2011 Breathless Agony training rides

Lespers Yucaipa ride is on for next weekend. Lots of climbing.

 

Sounds good. Anyone else intrested and I can PM you the starting point. The weather looks better then last week still a little cold but more sunshine.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Yucaipa-Hill-Training
53 miles, 7300 ft

 

only if its on fat tires... so wait this sat is a fat tire training ride with big climbing? when/where? oh snap roadie forum, I've given up road bikes better for my health.

 

Not given up the roadie for health reasons - just having more fun doing BIG LONG dirt rides. I've only been riding my road bike 4 days a week for 10-15 mile lunch rides; no hills but always lots of WIND in Mojave.

 

looks like slappy, me and another friend are in, on this ride as well.. see u guys sat am.

 

new2mtb you have a PM

Jeff^d PM returned

 

I'm in for Saturday, see y'all then!

 

I can't ride this weekend so have a great ride...
Next weekend planning on what looks like a 75 mile dirt loop with ~9K elevation gain if anyone's interested. Not sure of exact mileage or elevation gain but we have gps profiles of half of it and guessing the rest. will start in either Castaic, Lake Hughes, or Sandberg - not sure yet.

 

Looks like we could end up with around 10 riders for this one. Anyone else want to jump in let me know and I'll give you the meeting information.

 

whats on the books for next weekend? racing tomorrow, going long next saturday/sunday.

 

I have the Palm Springs Century

 

Saturday Feb 5th 7:30
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...-Hill-Training
53 miles, 7300 ft
Slappy
Jeff^d
Pain Freak
new2mtb
Lesper4

 

Very tentatively in.

I am a little bit on the sick side of things, but if I feel good in the AM, I will join.

I will be on the very slow side of things, though.

PM me some details?

 

Chris, I'm sick too, last one kept me off the bike for almost 3 weeks. I'm going to try to ride through it this time. I'll PM you the meet and time.Hope you can make it.

 

You guys have fun. Im slavin to the man as always and cant make it.

 

Shut up and get back to work, BOY!

 

Another training ride in the books. Lesper4, Good Ol Slappy, New2mtb, Jeff^d, Eric and I did part of the route today. Well, we did around half of the route. My Garmin had us at 53.1 miles---7100' of climbing----4500 calories burned-----and almost 6 hours of riding. Next week some of us are doing the Dawson Saddle ride (60 to 70 miles with 7400' of climbing) and some others are doing the Palm Springs Century. Feel free to PM me if you want specifics.

 

Mike - which route are you taking to Dawson - up 39 or up lone pine, and are you doing the loop or an out and back? I'm sorta planning a 50 mile 9K dirt loop out near Castaic next weekend if Abui wants to join in; if he doesn't, I'll come out and ride with you guys as long as it's not too early as it takes me an hour or so to get there.

 

David,-Good Ol Slappy (Nick) is setting it up, I just told him I wanted to do it also. I suspect we will probably get a 8 am start and it'll be an out and back. I believe he said we'd climb the 39 but I or he will get back to you on the particulars. Are you doing BA?

 

Thanks Mike - yes I'm reg'd for BA. Hard for me to get away for rides these days though.
I've been enjoying the dirt more than road lately, I guess 'cause I just can't seem to get back up to the old speed on the road bike. 8AM is good for me.