Ride Reports

Jon on December 2nd, 2010

Rather than joining in the Black Friday fray last weekend, the wife and I set off on a three-day bike camping adventure. Here’s the route. Friday morning, still slow and groggy from the Thanksgiving festivities the night before, we loaded up our bikes with camping gear and headed east through the SGV to the San [...]

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Jon on November 10th, 2010

It was another awesome weekend on the bike. I found out late Thursday night that SoCalCross was having a weekend of cyclocross racing practically in my backyard. Their UCI Weekend #2 event was happening in Griffith Park next to the Greek Theater, the first officially sanctioned bike racing event held there since… ever? I had [...]

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Jon on November 5th, 2010

My plan for Halloween day was to ride a 100 miles to continue my goal of doing a century a month. That didn’t turn out as expected. Sunday morning, I hopped on the bike I’ve dubbed my “Junqapillar.” It’s my poor man’s take on Rivendell’s Hunqapillar. The frame is a Bianchi Project 5, a mid-’90s [...]

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Jon on August 2nd, 2010

Last Monday was my birthday. While returning to work on Mondays is generally disliked, a Monday in the office on one’s birthday is worse. Bronwyn and I opted instead to take the day off and head into the mountains for an S24O. I had been and still am itching for a bike tour since returning [...]

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Jon on August 1st, 2010

This year I’ve challenged myself to do a century a month. Yesterday I squeezed in my July my ride putting me at seven for seven for the year. The route took me from my doorstep along the north side of Griffith Park to Cahuenga to Mulholland to Sepulveda, cutting south to Washington heading into Venice [...]

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