June 17 Ride Reports

[Fredwina]

Had a really nice club ride. We rode out to the Campus of Cal Poly Pomona. We were just going to see the Arabian horses, but one of the members of the club is a Professor there, so he took us to see his experimental(Fertilizer) strawberry patch. We git to sample the fruits of his labors, so to speak. Very yummy! We did more more of CPP's farms, before heading back to "Rancho" for lunch at Mexican place. about 53 miles. I may do another ,as a LBS is having a Rider appreciation day. They have a short ride, followed Pizza and a Movie, shown as a bike drive in . They have a large cinder block wall on the back of the shop, and they are going to wait til dusk. I'll probably head for the movie anyway, but riding is going to depend on the temp(it 90F already).

[winddance]

I had a great ride this morning. I rode with bikerz, as she mentioned. This morning started off with a bit of a rocky start, as a big, nasty spider had moved into my car. That was a bit of a surprise. I drove around trying to find a gas station with a vacuum cleaner to no avail. Fortunately, Ann's Wildlife Removal Service came to my rescue after the ride, and the spider now has a new home.

There was a lot of climbing today, but some very peaceful descents. Descending is where I really lack confidence, so I was really focusing on downhill technique and not crashing. It was pretty toasty out already, and I really appreciated the shady descents. Nice and cool!

There were lots of cyclists out on this route, and I got into a few, panting conversations. I even learned how to order pizza in Japanese! Now that's a successful ride.