Taco 🌮 Ride Team Fat Bastard Rides Again

 So Jose was in town for the weekend.  Figured we could get in a taco ride.  Jose hasn't been on the bike much since he moved back to AZ a few months ago.  But we did ok for a 38 mile ride averaging 16.2 on the ride.  I  pulled most the way just holding steady and Jose helped me out a couple of times. 

Stopped for tacos on the way back. Always good 👍 

Then after the ride,  took Gina out for Chinese.  Always good 👍 

After 3 days riding in a row   figured I would skip Sunday taking Gina out to breakfast.  Then to Macy's buying her another blouse that I liked.  Leopard 🐆 skin pattern that I had seen before and much like the other I bought for her last week. 

A relaxing drive through San Dimas canyon,  a few pics then dinner at a local place.  Just enjoying my Sunday before going back to work.  But it was nice having off all four days. 

Not to mention another do it myself haircut. 

Post Turkey Solo Cruise

 Might as well enjoy my 4 days off so I did another easy 20 mile ride.  Nice easy relaxing ride. 

Crazy dude on a recumbent.  Passed me just as I was starting out.  I said hello how you doing.  He said something but it was unclear.  He said something about speed.  Ok, then he raced off. 🏁 

Couple miles up the road   he pulled over so I went by.  Oldest trick in the book, let someone pass you so you can pass him again.  

I just kept my steady pace,  not hard  not too easy.  Then as I was about 2 miles from the top, where it starts to climb up and up,  I saw him rolling up. 

Ok, now let's see what he's got on that tandem. 😄

I  started hammering up the stairs stepping trail.  He fell way back so I just continued up and around the dam through the tunnel.  

I  stopped for a bit  looked around.  Wondering if there were any homeless people around that I could harass, nope! 😆😄😆

So I took a very short break then headed back down only to see him coming up. Y way. I gave him that look   how do you like that?! 😄

He looked at me, smiled and nodded his head a few times. 

Was an easy ride but had to kick it up a couple of times.  But surprisingly,  it was a nice ride down for once without the huge headwinds. 

I  did have a couple good servings last night for TG. So it was nice to get out and burn a little bit of that off. 🙃 

I See Dead People Ride

Well, one dead guy.  Crazy, dead MOTOR cyclist at the top of the trail on hwy 39. Cops had the area taped off. I  couldn't get through but saw 2 motorcycle guys sitting on the trail.  Looked over, saw a body laying on the side of the road with his face shredded.  Oh my, I didn't realize it at first.  I asked the two guys if it were a motorcycle accident.  They said yes  then I asked if it was their friend.  They said yes. Wow,  can you imagine having to tell your friends parents that their son just got killed.  People need to be careful.

Anyway,  solo 35 mile ride. Pretty breezy but actually happy because the forecast last night said it was going to be very windy today.  So a big breeze was good. 

But I'm happy having 4 days off from work.  Gina as well which is nice seeing she thought she was going to have to work on Friday. 

But this week sucked. Very boring.  Even my boss said take it easy.  Young people these days with little work ethic.  Heck, my slow pace is their super duper work pace. 

I spent a couple of days doing stuff they  "hadn't " had a chance to work on.  Disposing old samples.  They hadn't touched anything in a year. When they did,  they dumped about 6 boxes. 

Heck   I was trying to cruise,  took several breaks   extended breaks,  and still did about 35 boxes 📦. 

Id cut them open,  dump the contents,  then log the part info into my little laptop.  I  tried to take it easy  but......😄

But still a lot better than hard labor.  I  can't believe they pay me this much to take it easy.  The medical field is like really really relaxed ha ha ha. 😂 

Solo Sunday and Too Many Stupid Cyclists

 Seriously   let me start out by saying   there are too many fucking stupid riders around.  Driving into the parking lot,  drive in at about  15 mph which is a good speed in a lot.  I'm Driving through the area where people enter and exit the trail.  Driving along,  some guy turns in from the trail with his head down,  across a parking space and right in front of my truck  from the side then turns traveling my direction about 5 feet in front of me. Had no idea I was driving in  had his head riding blindly into my path. 

He headed toward the club house as I parked.  I  got dressed rather quickly hoping he'd come by as I was ready to roll. This way I could cuss that mother fucker out and he wouldn't know which was my vehicle.  Dumb shit!

Later in the ride,  I'm heading down from the dam area, as I rolled by the Chelan rest stop, some dumb ass stops across the lane just about laying his bike down to check his shoe. Yeah I could have gone around but these idiots are always blocking the trail there one way or another with plenty of space off the trail.  So I shouted as I rolled by and the guy tried to move saying sorry man . Think ahead asshole so I buzzed him just so he would realize he's blocking the trail.  

As I was at the top  my turn around point   I noticed some idiot painting on a wall. I watched from a distance for a bit  took a pic of my bike,  picked up a big fucking rock, got back on my bike, rolled down,  stopped with the rock clearly showing in my hand then said, IT MUST BE NICE BEING A WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT THAT CAN DEFACE PROPERTY AND NOT HAVE TO EVER WORRY ABOUT PAYING A DIME OR TAXES TO FIX IT. 

That homeless piece of shit looked at me and said, yeah I guess so. 

I  was kind of tossing the rock up and down in my hand so I think they were worried I might use it on them.  Yeah there were two of them but only one painter. 

I  said a couple other things,  they just agreed then one said,  have a nice day sir.  Funny when someone around your age calls you sir.

So anyway   tried to do a relaxing ride after a very windy ride on Saturday with the boys.  But today,  more wind right out the gate heading uphill to the foothills.  Uphill into the wind, yippee! 

Heading down was nice for once seeing the wind was in my direction this time. 

Got home,  shower then took Gina out for a late breakfast.  She was nice enough to put on the new blouse I just bought her at Macy's.  I really liked the colors on this one so I had to buy it. 

And still having fun at work. 

Wind Ride with Tony and Mark

 41 miles at 16.1 average speed.  Pretty good considering the big wind. Bg gusts almost ripping the bars from my hands. 

But some good teamwork,  we made it through.  Laughing after the ride saying if it's windy,  invite  Mr. Beanz.  

A good workout though.  Tony says his heart rate on the flats is the same as climbing GMR because of the wind. 🤣

Yeah,  it was that windy.  And nice having a couple of guys to work with at the front. 

Always that clown though.  Keeping it together we catch some guy. He tries to hang on the back but I point him into getting in line. When it's his turn,  he sprints off. Thinking he's bad ass I guess.  But we catch him again a mile later.  Too many of these clowns that don't get it. 

But after the ride   Gina and I head out for some fajitas.  Makes riding worth it  just to enjoy the yummies. 😋

Solo with A Wheel Sucking Clown

 Wow, where do they get these 🤡clowns? Solo ride. Heading back, I stopped to push some homeless shopping carts 🛒 off the trail.  I got back on my bike heading off.  Couple minutes later some guy goes by, no greeting but hey. So he pulls ahead about 1/4 mile and the entire time he's looking back at me.  Almost as if he didn't want me to take his wheel.  I have no problem with that because I don't invite myself to draft strangers.  Plus he's got all the new technology and bike so I probably wouldn't keep up anyway ha ha ha.  But as many times,  once the dh is done,  many slow down as they fade. I can see him fading and when we hit the series of underpasses,  I'm gaining with each little uphill. So I end up passing the guy but he takes my wheel.  I pointed him off then he removed his ear bud then asks, what?  I said I wasn't sucking your wheel why are you sucking mine??

So he drops off trying to match me. Ok whatever.  I sit up at the end of the trail b Pico then he races around me.  I guess he's going to prove something on that little climb.  Of course he was fading on every other underpass ha ha ha.  So I'm  right there couple seconds behind as we hit the climb.  He stands to power up and I remain seated but he ain't going anywhere.  He stops up at the top and I ride by looking at his face with a little smirk so he knows how awesome he is ha ha ha.  I ride off then stop at the Pico golf course lot.  As I'm packing up my bike   he rides by shouting something.  Not sure what he shouted as I was on the far side of the lot,  so I guess Mr  Tough guy felt safe.  Where do they get these clowns? 

Monday   happy lazy Monday.  T shirt kind of day, Monday. 🤣

Solo 40 and Wheel Sucker

 Solo 40 today. Didn't ride last week going to Laughlin. Actually,  Laughlin is cool but I'd rather ride my bike.  I only go to Laughlin to take Gina because she likes the slots.  

I did spend most my time outside and when I was inside, I did wear my mask.  I'd rather hang outside taking pics anyway.  Cool thing about my job   they offer weekly covid testing no charge to the employees.  All voluntary so I can test at will.  I tested Thursday and got my negative results on Friday.  

So today's ride,  breezy but nice.  Just held my pace up to the base of the mountains.  Out and back is 35 miles so I go off course here and there to make it 40.

The wheel sucker dude  c'mon! I can see this dude half mile ahead as we start the descent on the trail.  Slight descent where too many times you see riders busting their humps just to fade later when the trail flattens and gets windy where they fade. 

So I catch this guy then pass him holding my pace.  He let's me pull away a bit then races up trying to take my wheel.  Screw this guy, I slow way down letting him pass. 

I guess he figured I was tired so he tried to lift the pace.  I dropped back about 40 yards so he could see I'm not a wheel sucker.  About 2 miles to the end of my ride at Pico Rivera golf course. 

He starts to slow then I can't help but pull up on him as he fades on an uphill of an underpass.  Get to the top when he stands trying to pull away,  I let him. 

Of course,  100 yards later, he fades. I still hang back and even gear down to relax. But heck, he's fading big time so I pass him again.  He falls back about 15 yards then sprints up to my back wheel.  

I  sat up, looked back at him saying,  wtf! So he slows down and drops back.  He said something but whatever   don't be a bitch. Someone catches and passes you from a mile behind, doesn't mean everyone out there on a bike wants to carry your ass. 

Everything at work is 👍.  Easy work and compared to the work ethics of young people nowadays   they think I'm a hard worker even when I work half speed. 😄

Go into the clean room now and then and with the time change, no night driving to work. Starting at 7 am, arriving every day at 6:30, it's light now. 

Getting a little chilly but I enjoy it.  

After my ride today, Gina and I took my MIL and BIL  to dinner and sn ice cream at the mall. 

I  wanted a pic with Gina but my legs were tired not having been on the bike last couple of weeks so maybe it's better if she comes over here for the pic. 😃