Basic V - 2 1/4 hours

Up Uren Street
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Miner's Trail
Down Harmony Ridge Road
Down Harmony Ridge fire road
Up Cooper Road
Down unknown trail
Down Nubian Way
Down North Bloomfield Road
Up Nimbus Damn Road
Up and down unknown BLM fire road
Up Rock Creek Road
Down the Flume Trail
Down and up Rector Road
Up Rock Creek Road
Up Atolia Road
Down Coyote Street
16.90 Miles
2329 Feet Climbing
2:15 Hours
1632 Calories
141 Average HR
189 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Plagued with mechanicals; one flat tire, one broken pedal (which put Supergirl on the pavement), two dropped chains. Saw a very small bear cub and a fox. First time so far this year we've needed lights to ride. Was great! Accompanied by Don Adams, Raphael, The Believer, Supergirl and Gator. Trucker, Wayne-O and Fiatissimo were noticeabley missing.

Basic V - 3 hours - Pioneer Trail & More

Up Nevada Street
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Scotts Valley Road
Down Scotts Flat Road
Up Casci Road
Down Pioneer Trail
Up Pioneer Trail
Down Conservation Road Trails
Down Cooper Road
Down Larson Trail
Down Nubian Way
Up North Bloomfield Road
Exploring up Harmony Estates Road
Up North Bloomfield Road
By pond, ballfield and library
30.88 Miles
3731 Feet Climbing
3:03 Hours
3080 Calories
141 Average HR
183 Max HR

On the cx bike. Attempted to do race simulation but ran out of climbing to do it and I don't feel real comfortable descending trail or deeply rutted road fast on the cx bike. Need to adjust brakes and tension wheels.

Basic V - 1 1/2 hours - Pioneer Trail

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

14.17 Miles
1478 Feet Climbing
1:35 Hours
1091 Calories
141 Average HR
187 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Ended up being a relatively short ride. Pushed some hard accelerations and sprints. Accompanied by Don Adams, Raphael, Trucker, Wayne-O, Billiam and La Conquistadora.

Sacramento Cyclocross Race #1

8.14 Miles
129 Feet Climbing
31:56 Hour
406 Calories
187 Average HR
193 Max HR

First cyclocross race of the season. I'm going to start racing B's, because, though the race hurt, I didn't feel too bad afterwards, so I need to race for a longer period of time. My bike dismounts are good and my remounts are getting better. On the start of the third lap I was in second place with the leader about 40 seconds out. On the fourth and fifth laps I faded to 6th place. Racecourse was dead flat with barriers in two locations.

Men's C's - 1/2 Hour Race
6th Place of 33 Entries

Battling early in the race.

About half way through the race after pulling away from other racers in a fast flat section.

Finishing. Note the tired fallen shoulders...

On Bike Strength - 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
15.68 Miles
2350 Feet Climbing
2:06 Hours
1399 Calories
140 Average HR
187 Max HR

On the singlespeed. The orange on the map is trail we rode but the GPS hadn't locked in yet, I traced a previous ride. Tonight was a very hard pace with intervals of sprints thrown in for fun. Five of us were on singlespeeds, two with gears. Accompanied Trucker, Billiam, La Conquistadora, Don Adams, The Believer and Raphael.

Basic V - 2 1/2 hours - Round Mountain

Up Cement Hill
Across Red Hill Ditch
Across Airport Ditch
Down Lake Vera Purdon
Up the South Yuba Trail
Up the Round Mountain Trail
Up Trailhead Road
Down Rock Creek Road
Across BLM Fire Road
Up North Bloomfield Road
Down trail behind the Library
20.41 Miles
2668 Feet Climbing
2:32 Hours
2015 Calories
138 Average HR
185 Max HR

On the cyclocross bike. Did a number of cyclocross drills to prep for the upcoming cx season. Rode the Round Mountain loop counter clockwise. Accompanied by The Believer, Don Adams and Raphael.

The sign has been replaced at the top of the Round Mountain Trail.

Raphael getting to the top of the Round Mountain Trail.

Raphael and The Believer rehydrating near the library.

Basic V - 2 hours - Round Mountain

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
17.14 Miles
2655 Feet Climbing
1:55 Hours
1589 Calories
141 Average HR
187 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Trails are a little dusty, the poison oak is almost all dead, South Yuba trail is a little overgrown. Heard two bears and saw one more. Accompanied Laser Cats and Flask Man.

Basic V - 2 hours - Round Mountain

Up Hwy 49
Up Cement Hill
Across Red Hill Ditch
Across Airport Ditch
Up Lake Vera Road
Down and Up Rock Creek Road
Up Round Mountain Trails
Up Rector Road
Up Rock Creek Road
Up Atolia Road
Down North Bloomfield Road
Down unnamed trail behind Library
Down Hwy 49
16.94 Miles
1970 Feet Climbing
1:55 Hours
1353 Calories
129 Average HR
183 Max HR

On the singlespeed. Trails are a little bit dusty and the poison oak is almost all dead. Accompanied Trucker, Gator, Mogely and Future Man.

On Bike Strength - Skill Development - Loch Leven Trails

Down Hampshire Rocks Road
Up old Wagon Road
Up some fire road past Huysink Lake
Up Salmon Lake Trail
Down and back on side trail to Salmon Lake
Down Loch Leven Trail
Up and back on side trail to High Loch Leven Lake
Down Cherry Point Trail
Up Big Granite Trail
Back down some fire road
Back up Salmon Lake Trail
Down Loch Leven Trail
14.14 Miles*
3286 Feet Climbing*
6:33 Hours*
1774 Calories*
135 Average HR*
176 Max HR*

*GPS took quite a while to lock on and therefore missed some of the first fire road climb. Also accidentally turned it off around the first arrival of Loch Leven Lake. The time that the GPS was not recording or off are shown as yellow on the map.

On the Trance X1. Accompanied by Trucker, Billiam and Don Adams. This trail is incredibly hard to ride, some of the most technical stuff i've ever ridden. I rode more of it than I ever have, but compared to the gents that came along, I wish I had tried to clean more. The trail was in good shape, but there were many trees down. 8 trees down in the 2 miles of the Salmon Lake Trail. 20 trees down in the few miles that are the Cherry Point Trail. 5 trees down on the short section of Big Granite we did. 4 trees down on the spur trail up to High Loch Leven trail.

Though Cherry Point and Big Granite barely get any use, the trail was still easy to follow. The fire road at the bottom of Cherry Point is effectively singletrack now, crowded in by White Thorn Ceanothus. Big Granite has been rerouted since the last time I was up there. I think this is the original route that was lost after the logging activity a few years back.

We went for a swim the second time we got to Loch Leven Lake. That was great! It was really nice to feel refreshed for the 2.7 mile descent back to the cars. Made fixing my two front flats more bearable.

Don Adams lubing his chain before the ride as Trucker looks on.

Crossing the rail road tracks on the fire road climb.

Don Adams climbing a steep section of singletrack on the Salmon Lake Trail.

A lake along the Salmon Lake Trail.


Billiam cleaning a very techy section along the Salmon Lake Trail.

Don riding down a step on the Salmon Lake Trail.

Billiam on the Salmon Lake Trail.

Billiam and Don Adams at Salmon Lake.

Billiam cleaning a steep granite slab on the Loch Leven Trail.

Trucker on the trail up to High Loch Leven Lake.

High Loch Leven Lake.


Billiam jumping over a big log on the Cherry Point Trail.


Fail.

Trucker pushing up the Big Granite Trail.

Don Adams climbing up the Big Granite Trail.

A bear was here. A very big bear.

Don Adams in front of a very large Cedar tree.

The top of the Big Granite trail. No motos, note the quad tracks we are riding in.

Trucker on our second trip up the Salmon Lake Trail.

Pushing up the Salmon Lake Trail.

A big granite section on the Salmon Lake Trail.

We went for a swim at Loch Leven lake and were visited by a family of ducks.


Bill cleaning a big drop on the Loch Leven Trail.

Beer and dinner at Rainbow Lodge.