Nor Cal
Monday, April 2nd
Hazeldell loop (Approx. 17.5 miles)
Riders: Mark T., Marty, Nate, Chava & Spanky
This month’s ride was supposed to be a north-south link-up, but Mark H’s late, sudden, and mysterious injury made us reschedule our trip south for a future date to be determined (sorry Rob, we’ll ride soon). On the positive side though, Nate and his young buddies gave us a glimpse of the future of Team G. Unfortunately, it was a brief glimpse for Mark and me as they continually blasted out of sight. Fortunately, they found a way to occupy themselves as they waited for the old farts.
Chava had a bike with 29” tires, putting him roughly three inches ahead per revolution over the rest of us. He is a racer, so he’s pretty fast, but the gods cooled his ass down a bit with a flat tire just a little over half way through the ride (seems the shop that prepped his bike forgot to put in a rim liner).
No one came off their bike, weather was good and the ride was beauty. Afterward, we went back and had homemade chile verde and beers, with Mexican pastry being as close to doughnuts as we came.
