Beautiful story, pics and *PINK* Surly! Definitely makes me envious on a Monday afternoon, but I guess I get to ride home after work (so it is not a total loss).
Thanks for the afternoon boost!
dd,,''
Thanks for the afternoon boost!
dd,,''
Hot Pinos, anyone??
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So I met HW and we carpooled out to Mount Pinos, about 45 min north of his place. The air was clear and it didn't look like it would be too hot up there. We met Doug (aka pacman), for a little 18 mile out and back.
We started climbing, and I immediately felt the altitude, and the fact that all my riding for the previous 2 months has been fixed gear city riding.... the bike just felt foriegn.
Pacman climbing:
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Hollywood following:
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A nice little loose rocky up on a corner:
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We took lots of breaks, so I could gasp like a fish out of water, but we finally got to the top.
The top was gneiss (poor geology humor):
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HW looked grumpy, but pacman looked like he was having fun.
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The view was pretty good too:
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Congrats, you've just done 9 miles of climbing, what are you going to do next??
Go Down Fast.
Lots of tight twisty smooth single track, and some really good rollers to air off of.
Pacman rollin:
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Hollywood rollin:
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We even found a good log pile:
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All in all it was a great ride, even though I was under fed, a tad dehidrated and at altitude. I hur the rest of the day but was to distracted by otherthings to notice, until I got home last night.
We started climbing, and I immediately felt the altitude, and the fact that all my riding for the previous 2 months has been fixed gear city riding.... the bike just felt foriegn.
Pacman climbing:
Hollywood following:
A nice little loose rocky up on a corner:
We took lots of breaks, so I could gasp like a fish out of water, but we finally got to the top.
The top was gneiss (poor geology humor):
HW looked grumpy, but pacman looked like he was having fun.
The view was pretty good too:
Congrats, you've just done 9 miles of climbing, what are you going to do next??
Go Down Fast.
Lots of tight twisty smooth single track, and some really good rollers to air off of.
Pacman rollin:
Hollywood rollin:
We even found a good log pile:
All in all it was a great ride, even though I was under fed, a tad dehidrated and at altitude. I hur the rest of the day but was to distracted by otherthings to notice, until I got home last night.
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Ouch! My apologies. Very nice *PINK* Curtlo!!!! I guess I was a bit hasty in my observation.Manicmtbr said:
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A great ride indeed, the higher we climbed the cooler it got, a great relief from a heat wave.
1. gpsser makes the STIL climb.
2. gpsser and HW at the peak with the San Juaquin Valley about 8000' below.
A great ride indeed, the higher we climbed the cooler it got, a great relief from a heat wave.
1. gpsser makes the STIL climb.
2. gpsser and HW at the peak with the San Juaquin Valley about 8000' below.
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It's the usual story, the best parts of the trail were so much fun we couldn't stop.
I'll do it RSN (Real Soon Now).miles said:
It's the usual story, the best parts of the trail were so much fun we couldn't stop.
cool singletrack and hot fireroads (many pics)
In a nutshell, a small brushfire started in the valley I live in on Saturday. 5+ miles away, no big deal. Woke up Sunday morning to go meet Ken and Doug for the Mt. Pinos ride. Fire is "30% contained" and looking better. I meet Ken, and we carpool up Hwy. 5 to head for smoke-free air. At the end of the ride, I get a call on my cell that the winds have shifted and our neighborhood is now under mandatory evacuation. I tell Ken to hang on for a wild ride home, seeing that we're about an hour away. We blow by the street Ken left his car on and ask him if he'd mind coming to help."No problem" he says. Thanks Ken!
Closer to home we find a police roadblock not letting any cars though. We park the car, drag the bikes out and do a 2.5 mile SS sprint to the house, following fire engines and fire crews in. It's horse country, so lots of trucks w/horse trailers too. We pack up the two other cars with whatever *seems* like it's important (cash, pink jersey, condoms, "The Office" DVD, mullet wig, 6 pack of Dead Guy Ale and every f*cking bike and bike part I can cram into or on top of the car - incl. the 2 we just rode in with). My mom and brother-in-law are all grabbing stuff and packing cars as well. Last to go is the two cats in cat carriers.
from the high-speed run home:
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Home:
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Priorities!!!!
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People & horses out, engines in.
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Air support
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Oh yeah - almost forgot that we went on a ride earlier that day!
Ken aka gpsser climbs into the woods...
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Doug's sanded down, full-sussy, i-Drive'd singlespeed with Boone ti cog & chainring and 5th Element shock.
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While Ken changes a flat, I note the irony in his choice of stickers
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Group shot at the summit @ 8900'. At this point I have no idea about the chaos breaking out back home. "Great day - huh guys? How 'bout some lunch?" Not.
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We were allowed to return home late last night. A very bizarre coupla days indeed. No houses burned, and big props to the firefighters that came from all over and worked endlessly day & night. I talked to some of them and these guys were almost sleepwalking they were so exhausted.
HW
PS - Official cause of the fire was: A red-tail hawk flew into some power lines, fireballed, and dropped to the dry brush below. 6,000 acres later, we got to go home. Crazy.
Well THAT was an interesting 48 hrs....gpsser said:
In a nutshell, a small brushfire started in the valley I live in on Saturday. 5+ miles away, no big deal. Woke up Sunday morning to go meet Ken and Doug for the Mt. Pinos ride. Fire is "30% contained" and looking better. I meet Ken, and we carpool up Hwy. 5 to head for smoke-free air. At the end of the ride, I get a call on my cell that the winds have shifted and our neighborhood is now under mandatory evacuation. I tell Ken to hang on for a wild ride home, seeing that we're about an hour away. We blow by the street Ken left his car on and ask him if he'd mind coming to help."No problem" he says. Thanks Ken!
Closer to home we find a police roadblock not letting any cars though. We park the car, drag the bikes out and do a 2.5 mile SS sprint to the house, following fire engines and fire crews in. It's horse country, so lots of trucks w/horse trailers too. We pack up the two other cars with whatever *seems* like it's important (cash, pink jersey, condoms, "The Office" DVD, mullet wig, 6 pack of Dead Guy Ale and every f*cking bike and bike part I can cram into or on top of the car - incl. the 2 we just rode in with). My mom and brother-in-law are all grabbing stuff and packing cars as well. Last to go is the two cats in cat carriers.
from the high-speed run home:
Home:
Priorities!!!!
People & horses out, engines in.
Air support
Oh yeah - almost forgot that we went on a ride earlier that day!
Ken aka gpsser climbs into the woods...
Doug's sanded down, full-sussy, i-Drive'd singlespeed with Boone ti cog & chainring and 5th Element shock.
While Ken changes a flat, I note the irony in his choice of stickers
Group shot at the summit @ 8900'. At this point I have no idea about the chaos breaking out back home. "Great day - huh guys? How 'bout some lunch?" Not.
We were allowed to return home late last night. A very bizarre coupla days indeed. No houses burned, and big props to the firefighters that came from all over and worked endlessly day & night. I talked to some of them and these guys were almost sleepwalking they were so exhausted.
HW
PS - Official cause of the fire was: A red-tail hawk flew into some power lines, fireballed, and dropped to the dry brush below. 6,000 acres later, we got to go home. Crazy.
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However...
you *may* want to try this little quiz and see how things "come out".
xoxo,
HW
Hey nothing wrong with admitting you like another man's hair on a public internet forum, I'm cool with that and can appreciate your opinion.jasonwa said:
However...
you *may* want to try this little quiz and see how things "come out".
xoxo,
HW
hey , i guess i should have PM you the hair message huh? Would that have been less gay or more ?Hollywood said:Hey nothing wrong with admitting you like another man's hair on a public internet forum, I'm cool with that and can appreciate your opinion.
However...
you *may* want to try this little quiz and see how things "come out".
xoxo,
HW
For your entertainment- I took the quiz. It said i was bi. They said they were 35 to 45% sure. I told them they were wrong.
I love woman of all races. Especially ones that ride bikes. It doesnt even matter what they look like or how old they are(NOt referring to very young ones). But i am married anyway. I guess i should try to get her to ride a bike.
I hope he takes no offense, but the guy you are standing next too in the last picture is standing a little funny.
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