Solo ride report (solo for the first hour anyway):
I showed up about 3 minutes late to Peet's, and spent the next 30
minutes trying to catch up with the Peet's group before an unfortunate
incident on great highway. Things I learned today:
- if you're going to spill, the thick, mushy succulents alongside the
coast are a very comfy crash pad. They may clog up your helmet air
vents, though.
- when a curb grinds all the way through your sidewall, finding an
empty packet of gu to use as a boot is very useful
- how to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on sand-drowned jammed
STI shifters using water from a camelback
- if you step off the pavement with speedplay cleats, you'll spend 5
minutes and another few cups of camelback water clearing the mud out
of them
- show up to Peet's on time
- replaceable rear dérailleur hangers are a good thing
- i do not want a carbon frame
- when looking over your shoulder to find a passing truck to draft,
make a velocity-compensated mental model of your trajectory w.r.t. the
curb first
an educational morning to be sure.
--eric
On Dec 5, 2007 12:24 PM, Mary Hollendoner <maryhollendoner@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 flat on my first SF2G ride last friday
> 2 flats today on my second SF2G ride
> So, should I bring 3 spare tubes with me next week?!
> (and only 1 flat in the previous 1,000 miles on this bike!)
>
> Beautiful ride, thanks for joining, see you next week! (i'll steer clear of
> Jay since my bike tubes seem allergic to him ;o)
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 5, 2007 12:17 PM, Eric Altendorf <ealtendorf@google.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Dec 5, 2007 12:08 PM, Scott Crosby <crosby@google.com> wrote:
> > > ride report distilled: multiple departure points converge like a team of
> > > synchronized swimmers and a new mission-skyline route is christened.
> > >
> > > stephan, lorenzo and yours truly departed ritual @ 6:40 and performed a
> > > difficult rolling rendezvous w/ mary and john deep on mission st. on the
> > > daly city approach vector. right-turn (clyde) at john daly blvd. and a
> > > smooth ride to CA-35/skyline for revdezvous deux with trinh, marius,
> chris
> > > h., daniel, and jay makes 10 for a gorgeously foggy/sunny/slippy ride
> down
> > > the scenic route. at least 3 flats recorded on mary's bike alone I
> hear,
> > > with a couple more for good measure. punctual 10:30 arrival.
> > >
> > > some mediocre photos:
> > >
> > >
> http://picasaweb.google.com/scrosby/SF2GSkylineRoute/photo#s5140577615189532226
> > >
> > > mission dwellers take note: skyline route does not require a 3-mile trip
> > > north to Peet's (mediocre coffee anyway) - just go to ritual and then
> take
> > > mission->john daly->skyline (essentially), much faster and better
> macchiatos
> > > to boot.
> >
> > No dawn surf, though. That's what I ride north for.
> >
> > --eric, who makes his own coffee at home anyhow
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -SC
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Dec 4, 2007 9:17 PM, Daniel Hobe <hobe@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > +1
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 12/4/07, Trinh <rutricky@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Wednesday is supposed to be the only dry day of the week. Anybody
> want
> > > > > to take advantage and ride?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Daniel Hobe <hobe@gmail.com>
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > >
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