Today I rode my first century (100 mile bike ride) I completed 103.56 miles. I did this solo with no drafts/help etc. It was a great ride, until well I got slammed by a car door which tore up my side and knocked my knee pretty good. I was pretty lucky I escaped running head first into the door, I was able to swerve fast enough to clip the edge. The first thing I said to the girl that came running up to me was " OW " . She was nice and offered help, water, aid, etc. I was just wanting to finish my ride so I limped on, like a Tour de France moment.
Oh, the bike is fine :)
All you know how to do is ride a bike...
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
January ride totals
I was already a week into January before I was able to get on the bike and start my 10000mile/year goal.
But I kept at it and knocked out a total of 741.54 miles (my tracks miles read more accurately then the ride tracker shown on the top right hand side of this blog)
I have also been using two different bikes for this so far, my road bike and the fixed gear bike. ( I have yet to use my mountain bike )
Road Bike miles: 375.59
Fixed Gear miles: 365.95
But I kept at it and knocked out a total of 741.54 miles (my tracks miles read more accurately then the ride tracker shown on the top right hand side of this blog)
I have also been using two different bikes for this so far, my road bike and the fixed gear bike. ( I have yet to use my mountain bike )
Road Bike miles: 375.59
Fixed Gear miles: 365.95
Monday, January 24, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Walker's Pass
This past holiday weekend I drove 3 hours north of me to a town called Ridgecrest CA to hang out and ride with my buddy John Jones. The town is pretty much in the middle of nowhere cali.
Monday we took another route that took us up a 22 mile climb on Walker's Pass to the summit. I found it pretty interesting to learn about this Pass and the history behind it. More info can be seen here at this website
I had a great weekend and plan to travel back up to Ridgecrest for more riding. Total mileage for the two days was 101.
It was a small dusty town with not much to it, well except for some gorgeous open desert and plenty of amazing quiet roads to bike on. On Sunday we went on a 56 mile loop where we pretty much had the roads to ourselves. We headed out late in the afternoon and road back into town in to the setting sun.Ridgecrest is located in the southern portion of the Indian Wells Valley and in the northeast corner of Kern County, surrounded by four mountain ranges; the Sierra Nevada on the west, the Cosos on the north, the Argus Range on the east, and the El Paso Mountains on the south. It is approximately an hour and quarter from the Lancaster/Palmdale area and approximately two hours from both Bakersfield and San Bernardino. A favorable characteristic of the City is its proximity to two major highways, the 395 and 14. Air travel in and out of the city is provided through the Inyokern Airport. These attributes make Ridgecrest, a central location for shopping and business for the Eastern Kern County area. Ridgecrest is also easily accessible to the rest of southern California making it an ideal location for industry. ( More can be seen here )
Monday we took another route that took us up a 22 mile climb on Walker's Pass to the summit. I found it pretty interesting to learn about this Pass and the history behind it. More info can be seen here at this website
I had a great weekend and plan to travel back up to Ridgecrest for more riding. Total mileage for the two days was 101.
Friday, January 14, 2011
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