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
Route: New Route
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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

Signed up for the Metric Century at Cycle Fest. The route went up 1000 Palms Canyon, 5 miles up hill. Temp hit the mid to high 90's. Got up the hill but it drained all the energy out of me. Started cramping when I got down to the flat part and cut the ride short. Only did 50 miles. Totally whipped at the end.

Prepared ride maps for the Desert Recreation District's "Cycle Fest 2011" event to be held Oct. 21-22.

New front derailleur

The spring stop broke on the front derailleur on my trusty Motobecane and it's been a week without a ride. I take that back, I did take an old 10 speed out but it was no fun at all!

Received my new derailleur in the mail yesterday and put it on this morning. Went out for a spin on my 15 mile hill route and all is good. Mid 70's this morning and the usual wind held off until the afternoon.