April 2007
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04/07/07 - I bought a new custom fitted Salsa Dos Niner mountain bike from Bike RX in Mill Valley, Calif. It's "Large and in charge".
01/13/07 - A newly created cycling page. Just a place where I can post ride updates, pictures and favorite links.
Date: Tues. 10/23
Location: Lake Sonoma
Ride Description:
Trail Work
I helped a few of the guys from bikeMONKEY.net work on a trail that connects the No Name
Flat TH to the Gray Pine TH. The main purpose of the trail is so horseback riders can ride a loop without having to ride on the highway, but will be open to MTB's also.
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Bike RX owners Colin and Scott
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February 2008
Date: Sat. 10/20
Location: Lake Sonoma
Ride Description: Trail Ride
Salsa Loop
Fast and fun on the front section. Once on the Fire/Access Road on the return leg, found the
dirt sticky from the road recently being bladed and the rain. I ended up walking most of that stretch. A good work-out though.
Time: 01:10:00 (approx)
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Date: Sun. 10/28
Location: Lake Sonoma
Ride Description: Mountain Bike - Trail Ride
Warm Springs Arm Half-a-Loop
With Chris M. from Cloverdale. From the parking lot at the entrance to the Liberty Glen CG, we rode the Wulfow Cut-off to the Rancheria Creek Trail. Then North around and down, and after two minor stream crossings, gained the Bear Creek Trail. Rode the Bear Creek Trail about 9 miles to the Skaggs Springs Vista TH. Here we picked up the car shuttle and drove back to the start.
This was a fantastic ride on a wonderful Fall day. A fair amount of up hill climbing, but a lot of fast downhill to make up for it. I rode this same trail last year about this time, but in the opposite direction. The route we took today is differently the best way to go.
Time: 03:58:00 Mileage: 15.6
Intensity: Moderate to High
October 2007
Date: Thurs. 11/1
Location: Cloverdale Backroads
Ride Description: Endurance <90 (warm up)
River Park Loop - Road Bike
To Preston and back via the River Park Trail, Clov. Blvd., backstreets.
Time: 00:38:00
10/29/07
Barrelli Creek Vineyard
off Dutcher Creek Road. Cloverdale, CA.
It's a great time of year to be cycling the backroads of the Sonoma County wine country.
Date: Sat. 11/3
Location: Cloverdale Backroads
Ride Description: Up-hill Endurance Training +
Hot Springs Road - Road Bike
To the creast. Then frontage road (south version).
Time: 00:43:00 (Total ride)
Date: Sun. 11/4
Location: Lake Sonoma
Ride Description: Trail Ride
What I'll call Combo Platter
This was a new loop for me that linked up several trail. It had it all, single track, fire trail and pavement. Starting at the Liberty Glen CG entrance, took the Wulfow Cut-off down to the Rancheria Creek Trail. Rode south down to Madrone Point and then the connecter trail over to Half-A-Canoe. Half-A-Canoe trail up to Bummer Peak and back on the ridge fire trail until the Bummer Peak Trail drops off down to the lake. Bummer Peak trail down and up to the little spur trail that brings you out on Rockpile Road a short ways up from the boat launch parking lot. Up the pavement until Gray Pine TH. Here, I took the new trail that is under construction that leads to No Name Flat TH. Up the No Name Flat trail to get back on the Half-A-Canoe trail. then some fast down hill and a short climb back up to the start. A fun loop with probably 70% down hill and a lot of that on single track.
Time: 02:02:07 (I took a lot of pictures. Probably a 1 1/2 hour ride normally)
Date: Thurs. 11/22
Location: Lake Sonoma
Ride Description: Trail ride - MTB
Combo Platter
Again! See 11/4 ride below. The Army Corp did some trail work back on the southern end of the Rancheria Creek Trail. They used their little 4 foot wide tracter which cuts into the inside bank and spits out loose dirt, grass and leafs. The problem is it leaves a pile of this debris about every 20 feet, which in this case is right in the middle of the fast, packed single track in this section. Bottom line... this section of trail is SCREWED UP until it gets cleaned up or packed down.
Time: 01:43:00
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Date: Sat. 11/24
Location: Cloverdale Backroads
Ride Description: Road ride - Cross
Geyserville Loop
From home, Dutcher Creek Rd. / Dry Creek Rd. / Canyon Road / Hwy 101 Frontage Road.
Medium to high out-put.
Time: 01:12:00
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November 2007
Date: Sat. 2/23
Location: Cloverdale backroads
Ride Description: Tricross - Road ride
Canyon Road Loop
Via Dutcher Crk. Rd. / Canyon Rd. / Frontage Rd.
Time: 01:17:58
Total Miles: 19
Date: Mon. 2/25
Location: Cloverdale Backroads
Ride Description: Endurance <90
Up-hill Endurance Training - Hot Springs Road
From the junction @ Foothill Blvd., ride to the crest and back.
Time: 00:16:33
Total Time from Home: 00:21:07
Max Speed: 34.4
