2-12-2011 Ride

Ride from home with John and Dave. It was a little chilly at the start, and I couldn't get my front derailleur to shift down into my lower chainring. I ended up doing the whole ride in the upper chainring, although I fixed the shifting problem about midway through the ride. Headed through the neighborhood over to RB Rd, then to Camino del Sur and over to San Dieguito Rd, which we took downhill. When we first got up to RB Rd and started riding into 4S Ranch, it had to be about 10 deg warmer. It was weird. When we got down into the flats below Rancho Santa Fe, it was really chilly again. Turned on El Camino Real and headed over toward Del Mar. The climb on this road was a little tough, as I stayed in my upper chainring and ended up standing on the pedals for much of it. At the top of the hill, I fixed the shifter. Headed down El Camino Real and onto the 56 bike trail, which we took, complete with the usual detour, back to Camino del Sur. On this road, I again pushed out hard on the uphill section before the turn onto Carmel Valley Rd, separating from the others. After recovering, I felt pretty good on the gradual uphill climb here, finishing pretty strong. After the downhill, turned left on Dove Canyon Rd, then a right onto Camino San Bernardo after the short climb (another hard push). We turned right on Camino del Norte, then headed back home on a route that took us by work. It was a fun ride, pretty fast for the route.

Avg. speed = 17.6 mph. Total mileage = 34.7 mi
Total elevation gain = 1470'
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