Category Archives: Local Ride Reports

We met at the corner of Black Mountain and the 56 bike path at 8 am.  The ride was a disappointment from the standpoint of attendees; only Sheehan, Len, John and I showed for the ride.  Hodges was tired from … Continue reading →

Description: Meet at 8 AM at 56 bike path and Black Mountain Rd., to ride to the coast, Torrey Pines (outside) to La Jolla Shores to climb 4 different ways up to Mt. Soledad, totaling 55 miles and 3700 ft, including Hillside, Country … Continue reading →

We had a fun ride up Old 395 and Couser Canyon yesterday.  It was bright and cool at the start but the day warmed up nicely, even if the winds were a bit blustery.  We started with nine riders:  Guido, … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, The wet weather kept most of you off your bike today.   We are rescheduling the ride from today and moving it to tomorrow.  Same time, same place–Sunday ride. What: Club Ride Where: Poway, CA When: Jan 22, … Continue reading →

Hi Oleg, Thanks for the good recap.  Here are a couple of photos from the ride.  I will draft a ride report from my perspective on Team D and what I remember from the ride experience.  If others want to … Continue reading →

Descenders,  the Stagecoach 100-mile TTT/century ride is now behind us! Descenders came out in huge numbers, as always, fielding 4 teams for TTT, as well as several individual riders. It was a great day – a bit cold at times … Continue reading →

Stagecoach Century-14 Jan 2012.pdf Download this file   Attached is the Stagecoach TTT ride report.  Thanks for all the inputs on our fantastic ride. See you early tomorrow- Rob  Also, here’s the video of our team’s TTT: And some photos. … Continue reading →

See the full gallery on Posterous A fantastic ride today with 11 Descenders, unless I miscounted. Strava has claimed its new victims – Guido, Sheehan and possibly Keith. In fact, I think 9 of 11 riders who rode today are … Continue reading →

Dear Descenders,    Wow!  Another year has passed by in a flash.  As the pace of the peloton ebbs and flows over their race route, the Descenders’ year has been similar in nature with many emotional highs and a most … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, Happy New Year!  Let’s ride tomorrow.  We need to do a fairly flat route to get in TTT riding shape so the route is now heading to the coast.  New meeting spot–meet at the corner of Black Mountain … Continue reading →

Cycling ID Test.pdf Download this file   Guys: With this long weekend perhaps you’ll have time to take the attached test I found in Velo (pgs 56 & 57). It’s a personality test format I’m sure most or all of … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, Tomorrow is the last riding day of the year.  Hope to see you for the group ride.  It is posted on the web and it pasted below. What: Club Ride Where: Meet at Black Mountain Road and the … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, We had another large group (14 riders) turnout for the Descenders ride on Sat.  Rick came with his new, faster, bike; just what he needs!  It was very cold–mid-30’s at the mall for the start.  It was warming … Continue reading →

Descenders – We had another great ride today. We rode out to Elfin Forest, did Double Peak and explored some hidden, supersteep (20+% at least!) roads behind Double Peak Park – some of us had to jump over the fence, … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, Wow–what a great day and a huge turnout of Descenders for the ride yesterday!  The weather was beautiful, very sunny and it warmed up nicely throughout the morning. At the start we had about 20 riders.  It was … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, We had Descenders riding everywhere today.  I see from Strava that both Rick and Bob R kicked some but at the time trail today.  I know others rode the time trial too. A small group of us did … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, Wow–what a great day and a huge turnout of Descenders for the ride yesterday!  The weather was beautiful, very sunny and it warmed up nicely throughout the morning. At the start we had about 20 riders.  It was … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, Great group ride in the north county yesterday.  A dozen riders met at the mall and sped off towards Lake Wohlford.  We started with a bit of gratuitous climbing up Mary Lane before the tight turns of Summit … Continue reading →

We had 12 Descenders coming out for an epic Montezuma+Borrego Springs ride this morning. The temperatures were chilly 35F at the start, but everyone brought plenty of warm weather gear. On the drive over we saw many riders doing Borrego double-century … Continue reading →