 1 Thursdays, Magee Park, 8:30 a.m. |
 2 Dan(floro green jersey) greets riders at MaGee Park before start. About 12 riders left Carlsbad at 8:30. |
 3 Hwy 101 and Carlsbad beach was lookin good, even if the fog hung around most of the day. |
 4 Riders regroup at Swami's Beach and pick up several more riders. Lots of "bull" flying around here now. |
 5 Swami's Beach is lookin good in this view South. Still overcast along the coast. |
 6 Riders gather around Larrys new sleek ultra-lite white Pinarello. One sleek fast ride there! |
 7 Bob Marley II often performs to his music at Swami's Beach. He has goodies to buy if you need it too! |
 8 Ben(wearing classic NCCC Jersey) follows riders along Hwy. 56 bike path as it winds toward Poway. |
 9 Dan and Sam lead riders up newly opened road northward off the bike path. |
 10 Back in Carlsbad, even the fast seagull(left) couldn't escape my quick $10 VistaQuest Keychain camera! |
 11 Larry shows us his nice new super light carbon Pinarello at Swami's Beach stop. |
 12 Ben in retro club jersey doesn't look happy leading out Dale and Alan. Nothing a Tums won't fix! |
 13 Eric blows past a SDBC club rider climbing up the outside Torrey Pines hill. |
 14 Joe looks relaxed riding up the Torrey Pines inside route. |
 15 Tom, jersey open, looks like he's ready for some beach action! |
 16 Dale was gassed last week, today he climbed like bird! What's in your bottles Dale? |
 17 Yes, Alan, you are going in the right direction for the Coffee Shop! |
 18 Joe shows Larry and Tom what 16" of calf muscle should look like. Keep workin boys! |
 19 Ahhh! LaJolla Cove looks real good about now. Time for a dip? |
 20 riders met at MaGee Park. Sam(l) explains the advantages of sew-up tires and how fast they are. |
 21 Sam has flat in San Onofre State Park. No problem, he carries a spare sew-up! Other riders continue on. |
 22 See guys, I changed that tire in record time. This spare sticks right to the rim. Now for some air..." |
 23 "Thanks for your brand new pump, Alan. Just a few more...OH NO, I broke the stem!" |
 24 Thanks to some sufer dudes who skipped work, Alan borrowed some pliers and Sam fixed it up in 40 minutes! |
 25 John and Sam relax at Dana Point. The big group had left with a broken spoke problem on one Univega. |
 26 Alan's watch shows 12:15. "I'm tired of pulling these guys all day, where is big Eric when you need him?" |
 27 Eric finally comes to the front, Alan, Sam and John on the Bike path heading back. However, by now we had a big tail wind! |
 28 Joe preps up for the ride at MaGee Park riding his newer Lamond full carbon. |
 29 William is anxious to start on his classic steel Univega. All he needs now is bottle holders! |
 30 Joe checks his brakes to find the cause of why he feels "gassed" already. The brakes are OK. How about the legs? |
 31 Alan(l), Tom listen to Alex tell the tale of how he sold his boat and bought a new carbon Trek after a breaking his wrist! |
 32 Strong rider Andrea adjusts her Ray-Bans at Swamis Beach while listening to Sam tell some cycling whoppers! |
 33 Sam(r) instructs Jeff on using a hand pump so he doesn't break the stem while inflating. Sam is an expert at this! |
 34 Oops! Jeff tries another tube after breaking the stem on the first tube. Jeff had 3 flats in 30 minutes! Bad rim tape. |
 35 Group rides up the Hwy 56 bike path looking to score some coffee and donuts soon! |
 36 Andrea, Tom and Sam power up the bike path. Marine layer returns to the coast to make riding enjoyable again! |
 37 l to r: Alan, Jim, Joe and Alex discuss if a double caffine will do Joe any good at refilling his tank today! |
 38 Dale(l) dreams of watering grass, while Sam is still in shock by how Andrea blew by him on the bike path! |
