We all rode as a group to Manhattan Beach to dip our wheels in the ocean. Lots of surfers already in the water when we got there at 7:30. I took lots of pictures and will put a couple on Facebook.
It was cool and overcast. Only in the 50's. Greg, the investor who looks like Lance Armstrong who lives in LA said that was pretty typical for this time of year.
I rode with a group of about eight. The fast guys, Michel, Harold and Ty left us in the dust. Doug, one of the Brits, rode beside me a good bit of the way.Apparently, he's a helicopter pilot and owns a Cessna 172. I told him I had built an airplane which I think impressed him because he said " bloody 'ell you did!"
Remember Jon , one of the other Brits who said he raced "vintage motor cars"? Apparently, Jon has a few pounds to rub together. He has put down his $200, 000.00 deposit to go into space on the Richard Branson/Burt Rutan space ship they're building out in Mojave.
Tomorrow we ride to Indio, CA on the edge of the desert. We will cross the San Andres fault and go through a mountain pass where if the wind is right you can go 30mph without pedaling. We'll just see about that.
This just get better and better. Way to go!
ReplyDeleteJim said, "if you can go 30 miles an hour without pedaling, try pedaling and you will be able to go 60 miles an hour."
ReplyDeleteSam,
ReplyDeleteI said both a prayer for you and toasted you yesterday --- maybe one of those will keep the wind at your back and the mountain lions away. Good luck, pal!