Bike Rides & Training

Jorge: I just want to say thanks for letting me ride with you guys! !RIDE HARD! :) (01/30/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 9) Monday 01/30/12
67 mi w/Ron&Dixie, B, and Jorge
Rode from R&D's in Upland
Down Baseline, Foothill, SR39, Sierra Madre to the SGRT.
Then down the river trail to the Whittier Narrows dam.
Reversed route and rode back to R&D's.
R&D were on the tandem, a good draft machine.
Great day, fast spin, good friends.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

The Group on Santa Fe Dam

YaHooie

B, Ron&Dixie, RayClone, Jorge
(01/30/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 8) Saturday 01/28/12
45 mi w/ Newhall Bicycle Co (8 riders)
A fast spin up to LACO Fire Camp 9.
Rode a bunch of bicycle trails in Santa Clarita to Placerita Cyn.
Up Placerita Cyn Rd to Little T Cyn Rd, and Forest Route 3N17 to Camp 9.
LACO Fire Camp 9 is at 34.352983 -118.410333
There is a Nike Missile site here also.
Watched a Fire Helicopter land.
Then reversed Route and took Placerita Cyn Rd back to Newhall.
Beautiful, clear day with mild wind. Fun Stuff!
YaHooie
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Entrance to Camp 9

Helicopter landing

The Group
(01/28/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 7) Wednesday 01/25/12
108 mi w/Ron
After a week of not riding, I was ready for some miles.
We rode from Vons Claremont out Baseline, Foothill
over to the beginning of the Rio Hondo Bike Trail.
Then down the RHBT and LART to Long Beach harbor.
Ate lunch in Belmont Shore, then continued to the SGRT.
Rode the SGRT up to Sierra Madre and back Foothill, Baseline to Claremont.
Crystal clear and warm, another great summer like day in January.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Long Beach harbor

Route
(01/26/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Wednesday 01/18/12
79 mi w/B, Ron, and Gary - Team Ridge Riders GRRR
Rode from El Encanto park in Duarte.
To the Rio Hondo Bike Trail to the Los Angles River Trail to Long Beach.
Ate lunch at Dogz Bar & Grill - Yum good food.
Rode back on the San Gabriel River Trail to El Encanto Park.
Great Day / Great Ride
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Avast Matey ~ There be Pirates

Route

Queen Mary
(01/19/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Saturday 01/14/12
40 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Company (9 riders)
Rode Soledad Cyn to Sand Cyn to Little Tujunga cyn roads.
Reversed direction at the high point and came back Placerita Cyn rd.
Nice day, cool temp, good climbing weather, about 4000 ft. of climbing.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

RayClone,  Jorge, Gary, Nacho, Roger in front

Route
(01/15/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 4) Wednesday 01/11/12
66 mi W/Ron and Gary
Rode from Vons Claremont Baseline, Foothill, and was on way up to Sierra Madre.
Where Ron experienced a mechanical failure.
His front derailleur cable broke.
So we detoured down to Grand and the I-210 the closest bike shop.
Got it fixed and continued back up to Sierra Madre & SR39, then to the SGRT.
Rode the SGRT until the repaving detour on Peck Rd.
Took surface streets over to the beginning of the  North Rio Hondo Trail,
the other side of the Whittier Narrows and another flood gate on this side.
Had a snack, turned around and retraced our route back to Claremont.
Nice day, good ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Turned around at west side of Whittier narrows.  flood gates here also.

Look at the size of that bicycle type roller chain on the flood gate!
(01/11/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 3) Monday 01/09/12
60 mi w/Ron and Gary
Another great summer like January day.
Rode from Corona (Green River Rd) down the SART to Huntington Beach.
John and Eden rode the last 8 mi to the Beach with us.
Rested and snacked at Huntington then returned.
A fast spin we had favorable winds both down and on the return trip.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Huntington turnaround

John, Eden, Gary, Ron
(01/09/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 2) Saturday 01/07/12
40 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (15 riders)
Rode from the shop on the bike trails to the Old Ridge Route.
Climbed the Ridge Route to Templin Hwy.
This is normally a long, but easy climb.
But today, due to some Wizard of OZ winds blowing down the pass,
it was a extreamely hard climb. A Ridge Riders delight...
Then on the way back down, with the winds help, it was a 55+ mph roller coaster ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike


(01/08/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 1) Wednesday 01/04/12
60 mi w/Gary & Ron
Rode from Vons Claremont. Out Baseline/ Foothill/ Sierra Madre to SGRT.
SGRT to a little past Peck Rd in Pico Rivera.
The SGRT is closed here, they are repaving a section between
Peck rd and Whittier Narrows dam.
Turned around when the bike trail turned to dirt and returned.
Anyway it was a beautiful warm, 86 degree, crystal clear January day.
Rode back up the bike trail to The El Encanto turnoff, in Azusa Cyn
 then back down 39 to Sierra Madre.
Stopped at Pepe's Tacos for some lunch, yum, yum, yum..
Then continued back to Claremont.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Gary, RayClone, Ron at Santa Fe Dam

Gary and Ron on the SGRT

YUM  ~ Pepe's for tacos
(01/04/12)

2B: Rode Claremont to montrose ride cool down into Pasadena and back 65mi (01/14/12) (01/15/12)