A Light for Alvino

 A good Monday, after all.  Even having to get out of bed this morning. 🤣 some fresh made Ceece salsa with my tostadas. 😋 Then to the mall to drop off a little something for Alvino.

Saw him a while back riding his Huffy bike across the mall parking lot,  non sufficient lighting. So I gave him a red tail light strobe to put on his bike. Then today,  the front light I ordered for him on ebay arrived in the mail.  So I dropped it off at the mall and a quick visit. He had told me that he rides his bike all day every day. 

He told me when I gave him the red light last week,  that he had been hit before.  So now he's all lit up. Same light I use on my bike. RockBros 1000 lumens model. Now he should be safe! Gina says he's probably wondering why I'm being nice to him since we had never spoken before.  Hey, he rides a bike. 😄

Same light as one that I use on my night rides. A good recommendation from a cycling 🚲 forum poster Chris. I've bought about 6 of these things now having given away a couple as gifts. 

When I Don't Ride My Bike on a Sunday

 Another day in the life of Beanz. Raining in the morning so I found other things to do. Visiting Sizzler and friends.

                                                 Two great servers and friends at Sizzler. Christian and Angelina.

                                                              The Youtube video. Haircut, guitar, Tacos Gavilan, 

                                                                Sizzler, the Mall.

 

San Dimas Canyon

Solo 36 miles with 2.083 ft gain. Decided to do some road/street riding today just to see if I still can on my Cannondale with different gearing from my Madone. Felt pretty good. Did feel it on a couple of steep grades though ha ha ha! But that is probably more from not doing much climbing lately. But felt good.

Covina park on Glendora avenue to Claremont and back tossing in Wheeler area and San Dimas Cyn. There is a group on facebook that has interested me into attending a ride. Hopefully soon so I had to see how I would do on my oldie Mr. Beanz mobile.

Ran across a few friendly people. I also have to mention, so many cyclists run across butt hole drivers but I have the opposite experiences. Just about every intersection, stop, what have you, the drivers stop and let me go or wave me on. Starting today's ride, I pulled out of the park onto the sidewalk fiddling with my computer powering it up. I didn't realize there was a crosswalk near me. Next thing I know, two cars stopped and waited for me to cross. I wasn't even aware so it took a few seconds for me to realize it. So I just crossed the street and waved thanks ha ha ha! Kind of playing it off ha ha ha!

Then another driver pulled up on my right at an intersection as I was towards the left planning to go straight. He rolled up and said, "HEY you Old Fart!" Ha ha ha, so many friendly people out there.

                                                                 The video on Relive link

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Some peoples I seed out there! :-P

Hope to be able to ride at his age.

                                                  Nice new bottle fill station at SD park.

Of course dinner with Gina after the ride. Boy, it sure was good today. Mexico Lindo in Ontario.

Did try a little place in downtown Covina called Domestic BBQ  recommended by a coworker.  Not bad, brisket,  ribs, potato salad for 2, only $27 and I'd have to say better than Lucille's and much cheaper.  Didn't care for the cornbread.  But the wings were saucy.  I'd go back. 

Sunday Cruise Pico to SF Dam Rec Area

 Solo 23 from Pico to the SF Dam rec area. Took pics along the way with my super clamp and swivel ball arm. Pretty cool stuff that keeps me entertained ha ha ha!

Just a non eventful day heading north on SGRT relaxing the legs. Then dinner with Gina at Sizzler. Funny thing, we were in line when Evelyn walked by serving a plate to a customer. She told us that Christian and Angelina were arguing over whose area we would be seated. We laughed then the customer turned up, looked at us and said, "wow, you must be a good tipper if they are arguing about who is going to serve you!". Ha ha ha, they know us as The Homies as I've mentioned. I think Christian does it to get a rise out of Angelina knowing she serves us all the times we go into the joint. Plus he's new to the serving aspect. 

But he did see the shout out on my video saying he showed it to his parents. He was pretty happy and I asked if his parents knew he was a good worker and if they were surprised by the comments in the video. He said they know he was a good worker but it was nice showing them someone's from the outside point of view. Good guy, he deserves it!

It was funny that Angelina came up and said Evelyn told the others that they should not give me any more brownies or dessert because I am diabetic. She said she was looking out for me ha ha ha! The whole thing started about the Homies was one time I asked Angelina if she would give me a plate for some strawberry shortcake seeing I didn't get the salad bar so dessert wasn't included. She said heck yeah, she wasn't the salad bar monitor and happily gave me a plate and I gave her the 20 spot. Since then she has always offered a plate for dessert and I had taken a few. But when I noticed my numbers were on the rise, I backed off and refused dessert telling them why. So not knowing I had been type 2 for 9 years already, the staff teased Angelina saying she turned me diabetic ha ha ha.  So today I explained that I had been but was just being naughty so I think it eased her mind. Young people so gullible ha ha ha! 

Christian did say he saw the comment where I posted that I am almost 62 and said he was shocked as his father is 52 and we look the same age. I guess being a tipper has it's perks ha ha ha!

Then the mall with Gina for coffee. Run into a dude that goes there taking a guitar and a Bible. We've chatted a few times and he really a beginner so I have shown him a few things. Seems he has a hard time picking it up and when I borrow his guitar for a few minutes, he always tells me how great I am on the guitar ha ha ha! That's how I know he is really new ha ha ha! I told him that I am musically challenged and the reason I wanted to play but he says he would never have known that. OK, I'll take the compliment ha ha ha!

But just a beautiful day all around.

I did stop at the SF Dam to take a few pics with my claw clamped on a sign pole. Happened to get a couple others in the lens. The dude with the red helmet asked if I was ok or needed any help. Cool guy so I snapped a pic with the remote ha ha ha!

I had to do the upper section of the Dam Climb 3 times to get some pics. Grades of 11% so it was fun trying to stand and click the remote taking my thumb off the hoods ha ha ha!

See, we got some exercising hotties inland as well!

Then dinner with Gina. A lady at Sizzle told her that her dress was very pretty and that it looked nice on her. Then Angelina told her that she looked very cute today. I was like, "what about me?". People don't realize the t shirt I was wearing today cost me $230 ha ha ha! (St. Jude, this t-shirt saves lives)

I'm liking the stripes in Gina's hair.

 

 

Spring is in the Air Solo 41

 Solo 41 on the SGRT. Nice day, nice week, nice everything! Not much happening these days but maybe because I start so late. Thinking that I should be able to get up easily at 6 or 7 am to hit the trail is always my intent seeing that we get up at 4 am every weekday for work. But Saturday comes and I'm a zombie in the morning. Hate that feeling waking up at 4 am thinking you're late only to realize it's Saturday ha ha ha! So I didn't end up getting out of bed till like 9:30 and started late, so everybody is heading back while I'm heading out. Usually about 20 to 30 cars parked in the lot around the cycling section but when I get back, maybe 3 ha ha ha!

Oh yeah, and Christian was really happy with the shout outs in the video. Showed his parents as well saying they got a kick out of it. This was the Saturday video so when we went in on Sunday, it was quite entertaining. They really take care of us to the point they argue about which section we will sit and who will serve us. I'll post the story in my Sunday ride blog post, crazy young people ha ha ha!

Christian did say he saw the comment where I posted that I am almost 62 and said he was shocked as his father is 52 and we look the same age. I guess being a tipper has it's perks ha ha ha!

Really cracks me up, the insecurity of so many cyclists. If I see a faster rider go by me, I watch him ride off thinking, MORE POWER TO HIM!!! I admire them knowing they are strong riders. But so many insecure people, I'm guessing the drive really big trucks and have little pee pee complexes ha ha ha! 

Saturday, about 3 miles before the coast, I passed a couple of riders, friends I'm guessing riding together. I passed them then down the road, I got a feeling, looked back and one of the dudes was on my wheel. So he's got fancy deep set carbon wheels and you're drafting me? So I moved over, picked up my water bottle, took a drink then looked back at him as if to say, go ahead dude! He took off like a rocket and sprinted ahead. I just kept my pace and sure enough, as usual, he faded like a cheap tattoo. Rolled right by him a couple minutes later as he sat up to shake his arm as if he was really hurting. OK, usual story ha ha ha!  Caught him on video about 20 yards ahead looking strong.............for about 2 minutes ha ha ha!

                                                                            Youtube video

Forgot to take a ride pic so this will have to do till I get a video still image ha ha ha1

Got my Shot Bloks supply from ebay on Friday. Shipped via Amazon and the box was thrashed. That's ok as I store my stuff in a case anyway ha ha ha!

Earned my Los Jarritos chile relleno and enchiladas today 😋 

Solo Fat Bastard Pico to Bellflower & Back

 Solo 20. Crazy wind felt the same both ways.  Seemed no matter my effort,  I was doing the same speed 🤣

But a good Sunday ride for sure.  Testing out my new bottle cage storage case.  New one not being able to locate the one I had. Of course an hour after I get it, Gina tells me she knows where the other one is and 30 seconds later,  I have 2 in my hand. But the new one is an itty-bitty bit bigger inside so my mounts fit better.  

And yes, I thought about drafting her for a bit. 😆😄😆 Kidding of course, she's too skinny and her butt is too small for me! 😆

Relive video,  first in a while. 

https://www.relive.com/view/vmqXJ1gzKoO

Did my ride then to an early dinner with Gina.  Steak and lobster 🦞 😋 at Northwoods Inn West Covina.  Excellent waiter, same dude as last time we were there.