<strong>San Marco Park, Irvine to Laguna Beach post-ride report</strong>
So, last Saturday, Oct 11th Prof and I met at the Park, OK, I was late, so we rolled out at 7:45 am thanks to the snooze Button...
It was pretty chilly, 53 degrees when I left Home but the sun was out and we set off at a good pace to warm up, we had to be at Scania Bakery at 9:00am to met Vicstah and his lovely SO...
The ride was pretty uneventful around the Backbay, onto Jamboree, a small climb to the Lights at PCH and a left turn, it always pretty dicey crossing 4 lanes, uphill, trying to beat the Traffic to the left-turn lane but obviously we made it...
There were a LOT of Riders out as usual but we weren't expecting to see quite as many as we did in Corona Del Mar, we ran up against the MS 150, which takes the Riders all the way down to San Diego, they were a friendly Bunch and looked like they were having a good time, they were riding all kinds of Bikes from Hybrid to Mountain to Road..
We didn't want to stay behind or amongst them for too long so at every opportunity, if the Traffic was clear, we would pull out into the Traffic lane and pass them in groups, problem was, there were HUNDREDS of them..plus they were riding 5 abreast at some point...
But it was a lovely morning, sunny and cool, Crystal Cove is always an awesome view, I'm sure one Day I'm gonna crash along there because I can't keep my eyes on the road, so anyway, after a couple of small rolling Climbs we decended down into Laguna Beach..we made it at exactly 9:00am...
Our first thought, was, "where's Vic? He's buying" we always stop at Scandia Bakery for Coffee and Pastries..."Let me call Him, I'm hungry" I said "Hey VIC!! where ARE you"? He was still 20 minutes away, no problem, I then saw a Guy I met a couple of weeks previous at that spot, we got chatting that Day and spent over an hour there...
But here's the amazing part of the whole ride, <strong>Prof bought Coffee and pastries!!!</strong> you really missed out Vicstah!! Never mind, it's your turn next time..
Anyway, I had to get back home and get ready for work, this invlolved riding up Laguna Canyon, through Quail Hill and onto Alton, it could also involve getting a flat tire, so I had to leave...
We invited Bill, our new Friend to ride back up the Canyon with us, he is a great Guy and very funny, a very strong rider too!
<strong>Prof and Her surprize attacks</strong>
She's very crafty, here's her tactics...
1. Pretend to fall off the back
2. wait for us to slow down while we waited for her to re-group.
3. Then she waits for us to start soft peddaling and get involved in a conversation, then She hits the Hammer and zooms past..
We're then out of the Saddle trying to catch up again, she did this several times and every time she caught us out, I think she learned this from Robbie McKewan, the world class sprinter who's team lead him up to the sprint then he slingshots out from the back to win with a sprint...
Bill happily took all Prof's abuse, she flipped Him off several times, it was great to beable to enjoy the ride while someone else listened to her yap, plus we took Him into new territory and a new level in road biking... :coolsmile:
OK, so I made the last part up, but all in all it was a fantastic ride...
