Road Ride Report just another wednesday in OC

since the weather is a little cooler and i was home by 2pm from class i thought it would make the perfect day for some riding. Whats lame was about 4 miles out i got a phantom flat and used 2 co2's since the bead did not seat correctly the first time and the tube was ready to pop out... had to deflate and use another co2. after that fiasco, i returned home to pick up 2 more co2's and grab my frame pump.. i headed back out and ventured down bushard and over to warner towards pch. made it to bolsa chica and cruised around a bit past sunset beach.. turned around and cruised down a side street along the beach shecking out the houses, noogs and the like.. i ventured further down the MUP that parallels PCH and the coast.. bolsa chica was not too busy, but i did finally figure out where that dog beach was.. its just north of beach blvd. on pch if you didn't know.. the closer i got to main, the more and more people were there.. mainly a younger crowd, those high school and college students that have not started yet... did some frothin, along the boardwalk and refilled my bottle. return trip was pretty uneventful... tally is a little over 30 miles and travel time was about two hours...

tried out some drop bars on the bike that i picked up from carl, i think with some tweaking around it will work out ok.. i need a diff stem..

crazy house on that street i was cruisin down



boardwalk paceline



lifeguard towers at bolsa chica



bolsa chica preserve









HB pier

 

i rode home from work today if that counts not nearly as scenic as your ride but got some road miles down.

 

We were on the same pth last Sunday.
Dam,Nam, you're getting closer to SD Yeti and Allison in your picture taking.

 

nam - best post of your's in a while. nice pics!! btw- is "phatom flat" what u young guys call whip-its

 

as long as you are riding dood! :bang: how far is your commute? have you seen a difference in how strong you are on the mtn bike yet?

i wouldn't quite put myself in that class yet but i thank you for the compliment. :beer:

 

that castle looking house is pretty wild! I wonder if they have a dungeon... :-k

 

yup i'm tracking my progress on my 305 and there are days where i feel like im going slow, but when i look at the data my pace and time is better/faster than the previous ride on the same route. So it's cool to see the improvements.

My commute is 17 miles each way w/ the ride home being all uphill w/ a good climb at the end.

Having a HRM is great too to keep an eye on myself before i blow up LOL

AND YES!!! Mtn biking has become something new for me now...i recently cleaned cholla middle ring on my 29'er something that i didnt/couldnt do before...in fact i did the entire ridge in middle...so i have to start trying to climb mathis now

 

thats good man, i noticed myself pushing harder gears on the mtn bike and middle ringing up climbs... i usually am in granny gear before the climb even starts :lol:

 

who would have thunk it Neil was right bout road riding LOL plus you get to wear sexy nut huggers LMAO

 

This is Neil your talking about, he could probably ride a half pipe on a skateboard missing 3 wheels if he wanted to.. :lol:

I am still looking into getting a road bike to join you guys! Don't know how soon it will actually be though. #-o

 

definitely need to look into getting a roadie Gary

and yes Neil is quite the fart smella ... i mean smart fella

 

i look forward to seeing you next bike build gary... now if you will ride it is another story :lol:

 

Did you drink any Budweiser on yore ride?

 

Nice pics Nam. Thanks for sharing.

 

haha your cold as ice Nam!

I actually just saw the trailer for NWD9 and I think I'm ready to do some more crashing on the big bike again.

The Road bike has been in the back of my mind for a while now though, just looking for a good time to commit. Maybe if a deal comes along.

The question is whether or not I'm up to shaving my legs.

haha what if I just wear spandex pants?

 

winter time you just might have to wear the longer leggings

 

Just to clarify, the official Dog Beach is actually north of Goldenwest, along the cliffs, with the main section being near Seacliff.

For other encounters with coastal wildlife, try the Newport Peninsula, also known as Cougar Beach.

 

ahhh yes thank you for the clarification... i must have been too busy sheckin out the noogs