Mr. Beanz And His Bike Rides: Everything Went Wrong Tour & Meeting Ed

Saturday, August 30, 2025

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.

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!