november rides....outside and inside

[rebeccaC]

Started a little later than usual for a santa monica mountains ride cuz the friend I was riding with can be a ditz and didn’t show up until 11. She’s an incredible climber though and it’s always a good challenge riding with her so I didn’t mind the wait that much. After the coast ride on the way out we rode up the steepest canyon road into the mountains, a 9 mile 2000+ft gain ride with some up to 12% grades. Madison has a smooth constant flow to her motion that helped my climbing with my first rides watching and talking to her when I first moved here. She's been a large influence on my determination and riding technique. Her willingness to help others become better riders and her positive attitude are gifts that i've always truly appreciated. We did three good climbs off and back to Mulholland hwy and came back down to the ocean at leo carrillo beach. Beautiful riding weather in the low 70’s the entire mountain part of the 78 mile ride.

We stopped at the Urth cafe by the beach in santa monica on the way home and took some drinks and their incredible cheesecake to the beach and watched the sunset....a good ending to a good ride