Sunday SART WINDY

31 miles with Gina at 15.3 average speed. How do you cut back on SART traffic? Turn on the wind ha ha! Pushing hard today doing 12.8 near the coast. Supposed to be an easy ride with Gina today but it was push hard or fall over. Gina did very well. She said at the start she thought she was going to struggle but I pushed hard to the coast and she had no problems keeping up.

Not many cyclists out today. Strange, at Edna Park hardly anybody. Quite a few little kids playing in the playground but as far as cyclists? There about 10 minutes and 1 dude stopped for a restroom break. Usually quite a few cyclists there. Not to mention as we were there, maybe 5 riders rolled by. hey, cool with me, we did have much traffic to deal with ha ha!

Then again at the beach stop. Heck, Gina and I were there about 20 minutes before anybody rolled up. Of course it had to be Brian and his electric bike. Dude has lost some weight, 80 pounds he says. Eating the good stuff he says.

While we were there I asked Gina if she thought Tony and Thai might ride in this wind. She just looked at me like I was crazy so I had to think up an answer on my own ha ha! I didn't think so but then I thought real hard and came to the conclusion that because they are only 7 miles out (?), I think they are HB die hard riders then decided my final answer would be yeah, they will be out there.

Then sure enough, 5 minutes later they roll up! But Brian is talking so we didn't have much of a chance to chat so they rolled off rather quickly. Maybe they were cold cause I know I was getting cold. Chilly day at the coast. Actually couldn't wait to get back to Edna for a little sun. Wasn't really shining there either. But somehow we managed to keep ourselves from icing over in the 71 degree temps ha ha! Sure felt colder than that but that was the low on my Garmin.

But the wind, did I mention the wind? Yeah, it was WINDY!!!!! Rolled back to the start and really don't remember seeing any other cyclists on the road. OK, maybe 1.

Edna Park, no cyclists? Wind!

Even the trees fell over I guess!

Beach stop, no cyclists, WIND!

The I am not going to pull my boobs out laugh! Hey, there was nobody around! :-P

She said her back was tight! Ummkay! :-P

OK, just gonna say it, I'm a sucker for a big ass! Ha ha ha!

Little Charlie

Trying to get my skinny little legs back into shape! I bet I'm the only dude out there with Shimano 600 hubs.

GMR SOLO for 3.500

30 miles, solo to Peacock Saddle, down then back up a bit to get another 500 ft gain. Started early, much better. Last week I started about 11 am and it was tough. I'm a wimp now, not used to the heat while climbing. Well maybe I'm not used to climbing ha ha!

Forgot to say, I am happy with today's ride. Last week felt like poop, this week shaved a minute off my recent times according to Strava (last couple of month's posted times).

But felt good today. Still slow but as I saw an e bike fly up the hill today, I thought to myself. I'm much slower but I would much rather do it on my own power. Yeah Baby!

Road was closed but there were not many cyclists at all. A couple of good size groups that went by. Maybe 12 riders each. But other than that, not too many, not like I was expect with closed gates.

All the guys who complain about the cars and say if it were closed, they would ride it. Oh you big sissies, where were you today? :-P

So anyway, the quest to get back into shape continues while Gina spends her time visiting her son on Saturdays. Yes, take advantage to ride GMR.

I did see Big John and his group roll by. Heading to the village. I'm still a big sissy right now so I have been putting it off but building my elevation gain up slowly but surely. I hate the thought of getting stuck out there at the Point of No Return as it's called. The point where you run out of water, either head to the village or go back.

So now I think I can make it there and do OK. But I also hate running out of water. So that is why today I headed back down then up. 3,5000 ft gain whereas the PONR has 4,000 I believe. Next time! Next time! ;-)

                           Big John of the forums. Always been a real cool guy! Right side in purple?                                                                        Whatever that color is! :-P

My face a bit blurry because I was going too fast for the lens ha ha!

Looking down on the Camp Williams/Bottom of Lil GMR area.

31 with Gina

31 miles (16.1 average)  with Gina on the trail today. Nice beautiful day as far as weather. Gina said from the start she was feeling it today. Said her legs were resisting but she did very well. She even beat last week's average by 1/10 of a mile as far as average speed.

She did very well I think and I saw we had last week's average beat by .1 near the end of the ride so I tried to keep the same pace but WOW, it really got windy the final mile or so after Edna Park heading North. I rarely get a headwind by the 22. MOF, it usually seems like a tailwind and flat where one can usually lift the pace. So I thought we'd pick up another tenth there but I was wrong. Trying to keep the pace above 16 should have been easy but not today! Heck, I was pushing pretty good to keep it at 16. WTH did that headwind come from?

So we have a 16.1 and that is still better than last week but near the condos, the final stretch she says that's it. No, C'mon !!!! So I told her just another 1/8 of a mile or so, can't blow it now!

So she sucked it up, I'm shocked, she didn't call me any 4 letter names ha ha! But she sucked it up and she pushed the rest of the way. So we still did pretty good  but that darn wind! :-P

Okay, now the suck part. I can not believe how many ass hats ride bikes. There is a bit of construction going on after Edna, heading South. Wood structure. We're approaching heading down being careful, wouldn't want to hit that wood structure. When some ass hole comes by on the left on the descent. He's right on our left side, insisting on passing when a mountain bike type is coming down the opposite side. OKAY, I'm not freaking blind and I can see the MTB coming down. Is this Lance wannabe blind or just fucking stupid? He goes around us on our left squeezing in as we are cautious with the wood structure so the Lance wannabee almost goes head on with the MTB. What a stupid fuck! Probably some ass hat that will go on a cycling forum and cry about how careless drivers are out on the road. Yeah, but this dumb ass can't even be cautious for 10 seconds to make sure all are safe to protect his precious bike trail average. :-/

Then, some dude and a chick are riding by the Honda Center. Plenty of cyclists around this point. I can see 2 or 3 coming behind us, another 4 or 5 coming in the opposite direction.

Stupid chick stops right at the high point of the horse shoe type turn, pulls out her phone and starts talking as several bike approach trying to make the turn. Yes, the stupid ass chick parks her bike perpendicularly across the bike lane. Not to mention, her male partner stops at the inner section of the turn. So both riders are blocking nearly the entire path for several oncoming cyclists.

Dumb ass dude is on Strava and I can see exactly who he is. So tempting to leave a comment on his ride telling him what kind of ass holes he and his female partner are. But really, I don't want to lose my Strava and all it's content ha ha! So I'll say it her, dumb asses ha ha!

I did get to look the dude in the eye and give him a big PFFFT! Hopefully the dumb ass got the message after noticing it was a big mess, several cyclists heading in opposite directions trying to find a way around the turn.

Just hard to believe, there is a ton of open space around that turn. Many cyclists stop there on the outside of the turn without incident but there's always the dumb asses!

Not many boobs around today.

GMR Caca Poo Poo Today

19 miles, 2500 ft gain. Felt like crap, skipped breakfast, didn't work. Stopped at 4 miles for about 30 seconds, thought about turning back. Then again at mile 5. Felt like a wuss so I kept going. I had originally thought of going beyond Peacock Saddle to the Point of No Return but I totally sucked today. Skipping breakfast and trying a ClifBar as a replacement DID NOT WORK WELL ha ha!

On the descent I did stop to take a few pics and then decided to head up for another 300 ft to get at least the 2.500.

Rode alone. Which was cool. A few hot rod cars heading up when I was climbing. Saw teh rangers with red lights flashing. Got to the top and it was pretty quiet. Headed down, no motorcycles or cars. Hmmm!

Got down only to find the ranger at the gate. The road was closed and none of the riders were complaining.

Good thing they closed it! I did see a lit cigarette tossed on the road. Wow, too many stupid idiots in this world.

One of the cars I saw was like super hot car like a Ferrari. Group of 3, a Mercedes, another car then the hot sport car. I still can't figure out why these grown men need to race up GMR at 70 MPH. Super happy they chased them off the mountain! ;-)

Sunday SART with Gina, Very Well!

31 miles 16.0 average. Headed out with Gina and Jose. Jose said he was tired because he did a solo ride the day before. OK, so I guess I am getting some fitness back, I was at the front the entire time other than the couple of times I dropped back to get pics of Gina.

Did a little warm up from the fire station to Lincoln, our turn around point. Little stretch then headed to the beach. It was a little breezy so I mentioned it. Gina and Jose said they didn't feel the headwind. Well of course, I'm at the front ha ha! Wasn't a bit headwind but a strange kind of breeze.

Once we were by Warner, then I really started to feel the wind. OK, Jose did a solo ride yesterday, he's tired. I did GMR so I guess I'm not tired ha ha! I almost thought about calling him to the front just because but figured I'm better off at the front because he would more than likely lift the pace and do little accelerations, probably causing gaps for Gina to close. She hasn't been on the bike much so I didn't want her closing gaps and getting burned out. I was there to get her back on the bike and hold a steady pace making it nice for her.

So we get to the beach and I ask Jose if it was easy for him. He said no, it really got windy the final 4 miles or so. Said something about his leg hurting ready to cramp. Now that I remember, it did feel windy on the last stretch, Gina got a cramp in her calf on the last little underpass heading up. She had to stop for a minute to let it go away. So we did lose a minute their, for those of you segment chasers on Strava comparing our times ha ha!

But she got back on the bike after a very short stop and seemed fine.

Ran into Joaquin, Tony, Thai, and, and, and, I forget but as I scroll down, I don't see anybody else in the pics so I don't need to mention them ha ha!

Headed back as Tony and Thai headed back with us. Knowing Gina is going to fade on the final section of the return, I just held steady to limit gaps etc. She did fine then Tony and Thai turned off near Warner.

It was back to the 3 of us.. I held steady at the front and expected Gina to fade or ask me to slow about 1/2 mile from Edna bridge as usual when she hasn't much saddle time.

But today, she just kept the pace. Wow! Crossed the bridge, kept on, then saw our average of 16 and thought if we just keep it at 16 or above, we should have a final average of 16, I'd be happy with that.

She did fine and at the end of the ride, looked pretty happy, and very fresh compare to the weeks before. Yeah alright baby! Got our 16.0 as I was hoping for today. Not bad considering the times she had really struggled in the past after time off (years ago with family medical as well) she was holding a 15.2 average on our rides. So being off this much and still 16.0 2 weeks in a row is great! The fact she was so much fresher and stronger at the end was a big bonus!

After couple of miles, I dropped back to take a pic. Gina was rolling away from me. I had to tell her to slow a bit so I could get back to the front. That was a good sign she was going to have a good day, I guess!

I just like big butts I guess!

Holding steady at the front cause Jose's legs were tired from his solo ride the day before, I guess!

OK, I like a little cleavage shot now and then, I guess!

OK, perfect example. Typical forum member stupid statements. SOOOO many times I have seen comments on bike forums from cyclists claiming it is us against them type crap. They say people who drive cars hate us cyclists because they are too lazy to get out of the car themselves. Makes no sense to me and really? Because drivers are too lazy, they hate us? OK, what about the lazy bastard who used this gel  then was too freaking lazy to walk his ass over 5 steps to the trash can? Drivers are lazy because they don't ride bikes? Cyclist are just lazy ass holes, why?

Funny thing forum members. I remember one topic about tinted windows. One dude claimed, actually thought it was a woman because of the way this guy was bitching about his health issues. Guess that might be a bit male chauvinist but you know what, fuck you! I'm in that kind of a mood ha ha!

So anyway, this little bitch boy was complaining about having a medical condition that allowed him to carry a note from the doctor while driving so that the cops could not site him for tinted windows.

Yes, he has a medical condition so he needs to have his windows tinted to the max or he'll fucking die or something like that.

OK, but the dude has his pic on Strava, standing in shorts, jersey, in a freaking desert type landscape scene. Rides his bike around San Diego, the sunny city fairly often. I don't see the guy worried about getting sun on his legs then, while out on a bike. I don't hear whining and bitching about riding in the sun, skin disease, fucking dying, or even shitting his pants.

How freaking mixed up can people be?  Some of the stupid shit from cycling forum members that goes on ha ha! Now I can see why so many cyclist actually don't post on forums.

This just cracks me up. That would be like me saying my balls swell up while I ride my bike so I can't ride my bike cause my swollen balls hurt. But then the next day, you see me out there playing basketball with one of my swollen nuts as the basket ball. How stupid are these people ha ha!

If my nuts are swollen and hurt, then they hurt. I'm not working around the system to benefit.

Thai, Jose, Tony, and Joaquin

From left, some good looking guy, can't remember his name, Jose, Thai, Tony, and Joaquin

Heading back with Tony and Thai tagging along, I guess!