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2012 Cycling Log

date miles bike notes
1-6-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
1-8-201285Trek400Rode to Pt Reyes Station with Gino. 8am to 4:30pm photos
1-13-201227NsportCommuted to work 3 days this week. 9 miles per day.
1-20-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
2-3-201218NsportCommuted to work 2 days this week. 9 miles per day.
2-10-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
2-12-2012135Trek400SFR Two-Rock/Valley Ford 200k. 7am-5:44pm
2-17-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
2-18-201255Trek400Reverse Paradise Valley loop with Stork and Greg. Met Carlos in Tiburon. Rode up to the top of Conzelman before crossing back over the GGB for some extra climbing and miles.
2-20-201230Trek400Marin Headlands Marine Mammal Center loop. Up Conzelman, down to Point Bonita, up and around above the Marine Mammal Center, back out through the tunnel on Tunnel Road, down to the Coast Guard station, then climb back up Conzelman to the GGB.
2-24-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
2-25-201250BontyRLMt. Tam mixter loop with Stork. Up RR Grade, down Old Stage Road, up Pantoll, West on Eldridge, down on Laurel Dell, East on Rock Ridge, back down Pantoll, then down Panoramic to Mill Valley. Late lunch at Super Duper, then rolled on home. 10am to 5:30pm. Shifting on Bonty worked well with the revised chainring spacers and different rear derailleur. Slid the seat back slightly, still thinking narrower bars are the way to go.
3-2-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
3-4-2012107Trek400To Pescadero with Gabe, Bryan, John P., Carlos, Teresa, and Jake. Still getting some lower-back pain on this bike. Narrower handlebars? Different saddle angle? Lower handlebars? route map
3-9-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
3-10-2012200Trek400SFR Healdsburg 300k Brevet. 188 miles for the route, 200 miles overall. 6am to 11pm
3-16-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
3-17-201217Trek400SFR Bike Handling Skills class at Presidio Sports Basement. Rode there and back, plus parking-lot laps.
3-23-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
3-30-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
4-6-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
4-7-201252Trek400To Stinson Beach and back with Ely and Omar. Rode to Mill Valley, up Cascade Road, to Pantoll via Panoramic Hwy, down to 1, north to Stinson, then back all the way to Mill Valley via 1. 8am to 2pm. First ride with Nitto B115/42cm width bars on the Trek, they felt good. Still had some lower back pain, though.
4-13-201240.5NsportCommuted to work 4.5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
4-20-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
4-21-201250Trek400RR Grade mixter loop ride report
4-27-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
4-29-201229Trek400SFR Bike Handling Skills advanced course.
5-4-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
5-10-201250Trek400BTWD. Rode from SF to MTV with Erran and Moses from work. 6:20 rollout from Muddy Waters, arrived just at 10am. Dropped handlebars 1cm which felt better and no back pain, but now the reach feels too short. Going to try a 100mm stem vs. the 90.
5-11-201227NsportCommuted to work 3 days this week. 9 miles per day.
5-12-201250Trek400Reverse Paradise Loop with Stork. Rode with the longer 100mm Bontrager stem on the Trek, felt pretty good overall. Slid the saddle back ~3mm. Definitely feel more stretched out and somewhat more powerful on the bike now. Stopped by Gino's on the return leg, drank a beer, and picked up my Miche Primato roller-bearing headset from him. 11am-6pm.
5-18-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
5-20-201255Trek400Mixed Terrain loop with Carlos. Paradise Valley (short version), up RR Grade then back down. Rode the Trek 400 with new silver 100mm stem @ 3cm drop -- felt good. Right barcon died so I swapped it out with a DA 9spd DT lever -- that worked well too. Bumped into Jim E. and Jake M. on the way back home.
5-25-201231.5NsportCommuted to work 3.5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
6-1-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
6-2-201283Trek400SFR Populaire. Rode with Stork.
6-8-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
6-9-201260BontyRLTraditional mixed-terrain route. Rode Bonty RL with cut-down bars, new shifters, and 8spd cassette. Worked great! 8:30am to 7pm. (stopped at Gino's on the way back).
6-15-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
6-16-201280Trek400Rode to Cheese Factory with Stork. Hella hot! 9am to 8pm -- long, slow day due to the heat
6-22-201240.5NsportCommuted to work 4.5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
6-23-201260FujiTraditional Mixed-Terrain Route with Carlos, Henry, Joshua B., Greg, and John P.
6-29-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
6-30-201270FujiLucas Valley / Big Rock: explored the trail North of Lucas Valley Rd (LVR) @ Big Rock. Ride to Fairfax on pavement and then up Loma Alta to LVR and cross the road to continue on the trail to the ridge we see from LVR. Then descend into Marinwood and return via Las Gallinas to San Rafael, San Anselmo etc
7-7-201282BontyRLBolinas Ridge Trail Mixter. Need to raise the handlebars back up on the Bonty, plus deal with the chainsuck scars. Slid the seat back quite a bit before the ride -- that seemed to help too. photos
7-13-201227NsportCommuted to work 3 days this week. 9 miles per day.
7-14-201265Trek400Rode with Stork up RRGrade, Seven Sisters to Alpine Lake, up/over/down BoFax to Fairfax, Java Hut, and then home.
7-21-201292Trek400Met @ Gino's, climbed up to 4 Corners, then to Pantoll, then 7 Sisters, then BoFax down to Bolinas (lunch), then north on 1 to Pt. Reyes (Black Mtn Cycles), then back home through SP Taylor. 8am to 7pm. HOT.
8-4-2012132Trek400SCR Dart. Rode with Potis, Juliayn, Eli, and Heath. 6am start in SF, 7:30pm finish in Mtn View. photos
8-10-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
8-11-201249Trek400Paradise Valley Loop with Stork. Wore the 2nd pair of Specialized Comp shoes, worked pretty well but the left cleat still needs some adjustment, as I got a little knee pain.
8-17-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
8-24-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
8-31-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
8-26-201265Trek400RRGrade + 7 Sisters Loop with Stork photos
9-7-201227NsportCommuted to work 3 days this week. 9 miles per day.
9-14-201227NsportCommuted to work 3 days this week. 9 miles per day.
9-21-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
9-28-201227NsportCommuted to work 3 days this week. 9 miles per day.
9-30-201246Trek790First ride on the Trek 790 monstercrosser! Rode up RRGrade and back down, 12:30-6pm or so. Really, REALLY hot. First ride after a month off the bike due to butt problems. So not in the same shape I was. Bike was pretty awesome though -- gotta figure out some fit issues RE: saddle-to-bar reach and brake lever/handlebar positioning. photos
10-5-201227NsportCommuted to work 3 days this week. 9 miles per day.
10-6-201284Trek400I rode to point Reyes Station with Carlos Greg and John. We had lunch at whale of a deli and stopped at Black Mtn Cycles where I bought some on one midge bars for the trek 790. Unfortunately I had major hemorrhoid problems. 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
10-12-201227NsportCommuted to work 3 days this week. 9 miles per day.
10-19-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
10-26-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
11-2-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
11-9-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
11-16-201236NsportCommuted to work 4 days this week. 9 miles per day.
11-23-201227NsportCommuted to work 3 days this week. 9 miles per day.
11-24-201251Trek400Mixter Loop with Stork. Rode up RR Grade to East Peak, then dropped back down RR Grade to Gravity Car to Mt. Home Inn. Looped around through 4 Corners to top of Miwok, took that down into Tennessee Valley, where we rode out on the pavement (and over the incomplete bike path through some mud) back to Sausalito. It felt great to be back on the bike after a month off! 9:30am to 5pm. photos
11-30-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
12-7-201227NsportCommuted to work 3 days this week. 9 miles per day.
12-8-201240Trek400Oakland Hills ride with Tarik
12-10-201225Trek400Escape from Baby Shower Night Ride w/Carlos, Potis, and Gabe. 4pm at the GGB, rode up Conzelman, down Coastal, over to Marine Mammal Center, up to the bunker above Rodeo Beach, back down, out Bunker Road through the tunnel, then back to the pizza shop next to Liverpool Lil's where we devoured the shit outta two XL pizzas and several beers. Gabe did a repeat of the pizza sandwich thing. Back home around 9pm.
12-14-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.
12-21-201245NsportCommuted to work 5 days this week. 9 miles per day.