Monday, June 29, 2009
Road Closed
The electronic sign was flashing this message tonight: Glendora Mountain Road and Glendora Ridge Road closed July 2, 2009 to July 6, 2009.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Been there. Done that.
It was a perfect day for Jason to achieve his long standing goal of riding to Mt. Baldy Village.
Getting there:
On top of the world:
View from Cow Saddle:
My count for riding to the Village: 4.
Getting there:
On top of the world:
View from Cow Saddle:
My count for riding to the Village: 4.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wednesday Ride
The new bike rode smooth. The new bike rode fast. Hapiness was smashing a time trial time by two minutes. The graphs overlap!
But I was not fast enough to keep in front of these guys.
Shown Matt, James, Darrel, myself.
Ron has a need for speed. Correction: Ron and his partner posted this record downhill speed on Esperanza, La Verne riding a tandem bicycle.
But I was not fast enough to keep in front of these guys.
Shown Matt, James, Darrel, myself.
Ron has a need for speed. Correction: Ron and his partner posted this record downhill speed on Esperanza, La Verne riding a tandem bicycle.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
What a difference a day makes
The morning started off similar to Saturday's grey cold wet clouds, however the sun burst through the marine layer to give us a great Father's Day!
The maiden voyage of my newly acquired Specialized Ruby Expert Triple. Well third time is a charm. First time, I didn't have the Polar CS600 updated for CS Speed Sensor (WIND) and circled back from Sierra Madre and Glendora Mountain Road. Second time I had a record for half the SDSR. I cut the ride short for a fitting appointment at Incycle. Bill, in his mechanic role gets kudos for having adjusted the bike saddle spot on. Third time up GMR, I slacked off with the heat. It was 85F. The wind was blowing big time. Most likely the reason the clouds are gone.
Happiness is a new bike.
Met Pittsburgh Rick on my way down who was visiting family.
The maiden voyage of my newly acquired Specialized Ruby Expert Triple. Well third time is a charm. First time, I didn't have the Polar CS600 updated for CS Speed Sensor (WIND) and circled back from Sierra Madre and Glendora Mountain Road. Second time I had a record for half the SDSR. I cut the ride short for a fitting appointment at Incycle. Bill, in his mechanic role gets kudos for having adjusted the bike saddle spot on. Third time up GMR, I slacked off with the heat. It was 85F. The wind was blowing big time. Most likely the reason the clouds are gone.
Happiness is a new bike.
Met Pittsburgh Rick on my way down who was visiting family.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Wet Ride
"Better to be two minutes slower and alive to ride tomorrow."
With a hot Wednesday ride searing in my brain, the marine layer was a cool respite, lulling the wistful into thinking that the sun would break through or the ability to ride high enough to get above the clouds. Foolish me bringing more water than warmth. Fork plus was on my mind. I had time and inclination to go farther.
The clouds grew thicker and closed in tighter, as Jason and I wound our way along the hill. Matt joined us briefly with a first hand weather report. Wet. The road with a layer of moisture was dry 45 minutes earlier.
Under the tree at the shed there was a dry spot to sit. A pair of cyclists who road Highway 39 up "Little GMR" stopped for a moment. The traffic was heavier in the canyon. Noticing the unusual manufacturer of the other cyclist's bike "Townsend", he explained it was his own custom build. Neat.
Visibility on the way down was very poor. Water was actively pinging the glasses. The white line of the edge of the road delineated between road and not road. Braille riding. Familiar curves, and bumps in the road guided us down. We stopped several times to wipe the glasses clear. A pair of motorcycles passed us near the first saddle, the hot exhaust was a warm welcome as the thin jacket now moist provided little comfort.
Riders with less protection passed us by. Jason took to alerting those going up it only got worse!
The last downhill before the bottom of Monroe, three deer were on the road. Amazingly fast they bounded up the steep hillside, disappearing into the brush.
It was good to get home. Wipe off the bike and take a short warm shower.
In late breaking news, Matt captured how not to park your car on Glendora Mountain Road. Location near Newman's point.
With a hot Wednesday ride searing in my brain, the marine layer was a cool respite, lulling the wistful into thinking that the sun would break through or the ability to ride high enough to get above the clouds. Foolish me bringing more water than warmth. Fork plus was on my mind. I had time and inclination to go farther.
The clouds grew thicker and closed in tighter, as Jason and I wound our way along the hill. Matt joined us briefly with a first hand weather report. Wet. The road with a layer of moisture was dry 45 minutes earlier.
Under the tree at the shed there was a dry spot to sit. A pair of cyclists who road Highway 39 up "Little GMR" stopped for a moment. The traffic was heavier in the canyon. Noticing the unusual manufacturer of the other cyclist's bike "Townsend", he explained it was his own custom build. Neat.
Visibility on the way down was very poor. Water was actively pinging the glasses. The white line of the edge of the road delineated between road and not road. Braille riding. Familiar curves, and bumps in the road guided us down. We stopped several times to wipe the glasses clear. A pair of motorcycles passed us near the first saddle, the hot exhaust was a warm welcome as the thin jacket now moist provided little comfort.
Riders with less protection passed us by. Jason took to alerting those going up it only got worse!
The last downhill before the bottom of Monroe, three deer were on the road. Amazingly fast they bounded up the steep hillside, disappearing into the brush.
It was good to get home. Wipe off the bike and take a short warm shower.
In late breaking news, Matt captured how not to park your car on Glendora Mountain Road. Location near Newman's point.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday with Bill
Nice Morning for a ride. Getting out before 8 am the temperature was 62F. Two hours later it was 83F. There quite a few others out early, walking, jogging, biking, and riding horses. View larger image to get the glassiness of the lake.
Photo by Bill.
Photo by Bill.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Warm Wednesday
The sun was out today. It warmed to 86F by mid afternoon. Although a humid day, the SDSR portion was shady enough. The head winds were quite strong, vastly different than indoor conditions. The section from First Saddle to Newman's beat down on the body. The coolness of shade was a pleasant respite. Rode to top of Monroe. It's been a long while since I have seen Baldy.
The left knee complained through out the ride. Respite came by getting out the saddle to pedal. The seat should be checked since it's encounter with the pavement on Sunday. Overall a good ride and the SDSR time was better than expected with a time of 33:30 with strong winds.
It was warm out...
The left knee complained through out the ride. Respite came by getting out the saddle to pedal. The seat should be checked since it's encounter with the pavement on Sunday. Overall a good ride and the SDSR time was better than expected with a time of 33:30 with strong winds.
It was warm out...
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