L.A. River Ride

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LL18

Good for you! That is WAY cool to have all those 'firsts' happen on the same day! I wanted to do this ride but it conflicted w/DH's golf tourney and our 5year old's b-day party! I'm glad you got to go do it!

So, what do you think of organized rides based on this one? Normally they are more on the regular roadways so in some ways (other than dodging kidlets) this might have been really great not to have to dodge cars!? I'd love to hear what you liked and what you thought might be better... just curious!

Again, great job! Can't wait to hear what your next adventure will be!

Tracy

[laughlaugh18]

Thanks, Tracy - and I forgot another first - I actually got up a couple of short, sort of steep inclines (fwy overpasses) successfully - I was in the granniest of granny gears, but I never got off the bike!

I think the 15 mile was a really good organized ride for a newbie - it was mostly flat and mostly on bike paths. At this point, I'm still really freaked about sharing the road with cars.

This was the 6th annual river ride - and it seemed well organized, and very low key. They staggered the starts so the folks doing the 70 mile ride had gone before I got to the start. The 45 milers left about 1/2 an hour before we did. The only thing that was sort of disappointing was that they clearly geared the post race stuff for the longer rides. When we got back, they were just setting up the bbq. But that's okay - we went and had yummy carbs someplace else .

Cathy

[Brandy]

Sounds like you had a great ride Cathy!

[cindysue]

nice picture. Way to go!

[bikerz]

Way to go! Getting up inclines withou t getting off the bike - that'sa a great accomplishment!

[Ninabike]

Hi Cathy,

Congratulations!! By the way, you look great on that bike.

Nina