June 2009
13 posts
who rides every day
the guilt is overwhelming and i have no one to account to besides myself. not only did i not get up this morning and ride to the beach, but roy emailed and said he was a no go for an afternoon ride. thus giving me ample excuse to bow out of yet another fine afternoon of pedaling.
does anyone ride everyday? really? i mean, i’ve done it for weeks at a time where i’ve had occasion to...
la river approximated →
this is the “la river ride” to long beach. i did it yesterday for like the 4th time.
the map is just an approximation due to the fact that the trail by the river and the beach trail don’t show up on the map and thus can’t be tracked exactly.
things to know -
finding an entrance to the la river is a pain in the ass.
once found, the trail often ends for no reason only to...
ride report (aka i'm so fast)
got up on time today. still didn’t get out the door until 5:30am. i don’t know that it will make more of a difference if i get out between 5 - 5:15 like i want to but…i had to stop one time and that was at la cienega and venice, one of my usual pits.
after not riding yesterday i came out of the gate feeling good. legs made of brute force steel. i didn’t look at the...
topanga or bust →
this ride is one of my favorite. probably because i had used all of my networking prowess and found three other people to go with me. dan, roy, and zak. three of my favorite people.
i was still on the old trek (two days before it got stolen) and had just found an old canny in really good shape for really cheap that i had loaned zak.
i started the ride out by going the wrong way (which i...
who you callin' a... →
punk ass clucking lil’ piece of chicken?
me. i’m calling me a chicken.
the map is to the ride i would be doing right now if i weren’t a clucker.
you see, i work in production. for those of you that have never had the pleasure, sometimes in the world of television and film, you find out you are working on very short notice. for this one, i got the call, said yes, and cleared...
chevy chase is steep and fast →
this was one of my first planned out solo rides. i don’t know when the exact date was but i know i had the day off and it was a tuesday. i’ve been in los angeles for a few years and from looking at maps i knew that chevy chase drive existed but i’d never been on it in a car or on a bike so…who doesn’t love chevy chase?
getting up to foothill blvd wasn’t awful...
objective cycling stats →
interesting stuff. after having two accidents in one month, i began looking for information about injuries vs fatalities etc. cuz everyone says “wear a helmet” which i do, but how often does one have an accident while riding? how often does that accident involve serious injury? how often is that injury head related? you’ll find some of those answers and maybe more if you click...
there's a monster at the end of this ride
first the numbers -
distance = 22.7 (two days in a row? wow this $7 ebay computer is really worth it!)
total miles = 1268 (should i mention that the computer is as new to me as the bike (both replaced when the old bike got stolen on march 17th) thus it doesn’t reflect my actual mileage for the year?)
max = 30.0 mph
average = 19.3 mph
total time = 1:10:39
then the excuses -
set my...
bikeblogs.com →
pasadena to car door
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2901723
this ride was gonna be bad ass. it was almost a month to the day since i got hit and run by the old lady in the cadillac. i’d gotten my $350 dollars from the insurance people and written her a letter to tell her i didn’t hate her but an apology would be nice. i never got one.
this ride was gonna be great! i had it all planned out. i was gonna...
hard to beat
holy crap. as i write this i’m still panting.
when i say today will be hard to beat, i don’t mean that i think i’ve done an amazing job. i mean that i am all but wiped out. i could definitely continue to ride past what i did but i pretty much pushed it to my limit and here is all i got -
distance = 22.7 miles (keep in mind this is the exact same route as yesterday and it says...
almost topanga
i almost took topanga canyon all the way to pch by myself but i “went for the miles” instead. just so you know “going for the miles” is the nice way to say i pussied out of taking the hill alone. it was rainy! jeez.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2899043
stopped once on topanga at a starbucks and got a banana. this crappy program doesn’t like griffith park so...
ride report
just f everyone’s i, this is my “new” training ride. i am not riding anything but this ride until i a) achieve my goal (see below) or b) get married. the fiance is not pleased about my lack of insurance at the moment and i promised her i wouldn’t do my usual 100 milers until i am covered (aka on her policy).
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2898400
i’m not sure if...