29 June 2013

Solo ride

Since it was going to be a very hot day, I rode along the coast, where it was cooler. I started up Hwy 1, where there was some headwind, but not that much. The speed sign just south of Davenport registered 28-29 mph as I went by. I continued past Davenport and turned right at Swanton and took it the other end, then turned left and headed back on Hwy 1 with a tailwind. I didn't get a reading on the speed sign just north of Davenport, since there was a stream of car traffic pegging it at 46-48 mph. From my GPS data, I was probably going 25-26 mph at that point. Also, I hit around 45 mph on the descent to Scott Creek. While it had been comfortably cool, it was quite warm for the return to Santa Cruz and the final climb up Western.