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| Madison SS set up for SR Series long rides |
grouppo was riding a similar route as the Coffee today! So I just hung around and figured I would meet up somewhere along Borden Road after 8:00 AM. One thing led to another... went down to the garage at 6 to prep the single speed bike. Transferred the HB bag from the SOMA, aired up the G'kins 28mm, wiped and lubed the chain. All set now. By the time I left home and got over to the 7-Eleven start it was 8:20, well after NCCC riders left Old California Restaurant Row.
Just happened to catch the tail end of the group at Borden. The race was on to catch the main body. Latched on to them at Country Club Drive in Escondido. Not many riding this route today. Only about 10. Chatted with Tony Long of Wild Animal Park fame. He was recovering from a broken clavicle a few month back. Club crash... touched someone' wheel and bang! Rando Robert Abraham leads this group now. Chatted with him on some new rando route to the desert and up Mt. Laguna. All North County starts. Left the group at Camino Del Rey. They were going up Day Lilly Hill to Hwy. 76 for a turn around at the store there.
Another NCCC rider was stopped under the I-5 overpass. I chatted with him and discovered the NCCC "long riders" were coming this way too. Only about 7 of them. Sandy Aniya was riding with them on his new TREK Domane! I cruised over to Bonsall Control amongst a group of hammerheads! I was spinning real good by then. Got a treat there for receipt, hit the head and refilled my one bottle. I left alone, as the other riders were all standing around talking about how fast they were.
Nice ride along Hwy. 76 eastward. Hit the bike path for a slight headwind to the coast. Rode with a Cervelo Tri bike guy named "Mitch". Seems he knows Dan Phillips from Bussey's Auto. We talked about Dan. All kinds of usual weekend riders by the Pier. Rolled past my fav. stop at Magee Park. Met a nice looking lady on a road bike. Ask her about her rusted chain! She says she always forgets to lube it. Can't save it now. Time for a new chain. Opted for 7-Eleven stop in Carlsbad. Ice cream Smores Sandwich. Something new and ate it while rolling southward along the coast. Hooked up with a guy on a older Focus. Says he ordered it from Germany before they had dealers here. Likes it a lot. Also likes to run red lights. We soon parted company when he turned off at LaCosta Ave. Rolled into Nytro for a water refill.
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| Saturday goodies at Nytro Multisport |
am so out of place. Especially today on the blue Schwinn. Filled by bottle and headed down the coast with some racers. Stopped by REV Bike in Solana Beach to check out Keith's Fargo. Seems rando Tim Knowles bought the only one. Medium size too. Miki talks a lot and said they get one in every few weeks. Nice? Diana W. and Larry were there from NCCC group. Diana was looking at Colnago's, women size. High pressure sales dude was they could order one with Di2 electronic shifting for around $6600. What a deal? No Salsa Fargos. They did have 2 Vaya's there. Interesting bike... looks like it might take a 1.75" tire too. Disc brakes. After a lot of bull crap, rode out for a receipt control.
Mucho riders along the SR-56 Bike Path today. Good sign as everyone is out in the sun away from the maddening crowds of the Del Mar Fair! Single speed hurts you on those climbs if you're not used to it. Passed over burned out rando dirt routes along Camino Del Sur on the way to Rancho Bernardo. Soon crossed the pedestrian bridge over Lake Hodges and thinking I should be riding a dirt bike instead. Edged through Escondido, along the Inland Rail Trail into stronger headwinds to the San Marcos finish.
Felt good today on the SS. Nothing hurt too bad for a change. Felt the SS strain on the legs. Good feeling!
Foggy start to clear skies
Hi: 85 Lo: 56
-randorides
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