Keith's Coffee At Peet's ride

Stats from todays Rando ride: Coffee At Peet's #1020

Keith Olsen wanted to do a short Populaire after Thanksgiving so we chose this one. Friday or Saturday ride? How about Friday?

Started late just before 0800. No need for any warmers today with this start time. Keith parked over at Albertson's on Woodland Pkwy., so I got duplicate receipts from the 7-Eleven start and rode over. Saw him coming and jumped the center divide and we were soon on our way. Keith had another new wheelset on his Litespeed today. Same build as his Holland bike. Used the higher end White Industries blue hubs. Said they roll good. Also added a Utlegra compact crankset and corresponding chain. Major investment there $$.

Weather was perfect with no wind at all. Nice quick 18 mph pace on Camino del Rey over to Bonsall Mc'
D's. After a refill and receipt we rode a fast 20 mph pace with imagined tailwind over to the SLR. Not much going on there today, with few riders this late in the morning. Pier had a bunch of surfers out, but the surf was low. Stopped at Magee Park for a whizz-fizz.

Keith had another new wheelset using White Hubs. Nice!

Nice pace down the coast with a short pull from some wanna-be racer. Made the usual stop at Swami's for a snack & refill. Rode the back-way thru Del Mar for a change. Beach was crowded. Quiet ride on the SLR. NCCC rider Tony Long caught up to us and we chatted about his Black Friday buys over at Performance Bike in Sorrento Valley. He was on his way back to Sabre Springs Road in Poway. Left him and made our stop at the Circle K on Camino Del Mar. Sat a bit and refilled our bottles after getting a 20 cent receipt treat.

Did some out of the saddle work on any climb encountered today. Ankle didn't hurt with the SOMA pedal set-up. Good training stuff. Keith said his weight was down to 179.5 lbs now. Hope he follows through and gets it down to where he can do longer brevets and climbs comfortably soon. A few more little climbs then we crossed the Lake Hodges Bridge with no water under. Took the Inland Rail Trail and stopped off at Keith's car at the Albertson's lot. Keith's daughter Magee, made up some "recovery tea" and he gave me a few packets of that. Guess I'll let Zaharah try that. Hehe. Left Keith and finished up at 7-Eleven.

Nice casual ride today. Felt good after and did my normal recovery stuff. Might do a faster pace NCCC ride tomorrow (Saturday) but who knows?

Clear skies
HI: High 80's     Lo: 59
83 miles

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