Re: [RBW] Ride Report - Santa Monica to Santa Barbara Century

[Keith P.]

Thanks for the kind words Christian! So glad you enjoyed it.

Bill & Patrick - I know the Omata One can be pretty elusive (and very 
pricy). 

I ran into the owner once in a coffee shop here in town and he mentioned 
that they were trying to iron out a new manufacturer and supply chain. 

I would guess that is the cause of their scarcity.

Your best bet would probably be finding one second hand on ebay, 
Craigslist, or offer up . I see them pop up 
from time to time.

k.
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 6:52:40 PM UTC-8 bei...@gmail.com wrote:

> Thanks for a wonderful read and great pics, Keith! The cheering crowds and 
> patient braggart were highlights, but can’t compare with that gorgeous Sam 
> build of yours. The last pic deserves a place on Leah’s “Style on the Bike” 
> thread. Kudos! 
>
> Christian
>
> On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 5:59:42 AM UTC-7 Bill Schairer wrote:
>
>> "Omata One: How does one buy one? I didn't see a "Buy Now" button or a 
>> link to a dealer network."
>>
>> Or even a price?
>>
>> On Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 4:35:06 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:
>>
>>> Two very interesting adaptations. The Racing Basket weighs the same as 
>>> the custom rear rack on my Matthews #1. And getting digital GPS into an 
>>> anaolgue readout is very appealing.
>>>
>>> Omata One: How does one buy one? I didn't see a "Buy Now" button or a 
>>> link to a dealer network.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 2:03 AM Keith Paugh  wrote:
>>>
 ... 

>>>
- The “Racing basket 
” is just a 
Wald basket that they cut down to half height. (I think they look cool)
- The odometer/speedometer is a digital bike computer built into 
analog guts. Omata One  is name. They are so 
rad. Measures speed, time, distance, and elevation gain, and then syncs 
with your phone to record the data. Picked this one up used. 



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Re: [RBW] Ride Report - Santa Monica to Santa Barbara Century

[Christian B-H]

Thanks for a wonderful read and great pics, Keith! The cheering crowds and 
patient braggart were highlights, but can’t compare with that gorgeous Sam 
build of yours. The last pic deserves a place on Leah’s “Style on the Bike” 
thread. Kudos! 

Christian

On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 5:59:42 AM UTC-7 Bill Schairer wrote:

> "Omata One: How does one buy one? I didn't see a "Buy Now" button or a 
> link to a dealer network."
>
> Or even a price?
>
> On Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 4:35:06 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:
>
>> Two very interesting adaptations. The Racing Basket weighs the same as 
>> the custom rear rack on my Matthews #1. And getting digital GPS into an 
>> anaolgue readout is very appealing.
>>
>> Omata One: How does one buy one? I didn't see a "Buy Now" button or a 
>> link to a dealer network.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 2:03 AM Keith Paugh  wrote:
>>
>>> ... 
>>>
>>
>>>- The “Racing basket 
>>>” is just a 
>>>Wald basket that they cut down to half height. (I think they look cool)
>>>- The odometer/speedometer is a digital bike computer built into 
>>>analog guts. Omata One  is name. They are so rad. 
>>>Measures speed, time, distance, and elevation gain, and then syncs with 
>>>your phone to record the data. Picked this one up used. 
>>>
>>>

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Re: [RBW] Ride Report - Santa Monica to Santa Barbara Century

[Bill Schairer]

"Omata One: How does one buy one? I didn't see a "Buy Now" button or a link 
to a dealer network."

Or even a price?

On Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 4:35:06 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:

> Two very interesting adaptations. The Racing Basket weighs the same as the 
> custom rear rack on my Matthews #1. And getting digital GPS into an 
> anaolgue readout is very appealing.
>
> Omata One: How does one buy one? I didn't see a "Buy Now" button or a link 
> to a dealer network.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 2:03 AM Keith Paugh  wrote:
>
>> ... 
>>
>
>>- The “Racing basket 
>>” is just a 
>>Wald basket that they cut down to half height. (I think they look cool)
>>- The odometer/speedometer is a digital bike computer built into 
>>analog guts. Omata One  is name. They are so rad. 
>>Measures speed, time, distance, and elevation gain, and then syncs with 
>>your phone to record the data. Picked this one up used. 
>>
>>

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Re: [RBW] Ride Report - Santa Monica to Santa Barbara Century

[Patrick Moore]

Two very interesting adaptations. The Racing Basket weighs the same as the
custom rear rack on my Matthews #1. And getting digital GPS into an
anaolgue readout is very appealing.

Omata One: How does one buy one? I didn't see a "Buy Now" button or a link
to a dealer network.



On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 2:03 AM Keith Paugh  wrote:

> ...
>
>- The “Racing basket
>” is just a Wald
>basket that they cut down to half height. (I think they look cool)
>- The odometer/speedometer is a digital bike computer built into
>analog guts. Omata One  is name. They are so rad.
>Measures speed, time, distance, and elevation gain, and then syncs with
>your phone to record the data. Picked this one up used.
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Ride Report - Santa Monica to Santa Barbara Century

[Keith Paugh]

Armand - Yup! Looking forward to it.Will we see your Platypus there?Ian, Sally & Ben - Thank you! Very kind of you to say.Chris - Yes. Rode out, and returned home the same day by car.Put together that ride and I’ll take the train up to join you guys! It is beautiful out there.Patrick - I agree. I don’t know if I should be any measure, but I say go for it! I bet New Mexico would have amazing desert routes to map out.The “Racing basket” is just a Wald basket that they cut down to half height. (I think they look cool)The odometer/speedometer is a digital bike computer built into analog guts. Omata One is name. They are so rad. Measures speed, time, distance, and elevation gain, and then syncs with your phone to record the data. Picked this one up used. k.On Feb 2, 2024, at 1:57 PM, Patrick Moore  wrote:odometer/stopwatch/speedometer.



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Re: [RBW] Ride Report - Santa Monica to Santa Barbara Century

[Patrick Moore]

fI forgot to add:

1. Please post photo of "racing basket."

2. Please identify and describe that odometer/stopwatch/speedometer.

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[RBW] Ride Report - Santa Monica to Santa Barbara Century

[Keith P.]

1.27.24

Perhaps excepting an invitation to a Century ride was overly optimistic. I 
haven’t ridden more than 35 miles at once in recent memory - Maybe the 
proposition should have given me pause, but a foolhardy challenge is just 
what we need to feel slightly nervous about from time to time.

The plan was to ride from our homes here in Los Angeles to Santa Barbara on 
a route exactly 100 miles away. A “Pier to Pier” ride, from the Santa 
Monica Ferris Wheel to Stearns Wharf on the other end.

Hugging the coast, we would follow a “mostly” flat course, with about 2,900 
ft of elevation gain over the entire distance. 

Not without any climbing, but predominantly gradual climbing, of short, and 
rolling hills along the Pacific Coast Highway.

It was fun to think about what food to bring for an average of 200 - 300 
calories per hour of riding. 

I tried out Tailwind, a hydration drink mix "with electrolytes and 
calories."

I had two bottles, one with water, and one with Tailwind in them at any 
given time. I definitely think it helped to mix “drinking” calories as well 
as eating them.

Laying everything out the night before my kids were impressed with the 
proposed undertaking. I had to manage expectations and tell them my goal 
was reaching half the distance.

The group met at 4:45 in the morning so we could be on the road by 5:00. 
Most of my cycling friends are younger, more frequent and thus stronger 
riders than I am, and several announced they were now planning to not only 
ride the 100 miles to Santa Barbara, but now also ride back. They laid out 
a brisk pace with brief stops to get them to the finish with ample time for 
their return trip.

[image: IMG_3372.jpg]

Riding early by bike light is always a treat. Devoid of its usual measure 
of traffic, Los Angeles is a different town in the dark, and your required 
level of city-riding spatial vigilance can relax to a pleasant degree. 

It was cool out but not cold, and I took off my riding jacket early on.

I had hemmed and hawed about cutting the zip ties on my racing basket and 
leaving it behind... In the end, I recognized whatever loss in aerodynamics 
was going to be negligible for me, and having a place to shed layers and 
plastic bags of dry roasted peanuts was a welcome convenience.

The stretch of PCH in Santa Monica is one of the few that doesn’t have an 
ample shoulder for bikes to stay out of the right lane. We rode in a 
column, pulling each other along in a stream till we reached the hills at 
Pepperdine University.

I’ve learned I can climb most things if I gear down to where I can keep my 
legs loose, put my head down and not watch how far off the top is. This 
also requires not trying to “keep up,” so I tried to convince my friends 
not to wait and to go on ahead.

They were reluctant, but eventually yielded.

A relief in some ways. I love to chug along and stop whenever I want to 
take pictures or take a break.

[image: IMG_3379.jpg]

Here is where I misread the layout of some concrete barriers and ended up 
having brunch with a steam shovel.


[image: IMG_3384.jpg]

Here is my stop at mile 50 - First goal achieved.


 [image: IMG_3387.jpg]

This patient braggart thought he was going to get some of my granola bar.

He did not. 

The family wasn't scheduled to leave home and collect me for some time, so 
I figured I would, as casually as I pleased, keep covering ground until 
they did.

I took a wrong turn in Oxnard, ran out of water, and ran into a headwind 
that almost did me in for the day.

[image: IMG_3389.jpg]

Eventually I found a gas station and a tailwind, and after a breakfast 
burrito for lunch, thought I would ride at least as far as the wind was 
willing to push me. With swept back bars it's easy to sit tall, or stand 
and turn yourself into a sail. I was quickly back on track with little loss 
of time and marginal additional distance.

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