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| California | 04/01/2020
Wed |  | | 6:06:00
7:11:38 | | Perfect day for this ride. Excellent temps. Cold breeze blowing during ridge riding. Only saw two mountain bikers descending Harding. No Jeepers today. Other Comments | 3333 | 132/162 |
| California | 03/31/2020
Tue |  | | 1:05:50
1:55:50 | | | 650 | 110/115 |
| California | 03/29/2020
Sun | | | 2:52:56
2:52:56 |  | Finally I found the perfect day to ride in Despacio's back yard. Why? I woke up early. No traffic on the Freeway 91. No rain. Cool air with plenty of Sunshine. Tacky dirt and I had this route downloaded into may Garmin. Many dirt bike riders, Jeepers, gun firing people, hikers and me, the only mountain biker in that huge area filled with dirt roads and single track trails. | | |
| California | 03/25/2020
Wed | | | 2:45:00
3:18:00 | | Afternoon ride. Good low temps. Easy neighborhood ride. | 1363 | 128/158 |
| California | 03/20/2020
Fri | | | 2:35:00
3:45:13 | | Decent weather today. I encountered numerous mud puddles. Good ride. | 1511 | 132/162 |
| California | 03/17/2020
Tue | | | 2:30:00
2:44:12 | | Good ride. 61st time I have completed the Super Loop for a total of 1,100 miles. | 1444 | 152/158 |
| California | 03/12/2020
Thu | | | 2:49:23
3:11:39 | | Good temps. Chino Hills State Park was closed so i toured the horse trails of Yorba Linda | 1386 | 127/158 |
| California | 03/08/2020
Sun | | | 4:01:00
4:57:19 | | One of the most beautiful days in OC. Good decision to go MTBing today. Today I visited for the first time various hills in the Turtle Rock area and rode their very pleasant single track trails. After that i continued on riding Boomer Canyon. All good. No falls today. | 2000 | 139/167 |
| California | 03/07/2020
Sat | | | 2:02:30
2:43:30 | | Daylight started. Night time finished. Foggy at the Ball. The road has been bulldozed recently. I went OTB at the lowest single track shortcut. Luckily I landed on top of bushes which gave me a cushioned landing. | 1300 | 132/162 |
| California | 03/04/2020
Wed | | | 2:14:44
3:44:05 | | Very nice day for the outdoors. My riding partner could no continue to 4C. Good ride anyway. | 1077 | 130/160 |
| California | 02/28/2020
Fri | | | 2:25:02
2:56:32 | | Daylight started. Nigh time finished. Excellent temperatures and tacky dirt. Good ride | 1360 | 142/162 |
| California | 02/24/2020
Mon | | | 3:41:02
4:39:50 | | Excellent temperatures during the entire ride. Me? Not in my best shape but I endured. Tried to descend to Caspers using single track called Dick Loskorn Trail but I quit because bicycles are no allowed on it. I finished in the night. | 2146 | 132/162 |
| California | 02/22/2020
Sat | | | 1:15:21
1:30:21 | | Night ride. Dry clean tacky trails with fresh green grass borders. | 765 | 132/162 |
| California | 02/19/2020
Wed |  | | 1:15:01
2:02:01 | | Nice sunny and fresh beach day | 311 | 128/140 |
| California | 02/15/2020
Sat | | | 2:15:55
2:37:55 | | Daylight started, night time finished.
Nice tacky dirt. Very cold after sunset. Good ride. | 721 | 132/162 |
| California | 02/07/2020
Fri | | | 2:02:00
2:36:46 | | Daylight started, night time finished. Chilly in some areas. Tacky dirt everywhere. Good ride. | 999 | 132/164 |
| California | 02/07/2020
Fri | | | 1:45:00
2:11:00 | | I did this ride on 02/03/2020 I could not succeed in opening GL page that day.
Ridden during early afternoon hours. | 501 | 132/160 |
| California | 02/01/2020
Sat | | | 1:17:00
1:20:12 | | Night ride. Good temps in the 60s. Felt good plus good tacky dirt made this ride a great ride. | 633 | 132/160 |
| California | 01/29/2020
Wed | | | 4:19:40
4:19:40 | | Daylight started, night time finished. Pleasant temps while the Sun was out. Chilly night & return. All good. Still tacky dirt and a little bit of green grass at the side of trails. | | |
| California | 01/26/2020
Sun | | | 1:15:38
1:15:38 | | | | |
| California | 01/25/2020
Sat | | | 1:55:00
2:15:00 | | Night ride. Low energy level for me tonight at the beginning. Felt better after stop and refueling. Good ride in general. | 814 | 132/162 |
| California | 01/20/2020
Mon | | | 3:08:00
3:45:27 | | Day light started, night time finished. Not too cold. Tacky dirt. | 1393 | 132/162 |
| California | 01/18/2020
Sat | | | 3:15:00
3:48:32 | | Night ride. Very cold night. Only me riding tonight. Good ride. | 1590 | 130/162 |
| California | 01/12/2020
Sun | | | 3:01:00
3:32:50 | | Beautiful day for being outdoors. Lots of riders and hikers out there. My energy level was low today. I had to endure during most of the ride. | 1888 | 132/162 |
| California | 01/11/2020
Sat | | | 1:35:25
1:35:25 | | Night ride. All good. | 421 | 132/162 |
| California | 01/08/2020
Wed | | | 1:15:00
2:21:47 | | Perfect temps. Beautiful place to hike and ride. If you are riding it bring with you another pair of socks and shoes. You are going to be crossing Walnut Creek more than 20 times round trip and the creek is kind of deep at some crossings. | 410 | 120/130 |
| California | 01/04/2020
Sat | | | 1:21:02
1:30:12 | | Night ride. My injured leg gave me no problems. | 611 | 132/160 |
| California | 01/04/2020
Sat | | | 3:15:00
4:47:57 | | Beautiful day for being outside. Tacky dirt all along. Nice ride. | 1218 | 132/161 |
| California | 12/31/2019
Tue | | | 2:00:11
2:30:09 | | Nice cloudy day. Good tacky dirt for MTB | 433 | 120/130 |
| California | 12/10/2019
Tue | | | 1:11:45
1:20:45 | | Good ride. (I thought)
The following is information about my health.
I am posting it on 12/20/19 for whom maybe wondering why I haven't posted any ride in a while.
A vain exactly located behind my right knee bursted. Indeed is not a major medical affection but prevents me from riding for a while. My legs are for me like the fingers for a pianist. Now, I day dream about so many rides I have done during the last 10 years as mountain biker. Marry Christmas and Happy new year to everyone. | 701 | 132/160 |
| California | 12/05/2019
Thu | | | 3:37:46
4:28:05 | | Chose to do a road ride in order to avoid the mud. Good weather today. | 2801 | 120/155 |
| California | 12/02/2019
Mon | | | 2:50:00
3:41:58 | | Excellent temps. No in my best shape for MTB because too many days without riding. | 1490 | 132/166 |
| California | 11/24/2019
Sun | | | 2:06:23
2:06:23 | | | | |
| California | 11/24/2019
Sun | | | 3:30:16
4:14:06 | | Daylight started - Night time finished. Turned my lights on at "4 Corners". Very cold in Faultline Trail. Good ride. | 2000 | 130/160 |
| California | 11/22/2019
Fri | | | 5:15:50
6:23:50 | | Perfect temperature during the entire ride. Good ride. | 2518 | 132/160 |
| California | 11/17/2019
Sun | | | 4:34:18
5:45:08 | | Daylight started, night time finished. Very hot at lower altitude but nicely fresh at the top. More than 10 years since I rode Harding Truck Trail last time, and even more time since I descended upper Joplin Trail. Upper Joplin has been cleaned recently from brush. The rocks and ruts keep the same. Very tough and steep descent. I am happy I did not fall considering that the chances of crashing are very high. I would say 80%. Other Comments | 2315 | 142/165 |
| California | 11/12/2019
Tue | | | 3:44:00
4:41:31 | | Daytime started-Night time finished. Turned my lights on at the Doppler Ball. Cold at Main Divide. Good ride. | 2140 | 132/262 |
| California | 11/10/2019
Sun | | | 1:01:22
1:44:22 | | Very warm day. Fortunately most of this trail is shaded. | 412 | 108/110 |
| California | 11/10/2019
Sun | | | 2:31:00
3:22:55 | | Afternoon ride. Fresh breeze constantly blowing. Few riders out there enjoying this beautiful Sunday. | 1555 | 132/162 |
| California | 11/07/2019
Thu | | | 2:21:00
2:43:48 | | Excellent temps. Adequate energy level. Good ride. | 1517 | 132/166 |
| California | 11/06/2019
Wed | | | 3:00:11
3:26:58 | | Today I rode on a small portion of the many miles of Horse Trails in Yorba Linda. Daylight start - Night time finish | 1511 | 126/162 |
| California | 11/02/2019
Sat | | | 1:45:00
2:02:24 | | Night ride. Only me (and some horses) in the entire park. | 900 | 132/160 |
| California | 10/31/2019
Thu | | | 1:44:11
2:09:41 | | Night ride Other Comments | 805 | 132/162 |
| California | 10/26/2019
Sat | | | 4:01:02
4:33:54 | | Afternoon/evening ride. Daylight start. Night time finish. Good temperature. Good ride. | 1875 | 132/160 |
| California | 10/23/2019
Wed | | | 2:00:00
2:23:11 | | Daylight start. Nighttime finish. Good temps late afternoon. My energy level was acceptable. Good ride. | 1001 | 132/162 |
| California | 10/19/2019
Sat | | | 1:13:37
1:52:37 | | Night ride - Good temps. Good short ride. | 752 | 132/160 |
| California | 10/17/2019
Thu | | | 4:15:13
4:52:43 | | Afternoon ride: Daylight start, Night time finish. I just wanted to pedal today | 2450 | 132/160 |
| California | 10/13/2019
Sun | | | 3:14:00
3:44:56 | | Afternoon ride. Today's ride was designed to descent Pipeline Trail after visiting Sierra Peak. First time descending Pipeline. The upper section of Pipeline has 5 or 6 very steep sections between 40 and 50% grade and about 150 feet long. Because recent bulldozing those steep sections were even more challenging since the dirt was soft, loose and covered with small rocks. After conquering those sections the rest was a very pleasant descent. | 1201 | 132/160 |
| California | 10/11/2019
Fri | | | 3:49:37
3:49:37 | | Very warm at the start at 2:00 pm. There was fresh breeze bowing at times. Good ride. | | |
| California | 10/08/2019
Tue | | | 2:01:20
2:56:22 | | Very hot when I rode, around 2:00 pm. Low energy level for me today. I hope that was only today. | 1850 | 132/162 |
| California | 10/04/2019
Fri | | | 4:20:12
5:42:06 | | Very warm at the start. Quite fresh at the end. Riding Fenceline was the goal for today. If we divide Fenceline in 3 sections being the 1st from the trailhead to the first fired road crossing. The 1st section is not rideable because of the overgrown vegetation is closing the trail in a 99%. I didn't ride it. I gave up after 1/4 of a mile. The 2nd, from the first fire road to the second fire road is rideable but very difficult because of the same reason. The 3rd section has been cleared. | 2841 | 132/171 |
| California | 10/02/2019
Wed | | | 1:57:04
1:57:04 | | Daylight started. Night time finished. Hundred of riders today. Good Ride for me. | | |
| California | 09/29/2019
Sun | | | 2:29:00
3:17:54 | | Excellent temperatures. Deliciously tacky dirt. Good ride | 1145 | 132/162 |
| California | 09/28/2019
Sat | | | 1:05:26
1:49:16 | | Totally overcast sky. Light drizzling included. | | |
| California | 09/26/2019
Thu | | | 2:18:10
3:23:12 | | Excellent overcast temperature. In the 70sF. I was the only mountain biker enjoying the place. (From 1:00 to 4:00 approx.) I ran out of gas. That's why I only rode 16 miles today. One of those mysterious days in which the body is not in the mood. | 1358 | 132/162 |
| California | 09/24/2019
Tue | | | 1:33:39
2:00:39 | | Late afternoon ride. Excellent temperatures. Night time comeback. Getting acquainted with the labyrinth of trails of Yorba Linda Dry Lakebed. | | |
| California | 09/20/2019
Fri | | | 2:09:29
2:09:29 | | Excellent temps. Daylight start, Night time return. | | |
| California | 09/19/2019
Thu | | | 3:51:07
5:12:00 | | Started to ride around 2:00 pm. The temperature was excellent today plus constant fresh breeze blowing. Skully Ridge Trail is a nightmare to ride. Very tall and dry Mustard during most of the trail. Must wear long sleeves, shin protectors and eye protection too. | 2147 | 133/172 |
| California | 09/13/2019
Fri | | | 2:31:00
3:44:30 | | I am using this route in order to do a manual posting for today's ride. I forgot to stop the timer at the end of the ride and the Garmin recorded my trip home too.
Mileage and ascent are almost identical. First time doing 5 Oaks Trail and I think will be the last. In contrast going down Meadows was delightful. | 1641 | 132/166 |
| California | 09/11/2019
Wed | | | 3:14:00
4:04:53 | | Excellent temps today. 67F in Four Corners. Daylight start at 5:00 pm. Nighttime finish. All brushwood of trails ridden today was removed. Many tarantulas in the middle everywhere. Easy long ride. | 1350 | 130/160 |
| California | 09/09/2019
Mon | | | 3:00:00
4:59:32 | | Walked with wife. Excellent day for walking in Aliso. Temps in the low 70sF | | |
| California | 09/06/2019
Fri | | | 1:44:00
2:21:07 | | Late afternoon ride. Daylight start, night time finish. OK ride. Temps in the 80sF | | |
| California | 09/05/2019
Thu | | | 1:05:35
1:05:35 | | Afternoon walk with wife and dog. | | |
| California | 09/01/2019
Sun | | | 3:08:00
3:39:58 | | Started pedaling at 5:30 pm. Not very hot at 5:30. Sometimes fresh breeze blew on us. Rode with my son who lives near the park. He doesn't like to stop to rest while I am used to stop every few miles. Had to turn lights on from Grasshopper. ( NEW CHAIN) | 1255 | 132/162 |
| California | 08/31/2019
Sat | | | 2:00:08
2:48:48 | | Early walk with wife. | 488 | 125/130 |
| California | 08/31/2019
Sat | | | 1:55:00
2:20:35 | | Daylight start. Night time return. Good ride. | | |
| California | 08/28/2019
Wed | | | 2:15:47
5:55:47 | | Very strong Sunlight with very fresh breeze. Many sand traps everywhere. I suffered a lot going out from the thinner oxygen level at 7,000 ft. The comeback was a better ride | 888 | 130/158 |
| California | 08/24/2019
Sat | | | 1:44:22
2:15:22 | | Return hike from Strawberry Peak Summit down to the car at Red Box Parking Lot - Highway # 2 | | |
| California | 08/24/2019
Sat | | | 1:52:25
3:02:25 | | Hike from Red Box Parking Lot (Highway #2) to the very Strawberry Peak Summit. (5,952 ft Elevation) Very hot day, | | |
| California | 08/23/2019
Fri | | | 1:55:00
2:19:51 | | Long time away from Edison field. I could not enjoy the single tracks because a new neighborhood was constructed there. Pleasant temperatures and good energy level again today.. | 1000 | 130/155 |
| California | 08/21/2019
Wed | | | 5:10:00
5:50:48 | | Strong Sunlight with fair breeze at times. Fairly leveled ride except at Schabarum. Started at 5:00 pm finished at 11:00. All good. No falls with good energy level. | 2814 | 132/160 |
| California | 08/17/2019
Sat | | | 2:22:00
2:35:41 | | Late afternoon ride. Good temps, I used the Traintrack Trail that brought me close to Schabarum Park | 1840 | 132/166 |
| California | 08/06/2019
Tue | | | 2:15:00
3:28:09 | | Strong Sunlight with fresh breeze. First time descending Mentally Sensitive Trail. This trail is borderline limit of what i can ride safely. | 1833 | 132/166 |
| California | 08/03/2019
Sat | | | 1:52:56
1:52:56 | | Meanwhile in the neighborhood. | | |
| California | 08/01/2019
Thu | | | 2:00:01
2:22:01 | | Found complete route of El Cajon Trail which goes from Yorba Linda Regional Park to Valencia & Bastanchury Rd. 90% dirt. | 801 | 125/150 |
| California | 07/31/2019
Wed | | | 2:50:00
3:43:53 | | Afternoon ride. Some breeze blowing at times. | 1877 | 130/160 |
| California | 07/21/2019
Sun | | | 3:12:00
4:04:40 | | Late afternoon start. Late evening finish. All good except I got a ticket for riding on Arroyo Pescadero Trail. Bicycles are not allowed on the trail. | 3100 | 132/162 |
| California | 07/19/2019
Fri | | | 3:08:00
4:24:26 | | Temperature in the low 70s at the start. Later in the 60s. The Sun was merciless though. I haven't ridden in Aliso in many years. Maybe 6 yeas. I started by climbing Meadows. I stopped to catch my breath about 4 times. In the pass i used to climb Meadows non stop. Now I am 6 years older and 20 pounds heavier. I was able to climb Cholla non stop. That made me feel great. Other Comments | 2888 | 132/162 |
| California | 07/15/2019
Mon | | | 3:08:00
5:15:28 | | Evening start, nighttime finish. Good ride. | 2800 | 132/160 |
| California | 07/11/2019
Thu | | | 3:08:00
4:03:48 | | Daylight start. Night time finish | 2222 | 128/156 |
| California | 07/07/2019
Sun | | | 2:15:00
3:01:58 | | Afternoon ride with strong Sun and fresh breeze. The trail hasen't been manicured so is beautiful. It has all the ruts intact which add fun when descending. | 2040 | 134/160 |
| California | 07/03/2019
Wed | | | 51:00
1:50:34 | | Very nice place to walk when the Sun is merciless. Mostly shaded forest trails. | 513 | 98/111 |
| California | 07/03/2019
Wed | | | 2:34:00
3:14:18 | | Daylight start, night time finish. I turned my lights on at Beek's. Temps in the 60s up there on Sierra Peak. Great ride. No falls. | 2101 | 118/167 |
| California | 07/01/2019
Mon | | | 39:00
1:09:23 | | Short hike after lunch. The entire ridge trail and descending trail disappeared due to overgrown brush. It looked I was the only hiker visiting in the last 6 months. | | |
| California | 06/29/2019
Sat | | | 1:11:33
1:32:33 | | Late afternoon ride. Very hot day. Finished it in the early night. | 801 | 132/160 |
| California | 06/25/2019
Tue | | | 2:11:00
2:27:51 | | Perfect temps. Good ride. This is the 58th time I ride the Super Loop for a total of one thousand+ miles. | | |
| California | 06/22/2019
Sat | | | 3:48:00
4:37:40 | | Late afternoon start. Night time comeback. Schabarum trail has been bulldozed in order to clear the thick vegetation grown this year. | 2333 | 137/167 |
| California | 06/18/2019
Tue | | | 1:12:15
1:12:15 | | Short walk in a new area for me. | | |
| California | 06/16/2019
Sun | | | 4:35:00
5:28:21 | | Night ride. Good temps despite it was a lot of fog on the higher elevations. | 2800 | 110/160 |
| California | 06/12/2019
Wed | | | 3:03:30
5:00:30 | | Night ride. I love riding in the night. I have more lights than the law allows. | 1952 | 138/162 |
| California | 06/09/2019
Sun | | | 3:05:05
3:58:55 | | Night ride. Good temps. Too hot during the day for me. Felt good. No falls. | 1899 | 125/162 |
| California | 06/05/2019
Wed | | | 5:30:00
9:24:44 | | Waited for today's weather to repeat this ride. Good temps with fresh breeze blowing. After Morton tower the single track trail (Santa Ana River Trail) was covered with so much grass and brush that the narrow path was difficult to follow. Other Comments | 2225 | 125/162 |
| California | 06/03/2019
Mon | | | 1:38:02
1:58:32 | | Walked with son. Perfect day for mountain biking or hiking because no sun and no rain | 620 | 91/111 |
| California | 06/03/2019
Mon | | | 2:35:07
3:13:37 | | Nice sun-rays with fresh breeze blowing at times. Good hike. | 670 | 91/111 |
| California | 06/01/2019
Sat | | | | | Good temps and plenty of energy (myself). The overgrown brush prevented me from riding many alternate trails. (The fun ones) | | |
| California | 05/31/2019
Fri | | | 1:35:01
2:18:18 | | Beautiful day for mountain biking. Many bikers out this afternoon. Good ride | 1888 | 132/159 |
| California | 05/30/2019
Thu | | | 2:29:39
2:29:39 | | Nice day for outdoors. | 650 | 91/111 |
| California | 05/25/2019
Sat | | | 2:48:30
4:33:30 | | Great temps the entire ride. First time descending Grasshopper Trail which is a lot of fun. Last time on Mountain Goat Trail was 8 years ago. Daylight at the start. Turned lights on at Barham Ridge. | 1780 | 110/162 |
| California | 05/20/2019
Mon | | | | | Perfect weather for this ride. Recently graded trail. All good. | | |
| California | 05/15/2019
Wed | | | 3:16:00
4:36:41 | | Daytime ascent, night time descent. Very foggy at the peak with strong chilling winds. Coal Canyon Trail and Leonard Road have been graded to a nice smooth path in its entirety. | 2790 | 132/162 |
| California | 05/15/2019
Wed | | | 45:00
1:00:48 | | Short walk on Bumble Bee and Hawk Trails | | |
| California | 05/13/2019
Mon | | | 3:52:50
5:02:35 | | Good temps. Feeling good. A lot of mountain bikers in Peter's Canyon Park. Last time I visited Peter's was in 2002. The Big Red is still a challenging climb. | 2 | 137/166 |
| California | 05/10/2019
Fri | | | 2:27:00
4:21:11 | | Good temps at the start. Later started to rain when still climbing STT. Wetted and chilled at the end. About one mile of horrible wheel caking mud before the highest point of STT before the flag. From Cooks we had to ride on the asphalt to the car instead traversing Whiting. We already dealt with hundred of pouds of mud already. | 1021 | 111/162 |
| California | 05/08/2019
Wed | | | 1:22:12
2:11:12 | | Excellent day for hiking. Temps in the 60s and 100% overcast. | 622 | 99/111 |
| California | 05/05/2019
Sun | | | 2:07:30
2:55:30 | | Walked with wife. Sunny day with fresh breeze. Many hikers and mountain bikers out enjoing this beautiful day. | 800 | 99/110 |
| California | 05/02/2019
Thu | | | 3:01:10
3:44:00 | | Daylight start. Night time ending. Just pedaling a little bit around . | 1875 | 111/158 |
| California | 04/29/2019
Mon | | | 3:02:04
3:02:04 | | Daytime started, night time ended. Trying new ways to circumnavigate those mountains. | | |
| California | 04/29/2019
Mon | | | 8:22:21
8:22:21 | | Nice temperatures the entire day. | 3012 | 131/166 |
| California | 04/24/2019
Wed | | | 1:02:21
1:46:00 | | Because no bicycles are allowed in Oak Canyon Nature Center I walked. This area is like a Jurassic Park right in the middle of Anaheim Hills. | 401 | 90/100 |
| California | 04/23/2019
Tue | | | 2:27:52
3:19:04 | | Afternoon ride in the company of my son Diego who is not a cyclist. | 1286 | 99/118 |
| California | 04/21/2019
Sun | | | 2:45:00
3:33:00 | | Noon ride. Overcast the entire ride so the temperature was very pleasant. I still need to climb 17,000 more feet in order to reach 2 million feet ascended since I started mountain biking 10 years ago. | 1755 | 128/162 |
| California | 04/17/2019
Wed | | | 2:04:37
2:56:54 | | Night relaxed ride. Excellent temps. | 978 | 119/154 |
| California | 04/12/2019
Fri | | | 4:09:12
5:14:07 | | Ride started at 6:00 pm and ended at 11:15, so I was riding about 3 hours in the night. Overgrown everywhere. Good ride since I did not fall. While in Worsham Canyon Trail I saw the poppy of a Chupacabra. Scary view. It ran down the cliff. | 2133 | 130/168 |
| California | 04/08/2019
Mon | | | 3:42:36
4:07:08 | | Daytime start with night time return. Not cold at all at the peak. I haven't been at the peak in more than 6 years. I had the idea that that section from 4C to the peak was shorter. Used the first section of Bockthorn to comeback from the peak. That was my reward from this ride. | 2067 | 135/158 |
| California | 04/07/2019
Sun | | | 1:30:53
1:49:04 | | Walked with wife. The trail is almost unrecognizable because the overgrown vegetation. Several bicycles riding in opposite direction (downhill for them) | 748 | 99/110 |
| California | 04/02/2019
Tue | | | 2:17:28
2:55:12 | | Afternoon ride. Fresh breeze. All good. | 1112 | 131/167 |
| California | 03/29/2019
Fri | | | 2:16:36
2:33:57 | | Good ride. | 1338 | 138/160 |
| California | 03/25/2019
Mon | | | 2:15:19
3:41:34 | | Night ride. Felt good. Tonight I brought a shovel with me in order to fix the landing where I fell last time. After fixing it I rode up to the top of the hill to ride that trail again now at 9:00 pm. Success, I did not fall this time. | 1169 | 134/161 |
| California | 03/22/2019
Fri | | | 2:04:46
2:26:05 | | Night ride. Not too cold. Overgrown vegetation everywhere. Nice tacky dirt with many new annoying ruts. | 1057 | 110/165 |
| California | 03/19/2019
Tue | | | 2:41:02
3:35:18 | | First time on the left side of Coal Canyon. This is a dirt road called Pipeline Trail. Pipeline has very little traffic due to major hike a bike sections along the trail. I quitted about one mile before Leonard Road junction. After my descent I went up 1/2 mile on Coal Canyon Trail in order to explore some hills east side of the trail. BTW when descending the hill I went OTB when I fell into an invisible hole covered with tall grass | 1287 | 130/158 |
| California | 03/17/2019
Sun | | | 39:27
2:14:00 | | Hiked with wife, Only 3/4 of mile uphill during which we ascended 755 feet. We had to abort the hike since my wife started to feel light headed because the extreme effort. I rode Smashface 2 1/2 years ago. Today during this walk I was amazed how I was able to ride this extremely steep trail without smashing my face. | 106 | 101/122 |
| California | 03/13/2019
Wed | | | 1:56:33
2:32:00 | | Good ride. Low temps. (New chain) | 990 | 117/148 |
| California | 03/10/2019
Sun | | | 2:42:26
3:39:06 | | Noon ride. Excellent temps. Felt ok. Today I fell descending the eastern new single track that connects the ridge trail with the bottom trail (Trails in this area are called Anaheim Hills hiking and biking trails)Fortunately I fell well. Nothing at all happened to me nor the bicycle. | 1298 | 127/163 |
| California | 03/09/2019
Sat | | | 3:11:29
4:35:11 | | Walked with wife. Good temps. Everywhere semi over grown. | 444 | 101/111 |
| California | 03/04/2019
Mon | | | 2:21:42
2:45:17 | | Monday night ride. No raining during the ride but I found many large mud puddles plus fresh mud on the entire trail. Very cold at the ball, 40F. when got back home I had to wash the bike and shoes | 1218 | 118/157 |
| California | 03/01/2019
Fri | | | 2:12:53
2:53:10 | | Night ride. Excellent temps. I squeezed this ride in before the weather forecast announcing rain for the next 5 consecutive days. I felt super today. I think this cannabis supplement called CBD really works. I feel 30 years younger. | 1253 | 140/165 |
| California | 02/25/2019
Mon | | | 3:00:18
3:36:34 | | Noon ride. Good temps. Last Sunday I walked with wife on the bottom area of Coal Canyon called Big Mo Trail. During my walk I spotted a possible rideable descent from Coal Canyon Trail above down to Big Mo thru an even graded hill. Today I rode it. After that I headed to Chino Hills State Park and climbed for the first time the Skully Hill Trail up to Skully Ridge Trail. This climb is a bitch. One mile of a continuous 18% grade. Other Comments | 1391 | 133/164 |
| California | 02/24/2019
Sun | | | 2:16:09
2:54:58 | | Walked with wife on Sunday morning. | 308 | 101/120 |
| California | 02/20/2019
Wed | | | 3:36:43
4:34:26 | | Perfect weather. 100% overcast with 0% rain. Felt good the entire ride. My descent from the top of the ridge to the train tracks was thru a path I discovered during last Sunday walk, which is descending the bare steep mountain riding over grass and bushes. | 1782 | 139/164 |
| California | 02/19/2019
Tue | | | 1:44:01
2:23:31 | | Noon ride. Still chilly at noon. Today I introduced a friend to the Fullerton Loop. He's bought a 2019 Giant Trance 29er I advised him to get because I am very happy with mine. He finished still in good shape. | 749 | 111/160 |
| California | 02/17/2019
Sun | | | 1:49:27
2:32:01 | | Blue sky during the entire walk. Sunny but cold. In few minutes after ending the walk the sky was covered 100% with clouds. When the rain started I was already home. | 727 | 110/120 |
| California | 02/12/2019
Tue | | | 4:27:53
5:28:39 | | Mixed ride. Day time ascent, night descent. Not too cold. | 2220 | 120/160 |
| California | 02/07/2019
Thu | | | 2:47:33
3:54:39 | | This is one of my favorites routes, STT back and forth. I avoid going down Luge because is too short and I like RIDING. I cleared up a rock slide about 1/4 of a mile after the flag. When coming back I rode all those single tracks existing after the tough climb. They are just GREAT! -- BTW, I started my timer from Santiago Canyon Road. | 1280 | 145/170 |
| California | 02/01/2019
Fri | | | 1:25:21
1:30:45 | | Night ride. Still fresh mud and mud puddles everywhere from Thursday big rain. Had to ride very cautiously to prevent spills. Low temps in the 50s. | 672 | 132/160 |
| California | 01/27/2019
Sun | | | 1:13:08
1:17:23 | | Felt great today in contrast to my previous ride 3 days ago when I felt horrible. | 654 | 139/163 |
| California | 01/26/2019
Sat | | | 2:08:00
3:15:38 | | Walked with wife. Nice sunshine but a lot of wind. Too much wind I would say. | 445 | 101/115 |
| California | 01/24/2019
Thu | | | 2:58:23
4:08:57 | | Excellent temps. In the high 60s and low 70s, Not in my best shape. I suffered a lot today. I still can't figure out how come some days are crapy and other days are great. Thanks God not every ride is like today's. | 1469 | 140/166 |
| California | 01/20/2019
Sun | | | 3:00:03
3:45:18 | | Walked with wife. Perfect weather. All hills starting to go green showing a short blade grass. These hills are a blessing. Very nice place for walking and mountain biking as well | 590 | |
| California | 01/19/2019
Sat | | | 2:23:06
2:36:27 | | Crystal Cove and Bommer Ridge Trail were closed because of the recent rains. I could not complete my usual loop so I came back the same way I went. | 1143 | 136/162 |
| California | 01/11/2019
Fri | | | 2:19:06
2:32:45 | | Nice tacky dirt. Good ride. | 700 | 142/169 |
| California | 01/06/2019
Sun | | | 4:17:11
5:20:30 | | Ride after yesterday big rainy day. Fenceline was slippery but rideable. Raptor and South ridge were hideously muddy with the kind of dirt that cake the tires. No wonder there were no other bicycles tracks anywhere. Chilly temps during the entire ride. Started during day time and I had to turn my lights on at 4 corners. | 1844 | 136/169 |
| California | 12/31/2018
Mon | | | 2:31:12
3:27:14 | | Walk with wife on the last day of 2018. I rode Fenceline Trail few years ago. On that opportunity the trail was overgrown and the trail was not visible some 50% of it. This time the trail was so clean and beautiful that I will be riding it next week. In my opinion this is the best trail for walk or ride in the Park. Its a continuous non technical 5 mile single track. | 448 | 110/120 |
| California | 12/27/2018
Thu | | | 1:16:10
1:21:10 | | Night ride. While in the neighborhood. | 680 | 142/164 |
| California | 12/23/2018
Sun | | | 2:16:19
2:55:19 | | Walk/hike with wife. Finally I was able to check out by foot this Billy Goat Tral. The Billy Goat Trail in the downhill direction has a hike a bike section that makes this trail, (forbidden for bicycles) not worthy for mountain bicycles anyway. | 623 | 110/120 |
| California | 12/21/2018
Fri | | | 1:17:55
1:30:51 | | Night ride. Chilly ride. Tacky dirt. | 696 | 136/161 |
| California | 12/16/2018
Sun | | | 3:15:49
4:16:58 | | Walk/hike with wife. When walking I can appreciate the views in more depth. | 794 | |
| California | 12/15/2018
Sat | | | 2:09:52
2:41:16 | | Night ride. Cold but not freezing. I felt super tonight. I did some night exploration. With my super potent lights night riding is like day riding. | 1121 | 111/165 |
| California | 12/09/2018
Sun | | | 1:28:17
2:08:34 | | I rode the Modena Open Space Hills 2 or 3 times some 6 years ago. In this walk I found new trails which I enjoyed in the company of my wife. | 230 | 101/115 |
| California | 12/08/2018
Sat | | | 2:11:36
2:24:07 | | Good temps and tacky trails. I felt like s#@t from the start. It took me around 10 miles to start feeling normal. By the end I felt super. | 1167 | 140/162 |
| California | 11/25/2018
Sun | | | 1:34:39
2:21:50 | | Night ride. Good temps in the 60s F. Not a long ride at all but it kicked my butt. The dirt was still tacky from Wednesday rains. I love tacky trails. | 827 | 139/162 |
| California | 11/24/2018
Sat | | | 3:27:13
4:41:05 | | Walked with wife. I took her to a partial of one of my MTB rides by Olinda area and also to the new single tracks along North Ridge Trail.
The temps were perfect. We had a cloudy morning with fresh breeze at times Other Comments | 1241 | 110/122 |
| California | 11/20/2018
Tue | | | 2:06:30
2:20:25 | | Afternoon ride with my son. Good temps | 1114 | 133/155 |
| California | 11/18/2018
Sun | | | 3:03:31
3:39:49 | | Night ride. Good temps, cold but not chilly. I finally could complete my exploration of the new single tracks trails created on North Ridge which go from hill to hill and crosses the main NR trail several times. Other Comments | 1511 | 137/163 |
| California | 11/17/2018
Sat | | | 2:14:24
2:59:08 | | Walked with wife. I visited again after 9 years, the beginning of Chutes where I had an OTB that cause me to land on my knees and broke my left knee.
I never rode that section again. | 515 | |
| California | 11/10/2018
Sat | | | 2:17:11
2:57:41 | | Walked with wife. I took her to a partial of my favorite training route in my backyard. | 763 | 110/140 |
| California | 11/09/2018
Fri | | | 2:06:40
2:29:11 | | Afternoon ride. Turned my lights on when by the lake. | 1118 | 133/184 |
| California | 11/02/2018
Fri | | | 2:45:00
3:15:00 | | Night ride. All went supper. Chilly coming back though. | 2111 | 136/162 |
| California | 10/27/2018
Sat | | | 2:13:54
2:53:55 | | Walking with wife a partial of my favorite bike ride in the Anaheim Hills area. | 1163 | |
| California | 10/25/2018
Thu | | | 4:00:43
5:04:43 | | Night ride. This ride has a small variation to the original route. At Turmbull Canyon area, I rode the Worsham trail out and back instead looping on the fire roads north of it.
Good night ride. I felt pretty good along the ride which was very well illuminated by a beautiful full Moon. | 2164 | 136/165 |
| California | 10/20/2018
Sat | | | 2:14:14
2:45:52 | | I was missing (this) my favorite route. Started late afternoon when still was daylight, It was already night when finish. Almost full moon. | 1137 | 133/159 |
| California | 10/10/2018
Wed | | | 2:16:27
2:42:38 | | Timer started from the hotel. | 1100 | 122/166 |
| Utah | 10/10/2018
Wed | | | 2:16:27
2:42:39 | | Great ride in the Thunder Mountain, Utah. The trail was muddy from rain the night before. Still a lot of traction though. | 1100 | |
| California | 10/08/2018
Mon | | | 57:48
1:55:01 | | Road ride. Sometime riding on the city bicycle trail, sometimes on the dirt. When riding on the dirt, my tires were caked with hundred of thorns. Fortunately I had tubeless tires with Stans. Spent around 1 hour removing the thorns. It happened 3 times. | 434 | |
| California | 10/08/2018
Mon | | | 1:51:47
2:31:33 | | Timer started from the hotel. Black diamond level trail. | 750 | |
| California | 10/08/2018
Mon | | | 44:45
1:01:28 | | | 258 | |
| California | 10/06/2018
Sat | | | 2:47:23
3:45:11 | | Walk (hike) with wife. The weather was perfect. It was overcast the entire time. I wanted to check how steep is the trail in order to ride it going downhill. We didn't climb up to the peak. It was too steep for her. The last climb before turning around was 45% grade. Besides very steep, it was all loose gravel. | 1140 | 108/120 |
| California | 09/27/2018
Thu | | | 4:46:57
6:13:58 | | Night ride. Fresno Canyon Trail is a very tough trail going uphill. When baling out I found a beautiful single track in Wardlow Canyon that was the reward of this ride. | 2421 | 128/169 |
| California | 09/21/2018
Fri | | | 1:53:55
2:18:00 | | Night ride. Felt super tonight. I am very, very happy with my new Giant Trance 29er. Excellent climber, very stable, superb suspension. It should be called Giant Cadillac. Now I can climb with ease what I was struggling before. My only complaint is that in the highest gear and pedaling as fast as I can my cruising speed is only 18 mph. I would happily install a second larger chain-ring. BTW. I had to post this ride manually because in the Garmin page there was not the usual "Looking for Devise" initial step. THE PAGE WAS THERE BUT DEAD. | 999 | 135/159 |
| California | 09/14/2018
Fri | | | 2:27:00
3:01:00 | | I started the timer from Santiago Canyon Road. | 1250 | 135/162 |
| California | 09/07/2018
Fri | | | 2:05:01
2:23:08 | | Short spin before work ridden on Friday at noon. This time I went exploring in Yorba Linda and Coal Canyon and found new pathways that, put together, made this new route possible. | 1065 | 131/156 |
| California | 09/01/2018
Sat | | | 3:33:24
4:13:09 | | Night ride. Ride done on Saturday but posted on Sunday. The GL program doesn't acknowledge my ride for the game. I have to request staff to do it manually. Thanks | 1816 | 134/167 |
| California | 08/23/2018
Thu | | | 2:08:38
2:56:47 | | Night ride. Today I broke-in my new Giant Trance 29er. Only good things I can say about this bike. I already have a 27.5 Trance that I have been riding every week for the last 4 years. My only complaint about the 27.5 is the pedals too low. Too close to the floor. Well, the 29er pedals are at least one inch higher which is super great. Now I have to get used to only one chain ring in the front. | 1120 | 134/160 |
| California | 08/19/2018
Sun | | | 2:26:00
3:01:00 | | Manual posting of a similar route I rode yesterday. (I forgot to stop my Garmin at the end of the ride and the devise also recorded my trip back home) | 1650 | 135/162 |
| California | 08/16/2018
Thu | | | 4:27:15
5:33:47 | | Night ride (again). Good temps in the night (of course - that is why I ride in the night). For this ride I took Scully Ridge Trail instead Aliso. The millage is just one mile difference but the climbing is 600 feet more through Scully. I am not creating a new route for just 600 feet. Btw; it was a good ride. | 2225 | 137/163 |
| California | 08/09/2018
Thu | | | 2:15:08
2:49:44 | | Night ride. Very warm when started. Somewhat fresh at the end. I was very happy and enjoyed my energy level today. Ashes from the Holy fire was falling like snow flakes during my ride.
Wow! | 1107 | 143/165 |
| California | 08/02/2018
Thu | | | 2:31:42
3:32:38 | | Night ride. | 1250 | 139/160 |
| California | 07/27/2018
Fri | | | 2:59:59
3:34:00 | | 95F when started around 4:00 pm. When in Bommer Canyon I enjoyed very much the fresh ocean breeze. Due to the heat (I guess) practically no mountain bikers were out. Good ride though. This is a manual post done with my iPhone due to having NO INTERNET in my house today. First time posting with the phone. I still don't know if it is going to work. | 1890 | 133/166 |
| California | 07/15/2018
Sun | | | 3:56:55
4:40:56 | | Night ride. Started at 9:00 pm. Finished it at 1:40 am. Very dark night. Some Jeeps with ultra potent lights riding along the mid divider. Last time I rode this route was 7 years ago. My moving time back then was almost one hour less. It sucks to get old. | 2036 | 132/160 |
| California | 07/08/2018
Sun | | | 4:11:00
5:45:00 | | Night ride. Temps in the 70s. Coal Canyon Trail and Leonard Trail en excellent conditions. Had 2 flats during my return. | 2200 | 132/166 |
| California | 07/05/2018
Thu | | | 2:26:56
2:55:42 | | Night ride. Temps in the mid 70s. The main feature of this brand new route is the descent of 2 neighboring steep single tracks that go from top of ridge to the bottom official Anaheim Biking and Hiking Trail. By the way descending those in the night was very challenging. | 1251 | 141/167 |
| California | 06/24/2018
Sun | | | 3:56:00
5:25:00 | | Night ride. Had to do this posting manual because my Garmin turned off after 3 miles. For my comeback I rode for the first time El Cajon Trail (Alternative for Bastanchury)which is the correct route for a mountain bike.
Started at 9:30pm and finished at 3:00am. Temps in the low 60s. | 2211 | 131/150 |
| California | 06/15/2018
Fri | | | 2:26:26
3:12:37 | | Excellent temps when I rode (Late afternoon) While in the top ridge of Anaheim Hills Trail I went exploring many of the new trail people created and I found a super fun single track of about 1/2 mile long that goes all the way to the bottom trail. So I had to create this new route. It deserves it.
Around mile 11.2 I had to deal with a temporary fence placed in the middle of the trail leaving me about 18 inches of trail to ride on, with the fence on the left side and a 6 foot cliff on the right side. What I didn't know was that the fence was electrified and when my handlebar touched it the jolt of electricity made fall down to the bottom of the cliff. | 1161 | 134/162 |
| California | 06/09/2018
Sat | | | 3:57:30
4:46:17 | | 75% Night ride. Good temps and decent energy level from me. | 2015 | 142/163 |
| California | 06/02/2018
Sat | | | 1:56:26
2:29:01 | | Very nice loop. I like it a lot. | 992 | 136/167 |
| California | 05/26/2018
Sat | | | 4:09:12
4:59:30 | | Excellent temperature during the entire ride, 62F. North Ridge trail has been debushed, nice. Btw. I found a new single track going from hill to hill in North Ridge, which I rode making the boring travel thru NR more interesting. | 2090 | 138/162 |
| California | 05/23/2018
Wed | | | 1:16:59
1:27:09 | | Night ride. Started pedaling at 4:00am just after work. One fall, nothing major but I hate falling.
(New chain) | 700 | 129/153 |
| California | 05/10/2018
Thu | | | 1:21:39
1:24:07 | | . | 703 | 129/157 |
| California | 05/06/2018
Sun | | | 1:56:35
2:23:53 | | Night ride. 80F when started, 72F when finished. Felt good and strong. Very pleasant ride. Happy to be alive and healthy. | 1043 | 134/161 |
| California | 04/29/2018
Sun | | | 3:04:18
3:30:43 | | Night ride. (From 8:15 pm to 11:45 pm) Good temps. Tacky dirt. The tacky surface allowed me to pedal/climb completely the longest/steepest bitch of Telegraph without walking it (2nd time in my MTB life) | 1622 | 135/171 |
| California | 04/21/2018
Sat | | | 2:20:34
2:57:01 | | Very warm today. | 1165 | 136/157 |
| California | 04/13/2018
Fri | | | 3:09:03
3:29:34 | | I couldn't ride it the day of the event because I was injured from a fall. Today finally I found the time and a good day to do it. I did not ride the asphalted Plano Trabuco having a dirt trail behind Robinson Ranch, adding at least 15 more minutes. I consider it a sin. Good temps. I turned my lights on when riding by the creek. | 1720 | 142/166 |
| California | 04/06/2018
Fri | | | 5:16:38
6:20:27 | | Good ride. Slow but good. Good because I didn't fall, but I suffered a lot. | 2686 | 132/162 |
| California | 03/31/2018
Sat | | | 2:06:20
2:19:52 | | Afternoon ride. Fresh breeze blowing at times. Good energy level today. Good ride. | 1177 | 144/163 |
| California | 03/24/2018
Sat | | | 4:18:15
5:01:35 | | Daylight ascent nighttime descent.
Turned my lights on at the ball. Tacky all the way with some (avoidable) mud puddles. Very cold (43F) from Sierra Peak on. Good ride. Saw nobody anywhere. | 2186 | 132/166 |
| California | 03/17/2018
Sat | | | 2:08:41
2:47:42 | | I struggled to do this little ride but I still could do it. I applied the "mind over matter" theory. | 1000 | 141/165 |
| California | 03/08/2018
Thu | | | 2:41:18
3:35:33 | | Night ride. Excellent temps. Quite a few riders tonight doing Old Camp. Good ride. | 1250 | 151/252 |
| California | 02/24/2018
Sat | | | 3:07:55
4:21:50 | | First time in Santiago Oaks after the November fire. Still all vegetation is charred and no green is visible. Only few trails are closed, for example Coachwhip is still closed. | 1712 | 136/164 |
| California | 02/17/2018
Sat | | | 2:23:46
2:47:25 | | Slow paced afternoon ride. Good temps with fresh breeze blowing at times. This is a very pleasant ride with challenging descents and steep ascents as well. Last time I rode this route was in 2012, 6 years ago. | 1123 | 135/161 |
| California | 02/10/2018
Sat | | | 1:36:44
1:50:57 | | Night ride. I was the only rider last night in the Loop. Good temps. To make this ride interesting I went backwards. When ridden backwards it feels like a totally new path. And, to make it even more interesting I connected to the Super Loop route somewhere. | 771 | 136/176 |
| California | 02/03/2018
Sat | | | 3:30:29
4:18:52 | | I'd like to comment about Scully Ridge Trail. Last time I rode Scully the trail/road was recently bulldozed. It was loose and unpleasant. Well today I found the trail covered with a short blade grass in its totality. It is beautiful and tacky. I enjoyed it.
Had to turn my lights on while in North Ridge. Excellent temps. | 1827 | 136/164 |
| California | 01/26/2018
Fri | | | 3:09:48
4:04:16 | | Started around 3:00 pm. Turned my lights on before 4 corners. Very cold up there: 40F. Had a flat on the rear but I did not fix it. I kept on putting air in it till the end, maybe 6 times. I haven't descended Motorway in several years. In the night the trail seems longer. | 1738 | 135/163 |
| California | 01/20/2018
Sat | | | 2:09:09
2:36:15 | | Hi guys. Now 2 1/2 years have passed since last time I did this very route. Not in my best prime but I still can make it. | 1107 | 134/161 |
| California | 01/12/2018
Fri | | | 2:54:36
3:33:29 | | All trails and dirt roads deliciously tacky. | 1366 | 139/163 |
| California | 01/05/2018
Fri | | | 2:18:11
2:42:03 | | Training ride. Late afternoon ascent. Early evening descent. Tuned my lights ON at the Ball. Descending on the steep single tracks in the night is very challenging. | 1207 | 133/155 |
| California | 01/01/2018
Mon | | | 1:42:22
1:53:48 | | Late afternoon ride. Very heavy (myself) from overeating during the holidays. | 844 | 132/156 |
| California | 12/25/2017
Mon | | | 3:13:56
3:58:16 | | Cold to chilly temps today. 43F was the lowest I saw during my ride. Most trails have been debushed. The ones that did not were hard to penetrate. Turned my lights ON at four corners. | 1579 | 138/222 |
| California | 12/23/2017
Sat | | | 1:20:44
1:22:29 | | Night ride just before Christmas. Very cold to chilly. 40F in some places. Few other riders also making it around the loop. | 701 | 132/163 |
| California | 12/14/2017
Thu | | | 2:12:56
2:25:49 | | Good ride. Good temps. | 1129 | 131/177 |
| California | 12/10/2017
Sun | | | 2:13:05
2:52:49 | | Morning ride. Temps at 85F constant. Schabarum Trail has been mini bulldozed to a smooth surface and cleared from the dry overgrown bushes. | 1036 | 136/169 |
| California | 11/26/2017
Sun | | | 2:29:00
3:11:12 | | Went up at noon time. Not too hot today. | 936 | 133/161 |
| California | 11/10/2017
Fri | | | 1:18:40
1:21:16 | | Night ride. Good temps. I almost had an OTB when descending the last steep hill because a new pavement placed on the landing road has a shoulder ditch in the shape of a deep "V". So guys be careful. | 692 | 138/193 |
| California | 11/04/2017
Sat | | | 1:43:53
1:55:22 | | Training ride. Good temps. | 874 | 126/160 |
| California | 10/27/2017
Fri | | | 2:59:13
3:25:47 | | 100% Night ride. Felt unbelievable strong. As strong as I was 4 years ago. I did not suffer at all. Pure enjoyment. Like most mountain bikers should feel. For climbing North Ridge I brought my shin guards which are a must for that single track since is very overgrown with stiff bushes. | 1398 | 131/155 |
| Utah | 10/20/2017
Fri | | | 2:59:11
3:35:46 | | 4th and last ride in Utah. This ride was a must for me during this visit to Moab. A whole lot of riders today in both directions. Good temps with cold breeze. | 1042 | 132/154 |
| Utah | 10/19/2017
Thu | | | 2:16:41
3:12:02 | | 3rd ride in Utah, Moab. Could not complaint about anything. Good temps. 100% traction. Nice loop. | 960 | 138/161 |
| Utah | 10/17/2017
Tue | | | 5:18:34
7:17:21 | | 2nd ride in Utah. Tough ride. And the older I get the tougher it feels. | 1430 | 138/161 |
| Utah | 10/15/2017
Sun | | | 4:07:15
6:11:10 | | First ride in Utah. Snow on the entire trail/ride. Melting snow/mud at the end making my bike a real mess. | 1833 | 139/164 |
| California | 10/07/2017
Sat | | | 3:20:42
3:52:51 | | Night training ride. Scully Ridge Trail has been destroyed. Now is a real very wide and smooth (and loose) fire road. I didn't like it. Next Saturday I will be riding in Park City, Fruita and Moab. I am not in my best shape for what is coming but I will get in shape over there or else. | 1666 | 135/160 |
| California | 10/01/2017
Sun | | | 1:37:45
1:55:18 | | Even feeling sick today I went riding.
After the ride I felt better. MTB, good for your body and good for your soul. | 753 | 124/153 |
| California | 09/23/2017
Sat | | | 1:56:38
2:26:10 | | Late afternoon training ride. Excellent temps. Good ride. | 996 | 139/206 |
| California | 09/15/2017
Fri | | | 2:46:36
3:20:17 | | Posting from the Garmin is now faster than ever. Late evening ride with an overcast sky = GREAT RIDE! Descending North Ridge requires shin protectors. The single track is overgrown with those stiff bushes that scratch and scratch and scratch the already bleeding scratches. Awful, hideous. The only good thing about it is that there are only 4 miles of that. | 1355 | 132/156 |
| California | 09/09/2017
Sat | | | 5:06:00
6:31:28 | | Nice all successful ride with Fooly Culy. SART after Morton Ridge was very loose and overgrown. At the end already down on Highway 38 was very hot and my energy level was almost 0%. In any case was a great ride. | 2453 | 137/159 |
| California | 09/01/2017
Fri | | | 1:45:43
2:00:15 | | Thanks to GL staff I was able to upload my today ride like I normally used to do. This was a night training ride. Even in the early night was very hot but at least was not Sun rays making it worse. | 908 | 139/159 |
| California | 08/26/2017
Sat | | | 2:02:00
2:22:00 | | Night training ride. Temp in the low 80s around 9:00pm. Many spiderwebs (in my path) with their corresponding big spider in the center along the ride. Some times they were hanging of the helmet in front of eyes. | 1800 | 140/167 |
| California | 08/19/2017
Sat | | | 2:24:36
2:54:00 | | After I found the way to post my rides from the Garmin using Internet Explorer, GeoLadders eliminates this option from the Route page. I hate Strava. I am not going to post in Strava first to be able later to post in GL using GPX.
I am going to post manually from now on. | 1100 | 136/155 |
| California | 08/13/2017
Sun | | | 1:15:00
1:30:00 | | Training ride | 1100 | 140/160 |
| California | 08/06/2017
Sun | | | 10:00
10:00 | | Ride (up and down) from bottom of Modjeska Grade in Santiago Canyon Road to STT Trailhead. | 300 | 155/162 |
| California | 08/05/2017
Sat | | | 2:24:42
3:25:10 | | Night ride. Temps in the 70s with some fog. STT has been widened from Cadillac fork to Old Camp. Not a bulldozer work. More like a Jeep going up and down several times.
Good ride for me considering my lack of training. | 1113 | 134/169 |
| California | 07/28/2017
Fri | | | 2:25:50
2:44:20 | | Night training ride. More than 3 years have passed since last time I rode the Super Loop. It used to be one of my favorites rides until I discovered/crated the Anaheim Hills Loop which I have ridden 58 times. Excellent temps and great ride. I felt strong. Rode with my son Bonebag after almost 2 years of not riding together. My son was the person who introduced me to MTB 8 years ago. | 1180 | 134/182 |
| California | 07/21/2017
Fri | | | 2:58:30
3:19:42 | | Night ride. It was a warm night. | 1342 | 133/163 |
| California | 07/13/2017
Thu | | | 2:07:31
2:31:44 | | Later night training ride. Temps in the low 70s. Good ride. | 1033 | 132/161 |
| California | 07/07/2017
Fri | | | 2:05:00
2:44:00 | | Waited for the sunset.(Too hot today)
When I turned my lights on I was still going out. Very overgrown everywhere. | 1200 | 145/172 |
| California | 07/01/2017
Sat | | | 3:29:40
5:54:27 | | This is half of the Official GL Chiquito route. I have ridden the entire official route in the past when I was in good shape. Today I barely could finish this half. Chiquito Trail is now much tougher due to water erosion and overgrown on top of that. The temps from 94 to 105. No crashes or OTBs. | 948 | 138/164 |
| California | 06/18/2017
Sun | | | 3:03:00
3:33:00 | | Night ride. 70F at the peak at 10 pm. It was very hard to get to the top in my current shape.
One month ago I could not walk. Three weeks ago I was walking with a cane. I thought I would never be able to ride again. | 2100 | 130/160 |
| California | 06/08/2017
Thu | | | 2:59:30
3:35:45 | | Finally with the help of my son who is a computer programmer I was able to upload the rides from my Garmin to GL.
I realized that the biggest benefit from Geoladders is the possibility of download routs into my Garmin whenever I am going to ride a new route.
I got lost one time in Idyllwild when it was a snow storm and I almost died that night. From that incident I always want to have the chosen route in my Garmin. | 1474 | 131/173 |
| California | 06/02/2017
Fri | | | 2:00:00
2:08:00 | | Night training ride. Blackstar road is smooth like a freeway. 50F at the top at 9:30pm. Chilly descent. | 2100 | 132/162 |
| California | 05/30/2017
Tue | | | 2:00:00
2:15:00 | | I have ridden this route 57 times so far for a total of 800 miles. The best part about this route for me is the NO COMMUTE feature. | 1850 | 130/170 |
| California | 05/27/2017
Sat | | | 1:30:30
1:45:00 | | Assessment ride. First ride after my accident exactly one month ago. My leg doing pretty good but I am obviously out of shape. Now is going to take me months to get to a decent riding shape again. I was going crazy for not being able to ride and, in order to cope with the cravings I was watching a bunch of MTB videos in YouTube and I did some hiking too. I need to be in nature and have contact with the dirt. | 1200 | 123/164 |
| California | 05/03/2017
Wed | | | 1:15:00
1:20:00 | | Last Thursday night ride. Unfortunately I ate dirt, in other words I fell. One of those falls that messes you up more than expect. I got a big hematoma in my right thigh that keeps me confined at home. I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS! Other Comments | 980 | 148/166 |
| California | 04/22/2017
Sat | | | 1:55:00
2:05:00 | | After sunset training ride. 66F by 9:30. Felt almost strong. Due to overgrown vegetation everywhere I was forced to skip some nice trails. Good ride! | 1200 | 148/174 |
| California | 04/14/2017
Fri | | | 1:58:00
2:15:00 | | 3 or 4 years have passed since last time I went up Maple. Good day for riding with cloudy skies. Other Comments | 1300 | 140/160 |
| California | 04/09/2017
Sun | | | 1:59:00
2:16:00 | | I have been kinda sick. Today I felt good enough to go riding. It was a good ride in general but at the end I was aching at each joint. It is FU to get old. It takes longer to heal.
I had to do this posting manual since my Garmin was no detected despite all my efforts. Other Comments | 1500 | 150/160 |
| California | 04/01/2017
Sat | | | 2:58:16
3:11:00 | | Friday morning training ride. Excellent temps today. Super overgrown everywhere. The mustard bushes are 7 feet tall. | 1500 | 152/164 |
| California | 03/10/2017
Fri | | | 2:14:57
2:21:46 | | Warm morning in the 90s. Wanted to ride the North Ridge Trail but still closed. It has been closed for more than 1 year, maybe 2. I used to ride NR frequently in the past when it was open as one of my training routes. I miss it. | 1101 | 126/158 |
| California | 03/02/2017
Thu | | | 2:00:13
2:37:09 | | Night training ride. Good temps + tacky trails + good energy level = excellent ride. | 1026 | 140/210 |
| California | 02/24/2017
Fri | | | 4:32:00
5:45:06 | | 75% night ride. 53F when started around 5:00 pm. 42F towards the end. I ran out of gas completely 3 miles before the end. So by 10pm I was freezing and no energy left. While in Turnbull I did not see a single soul.
It was a good ride though. | 2007 | 121/161 |
| California | 02/16/2017
Thu | | | 3:48:31
4:33:25 | | Temps in the 50s. A lot of vegetation has grown by the trails to the point of making them disappear in some areas. From the campground had to turn my lights on. | 1872 | 132/228 |
| California | 02/13/2017
Mon | | | 2:06:52
2:36:57 | | Beautiful day today. Fresh breeze, tacky, and green everywhere. Me,in very bad shape (energy-wise) after so many days out of the saddle because of the rein. | 1049 | 133/164 |
| California | 02/02/2017
Thu | | | 2:07:08
2:41:22 | | | 1048 | 141/196 |
| California | 01/28/2017
Sat | | | 10:00
10:00 | | Ride from Santiago Canyon Road where I parked my truck to STT Trailhead and back after STT ride. | 100 | 133/150 |
| California | 01/27/2017
Fri | | | 2:25:59
3:14:02 | | It was a good ride until I got the biggest cramp of my life in my left leg. After 5 minutes still cramped. I was laying inside some bushes entangled with the bike and I could not move at all because the cramp would tighten with any movement. It was already night and 2 riders coming in the opposite direction found me like that and helped me to get up and become functional again. Thank you guys. Other Comments | 1039 | 135/160 |
| California | 01/21/2017
Sat | | | 2:12:02
2:34:16 | | Last Saturday ride. The only day without rain last week. No rain but some mud caking the tires. Ride was OK. | 985 | 123/160 |
| California | 01/06/2017
Fri | | | 2:21:41
2:36:03 | | Friday afternoon ride. Temps in the 50s. Ran into ChrisTa in Quail Hill parking lot and rode together. In Coastal Peak the trails were closed (for adverse condition) so we came back the same way we went out. | 1141 | 136/168 |
| California | 12/29/2016
Thu | | | 3:30:18
4:02:55 | | Temps in the 70s for the entire ride. Good day chosen for this afternoon/evening/night ride. Clean trails with still tacky dirt. All hills are starting to grow green grass. Turned my light on in 4 corners. Scully Trail has a combined ascent of 1000 feet. Felt strong. Excellent ride. | 1876 | 132/162 |
| California | 12/25/2016
Sun | | | 2:09:38
2:25:26 | | Finally no rain. | 1043 | 137/159 |
| California | 12/17/2016
Sat | | | 5:22:05
7:24:58 | | Excellent temps the entire day. Rode with Fooly Cully. We missed a turn and ended up in East Fork Palm Canyon where the actual big palm trees are. Fooly did not have lights so he went ahead of me to avoid riding in the dark in Art Smith. I had to turn my lights on about 3 miles before the end. | 1694 | 135/165 |
| California | 12/09/2016
Fri | | | 2:39:33
3:18:18 | | Friday morning ride. Cold temps with bright Sunlight. All hills are brown. | 1523 | 128/155 |
| California | 12/01/2016
Thu | | | 2:07:01
2:33:36 | | Late afternoon training ride. Turned my lights on for the return. Very cold. | 1129 | 134/170 |
| California | 11/18/2016
Fri | | | 2:46:53
3:10:03 | | Friday morning training ride. | 1476 | 132/162 |
| California | 11/13/2016
Sun | | | 1:54:00
2:10:39 | | Sunday morning training ride. Good early hours temps. | 1131 | 140/234 |
| California | 11/11/2016
Fri | | | 4:33:31
6:40:24 | | I haven't been here in 2 1/2 years. I forgot how awesome Holy Jim is. Today I was in one of my worst days regarding energy. Riding once a week is not enough for me for keeping a decent riding shape. | 2102 | 136/165 |
| California | 11/04/2016
Fri | | | 2:57:13
3:19:27 | | Morning training ride. | 1474 | 135/163 |
| California | 10/27/2016
Thu | | | 2:03:59
2:39:48 | | After sunset training ride. It supposedly was going to rain tonight but it didn't. Still tacky from last rain. | 1042 | 138/165 |
| California | 10/23/2016
Sun | | | 2:29:26
2:45:37 | | Morning training ride. Good temps with overcast sky. First California ride after my Utah getaway. | 1241 | 132/166 |
| Colorado | 10/13/2016
Thu | | | 1:50:22
2:40:48 | | My last ride of my MTB vacation. 5 days riding with no mishaps. 10 hours driving from California to Moab was worty. | 926 | 127/150 |
| Utah | 10/12/2016
Wed | | | 3:00:20
3:48:19 | | My best ride during my MTB vacation in Utah. In the 17 mile route there are about 6 miles of slick rock riding. Highly recommended to all my fellow GL co-riders when vising the area. | 1179 | 129/155 |
| Colorado | 10/11/2016
Tue | | | 2:19:34
3:17:17 | | Good temps in Fruita today. Horsethief Trail = NICE. Mary's Loop = GREAT. The connection between those two trails called "Horsethief Bench Drop"= HORRIBLE. | 965 | 129/146 |
| Utah | 10/10/2016
Mon | | | 57:43
1:03:13 | | This posting is actually the comeback of the Prospector Trail ride. I forgot to start the timer of my Garmin when going out. So I am going to post it again in order to claim my well deserved points. | 418 | 135/157 |
| Utah | 10/10/2016
Mon | | | 57:43
1:03:23 | | This posting is just to claim the points for the "going out" ride of the Prospecor Trail which I didn't record in my Garmin when I forgot to start the timer. Get it? | 418 | 135/157 |
| Utah | 10/09/2016
Sun | | | 3:51:36
5:41:07 | | First ride of my 5 day MTB vacation in Utah. | 1894 | 138/160 |
| California | 10/03/2016
Mon | | | 2:02:18
2:25:37 | | Very early training ride just after work. Slow recoup from my shoulder injury. Next week I'll be riding in Park City and Moab despite my condition. For sure I can not afford to fall again. Anybody riding in Utah next week? | 1033 | 133/169 |
| California | 09/15/2016
Thu | | | 2:28:45
4:03:41 | | Today I planned to ride to Blue Jay & back. I had to change plans after I went down the cliff at the rock garden just before Cocktail Rock. Happened I was clipped and I could not dab, and down I went injuring my left shoulder. The trail has been worked on and there are no deep narrow ruts anymore. Temps were in the high 90s and 100s. Other Comments | 936 | 133/161 |
| California | 09/12/2016
Mon | | | 1:59:29
2:20:40 | | Training ride just after my 12 hour work shift. Started @ 5:30 am. One hour before sunrise. Good ride! | 1034 | 128/162 |
| California | 09/08/2016
Thu | | | 1:31:15
1:46:11 | | | 688 | 120/145 |
| California | 09/05/2016
Mon | | | 4:55:24
6:00:53 | | Labor Day ride. Very hot (90F) when started at 3:00 pm. Nice 60s when descending. Had to turn my lights on at the upper gate. | 2383 | 135/163 |
| California | 09/02/2016
Fri | | | 1:57:39
2:19:22 | | Training ride just before my 12 hour work shift. | 1073 | 137/162 |
| California | 08/27/2016
Sat | | | 5:04:08
7:13:03 | | Good and tolerable temps. Very pleasant fresh breeze blowing at times. Rode with FOOLY COOLY. Not in my best shape at all. I need to do my training more often. | 2437 | 141/169 |
| California | 08/19/2016
Fri | | | 2:08:50
2:37:57 | | Night ride. Rode with FOOLY COOLY. We had a big beautiful full moon. Good ride. | 1269 | 144/168 |
| California | 08/18/2016
Thu | | | 2:18:02
3:11:17 | | I took a coworker to Blackstar (in the night) because he wanted to try MTB. This was his first mountain bike ride ever. I thought he will be done by the end of the flat section. I was wrong. He was able to get to Beeks in 1 hour and 45 mins. Amazing!! | 1156 | 130/155 |
| California | 08/04/2016
Thu | | | 1:53:35
2:17:51 | | Night ride.70F at 11:00 pm.= acceptable. | 1124 | 135/168 |
| California | 07/29/2016
Fri | | | 2:44:26
3:16:02 | | Morning ride. 68F when started, 100F at the end. | 1577 | 140/168 |
| California | 07/21/2016
Thu | | | 1:58:00
2:29:58 | | Night ride. Fresh temps after the sunset. The shortcuts between Schabarum switchbacks are very loose. In the night the depth perception is distorted and those shortcuts are very steep. So I skipped the steepest which is the second to the last. Got back to the car by 10:30pm Good night ride. | 1150 | 136/168 |
| California | 07/15/2016
Fri | | | 4:01:45
4:39:58 | | Actual night ride. Started at 8:00 pm, got back home at 1:40 am. Temps: 71F at Sierra Peak and Doppler Ball. The almost full moon gave me enough light to climb the whole thing without using the bike lights. Coal Canyon Road is still smooth like a (dirt) freeway. Good night ride. | 2412 | 136/163 |
| California | 07/08/2016
Fri | | | 4:00:52
6:47:49 | | Very hot day and very little breeze. The highest temp I saw was 113F. The trail besides steep was very loose with deep ruts. Had no other alternative than riding inside them. I ran out of water by the creek and a major HAB was waiting for me. Another minus, there was no shade after the creek, so, no shade, no breeze, no water, 113F and hiking the bike 1.3 miles. I thought I was going to collapse. | 2015 | 143/169 |
| California | 07/04/2016
Mon | | | 1:57:08
2:09:29 | | My 46th time riding this route. Afternoon ride. Fresh breeze at times these days. (New Chain) | 1152 | 135/168 |
| California | 07/01/2016
Fri | | | 3:15:07
4:37:46 | | Friday noon ride. Very hot day 90s and 100s. Some welcome fresh breeze at times. | 1827 | 142/165 |
| California | 06/25/2016
Sat | | | 2:52:51
3:29:59 | | Planned to ride Smashface Trail today but I started too late or I was too slow or both. When I got to Hagador Peak was already 8:30 pm. Way too late to start the 5.5 mile Smashface descent. So, I just came back. I didn't feel like smashing my face in the dark. In my comeback I rode all those fun single tracks along Blackstar. | 1620 | 136/164 |
| California | 06/23/2016
Thu | | | 1:54:30
2:19:18 | | Training ride. My favorite local route ridden backwards.Fresh breeze at times. Good ride. | 1153 | 144/168 |
| California | 06/17/2016
Fri | | | 2:29:25
3:02:06 | | Night ride. Still warm at Old Camp at 9:30 pm. No clouds with a full Moon. | 1237 | 132/165 |
| California | 06/09/2016
Thu | | | 2:01:11
2:34:20 | | Night return. Good temps. | 1107 | 133/173 |
| California | 06/03/2016
Fri | | | 2:28:42
4:44:06 | | Again choosing to ride in Big Bear in a Orange County very hot day. Indubitable much colder than OC but still a warm ride. Felt the lower percentage of Oxygen in the air at 7,000 feet altitude. Grays Trail and Hanna Trail are always a very enjoyable ride. And for those riders who have never ridden the Grays Peak Trail I uploaded a video of the descent in YouTube called Grays Peak Trail Descent or https://youtu.be/5M72fYcz01Y | 1152 | 139/162 |
| California | 05/29/2016
Sun | | | 2:31:05
2:45:55 | | In my way back I missed the Easy Street trail head, so I went back via Diemer and South Ridge. Great weather, fully cloudy and low temps.
(450) | 1375 | 131/163 |
| California | 05/26/2016
Thu | | | 1:44:03
2:02:33 | | Late afternoon ride. Turned my lights on when in Weir Canyon Trail. | 1029 | 137/158 |
| California | 05/20/2016
Fri | | | 5:54:40
7:04:40 | | Weather perfect for this ride today, cloudy and 60s and 70s. Today I rode few nice trails I didn't know they existed. Nice ride and I finished still in good shape. | 3250 | 137/225 |
| California | 05/13/2016
Fri | | | 3:05:02
4:29:28 | | Good temps = good ride. Felt strong today. | 1626 | 142/172 |
| California | 05/08/2016
Sun | | | 4:23:49
5:55:46 | | Temps were excellent today. I was not in my best shape. (too many days out of the saddle) Had to comeback without completing the planned loop because bicycles are forbidden on Backbone after 3 or so miles from the trail head in Yerba Buena | 2190 | 134/171 |
| California | 04/23/2016
Sat | | | 4:04:44
4:55:34 | | i turned my lights on for the return. Excellent temps. | 2069 | 138/169 |
| California | 04/14/2016
Thu | | | 5:32:27
6:29:09 | | Excellent temps. Started at $ 4:00 P.M. got back home by 10:30. Met 2 night riders going in opposite direction around 9:30. Coal Canyon - again - is smooth like a Freeway | 2813 | 136/162 |
| California | 04/01/2016
Fri | | | 1:13:48
1:28:33 | | Ride ridden last week. | 693 | 138/154 |
| California | 04/01/2016
Fri | | | 4:43:58
5:26:46 | | Good temps the entire ride. Turned my lights on in Carbon Canyon Park. | 2529 | 132/156 |
| California | 03/27/2016
Sun | | | 2:18:34
2:41:00 | | Half of the ride was ridden in the night. I was breaking in my new light set "Magic Shine". They are as wide and powerful as the high beam of a car. Good stuff. Today I rode the exact same path as I hiked last Friday only backwards. Nice route and good ride. | 1220 | 150/170 |
| California | 03/26/2016
Sat | | | 3:46:35
4:48:05 | | Good Sunlight with fresh breeze. Beautiful all green hills. I am not a hiker, I am a mountain biker. So at the end of the hike my calfs were cramping. 8 miles hiking left me more tired than 50 miles biking. This coming Sunday am gonna ride this same route going in the opposite direction. Check my dashboard for the comments. | 1553 | |
| California | 03/25/2016
Fri | | | 2:01:15
2:25:26 | | More roaming. Finding fun alternatives.. | 1058 | 132/170 |
| California | 03/13/2016
Sun | | | 4:40:17
4:40:17 | | Night training ride. Felt strong. Good temps. Happy to be alive. | 1925 | 132/168 |
| California | 03/12/2016
Sat | | | 1:20:34
2:07:37 | | Hiked with wife and friend. Some snow and a lot of mud. | 439 | |
| California | 03/10/2016
Thu | | | 3:32:03
4:59:15 | | | 1122 | |
| California | 03/05/2016
Sat | | | 2:29:40
3:28:06 | | Schabarum again. Training ride with some roaming. Good temps = Good ride. | 1251 | 133/166 |
| California | 02/26/2016
Fri | | | 4:39:52
7:26:34 | | Perfect temps today for this ride, 60s and 70s. Tacky and clean trails too. I planned this point to point ride last year when I rode this route back and forth the same day and it was too much for me. This 26 mile section is just superb (I gave a 5 star rating) and an adequate distance. Started by 2:00 pm and finished by 9:30 pm, so we rode about 3 hours in the night. | 1860 | 128/170 |
| California | 02/20/2016
Sat | | | 4:52:13
6:37:52 | | Perfect day for this ride. Temps in the 60s. | 2547 | 134/159 |
| California | 02/18/2016
Thu | | | 2:25:32
2:54:35 | | Night training ride. Tacky all the way with the usual mud patches that form after the rain. In my opinion this is the best route to be ridden after the rain or even when it is raining. | 1112 | 138/161 |
| California | 02/18/2016
Thu | | | 10:29
3:06:46 | | The official STT to Old Camp route starts at top of Modjesca. I am just being silly claiming this one mile ride from the road to the trailhead & back. I used the dirt shoulder though. | 106 | 64/133 |
| California | 02/13/2016
Sat | | | 4:17:25
5:52:00 | | Noon ride. Fresh breeze with strong Sunlight. Still too hot for me. I should have ridden it after the Sunset and called it a "Night Ride" (New Chain) Other Comments | 2197 | 133/159 |
| California | 02/06/2016
Sat | | | 3:19:18
5:19:50 | | Had to go back to this place. This time I went 2 miles further though. Last time I missed the last 2 tunnels. In total 4 more miles but I am not going to create a new route because of that. | 1255 | 106/182 |
| California | 02/04/2016
Thu | | | 2:33:59
2:54:41 | | Training ride. | 1442 | 125/156 |
| California | 01/29/2016
Fri | | | 5:15:53
6:27:16 | | Destination Encanto Park, Azusa. Due to a lack of time I only reached Legg Lake Park (14 miles away from Encanto Park). Good temps= Good ride. | 2886 | 136/169 |
| California | 01/22/2016
Fri | | | 3:11:55
5:04:25 | | Perfect day for this ride. Temps in the 50s and 60s. Amazing project done 100 years ago. 16 tunnels dug in pure rock and 16 wooden trestles in the 9.5 mile section. The Goat Canyon trestle is 200 feet high and 600 feet long. It is the largest freestanding wooden trestle in the world. Other Comments | 1137 | 110/125 |
| California | 01/21/2016
Thu | | | 2:05:17
2:29:04 | | Training ride. I turned my lights on for the descent. Chilly temps = 48F. | 1202 | 116/168 |
| California | 01/15/2016
Fri | | | 2:44:21
3:43:38 | | Several months away from Santiago Oaks. Nice weather and tacky trails = perfect. Today's path was not exactly as the GL route but close enough to avoid creating a new one. Met Jon Kearley with "OC Classic" at the trails. Jon was fixing some nasty water ruts. Thank you for that. | 1550 | 116/170 |
| California | 01/08/2016
Fri | | | 2:54:46
3:34:31 | | Ride ridden a day after the big rain. Mild water damage to the trails. The usual mud ponds filled to the top. Very cold up there. 42F when descending from Old Camp. Met a Biker/Forest Ranger with a shovel fixing important trail sections that were damaged by the rain. Thanks for that. Other Comments | 1362 | 137/162 |
| California | 01/01/2016
Fri | | | 1:52:28
2:12:49 | | Felt like crap when I woke up today but I went riding anyway. Surprisingly, when riding I felt super. Go figure! Good ride. A lot of (friendly) hikers today. | 991 | 138/162 |
| California | 12/26/2015
Sat | | | 4:55:02
6:51:07 | | Permanent, strong and cold winds during the entire ride. Very bothersome. Besides that, everything else was super. | 2023 | 133/163 |
| California | 12/20/2015
Sun | | | 3:42:44
4:48:33 | | Good Temps = Good ride. | 1820 | 136/170 |
| California | 12/18/2015
Fri | | | 1:52:39
2:13:23 | | Low temps. (The Walnut water reservoir in Anaheim Hills is at its lower level I've ever seen it. Almost empty) Tuned my lights on for the return. | 1021 | 113/162 |
| California | 12/12/2015
Sat | | | 3:50:30
4:42:48 | | Low temps. A lot of climbing and some are quite steepy. | 2043 | 138/171 |
| California | 12/10/2015
Thu | | | 3:01:43
3:25:56 | | Training ride. Turned my lights on in 4 Corners. | 1505 | 128/159 |
| California | 11/28/2015
Sat | | | 4:39:48
5:47:49 | | Not the exact path. Today's ride was just one mile more. Close enough to avoid creating a new route though. Turned on my lights for the return. | 2501 | 127/184 |
| California | 11/26/2015
Thu | | | 1:47:34
2:03:42 | | | 1046 | 138/214 |
| California | 11/21/2015
Sat | | | 1:37:49
2:01:44 | | Training ride. | 851 | 135/169 |
| California | 11/14/2015
Sat | | | 7:36:16
9:44:02 | | Good temps. Everything as expected except for the Rim Trail. It was 60% HAB, not because of the grade but because of the exposure. | 4037 | 133/217 |
| California | 11/07/2015
Sat | | | 25:49
32:41 | | I was riding toward the trailhead of 2N24 (by Highway 39) and because a Marathon being ran on 39 the police closed the access to everybody. I rode Monroe Truck Trail instead. | 274 | 137/235 |
| California | 11/07/2015
Sat | | | 4:38:34
5:40:23 | | Excellent temps during the entire ride. A couple of times I ran into the same downhillers that were repeatedly being shuttled up. Other Comments | 2353 | 154/254 |
| California | 10/31/2015
Sat | | | 3:00:27
4:30:05 | | Riding with coworker curious about MTB | 1090 | 100/151 |
| California | 10/30/2015
Fri | | | 1:29:06
1:31:26 | | After several months away from this route I found the trail has been fixed up. No ruts or drops. Smooth like a freeway. | 915 | 133/155 |
| California | 10/29/2015
Thu | | | 1:57:42
2:24:42 | | Nice fresh breeze today. More than 4 years have passed since last time I did this route.. This route created by Karldi5 starts at Cooks Corner while the Official GeoLadders route starts in Portola Pkwy south of Whiting. Now my bubble (when playing the GPS ride) matches the ride from beginning to end while in the Official route the bubbles are all messed up. | 1117 | 136/157 |
| California | 10/23/2015
Fri | | | 1:37:07
2:15:20 | | Schabarum again. I just like this route a whole lot. | 915 | 127/161 |
| California | 10/22/2015
Thu | | | 1:41:14
1:51:36 | | Night training ride. Good temps. Ran into various groups of night hikers with their flashlights. | 869 | 126/162 |
| California | 10/20/2015
Tue | | | 2:41:24
2:58:15 | | Night training ride. Excellent temps. I was not the only night rider tonight, I ran into 2 different groups of riders very well set up with powerful lights. | 1460 | 128/157 |
| Utah | 10/17/2015
Sat | | | 4:42:34
6:39:23 | | Some 700 riders went thru the WE (Whole Enchilada) last Saturday. I was the only one who was not racing it. I love my bicycle so much to mistreat it like that. Most cyclists were going thru many, many rock gardens like bullets. Hundreds of stairs to climb and a thousand drops to clear. My goal was to comeback home unharmed and I did it. Conquering the WE was very hard work but I loved it. I am addicted to this. This ride.....Not in my bucket list anymore. (Two flats) | 1350 | 133/162 |
| Utah | 10/16/2015
Fri | | | 3:29:44
4:54:03 | | This 16.5 mile ride left me exhausted. I ended up with blisters on the palm of my hands still using gloves. Thousands of drops and stairs. Tough trails and awesome views. | 1262 | 136/162 |
| Utah | 10/15/2015
Thu | | | 1:01:03
1:24:50 | | Unfinished Slickrock Loop. Excellent traction on those slick rocks. Different. | 426 | 143/163 |
| Utah | 10/15/2015
Thu | | | 1:04:51
1:21:04 | | My first ride in Moab. A warmer up and easier ride compared to my next ones, namely: Captain Ahab and The Whole Enchilada, aka WE. | 315 | 110/160 |
| California | 10/10/2015
Sat | | | 1:56:11
2:12:09 | | Night training ride. | 1042 | 124/159 |
| California | 10/09/2015
Fri | | | 1:50:56
2:27:04 | | Early morning ride. 68F when started and 100F at the end. Finally had the opportunity of exploring some single track trails on the hills after the KFI antenna. They are a lot of fun. I'll keep riding them. | 1010 | 137/166 |
| California | 10/03/2015
Sat | | | 2:25:10
2:45:35 | | Cloudy when started. Few clouds remained during the morning with nice fresh breeze at times. Straggling big time during the climbs due to my 20 pounds overweight. (New Chain) | 1329 | 139/183 |
| California | 10/01/2015
Thu | | | 1:50:57
2:15:19 | | Night training ride. Still tacky. | 994 | 133/165 |
| California | 09/25/2015
Fri | | | 2:37:09
3:49:14 | | Ran away from OC heat. Temps at Grays Peak was 65F. 75F to 80F for the rest of the ride. The descend from Grays is top notch. | 1289 | 137/164 |
| California | 09/24/2015
Thu | | | 2:00:13
2:26:19 | | My (no commute) favorite training route. I haven't ridden it for 5 months. I have been riding Schabarum instead. Very early ride just after work. | 1043 | 133/163 |
| California | 09/17/2015
Thu | | | 1:54:16
2:16:56 | | What I like so much about this ride is the one mile uphill starting from the horses stable to the top of the hill. It has an average grade of 12%, but is not obviously a straight 12%. It has sections of 18%, many of 16%, few of 24%. A real 1 mile ass kicker. | 989 | 134/160 |
| California | 09/11/2015
Fri | | | 4:04:22
4:57:34 | | NIGHT RIDE. One flat few yards before the Doppler Ball. Still tacky from recent rain. 70F in Sierra Peak at midnight. | 2202 | 132/157 |
| California | 09/05/2015
Sat | | | 3:46:23
4:17:34 | | Late start. Had to turn on my lights for the return. | 2003 | 138/177 |
| California | 08/28/2015
Fri | | | 1:35:00
2:01:23 | | Night ride. Still 84F at 9:00 pm. | 868 | 135/166 |
| California | 08/27/2015
Thu | | | 1:46:41
2:09:38 | | | 969 | 133/164 |
| California | 08/22/2015
Sat | | | 2:43:44
3:11:20 | | Lizards has been worked on. I liked what they did to it. Now it seems like it could be ridden upwards w/o hiking the bike. | 1408 | 132/166 |
| California | 08/20/2015
Thu | | | 3:02:11
3:22:41 | | I had to make a big effort not to ride Schabarum again today. This is a nice route too but Schabarum is special. Turned my lights on in 4 Corners. | 1680 | 130/161 |
| California | 08/13/2015
Thu | | | 1:52:06
2:11:43 | | Schabarum again. I am enamored of this route. | 1001 | 129/162 |
| California | 08/08/2015
Sat | | | 4:39:33
5:15:46 | | Started to ride at 6:00 pm, when the Sun was going down. Turned on my lights in BlackStar. Good ride. | 2706 | 129/161 |
| California | 08/06/2015
Thu | | | 1:49:06
2:05:30 | | | 994 | 132/163 |
| California | 07/30/2015
Thu | | | 1:56:51
2:19:02 | | Late afternoon training ride. Turned lights on when coming back. Still recovering from contact with Poison Oak during my previous ride. | 1018 | 136/167 |
| California | 07/24/2015
Fri | | | 5:08:28
8:16:07 | | Temps reached the 100s. The recent rain caused many rock slides along the trail. The Colby descent was very tough because of millions of rocks of all sizes. | 1873 | 133/162 |
| California | 07/16/2015
Thu | | | 2:21:46
2:42:08 | | Turned my lights on for the descent. | 1259 | 136/167 |
| California | 07/11/2015
Sat | | | 3:32:09
5:29:23 | | In my last MTB ride to Strawberry Peak I was disappointed to see that the bike trail is about one mile away from the very top of Strawberry Peak. That day I tried to hike the bike up there but it was an impossible task. Well, today I hiked to the top and I found out that indeed it is an impossible ride. Only a 30% is ride-able. | 1496 | |
| California | 07/09/2015
Thu | | | 1:54:26
2:18:23 | | Training ride. I am obsessed with this route. | 992 | 131/166 |
| California | 07/04/2015
Sat | | | 2:59:54
3:53:31 | | Strong sunlight with abundant fresh breeze. Temps in the 90s. Riding on Scully (at the end) changed this ride from easy/fast (as for route #81664) to grinding/slow. | 1742 | 132/160 |
| California | 07/02/2015
Thu | | | 1:53:54
2:11:02 | | Training ride. All hikers are very friendly to bikers. This route is a lot of fun in either direction. | 1046 | 133/165 |
| California | 06/27/2015
Sat | | | 2:30:20
2:42:31 | | Just enjoying the cloudy and fresh afternoon. Good news: Alluvial Trail is open again thanks to fellow bikers that have been clearing it from tumble weed making it rideable. Thanks Dudes! (Please see photo of the tumbleweed I'm talking about) | 1491 | 130/158 |
| California | 06/25/2015
Thu | | | 1:54:37
2:11:38 | | Late afternoon training ride. Turned on my lights when coming back. Great route! | 1011 | 130/164 |
| California | 06/21/2015
Sun | | | 2:07:17
2:24:17 | | Hot ascend. Took all existing single tracks when descending. | 1194 | 139/162 |
| California | 06/19/2015
Fri | | | 3:59:14
4:34:20 | | Too hot during the day for riding (for me). Started at 8:00 pm. At midnight the temperature in Sierra Peak was 75 f. Coal Canyon Road and Leonard Rd. are very smooth. | 2213 | 130/158 |
| California | 06/12/2015
Fri | | | 4:29:01
6:07:19 | | Felt good the entire ride. Good weather; sunny with a lot a refreshing breeze. Fenceline Trail is mostly gone. It disappeared under the dry-overgrown brush. See photo. | 2166 | 138/166 |
| California | 06/06/2015
Sat | | | 3:30:27
5:00:50 | | Last time I rode Coldwater was 3 years ago. I forgot all about how nice the first 2/3 of it was and I forgot how tough it was after that.
On the last 1/3 of it there are some descents of 50% grade at least. At the very end there is a 15 ft vertical drop.
I had the same inconveniences as last time to get out of the gravel mine. (at the bottom- after Coldwater)
I had to squeeze through an 8 inch gap created when I forced open the existing gate.
I had to remove the pedals and rotate the handle bar 90 degrees. Other Comments | 1505 | 137/158 |
| California | 06/04/2015
Thu | | | 1:52:39
1:56:44 | | Training ride. I like this trail a lot despite the many hikers found every time I ride it. | 1016 | 131/165 |
| California | 05/30/2015
Sat | | | 3:08:57
4:01:46 | | Very hot when ascending (108 F) despite being at 4,500 ft elevation.
After ascending the 2.5 miles of Josephine Peak Road starts the single track.
The trail is fairly wide, nevertheless there is major exposure at times. The cliffs are very deep and to make matters worse in some sections, the trail has been cut into the rock in a vertical fashion, so I had to ride close to the edge of the trail to avoid my handle bar touching the rocky wall which will send me right down the cliff.
Besides that, the loop is awesome. The best part for me was the last 4 miles ridden on the Gabrielino trail. There is some Puddle Dog Bush on Gabrielino but is avoidable. (New chain) | 1339 | 137/169 |
| California | 05/25/2015
Mon | | | 1:50:17
1:56:55 | | Training ride. Good weather = Good ride! | 1136 | 136/159 |
| California | 05/23/2015
Sat | | | 2:56:39
3:25:41 | | Introducing prospective MTB rider to the east side of Chino Hills State Park. | 1144 | 155/166 |
| California | 05/22/2015
Fri | | | 2:30:26
3:35:28 | | Training ride. | 1470 | 133/161 |
| California | 05/16/2015
Sat | | | 7:28:05
9:06:40 | | I put too much on my plate today. For the last 10 miles, from Encinal to Castro, were very painful. I think the best way to ride these two sections of Backbone would be the shuttle arrangement going east, meaning from Yerba Buena to Castro. | 3554 | 129/165 |
| California | 05/09/2015
Sat | | | 5:49:49
7:23:36 | | Today I nailed it. Perfect weather, perfect dirt and I felt super. The first time I rode the Millennium Trail was a very hot day (118F). The second time I rode just after the rain. No good because the tires were caking continuously. Happy to be alive and be able to ride. | 3006 | 134/167 |
| California | 05/07/2015
Thu | | | 9:54
2:42:25 | | Every point counts. | 108 | 79/214 |
| California | 05/07/2015
Thu | | | 2:12:32
2:30:34 | | Training ride. No rain during the ride. Very cold though. | 1142 | 120/172 |
| California | 05/03/2015
Sun | | | 2:30:13
2:46:31 | | I felt good the entire route. I have to ride 2 or 3 times a week to keep in a decent riding shape. Riding only once (like I have been doing lately) put me though suffering every time I went. | 1475 | 133/156 |
| Arizona | 05/01/2015
Fri | | | 1:37:32
2:53:45 | | Mandatory ride when in Sedona. Hot day with fresh breeze. When in Chicken Point I climbed up to Whiteline (just being curios). You need to have the balls the size of Texas to ride it. The Pink Jeep driver was commenting on us that in average 6 people die every year trying to ride it. | 586 | 162/188 |
| Arizona | 05/01/2015
Fri | | | 39:42
1:10:03 | | 2nd and very pleasant last ride on late afternoon Friday. | 254 | 138/172 |
| Arizona | 04/30/2015
Thu | | | 3:04:29
5:06:49 | | The Trails were awesome. The temp was in the 100s. The last section of Hiline has some rocky drops that I walked since I just recuperated from a nasty fall. | 1151 | 152/180 |
| California | 04/26/2015
Sun | | | 1:53:07
2:12:38 | | Training ride. Next week....SEDONA | 1015 | 134/182 |
| California | 04/17/2015
Fri | | | 1:47:11
2:00:03 | | Training ride. Busy weekend prevented me to do a long ride. (344) | 1050 | |
| California | 04/10/2015
Fri | | | 6:25:04
8:15:51 | | Everything went supper till I hit "The Wall"; too loose, too rocky, too steep and too tired. Trabuco Trail (descending) is one of my favorites. You can't take your eyes away from the trail not even 1/10th of a second from beginning to end. Other Comments | 3032 | 155/210 |
| California | 04/05/2015
Sun | | | 1:43:01
1:55:56 | | 38th time I ride this awesome route and I can't see myself getting bored riding it anytime soon. | 1055 | |
| California | 04/03/2015
Fri | | | 3:49:49
5:17:40 | | Temps reached the 100s. Not in my prime today. | 1852 | 137/219 |
| California | 03/29/2015
Sun | | | 1:50:18
2:02:47 | | Training ride. | 1128 | 138/159 |
| California | 03/21/2015
Sat | | | 4:26:13
5:41:07 | | Nice day for riding. Rode with coworkers that (they think) could not ride 56 miles. It came out to be a very pleasant ride. | 2263 | 129/208 |
| California | 03/19/2015
Thu | | | 1:05:16
1:17:25 | | Getting to know this new area (to me). Tons of hikers. Other Comments | 594 | 140/169 |
| California | 03/13/2015
Fri | | | 4:59:01
6:23:29 | | This is my favorite route in the Big Bear area. It has a little bit of everything. Temps were 85F at the bottom, 68F on the top. Good ride. | 2415 | 132/154 |
| California | 03/06/2015
Fri | | | 8:05:11
10:56:05 | | Temps in the 80s and 90s. When in Turnbull, I only had time to ride the Worsham Trail Loop, then I had to head back another 30 miles. Other Comments | 4205 | 135/172 |
| California | 02/27/2015
Fri | | | 3:54:25
4:31:20 | | Today's ride path doesn't match exactly the route, nevertheless is that close enough that I am not going to create a new route. The weather was perfect, cloudy sky with a fresh breeze. Now lets talk about Fenceline Trail: It is mildly overgrown and is starting to become impossible to ride. It needs more MTB traffic. Otherwise is super awesome. Good for intermediates and up. | 1917 | 140/205 |
| California | 02/21/2015
Sat | | | 2:15:51
3:14:35 | | Introducing coworker to MTB. Today was one really, really beautiful day. Happy to be alive and be able to ride. | 714 | 98/173 |
| California | 02/20/2015
Fri | | | 3:11:49
3:39:07 | | Today in the morning the weather was perfect for riding. Cloudy and in the 60s. Can't beat that! | 1672 | 135/204 |
| California | 02/15/2015
Sun | | | 1:53:14
2:09:42 | | My local favorite training route ridden in the opposite direction. It seems like another totally different route. | 1058 | 148/253 |
| California | 02/13/2015
Fri | | | 1:51:31
2:03:08 | | Night ride. Daytime was too hot for me.
(New Chain) | 1023 | 136/170 |
| California | 02/06/2015
Fri | | | 2:39:22
2:57:53 | | Good ride. Felt super. Only time will help me to regain my lost confidence on the gnarly sections. | 1371 | 143/174 |
| California | 01/30/2015
Fri | | | 3:04:07
3:27:29 | | Perfect weather for MTB. Low key ride for me. Just trying to recover my normal riding shape. I started the ride already with back pain, when finished I was healed. Mountain Biking is the "Fountain Of Youth" (if you don't fall) | 1766 | 129/157 |
| California | 01/26/2015
Mon | | | 2:05:39
2:15:55 | | Barely recuperating. Paranoid about falling again. Very conservative descent. Good temps. Started to rain just at the end of the ride. Felt good the whole ride though. Other Comments | 1097 | 148/251 |
| California | 01/21/2015
Wed | | | 3:18:17
3:41:18 | | Because of a back injury I can't ride my mountain bike yet, so, I walked this 7 mile loop just to keep in touch with the dirt. Other Comments | 1097 | 92/136 |
| California | 01/19/2015
Mon | | | 2:03:26
2:18:05 | | Road ride ridden in order to asses my physical condition after being out of commission for 3 weeks due to a mountain biking fall. I'm not ready for MTB rides yet. Other Comments | 1542 | 130/150 |
| California | 01/01/2015
Thu | | | 1:57:27
2:14:35 | | My awesome training ride topped with my first OTB of the year. (408) | 1054 | 125/225 |
| California | 12/26/2014
Fri | | | 1:10:34
1:20:44 | | | 662 | 142/215 |
| California | 12/26/2014
Fri | | | 5:40:43
6:34:24 | | Good temps for most of the ride. It became really chilly on Lower Aliso on my way to Green River.--> 47 F. to be exact. Tumbleweed became a problem in Alluvial Trail (See photo) | 3351 | 138/219 |
| California | 12/24/2014
Wed | | | 1:53:11
2:17:13 | | Merry Christmas! | 1066 | 133/168 |
| California | 12/19/2014
Fri | | | 3:29:24
4:09:28 | | 2nd time riding this route with a 99% path match. For those who have never ridden lower Joplin, I am editing the gallery with a recent picture of the lower Joplin land slide wash which is a mandatory hike-a-bike. Other Comments | 1882 | 135/222 |
| California | 12/18/2014
Thu | | | 1:49:51
2:10:10 | | Felt supper. Good temps + tacky = good ride. | 1174 | 134/168 |
| California | 12/13/2014
Sat | | | 3:34:52
4:02:00 | | I was going to repeat my bitching route # 77679 called "HIDDEN HILLS-COAL CANYON-LOCALS ONLY TRAIL LOOP" Well, it was not possible because I encountered a new sign at the Locals Only Trailhead (See photo on route description) with the sign "AREA CLOSED" displayed. At least I rode it once. It was a good technical single track. My alternative today was to climb to the Peak. The climb required 50% more effort due to the wet dirt. | 2013 | 127/221 |
| California | 12/11/2014
Thu | | | 2:41:28
3:11:21 | | Excellent temps today. Good ride. | 1395 | 131/198 |
| California | 12/09/2014
Tue | | | 1:51:33
2:11:27 | | My favorite training ride. | 1030 | 129/179 |
| California | 12/05/2014
Fri | | | 10:27
3:10:09 | | 1/2 mile up + 1/2 mile down. | 103 | 104/138 |
| California | 12/05/2014
Fri | | | 2:30:58
2:56:42 | | Could not resist the call to continue riding on the trail that takes off to the right from Old Camp. It ends about 1/2 mile up in a "Mini Old Camp". | 1264 | 137/162 |
| California | 11/29/2014
Sat | | | 4:48:36
5:20:08 | | I've had enough short rides this week. Let me have a long one for a change. | 2919 | 132/183 |
| California | 11/27/2014
Thu | | | 37:03
40:03 | | Fun race course (partial though) | 302 | 137/158 |
| California | 11/27/2014
Thu | | | 49:58
54:50 | | Short, demanding and fun route. First time riding on these hills. Rode around noon in today's hot day. | 399 | 148/168 |
| California | 11/26/2014
Wed | | | 1:54:46
2:31:40 | | Training ride. Felt good despite my last ride off cliff fall. | 1142 | 139/169 |
| California | 11/21/2014
Fri | | | 4:26:57
6:10:35 | | Tacky >>>> nice! Also excellent temps. One spill down into a 6ft cliff. | 2179 | 135/165 |
| California | 11/15/2014
Sat | | | 6:47:06
8:02:40 | | Started riding at 11:00 am. I was riding Serrano Creek Trail when the night set and I still had to traverse O'Neil. Good temps till the end. | 4008 | 135/199 |
| California | 11/08/2014
Sat | | | 3:45:25
4:06:09 | | Now Coal Canyon Road is a delight up or down. Still tacky from last week rain. No more sand traps or steeper sections. Good night chosen for this night ride! | 2353 | 139/238 |
| California | 11/07/2014
Fri | | | 2:29:37
3:02:34 | | Strong sun with a fresh breeze. Afraid to worsen my knee pain which didn't want to go away with rest. After the ride I didn't have any more knee pain. | 1417 | 135/165 |
| California | 11/01/2014
Sat | | | 3:31:14
4:33:12 | | It rained last night in Calabasas too. Early on in the ride some sections were still wet with the kind of dirt that cakes on the tires. Somewhat annoying but I could still ride the entire route. Later on, the Sun dried the soil enough to have a decent ride. I was the only cyclist in the whole area. (New chain) | 1575 | 135/167 |
| California | 10/25/2014
Sat | | | 7:50:33
9:49:52 | | Finally the good temps I was waiting for this planned ride. First time riding in Despacio's back yard (south of Lake Hills). This is a huge area with hundred of roads and trails, but nobody in there except for me. Also tons of broken glass and empty shut-gun shells. Skyline is like a lady, curvy and smooth. Coal Canyon Road has been graded to a freeway status. Unbelievably smooth. My plan for this route was a descent through Locals Only Trail, but it was dark already and I was very tired. Other Comments | 4198 | 133/198 |
| California | 10/23/2014
Thu | | | 2:10:39
3:06:09 | | Night ride. Half a dozen riders on STT tonight. One flat after the flag. | 1228 | 142/171 |
| California | 10/23/2014
Thu | | | 10:22
3:19:23 | | The official STT to Old Camp route starts at top of Modjesca. I am just being silly claiming this one mile ride from the road to the trailhead & back. I used the dirt shoulder though. Other Comments | 95 | 99/139 |
| California | 10/18/2014
Sat | | | 2:38:10
2:57:51 | | Good weather for cycling in OC today. A lot of hikers, mountain bikers and roadies out there. I wanted to ride this route last Thursday, but the night came too soon making me bailout at the bottom of San Joaquin descent. IR has set up surveillance cameras everywhere in all these trails so in the night they take flash pictures of wild animals, bikers and hikers crossing in front of them. | 1449 | 134/169 |
| California | 10/16/2014
Thu | | | 1:23:17
1:27:26 | | Started too late to do my planned ride. First time visiting Turtle Ridge. Short but good ride anyway. | 726 | 71/181 |
| California | 10/11/2014
Sat | | | 2:13:13
2:41:54 | | Explored the single track on ridge just starting(on left) resulting in nothing attractive about it. The whole trail just for myself this evening. | 1159 | 137/164 |
| California | 10/09/2014
Thu | | | 1:57:06
2:16:11 | | Training ride. Felt strong. Good ride. | 1122 | 128/162 |
| California | 10/04/2014
Sat | | | 6:27:35
9:13:11 | | Good temps the entire day. Ran into Despacio and his riding buddies twice; at take off and 2 miles from South Fork. I ran out of gas around mile 16 and still had to ride 28 more. It was painful. Good thing is that SART offers more down hills than uphills going west. | 4113 | 131/233 |
| California | 09/27/2014
Sat | | | 2:31:09
3:06:36 | | Climbing Lower Merril was a very good workout for me. Riding Sunset Trail was my reward today. Descending El Prieto technical trail was a little bit challenging. Excellent temps with partially cloudy sky. Short but very fun ride. I recommend it. | 1381 | 135/166 |
| California | 09/25/2014
Thu | | | 1:51:47
2:02:21 | | Waited for fresher temps in order to do my favorite training ride | 1096 | 134/161 |
| California | 09/19/2014
Fri | | | 6:14:53
7:55:57 | | Today I drove 300 miles round trip just to enjoy good temps that this area, at 4500 ft altitude, offers. Good ride in general. I did not enjoy climbing up on Indian on all those long stretches of loose pebbles though. I felt sorry for my bicycle on Noble rock gardens. I think our bikes are a master piece of engineering . Mine receives such a beating on each ride and nothing happens to it. | 2783 | 136/180 |
| California | 09/12/2014
Fri | | | 6:15:58
9:31:09 | | While temps down here in OC were in the 90s, up there in Big Bear they were in the 60s and 70s. Riding Redonda Ridge required some HAB which drained all my energy. To be able to recover I ate all the food I had and then took a 1 hour nap. It worked! Other Comments | 2632 | 134/199 |
| California | 09/06/2014
Sat | | | 2:07:31
2:44:19 | | Today I went up Brown Mountain with the intention of doing the Ken Burton Loop. NOT POSSIBLE because the Ken Burton Trail is closed by the US Forest Service. I walked a few yards into the trail and indeed the trail has been taken by the thorny vegetation. In my way back I took a different trail, my kind of trail, called EL PRIETO. There was a route in GL already created - THIS ONE - Nice ride over all. Very hot climb with a shaded descent. | 1294 | 136/165 |
| California | 09/04/2014
Thu | | | 5:00:46
5:43:13 | | Semi-night ride. Turned lights on when ascending Blackstar. Coal has quite a few deep sand spots (traps) that, when descending, can cause a fall. | 2892 | 135/215 |
| California | 08/30/2014
Sat | | | 3:22:36
5:36:15 | | When started, around 10:00 am, the temps were OK. Later it was at 120 F. I almost melted over there. The trail is mostly smooth and it could be a pleasant ride in fall or winter. Even better if it is ridden after few weeks of rain in order to ride in an all green area. | 1607 | 129/172 |
| California | 08/28/2014
Thu | | | 4:36:23
5:22:09 | | | 2592 | 132/161 |
| California | 08/23/2014
Sat | | | 2:47:29
3:22:12 | | A little bit out of shape after 3 weeks off the bike due to an injury I suffered in my previous ride. Other Comments | 1552 | 132/167 |
| California | 08/03/2014
Sun | | | 2:47:57
4:00:57 | | In my last ride I quit my descent through "Locals Only Trail". (It was a crazy idea to descend on this unknown trail at 2:00 am). Today I had my chance with this cloudy sky, so, I put it under my belt. Good thing I quit that night because this is a tough trail even at day time. (See photos) | 1653 | 131/165 |
| California | 07/31/2014
Thu | | | 4:27:45
6:50:26 | | I started to ride at 8 pm. Got back home at 3:00 am. In my way back I tried to descend on this recently discovered single track trail called "LOCALS ONLY" by Despacio. This trail is not to be ridden solo at 2:00 am. In the dark night is hard to find the path, which, by the way, is a continuous rock garden. I came back up to the road to resume my descent. When climbing Coal in the already dark night I met 2 bikers trying to reach the vista point. We chated for about one hour. | 2349 | 132/160 |
| California | 07/25/2014
Fri | | | 4:28:18
6:30:01 | | Very hot when started at 10:00 am approx. (7000 ft altitude). After 2 hours the sky was covered with clouds (awesome), then the ride became a pleasure. There were occasional sprinkles as well. I spent a lot of time removing big loose and sharp rocks from the middle of the trails whenever possible. | 2259 | 133/161 |
| California | 07/19/2014
Sat | | | 1:42:53
1:58:25 | | Training ride. | 1085 | 135/167 |
| California | 07/18/2014
Fri | | | 1:59:36
3:13:49 | | This 9.8 mile section of Backbone Trail is very smooth. Obviously it has been smoothed out by a mini bulldozer. The trail is 3 feet wide and offers more than 30 berms to play with. After Yerba Buena I tried to continue riding on it but there were too many rocks and rock gardens, so I decided to come back down. Temps were excellent. A perfect day for riding this particular trail. | 1365 | 130/158 |
| California | 07/11/2014
Fri | | | 4:13:50
4:54:58 | | The path for today's ride was very close to the original route, so I did not create a new route despite the fact that I am loosing 2 miles. Started to crank around 7:00 pm. Half of the ride was in the night. | 2601 | 136/168 |
| California | 07/05/2014
Sat | | | 2:52:58
3:16:31 | | Too hot for me here in OC. I had to wait for the temps to go down. Usually in a weekend like this I go to the Big Bear area. (New Chain) | 1601 | 135/165 |
| California | 06/29/2014
Sun | | | 1:49:42
2:08:30 | | Training ride. Happy to be alive and being able to ride on my 64th birthday. Other Comments | 1101 | 139/162 |
| California | 06/27/2014
Fri | | | 4:50:37
8:32:22 | | Ascending Upper Winter Creek was really tough. The trail is almost horizontal up to Mt Zion fork, but after that the trail becomes really steep. For Sam Merrill my plan was to start descending just after the tunnel, but when I saw the Puddle Dog Bush all over the trail, I decided to skip that section and take the trail in my next opportunity. I was lucky to find no Bush then. | 2396 | 130/161 |
| California | 06/20/2014
Fri | | | 5:01:02
8:57:58 | | This route path is exact as route 71681 which takes off from Mill Creek Rangers Station. This route starts at Loch Leven. Starting from Mill Creek R S is the best alternative among the two routes because starting from Loch Leven implies riding on Highway 38 at the end, which sucks. | 2690 | 120/160 |
| California | 06/14/2014
Sat | | | 6:30:23
10:27:47 | | Planned route was changed. The ascent to the Observatory from Gabrielino was originally planned through Valley Forge Trail, but due to the presence of Puddle Dog Bush in Gabrielino leading to Valley Forge, I had to take Red Box Truck Trail instead. First time for me descending Upper Winter Creek from Wilson Toll Road. This trail is smooth as a baby's butt. It is steep, but no rocks, no roots, no drops, no leaves, and minimal exposure. A real delight. Other Comments | 3784 | 135/161 |
| California | 06/07/2014
Sat | | | 1:37:48
2:27:05 | | Short and fun ride. The area needs some rain. | 871 | 122/165 |
| California | 06/06/2014
Fri | | | 4:37:36
7:21:34 | | Climbing Mt Wilson Toll Road was OK I guess, considering that the road offers 20% shade and there was some fresh breeze at times. The rest of the ride was on single tracks, namely; Sturtevant, Mt Zion Trail and Winter Creek Trail. Those trails are always shaded. A lot of exposure too. Other Comments | 3166 | 139/201 |
| California | 05/31/2014
Sat | | | 5:09:26
6:49:40 | | I estimate I have gone up Coal Canyon more than 15 times. I hate the ascent, but at the same time I love the challenge of the climb. Go figure! | 3003 | 134/163 |
| California | 05/29/2014
Thu | | | 1:49:09
2:02:04 | | | 1108 | 128/159 |
| California | 05/26/2014
Mon | | | 2:34:01
3:07:21 | | Waited till 6:00 pm to start this ride in order to avoid today's heat. Felt super. Went up Scully like it was flat. Chino Hills still has Trails I haven't ridden. Today I went up there to ride Wire Spring Spur Trail and create a nice route. This Spur has disappeared . It needs maintenance or more traffic. | 1348 | 129/162 |
| California | 05/23/2014
Fri | | | 4:20:57
5:35:26 | | Excellent weather = excellent ride! | 2378 | |
| California | 05/17/2014
Sat | | | 5:15:39
7:15:24 | | Grays Trail, awesome as always in either direction. Some Forest Roads are the most difficult for Jeep Rock Crawlers. See picture. At 7.500ft altitude the temperature was OK. | 2321 | 139/164 |
| California | 05/11/2014
Sun | | | 4:26:42
7:22:47 | | Fresh breeze at times. Good ride! | 3705 | 135/226 |
| California | 05/08/2014
Thu | | | 1:52:19
2:03:24 | | Good Temps ---->>>> Good Ride! | 1174 | 132/158 |
| California | 05/03/2014
Sat | | | 4:46:07
6:02:44 | | Original route starts from Mill Creek Rangers Station. This ride started from Luch Leven. Riding the asphalt at the end,(From Mentone to Luch Leven) was a bad idea. | 2603 | 136/165 |
| California | 05/03/2014
Sat | | | 47:28
1:13:15 | | I invited a coworker to ride Luch Leven up to the Restaurant. He told me he had ridden before. After 2 1/2 miles he could go no more. We had to come back. Later he confessed this was his 1st MTB ride. So, I drove him back home and returned to Luch Leven to complete my ride.(Next posting) | 406 | 104/142 |
| Arizona | 04/25/2014
Fri | | | 1:53:47
3:06:02 | | My last ride in Sedona this spring. Somewhat confused with so many trails crossing each other all over the place. I bought a map specific for MTB later on. | 701 | 126/156 |
| Arizona | 04/24/2014
Thu | | | 1:17:03
1:48:05 | | Late afternoon ride. Wanted to continue riding but the night was coming. | 488 | 138/158 |
| Arizona | 04/24/2014
Thu | | | 1:53:49
3:02:16 | | My first ride in the Sedona area. I had to learn how to ride in these staircase kind of trails of Sedona real quick or else. A short ride like this 12 miles is equivalent to a 24 mile in our OC. | 744 | 144/168 |
| California | 04/20/2014
Sun | | | 1:45:51
2:03:01 | | My favorite training route (no commute). This 24 and 25 I will be visiting Sedona for the first time. | 1122 | 137/162 |
| California | 04/18/2014
Fri | | | 5:18:52
6:19:19 | | Excellent weather = excellent ride. | 3273 | 132/167 |
| California | 04/12/2014
Sat | | | 4:37:00
6:37:35 | | SART, superb as always, Aspen Grove Trail has a fallen tree every 50 yards. Excellent temps the whole day. A bunch of riders on SART today. | 2374 | 132/163 |
| California | 04/05/2014
Sat | | | 6:28:29
8:33:30 | | Before creating a new route I checked GL and found this one already created by Hermit. It is almost identical. Today was the CC race with more than 250 participants coming down Holy Jim, so I had to change plans and ascend Horsethief instead. But the race included HT ascent, so I had company in my climbing. Excellent temps and trail/road conditions. | 3308 | 135/167 |
| California | 03/29/2014
Sat | | | 4:14:33
5:38:16 | | Beautiful day. Tons of hikers and many mountain bikers along the route. Today my energy level was very low. And, to make it worse, the MD have been recently bulldozed for a soft and sandy path. I endured though. Other Comments | 2779 | 133/163 |
| California | 03/27/2014
Thu | | | 2:47:53
3:04:58 | | Route ridden backwards. It seemed harder that way. (All in the mind) | 1600 | 127/159 |
| California | 03/23/2014
Sun | | | 1:42:35
1:55:04 | | Good temps = good ride. | 1085 | 134/160 |
| California | 03/21/2014
Fri | | | 5:51:03
8:00:51 | | Good temps for most of the day. Chilly after 4:00. Good thing I was prepared with sweater and a pair of very thick gloves. My path today was a little bit different than my original route but the miles and ascent are about the same. | 3070 | 135/184 |
| California | 03/15/2014
Sat | | | 3:25:34
3:47:35 | | Waited till 4:00 pm to start riding (to avoid today's heat). Ended it in the night with a beautiful full moon. | 2178 | 134/172 |
| California | 03/13/2014
Thu | | | 1:41:27
1:48:00 | | | 1246 | 143/165 |
| California | 03/08/2014
Sat | | | 4:20:00
6:02:29 | | I didn't know Andres Marin, but I am sure we had crossed each others paths at the trails at some point. His death affected me greatly because he was so young and passionate about MTB and now he can't ride anymore. I know exactly what he went thru because I endured the same situation some time ago and I was lucky to find my way out. RIP Andres Marin Other Comments | 2658 | 136/167 |
| California | 03/06/2014
Thu | | | 1:54:04
2:02:01 | | It has been 6 months since last time I rode the Fullerton Super Loop. Good ride and good temps. Many cars with bicycle racks parked at the Courthouse. | 1198 | 138/163 |
| California | 02/27/2014
Thu | | | 2:25:15
2:45:36 | | I had to squeeze this ride in before the big rain forecast. I have been in STT many times, but this is the first time doing this specific route. Started my ride from Santiago Canyon Road. It was foggy when going up. No fog descending. The trail was in excellent condition after last night rain. There were a few mud puddles though. It may have been a year since the last time I hit STT. BTW, it was a night ride. | 1245 | 134/167 |
| California | 02/22/2014
Sat | | | 2:51:54
5:01:03 | | I enjoyed this trail a whole bunch. A mostly smooth and wide singletrack with very few technical sections. The trail always traverses several mountains in the same fashion. Going from the top of the ridge to the bottom of the canyon 3 or 4 times during the section. So it is a constant up and down in either direction it is ridden. | 2080 | 142/246 |
| California | 02/20/2014
Thu | | | 2:07:57
2:58:30 | | Early morning ride just after work. Introduced coworker to Blackstar. Strong cold wind. Good ride! | 1123 | 123/154 |
| California | 02/15/2014
Sat | | | 1:42:45
1:58:20 | | Better ride today than yesterday. Perfect weather for MTB. | 1174 | 133/170 |
| California | 02/14/2014
Fri | | | 2:16:45
3:26:26 | | Out of shape. I wanted to do the Motorway Loop today but I had to cancel due to lack of energy. When coming down I took all the single tracks I could find. I got lost in the most bottom one, so, I had to HAB upwards to the road. | 1328 | 125/161 |
| California | 02/08/2014
Sat | | | 5:46:57
6:46:23 | | Took advantage of today's good weather and rode all I wanted. Easy pace no rush. | 3529 | 134/167 |
| California | 01/31/2014
Fri | | | 1:49:40
1:49:40 | | Haven't totally recovered yet (still weak) from the flu. Spent 3 days in bed with no energy for anything. It sucked. | 1101 | 126/149 |
| California | 01/23/2014
Thu | | | 1:06:05
1:37:33 | | Short spin after work. I will come back when green. | 513 | 112/164 |
| California | 01/17/2014
Fri | | | 4:11:36
5:40:24 | | The temperature was in the 50s up there. There was some snow and ice too. | 1894 | 132/200 |
| California | 01/12/2014
Sun | | | 1:39:48
1:46:18 | | My favorite (nearby) training ride. No need to drive anywhere. Take off directly from home. In my opinion this is a better workout than the Fullerton Loop. | 1054 | 131/158 |
| California | 01/03/2014
Fri | | | 7:50:28
10:11:22 | | Dunn Road is pure punishment. Palm Canyon, Indian Potrero, Vanderverte, Buena Vita and Art Smith Trails are the reward that exceeds the punishment. | 3412 | 128/160 |
| California | 01/01/2014
Wed | | | 1:07:12
1:15:48 | | First training ride for 2014 - This is only 1/3 of today's loop. | 736 | 137/169 |
| California | 01/01/2014
Wed | | | 54:35
1:15:08 | | Continuation of today's training ride. Second portion of same loop. (See entry below) | 531 | 142/169 |
| California | 01/01/2014
Wed | | | 38:07
40:20 | | 3rd (and last) portion of this ride. Garmin kept tuning off. | 339 | 138/159 |
| California | 12/27/2013
Fri | | | 2:08:21
2:47:52 | | Very nice area for MTB. I was lucky to be able to ride shortly after the rain. I enjoyed excellent traction despite the steep climbs. | 1090 | 139/171 |
| California | 12/25/2013
Wed | | | 1:44:45
1:57:27 | | Training ride - Ate too much last night. Feel better now. | 1058 | 139/163 |
| California | 12/20/2013
Fri | | | 6:00:49
7:37:25 | | First time in Norco. Norco is all surrounded with horse trails. Still many areas to explore. I was able to see (from a distance) some inviting hills with trails at my eastern part of this ride. I believe they are called La Sierra Hills, (I'll try to ride La Sierra Hills in 7 days). Today it was too late to investigate. It was evening already. From Skyline I was riding in the night. | 3165 | 136/174 |
| California | 12/13/2013
Fri | | | 3:15:43
3:40:41 | | Trails found in excellent riding condition after recent rain. | 2181 | 140/242 |
| California | 12/06/2013
Fri | | | 6:49:46
8:56:03 | | Cold when I started. Chilly at the end. Not prepared for such temps. First time riding by the Corona Dam on the Santa Ana River Trail and also first time on Eagle. | 3795 | 127/192 |
| California | 11/29/2013
Fri | | | 6:58:12
9:28:29 | | Started to ride around 10:00 AM. Rode about 2 hours while drizzling. Intended destination was my home in East Anaheim.(35 more miles = 2.5 hours of riding) We had to cut it short because it was night, too cold, and dangerous road conditions with cars going by way too close for our poor lighting. Next time we'll start very early; 5:00 AM. It bothered me great deal not to be able to complete the ride as planned. | 4120 | 120/223 |
| California | 11/23/2013
Sat | | | 4:45:48
6:40:44 | | 3RD time riding this route. This time I used my full suspension 27.5 which made it smoother. Beautiful day. Excellent ride. | 2050 | 132/165 |
| California | 11/17/2013
Sun | | | 1:40:34
1:50:14 | | Beautiful day. Good ride! | 1011 | 131/165 |
| California | 11/15/2013
Fri | | | 4:39:08
5:57:09 | | 2nd time doing this route in a month. I like it a lot because it offers a little bit of everything. The two main ascents; Mill Creek Road and Morton Ridge Trail aren't hard nor easy, they are adequate. Some single track trails are fast rolling and others are so tight that there is no margin for errors. I have to confess I was scared descending SART after Morton Ridge because the exposure is very high. In some sections the trail is about 16" wide of loose sand inclined toward the (very deep) almost vertical cliffs. If you fall off these cliffs you will probably die. | 2787 | 129/160 |
| California | 11/08/2013
Fri | | | 2:47:46
3:19:02 | | Rode my training route #61072, plus went up and down on some trails of Santiago Oaks. Today I broke-in my new full suspension bike. Good bike and ride! | 1588 | 139/166 |
| California | 11/02/2013
Sat | | | 6:40:44
10:02:46 | | This was the hardest ride I've ever done because all the single track trails are covered with large rocks; the kind that can stop your front wheel. Then hundred of roots, ruts and many fallen trees. I rode 3 hours in the night on these kind of trails. I fell 4 times today. One of the falls was down a cliff, lucky me I landed on top of some, always green, very stiff bushes. | 2689 | 121/184 |
| California | 10/30/2013
Wed | | | 1:53:53
2:14:24 | | Early morning training ride. Chilly though. | 1079 | 123/163 |
| California | 10/25/2013
Fri | | | 4:31:12
5:30:50 | | Started to ride at noon with perfect weather for MTB. Fortunately, I was in good shape today for the Olinda ascent, otherwise it would have kicked my ass. | 2404 | 134/169 |
| California | 10/18/2013
Fri | | | 5:13:29
6:54:58 | | I wanted to get to Loch Leven by riding on Yucaipa Ridge Truck Trail. From Google Earth it looked all possible. I headed there to find a gate with a sign "PRIVATE PROPERTY - NO TRESPASSING" bla, bla. bla. So I rode Highway 38 instead. First time riding the lowest section of SART which I didn't know it existed. To get to the trailhead I rode on Morton Ridge Trail which is all uphill resembling the Mid Divider. Good temps when started and up there too. Very hot at the bottom. | 2761 | 140/241 |
| California | 10/10/2013
Thu | | | 1:27:34
1:52:30 | | New riding area for me. No bicycle tracks at all on roads and trails I rode today. I was able to see horse trails everywhere but no time to keep exploring. | 693 | 135/175 |
| California | 10/06/2013
Sun | | | 1:44:11
1:55:00 | | | 1028 | 153/252 |
| California | 10/01/2013
Tue | | | 4:27:53
5:19:08 | | Solo night ride. In general, switchbacks are harder to make in the night anywhere and Holy Jim offers quite a few. Trabuco Trail at night is a much tougher ride. From the 1st crank I felt I wasn't in my best shape for this ride, so I had to endure from the beginning. | 2735 | 23/179 |
| California | 09/27/2013
Fri | | | 5:15:20
5:58:32 | | Another night ride. At 9:15 began Skyline ascent. At 10:30 was in Sierra Peak. Got back home at 11:30 pm. Ate S&#@t when descending the biggest bitch in Telegraph. I took the wrong side of the road were piles of very fine dust was accumulated (waiting for me) and dawn I went. | 2877 | 148/251 |
| California | 09/24/2013
Tue | | | 4:47:00
5:30:52 | | 2nd time doing this route with a gap of almost 3 years. The clockwise version of this route is harder to ride since Coal has several soft sand spots, plus is steeper than Blackstar. Oh! BTW it was a night ride. Other Comments | 2742 | 143/244 |
| California | 09/18/2013
Wed | | | 1:39:26
2:00:42 | | Good temps = good ride. | 1130 | 133/160 |
| California | 09/17/2013
Tue | | | 2:00:58
2:11:48 | | | 1248 | 133/160 |
| California | 09/11/2013
Wed | | | 4:17:28
4:49:14 | | Night ride. Good temperature at last. Other Comments | 2466 | 128/166 |
| California | 09/05/2013
Thu | | | 2:52:51
3:05:39 | | Night time ascent. Sunrise when arriving to Sierra Peak. Daylight descent. Other Comments | 1676 | 125/154 |
| California | 09/03/2013
Tue | | | 2:42:24
3:19:28 | | Partially cloudy sky when started, so the heat was bearable. Later the clouds dissipated, then became unbearable. Today I broke-in a new bicycle. It is a 3 speed bike, meaning 3 rings in the front and only one sprocket on the rear wheel. I liked it. | 1484 | 131/161 |
| California | 08/23/2013
Fri | | | 7:04:13
8:52:35 | | At 7,000 ft altitude the temperature was in the low 70s. There was fresh breeze too. This was my first time
riding the upper section of SART upwards. That was a lot of work, with a lot of loose sand and big rocks to
deal with. Very different to the other 6 miles of SART ridden at the end. Those were my reward. I had a
Superman that made me land my chest on a rock. After that my breathing was restricted by the pain, and still had to go 14 more miles. | 3616 | 131/172 |
| California | 08/20/2013
Tue | | | 1:50:00
1:56:00 | | Night ride again. Loop ridden in the opposite direction tonight. Clear sky with a bright full moon. | 1074 | 133/162 |
| California | 08/18/2013
Sun | | | 4:53:40
5:24:59 | | Night ride with full moon. Awesome! (Too hot for me during the day here in OC) | 2777 | 132/172 |
| California | 08/15/2013
Thu | | | 1:43:29
1:49:45 | | | 1009 | 125/157 |
| California | 08/11/2013
Sun | | | 4:18:09
4:29:12 | | Waited for the sunset to start this ride. Got back home at 11:30 pm. Pleasant night for riding. Used my Cyclocross bike. | 2523 | 130/169 |
| California | 08/08/2013
Thu | | | 1:37:56
2:33:15 | | | 1010 | 129/164 |
| California | 08/04/2013
Sun | | | 5:38:26
7:15:36 | | Overcast sky when started and Sierra Peak was not visible due to fog. Used some single tracks to descend skyline. Hotter temps than I can handle. | 3026 | 140/189 |
| California | 08/01/2013
Thu | | | 1:41:25
1:47:21 | | Started to ride at 5:00 am. just after work. | 1075 | 130/158 |
| California | 07/28/2013
Sun | | | 7:00:10
10:15:28 | | Powerful Sun rays up there in Big Bear. Nevertheless the breeze was fresh, strong and constant. The entire area needs some rain. Couldn't climb many trails because there was excessive loose dirt. | 3273 | 139/247 |
| California | 07/21/2013
Sun | | | 4:33:20
5:21:45 | | Perfect weather. For a long time I have been waiting for a day like this. At the beginning of today's loop I explored every trail I found along the road. One of them was pretty awesome, I don't know their names. | 2246 | 128/172 |
| California | 07/16/2013
Tue | | | 2:14:06
2:24:15 | | | 1320 | 121/162 |
| California | 07/14/2013
Sun | | | 1:54:43
3:03:21 | | | 970 | 117/157 |
| California | 07/09/2013
Tue | | | 3:52:11
4:06:46 | | Another after sunset ride. I almost melted during my yesterday morning ride. For today's I decided to wait for the sunset. Got back home at midnight. Used a cyclocross bike. | 2343 | 124/155 |
| California | 07/08/2013
Mon | | | 3:54:40
4:34:58 | | Relentless Sun rays during the entire ride. Some refreshing breeze at times. | 2201 | 133/165 |
| California | 07/07/2013
Sun | | | 1:15:30
3:00:30 | | Ride aborted (2nd instance/same place) this time because the other rider, to whom I was introducing to MTB could not continue going. He was too tired. Later, after today's heat goes down I will ride the Fullerton Loop. | 614 | 108/164 |
| California | 07/07/2013
Sun | | | 1:22:47
1:33:46 | | Waited until sunset to ride the Fullerton Loop with the company of my 3 coworkers. Today I broke-in a new upgraded fork for my 29er. The Fox 32 Float, with 120mm of travel and 3 settings, is a huge difference compared to my old fork. It delivers such a smooth ride that it feels like a totally new bike. Money well spent. Good decision and good choice. | 797 | 121/155 |
| California | 07/01/2013
Mon | | | 4:04:33
4:24:59 | | 100% night ride. Still warm in Sierra Peak at 10:00 pm. In contrast it was chilly in some sections of BS. Coal Canyon Road has never been easy for me. Tonight I had to deal with very loose dirt on many uphill sections, causing me to lose traction and had me working very hard to keep rolling. Got home at 12:30 am. | 2542 | 134/177 |
| California | 06/30/2013
Sun | | | 2:08:51
2:22:00 | | Started to ride around 5:00 AM in order to minimize the heat exposure. It worked. | 1241 | 124/155 |
| California | 06/25/2013
Tue | | | 3:36:26
4:32:52 | | 143 miles and 2 and 1/2 hours of driving each way was worthy . Cuyamaca is a great riding area. At 4600 ft. of altitude the temperature is very pleasant (Today in the 60s). These trails are among the most awesome trails I have ever ridden and the views are even more awesome. I am glad I was able to ride those trails while I still could. Warning: There are few "Puddle Dog Bush" plants at the edge of the trail. | 1663 | 131/163 |
| California | 06/22/2013
Sat | | | 4:56:33
19:22:39 | | | 3385 | 124/167 |
| California | 06/18/2013
Tue | | | 3:55:00
4:51:00 | | Manual posting because I forgot to press the start button on my Garmin. Very hot up there. Good ride! | 2907 | 133/164 |
| California | 06/15/2013
Sat | | | 4:19:49
18:10:24 | | First time on Coyote Creek Bikeway. It's the same thing as SART but less crowded. | 3389 | 125/161 |
| California | 06/13/2013
Thu | | | 1:35:03
1:37:47 | | Training ride. Good ride! | 1136 | 129/159 |
| California | 06/10/2013
Mon | | | 2:33:56
2:52:19 | | Saw few riders enjoying overcast Monday morning. Good temps = Good ride! | 1521 | 128/163 |
| California | 06/09/2013
Sun | | | 1:40:25
2:11:46 | | Very early ride after work. Introduced (road cyclist) coworker to MTB in this very popular "Fullerton Loop" | 768 | 92/156 |
| California | 06/06/2013
Thu | | | 2:13:18
2:22:05 | | Very early ride after work. Felt very strong this morning. | 1368 | 121/157 |
| California | 06/02/2013
Sun | | | 5:56:37
7:08:16 | | Today's weather was great for cycling. It seemed that most riders decided to use their toys today. Thousands of cyclists everywhere. | 4167 | 129/173 |
| California | 06/01/2013
Sat | | | 45:51
48:22 | | My usual Saturday commute ride to work, | 440 | 121/170 |
| California | 05/28/2013
Tue | | | 4:52:21
5:56:31 | | Good day for riding in the Big Bear area. Plenty of sunshine complemented with cool breeze. Good ride! | 2607 | 138/202 |
| California | 05/26/2013
Sun | | | 2:49:54
2:54:48 | | Full moon this morning, then later, beautiful sunrise. Good ride. | 1942 | 123/157 |
| California | 05/25/2013
Sat | | | 42:57
43:53 | | | 444 | 116/141 |
| California | 05/20/2013
Mon | | | 1:47:25
1:55:59 | | Too hot here in OC for me. Waited until late afternoon. That was a good decision. Because good temps=Good ride. | 1234 | 136/162 |
| California | 05/19/2013
Sun | | | 4:15:45
5:08:25 | | Excellent weather for riding this commute/leisure route. A lot of people enjoying the outdoors. | 2965 | 115/157 |
| California | 05/18/2013
Sat | | | 44:27
47:44 | | | 487 | 120/134 |
| California | 05/13/2013
Mon | | | 5:53:47
8:42:39 | | Went to ride in Big Bear to run away from the OC heat. Nevertheless, it was hot up there too. 86F at the bottom of Sugarloaf Trail. I didn't see any hikers or bikers during the ride. Challenging descent from the peak. Many fallen trees everywhere all over the trails. | 2766 | 136/161 |
| California | 05/08/2013
Wed | | | 2:38:19
2:51:24 | | I found the way to complete a loop using the horse trails on the west side of Yorba Linda, reaching; Carbon Canyon Park, then, Chino Hills State Park, and back. All dirt riding except the street crossing. | 1579 | 128/155 |
| California | 05/05/2013
Sun | | | 7:52:14
9:43:26 | | Ran out of energy around mile 23. The rest of the ride was real torture. Nevertheless, I finished my ride exactly the way I designed it. Other Comments | 4021 | 145/234 |
| California | 04/28/2013
Sun | | | 4:15:31
5:04:47 | | During my ride back home from work I visited the Fullerton Loop, the Redwood forest of Placentia, Carbon Canyon Park, crossed the Chino Hills State Park, rode to Green River, then SART and finished at the Yorba Linda Regional Park. Good temps=good ride. Used a Cyclocross bike. | 2739 | 135/206 |
| California | 04/24/2013
Wed | | | 3:17:37
3:36:39 | | Overgrown and beautiful everywhere. Saw only 3 other riders (chatting at 4 corners) Excellent weather for MTB. This ride is slightly different than may original routing but exactly same mileage. | 1907 | 130/163 |
| California | 04/21/2013
Sun | | | 2:02:40
2:04:55 | | For this ride I used a Cyclocross bike. | 1467 | 125/155 |
| California | 04/20/2013
Sat | | | 42:16
43:34 | | | 471 | 131/152 |
| California | 04/16/2013
Tue | | | 7:37:27
9:27:51 | | Good temps = good ride. For this ride I brought a lot of food and energy gel packs which were gone by mile 55. My chain broke twice. Good thing I am always prepared for any kind of emergency. Other Comments | 4282 | 140/233 |
| California | 04/14/2013
Sun | | | 39:01
39:01 | | | 524 | 111/136 |
| California | 04/13/2013
Sat | | | 41:45
55:04 | | | 478 | 130/150 |
| California | 04/08/2013
Mon | | | 1:30:11
1:38:47 | | | 991 | 142/201 |
| California | 04/02/2013
Tue | | | 6:15:38
9:14:38 | | I worked very hard today. That's all I'm gonna say. Other Comments | 3332 | 134/180 |
| California | 03/31/2013
Sun | | | 50:34
53:47 | | Great feeling riding back home at 4:30 am having no cars to share the road with. | 551 | 93/156 |
| California | 03/30/2013
Sat | | | 43:51
50:41 | | First commute ride to work. | 475 | 124/141 |
| California | 03/26/2013
Tue | | | 5:55:39
8:01:33 | | I tried to ride this route back in December but due to a snow storm I had to cut it short. Today, finally, I was able to do it. I had problems with the line downloaded from Geo into my Garmin. It did not match the actual path most of the time. I wasted a lot of time figuring out where to go. I got lost big time in one occasion at the beginning of South Ridge Trail, which by the way is the reward of this route. Good temps. Good ride. | 2787 | 129/165 |
| California | 03/24/2013
Sun | | | 3:25:19
4:27:12 | | Slow pace due to low energy level. There was a nice cool breeze, but the sun was strong enough to weaken me out fast. | 1897 | 137/171 |
| California | 03/19/2013
Tue | | | 1:53:02
2:01:54 | | | 1228 | 137/168 |
| California | 03/17/2013
Sun | | | 1:47:48
1:51:40 | | Good temps = Good ride. | 1250 | 144/165 |
| California | 03/13/2013
Wed | | | 2:36:10
2:54:49 | | Felt strong this morning. Did some exploring on trails west side of Cannon. | 1616 | 133/168 |
| California | 03/11/2013
Mon | | | 4:52:36
6:30:30 | | Somewhat out of shape for this ride after 6 days off the bike. Good ride though. Other Comments | 2872 | 139/173 |
| California | 03/04/2013
Mon | | | 5:37:41
8:27:11 | | Perfect day here in OC for riding. The timer on my Garmin turned off for 6 miles, that is why the straight line. | 3728 | 134/172 |
| California | 02/25/2013
Mon | | | 7:20:43
9:38:36 | | Dunn Road is an energy depleting ride because of the steep grades combined with loose sand along its entire length. Palm Canyon Trail, Indian Potrero Trail, Vanderverte, Buena Vista and Art Smith are just superb. | 3361 | 138/225 |
| California | 02/18/2013
Mon | | | 7:49:18
9:23:08 | | Today was a perfect day for this ride. Overcast most of the day. Cool ocean breeze as a companion. It is a holiday, which means there was little traffic also my wife was available to pick me up. First time doing a century ride. A plus is that I was able to sit and eat twice at those restaurants with tables on the sidewalk. Good ride! | 5567 | 135/160 |
| California | 02/14/2013
Thu | | | 3:05:44
3:53:34 | | Happy to be alive and be able to ride! | 1754 | 136/167 |
| California | 02/10/2013
Sun | | | 2:26:18
2:51:55 | | Today I explored here and there taking advantage of the short grass on the ultra beautiful Chino Hills State Park mountains. The exploring added 1.5 miles to my ride which I am not claiming in this posting. Somewhat chilly today. Good ride though! | 1365 | 132/165 |
| California | 02/06/2013
Wed | | | 2:02:54
2:19:12 | | What a nice day for riding! | 1301 | 132/158 |
| California | 02/04/2013
Mon | | | 1:39:22
1:45:11 | | Last ride before a work week of 72 hours. | 1028 | 132/166 |
| California | 02/03/2013
Sun | | | 1:52:01
2:19:41 | | Finally I had time to ride! | 1184 | 132/161 |
| California | 01/29/2013
Tue | | | 6:26:25
8:52:49 | | Dunn Road (19 miles and 4800 ft of climbing) is a tough ride. When I got to the end of it I was already exhausted. Not good, considering that I still had to ride the Palm Canyon Trail and other trails in order to complete the loop and get to my car. The temps were perfect. Good ride! | 2945 | 142/239 |
| California | 01/20/2013
Sun | | | 3:30:07
4:03:09 | | Good temps + fresh breeze = pleasant ride. | 2185 | 137/167 |
| California | 01/16/2013
Wed | | | 1:45:00
2:18:51 | | Still having toes and fingers numb from frostbite on 12/30/12. Good ride anyway. | 1072 | 132/160 |
| California | 01/08/2013
Tue | | | 2:42:55
2:56:08 | | Daylight ascent, night time descent. | 1738 | 134/168 |
| California | 01/07/2013
Mon | | | 1:39:51
1:54:02 | | My first ride this year. Still have numb toes and fingers from frostbite. | 1061 | 132/164 |
| California | 01/06/2013
Sun | | | 1:21:33
1:25:26 | | Short road ride in order to asses my own physical condition. I rode with numb toes and fingers from frostbite suffered 8 days ago. | 1026 | 132/154 |
| California | 12/30/2012
Sun | | | 2:01:27
8:20:25 | | Today's forecast for Idyllwild was mostly sunny and 10% chances of rain.(BS) When I started the ride it was already snowing a little bit. Later on the ride it was snowing heavily. So much snow that I lost the trail several times causing me to lose precious time and making me ride 2 1/2 hours in the night. It was dark and there was 8 inches of snow everywhere. In one occasion I lied the bicycle down and walked around that area trying to find the trail using a flashlight. When I came back to get the bike I could not find it because it was completely covered with snow in just few minutes. My toes and fingers were frozen and are still numb. Other Comments | 1673 | 134/165 |
| California | 12/27/2012
Thu | | | 5:27:19
8:04:51 | | The first climb, called "Desierto Vis", is very steep (around 26%) and long. What a way to start a ride! After that I got lost and almost came back to my starting point. My plan for today was to get to the Palm Springs Oasis in the actual Palm Canyon but Mountain Bicycles are not allowed on the trails leading to that place. So I had to change plans and start my comeback riding on Vandeventer Trail to the wash, then Dunn Road. I got lost the second time when I chose the wrong wash. The third time getting lost was when I took the wrong turn on Wildhorse Trail and ended up somewhere else in the city. I learned why the Wildhorse name to that trail. It really kicked my ass. More than 30 hairpin switchbacks with lose dirt and almost vertical cliffs. Other Comments | 2452 | 135/192 |
| California | 12/24/2012
Mon | | | 2:43:48
3:05:08 | | Did not feel like dealing with mud today (I'm a dry mountaineer cyclist). So I squeeze this asphalt ride before Christmas eve. | 2531 | 128/155 |
| California | 12/18/2012
Tue | | | 4:49:28
6:06:26 | | Overcast the entire day. Few drizzles, not enough to get the dirt wet. The climbing of Murray Hill was 50% HAB for me.
Art Smith Trail(8 miles)is a lot of fun and also takes a lot of hard work to ride it. Did not see anyone or other living creatures while on the trails. | 2066 | 134/164 |
| California | 12/14/2012
Fri | | | 2:20:31
2:31:59 | | 1 year since the last time I did this route. Got some drizzle descending from Old Camp. Had to use my lights on Luge. | 1581 | 128/161 |
| California | 12/11/2012
Tue | | | 5:12:45
6:11:15 | | Felt great the entire ride. Beautiful day and perfect temps for riding. Today I tried the trail that takes off at about halfway North Ridge towards the bottom of the canyon. I thought I could connect to Carbon Canyon Road but the trail was blocked with overgrown vegetation a few yards before the asphalt. Despite not being able to connect to the asphalt the exploration was worth it. Other Comments | 2853 | 133/177 |
| California | 12/09/2012
Sun | | | 4:09:00
4:40:13 | | This is my favorite route in O.C. It offers everything in the right proportion. Today I started my ride late knowing that I would have to ride some after sunset. I had to turn on the lights at the Main Divider. Descending Trabuco Trail at night is pretty tough. | 2622 | 134/160 |
| California | 12/05/2012
Wed | | | 1:46:31
1:56:56 | | My last training ride this week. | 1015 | |
| California | 12/04/2012
Tue | | | 3:31:51
5:09:38 | | Excellent riding conditions. Returning to 4 corners (from the Peak) using the fire road is a sin considering the alternative, Buckthorne is 1000% more fun and entertaining than the fire road. The last 3/4 mile of Biscuits & Gravy has a 40% grade. I walked it. When going to the Peak ran into Grimix. Its always nice to meet Geo Ladder members out there. Other Comments | 1952 | 133/166 |
| California | 11/28/2012
Wed | | | 1:48:33
1:57:58 | | My last ride this week | 1089 | 118/147 |
| California | 11/27/2012
Tue | | | 1:32:14
1:44:55 | | Leg maintenance ride behind my neighborhood. | 929 | 123/147 |
| California | 11/26/2012
Mon | | | 3:29:07
4:16:58 | | Felt good today. | 1854 | 124/161 |
| California | 11/23/2012
Fri | | | 2:51:07
3:29:01 | | I wasn't feeling it today. First time I had felt that much pain and weakness. I finish my desired route because I applied the "Mind Over Matter" mentality. I hope this doesn't happen again. | 1666 | 137/164 |
| California | 11/20/2012
Tue | | | 1:06:23
1:09:31 | | | 712 | 129/158 |
| California | 11/19/2012
Mon | | | 2:51:15
3:05:22 | | Finally, the temps in OC have become pleasant again for riding. I'll miss Big Bear area though. | 1726 | 135/176 |
| California | 11/13/2012
Tue | | | 2:20:09
2:48:42 | | I was waiting for the temps to cool down in order to do this ride. It was worth the wait because I even found snow on the top. The ascent to the top of Thomas Mountain (8 miles) was very pleasant with a mild grade, some leveled sections, and some downhill sections. The Ramona Trail descent is a delight, awesome, it is just perfect. I will come back whenever I have a chance. | 1329 | 127/156 |
| California | 11/13/2012
Tue | | | 1:36:40
2:33:55 | | When riding toward my car on Highway 74 (after descending Ramona Trail) I saw, at the edge of the road, this brown sign for hikers about Cedar Spring Trail. I decided to go ride this short 3 mile trail to Cedar Spring. The trail is very challenging from the beginning. Steep grade with lose rocks and also half buried large rocks. I took me 1 hour to ride the 3 miles to Cedar Spring. The comeback (descent) was more enjoyable even when I had to navigate through so many rocks, bushes and a bunch of cattle using the same trail. | 577 | 140/168 |
| California | 11/11/2012
Sun | | | 1:41:07
1:46:42 | | Anaheim Hills Loop, it's worth it! - Fun & a good workout. | 1033 | 143/221 |
| California | 11/06/2012
Tue | | | 3:38:29
4:55:08 | | Riding Redonda Ridge Trail from North to South is mainly downhill. Nevertheless, at the beginning is a lot of climbing, mostly HAB. | 1383 | 129/175 |
| California | 11/05/2012
Mon | | | 1:48:40
2:12:45 | | Too hot for me down here in OC. WTF is with this weather? I'll keep going to Big Bear for a while. | 1053 | 143/170 |
| California | 10/30/2012
Tue | | | 7:51:58
10:19:28 | | Today was a little bit warm in the San Bernardino mountains. Cool breeze was blowing at times though. The single track for motorcycles is 95% bicycle rideable. 5% HAB on the very steep short climbs. | 3407 | 134/165 |
| California | 10/24/2012
Wed | | | 1:22:00
1:31:30 | | Took it easy today. Other Comments | 904 | 138/168 |
| California | 10/22/2012
Mon | | | 4:42:53
7:50:11 | | Riding Cox Trail took me 4 1/4 hours, so I was behind in my schedule. Because of that I had to ride 3 hours in the night. Fortunately I always have my lights installed and a full battery. My Garmin ran out of battery 12 miles before the end. What a bummer. Other Comments | 1831 | 142/253 |
| California | 10/17/2012
Wed | | | 1:26:08
1:30:44 | | One and a half hours in today's Sun wore me out like 8 hours riding in Big Bear would do. Other Comments | 913 | 141/164 |
| California | 10/15/2012
Mon | | | 4:54:18
6:33:14 | | Currently addicted to Big Bear temps and views. | 2440 | 135/171 |
| California | 10/10/2012
Wed | | | 1:09:28
1:16:01 | | Had to abort ride because ratchet breakdown. | 659 | 115/159 |
| California | 10/08/2012
Mon | | | 5:45:13
7:24:52 | | Descending Sugarloaf Peak was challenging. Most of the steep trail is covered with rocks. First time on the beginning of SART which is much more technical than the rest of it. | 2561 | 136/164 |
| California | 10/02/2012
Tue | | | 1:59:11
2:02:37 | | Night ride and still warm. | 1287 | 129/165 |
| California | 10/01/2012
Mon | | | 5:45:13
8:03:14 | | Everything went as planned and expected, except hiking the bike on Green Canyon Trail. The grade is ridable but the rocks don't allow a continuous path. And again, like every Monday, ran into Despacio and Glodrunner for a healthy MTB talk. BTW: Temps were great. | 3083 | 131/159 |
| California | 09/24/2012
Mon | | | 7:59:32
9:56:24 | | Ran into Despacio and Goldrunner. We chatted for a while. Again bugs were there annoying us but this time we were prepared with face-nets. It was a great ride (no falls)despite having my ass kicked again by SART. Thank you Despacio for the present. Other Comments | 5719 | 141/200 |
| California | 09/17/2012
Mon | | | 2:15:10
2:57:11 | | Really fun route. Breeze was like air conditioning. It was worth the drive. | 1197 | 126/226 |
| California | 09/16/2012
Sun | | | 4:38:34
5:07:37 | | Started to ride at 5:15 am. just after work. (Still dark). Ran out of gas at mile 30 or so. Tomorrow I'll run away from the O.C.heat. I will be heading to Big Bear again where temps are 20 to 30 degrees lower. | 2751 | 129/168 |
| California | 09/12/2012
Wed | | | 1:46:00
1:59:39 | | Short spin before work. | 1036 | 122/158 |
| California | 09/10/2012
Mon | | | 4:08:36
6:00:34 | | After Bertha Peak I rode east on the ridge of the mountain for 2 miles getting to a dead end. Here is my dilemma. What would be worse, come back on an uphill all rocks trail or hike the bike down 660 ft through no trail. I chose HAB.
Riding on the sandy John Bull Trail was like riding on ice. I washed-out several times. Other Comments | 1907 | 130/181 |
| California | 09/09/2012
Sun | | | 1:51:16
1:56:12 | | Very early ride. | 1228 | 123/146 |
| California | 09/04/2012
Tue | | | 6:27:17
8:21:34 | | The Big Bear area during the hot summer days works great for me.
Today, again, I enjoyed good temps.
When riding on 3N93 and 2W03 I was able to see the Pacific Crest Trail on my right side for a number of miles (Tempting!)
Grays trail single track is awesome no matter what direction you wanna ride it. | 3165 | 126/207 |
| California | 08/28/2012
Tue | | | 5:03:57
5:56:26 | | Good temps. Excellent ride! Other Comments | 3021 | 141/207 |
| California | 08/26/2012
Sun | | | 3:22:15
3:31:53 | | Started my ride at 5:45 AM.... Still dark. Rode in heavy fog in Chino Hills. Then, enjoyed some June-gloom in August.
Felt very strong today, like never before. Even after working a 12 hours night shift. Strange organism!!! | 2200 | 126/159 |
| California | 08/22/2012
Wed | | | 2:01:45
2:17:08 | | Good temps. Nice breeze. | 1266 | 17/146 |
| California | 08/20/2012
Mon | | | 5:32:54
6:42:26 | | Another Home-run choosing the San Bernardino mountains on this O.C. hot day.
I can't complain about the temperature up there, but I have to complain about the bugs on the lower part of the ride.
I swallowed about 30 of them. They rode with me flying around my head. I had to stop many times to kill them. Bunches of them would quickly gather.
They actually helped me go faster since they can't fly faster than 9 mph I had to go at least 10 whenever possible. Other Comments | 3482 | 131/160 |
| California | 08/19/2012
Sun | | | 1:48:36
1:54:34 | | Rode just after work. First person at the Court House parking-lot. Started to ride at 4:30 AM., still dark. I could not complaint about being hot! Felt strong this morning. | 1216 | 127/155 |
| California | 08/15/2012
Wed | | | 2:51:05
3:25:17 | | Lucky again. Started with cloudy sky fallowed with hazy sunshine and refreshed with cool breeze. | 1676 | 124/161 |
| California | 08/14/2012
Tue | | | 1:55:17
2:18:08 | | Started ride around 5:00 P.M. Fresh breeze made it pleasant. | 1084 | 126/155 |
| California | 08/13/2012
Mon | | | 3:10:35
3:53:56 | | Today everything was excellent. i.e. Excellent weather (partially cloudy) temperatures (in the 60s)and good trail conditions because it rained this morning which meant tacky dirt. (I rode in the afternoon). Great commute, caught no traffic going nor coming back. I lost about 10 minutes fixing 2 wrong turns I made on the route.
I really enjoyed this ride today since having tacky dirt makes a huge difference. Last time it was unenjoyable because of the loose sand I felt like I would wash out on the turns. Excellent ride! | 2577 | 137/159 |
| California | 08/12/2012
Sun | | | 1:22:02
1:29:40 | | | 712 | 106/135 |
| California | 08/08/2012
Wed | | | 1:32:00
1:39:07 | | Hot day right from the start. | 931 | 124/152 |
| California | 08/07/2012
Tue | | | 3:13:02
3:43:22 | | Extremely hot day. Sometimes refreshed by the sea breeze. Good ride though! | 1932 | 141/204 |
| California | 08/06/2012
Mon | | | 3:06:55
6:57:15 | | It was going to be the Official SART route # 151. We had to bail out at the restaurant on Highway 38 due to a destroyed derailleur of one of the bikes. We descended to the car using Mill Creek Road. | 1648 | 113/161 |
| California | 08/05/2012
Sun | | | 1:48:35
1:50:17 | | It's now customary for me this very early ride on Sundays. | 1217 | 133/154 |
| California | 08/01/2012
Wed | | | 2:45:30
3:07:39 | | Some more road training. MTB will be always my favorite kind of cycling though. | 3037 | 142/162 |
| California | 07/30/2012
Mon | | | 3:59:32
5:23:38 | | I did not need to create this route since Genusmtbkr5 did it 4 years ago. My path was 95% the same(close enough). Very hot ascent. Had to get under the shade many times along the way in order to avoid heat stroke. | 2171 | 140/228 |
| California | 07/29/2012
Sun | | | 1:50:53
1:55:50 | | Early ride just after work. I will ride again this evening. | 1291 | 136/155 |
| California | 07/25/2012
Wed | | | 2:14:32
2:22:37 | | Training (short)ride. Got to go to work this afternoon. | 1516 | 124/154 |
| California | 07/23/2012
Mon | | | 5:41:02
8:29:19 | | Joined Despacio (Now Ring Leader) today for this great ride. Partially cloudy plus altitude offered good temps in the middle of summer. Thanks Ring Leader & Co. for welcoming me. SART always delivers!! | 3889 | 143/169 |
| California | 07/22/2012
Sun | | | 2:10:59
2:50:18 | | Another Super Loop training ride for me very early this morning. Showed the route to Cycle Mountaineers coworkers at my new job. | 1198 | 111/148 |
| California | 07/17/2012
Tue | | | 4:44:35
5:25:39 | | Started early morning in order to ride under the overcast sky. I enjoyed one & half hour of that. The rest was not bad since there was constant fresh breeze. | 2598 | 131/198 |
| California | 07/15/2012
Sun | | | 2:57:34
3:12:47 | | I am a mountain biker primarily. This is my 2nd road ride and the longest so far. I am training for a 110 miles road ride from home to San Diego. One thing I must do for sure is get a softer seat. | 2661 | 125/153 |
| California | 07/10/2012
Tue | | | 5:45:47
9:56:27 | | I've become addicted to these trails: Gabrielino, Winter Creek, Sturtevant, and Valley Forge. These trails are somewhat similar to those of SART, only since they are local to me, I don't need to go to Big Bear to have a single track blast. | 3794 | 137/172 |
| California | 07/08/2012
Sun | | | 1:50:04
1:53:38 | | Started to ride at 4:30 AM, just after my work shift ended. Now I'm going to sleep. | 1265 | 125/153 |
| California | 07/03/2012
Tue | | | 4:30:43
5:44:39 | | Miserably hot ascent. Very pleasant shaded forest descent. | 3088 | 136/170 |
| California | 07/01/2012
Sun | | | 2:02:03
2:27:56 | | Did some exploring on a dirt road parallel to Carbon Canyon Road which goes nowhere. Hot day with fresh breezes. Good ride! | 1345 | 133/154 |
| California | 06/30/2012
Sat | | | 1:37:47
1:40:44 | | Very early morning ride. | 1233 | 140/177 |
| California | 06/27/2012
Wed | | | 1:33:02
1:38:11 | | Early ride. Good temps. | 905 | 131/181 |
| California | 06/25/2012
Mon | | | 1:29:20
2:05:22 | | Introduced my neighbor to the Fullerton Loop. | 755 | 113/166 |
| California | 06/25/2012
Mon | | | 4:34:19
5:01:23 | | Me, being a single track junkie, I was rewarded with the Backbone Trail. I drove 54 miles from home to the trailhead in a Monday morning. I think I deserve some bonus points for that. Other Comments | 2698 | 133/165 |
| California | 06/22/2012
Fri | | | 1:58:43
2:03:34 | | When started to ride it was still dark. | 1253 | 117/142 |
| California | 06/18/2012
Mon | | | 3:07:20
3:59:03 | | Fresher than down here but still hot though. Those trails need some rain. | 2058 | 137/207 |
| California | 06/17/2012
Sun | | | 1:57:17
2:16:10 | | First time on Bobcat Ridge Trail, not my favorite kind of ride (It's a freeway). I thought I could connect to South Ridge from Bobcat but I was wrong. I did not do my Google Earth homework this time and I paid with a mediocre ride. | 1298 | 135/208 |
| California | 06/16/2012
Sat | | | 37:31
41:36 | | First time on the hills behind Irvine Park. The single tracks resemble those in San Clemente. Short, quick and fun ride. | 268 | 116/149 |
| California | 06/14/2012
Thu | | | 1:33:16
1:43:57 | | | 962 | 124/165 |
| California | 06/11/2012
Mon | | | 4:08:39
5:04:08 | | I tried to find an already existing route matching this one exactly in order to avoid creating a duplicate, but it doesn't exist. I had a good ride. Nobody else was in the parking lot today. | 1917 | 139/198 |
| California | 06/11/2012
Mon | | | 56:43
1:06:35 | | Since I was in the neighborhood (After riding San Juan Trail) I decided to pay my first visit to "San Clemente Singletracks". They are really really really fun. Only problem is the distance from where I live. I suffered an injury from a dry branch of a bush hitting me directly in the eye. What a bummer! | 416 | 144/193 |
| California | 06/09/2012
Sat | | | 1:57:41
2:01:55 | | | 1189 | 130/170 |
| California | 06/07/2012
Thu | | | 2:01:07
2:11:15 | | This route delivers 47 points exactly like BlackStar-Beeks and is more fun because it is a loop. | 1221 | 123/150 |
| California | 06/05/2012
Tue | | | 15:12
20:39 | | That steep climb is worth more than 5 points. Other Comments | 149 | 128/160 |
| California | 06/05/2012
Tue | | | 3:09:21
3:32:21 | | Wanted to go to Over the Hump MTB races and also get some exercise. When descending Blackstar rode all shortcuts single tracks. | 1954 | 128/158 |
| California | 06/04/2012
Mon | | | 33:29
42:49 | | Today, coming back home from riding Route #95,(Chantry Flats/Mt Zion) I decided to burn some more calories doing 7th Avenue-Whittier. The freehub ratchet broke just reaching the top of the first hill. So I had to abort, removed the chain and descended to my car. Easy bailout I think. | 325 | 141/178 |
| California | 06/04/2012
Mon | | | 1:52:04
2:27:41 | | Thanks to bikesurfski for this route. Super top notch quality single tracks and scenery. I recommend it to those who like single tracks. It offers some technical sections that will test your bike handling abilities. Some exposure too though. Other Comments | 1291 | 130/163 |
| California | 06/02/2012
Sat | | | 1:56:00
2:01:00 | | I took it easy today. What's all the rush? | 1216 | 134/162 |
| California | 05/31/2012
Thu | | | 1:54:06
1:59:53 | | Great training route. | 1213 | 126/151 |
| California | 05/29/2012
Tue | | | 1:39:29
1:52:13 | | | 1065 | 134/154 |
| California | 05/28/2012
Mon | | | 1:27:11
1:33:01 | | Some energy left from yesterday's 2 rides plus a day off equals another ride today. | 1013 | 130/162 |
| California | 05/27/2012
Sun | | | 2:08:07
2:35:00 | | Morning ride. Not enough. I'll do another ride today. | 2458 | 136/154 |
| California | 05/27/2012
Sun | | | 2:35:00
2:54:00 | | My 2nd ride today. Now I have got enough. | 1496 | 135/202 |
| California | 05/24/2012
Thu | | | 1:46:29
1:48:27 | | My 30th time riding the Super Loop. If I use gas to drive to Fullerton I rather to ride the 18 mile Super Loop. | 1216 | 138/168 |
| California | 05/23/2012
Wed | | | 1:47:03
1:52:00 | | Short ride at the end of the afternoon. Nice cool breeze again | 1220 | 134/160 |
| California | 05/19/2012
Sat | | | 4:12:49
6:01:07 | | Unbelievable, I did not see any other mountain biker in today's 4 hour ride. I guess riders were afraid of the heat. Yes the sun was mad today but also there was a very nice cool breeze everywhere. Another comment is that I tried to ride East Fenceline from its beginning but I had to abort after 1/2 mile due to thorny plants blocking the trail in too many places. I even pruned about 30 yards of it but quit doing it when I found out how extensive the problem was. Instead I rode this single track trail on top of a very skinny ridge which connected me to a dirt road and later to the actual Fenceline somewhere ahead.
I don't know for sure the name of this skinny ridge but I think it is West Fenceline. (or I'll baptize it Skinny Ridge) Other Comments | 2341 | 134/170 |
| California | 05/17/2012
Thu | | | 2:36:34
3:02:35 | | Good ride! Returned after sunset. | 1531 | 134/166 |
| California | 05/15/2012
Tue | | | 2:55:27
3:14:47 | | When ascending enjoyed a very pleasant cool breeze, like air conditioning. Chilly at the peak though. Did some exploring with minimum benefits. | 1857 | 134/166 |
| California | 05/13/2012
Sun | | | 1:55:20
2:04:26 | | Good ride in the middle of the day. The sun was merciless but the breeze was still fresh and plentiful, so I endured. | 1200 | 141/163 |
| California | 05/13/2012
Sun | | | 1:09:09
1:22:55 | | First time riding this route. I liked a lot. This is my favorite kind of trail. Extremely beautiful scenery and somewhat technical but not impossible. Too short for me though. After this ride I rode Bonelli Grand Tour. Other Comments | 1333 | 136/160 |
| California | 05/10/2012
Thu | | | 3:42:11
4:08:00 | | Perfect afternoon for a ride. Pleasantly cold breezes. Good ride! | 2161 | 134/166 |
| California | 05/08/2012
Tue | | | 1:16:39
1:34:19 | | Short spin around Anaheim Hills. Rode trails and fire roads that I did not know existed despite living in the area. BoneBag showed them to me. | 943 | 134/166 |
| California | 05/06/2012
Sun | | | 5:16:07
6:18:51 | | Rwanda ride, was supposed to do it last week but I completed it today with no social pressure. | 3544 | 141/167 |
| California | 05/03/2012
Thu | | | 4:02:57
4:39:15 | | Test ride after the crash I had 10 days ago. (Could not ride Rwanda so I did voluntary work at aid station #4). Felt weak today. I almost got leg cramps too. Not completely healed from injuries. | 2289 | 136/170 |
| California | 04/24/2012
Tue | | | 1:35:21
1:38:53 | | I fell today. I'm all bruised up. I need to heal quickly for Saturday's Rwanda ride. Bad timing for eating s#&t. | 1191 | 150/175 |
| California | 04/21/2012
Sat | | | 1:34:30
1:39:57 | | Rode the middle part of Rwanda route, better known as Tijeras Creek Loop, just to get familiar with it for next Saturday ride. (Never rode it before). | 1057 | 128/152 |
| California | 04/19/2012
Thu | | | 2:38:46
2:54:24 | | Pleasant temps today. Ran into Fooly and Brian. Rode on a new trail (for me) that runs parallel to Via de Santiago but on the other side of that hill. | 1612 | 134/166 |
| California | 04/17/2012
Tue | | | 2:27:17
2:35:50 | | Daylight ascent. Nighttime descent. Felt strong tonight. Good ride! | 1691 | 134/152 |
| California | 04/14/2012
Sat | | | 7:38:16
11:07:50 | | Almost perfect day for this long ride. Dealt with several miles of road and trails covered with snow, plus the mud paddles found along the route. Good aspect of this ride was cloudy sky. After Mount Wilson saw no other living creature (including humans) with exception of a skunk. After 30some miles ran out of gas. Had to ride on a lower gear ratio than I would like to. | 4747 | 128/152 |
| California | 04/11/2012
Wed | | | 1:35:23
1:40:37 | | The loop was all for myself tonight. Easy pace ride with very little mud despite morning rain. | 1265 | 120/151 |
| California | 04/08/2012
Sun | | | 4:47:25
6:28:05 | | Finally I had the chance to ride the short cutting single tracks of BlackStar.(I usually descend at night) They are not that bad at all, and they shorten the fire road a bunch. Good weather with strong sunshine and cool breezes. | 2880 | 134/166 |
| California | 04/07/2012
Sat | | | 4:07:55
5:46:52 | | Strong sun with cool breezes. This time I rode Water Canyon Trail downwards, this way the HAB is minimum. In only one week the vegetation grew a lot in Water. It grows so fast that in another week transit will be impossible, not even hiking. | 2327 | 134/166 |
| California | 04/05/2012
Thu | | | 2:58:32
3:20:01 | | Good Ride. | 1836 | 137/245 |
| California | 04/02/2012
Mon | | | 1:45:27
1:55:40 | | It was going to be a normally good ride until I crashed few yards before the end of the descent. I was sent down off the side of the road landing on top of bushes. Fortunately nothing happened to the bike or me. | 1198 | 134/166 |
| California | 03/31/2012
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