Dave,
I think you would be correct in saying that there has not been any
posts on this list serve for a while. I was wondering if somehow I
got "dropped" off the list.

It is nice to see that there are a few of us out front on the break
away. I think I hear the copters coming. The pack must be close
behind.

The warm weather in western North Carolina has been plentiful with an
intermittent breeze of cold and snow. I put in 325 miles and 21
hours on the bike on the road in January. A few winter upgrades and
the warm weather has made me very eager to ride. Looking forward to
a good spring.

-Frank

--- Dave Wyman <dave@...> wrote:

>
> Is it possible no one has posted here since November? Or am I just
> not
> receiving e-mail from KOM anymore?
>
> Weather in Los Angeles, even in winter, is often pleasant.
> Yesterday
> the temperature was about 67 degrees F with clear, blue skies. So I
> biked about 3000 feet (914 meters) over 22 miles (35km?), from my
> home
> into the Santa Monica mountains and back. The climbing didn't start
> until I'd pedaled the first 3 miles.
>
> Although I don't think the averge degree of the slope was very
> high, I
> rode up some steep hills. One mile-long stretch of road registered
> no
> less than 9%, seemed mostly to be around 13%, and touched 20% for a
> short distance.
>
> I'm 57, so I felt entitled to ride my mountain bike, and use 40x26
> gearing. I did ride straight up the hills most of the way, and no
> matter what gear I used, I never stopped riding. I didn't see
> anyone
> else on a bike. There were very few moving cars, too, so I felt
> safe
> using my mp3 player - I am really motivated to push harder when
> I've
> got a beat in my ears.
>
> There are some amazingly massive and beautiful homes in the Santa
> Monica mountains, and some splendid views over the city and out
> over
> the Pacific Ocean. Many homes look like French chateaus, eschewing
> the
> more traditional Spanish mission revival style that predominates in
> the city's lowlands. The homes, and the narrow, winding, tree-lined
> streets sometimes make me think I'm in Europe.
>
> But I'm in Los Angeles. Currently it's 72 degrees F, but strangely
> overcast. A tropical storm will bring rain over the next few days.
> So
> I'm about to go on another ride...
>
>
>
>




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