Tandem makes rare appearance!

7-24-11: A gorgeous AM for a bike ride! The temp was pleasant as well--not too hot for starting just after 8 AM.

Check out the pixs...you'll see some regulars and new faces (some sore "sit bones" today!). You'll also see my mtn. bike tandem out for the first time on the bike path. Nathan, the son of some close friends, broke his arm, so this was the only way he could join us! So I dusted off our tandem, get it fixed up, and away Team Ninja went! We were a missle, averaging 20+ miles/hour and whipping by people! LOL! Nathan loved it! Will probably bring that out more now. Going to bring it in to Cyclery USA to get overhauled since it's been awhile since it's been ridden and maintained!

Stay tuned for our next ride on Aug. 14!

Gorgeous day for ride this AM!

7-10-11: Despite the record heat earlier this week, today's temps at 7:45 AM was very nice and pleasant! So the whole ride it never got too hot, which was good.

Here are some pixs from our ride, featuring several first-time cyclists with TCF.

Beat the HEAT!!! Starting July 10 ride...

7-4-11: Happy 4th to all! Hope you're staying cool and safe out there this holiday weekend. Sizzling temps in the forecast. Went for a mtn. bike ride this AM at 6:30 AM and by 7:00 AM, it was already hot!!!

So I'm thinking that we may need to make a DRASTIC change to the schedule and leave a LOT earlier in the AM to beat the heat. I don't want anyone having a heat stroke while out on Team CycleFit rides, so here's what I'm thinking:

We meet at 6:30 AM and leave by 6:45 AM! That would be for BOTH the bike path rides and the mountain bike rides.

I know that's very early, especially if you have kids, but it's just getting too hot out there and risky to be out exercising after 8:00 AM so I'm going to make this schedule change, starting with our July 10 ride.

So in summary, here's our schedule:

ROAD/PAVED BIKE PATH
Where: Bike Path behind Souplantation
Dates: July 10, July 24 (2nd and 4th Sundays of each month)
Time: Meet - 6:30 AM, leave by 6:45 AM onto path

OFF-ROAD/DIRT FIRE ROADS
Where: Hulda Crooks Park (Exit Mountain View off I-10, head South (away from mountains. Mountain View leads right into Hulda Crooks Park, head left to lower parking lot...I park next to tennis courts tho there is parking at start of trailhead)
Dates: Most weekday AMs, non-bike path Sundays (Check twitter or text (909-747-5935) me around 6:00 AM to confirm if I'm going that AM)
Time: Meet - 6:30 AM; leave when ready!
Level of ride: Beginner - we go up Scott's Ridge, loop about 2.5 miles. Will give tips on how to ride in the dirt if you're new to off-road riding.

I bring Roxy, our bigger dog, on these rides, so if you have pets, feel free!

Feel free to join us on the paved path or the dirt-both are fun!

Have a safe and happy 4th!!!

Perfect temp for afternoon ride!

3-30-11: Last Sunday's afternoon ride saw perfect temps (compared to the "cool" weather the last time we rode in the afternoon). The time change certainly helped!

Check out some pixs from our FB album HERE.

We'll have TCF fliers at the Redlands Classic this weekend--at the Beaver Medical Group booth and a couple of interns will be passing out fliers during the Sat. AM public races to families to help promote the club.

CU at our next ride, APRIL 10, at 8:30 AM!

3-6-11 ride with 2 new riders!

3-6-11: Had an "off-schedule" ride on the first Sun. of this month, resulting in a smaller-than-usual group but never-the-less, we still had a nice core group of people riding with us.

We also had 2 people join us for the first time, Nancy M., (left) who I used to play Ultimate Frisbee with almost 10 years ago, and David (right), who found our blog by googling us. Unfortunately, Nancy had some mechanical difficulties that were un-fixable so she had to walk back to her car (she's planning on getting a new bike now!).

Here's an interesting sign I found near Mt. Rubidoux. Gives you an idea of what destinations are on this Santa Ana bike path.

I hope we have the same gorgeous weather we had this AM for the Blue Mountain city-sponsored hike in Grand Terrace next Sun., March 13, at 8:00 AM (end of Palm Ave. and Honey Hill Dr.). Hope to see you there!

1st afternoon ride!

2-27-11: Enjoyed our first afternoon ride. Great to see so many kids on this ride, even though it took a bit longer than anticipated (last group came in after sunset...brrrrr!) The brown rice and pinto bean soup at Souplantation was a great way to warm up!

Check out the short video of our ride. Enjoy and hope to see you on our next ride in March!