Saturday, December 31, 2011

GMR New Years Eve 12/31/11

Last day of the year and last ride so what better than a GMR ride with Herb and Alyce. Actually it was Alyce's idea, she's killing us with the GMR rides ha ha! Not many riders at all up there. A few but not many. Lovin' the Garmin. Now I can see why my legs burn on certain sections of the road he he!

We did the shack then a little more. Gals didn't seem too happy once we past the fork so we traveled a bit then headed back. Ran into fast Jason claiming to be out of shape, yeah sure! Spoke for a short bit hen turned to head back once Herb told me the gals headed back.

After the ride we hit the chicken and ribs place. Ended up sitting by a few loud potty mouth teen young adult types. Finally they leave but what do they do, hang around my truck. I really hate people leaning on my truck and having the bikes in the back makes me nervous. So Herb and I joke about what we'd do if they tried something. He says we can go out an rough them up a bit ha ha! Not soon after Herb says one dude keeps looking into my truck, WHAT THE HEY!!!!

I keep my eyes on the guy and sure enough he reaches into the back of my truck and pull something out. Before Gina even knows what is going on I'm out the door and heading towards the 5 or 6 guys. I approach the guys and ask WTF are you guys doing reaching into my truck. They say they aren't but I said I saw this dude here pull something out then one guy say she was puling his drink out of the back of my truck. OK, now WTF! Why are you putting your drink in my truck?

I'm thinking they're going to get smart but they just kind of hang there heads and smile in embarrassment. Cool, save me some trouble but as I look back, Herb is right behind me ready to throw down with the young guys. I thought Herb was kidding about roughing them up but he was more than willing ha ha! Gina says as soon as I ran out, Herb was right behind me. Dude's got my back and honestly, I think we could have taken all 6. If I could have taken out 2, I think Herb could have taken out the other 4 ha ha! Either way, I told the dude, "Look, I wouldn't mess with your SH!T, so don't mess with mine!". So they moved a few paces from my truck and believe me, my eyeball was on them. Don't make me send Herb out after you again!








Thursday, December 29, 2011

GMR 12/29/11

Been sick but figured I'd give GMR a try to play with the Garmin on a climb. Legs not bad, breathing ok once I warmed up but neck and head were hurting, darn illness. Well it did give Hillbasher a chance to launch the Bianchi he built up from scratch. A collection of parts he gathered but looking real nice!

No meaning in the song, just a tune I like.







Tuesday, December 27, 2011

She Got........

OK, so like I am behind on posting Monday's ride video but we were out shopping. Heck, I got a Garmin but Gina got the whole darn support vehicle haha! 2012 Mazda CX-7





Monday, December 26, 2011

SART 12/26/11

Herb, Alyce, Steve and Sue on SART. Just a nice 42 mile ride trying to work off the tamales ha ha! First 5 miles or so were tamale tough but after loosening up, wasn't so bad.









Saturday, December 24, 2011

Well I Got My Garmin

Finally, gave in after some Gina encouragement to go Garmin. Of course working OT at work hasn't left me much time to ride but YES!! A week off will do the trick! With all the OT, I was able to buy my own Christmas present, a Garmin Edge 500. Now I'm cool like the rest of the cool cats sportin' Garmins he he he!

I'm just so happy that I still have room for my Incredi-I-Bell.



Sunday, December 11, 2011

SART 12/11/11

42 miler on the trail with Gina and El Monarcha. Not sure who the other guys are but every time we ride, seems some dude will force one of our buds out of place. Hmmm! Either way, it was a cool ride. Lots of headwinds. Thought we'd have a tailwind on the return but the return was tougher than heading to the coast which is unusual.

At the coast we ran into MTBLrker, no interviews. A short rest and visit at the coast having to head home for another birthday party. MTBLrkr somewhat rode back with us. Ahead of us, then behind, ,ahead then behind, guy was making me dizzy. El Monarcha was pretty happy. I had given him the rear wheel on his bike some time back. But since the Lemond is gone, I have no need for the front gold rim so I handed it over so he'd have a matching set on his bike. He was pretty happy as this one is much smoother than the wheel he was riding and he was happy to pose for a pic ha ha!






Monday, December 5, 2011

Our Buddy BoyLd (Boyd)

If you believe in God, please say a prayer for our Buddy Boyd. If not, send some BIG wishes for better health. Just found out a few days ago that he is in a serious battle with cancer. We've known Boyd since the beginning of our SART rides back in 96. Always been a fun loving guy. A total class act of a man! The kind of guy that could talk to anyone while making them feel like a friend.

Really don't know what to say when misfortune shines it's ugly face on a good friend like BoyLd. He's had some serious health battles in his life, heart issues and maybe one or two here and there but has always come out on top. All we can hope for is that he wins again and will one day join us again on SART.

Here's to your good health Boyd!

The heart breaking news from Mrs. Boyd:

Dear Friends & Family,

The time has come for me to share some unpleasant news regarding the health of my dear husband, Boyd. For several months over the summer, he was experiencing difficulty with swallowing & digestion. On October 25th, it was discovered during an endoscopy (scope down the throat) that he has a tumor at the base of his esophagus, right at the junction with the stomach. Biopsies confirmed cancer. After several CT and PET scans, it was discovered that some of his lymph nodes and his liver are also involved, thus ruling out surgery, at least for now. The current plan is to do chemotherapy, once every three weeks, commencing tomorrow. Also, he will undergo radiation therapy five days a week for five weeks, beginning soon. If these treatments are successful, then perhaps he will be a candidate for surgery. He is increasingly uncomfortable, has lost a lot of weight and finds eating a chore, so he is anxious to begin the treatments. We would appreciate your good thoughts and ongoing prayers as we face this challenge over the next days and months.



Sincerely,

Carol




Sunday, December 4, 2011

SART 12/4/11

Another 42 miles on SART with Gina and Jose(El Monarcha). Had planned a GMR ride for this day but after several riders started to back out on the forums, I figured what the heck, working OT and the wind messing with my sinuses, I sure didn't feel like dealing with the wind or cold temps. The one big reason I didn't want to post the ride as the organizer, no obligation to show if things weren't working out with my schedule.

So we hit up SART instead and a late start. Trail seemed fairly empty. Wind forecasts tend to do that ha ha! Usual strong headwinds but nothing like the wind we had in Upland a couple days ago. Ran into Mark and Gail at the coast and a ride return together. We pretty much let the gals take the lead on the way back. Nice pace, I fell back a time or two having to work to catch back on.

Also met Brian and his new sweetheart Evelyn at the coast. Looks like a pretty happy guy! But poor Homeless Steve, someone stole his bike, BUMMER!

Got a little hungry after the ride so I had to stop at a Juan Pollo for some shlicken!