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ramble on randonnée: June 2009

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Sunday, June 28, 2009. 2 weeks till Death Ride. This was the last weekend of official Death Ride training. After this point I'll be doing easy workouts and easy rides for the most part, gearing up to July 11th. To supplement, I did 1.5 times up to Skyline today, total of about 2000 feet of climbing. It'll have to do. Just like last year, I wish I had done more training, especially during the week. But work craziness really got in the way. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Bay Area Velo Girls - Routes.

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ramble on randonnée: May 2009

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Monday, May 25, 2009. Diablo junction x2 - almost. This morning was once again overcast, so I headed out east to find some sunshine. I debated doing a couple of different rides (possibly Morgan Territory) but in the end decided to go back to Mt. Diablo. At this point last year (May 25th in fact) I rode up to the ranger station on Diablo twice, so I figured this would be a good milestone for me to hit this weekend. Sunday, May 24, 2009. Recovery ride - Orinda/Danville/Lafayette (30 miles). 3/8/09 - 72 min...

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ramble on randonnée: December 2008

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Saturday, December 13, 2008. Coming out of Trader Joe's today, a couple of guys were admiring Artemis, my Dahon Tournado. They asked if it was mine, I said yes, and then one of them asked if I had a blog. Hey! Now I suppose it's possible that there are other people out there blogging about their Dahons, but I'm going to go ahead and claim a new reader all the same. This brings my total readership up to 5, a 25% increase over this time last year. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Bay Area Velo Girls - Routes.

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ramble on randonnée: July 2009

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Sunday, July 12, 2009. Death Ride Report – 3 passes. We arrived Wednesday evening and did a quick ride up Blue Lakes road. Checked in on Thursday and again did Blue Lakes. Friday I just did an easy, flat ride around South Lake Tahoe and got the bike ready for the big day. Saturday morning I was up at 3:30 am and over to pick up CCB by 4:20. We were out at the ride start and on the road by 5:20am. From Death Ride 2009. I was all, “Really? Begin/End: 5:20am to 3:45pm. Elevation gain (total): 8923 feet.

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ramble on randonnée: Death Ride Report – 3 passes

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Sunday, July 12, 2009. Death Ride Report – 3 passes. We arrived Wednesday evening and did a quick ride up Blue Lakes road. Checked in on Thursday and again did Blue Lakes. Friday I just did an easy, flat ride around South Lake Tahoe and got the bike ready for the big day. Saturday morning I was up at 3:30 am and over to pick up CCB by 4:20. We were out at the ride start and on the road by 5:20am. From Death Ride 2009. I was all, “Really? Begin/End: 5:20am to 3:45pm. Elevation gain (total): 8923 feet.

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ramble on randonnée: Adirondacks Tour (3 days, 150 miles)

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Monday, July 7, 2008. Adirondacks Tour (3 days, 150 miles). Yesterday I returned from a wonderful bicycling tour in the Gore Mountain region of the southern Adirondacks. This was my first trip to this beautiful part of upstate New York, and it proved to be an ideal location for cycling. We arrived at base camp ( Goose Pond Inn. On this trip J was kind enough to loan me his Rivendell Saluki. Day 1: The Lakes of Chester. About 38 miles and 2600 feet of climbing. Day 2: North Creek-Schroon Lake. We had talk...

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ramble on randonnée: Bear Mountain to Manhattan

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Sunday, October 18, 2009. Bear Mountain to Manhattan. Friday morning, after a great night's sleep, I woke up to the sun shining! Just south of Bear Mountain, the route 9 bike signs direct you off the highway (we were on 9W at this point) to a dirt path. We went about 50 feet on it and quickly determined it wasn't passable with our tires. And I have 700x38s. It's dirt and chunky gravel, not very well maintained. So if you're in that area I would recommend staying on the highway. The real celebration was l...

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ramble on randonnée: Tournado is in

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Well the Tournado finally arrived last week. I made a couple visits to the bike shop, as the guys were assembling it, and had a couple of components swapped out (the seatpost with pump, the cassette, and the derailleur). And now, at long last, it's finally home. It's a beauty. My one disappointment so far has been that the lovely new rack. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Bay Area Velo Girls - Routes. East Bay Bicycle Coalition. Oakland Yellow Jackets - Routes.

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ramble on randonnée: March 2009

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Sunday, March 8, 2009. Walnut Creek-Diablo-Moraga Loop (40 miles). For this ride, I started in Walnut Creek and headed up North Gate. It was beautiful day for riding, light clouds, some sun, cool temps, but no rain. The ride up North Gate is pleasantly green from the recent rains, but alas very few wild flowers this season. He apparently said to point the dog in the direction of the trail and say “Go home! What the hell man? Animules: horses, one loose dog, one wild turkey. Total Distance: 40 miles.