Solo ride over to Dave's house, taking the pedestrian bridge to BVP and then up to Sunset Dr and over to Escondido Blvd. It was cold at the start, particularly for my fingers. Up to Felicita Rd, then left and over to Citracado Blvd. Back to Alexander St and then to Dave's house. It seemed like it was warming up by this time. We met up, rode over to Centre City Pkwy, and then took it out to Country Club Ln and over to Joe's house. The three of us got back onto Centre City Pkwy and headed north up to Deer Springs Rd. Then it was down the hill and past Lawrence Welk Blvd, and it got cold again and generally stayed cold for the next hour or so. We rode out to Camino del Rey and took it toward Bonsall, getting onto Old River Rd and over to Vista Way. There is a steady climb here that continued once we turned onto Gopher Canyon Rd. It dropped down a little bit after that, then there was another steady climb before the short steep descent back to Old 395. I waited for the others to join up after this turn, and then we rode together back toward Lawrence Welk Village. On the climb back out of this valley, I pretty much kept my speed above 10 mph, with just a couple of very temporary drops below. It took a big effort, mostly mental but physical too, especially near the top. Back to Joe's house from there, then Dave and I rode down Village Rd to Iris Ln and back to Centre City Pkwy. I was feeling the effects of the mileage and climbing, and Dave and I kept pretty much the same pace all the way back to his house. Home from there via the normal route, and my legs held up all the way to the end, with no cramping, just tiredness. Not much soreness later in the day either.
After the ride, I replaced the battery in my Cateye Micro cyclometer, but I forgot to record the odometer reading before I took the battery out. Oh well. Wheel diameter is 2118 mm.
Avg speed = 15.9 mph. Total mileage = 53.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 135 bpm
Total elevation gain = 3340'
