44 With Gina & Friends

I'll have a video later with some of the scenery and some clips of the riders.

Well. Sunday was a nice 44 with Gina. Breezy but not as bad as the 50 mph Santa Ana like Saturday. Gina thought it was windy at the start of the ride. Me and Jose had to laugh when she said that having been out there Saturday.

So we start the ride and soft pedaling we are averaging 15+ from Orangewood to Yorba Park. Nice! On Saturday, we were working our butts off and averaging 12.2 on the same section. So this was nice. Somewhere after Tustin we passed a few people on bikes heading the same direction. At one point we passed a couple of guys. Not long after, someone pulls up on my side and puts his hand on my back. I'm thinking,"wth, why does hit guy have his hand on my back?!". I got this creepy homo type feeling wondering why this guy wanted to feel me up ha ha! Then he says something and OH, it's Ron ha ha! I must admit, he had there for a few seconds. Thought I was going to have to call the Popo and make a molestation complaint! You got me good Ron! Ha ha ha!

We stopped at Yorba as Ron and Dixie headed on northbound for a few extra miles. Joaquin showed up while we were at the park. Hey, he is only 24 hours late as both Jose and I had contacted him to ride with us in the wind on Saturday. I told him he was late and he laughed. He didn't reply to our messages so we knew it was a "NO" on Saturday's ride ha ha!

So the 4 of us headed toward the coast. I usually pull most of the way setting a pace for Gina but I moved over and let the guys pull for a bit seeing that she was looking pretty strong this day. The guys did a good job of  keeping it steady most of the time so Gina had no problem. I know she must have felt good cause she didn't fall behind on the little steep short climbs as usual. Then I knew for sure she was feeling good when she kept passing me on the way back. Usually I back of half a step for a couple of seconds on the up section of the underpasses. But today, she kept passing me, wth ha ha ha!

So it was a pretty good ride on Sunday. :-)

Windy Ride and A Homeless Fire :-O

I heard it was going to be windy. Alyce sent me a text this morning saying the gusts were about 50 MPH. She was right! 44 miles (15.8 average) with winds like that is no joke. At times I looked down and noticed I was doing 9 MPH into the wind ha ha! Good thing I had Jose with me today so we could practice the buddy system. He looked pretty strong today so it was a big benefit having 2 guys today. It was just Jose and I, Gina went into work to catch up on some of her managerial responsibilities. I think she's a little smarter than us two ha ha!

Ran into Louie riding his Sikad Ride (organized ride). Stopped to say hello for a bit. He invited the two of us to join his feast at Yorba Park. That was nice of him but we had just started and if we had chowed down after 7 miles, we would have rode back then went home ha ha! Thanks Louie, for the invite!

Yes, the homeless are at it again. No rules, no laws, a free for all with free food, loose running dogs, crack hoes roaming the grounds and today a fire. When I arrived, there were a few firetrucks and plenty of firemen out the putting it out, chopping down trees etc. Wow, I guess more money for the taxpayers to foot the bill so the druggies can live in a free for all zone.

I'm actually happy figuring the stadium has money and some pull to get rid of the scum that has been attracted out there. No, again, I don't feel sorry for these bullies, punks, and drug addicts. maybe 2 or 3 out of the bunch, but the rest are scum and chose to be scum! Like the guy we ride by with like 75 tattoos on his face. I'm supposed to feel sorry for him so he can do drugs, bully people and spend his money on drugs, and throw dirty looks at cyclists riding by. Yeah, idiot, if he had spent that money on a place to live rather than decorating his face with garbage, he might have a place to live right now. OK, not really, I'm sure the scum would have spent it on drugs.

A taste of the wind! As you can see, not many riders out today ha ha!




I did get a coupe gals on video but really, the GoPro sucks for still images imo.

My crusty sweaty head after the ride ha ha!

Camera, not a Go Pro still.

Yay, burn the freaking place down so somebody does something about that mess out there!

Chapel Of The Wild Wood Local Ride

Well I remember it by that name though I think it has changed. Pretty good little climb at the top of Euclid Ave. I rode up San Antone, across 24th then up Euclid to Mtn Ave. 800+ feet in 4 miles or so, good little gain. After nearly 90 miles this weekend I was worried about doing it but now it seems a bit more tame than going straight up SA with that 17% at the top. The chapel hit 12%, maybe 13 at one point but didn't seem as rough as I remember it. Jut a bit longer than SA.

Anyway, about 13.5 miles with near 1,200 ft gain. Nice little workout. The thing that makes it hard is being straight out of our doorstep, no warm up, just climb ha ha!

Made a video about it ha ha!

Headless Horsemen (The Legend & Bad Bob)

I only got about 4 clips on Sunday and only one was worthy of posting ha ha! Bad Bob and the Legend heading the opposite way shouting ,where's Gina!?".

I messed around with it and tried to make it look like their heads vanished ha ha! Didn't come out as good as I wanted it to come out, my editing skills suck but hey, it's something ha ha!

The image in the video!

OH MY GOSH!

44 miles with Aimee at 16.3 MPH  average speed. It was freakin' windy today! The forecast when I got home said 16 MPH winds but it felt stronger once we got near the coast. I was pushing hard and doing only 13.5 MPH into the wind on the last couple of stretches.

I had planned to go easy today but felt pretty good so I just went with it. At Enda Park heading into the wind we still had a 16.0 average. I figured we could keep up the 16.0 and cruise back easily and top yesterday's 16.2 average.  All was well till we hit the soccer fields then BAM! I think we dropped to a 15.5 by the time we hit the coast. Luckily the tailwind back helped us big time and without too much effort, we pulled in a 16.3 today.

Gina's son showed up on our doorstep today about 8 am unannounced. So there went her ride plans. She ended up staying home with him or a visit.

I did see Tony and his buddy roll by. Later we saw Greg and Bad Bob. I managed to catch them on video. SO maybe I'll mess with the clip later and see if I an come up with something goofy to do with it ha ha!

BTW, why do people riding think you want to race them every time you pass them? Today Aimee and I rolled by 3 people on hybrids. Looked to be a family of 3. Father, mother and a 16 year old kid (guessing age). Saw them about 1/2 mile ahead somewhere back around Tustin Ave. Later we passed them right at Lincoln. I was polite, rang my bell, said onyerleft then made the pass. 10 second later, the lady shouts, "C'mon let's GO!!!!". Her hubby blows by, she blows by then her teenage son. Um OK! Aimee and I were doing about 17 maybe. Her son blows around us then pretty much cuts me off then slows to 14 blowing his wad withing 30 yards or so. OK, if you are going to slow that suddenly, don't cut in front of somebody. He could have taken us down with that stupid move.

Mom gets a bit further then fades. Um OK! We just kept our pace then ended up rolling by her while she's gasping for air. I just kind of looked at her like, uhh yeeeah OK! I know Aimee is competitive so if I had said let's blow by them, she would have. But what for? It's more entertaining keeping the same pace then watching them fade looking like a fool when they can't even hold the same pace they saw first time around when we passed. Father did a little better. He got about 3/4 of the way down the Lincoln stretch. He started bopping and bouncing around so I knew he was tired. We rolled up on him like nothing too, once he faded. Then he hopped on the back. I thought about lifting the pace just to blow him off Aimee's wheel but I just let him hang. Sure enough, a minute later he was dropped.

After the were gone, Aimee and I just looked at each other like WTF was all that about?  I don't know, just can't figure out these fools ha ha! Wish I had caught it on video.

SART Saul & TBennett With Gina and Aimee

44 miles @ 16.2 MPH average speed with Gina and Aimee. Well today was a nice day. Started out warm but cooled down a bit near the coast. Again, a headwind but not a killer headwind like the last couple of weeks.

Saw Ron & Dixie at the start but they had to jam having plans later in the day. Later we ran into TBennett (hope I spelled it correctly). This guy is cool, always a pleasure to meet for a chat. We talked about our Cannondales, the Deep V strong wheel suggestions I offered up years ago, and his kids who are now growing up quickly. I won't give too much info on the kids but one is on his first date tonight! It's OK, as long as he rides his road bike with his Dad, he's still a cool dude ha ha! I remember meeting his kids years ago. Man, I am guessing they were like 4 years old. I met them one day and boy they were excited to meet Mr. Beanz ha ha! See, some people appreciated my pictures ha ha! We need more good kids like that! :-)

At Edna Park we ran across 3 dudes. One was pretty friendly with a greeting. I had seen his ride partners before on the trail but never really met. So then later we ran into the friendly dude again at the beach stop. We started chatting a bit then he says he recognized me from the trail. We had a few quick words as his partners rolled out. But I did talk him into a picture with his bike and a short video greeting. His name is Saul and the other guys were his brother and father. Maybe next time, we meet them too, and......take  picture! :-P

Bad day with the recorder ha ha! I saw like 4 people go by I wanted to get but missed them all as they were one right after another and took me by surprise.

I did get Ron and Dixie rolling the opposite way, T. Bennett, and Saul on the video.






                                                                   Almost to Yorba Park

Hmm, this dude left the park just as we did. He took off rather fast but later we caught him so he hopped on the back for a while. He hung for a while but then fell back somewhere,

TBennett and his cool Cannondale 

Saul at the beach stop

I was getting tired so I let Gina take the front for a bit

What whaaaat! 

Inline skaters out today!

On a tandem with her hubs. But honestly, do we really care what he looks like, ha ha!

Lots of little kids out today!

Good news, drought must be over. They turned the showers back on after like 2 years!

Boy In Da Hood

NO, not the movie, just me riding around the hood! 13.2 miles 1220 ft of gain. Right from the doorstep I went straight up San Antone  past 24th, to Mtn Ave then down Euclid. By the time I got to Mtn Ave, I had 800 ft gin in 4 miles. Not much of a warm up ha ha! Especially considering I was carrying all that extra weight of my Incred-i-bell ha ha! 80 degrees so it was nice! Supposed to be 90 this weekend. Should be a nice weekend!

SART Easter Sunday with Gina

Well just me and Gina today. 41 miles, windy miles, again! I could feel the wind blowing like yesterday. Not sure which was worse. But today Gina looked very strong. On the way to the coast she asked me if I wanted her to take the front knowing it was windy. She said she would give me a break for a bit. Wow ha ha ha! That's more than most the guys I ride with. They will hide at the back and avoid taking turns into the wind if they can ha ha! Gina stepped up but I told her it was OK, I wanted her to have energy for the return.

She did have some energy! Heck she rolled right on by me a few times and up some of the little ramps. She did very well so I can't complain. NO falling behind, no lagging, no calling me bad names, another good day ha ha!

Well, other than the homeless dogs running across the trail in front of a bunch of riders, and us!

Gina bird watching

This is the bird she was watching. Pretty colorful seagull! :-P

No ordinary seagull

I tried for a pic of my Ultegra label on the hub while rolling. OK not really, but I got it!

Gina dropping me again!

Not into tats but I told ya, Summer is coming!