Monthly Archives: August 2012

Greater Western aka “Donkey Ride” aka “Going South”

Posted on August 30, 2012 by sddescenders

this is a little delayed ride report for Greater Western Ride, aka “Donkey Ride” aka “This Deal is Going South, Fast” we did back on Aug. 18, 2012.  This was a new route for Descenders – going through gorgeous roads … Continue reading →

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Mount Hamilton (ride report by Oleg)

Posted on August 30, 2012 by sddescenders

Today I rode up Mt. Hamilton – the West side of Mt. Hamilton is an 18 mile climb  (from East Foothills) with a few short descents thrown in the middle – so even though Mt. Hamilton sits at 4,200ft elevation, … Continue reading →

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NorCal Descenders Ride: Dave Voris, Keith and Oleg

Posted on August 29, 2012 by sddescenders

(written by Oleg) Since I was visiting Berkeley I wanted to get in a Descenders ride with recent NorCal transplants – Keith and Dave Voris. We met at Castro Valley and soon were climbing up Redwood Road, which offers some … Continue reading →

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Tunitas Creek, Old La Honda and Stanford

Posted on August 28, 2012 by sddescenders

This is the 4th time my Ritchey Breakaway goes to Bay Area.  Originally my plan was to ride Mt. Hamilton but I decided to change it last-minute and go to Tunitas Creek. It was a great day, with the weather … Continue reading →

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Elfin Forest in REVERSE (08/25/12 ride)

Posted on August 26, 2012 by sddescenders

Descenders, we had an outstanding ride yesterday.  I rode from home and half way into the ride it started drizzling. It was foggy at the top of the Black Mountain Road. I met up with Matt Davis, RIck, Voris, Ernst, … Continue reading →

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Banff Ride (Alberta, Canada) by Geoff Barrall.

Posted on August 24, 2012 by sddescenders

PDF report: Ride_Report_Banff_2012.pdf Download this file   Banff 2012 See the full gallery on Posterous Following a meeting with one of my collaborators at the University of Calgary, I had a chance to head up to Banff for a long … Continue reading →

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Monster Climbs 2012 Videos

Posted on August 17, 2012 by sddescenders

Below is some video footage of Monster Climbs 2012. (Full report here). Day 1, Climb from Azusa to Crystal Lake: Day 1, Descent from Crystal Lake: Day 2, Shirley Meadows East: Day 2, ride to Glennville/Woody and back: Day 3, … Continue reading →

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Descenders Ride Report-HVR, Bandy, Ramona Grade and Old Julian Loop

Posted on August 15, 2012 by sddescenders

Hi All,   Hot! Damn Hot!*  *quote taken from Good Morning Vietnam It was a scorcher last Sat for our group ride.  Jeff S rode over from Del Mar to meet Guido and me on the bike path at Black … Continue reading →

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Mt. Evans climb (14,130 ft) — by Oleg

Posted on August 15, 2012 by sddescenders

Yesterday (August 13) I climbed Mt. Evans in Colorado. At 14,130 ft it is the highest paved road in North America. It also turned out to be the toughest day I ever had on a bike, and elevation had nothing … Continue reading →

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Descenders Social-Pool Party

Posted on August 6, 2012 by sddescenders

Hi All, The pool party was a good time.  We had more than a dozen Descenders there and a number of significant others.  The pool was open and we had another picture perfect San Diego weather afternoon.  Our friends from … Continue reading →

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Descenders Ride Report for Sat, 4 Aug

Posted on August 6, 2012 by sddescenders

Hi Guys, We had another good ride on Saturday, heading up to Oceanside Harbor.  It was its usual fast and furious ride.  We started on the 56 bike path with Guido making a cameo appearance.  He had already ridden over … Continue reading →

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Descenders Ride Report for Sat, 28 July

Posted on August 6, 2012 by sddescenders

Hi All, From the looks of Strava we had riders out all over CA both days this weekend.  The NORCAL Descenders team did their first official ride near the Redwood Regional Park.  Voris and Keith climbed over 4,000 feet during … Continue reading →

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