Daily Spin: Round Mountain

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3/29/09

Basic IV - 6 Hours - Singlespeed

Twyla pushing up a steep piece of singletrack on South Yuba.

Trucker pushing up the same section.

Lunch break on South Yuba. Amazing weather!

Twyla & Trucker riding up North Bloomfield Road.

Daffodil sculpture in what was the town of North Bloomfield.

Twyla & Trucker arriving at the Missouri Bar singletrack.

Twyla coming down the South Yuba trail.

A showy Mimulus on the South Yuba trail.

3/10/09

Basic IV - 2 1/2 Hours - Singlespeed

Up Cement Hill
Across Wet Hill Ditch
Across Airport Ditch
Down Lake Vera Purdon Road
Up Round Mountain Flume Trail
All or upper Round Mountain Trails
Up Rector Road
Up Rock Creek Road
Up Atolia Road
Down Coyote Street
12.93 Miles
2106 Feet Climbing
2:27 Hours
1277 Calories
120 Average HR
210 Max HR (WRONG!)

On the Felt Nine Solo singlespeed. Accompanied by the Teacher & Raphael.

12/6/08

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.

11/29/08

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.

11/25/08

Basic I - 2 1/4 Hours - Round Mountain

11/20/08

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.

10/19/08

Basic V - 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 unknown trail
Down North Bloomfield Road
Up North Bloomfield Road
41.55 Miles
6769 Feet Climbing
5:50 Hours
4490 Calories
149 Average HR
182 Max HR

On the Giant Trance X1. Long ride. Approached it with the intensity of an endurance race. Was cool and dry, great weather on a clear fall day. Trail coming out of the South Yuba campground down to North Bloomfield road needs work. Trail needs benching near the road and the rocky section needs to be eliminated as it is totally unrideable and difficult to hike. Accompanied by Don Adams.