34 solo night miles in order to get my 400 for the month. Last day and last chance, I got it! Of course, not without the added fun of a flat tire at night. Second new tire in 1 week. Last weekend the rear going through a glass trap at the train station ramp. Then tonight, hitting some debris that looks to have fallen off a car. Maybe after and accident? I ran over something clear, big piece of glass, maybe from the headlight lens. Luckily it hissed right away so enough for a safe stop.
I did the Claremont to Covina course. Then still needing another 10, I repeated part of it. Got late as I started right about 7 trying to avoid the sundown danger of riding west. Worked well but once I flatted, it set me behind schedule so I finished late about 10:15
No damage to the tire other than the puncture but dang it, tubes are so expensive nowadays! :-(
Still happy, starting out, before the flat! :-P
The night flat. Luckily a nice little median to work on. Luckily the front, easy fix.
31 miles at 16.0 average speed. Started easy and tried to keep it easy. Nice but once we hit the final 5 miles, it really got tough with a mean headwind. Nice warm day though. So warm that the final windy miles really overheated Gina there for a bit. Heck, we sat inside the train station for a bit so she could cool off after the ride. I will say I felt the sweat on my upper lip latching onto my gator mask ha ha ha! So I think it was warm, haven't checked the Garmin yet so not sure of the temps. But, there were more boobs at the beach today. Yup, I think it's almost that season!
OK, high of 93 according to Garmin.
After a little warm up, getting ready to roll.
This is what Gina would look like if her 1984 Bianchi was new ha ha ha!
Hot after the ride.
Cooling off like homeless people in the train station after the ride.
Well, at least my pump had the day off today!
My oldie 1998 ready to roll
I like this pic of Gina. Looking tall and proud at 5'3. Could just be I like it because of her boobs too ha ha ha!
I like when she gets hot and says she has to take her top off to cool down. I do appreciate a good hard nip shot ha ha ha!
Barely legal. I don't find younger gals that attractive but this chick had a nice bod and looked to be about 18. Couldn't get a good shot as there were like 50 people in the background ruining it. Mostly the big bike group that rolled up to the rest area. Stupids ruined my shot! :-(
(Video Monday) 53 miles at 17.5 average speed. Started with Paul and his group. I flatted so Paul stopped with me as the others rolled. Too bad as we were rolling pretty good to the coast. As I was fixing the flat, Jose rolled up so he rode with us to the coast. Then Jose and I rode back to the train station together. Then I did a second solo trip to the beach alone so I could get in some good mileage since Paul usually does 27 or so. Got in my mileage but flat tires suck ha ha ha!
Paul chose the music but it is blocked in 4 territories but visible in most places.
Paul on the return
Started with a few other guys. We were rolling but then I got a freaking flat! :-(
Jose rode part of the way to the coast with Paul and I. Then the return with me to the train station.
Some homeless dude watching me interview myself after my second solo ride to the coast.
22 miles with the group, 13.2 average. Pacific Electric Trail. Not my favorite but it's good to ride with others at times. I do ride my MTB as it smooths out the road with the big fat tires. I've ridden it before in daytime and I actually prefer nights because when you get to the crossings, you can see the lights of the cars coming. Of course still paying attention as I see sooooo many people driving with their lights off nowadays. I guess they don't notice how dark it is outside, duh!
But anyway, a good ride on the MTB and trying to keep up with road bikes along the way is a good workout.
Funny though, I was riding away down a little dark street. I hear ,"MR. BEANZ!!!". I roll back not sure if I heard correctly. I get closer and it's my buddy Tony ha ha ha! Funny how people recognize me even in the dark. Maybe it is the cyclist's stature ha ha ha! I remember one time, I saw some cyclists in a dark parking lot. I was not in cycling clothes, in the dark, across a parking lot, wearing a baseball cap, and heard someone shout, "MR. BEANZ!!!". Ha ha ha, guess I'm a big target.
Got a few minutes of daylight before the night fell upon us. OK, the ride leader was late so we lost some daylight ha ha ha!
One of the crossings. I think it was Central Ave in Montclair
Tony, recognized me down a dark street, riding away from 20 or 30 yards ha ha ha! Th spiders give me away!
31 miles with Gina at 15.5 average speed. Cool, chilly breezy ride with Gina. Legs and body felt OK but man, the ears get chilly ha ha ha! The gator helps when I cover them but it's tough covering the ears without the nose while riding. Kind of a trade off but hey, at least we rode.
Not too many riders at the coast nowadays. Saw Bad Bob roll by, Tony and Thai at the coast. As well as Jesus again. Herb and Alyce roll by. I'll see what I have for a video this week. Not a whole lot on the trail though so I guess I'll just have a few clips here and there ha ha ha!
I did buy one of those water bottle storage things. Pretty cool for less than $20. I wanted one seeing I use the rear saddle rail go pro mount on some rides. I can't use my seat pack so I need somewhere to store my spare tube etc. I like it, very secure in the cage.
The video
Getting ready to roll!
The water bottle storage thingy!
Wow, ordered on Friday and received it at my front doorstep on Saturday. One ebay, freaky fast delivery I guess! :-O
A little bit of a nipple display on this chick.
Her boyfriend who was with her didn't seem to mind that her nips were showing. Heck, just wish her boobs were a little bigger ha ha ha!
51 solo miles at 16.6 average speed. Who turned the fan on? Ha ha ha! Of course a late start as it was wet here at home. I waited a bit for it to dry up before heading out to the trail.
Took my recorders but not much happening. Only a brief chat with Paul, youtube viewer at the start. He starts at 8 am, too early for me. So he's done with his 27 mile beach ride even before I get there ha ha ha!
I did get a chance to test the little $5 remoted clicker key chain thingy I got a Wally World. Not I can get some shots of me actually on the bike. My point and shoot only has a 10 second time so it's hard to set up, shove off, turn around, and pose ha ha ha! Liking this little thing. Not bad for $5.
Pretty cool! I have a youtube buddy who interacts with me often. Very active cyclist and cool guy. He posts some of his company product now and then. Figurines etc. I have commented as some of the stuff is really cool. He asked what kind of dog I liked. Well, my daughter and granddaughter are into dogs and just got a new Golden Doodle. So he said he would send one if I pic out a style of figurine. I did then he asked what kind of animal Gina liked. Funny, but cows! So he said he would send one for her too!
Wow! Got the package and he sent a lot of stuff. I checked out his site and saw some cool stuff. All animals, sports stuff, desk accessories, memo holders, magnets, ornaments, Angels, even devils ha ha ha! Earrings, lots of stuff to choose from. One of my favorites is the bottle topper. Heck, I just might have to start drinking wine so I have a reason to get one ha ha ha!
But anyway, he's a cool guy and said that if any of my friends wanted to order, go to the site, place MR. BEANZ in the comment box and receive a 10% discount. Wow, the Beanz Discount continues ha ha ha!
Figure I could make a little video and show off some of the stuff he deals with, as a thank you!
Did see Mark today as well. I had him replace the headset in my old Cannondale a couple months back. He said it it works loose, he'd tighten it no problem. Of course after a break in period, it came loose a bit. So I went in and had him tighten it. He says no charge and kind of what I figured but I gave him $5 for a soda or something. I almost always get on the spot service with 5 minutes services so I don't mind giving a little something even when I don't have to. So my service is quick and painless when I go to Mark. I have a few buddies that use him as well. Good guy!
I've known Mark since 1996. First and ONLY guy to build wheels that lasted over 2,000 miles under my body. I build my own now but if I ever need help or advice, Mark is the Man! Not to mention, I have been to most stores from Fontana to Monrovia and Mark has fixed plenty of the crap they have done to my bikes. Seriously, I bought a bike in Chino near the 60 fwy. The chain kept flying off the front. Took it back 3 times and the shop could not fix it. They ended up telling me that it was my fault for not knowing how to shift gears. Really? After years of riding no problem? That was the manager who told me that.
I took it to the shop where Mark was working at the time. I walked in, told him the problem and he looked at the bike, without touching it, for 30 seconds then said he spotted the problems. Seriously, didn't touch the bike, standing about 5 feet away, 30 seconds! It was that the other guys had the chain line on the front derailleur set up like a mountain bike using a different position setting. He got a wrench, fiddled with it for like 2 minutes and never again did I have a problem with the front shifting.
Seriously?!?!?! 4 guys at the other shop, the manager, and they couldn't figure it out. Mark took 30 seconds!
Best mechanic in California ha ha ha! Glad he has his own shop now.
Wow! I heard a loud rumble, a thump in the ground and thought we were having an earthquake. I looked out the window and saw a puff of smoke. oh no, looked about 1 block away on Euclid Ave. Turns out it was 2 or 3 blocks away in distance.
Looking out the window and 2 minutes later, BOOOOOM! A series of loud explosions made me think that houses were blowing up like dominoes in a disaster movie. Another series of explosions later but not stop popping for 45 minutes. Lots of smoke in the sky. 3 helicopters, sirens and more sirens.
I thought maybe a terrorist attack and a gun fight till I noticed some decorative lights in the sky. Holy shit, fireworks. Turns out a home on San Antonio and Maple exploded due to fireworks. Wow, I can imagine what the neighbors felt if it was that strong here.
I can't imagine damaging my neighbors' homes over something stupid like fireworks. Had to be storage because there were a ton of explosions. I have to think somebody died because if somebody was home at the time, they went up in a puff of smoke during one of the huge explosions.
All for what, 4th of July celebration, make a few bucks on the side?
31 miles at 15.8 with Gina. Ran into Herb and Alyce at the start. They rolled up as we were getting ready. Started chatting about Herb's new trike. He offered to let us ride it trying it out. Gina did but I'm to heavy. I hate to sit on anybody's bike because if something happens, I'd feel bad ha ha ha! But Gina hopped on and took it for a spin. She liked it and had some fun. She had mentioned before about getting one of those fast recumbent bikes. But no way, she'd drop me like a bad habit ha ha ha!
We started later than usual. Which I did not mind because it was chilly. I did decide to ride without leg cover and the windbreaker. Heck man, just getting tired of being covered up. It was chilly but I survived. It was sunny at the beach though. Wow, like a half mile before the coast, we ran into some sun and it sure felt good!
Ran into Jesus at the beach stop. Had all kinds of chat ha ha ha! But it's good to have conversation with people. Especially right now seeing everyone has been locked up for so long. So chatting with Jesus, was good, new material. We had met several times before but never really had a good long talk.
We did a steady pace back. Saw Jesus ahead, left a couple minutes earlier. Seems he waited for us at the wooden bridge. So we rode close together for most of the way back and I was just holding a steady pace for Gina. Then a little fast group went by so Jesus hopped on and pulled away. I just kept the steady pace. I don't like to make Gina race too much right now. When she has a chance to get in more mileage, I'll lift the pace on her and she probably won't even notice ha ha ha!
Gina testing out Herb's Cat Trike
I think she may be having a little too much fun!
Herb and Alyce
Gina on another round!
The trike
Good to see Herb getting in some miles after his injury last year.
Tired of being covered up. Went chilly today. Tired of these white man legs ha ha ha!
Jesus. He asked mask or no mask? I said whatever makes you look better ha ha ha!
I figured if I wore my bones jersey, I'd look skinny and weigh less ha ha!
So, Tony, Gabe and I started out for couple miles, headed back to meet Gabe's buddies, headed to the coast, across the beach to the pier. I saw Herb & Alyce at the beach stop so I stopped as the others continued back. Good to see Herb back on the road after his injuries. Didn't notice Tony had waited for me. So we rolled back some with H & A, then lifted the pace back. Tony was tearing it up with his new wheels, burnt my legs out. But when we got back, had 37 miles. I headed off alone to Imperial looking for 50. So turned it into a longer ride and not really knowing what kind of ride it was ha ha ha!
Tony's version of The Sprinkler Dance on the bike ha ha ha!
Some of the guys we rode with. Rick, a SART regular on the right passing us. Didn't realize he was there when I turned on the recorder.
Alyce and Tony meeting for the first time.
Good to see Herb doing some mileage again. He got hurt some time ago in a bike crash on the trail. Damaged vertebrae and bunch of pins and screws in his shoulder. Paralyzed for a bit and couldn't walk for the longest. If there is a will, there is a way!
