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| Tuesday, June 10: RAW start in Oceanside |
Lots of field clearing along the Bike Path now. Too bad, looks like they cleared through a bunch of good MTB trails there for new housing. Hit the coast and cranked er up with a tailwind. Feeling good on the Fuji this morning. Stopped at Nytro just after they opened.Wanted to get a bike fit due to sore ankles/tendons/etc. Fortunately, Joe was there and I put the new rr skewer on and loaded the Fuji in the trainer. Said it didn't look right, so we moved the seat 2mm higher. Angle measures just right now at 145 degrees! Got a few samples and headed out at 10:30. Picked up the pace some... needed to get to the Oceanside Pier for the 12:00 noon RAW start.
Picked up a older rider on a Giant. He was going to RAW, then meet his wife at 1 o'clock at the Crab Shack for lunch! We chatted on the way up about RAAM and different riders. He seemed to know all the older guys and Pete P. too! Nice to ride with and got to the pier at 11:15. Went to the pits and chatted with Mac Imacsing. He says he'll be at the Coronado with the group.. Ahhhh. we all know he'll be "racing" anyway! Said his wife is crewing for RAW! Nice.
Also chatted in the pits with rando Paul Torkin. He is back from the FC 308 and has a nice jersey to prove it!
Met up with John Mestemacher while checking out the pits. Chatted with rando Greg Sherman. He looks like he is concentrating on sprinting work now! His legs are bigger than my waist! He said he may ride but also might be in Vegas!
Positioned just after the start line and got a good view of the riders. Rando Tim Knowles will be riding the Coronado too. John & I chatted with Tim Knowles near the line.Tim's always a good steady rider too. We talked about Brooks saddles. I got one of those Brooks Cambium rubber saddles on the SOMA now. Not too bad and I'll see what happens.
Randonneur group from Cayman Islands at the RAW team start. Wearing just plain white jerseys with "Randonneurs" on them. They probably don't do much climbing down there~
Also a team from Texas wearing nice green jerseys. Dan Driscoll heads up that Rando group. He is famous for starting the K-Hound gruppo in Randonneurs. This guy logs the miles!
John & I stopped by Pacific Cycles and chatted with Chuck yesterday. He said Devin has his new Soulcraft now and lookin' good. Devin got sick on the Temecula 600 a few weeks back, so we hope he is OK now. Chuck said Devin is usually a little "wild" on rides! We concurred and John related the story of Devin's airborne crash-bang during our dirt ride through Penasquitos Canyon. Quite an exhibition for the hikers there too!
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| Maybe it was the new Ultra Bibs today? |
Felt great on the Fuji today, hitting the hills hard. Don't know what it was, sleep, diet? bike fit? Maybe it was the new bibs and chamois? With the tight compression and new padding? Hope to duplicate that feeling on the next ride too.
Overcast clearing to full sun
Hi: 83 Lo: 61
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Coronado 300 pre ride stuff:
Looks like a nice gruppo for the Coronado ride on Saturday.
This has always been a tough route for me... one year I stopped 4 times to shit from Lakeside to the Finish.
Next year I rode with Albany Sam Thomas and coaxed him all the way around to Alpine. There he bailed and I had to race back solo in the dark just to finish before the cut time!
Next year I rode with Albany Sam Thomas and coaxed him all the way around to Alpine. There he bailed and I had to race back solo in the dark just to finish before the cut time!
Talked with John M. yesterday at the RAAM. He sort-of has agreed? to lead us on a sensible pace for the route, so hope you'll join in. We won't be racing this tough one for sure!
Should only need some lights for a little bit of the finish.
Expect to finish in the 15-hr range. Not many extra clothes needed
either, as low temps will be 60F. It might get to 90F around Ramona.
Expect some winds here and there. That what groups are for. We miss
Jaime Gurrola!
Sandy will be riding his new TREK Domaine with his buddy Mike. Sandy did a good job finishing the Temecula 600 last month with almost a 40% DNF rate. Mike works using the CAD cutter on nice metal things for bikes! Check out his bike.
Robert didn't seem too interested in this route when I chatted with him on last Saturday's NCCClub ride, but we'll see. He keeps a good perspective on things. Robert has since emailed me and won't be riding.
Bill Stevenson will be riding with us. He's back from a month in Vietnam and has lost another 10 lbs! Can't catch him on the climbs now. He looks more and more like "pirate" Jimbo Wisener everyday!
Keith Olsen just finished up the OC Bike Path Brevet last Saturday. He is thinking about riding the Coronado 300 or a like route Permanent. So we'll see him at the start. for some reason, Keith rides much better when in there are women in the group!
Got a few more Permanents approved recently:
Sandia Creek Century
Nice loop up through Temecula via DePortola Road, but getting up there is the question.
These are all nice routes a start in North County, of course!
Might not list them, but we'll see.
John M.and I discussed some more night rides again. Either Friday or Sat night, starting around 6 PM.
We used to do the Kitchen Creek Figure 8 route. That was a classic at night.
PCH has one upcoming in Antelope Valley soon. Too far for me!
That's a recap.
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