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Back to basics / The last time I saw Kevin on Tunitas...![]() The new version of me is beginning to lose track of what a good time is. Probably a protective mechanism? I feel like I should still be capable of a 23-something time up Old LaHonda, or 29-something up Kings, but those might not be in the cards anymore. Longer climbs, like Tunitas, I might still be able to surprise myself. It was a really nice day, just barely warm enough to start out without leg warmers or a base layer. The original plan was to leave at 9am but by holding off until 10:17 we were able to escape the last of the morning fog. Kevin rode up the first part of OLH but his legs were itching to push harder so he went on ahead, finishing almost 3 minutes in front of me. These days I don't even try to see how long I can hang on, unless it's towards the end of a climb, and why would I still be with him at the end of a climb? Haskins, pretty much same thing although I kept him in sight almost to the end. Haskins is one of the few where I can still, sometimes, actually do better than Kevin. Not as often as used to be the case though. Pescadero was clear, the food was good, and for some reason Kevin didn't want a cookie! Actually he had reason; he'd had breakfast before he left his apartment, then he had more when he got to his former home. He's making really good use of his e-bike; his travels from the far side of Foster City, near the base of the San Mateo/Hayward Bridge, to his former home in the hills of Redwood City, takes just 36 minutes (Google says it would take 22 minutes that time of day by car). ![]() Forgot to mention an uncomfortable conversation Kevin was having with me in Pescadero. Trek has a new lightweight (27 pounds!) ebike road bike coming out, and he was trying to make a case that I'd find that useful. And here I am, thinking time is running out this year for a Santa Cruz ride (113 miles), an all-day afair, and Kevin thinks I need an ebike for a 60 mile ride to the coast? |
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