Saturday's ride

Yes... still training for AIDS/Lifecycle 7, which is less that 3 weeks away now! (Hint... hint... it's not too late to make a donation... http://www.aidslifecycle.org/1545)

I left too late on Saturday to make it down to Mission San Juan Bautista from my home in San Jose. I only made it to Gilroy because I needed to buy a Mother's Day present. I have to admit, that was a nice ride down Monterey Road. The most difficult part was getting to Monterey Road down Tully Road from the foothills east of San Jose. Went down Tully, dodged cars trying to get on and off 101, but had quite a few cyclist-sympathetic drivers (thanks!) who made it easy for me to cross.

After mapping things out, riding to San Juan Bautista would have been about 55 miles. I'll do that another day...

I went down Tully, to Old Tully by the SC Fairgrounds and on to Monterey Road. From there, it's a breeze, albeit a bit grimy of a ride with dust and particulates strewn by cars as they flew by. Interestingly enough, the "15 Mile Spot" is 15 miles from my house (according to my GPS and bike computer). Overall, I'd have to say Monterey Road is VERY bike friendly down to Gilroy! There are a few rough patches in South San Jose and through San Martin, but overall, not bad.

Once I got onto good road, I was able to sustain 21 mph for a couple of miles. It suprised the cr*p out of me. Low rolling resistance, 120psi in the tires and a little bit of a grade in my favor are possible factors contributing to this:) I'm not complaining.

Once down there, got a bling purse for my wife at Michael Korrs and hit Pearl Izumi where I got new cycling shorts (mtn bike style, not into the crotch revealing road shorts and some socks).

I think I found my regular weekend ride!