Ride in the late morning with Avi Halpern, heading through the neighborhood to RB Rd, then taking Via del Campo over to W Bernardo Dr. Around this time I noticed my rear tire was wobbly, so I rode on the flatting tire over to the 7-Eleven in High Country Ranch and changed the tube while I waited for him to show up. Found a rock in the tire tread, not sure it that's what caused the flat. Couldn't get my pump to inflate the tire so well, but we headed out anyway, turning right on Camino del Norte and heading out that way. Around RB Rd, we caught a light, so we stopped and Avi used his mini pump to put more air in my tire and help reseat the tire bead so it didn't have any high spots. Much better after that, and we headed down to Carmel Mountain Rd, with me dialing my pace back to keep closer to his speed. Shortly after the right turn, he hit something that blew out his rear tire, so we stopped to fix that one as well. He didn't have a tube, but luckily I was carrying a second spare and gave it to him. Then it was down to the 56 bike path, using that, at cruising speed, to get back to Camino del Sur. Over to Carmel Valley Rd, turning right and riding up and down. We rode the climb back to Camino del Norte, first time for me riding this climb, but we took it fairly slow. He peeled off at that turn, while I continued on, riding into RB and turning right onto Lomica Dr and passing through the retirement neighborhood to get over to Higa Pl and then the turn onto Pomerado Rd. Back to RB Rd, turning left and riding all the way back up to Matinal Rd. Retraced my route through the neighborhood back home. Other than the flats, it was a nice ride, with a generally easy pace that didn't wear me out.
Avg speed = 15.5 mph. Total mileage = 30.2 mi
Avg power = 135 W. Weighted avg power = 167 W
Total elevation gain = 1840'
Avg heartrate = 125 bpm
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