Beg. Mtn. Bike rides; Sun. news

7-16-12: Hi all, This AM's ride was cooler--and Roxy ran a LOT faster this AM--so I hope it's that way this week compared to last week! ;-)

Tues. 7:30 AM mtn bike ride

We're having our 2nd mtn bike ride up in Hulda Crooks Park tomorrow AM. We may have more riders...was talking to a new patient this AM and she just bought a new bike and is eager to try it out on both dirt and road. So if you're a BEGINNER mtn biker, then this is the ride for you!!! If you are looking to ride the Jedi and go all the way to Razor's Edge or up the Mother, then this is NOT the ride for you (even though you're welcome to join us). We take a LOT of breaks, based on the needs of the group, and we don't go very far since they are first starting out, so if this is you, come and join us! (I also do this on the 1st and 3rd Suns when we are not riding on the SART Bike Path.

THIS Sunda...SART!

Speaking of which, we're out at SART this Sun. I've missed the last couple since before we left for Nicaragua so plan to be there this Sun and head to Mt. Rubi again. So I hope to see some of you there! 

I know there will be a small group from ESRI that will be joining us most likely, so will keep an eye out for these first-timers to join us. 

August Sun. rides

Looking ahead, I think it's time to do a bike path ride down to the beach, don't you? The one I've done in the past starts at Anaheim Stadium and goes down to Huntington beach. It's about 12 miles 1-way, so I may find a spot that is a bit closer for those who don't want to do a 24-mile round trip ride. (Anyone have any good suggestions as to where to start closer? I heard there was a Costco that was closer and next to the bike path. Let me know!). 

If you're interested in going, let me know which Sun. would work best for you:

A. Aug. 12

B. Aug. 26

C. Either Sunday

Send your vote via e-mail and let me know! Then from those who express an interest, we'll finalize a time that the majority what to start at.

C-ya Tues and/or Sunday!

Dr. Ernie

July is here!

7-9-12: July's heat is finally here with a vengeance! I missed yesterday's ride due to my daughter's b-day but heard some were there. For those who rode, I hope you had a great ride! Here are some updates for July....

Change to 7:30 AM ride time
Because of the heat, we may want to move it even earlier for the rides, at least for the time being. For July 22, let's shoot for 7:30 AM departure in order to beat the heat. If some want to leave earlier, that's your choice but I'll shoot to leave by 7:30 AM that date. Possabilities also rides at 7:30 AM so you'll see them there as well.

TCF on MeetUp.com
Also, many of you have joined Team CycleFit on Meetup.com. If you haven't already, I encourage you to join us there because that is more up-to-date and you can interact more easily with other riders. It's free, so join us there today! Just sign up on Meetup.com and then search for Team CycleFit and join our group!

Kid's Mountain Bike club
For those with kids who want to try mountain bike during the week, I'm testing out a kid's BEGINNER ride on Tuesday, 7:30 AM, at Hulda Crook Park by the dog park. If interested, show up around 7:15 or 7:20 and we'll try to leave for the ride at 7:40 AM at the latest to beat the heat. Since I have some beginner kids, we won't go very far and take it easy, so if you want to join us, look for us then! Starting that TOMORROW, July 10, 7:30 AM.

Be cool and ride safe!

Dr. Ernie

June 2012 updates

6-4-2012: Greetings! Hope you were able to bicycle a lot last month during National Bike Month. I was able to bicycle every day in May (including about 4 days where I had to use a stationary bike since I was away at 2 conferences last month!).

For June, the schedule is the same as listed on May 20. I'm riding June 10, but will be out of the country for the June 17 and 24 rides so will be back in July. Others will be riding so be sure to join in if you're around and able to get up for an 8:00 AM ride!

Keep cool this summer!

Ernie Medina, Jr.
Team CycleFit

Summer schedule

5-20-12: Now that it's HOT, we are switching to our "Summer Schedule". Check out below for our various times and rides:

2nd & 4th Sundays: 8:00 AM, SART bike path (behind Souplantation). We may announce some different location rides, so stay tuned!

1st & 3rd Sundays: 8:00 AM, mountain bike ride, Hulda Crooks Park in Loma Linda (unless otherwise announced). Highly recommend to e-mail or text Ernie to RSVP as the times can change last-minute.

Various Saturday afternoons & 1st & 3rd Sundays: we will announce various beach rides or mountain bike rides up in the mountains, so stay tuned!

Thankfully, we have other ride "hosts" so we can provide other options besides what I (Ernie) can do, so thanks to those TCF riders who have volunteered to be ride hosts/leaders.

Have a cool and safe summer and look forward to seeing you on a ride!

Ernie

This Sun ride @ 5:00 PM, NOT 1:30 PM!!!

4-20-12: Hi TCF riders,

Due to the high temperatures this coming weekend, we are moving the 1:30 PM scheduled ride to 5:00 PM instead, same location (behind Souplantation). Sorry for the late notice, so hope it doesn't inconvenience anyone. I thought about moving it to the AM but don't want to conflict with the Run through Redlands that AM. 

Raymond has to work Sunday, and I have an appointment at 6:00 PM in Riverside, so unfortunately, we won't be there. Jeanne, a charter member of TCF from over 10 years ago (and afternoon only rider), said she and a friend will be there, so there will be at least 2 people going, so look for them if you go!

(BTW, I will most likely ride my mtn bike in the early AM, around 8 or 8:30 AM, with Roxy before it gets hot, so if anyone wants to join me on that, text/call me on my cell (909-747-5935). 

Have a great weekend all! I hear rain is coming next week...wow!

Ernie

Post-Easter ride

4-9-12 Great ride yesterday! Even though we had a pretty good headwind going out, it stayed so we had a nice tailwind going back, so that was nice. Quite a few kids rode yesterday, and we should be seeing more because most of them aren't in any team sports this spring--yeah! Love seeing kids and families riding together. Even my own daughter, Summer, came along for the ride! Check out some of the pixs on our Facebook album. Here's our group shot at the start.

CU at our next ride on the April 22 If it's too hot, we may change the time later, so stay tuned! And as always, on the other Sunday AMs, I ride on the dirt, so if you want to join me, send me a text or e-mail!

Easter Sunday Ride - 4:00 PM

4-1-12: Departing from our usual 2nd Sun. AM schedule, enjoy an Easter celebration in the AM and then come out to our usual place behind Souplantation/Hall of Records to ride on the bike path at 4:00 PM. Then let's eat at Souplantation afterwards!

Hope to see you there....