July 9th Bike Rides

[Fredwina]

Great Job Everyone...

I just did a quick 10 mile recovery ride to our campground and back. Fredwina, I SO want to do Glendora Mtn!!!! I hope to get over there in the next month or so but I'm sure it will take several tries before I get very far up the road

Tracy

Tracy,
My club does this as a club ride from time to time. We leave from Claremont. Some folks go up to what's called "the shed", and some keep on going to Baldy Village over Glendora Ridge. It's about 50 miles either way. with either 3000 or 4000 feet of climbing. It should be on the schedule for Sept. or October.(too hot right now!) I'll repost back unless I hear great clamor for a TE- only ride,
Going up from Glendora , It about like the climb on railroad canyon for the hemet century, but 7 miles long. and its gorgeous up there. Always blows me away that it's only 5 miles from LA

[jeannierides]

Well, thanks, girls. I am not sure what I'm going to do. I love the idea of riding, and I love how I feel after I ride, but the rides are so full of what I'm not doing right (not gearing up at the right time, not gearing down at the right time, not staying close enough to the shoulder, worrying too much about the huge SUV's that seem to want to feel the paint on my bike), that I start out worrying about every little thing that I'm *going* to do. (And, of course, I DO understand that not fully clearing before crossing is not a little thing.) I realize that this whole thing is going to sound like I'm blaming him for my own inability to be consistant, and that after 2 1/2 seasons of riding I should be getting better and not worse.

[tprevost]

Tracy,
My club does this as a club ride from time to time. We leave from Claremont. Some folks go up to what's called "the shed", and some keep on going to Baldy Village over Glendora Ridge. It's about 50 miles either way. with either 3000 or 4000 feet of climbing. It should be on the schedule for Sept. or October.(too hot right now!) I'll repost back unless I hear great clamor for a TE- only ride,
Going up from Glendora , It about like the climb on railroad canyon for the hemet century, but 7 miles long. and its gorgeous up there. Always blows me away that it's only 5 miles from LA

Fredwina,

I don't think I'd want to try it for the first time with a club; not sure I want any witnesses BUT, great reference point (RR Canyon) as I live in Canyon Lake which is off RRCyn so I know exactly what to expect!

I may try to get over there in the next few weeks and putz around the bottom for a mile or so, then go up the 8-10 miles. Can you PM me directions to the base from the 15?

Thank you SO much!

Tracy

[kerrybelle]

I went with a group of friends for a great 34 mile ride. I live in a relativley flat area with some rolling hills, but nothing with very much grade at all. We drove up noth and I found that I can ride up some good hills. Lucky for me the steeper ones weren't too long. Still, I'm sure these hills aren't as steep as other areas, but for me they were pretty steep. I was thrilled to make it up up everything!

I even beat my husbands average speed by .01 mph. They couldn't believe it, since he goes down the hills sooo much faster than I do! Going down the steep hills really scared me! None of it was too easy but I did it and am thrilled about it. The other milestone was that I now have 1027 miles on my road bike. I only got it last August and didn't ride it over the winter months.

Kerry

[Kimmyt]

First century! w00t!