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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Mandeville Canyon – Westridge Trail
When I had first pulled up to the trail head, I parked on the street in the shade of a tree. I noticed cars parked in a dirt parking area baking in the sun. When I got off the bike to fix the flat, suddenly I realized why that dusty parking lot would have been the wiser choice: it might have taken me a long while to fix the flat, and I’d have a ticket when I got back! They say to look out in front of you as you’re riding a difficult patch rather than to look down so that you can keep going and meet the challenges of the ride. In that same way, I looked out in front of me at that potential ticket and fixed that flat in no time! Continue reading
Posted in Cyclocross, Riding Bicycles
Tagged Mandeville Canyon, Performance Bike, Westridge Trail
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The Continu’tion Of My Evolution
Yesterday I told Kevin, the assistant manager at Performance Bike in Santa Monica, about my “wake up call” in Ladera Ranch. I asked him what kind of bike Danny Macaskill was riding in Industrial Revolution, a video of Macaskill’s bike riding filmed to ”The Wolves” by Ben Howard. This is the first time I have seen Macaskill’s, or anyone’s, dirt (or in this case, iron) jumping. It was phenomenal, and made me want to go out and start working on my jumps! Er…what jumps?! Despite driving the 66 miles to Ladera Ranch, I bailed on the cyclo-skills workshop after calling it quits on the endurance ride, and I didn’t manage to make it to the cyclo skills class in Santa Monica about a mile from where I live this past week, either. But now I’m interested in dirt jumping! Continue reading
Posted in Cyclocross, Riding Bicycles, Training
Tagged Ben Howard, BMX, Chick Flick, Danny Macaskill, Girls BMX, Industrial Revolution, Mongoose, Performance Bike, The Wolves, Women BMX
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Ladera Ranch Grand Prix & Me
I got to the top of a hill on a trail on my ‘cross bike and, while the spirit was willing when I was in the cool of Santa Monica’s flatlands, thinking about this morning’s “endurance ride” as I loaded my bike up for the 60+ mile trip to Ladera Ranch, the flesh was mighty weak in the hot, hot sun on the top of that roller coaster-sized hill! Continue reading
Beach Babes Cycling Classic 2011 – I Won!
That’s when I heard the announcement, “Well, I guess nobody won…” and I shouted out, “What number ticket?!” and they read off my number! I was amazed, and so was my friend Linda who rode with me and the Luna Chix that day. Linda drove us out to Long Beach from Santa Monica and wanted to get home after the ride, but I imposed on her to wait until after the raffle. Continue reading
