Moderate Intervals - 1 3/4 Hours - Banner Mountain Area

Up Willow Valley Road
Up Boulder Street
Up Red Dog Road
Down Rocker Road
Up Banner Mountain Trail
Up Bandolier Way
Out Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Red Dog Road
Down Banner Lava Cap Road
Down Idaho Maryland Road
Down Lee Lane
Down Blackberry Place
Down Loma Rica Drive
Along Ditch
Down East Bennett Road
Down Whispering Pines Lane
Down Idaho Maryland Road


17.33 Miles
1924 Feet Climbing
1:40 Hours
1413 Calories
124 Average HR
167 Max HR
63 Cadence Average

On the cyclocross bike. Did 2 sets of moderate 17 minute intervals. Found some jumps and a ladder bridge down by Willow Valley Road on Boulder Street.

Basic I - 6 hours - South Yuba

Up Cement Hill
Across Wet Hill Ditch
Across Airport Ditch
Down Lake Vera Purdon Road
Up Round Mountain Flume Trail
Down Round Mountain Switchbacks
Up South Yuba Trail
Up North Bloomfield Road
Down North Bloomfield Graniteville Road
Up and down Rim Trail
Down the Vonnegut trail
Down Graniteville Road
Down Missouri Bar Trail
Down South Yuba Trail
Down North Bloomfield Road
Up North Bloomfield Road
40.99 Miles
6806 Feet Climbing
5:55 Hours
4606 Calories
141 Average HR
177 Max HR

On the Giant Trance X1. Long ride. Rode consistent, but not very hard. Was cool and dry, great weather on a clear fall day. Long solo ride. These Kenda tire sidewalls suck!

NID modified a section of the Across Wet Hill Ditch.

The Airport Ditch on a fall day.

A trail over in the Round Mountain area.

The South Yuba canyon with the Sutter Buttes in the background.

The South Yuba trail headed upstream from the Round Mountain Trail.

The bridge at Edwards Crossing with frost on it.

Taking a break and taking layers off for the climb up to Malakoff Diggins.

The top of the climb at Lake City with the Grouse Ridge area in the far distance.

The South Yuba Trail below the Missouri Bar Trail.

A mining claim on the South Yuba River.

The South Yuba Trail winds through a flood plain.

Look upstream on the South Yuba Trail.

A fun little section of the South Yuba Trail. The river is about 100 feet down on the left.

The South Yuba River.

These Kenda tires have the thinnest, weakest, most piece of crap sidewalls. A little scratch on the sidwall and I have a flat. Ghetto Tubeless setup shown. I don't like and it and won't be doing it again. These tires suck.

Basic I - 2 Hours - Bitney Springs Area

Up East Main Street
Up Hughes Road
Down Ridge Road
Down Rough & Ready Highway
Down Bitney Springs Road
Up Bar Ranch Road
Up Bitney Springs Road
Down Rudd Road
Up Rudd Road
Up Bitney Springs Road
Up Rough & Ready Highway
Up Ridge Road
Up & Down Dorsey Drive
Down East Main Street
24.09 Miles
2515 Feet Climbing
2:06 Hours
1402 Calories
119 Average HR
154 Max HR

On the CX bike. Training ride down to two job sites. Found some nice trails alongside Ridge Road & Rough & Ready Highway.

Basic I - 2 1/4 Hours - Scott's Drop

Up Uren Street
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Lone Grave
Down Scott's Drop
Along Scott's Flat Lake trail
Up Scotts Flat Road
Down Scotts Valley Road
Down Willow Valley Road

12.21 Miles
2409 Feet Climbing
2:08 Hours
1741 Calories

On the singlespeed. Didn't have HR monitor on. Supergirl's light died early so we came down the road instead of trail. Accompanied by Raphael & Supergirl.

Moderate Intervals - 2 1/4 Hours - Scott's Drop

Up Uren Street
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Lone Grave
Down Scott's Drop
Along Scott's Flat Lake trail
Down to Lower Scotts Lake
Up Scott's Flat Dam Road
Up Scott's Flat Road
Down Pioneer Trail
Down Miner's Trail
Down new trail next to Hwy 20
20.86 Miles
2460 Feet Climbing
2:19 Hours
1994 Calories
141 Average HR
180 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Did two 17 minute intervals, one going up Willow Valley, one going up Scotts Dam Road. We caught Paddy climbing up Willow Valley Road, he rode with us for the Scotts Flat Loop will we ran into Peeps. Accompanied by The Believer.

Moderate Interval - 2 1/2 Hours - Round Mountain

Up Hwy 49
Up Cement Hill
Across Red Hill Ditch
Across Airport Ditch
Down Lake Vera Road
Up the Round Mountain Flume Trail
Down Trailhead Road
Down the Round Mountain Switchbacks
Down South Yuba Trail
Up Lake Vera Purdon Road
Up Rector Road
Up Rock Creek Road
Up Atolia Road
Down Coyote Street
Down Hwy 49
20.96 Miles
2621 Feet Climbing
2:34 Hours
1889 Calories
128 Average HR
177 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Took a while to get started, had some mechanicals, Raphael had to abandon ride due to broken rear qr skewer. Did one 17 minute interval coming up Purdon Road. My singlespeed chain was thrashed, one link was missing a side and three links had no rollers. Amazing that with the pressure I was putting on the drivetrain during my interval that the chain stayed in one piece. The South Yuba trail was covered in hikers. It's weird riding this trail during the day on the weekend, i'm used to not seeing anyone there. Accompanied by Supergirl.

Basic I - 2 1/4 Hours

19.66 Miles
2:18 Hours
2026 Calories
137 Average HR
180 Max HR

Not sure what this ride was (posting almost a month after I did it). My Garmin does not have any GPS or heart rate graph data.

Basic I - 1 Hour - Pioneer Trail

Up Uren Street
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Pioneer Trail
Down Willow Valley Road
Up Willow Valley Road
Down Pioneer Trail
Down Miner's Trail
Down Uren Street

7.91 Miles
1226 Feet Climbing
45 Minutes
851 Calories
148 Average HR
180 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Quick ride before Thanksgiving. I ended up turning my GPS off for a few miles by accident.

Basic I - 2 1/4 Hours - Round Mountain

Up Hwy 49
Up Cement Hill
Across Red Hill Ditch
Across Airport Ditch
Down Lake Vera Road
Up the Round Mountain Flume Trail
Down Trailhead Road
Down the Round Mountain Switchbacks
Down South Yuba Trail
Up Lake Vera Purdon Road
Up Rector Road
Up Rock Creek Road
Up Atolia Road
Down Coyote Street
Down Hwy 49
19.85 Miles
2758 Feet Climbing
2:23 Hours
1638 Calories
139 Average HR
184 Max HR

On the singlespeed.

Basic I - 2 1/4 Hours - Scott's Drop

Up Uren Street
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Lone Grave
Down Scott's Drop
Along Scott's Flat Lake trail
Down to Lower Scotts Lake
Along Lower Scotts Trail
Hike-a-bike up to old ditch
Down Snow Mountain Ditch
Down Hwy 20
18.9 Miles
1832 Feet Climbing
2:12 Hours
2308 Calories
148 Average HR
179 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Feeling more comfortable with my requirement to clean obstacles once considered difficult. Rode out Snow Mountain Ditch from Lower Scotts Lake, the ENTIRE way. Someone has been clearing the trail and the hike-a-bike is flagged from the Lower Scotts Lake trail. Excellent Day!

Basic I - 2 3/4 Hours - Round Mountain

From Work to Nevada City &
Up Coyote Street
Up North Bloomfield Road
Down Honeysuckle Way
Up and down and up Rock Creek Road
Along one section of the Round Mountain Trails
Up and Down the Up and Over Trail
Down the Round Mountain Switchbacks
Down the South Yuba Trail
Up Purdon Road
Up Rector Road
Up Rock Creek Road
Up Atolia Road
Down Coyote Street
23.10 Miles
3828 Feet Climbing
2:48 Hours
1934 Calories
141 Average HR
186 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Trails are in great shape. BIG group ride, accompanied Laser Cats, The FNG, Nanimal, Billiam, Jim Morrison, The Terrible Twos, The Maverick and Flask Man.

Moderate Intervals - 1 1/2 Hours - Banner & Cascade Canal

Up Banner Lava Cap Road
Down Quaker Hill Cross
Down Red Dog Road
Across Cascade Canal
Down Banner Lava Cap Road
On the CX bike. Accompanied by Supergirl. Two sets of 17 minute moderate intervals with a target range of 151 to 170 with a 7 minute recovery. Second interval was difficult to keep the heart rate up riding across the Cascade Canal.

Basic I - 2 Hours - Hallelujah Trail

From White Cloud
Up Pioneer Trail
Up Burlington Ridge Road
Up Canal Spur A Road
Down Secret Squirrel Trail
Down Burlington Ridge Road
Across new trail
Down Hallelujah Trail
Down Pioneer Trail
13.47 Miles
1592 Feet Climbing
2:05 Hours
1372 Calories
131 Average HR
173 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Accompanied by Trucker, Billiam and Fiatissimo. I had two flats, front tire both times... Billiam crashed twice, the second was pretty brutal. A stick wedged between his front wheel and fork and catapulted him directly into the ground. I crashed on the last switchback coming down Hallelujah. It was great!