Chico also now has a hillclimb series. Hi Everyone! Below is the Updated Tentative Schedule and Hill Climb Time Trial Series announcement: Tues., Sept. 2nd -...
Beat the Clock -- Last Event for 2008 on September 20th! We're gonna make hay while the sun shines, as always, on Canada road. Rain or shine, hell or high...
Ladies and gentlemen, this is a really exciting time! For one thing, the world has not ended! Evidently we're all still watching the grass from the right side...
Well, the Low-Key climbs are only a week away, and I'm sure we're all looking towards them with a mixture of excitement and trepidation, much like a burrito...
hey all, I am really excited for this year's series to start! I have a friend who is relatively new to cycling but has been getting stronger quickly. Are...
Bear Gulch is the easiest. That's 1 Nov. West Alpine is probably second easiest, although it's long. Montebello next. After that, the ranking depends on...
I wouldn't call any of those beginner climbs. I'd recomend Hwy 9, King's Mountain, or Old La Honda. Mount Hamilton is a pretty gradual, although a beginner...
Though Montebello is steep(er) at the beginning, it mellows a bit. Perhaps your friend can just show up to that one, and if he/she has fun, likes the people...
... My favorite beginner climb is actually east Alpine from Portola Valley road to the where it becomes dirt. Do NOT continue onto Joaquin :). It's slightly...
As long as we're on the topic of beginners and climbing... Team in Training, where I learned how to ride, does hill repeats on Mt Eden (over by Stevens Creek...
The series is an example of truth in advertising. Its all low key, for fun. I'm laid up at home healing from a broken hip, but if I'm allowed back on my bke...
I setup a webpage to capture the best climb times up several local hills: http://www.ultracycle.net/train/ca-climbs.php I keep track of the best times for 10...
Barry, Too bad about your hip. I just wanted to say; as one who has been there myself, and watched a couple of friends recuperate from the same injury; get...
Hi Gary, Thanks for the encouragement. I wish my recovery were going that well. I still have pain in the hip socket three+ weeks after surgery. If I the...
Hi Dan, Though I'm laid up at home recovering, I would like to volunteer to help out working at the events if I can get rides to them from my house in Mountain...
Thanks for all of the responses/suggestions and your great perspective Barry. I am really sorry to hear about your crash & injuries--best wishes to you with...
... Thanks, Barry!!! I don't want you to push it too far. If you feel up to it at Montebello, that's great! But I know first-hand hip injuries can be...
Get well soon Barry!! Traumatic injuries suck but it will get better, just takes time and lots of patience. You can do it, every day is a step closer to...
... I third or fourth that. Hang in there -- hip injuries totally suck, and take a long time to heal. (The reason I started cycling was that I smashed my...
Hi Dan, These injuries suck, and being alone and inert while healing is a psychological ordeal on top of the physical healing. So if I can stay connected to...
Hi Carola, Thanks for your encouragement. Are you out here or back east? I had dropped 18 pounds by the day I got hurt, now down 20+. When I get my strength...
Hi Low-Key volunteers. We maybe needing some help in the photography aspect of some of the low-key races. I am planning on riding the event for Montebello and...
I actually aggravated an old injury on Sunday (I've still got a rod in my left tibia) and am not sure if I can ride Montebello. I'll know closer to the day,...
Barry, I will be working as a volunteer at Saturday's ride and could possibly pick you up. By your area code it looks like you live somewhere around Palo Alto...
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