The day started just a hair on the chilly side. Just cool enough to warrant donning both arm and leg warmers, but no rain like last year. Kant and I rolled out of the start with a newbie, to us, guy named Pete and Kevin. Pete seemed to want to…
Month: March 2025
Great way to end a day of traveling to Buellton for tomorrow’s double century. Kant, Caleb, and I set out to spin out the legs a little and make sure the bikes were all ready to go. Before we left I tried to have Garmin generate a quick route for…
Last ride before Planet Ultra’s Solvang Double Century this weekend. I seriously considered commuting on Thursday; however, winds are forecast to be gusting nearly 40 MPH when I would be riding home and that’s no bueno. I’ll take the opportunity to have an extra rest day to prepare for Saturday.…
Another bone standard commute loop in the books. Excited to be able to ride in summer kit and not have to tack on a bunch of layers only to lug them home in a backpack at the end of the day. Took the opportunity to tinker with my Garmin profiles,…
I really should rename this ride to “Hey, why is the distance on my Garmin stuck at 33 miles? Everyone loves a good trilogy.” With Robert going out of town for his daughter’s baby shower, on Tuesday night he asked me to host the weekend’s ride. After some brief conversation…
A solid breakfast commute without much to report. The day started cool and required both arm and leg warmers. The afternoon warmed up nicely and I was allowed to stow both in my backpack for the ride home. Had Moose join in on the breakfast festivities again. New bike fund:…
A rare Wednesday commute which can be attributed to Spring Break. With gnarly winds on Monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday being the first nice day of the week, I figured I’d better quit making excuses not to ride and get out on the bike. I was pleasantly surprised to hook…
Finally a Saturday ride without having to lug Boots around! With today’s ride scheduled to start from the PTs near the intersection of Green Valley Pkwy and Horizon Ridge, I decided to ride the extra loop that Boots and I usually do. I’d heard from Dave and Kant earlier that…
Today was certainly one of those days where I’m really glad I rode despite initial hesitation. I was a little slow getting out the door this morning because I couldn’t decide what to wear. I was seeing temperatures between high 30s near the house to mid 40s down near work.…
Another commute followed by a spicy Tuesday night Adobo ride. For the commute portion of today’s ride I decided to start adding in some Wandrer miles like I used to do in the past. It’s funny that when I do this I find all sorts of interesting ways to get…