedog]

Blaine got it for me for Christmas from an online retailer - Masherz.com... I think they sell through ebay. It was around $70 with shipping, so it's not horribly expensive.

Hope to see you soon! Are you going to any of the Cindy training rides for sure?

[SadieKate]

I'll take it back on topic. . . Cindy, I printed the schedule for Marty as I would like to get her down there for one. Her son's SO lives in Berkeley and rides so I think this would be a good plan. However, the schedule gives a rating system for terrain at the bottom of the page, but none of the rides use it. Am I just not seeing it? I have to know this info as Marty is just starting on hills and doesn't use cleats yet. This is a critical factor.

Matter of fact, which ride tis the flattest and the closest to us? I gotta get her and Candy's rears in gear. Good news is that Candy has finally figured out the benefits of a light road bike over the sluggishness of a heavy hybrid.

Sadie "blind as a bat" Kate