21 August 2010

Solo ride

It was overcast and breezy and I hadn't ridden all week due to a mild fever and cough, so I headed out for a short ride. I went up Graham Hill, where there was heavy car traffic. The sun came out just a little ways up the hill. Then down to Felton, and up Felton-Empire and returning down Empire Grade.

14 August 2010

Solo ride

It was cool and overcast when I started up the coast. I headed up Bonny Doon Rd, and the sun started coming out when I got to Smith Grade. I continued up Pine Flat to Empire Grade and headed down. It was sunny, but cool, the rest of the way.

8 August 2010

Solo ride

It was overcast and cool, and my hip was flaring up. The roads were damp yesterday, so I didn't ride yesterday, so I rode today. It was drizzly and the road had damp patches as I headed up Graham Hill. My hip also threatened pain at times. I had hoped it would be sunny in Felton or at least Boulder Creek, but it remained overcast.

It was sunny when I got to the bottom of Jamison Creek at 1:24, which was nice. I felt pretty good going up Jamison, and my hip felt fine. At the left turn where the steep part begins, a red car took the turn too wide coming down, completely crossing over into the outside lane, but that was a ways ahead of me. However, I think that car was a diesel, since the air got stunk up with its fumes. There was another truck with diesel fumes further up too. I got to the top at 1:48, for a time of 24:37 for the climb.

It remained sunny for the upper part of Empire Grade, but then it got cool and overcast below Bonny Doon. The road was damp and it was drizzly from around upper UCSC.