Country Club-Da Vall-Ramon-Washington

Ran out of work at work again, but what a great day for a ride.

Finished Cycle: Nov 6, 2012, 10:05:17 AM
Route: New Route
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Ride Time: 2:07:20
Stopped Time: 19:36
Distance: 29.34 miles
Average: 13.82 mph
Fastest Speed: 25.19 mph
Ascent: 333 feet
Descent: 378 feet
Calories: 1901

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Real Estate Ride

Finished Cycle: Oct 20, 2012, 9:28:50 AM
Route: Real Estate 2
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Ride Time: 1:32:39
Stopped Time: 8:03
Distance: 22.55 miles
Average: 14.60 mph
Fastest Speed: 29.81 mph
Behind Best Ride: 0:56
Ascent: 462 feet
Descent: 415 feet
Calories: 1478

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Portola-Mesa View Ride

TEMP = 73F, Nice!!

Finished Cycle: Oct 13, 2012, 10:07:50 AM
Route: Portala- Mesa View
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Ride Time: 1:52:04
Stopped Time: 11:10
Distance: 24.18 miles
Average: 12.95 mph
Fastest Speed: 30.67 mph
Ahead of Best Ride: 8:28
Ascent: 817 feet
Descent: 796 feet
Calories: 1530

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Worked 2 Big Wheel Tours this week too. Hike in Indian Canyons and bike down thru Box Canyon. Nice bunch of Canadians.

Monday am ride.

Office ran out of work again so I took a short ride while it was still cool.

Warner Trail to Hwy 111 to Cook St to Varner Road and home. Watch for cars dropping off in the bike lane at Palm Desert HS on Cook.

Finished Cycle: Oct 1, 2012, 8:32:48 AM
Route: New Route
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Ride Time: 1:14:42
Stopped Time: 8:28
Distance: 17.27 miles
Average: 13.87 mph
Fastest Speed: 26.13 mph
Ascent: 281 feet
Descent: 268 feet
Calories: 1123

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Commuting to Work

Now the the mornings are cooler I've started commuting to work by bike. Upper 70s in the am (2.5 miles) but still triple digits on the ride home (4 miles). It's good to have a pool.

Ordered straight handlebars and brake levers for my 1978 Peugeot road bike. The old brake levers broke and I don't need a drop bar. Maybe aluminum 700c wheels later.

Finished Cycle: Sep 22, 2012 9:48:22 AM
Route: Portala- Mesa View
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Ride Time: 2:02:01
Stopped Time: 11:36
Distance: 25.46 miles
Average: 12.52 mph
Fastest Speed: 40.34 mph
Behind Best Ride: 1:29
Ascent: 738 feet
Descent: 727 feet
Calories: 1625

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Ride to Lake Cahuilla County Park

Finished Cycle: Sep 8, 2012 9:16:46 AM
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Ride Time: 1:56:52
Stopped Time: 13:21
Distance: 27.26 miles
Average: 14.00 mph
Fastest Speed: 37.90 mph
Ascent: 176 feet
Descent: 216 feet
Calories: 1810

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Face meets asphalt.

I've been a slacker since crashing Aug. 20 but all better now. We have concrete cross gutters at street intersections. Still not sure why. Came around a corner and the tire slid on the slick concrete then stopped sliding when I hit asphalt. Bike is ok, helmet is trash and the face healed in about a week.

I've updated the 100 and 50 mile route maps on my site for the Tour de Palm Springs. This year's Century route travels a couple of very busy streets, Washington St and Monterey Ave. They both have three lanes of traffic each way and 50 mph posted speeds. Each will also require the cyclists to make a left hand turn so be very careful.

82 F here this morning at 5am but the sky is clear. Hope the monsoonal flow is done and the humidity drops back to the low teens. Humid and 100F make for tough riding.

North Side Ride

Finished Cycle: Jul 19, 2012 7:28:54 AM
Route: North Side 13
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Ride Time: 54:12
Stopped Time: 1:28
Distance: 13.00 miles
Average: 14.39 mph
Fastest Speed: 24.71 mph
Ahead of Worst Ride: 0:06
Ascent: 58 feet
Descent: 47 feet
Calories: 950

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Portola-Mesa View Ride

Fancy gates.

Another project unfinished.

Finished Cycle: Jul 17, 2012 8:53:21 AM
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Ride Time: 2:04:32
Stopped Time: 15:23
Distance: 26.76 miles
Average: 12.89 mph
Fastest Speed: 41.98 mph
Ascent: 743 feet
Descent: 795 feet
Calories: 1669

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Finished Cycle: Jul 16, 2012 7:55:50 AM
Route: Real Estate Ride
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Ride Time: 1:31:14
Stopped Time: 9:51
Distance: 21.91 miles
Average: 14.41 mph
Fastest Speed: 39.46 mph
Ascent: 275 feet
Descent: 305 feet
Calories: 1448

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Joe Redmond, La Quinta Cove

Finished Cycle: Jul 6, 2012 9:09:17 AM
Route: La Quinta Cove
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Ride Time: 2:05:51
Stopped Time: 27:05
Distance: 28.70 miles
Average: 13.69 mph
Fastest Speed: 40.65 mph
Ascent: 600 feet
Descent: 572 feet
Calories: 1932

Short, flat ride before the heat kicks in. Very little traffic. Just shy of 19 miles. Mostly north of I-10, cross under on Ave 44, back over on Monroe.
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Portola - Mesa View ride today, but also tried meandering thru some of the quite neighborhoods along the way. Leisurely ride. http://j.mp/MIE1YE

Mesa View Ave. just off Portola Drive, Palm Desert, CA.

One of the nice homes along Joshua Road, Rancho Mirage, CA.

Road out Ave 38, over to Ave 44 to Dillon. Turned at truck stop and went thru Fantasy Springs parking lot. Stop to fix a flat. Terrible section of Dillon road and also from the truck stop to the casino grounds. Avoid if possible.

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Short ride today, its going to get hot. Modified "Real Estate Ride". Out Country Club to Morningside Drive. North across Frank Sinatra to Sunny Lane to Da Val. Right on Gerald Ford. Across I-10 at Cook to Varner Rd, turn onto Ave 38 and head home. Work being done on Morningside. County crews removing sand dune encroaching on Ave 38.

Finished Cycle: Jun 27, 2012 9:07:15 AM
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Ride Time: 1:33:10
Stopped Time: 31:43
Distance: 21.18 miles
Average: 13.64 mph
Fastest Speed: 29.22 mph
Ascent: 233 feet
Descent: 267 feet
Calories: 1324

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I should have entered this last Friday. Went for a mountain bike ride with Gary and Jim on a trail that was the old highway to Big Bear. Rode up for about 3 hours. First mountain bike ride in many years so it was a slow grind in low gear but I made it to the top. The guys were patient enough with me to wait at several spots along the trail. The weather was great, in the 70s, in contract to our temp in the desert. Awesome ride back down the trail. It only took us about 45 minutes to get back down. Here's a link to the map of the ride:  http://bicyclepalmsprings.com/MtnBike/AngelusOaks.html

Time to get real serious about shedding 20 pounds.

Today's Ride

Finished Cycle: Jun 25, 2012 9:56:07 AM
Route: New Route - Jefferson to the circle - Cook St
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Ride Time: 2:26:02
Stopped Time: 1:02:37
Distance: 30.63 miles
Average: 12.59 mph
Fastest Speed: 22.00 mph
Ascent: 437 feet
Descent: 469 feet
Calories: 2148