Cool story Dav glad you got in a great ride. On Jan 15, 4:08 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have only been on one ride over 20 miles in the last two months , and with > the impending San Diego ride coming up fast, decided it was about time to > put some miles on. I have a wonderful 40 mile loop (March Riv ride > anyone???) with a bunch of climbing, so decided to do that. GREAT weather, > started out at 58F, and went to 75F by the time I was finished up four hours > later. I had tail winds blowing me along at >25mph for one stretch which > was great! Toward the end I detoured onto a local trail (Carraige trail for > any of you folks that have rode out here before) and found that most of it > was covered in silt and debris and a big chunk of it was pretty much gone! > The trail has been there for over 100 years, so this was definitely a > "century storm." > > About a two miles out from home, there was a cyclist sitting by his bike > staring at the back tire which was quite flat. Asked if he needed help and > he jumped up saying "Yes!" A couple other cyclists had already passed him. > He had a CO2 cartridge but no head unit for it. They're not too much good > without one it seems. I pumped up his tire while extolling the virtues of > tire pumps. May have made a convert, who knows :-) > > So great weather, great riding, great bike, great tailwind, viewed storm > damage, advocated for bike pumps. A pretty good day! > > Pics > here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/archives/date-taken/2011/01... > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS
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