Busted In DeLuz Popularie...goodies on the road!

Modified "Busted" route with heat and wind added.

Last minute climbing route on a Saturday. Left before 8:00 and rode over to OCCR and checked out the North County boys. Robert A. commented on his OC 400 last week. Ben H. was there and explained what happened on the Salton Sea ride a few weeks back. How he was done after the turn-around, but plodded along with some encouragement from the group and after several more stops, finished up their century in Calipatria. I left there and took Palomar Airport Road over to El Camino, with a quick downhill to the "official" start at the Circle K at LaCosta Ave. Loaded with water and ice before heading out to the coast.

Picked up a group of racers with a different jersey: "San Diego Downhillers" All lean looking tall guys cranking out at 18mph. I fell in behind them for several miles. Later hooked up with a older guy riding north. He lifts weights 5 days a week in the gym, then opts out on Saturday for a 30 mile coastal ride. Said "adios" near the Oceanside Pier and turned onto the SLR Bike Path off Harbor Dr. Not many riders along there today. Slight headwind as I drifted along saving energy for later on. Hwy. 76 was fast as usual and I made good time to McDonalds in Bonsall. Loaded with riders as the North County long riders were there. I iced up, hit the bathrooms and was off in 5 minutes!

Climbing starts going up Mission Road toward Fallbrook. I moderated my pace and the turn onto Green Canyon offered more climbing. Felt good enough to lower the gears for the long haul up Oak Canyon. Used some big chainring gear combos to Mission Road and enjoyed the downhill to the Hwy. 395 crossover. The turn north to Rainbow was a shocko headwind. I geared down and finally dropped in into the 34 chainring and the wind increased. I saw 2 riders ahead were also fighting the headwind like me. I was closing on them slowly and by the time I got to Rainbow, one had turned off and the other had his wife loading his bike into their SUV! No more headwind for him. I continued plodding northward into a stiff breeze. Several riders were coming downhill from Temecula. Nice! Finally made it to the top for a stretch-out downhill into Temecula and a break at Carl's Jr. Already 50 miles in and needed a ice-cream sandwich to go with my tuna sandwich I brought along. Iced up the bottles and headed out after 15 minutes.

Warming up now for the climbing ahead. I took the back-way over to Rancho California Road, eliminating the Old Town traffic experience. I dropped some gears and paced up the climb. Stopped to pick up a Lance type plastic bracelet. The turn onto Sandia Creek Road was welcome, as my Garmin noted 101F! No wind now as I climbed that first 12% grade. Next was a series of downhills and some rollers. Finally, the big 14% climb near the end. I dropped to my 30T cog. It slipped one time when I got out of the saddle. Nursed it along up and over. The downhill on the other side is really fast and I braked a lot. Noticed the top speed today was 52mph... must have been right here! Nice riding along the Margarita River, with lots of hikers out today and a few swimmers soaking in the river pool. 9% climb up to Fallbrook wasn't too bad using low gears either. Rolled through Fallbrook and later stopped at the McDonalds in Bonsall again. Ice cream cone with some Coke/water in one bottle for a little "kick".

"Road goodies" I picked up today!

I changed the route at this point. With a massive headwind going westward, I opted for more climbing. I turned left on Camino del Rey and hit the Champagne climb instead! Great tailwind along Camino del Rey which make cruising relaxing for a change. I saw something in the bike lane and did a ride around. Looked like some "road goodies" as I put the neat small seat baggie into my handlebar bag. The turn onto Old Hwy. 395 has some headwind, as I noticed a rider approaching from behind. I pulled over to put some "Chinese Medicine" on my ailing right knee. Stopped to pick up a "bike wallet" lying in the bike lane. I figured it would be nice to ride up the Champagne climb with someone, or at least follow him. He never came up fast enough, so I pulled out ahead. Figured I could pace him up the windy climb. Temps dropped to 94F by now as I paced up the climb. I was slowly pulling away, so figured "no way he was going around me now". I used the various gear combos as I was in and out of the saddle the whole way up. Racer guy dropped back around 200 meters by the top. I got a green light and was off like a flash down Centre City. Feeling good, I soon heard the tragic "click, click, click" from the back tire. OH, ya. A 4d nail in there!

I never figured how a nail gets straight into your tire. I pulled over, walked a bit to find some shade. I stomped down some roadside grass for a snake check and proceeded to methodically put in a new tube. Using my frame pump, I tried to pump with the wheel down on the grass. Broke that stem off! Got out another tube and changed it quick. This time I pumped it up on the bike! Stiffer than a board by now, I started to loosen up with the ride through the Escondido Country Club area,  San Marcos and over to the start.

Interesting late start, last minute ride today. Had to see if the lowered seat on the SOMA would make a difference or not. Jury is still out on that now. Lots of climbing today for a 100 mile ride, in heat and wind. Picked up a few "road goodies" too!

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University Loop Permanent

I wanted to start this ride at 6:00 AM. When I finally got ready, I realized it was still dark out due to the messed up "daylight savings time" thing. I grabbed the helmet light and put on a rear blinkie. By the time I rode over to the start, it was 6:23! OH, well.

New Liberty prescription frames

Still dark and the little helmet light worked OK.. John picked up several of these online for $12 each. They
are 135 lumens and are bright enough to flash oncoming cars! Several AAA batteries don't last long. I put a velcro patch on the helmet visor and on the bottom of the little light. Works good! I imagine if you really were doing a long rough ride, then you'll need a second attachment method to be real secure.

Not much traffic in the dark riding through San Marcos. Hwy. 395 had a few cars as it skirts I-15 northward. A little cool down Champagne Blvd. I had on the wool arm warmers with the RWB Rando Jersey and a cut off underlayer. Also had on a new pair of prescription glasses. These were from Liberty and I had been working on this for a while... since September when I got the eye exam. With the advanced stronger prescription and the thick glass, they bowed out the frames somewhat. So I made some "adjustments" and it seemed to work. Not super, but only OK. With the polarized transition lenses, it makes a big difference in the sun and at night.

Was trying to meet up with the OFR rides at Magee Park around 8:30. Never made that, but was close as I met them on Coast Hwy. 101 as they were leaving for there ride north to Dana Point. Nice group ... around 15 this trip! I continue southward on 101. Not much going today. Few riders and I didn't recognize any of them. I was on the SOMA, still adjusting things getting ready for the big ride. Ankles and lower leg seem sore as I ride today. Maybe "ankleing" or need a different bike fit somewhere. Guess the old measurements don't work anymore. Long 9 mph slog up Torrey Pines. My climbing has been way off as has my riding power. Used to do a big ring at a steady 12mph up that sucker! Too beat up now.

Little traffic all the way down to SDSU. Headwind down, means tailwind back! Big push from the coastal breeze on Friars Road and up the Monty hill to the campus. Big ring riding now. 20 minutes at MacD's with a ice cream cone before the turn around into a normal headwind. Morena Blvd. started out with a sidewind, then as usual, changes to tailwind. I finally stopped on Santa Fe St. to adjust my seat. Lowered it 1/4" to the mark. Made an immediate difference to the ankle soreness issue. Slight tailwind up the coast.

Shimano 6701 directional chain...smooth

Stopped at Nytro to see Joe. Not very busy at this time of day...around 2 PM. Had Joe measure for chain wear with the Park gauge. Long gone. Way too long. Should have replaced the chain 3 months ago. Joe suggested a KDX Chain. I check them out. They were 4 dollars cheaper. Same plating on the outside plates as the Shimano 6701's. I thought about 1 of each, but the KDX were heavier and I know they wouldn't shift as well. Joe said they would wear the same as the Shimano chain. I got 2 of the Shimano 6701... Ultegra 10 speed chains for my 9 speed drivetrain! I've always done that. They are narrower and shift better. Also require special "tweaking" of the front derailleur for accurate chain-ring shifting. The Shimano are a directional chains and work best in one direction.

Needed to finish off this ride quick after the long break at the bike shop. Plodded northward and finally over to the finish in San Marcos. Big tailwind from the ocean, of course. Quite beat up and tired when I got home. Must have something to do with the bike fit, seat height and front to back adjustment. Joe mentioned he would give me a bike fit one their machine. He also mentioned he got with some expert guy on his own fit and ended up raising his seat 1.25 cm! Hope that works out.

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Bike Path X Two Populaire - "Easy Rider" Helmet Day

New "Easy Rider" helmet I found along Hwy. 76!

Guess I call this a "recovery" ride of sorts. Wanted to take the unused spokes over to Nytro, so might as well make a "route" out of it. Right knee still hadn't felt a whole lot better and Saturday's ride didn't improve it one bit! Duh. Mounted up the SOMA early with the rebuilt rear wheel. Used 16 of the Swiss "Revolution" 2.0/1.8 on the rear drive side for now. Didn't true up with even tension on the Park Meter, so we'll see. Ended up with about 23 on the drive side and 15 on the non-drive side. Wore the green SR jersey from the PCH rando grouppo. Fits a little tight!

Short sleeve riding weather today, as the "spring-foreward" time thing gets me all messed up. Left the start control at 9:05, which was actually only 8:05! Huh? SOSA today... which means sort-of-santa-ana winds. Felt warm anyway as I checked out the knee on the road. Forgot the spokes in my garage, so looped back home to get them. Rode up Deer Springs instead... that would be a great rando road if they only added 2 feet to the bike lane, especially around the upper curve at the guardrail (which has no bike lane at all).

Monday isn't a day when you see many cyclists riding. Saw one rider with yellow jersey on Camino del Rey. I waived and he looked and then yelled "kellyjay"! I don't know who that was. He looked thin and fit though. Seemed to be warm out as I stopped at Bonsall McDonalds for some water and a receipt at the next door AM/PM. Rolled westward on the usually fast Hwy. 76. Stopped and looped back to pick up a "Easy Rider" moto helmet I spotted 20 feet from the roadway. This sucker was brand new... minus  a few slide marks from the asphalt! I finally figured how to attach it  behind the seat, where it wouldn't hit my legs or rub the rear wheel. Stopped at the SLR Bike Path to re tighten the helmet and check the size...Medium, just right!

Not much action on the SLR Bike Path today. A couple of joggers and some solo TT riders heading east. Stopped at the Circle R on 101 to pick up a receipt. The Pakistani manager said he rode 35 miles over the weekend on his TREK! "That's good news", I answered. "Keep after it". He usually ask me how far I'm riding today. Returned back to the Pier route. Stopped by Chuck's bike shop. Not open on Sunday or Monday. Still construction at the new "circle" on 101 entering Carlsbad. Stopped at MaGee Park for a water break. Headed down the coast. Hooked up with a few riders along the way. Too fast for me today. Stopped at Nytro.

Joe was hiding downstairs. No car out front. He rode in his converted Cervelo carbon SS today. Huge 53 chainring on the front, with a 17 on the rear. Has a "tensioner pulley at the rear. He says it weigh 16.5 lbs and is just right for the coast ride in... not going up Torrey Pines climb! Returned the unused 286 spokes and gave Joe the Easy Rider helmet for his collection. Maybe somebody needs a new helmet? Doesn't look like my 'ol 77 Beamer will be on the road soon. Also added to his order to Giro for another "Feature" helmet for me. We placed an order direct to Conti for some 28mm G'skins Hardshells too. We'll see what happens. Picked up a few shot blocks and headed out the door.

Hit Swami's and checked the surfers out. Slight tailwind down to Solana Beach. Didn't want to ride the Del Dios alternate route again so looped around and came the back way along the lagoon and Rancho Santa Fe before heading back to San Marcos. Noticed the Garmin had shut down way back at Encinitas. Don't know if it lost the signal or I shut if off while putting it in the handlebar bag. OH well. Quite breezy from the west around San Marcos. Knee wasn't too bad and only took 2 Tylenol today! Still feels a little "heavy" in that area.

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Ursa Minor-R Permanent

Ursa Minor-R route on Garmin

Keith Olsen & I left the San Marcos 7-Eleven at 7:00 and rode through residential streets up and around to Old Hwy. 395. It warmed up quickly from the low of 42F as the sun rose above the eastern hills. Feelin' good on the plunge down Champagne as a few golfers were already out on the local links there. I told Keith I was riding at a "400K pace". It seems he was riding at a 100K pace! Nice early riding around Camino del Rey as we met a few riders along this stretch. Short break at the Bonsall AM/PM. Big line there for some reason. No headwind and maybe a slight push as we hit the Hwy. 76 speedo run to the SLR Bike Path in Oceanside. Keith stopped at the College Ave. Park for a short one. No draftees on the SLR for the run in to the coast. ZERO wind and best of all no headwind on this stretch.

We stopped at the Harbor Dr. bathrooms for a break and water. We took the Hwy. 5 route up to the Las Pulgas Exit. Many riders out today through the base. We hooked up with a buff chick on a first-ride new Focus/Dura Ace with deep dish carbon rims. As we were sucking her wheel on the slight climb to the campground, I chatted a bit and she asked if she was "holding us up!" Looking down at her Power Tap rear wheel, I thought what a nice view looking at her rear-end! She was really pushing the wattage trying to pull the train so we eased up a bit in the campground area. We stopped at #1 for a breather. As we left, Keith almost took out some TT boys racing by! Dude in a yellow jersey made some asshole comment and I fired back as they raced by. Keith procrastinated by listing the uses of this campground area for family activities and not for racing! BE ALERT KEITH!

Chinese White Flower kept me moving

Rolled though San Clemente via route and soon we were up and onto the San Juan River Trail. Rode a bit with a pleasant lady riding a road bike. Said her husband left early and went home to do stuff and she was finishing out the ride on her own! Detour on the other side of the bridge into San Juan Cap. Took the parking lot route to Carl's Jr. Ice cream sandwich this trip. We chatted a bit too long and left at 11:30 for the ride west.

We opted for the Camino Capistrano route instead of the SJRTrail and the detour. Slight headwind to the coast and a side breeze on the bikeway to San Clemente. I did the slo-pace thing up the hill into town and waited at the turn for Keith. On to the Trestle Bike Path where they were having a surf contest today and had cyclists routed around the parking area. Chatted with a plump rider on a newer Giant with aero bars riding south, shadowing us. Said he was out for a 30 mile ride to Las Pulgas and return. Stopped at the restroom #1 again and Keith instructed some lonely rider lady on how to get to Camp Pendleton. I think she was looking for a "hook-up". Keith likes those ladies and rides good with the likes of Elaine Perry. Made good time with a NW tailwind through the busy campground and the Las Pulgas turn onto I-5 southbound. Quick riding there with a tailwind to Oceanside. No flats and the bike lane seemed somewhat clean for a change. Took Harbor Drive past the long pier. Stopped for a water break at Magee Park in Carlsbad.

Racer group passed us on the way south along the coast. A few stragglers behind finally grouped up with us and some nice older guy with a UCSD jersey. He was almost taken out by car on several occasions! Grumpy girl rider in black was complaining about her cramping on the hills to Encinitas... HONEY, what hills? We did stop at the Solana Beach park and got some water there. Busy place. I found a kiddie sand roller and used it on my legs. Also applied some "Chinese herbal medicine" to the right knee. Can't hurt.

I was feeling like crap as we headed inland to some rollers on the way to Rancho Santa Fe. Keith was his heavy self and dropped off on any hill. Nice riding through "Rancho" as the wind was at our backs, even on Del Dios Highway climb. I stopped off to give location info to a biker pulled off the side of the road near the dam. Harley clone broke down and he was calling AAA for help.  He wanted a cross street. LOL. "Del Dios Highway, 1 mile south of the dam" was good enough as I turned around and headed up the dam climb. We finally made it to Escondido and the route takes us over to Harmony Grove Road, then up Andreason past the hospital climb. We blitzed the Nordal yellow light and soon were on the last bit on Mission Road heading to San Marcos. One last paceline behind a young racer capped off our day and nearly blew him up!

Nice ride with full sun and good tailwinds most of the day! Knee held up with a few Tylenol, one ice pack and some Chinese medicine. More later on that.

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Crusin' & "Tweaked" Knee Ride

I watched the surfers at Cardiff By The Sea Beach

Finally got most of the moving stuff in order... In January moved downstairs while they were remodeling the unit upstairs! Now the final move back up the 16 steps. Second hand truck load up and got a sharp pain near the right knee where the quad connects. Unfortunately, the day had just started so it was a long, long day, limping up and down the stairs. Iced it up and took some Advil to little avail. Feeling better today, so decided to take a ride over to Swami's and meet the Thursday OFR gruppo and to get some proper length spokes at Nytro too.

Took the Rancho way over to Encinitas. Can't get out of the saddle on those climbs without some knee discomfort, so I eased up with a sit down spin up. At Swami's, the OFR'ers were going to Lake Hodges. Chit-chat about the Salton Sea ride and there were some big stories on that about Ben quitting on the return trip.. and then cruising back with the group to Calipatria. Alan L. thanked me for the "Jerusalem Cap" I gave him a few weeks back. I rode with the group some till they turned off at Manchester... I continued southward to the Cardiff beach, where I sat and watched the surfers battle the infrequent rough waves. While riding back to Encinitas, I saw Ben and Dale riding southward on Hwy. 101. Must have got a late start from Swami's and were riding their own route.Ben probably couldn't take the "hammering" about the Salton Sea Adventure ride! The good thing was he finished up the full 100 mi ride and didn't need a "bail-out". ( Of course, no easy bail outs were available!)

Chatted with Joe at Nytro and he put the word out on some Swiss DT DB Revolution Spokes.. just need 16 in at 290mm length. Most stores buy spokes by a box of 100, but these are so pricy, that they come in boxes of 60 and cost a lot. I got some DT's 290mm DB that were 2.0/1.8mm size, instead of the needed 2.0/1.5mm. Good enough for now for it gives me something to finish off the rear Open Pro/XTR wheel. When the correct spokes show up, I'll change over. Also chatted about a new Giro "Feature" helmet (like I used to have before the MTB theft) and some G'skins Hardshells in 28mm width.

Decided to ride back through Encinitas and Leucadia Ave to Rancho Santa Fe to San Marcos. Ride was only about 40 miles today. Hills didn't feel that great but made it home in time for a note from Zaharah saying the COX guy was coming out to transfer the service after 3 PM. That whole service thing was a mess, with one Service Rep saying one thing and then nobody shows up. They deny it all. Guess I'll have to start recording my phone conversations with COX (just like they do when I call them!) Got the I-Connection up and running in a few minutes so I can type this!

Might be riding the Ursa Minor with Keith Olsen on Saturday. Put out a email feeler to others. Many local randos are riding the OC 400 this weekend up north.

cheerio,
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Coffee At Peets Popularie-Rain Ride

Coffee At Peet's alt route with climbing.

Weather forecast was wrong again... no partly cloudy skies today. After an early blue sky effect, I opted to do a short ride today after about 3 days of off and on again rain. As soon as I rolled into the 7-Eleven start, it started to come down. I was on the Fuji carbon bike instead of the fender friendly SOMA. I had pulled the rear wheel on the SOMA to re-lace the drive side with 4mm longer spokes. Bummer. I had on my Louie G. booties, leg warmers coated with Silicone spray, fingerless gloves and PI rain jacket. Covering my front bag and helmet were the 10 for 99 cent shower caps!
Steady rain followed me around and up Old Hwy. 395. Rolling down Champagne Blvd at 30mph was a blast! Things seem quieter in the rain. Drive line, roads, traffic and such. Nasty splash by as a few cars rolled by. Did see a family of 4 cycling near Welk Resort. They all had on lime green jackets and looked good. A little breezy too as the rain followed me up to Bonsall, where I stopped at the AM/PM for a cheapo receipt.

Nice fast riding on Hwy. 76, as westbound splashing traffic was light . Saw a rider far ahead of me, so I cranked it up a bit to 20mph on smooth roads, coated with a little water. Passed this racer guy while he stopped for a red light at Melrose Ave. Rain tapered a bit as I turned on the SLR Bike Path, where the racer guy pulled off for the bushes!
I did stop at the College Ave. Park for rest rooms and put my helmet cover back on, as it was starting to rain again. The bike path was void of cyclists, but a few joggers did dot the damp surface. Nearing Oceanside, the rain let up some. I stopped at the Circle K for a receipt and loosen my booties and pull my jacket back and fasten it behind my back.

Louie Garneau Power Covers go on before the shoes!

Slo going down the coast, as misty conditions and a slight headwind from the counterclockwise low pressure system lingering about. Rolled into Nytro store. Parked the wet bike in the store. No bike rack outside today due to weather. Picked up 16 new shorter Swiss DT spokes for the SOMA drive side. They didn't quite have the length I needed, so I did get some 286mm ones. (They later proved to be too short and wouldn't catch the new brass nipples!) Chatted with Joe on a Gatorskin Hardshell order and chances of getting another Giro "FEATURE" helmet.(My other nice one was taken with the C'dale MTB in December). Chatted a while and headed south. Did the Del Dios option route back to Escondido. Met a lot of riders in the real light rain. They all had numbers on their bikes. Must be some local ride. I checked and it wasn't the Tour De Cure, or the SD Century, or the Poway Century. Still wondering.  By the time I got back to San Marcos, the rain had all but stopped with a slight mist left. Picked up some cookies as a reward and headed home to try the spokes. Shoes were dry, long wool socks were damp. Hope it rains on the SB400!

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Ursa Minor Permanent

Ursa Minor -Reverse route

Doing the Ursa Minor in reverse. Haven't done that yet, so today will be a good test-see. Riding the SOMA with the re-laced Open Pro rims. They are true, but not quite centered up yet. I adjusted the brake lever hoods back 1/4", dropped the bars a 1/4", added a strip of gel tape to the topside of the bars and rewrapped with some cork tape. I'll need to get 16 new DT-Revolution DB spokes/brass nipples for the drive side. After really checking things out, I discovered that all the original spokes are too long! Probably 5mm! No wonder it took so long to bring them into true. DUH!

Started way over at Ralph's near CSUSM around 6:15. Warm out this morning..around 54F at the start. Decided to ride back home on the way Champagne Blvd. Then took Deer Springs up and over. Fortunately, traffic leaving San Marcos is extremely light in the morning, making the zero bike lane section at least tolerable. What a great road for cycling if they would just add a 3' bike lane! Had the new cheapo helmet light on blinking mode. John bought 2 of these lights online for $12 each. Spot beam is 134 lumens bright. I sort of use it on the Corona 300, but now am able to simply "stick"it on my helmet using velcro strips. Seemed to work OK. I did try the wide beam the other night, but it was too diffused for much road visibility use.

Rolled into Bonsall for some water at AM/PM and a bathroom break. Not much going on there, so I jumped on the 76 westbound to a nice tailwind. This lasted to the SLR Bike Path, where the usual headwind takes over after 8 .-8:30 AM. Stopped at Harbor Dr a minute and then headed northward on the shoulder of I-5. Did a reverse and picked up a broken bike pump along the way to the rest stop. Nice looking pump, with a built in gauge. maybe I can Super Glue the head back on and make it work? ( I later glued it back together and filed and straightened out the pump tube, which looks like it was run over by a car! Seems to work OK if you're in a pinch.) A lady almost walked into me while cycling through the Rest Stop! Had to lock them up!

Massive Swami's group caught up to me after Las Pulgas turn. I only managed to drop 8 riders as we rode through the Campground. Meanwhile, the other 27 riders with deep dish and carbon left me behind! Chatted with another lady rider from Fallbrook who has something to do with the Tour de Cure in San Diego. Swami's gruppo turned around before Trestles, so the road was safe again!

Swiss Rev DB spokes were too long.

Did some recon work with an alt route through the San Clemente "neighborhood". Somehow missed a sign-turn and ended up at the downhill beach again. Climbed out of that mess and finally found my way over to the 7-Eleven and back northward on 101 again. They were all finished up with the San Juan Bike Path repairs near the bridge. Looks like they added a sea wall to keep the path from flooding out at high tide. There was a detour at the end of the Bike Path near SJ Capistrano. Hit the Carls Jr for some calcium food. Lingered around for 15 minutes, watching the flag blow eastward!

Headwind to the coast and southbound from there. Went through San Clemente the Carl's Jr route this time. Chatted with a 63 year old man and wife through the Campground. Wife looked really good. Guy said I had a new drive-train on the SOMA cause it looked so shinny! HaHA on him. Told him I needed a new drivetrain, for sure. Esp. the chain. I use Beoshield lube. Headwind to Las Pulgas and some relief on I-5 to Oceanside.

 Hooked up with a  "rode everywhere" older guy riding south from Oceanside. We chatted about Randonneuring and local stuff. Says his long rides now are 60 miles. Too old, he says. I know what you mean, buddy! Didn't stop at Nytro to see Joe, since he doesn't work today and I saw him on Monday anyway. (Come to find out, he got rear ended on the drive in to work on Thursday!) I pulled off at Swami's to take a break before the push eastward from Solana Beach and up Del Dios to the finish.

Seems this is a good alternative to the Ursa Minor regular route, with the hard stuff coming at the end, just like the other way. Weather forecast is for rain the next 4 days. That will never happen around here. A few extra miles riding around today. Maybe I'll give the reverse route a go next time too?

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