Category Archives: Local Ride Reports

Hi All, Below are a couple of short ride reports for recent group rides. The photo links are below each ride report. Labor Day Ride-Kitchen Creek-7 September 2015 Tony proposed we go ride Kitchen Creek for Labor Day. Seemed like … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, It was a group ride to Alpine today, but I did almost all of it solo. I was late to meet the guys so pedaled solo over to Casa Voris. We had a large group of riders there … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, I was starting a ride report summary e-mail yesterday when I read an Instagram post from Eileen about the crash of Jeff. She sent out an email today to the group. Terrible news and hope he recovers quickly. … Continue reading →

Hi All, Mussey & Pamo dished out plenty of punishment today. We had 10 riders at the start, Jeff L, Richard, John M, Jim W, Tony O, Eric R, Rick B, Hermann, Todd and me; and quickly picked up Bernie, … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, I have been a bit negligent in writing up a number of Descender group ride reports over the past month. I can use the excuse of my new job that requires me to actually work most every day … Continue reading →

Hi all, just a brief ride report re Death Ride in Markleeville last weekend. Following an easy drive up with an overnight in Ridgecrest Rick and I pulled into Turtle Rock Park to check in. Some puddles, mud and cloudiness … Continue reading →

Hi All, We had a good turn-out of about a dozen riders meet at the start. The pace up SPP was pleasant and at the top we regrouped. Rick W and Larry were behind due to a mechanical so we … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, Great start to a long weekend. We had more than 20 riders join us on the group ride. I was very late so missed Bob P, Guido, Bryan and Paul at BMR to ride over via 4S to … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, Posted below are the few photos I took from the ride today. We had a small group that got smaller as the ride progressed. We started with 8 riders–Ernst, Voris, Larry, Tony, Cresap, John M, Rick W and … Continue reading →

While everyone else was away enjoying the tropical weather on Mt Baldy, a couple of us got together for an Alpine Ride on Saturday. Paul and I met up at Casa Voris where we learned that Dave’s poison oak rash … Continue reading →

While everyone else was away enjoying the tropical weather on Mt Baldy, a couple of us got together for an Alpine Ride on Saturday. Paul and I met up at Casa Voris where we learned that Dave’s poison oak rash … Continue reading →

Hi All, We had about 17 guys riding the mountains north of Glendora for the 10th annual ToC event, including Bill Wood and three of his Aussie buddies, Frankie Rivas joined us as well as a super strong new rider, … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, We planned a Skive Ride for Tuesday, first one in a month or so for me. I rode over to the start at HVR since I knew the planned riders were recovering from various ailments. Len showed up … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, Great group route planned by Voris. He recommended we add Old Julian Road after coming back into Ramona from Pamo,nice training for both Mt Baldy next week and preparation for the MC trip in less than a month. … Continue reading →

Descenders, Tour of California starts this Sunday. The sprinters will likely dominate the first 5 stages, but the GC battle will start emerging on ITT Stage 6 (Big Bear) and final GC will be decided next Saturday, May 16, during … Continue reading →

Hi All, We had a great turnout for the group ride last Sat. Voris created an awesome route and we were given perfect weather. There were 19 riders at the start. Some headed down S2 after climbing Kitchen Creek. Some … Continue reading →

Hi all, A week or so ago, Eileen and I took our bikes up to Monterey. Attached is a ride report from the four days riding that we were able to do. Apologies for the size of the document, but … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, While descenderdavid is sharing various Instagram photos during the ride, I thought I would provide a quick update from my perspective. I headed out from my house just after 9 am thinking I might see the BWR riders … Continue reading →

Hi All, It was not a great day in Japatul! The group riding had high expectations. The weather reports showed the rain gone by Saturday morning. It was going to be a good day in Japatul. Alas, it was not … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, The Saturday planned group ride was a loop up the coast to Oceanside Harbor. We had a large group of riders meet at the 8 am start at the corner of Black Mountain and the 56 bike path. … Continue reading →