Everything Went Wrong Tour & Meeting Ed

 I would like to say that today sucked but I did get a chance to meet a viewer, Ed. He was riding into the parking lot while I was about to get my bike ready for my ride. He rolled by with a Mr. Beanz shout. I looked and said hey but didn't recognize him. So I walked over as he was packing up and asked if he would like to introduce himself. He did a good job and did say that he watches all my videos. Cool! Very fit looking guys, he and his buddy. Modest though saying I was faster ha ha ha! I started to think this might have been the same guy about a month ago that shouted Beanz. So this was the good point of the day, never hurts to have more bicycle friends.

Now the bummer! I was about 3 miles from the coast and had been trying the entire ride to hold my HR to about 130. Decent effort but knowing it was going to be hot today and I always start late, I figured going a little easy. So it got really windy near the coast and 3 miles out, I looked down at my HR and something looked really strange. OH, it was that there was nothing there ha ha ha! My gps.Gopro aluminum mount snapped and my Bryton fell off with a gopro extension. Well damn, had to backtrack really quick to look for it. Luckily not many riders around so I got it before it got ran over or damaged. I do use a rubber cover on it for protection and it worked as the unit wasn't touched at all in a bad way.

Then I got to the coast, knowing it was going to be hot and rough last week, I brought along a Z Bar and some electrolyte packets. But going to open my seat pack, I noticed the steel tab fell off of the zipper thingy. I tried to get it open but couldn't, even tried to pry it. Got it open about 1 or 2 inches but couldn't get my fingers in to grab anything. The zipper alignment looked jacked. Now how are all these aluminum and steel things just falling apart on me? Didn't want to destroy the seat bag so I knew I was going to go without before heading back, boo hoo! I didn't want to end up carrying everything in my jersey pocket figuring I didn't have enough space now that I was carrying a bracket and my GPS in the rear pockets as it was, including the cell phone. And yeah, I think I could have used the granola bar and the electrolytes on this 41 miler.

I waited till I got back then tore the bag apart to get my keys and stuff so then, I ate the bar. Oatmeal flavor and wow, had a punch as it was pretty sweet but tasted pretty good. Just like those Mother's oatmeal cookies. Sweet but good and wish I had it at the coast before heading back ha ha ha!

But I survived but I hate having to fix stuff before the next day's ride knowing and feeling like I just want to go eat with my Honey and enjoy the evening.  Having to install a new seat pack, I have the screw onto rails type handy, having to replace the GPS mount and little stuff is just a bugger when you don't really want to do it ha ha ha! But must ride tomorrow.

                                                                                 

                                                                               Ed

The youtube video

Some of the people I see out there.

Arriving at Seal Beach. Honestly, it took me a couple of minutes to notice the sign ha ha ha!

Hmmm, nice woman body looking chick.  But, my gosh! There are girls walking around pretty much wearing nothing! I saw about 15 girls about 15 or 16 wearing itty bitty bikinis, thongs not covering much, I was shocked. I know at the malls, many female types walk around half nekkid but at the beach, I think they pretty much are! As much as I like the female anatomy, I am totally shocked at what they are wearing these days to the beach. Thong bikinis not covering much, heck I'm embarrassed. I am really surprise they are allowed and so young! Again, I love the female anatomy but even I think it's too much nowadays for young girls of that age.

My mount snapped right there. Dropped the GPS and bracket for my GoPro. Had to backtrack about 1/8 mile to find it. Funny when you look down to look at your HR and there is nothing there!

Trying to cool off after the ride

That Z bar was tasty and inexpensive at Wally World. And tasty!

Then Sizzluh and the mall with Gina

My usual, petite senior 6 oz steak with rice. Gina had the salad bar and I did cheat a bit, I ate 2 of her chicken wings. I feel so naughty ha ha ha!

27 on SART with Tony and Mark

 27 miles 17.1 average with Tony and Mark. Anaheim train station to Huntington Beach and back. Nice cool day, tired of this heat ha ha ha! But Mark is on the comeback trail not having been on the bike for quite a while. We rode a couple weeks back and he did well but today, he did really well and looked strong. Tony has been doing well too so riding with a couple other guys to help fight the wind was pretty nice ha ha ha! 

On the way to the coast, we picked up  rider who hopped onto the back. Stopped at the beach stop and chatted with us a while. Really cool guy and likes to laugh, a BIG + in my book. Talked about bikes and rides for a bit before he headed back. We stayed there a bit longer catching up with us friends. The three of us attended high school together. Wow, graduated 45 years ago.  I used to think way back how it would be to make a 10 year reunion. Heck, we're way beyond that ha ha ha!

But a really cool ride as far as company, weather, and effort.  Really feels great to ride alone and fight the wind alone along my rides, then jump in with a couple of guys that will take the front. Really makes a big difference. Had to say it was pretty fun working together even though I have fun alone as well. 

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I do not know how these guys do it, ride, remove helmet and their hair is as if they just had it styled ha ha ha!

Steve R.

Wow, riding with partners sure makes it much easier. Felt good and never under too much pressure. A good average and  only in zone 4 for not even 3 minutes. Big difference than fighting the wind solo for 40+ miles.

Idiot Motorcycle Failed Intimidation & Dinner Eve

 Set out for an easy ride, eye felt almost normal today so must be getting better.  Early in the ride, some dude riding a mid size motorcycle going in the opposite direction swerved towards me like he was trying to scare me.  I'm always expecting idiots to do stupid things so didn't phase me. I held steady giving him that look like," dude, I will beat your skinny ass  back to Tia-Juana then turn you into ICE myself!". 😆😄😆 Just a nice steady ride seeing 100 degrees but my device saying much higher. No wonder I didn't see hardly anyone out there. 😁

It sucks about the motorcycle and e-bike idiots. I have been told by other female riders who ride the trails, that the bikes with motors try to scare, well they do scare them by doing foolish things like this. They aim for the female riders. This is the first time I have had the experience but others have had it multiple times. Of course most of the morons are chicken shits so of course they are going to target women. This was the first time for me and I think the only reason this fool was brave was because there was absolutely nobody else around and he could get away easily if he had actually scared me, which he didn't. Pure idiotic individual. You would think maybe he should think to himself, that if there is some dude out there actually pedaling a bike in 100 degree weather, he ain't no wussy. And not that I couldn't say that much for him. Real bad ass being too much of a puss to actually pedal a bike in the heat ha ha ha!

But last night, another nice dinner with my Honey and a visit with restaurant and mall friends. 😃

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Couple of really nice peoples! Elena at Sizzler and Victoria at the West Covina mall. About a year ago, we would sit near the food court or walk through and we could hear Victoria shouting really loud, I mean REALLY LOUD !!!! She was getting everybody's attention for sure giving out free samples. FREEEEE SAMPLES, FREEEEE SAMPLES !!! So cute to see someone get so involved in their jobs. Cashier and free sample girl ha ha ha! I never did eat there but she impressed me with her enthusiasm. I stopped and asked her one day if she worked on commission or just liked to shout. She said she loved her job. Wow, ok! She really got into it till a neighboring business complained about her and another person at another stand making too much noise as the other store was trying to make some serious sales, oh excuse me!!!!

But I liked the gal and we chat every now and then seeing we are at the mall almost every night chilling out. We sit in the center of the mall about 20 yards f rom the food court and her stand is another 30 in from that. But where we sit, we see her just about every night so sooner or later, we make eye contact and waves to the two of us. If it's just me (Gina's up at a store) then she uses one arm to wave. When and if Gina is there, she uses both arms to acknowledge the two of us, so sweet! In one of my past videos, she agreed I was one of her best customers thought I had never eaten from there, you figure it out ha ha ha! So I did eat there about a month ago just to taste it. OK, now I'm a legit customer and she will attest to the fact as you see in the video, I am one of her best customers ha ha ha!

The other girl from Sizzler is Elena. We don't get served much by her as the others fight over who is going to serve us when we go in ha ha ha! You figure it out! But Elena has served us a couple times before and is a very sweet cute girl. Sadly we are usually served by Angelina, Evelyn, Christian, or Philip with "one L" so we don't see Elena much. But I have to say and Gina will agree, they are all food servers and we get treated really well ha ha ha!  I have to say, even if she doesn't serve us, as soon as we walk in, Elena will walk up and welcome us and say, "nice to see you again!:. Always a sweet pleasant gal.

Solo 43 SGRT Heat Acclimation Training

 Wind storm at the coast. HR at 150 doing 10 MPH. I lost a whole 1 mph on my average in the last 4 miles. 🤣 Started late, looked cool but ended up with 98 degrees on my device at the end of the ride. Have had a stye in my eye since Wednesday but this morning it was very irritated so that didn't help. 🤪 I rarely pour water over my head at the end, I needed it. 

Started cool then ended up pretty hot. Extreme heat warning today. 98 of a high that I saw but felt hotter. Did run into Sandra on the trail. She was riding with a group doing her birthday ride. I stopped to chat real quick then after leaving, didn't realize I had dropped the case to my gopro. Went about a mile then felt my pocket was empty, darn it! About a mile later but I decided to ride back looking for it. Got it. saved about $10.

About 5 miles from the end, some dude handed me a cold water bottle. Thanks! I downed it real quick on the roll then crunched up the bottle about to find a place for it in my jersey. I hate to be a litter bug on the trail while appreciating the maintenance they do to keep it up. But saw the van coming up from behind me so I pulled over and asked them if they want the bottle to recycle. They took it so I gave him a little shout out on video. Calvary Chapel people, thanks for the water!

Solo 43 on SGRT . Cool at the start but warmed up a little too nicely. 🤣😂🤣

I don't usually pour a bottle of water over my head but it was so hot after the ride............

Youtube video

These buds are cool.  Charge still around 90% after 20 miles vs the 30% of my Samsung galaxy buds. 2 pair Samsung and they both suck ha ha ha. 

Some cool looking clouds.

The stye in my eye sucks. 👁 people telling me to use a tea bag.  Seems it irritated it more than helped over night.  But rode anyway.  Dinner after the ride with Gina and it was really bothering me.  To the mall after to chill out but bugging me so much,  went home to soak it with hot water like I did last time about 7 years ago when I had one. Worked fine vs the tea bag suggested and another person suggested a jalapeño ha ha ha.  Good thing I didn't try that one, I'd probably be blind right now.  🤣😂😂

Dinner tonight and yesterday at Sizzler. 😋

Ran into a wedding. I'm guessing the groom was asking himself, :why didn't I go for this one?!" ha ha ha!

Cute friendly handsome little youngster!

Calvary Dude

That dude needs to lose some weight.

Her? Not so much, she's ok!

Cool sky