Thursday, July 23, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Wed Road with Jens
Planning a Wed Am road ride for early birds :) I am going at 6 am to do short course Atascadero 50. Will meet at Santa Rosa/Foothill at 6 am... out coast to 41, up 41, south west side atascadero to Camino Real then to grade and down. About 48 miles, should take a little over 2.5 hours. Will go medium tempo. Will give race report on Steve's ride at Red River Gorge UCI Jr. Stage race in Kentucky to anyone interested.... Go Andy Schleck!
Ciao,
David
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Monday Road - 7/20
Meet at Grace church - Rolling at 6:00am
Up to Cayucos Pier and back.
This is really a Tim Theule ride call, so you know there will be a coffee break in there at the turn.
I know of a handful already in, so we should have a good crew tomorrow.
Come and join us!
Levi
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Mountain Manana - 7/17
Friday morning @ 5:30am
O'Brien Ranch
Dave says he has found some new terrain out there we can go check out.
Im looking forward to it!
Post to let me know who to expect.
hasta manana
Levi
O'Brien Ranch
Dave says he has found some new terrain out there we can go check out.
Im looking forward to it!
Post to let me know who to expect.
hasta manana
Levi
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Heads Up All
Hey guys:
Really appreciate everyones enthusiasm in cycling, particularly as a group. We all understand there is a real risk but sometimes we need some of the realities so that we don't become complacent in our riding endeavors. Take care, pick your routes, ride defensively, and pay attention and you will likely be just fine.
Several riding communities, particularly one that I know has had several serious and fatal accidents very recently.
Read the enclosed http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/15558/
A few others riders hurt included a friend of my sister who was side swiped and ended up with a broken leg and a cousin who was mildly bruised with a driver mirror.
The rider death above is a tragedy. My brother, who recently began to know the rider who was killed, is distraught since he was growing very found of his newly developed friendship with this belgian transplant who has a wife at home expecting their first child. He and Sean were out ripping it up on the Tuesday night ride typically and Sean missed this weeks run and is in pain thinking about the family and the loss of a new relationship that ended too quickly. Sean is thankful there was not many more killed in this ride since it is typically 30 plus riders and not just 10. A positive is that he was seeking local Christian churches in his new home area and it appears he will recieve a warm life celebration and funeral service at Grace Baptist Church. A church I grew up with.
This post is not intended to be a downer but simply to be a reality check to remember the important parts of cycling; skills, awareness, riding smarts, and the importance of prayer and praise of Gods will in all of this. Be safe, pray for this unknown family, and my hope is that this fallen cyclist is in Paradise!
Take care and Viva Le Tour!
Really appreciate everyones enthusiasm in cycling, particularly as a group. We all understand there is a real risk but sometimes we need some of the realities so that we don't become complacent in our riding endeavors. Take care, pick your routes, ride defensively, and pay attention and you will likely be just fine.
Several riding communities, particularly one that I know has had several serious and fatal accidents very recently.
Read the enclosed http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/15558/
A few others riders hurt included a friend of my sister who was side swiped and ended up with a broken leg and a cousin who was mildly bruised with a driver mirror.
The rider death above is a tragedy. My brother, who recently began to know the rider who was killed, is distraught since he was growing very found of his newly developed friendship with this belgian transplant who has a wife at home expecting their first child. He and Sean were out ripping it up on the Tuesday night ride typically and Sean missed this weeks run and is in pain thinking about the family and the loss of a new relationship that ended too quickly. Sean is thankful there was not many more killed in this ride since it is typically 30 plus riders and not just 10. A positive is that he was seeking local Christian churches in his new home area and it appears he will recieve a warm life celebration and funeral service at Grace Baptist Church. A church I grew up with.
This post is not intended to be a downer but simply to be a reality check to remember the important parts of cycling; skills, awareness, riding smarts, and the importance of prayer and praise of Gods will in all of this. Be safe, pray for this unknown family, and my hope is that this fallen cyclist is in Paradise!
Take care and Viva Le Tour!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Wednesday 07.15.09 Ride Plan
Meet at Grace at 12:15 PM and we'll do road to Cayucos or Perfumo. Ben and Brian are confirmed.
Leave a comment if you can make it.
Leave a comment if you can make it.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Monday Anyone?
Possibly looking for a ride tomorrow. I'm always slow and tired on Mondays, so planning on a nice talking space. . . . maybe Cayucos. Coffee at the turnaround. . . . leave at 6:00 AM?
Anyone interested? text me!
Anyone interested? text me!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Oregon Ride Pics_07.08.09
Levi here......
I have been in Bend, Oregon all week, visiting Ricky Stilson (AKA - Ricdiculous). He is moving to SLO at the end of the month so we are here for a last hurrah visit and to help get them started on the move effort. He will be joining our crew and jumping in to the riding thing....cant wait!
I brought the bikes up and all they have really done is look good in his garage.....until today. Todays ride more than made up for it as I went on the most scenic ride I have ever experienced. There is a huge network of trails just 5 minutes from his house. Here are some pics.......
This is Brian Merrit. Small world........he works at the bike shop about 100 yds away from Ricky's house........He grew up in OC a few miles away from me and knows many of the same people I grew up with. He moved to to help a church plant. Brian was kind enough to be the bike tour guide
This was the first view point about a mile into the ride
Here's the a sample of the trail on the way up
Tumalo Falls.....this is the main fall.....amazingly beautiful setting
The trail crossed the water many times. This one was the biggest crossing log and had a rail. We managed to stay mostly dry
One of the other 14 falls along the trail!!!!
This section of trail rose the heart rate a bit
Towards the top......Mt Bachelor in the background. We did get into a couple areas of snow along the way.
Ricky took his first substaintial fall.....love the attitude......he'll fit right in
So one thing is for sure.......altitude hurts!
Another thing for sure.......if you have any thoughts of planning a trip, Bend OR should be a strong consideration. The town is alot like SLO and the scenery is incredible.
Nothing doing tomorrow really, but going fishing on Friday!
Wish I could be involved in the rides/gathering going on there, but not complaining about being here either. Have fun, we'll see you next week.
Levi
I have been in Bend, Oregon all week, visiting Ricky Stilson (AKA - Ricdiculous). He is moving to SLO at the end of the month so we are here for a last hurrah visit and to help get them started on the move effort. He will be joining our crew and jumping in to the riding thing....cant wait!
I brought the bikes up and all they have really done is look good in his garage.....until today. Todays ride more than made up for it as I went on the most scenic ride I have ever experienced. There is a huge network of trails just 5 minutes from his house. Here are some pics.......
This is Brian Merrit. Small world........he works at the bike shop about 100 yds away from Ricky's house........He grew up in OC a few miles away from me and knows many of the same people I grew up with. He moved to to help a church plant. Brian was kind enough to be the bike tour guide
This was the first view point about a mile into the ride
Here's the a sample of the trail on the way up
Tumalo Falls.....this is the main fall.....amazingly beautiful setting
The trail crossed the water many times. This one was the biggest crossing log and had a rail. We managed to stay mostly dry
One of the other 14 falls along the trail!!!!
This section of trail rose the heart rate a bit
Towards the top......Mt Bachelor in the background. We did get into a couple areas of snow along the way.
Ricky took his first substaintial fall.....love the attitude......he'll fit right inSo one thing is for sure.......altitude hurts!
Another thing for sure.......if you have any thoughts of planning a trip, Bend OR should be a strong consideration. The town is alot like SLO and the scenery is incredible.
Nothing doing tomorrow really, but going fishing on Friday!
Wish I could be involved in the rides/gathering going on there, but not complaining about being here either. Have fun, we'll see you next week.
Levi
Friday Coffee Ride / Gavin Payne Le Tour Event
Corner of Broad / Tank Farm around 7:40-7:50. Rolling with big group. I have heard it called Benson's ride...a la Eric Benson from Art's.
9:00ish - Gavin Payne (local realtor extraordainre) is hosting a Tour event at the old Uptown...now Black Horse Cafe on Higuera near Firestone. He does this annually and it usually has a good showing of cyclists, his past and current clients, and friends. Open house setting. Black Horse is very biker friendly too.
I think Friday is the first real showdown between Lance and Alberto. Should be a great stage to watch.
Hope to see some of you there. For ride and/or coffee.
Chad
9:00ish - Gavin Payne (local realtor extraordainre) is hosting a Tour event at the old Uptown...now Black Horse Cafe on Higuera near Firestone. He does this annually and it usually has a good showing of cyclists, his past and current clients, and friends. Open house setting. Black Horse is very biker friendly too.
I think Friday is the first real showdown between Lance and Alberto. Should be a great stage to watch.
Hope to see some of you there. For ride and/or coffee.
Chad
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
TdF Cardio Challenge
Rabbit had a brainchild yesterday. . . .
I'm committed to doing at least 45 minutes of some cardio for every day/stage of the Tour de France . . . biking, running, whatever. On the days they rest, I rest. On the days they ride, I do something for at least 45 minutes.
Here's how its gone for me so far. . . .
Saturday: MTB at Lopez with Jeff Martin at 6:30 AM
Sunday: ran my hilly street for 45 at 3:00 PM
Monday: rode road to Cayucos with Mike Grainger at 6:30 AM
Tuesday: ran my hilly street at 5:10 AM
Wednesday: plan to ride Prefumo to Old Port at 12:15 (see last post)
Lots of the tour still to go. Not too late to jump in. I think Torque is in. Anyone else?
I'm committed to doing at least 45 minutes of some cardio for every day/stage of the Tour de France . . . biking, running, whatever. On the days they rest, I rest. On the days they ride, I do something for at least 45 minutes.
Here's how its gone for me so far. . . .
Saturday: MTB at Lopez with Jeff Martin at 6:30 AM
Sunday: ran my hilly street for 45 at 3:00 PM
Monday: rode road to Cayucos with Mike Grainger at 6:30 AM
Tuesday: ran my hilly street at 5:10 AM
Wednesday: plan to ride Prefumo to Old Port at 12:15 (see last post)
Lots of the tour still to go. Not too late to jump in. I think Torque is in. Anyone else?
Monday, July 6, 2009
Ride Plan: Wednesday Lunch, 07.09.09
Grabbing a new guy, Brian Trapp (he's a tri guy and probably in excellent shape) and heading over Perfumo to Port San Luis on Wednesday. Leaving from downtown at 12:15. Shower available at Grace, if you need it.
Leave a comment, if you think you can make it.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
SB Ride Report
Great ride to Santa Barbara this past week, the second annual SLO/SB ride. Les grand depart (tour talk...) occurred around 6am; myself, Tim, Chad, Ben and Todd took the start energetic and looking forward to a great day riding down the coast. We rode in overcast and drippy skies making our first stop in Guadalupe, we weren't able to stop too long though because Chad kept asking the question "why are we stopping so much and for so long?" From Quadalupe we head south to Black road where we ascended the Casmalia grade, Tim was heard at the summit proclaiming "that wasn't nearly as hard as last year! Let's go guys! Yahoo..." From there we passed the gates of Vandenburg and the rollers into Lompoc where Chad was once again heard saying "are we stopping again??" Starbucks was our host in Lompoc creating a good rest and refueling for the second half of the ride. The sun came out and we slid into each others slipstream, well truth be told we slid into super domestique Todd's slipstream who took pulls for hours at a time! Tim took a short pull at the front (the downhill section into Gaviota) and claimed that he had done the majority of the work all the way from Lompoc. I thought I heard him say "the truth doesn't set you free, pulling on a descent sets you free..." Ha! We off-ramped it into the Gaviota rest stop and by this time Chad looked incensed that we were making our third stop of the day and said "why can't we just keep riding?" We hit the road going south on 101 taking big pulls (actually we all pulled for 4-5 minutes with Todd pulling 15-20 minutes -- dude worked the front!). Ben then took a big pull on the front (his mentor Todd set a huge standard) but when he faded off the front his face had that all to familiar hollow look of pre-bonking. We exited at Hollister/Winchester and took the foothill route into SB, Tim groaned every time we rounded a corner and he saw any level of upward pitch. We hit State St. in downtown SB for our victory entrance, the sun was warm, a light breeze and the ride was done! 111 miles, 19 mph ave. Chad said "let's ride to Camarillo!" everyone else said "let's get off our bikes!" We jumped into the pool/hot tub at the Harbor View Hotel and immediately began to talk about the days events -- good times for sure.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Santa Barbara Ride
A few days out... Who's in, who's out? 6 am leaving time from my house, I'll provide breakfast 5:15-5:45 am for all those who want it -- oatmeal, bagels, yogurt, coffee etc... Bring a small bag with swim suit, towel and a change of clothes for the trip home and Karen will bring it down. Ride will be 110 miles, food refueling in Lompoc (bring a few bucks...). Ride will end at the Santa Barbara wharf. Ciao
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
5:30 Torque's House - Thursday Dairy Creek
Meet at my house at 5:30 for Pick-n-Shovel / Dairy Creek. Done by 8:00.
No lights.
No lights.
Friday, June 5, 2009
July 1 SLO to Santa Barbara
Building on the ride Tim, Steve and I did last July we will be doing this again this year! Leaving from my house @ 6:00 am following Hwy 1 to Lompoc - Gaviota - Goleta - Santa Barbara Wharf. I'll be staying over night in SB but Tim (and others?) will be coming back on the 5:3o pm Amtrak train. Bring a change of clothes to my house at the start and my wife will bring it to SB so you have a change of clothes for the return trip on the train. Pack a swim suit if you want to jump into the hotel pool and hot tub (really sweet after a long time in the saddle). We will have a pizza feast when we get there at a local pizzeria (another sweet thing after a long ride!)
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