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velobella
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Posted: Wed Oct 8th, 2008 10:57 pm |
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I am going to try and do the mtb saturday rides again, whenever I can. All rides will be posted to this thread until the thread is just so long that I can't stand it anymore. So, scroll down for the latest ride post.....
These rides are open to anyone interested. They are generally leisurely paced up the climb and a free for all on the descents. The emphasis is on fun fun fun so please don't be shy about showing up.
I'll post meeting time and places each week. Rides are usually in the Santa Cruz area, but sometimes we span out, and are usually at a decent hour of 9 0r 10:00....
I'll post this weekend's ride in a bit...stay tuned.
Sabine
Last edited on Thu Dec 18th, 2008 06:16 pm by velobella
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Miss Mary
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Posted: Wed Oct 8th, 2008 11:26 pm |
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If there are any newbies out there or ladies who feel they might not be in shape enough for a group ride??? (I know I tend to feel like this sometimes) let me know and I'll come out and do shorter/slower paced mtb rides that start off with the group rides...
not that these are hardcore rides at all, or that the ladies won't re-group. cuz they totally do!! really they're lots of fun!
It's just nice to have an option of a shorter ride sometimes...
-mm
(plus my technical skills suck and I do have to get off my bike a lot:-)
hehehe
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velobella
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Posted: Thu Oct 9th, 2008 12:45 am |
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| excellent idea and we can always start off and finish together and then have burritos together (which is the part that really matters)
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Miss Mary
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Posted: Thu Oct 9th, 2008 01:15 am |
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| sounds even better!!!
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BethWellie
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Posted: Thu Oct 9th, 2008 02:20 am |
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Burritos? Where have the burritos been hiding??
Yippie skippie for Saturday mtb rides...I was running out of excuses to avoid the SMR.
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velobella
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Posted: Fri Oct 10th, 2008 04:10 pm |
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Saturday, October 11th
UCSC Ride!
Saturday, April 4th
10:00 a.m.
Rincon Parking Lot, Highway 9(map here)
Followed by burritos and I will be swimming afterwards if anyone wants to join me at that.
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Posted: Sat Oct 18th, 2008 01:18 am |
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I'm still dreaming of my torta from last week. You're probably cross riding this weekend, and I'm learing about my Joplin I just got from out kick-ass sponsor crankbrothers, but, I'm down for a ride in my heart.
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BethWellie
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Posted: Sat Oct 18th, 2008 03:34 am |
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You got a Joplin...I'm afraid I'd injure my hoo-haw with that.
I'm going to the track tomorrow so no mtb for me...I don't know if there's anything else planned.
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velobella
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Posted: Sat Oct 18th, 2008 06:03 am |
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| Lets meet at UCSC at 10:00?
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Posted: Sat Oct 18th, 2008 06:06 am |
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| yes!!!
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velobella
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Posted: Sat Oct 18th, 2008 03:35 pm |
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Okay, I will be at the rincon parking lot, or I can pick you up at Soquel high, of course, its about 10 minutes before i leave....so really I should have posted this earlier. But just in case
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dablondeus
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Posted: Sat Oct 18th, 2008 10:35 pm |
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great ride down sweetmagicarpetness today.
sleepy...
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velobella
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Posted: Sun Oct 19th, 2008 04:40 am |
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Awesome ride. Thats just the good stuff right there. Thanks Dawn
I was in a chile colorado coma afterwards though
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velobella
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Posted: Fri Oct 31st, 2008 02:42 pm |
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eeek rain!
That means I will probably try for a ride in Ft Ord tomorrow. I'll post more details about a meeting place, etc in a bit.
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velobella
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Posted: Sat Nov 1st, 2008 02:07 am |
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Saturday, November 1st
Ft Ord Ride
10:00
Meet at the "parking lot" at Gigling and 8th.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Gigling+road,+salinas,+ca&sll=36.624242,-121.78894&sspn=0.02039,0.028195&ie=UTF8&ll=36.643751,-121.788061&spn=0.010192,0.005944&t=h&z=16&g=Gigling+road,+salinas,+ca&iwloc=addr
We'll try to miss the afternoon rain and get a nice long ride in.
831-236-1978
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velobella
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Posted: Thu Nov 20th, 2008 09:16 pm |
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Saturday, November 22nd
Demo Ride!!
Saturday, November 22
9:30 a.m.
My house, map here
If anyone is coming from the San Jose area and wants to meet at the parking lot, let me know. We should be at the lot by 10:00ish unless we decide to ride up there.
I dont get cell reception at my house, so if you need to call its 831-724-7339
Depending on the weather and attendance, we will either ride up and do one loop, or drive up and do two.
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 12:56 am |
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Salsa Diva and I are in for the demo ride! we'll be at your house at 9:30am...(oh, and we might drag along one friend - Nick)
Tash
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velobella
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Posted: Mon Nov 24th, 2008 04:42 pm |
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Thanks everyone for a super fun Demo ride!
ouch.
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BethWellie
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Posted: Mon Nov 24th, 2008 04:56 pm |
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That was fun! But my arms are a little sore today and I guess my butt isn't used to being on a saddle for that long these days. Ouchies.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24th, 2008 06:21 pm |
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that was such a fun ride! loved all of the chitter-chatter...bella grooviness and zipping down the trails....wheeeeeeeee. oh!!! beer and chocolate cake didn't hurt either.
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Posted: Wed Nov 26th, 2008 05:17 am |
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Great ride! I thought it was just my arms and my body that was tired. It's reassuring to hear I was in good company.
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velobella
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Posted: Sat Dec 6th, 2008 03:42 am |
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| There is a ride tomorrow Dec 6th at 9:00am in Santa Cruz. We'll meet near Holy Cross church on High street for a 3-4 hour ride at campus/wilder. I'll post directions as soon as I can get to a computer.
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velobella
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Posted: Sat Dec 6th, 2008 06:02 am |
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December 6th, 2008
Santa Cruz MTB Ride
9:00 am
Map Here
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=126+High+St,+Santa+Cruz,+CA+95060&sll=37.006391,-122.027206&sspn=0.139277,0.2211&ie=UTF8&ll=36.979295,-122.029674&spn=0.008708,0.013819&z=16&g=126+High+St,+Santa+Cruz,+CA+95060&iwloc=addr
High Street near Holy Cross Church parking lot
3-4 hour ride in campus and Willlllllllder
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rachelwolff
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Posted: Sun Dec 7th, 2008 03:36 am |
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| Just saw this post...bummer, mayby I will make it to the next ride. Thanks for making me feel welcome. Hope you all had fun!
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velobella
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Posted: Sat Dec 13th, 2008 05:14 am |
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Sorry for the late notice but I will be attending a memorial ride tomorrow and won't be planning a saturday mtb ride. Anyone else is welcome to schedule one in its place.
Supposed to rain anyway.
See you next week.
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velobella
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Posted: Thu Dec 18th, 2008 06:07 pm |
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Saturday, December 20th
We're moving to the bay area for this Saturday's ride
Skeggs Ride (El Corte Madera)
10:30 a.m.
Skeggs Point Parking Lot, Highway 35
Map here: http://tinyurl.com/3plxpl
Ride will be about 3 hours with lots of regroups.
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velobella
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Posted: Fri Dec 26th, 2008 07:52 pm |
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Saturday, December 27th
Soquel Demo Forest
This time we will meet at the parking lot so we can get in two loops of Demo.
10:00am
Soquel Demo Parking Lot on Highland Road (do not park on Highland - pull into lot as your car is safer there) Map Here
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velobella
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Posted: Sun Dec 28th, 2008 06:10 am |
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Daphne! The cold wasn't bad at all, Maybe just the first five minutes. I put my jacket on for the descent, and then about 5 minutes later took it off again because I was too warm!
Here's a pic and our route:
http://tinyurl.com/87yppu
We went down Tractor, up Sulfer and down Braille. Tractor was super duper fun!
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velobella
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Posted: Fri Jan 2nd, 2009 05:41 pm |
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Saturday, January 3rd
Soquel Demo Forest
Michael and I had such a good time on this ride last week, that we wanna do it again. We're just starting a half hour later to allow the sun to hit the parking lot!
This time we will meet at the parking lot so we can get in two loops of Demo.
10:30am
Soquel Demo Parking Lot on Highland Road (do not park on Highland - pull into lot as your car is safer there) Map Herehttp://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=110195837042899918779.00045ef946dbb08db776a&t=p&ll=37.084386,-121.856833&spn=0.026361,0.038624&z=15Last edited on Fri Jan 2nd, 2009 05:42 pm by velobella
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Posted: Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 01:43 am |
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| we'll be there! tash & AA
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velobella
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Posted: Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 04:10 pm |
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Yay! I think we're going to have a fun ride with:
Daphne (I hope she's coming!)
Beth
Heather
Justin
Natasha
Salsa Diva
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BethWellie
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Posted: Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 09:55 pm |
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Something about that ride today was amazing! The trails were great, the crew was super fun. I was sad to bail but another lap isn't what I needed today. Thanks for an awesome day in Demo!!
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Posted: Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 10:33 pm |
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I second that thought Wellie - super-duper fun ride! Thanks everyone for welcoming our friend Paul. He kept saying 'that is such a nice group of people...and they love to ride'...yeahhh babyyyyy!!!
Thx Sabine for getting us out there
Beer and sammie time now...Tash
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velobella
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Posted: Sun Jan 4th, 2009 04:39 am |
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We are a pretty great group of people.
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velobella
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Posted: Sun Jan 4th, 2009 04:42 am |
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Here's today's ride
http://gpsed.com/track/4403667337452114409
that big splotch on Tractor is because we climbed up it, and then came back down.
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Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 02:41 am |
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I had a good ride down Saw Pit/Mill (?). I handled a alittle better than the last time - a few more times down that thing and I'll be able to keep up with everyone!!! Then I crawled out to the parking lot. Next time I decide to do 50 miles on the road bike, I'll try to time it better. S
See you all soon,
Daphne
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velobella
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Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 10:50 pm |
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So good to hear! I had more fun coming down Sawpit then I did Tractor. I think by then I was a little pooped!
Sabine
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velobella
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Posted: Fri Jan 9th, 2009 06:04 pm |
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Saturday January 10th, 2009
Wilder/UCSC ride
This time we will park near Wilder so we can ride some Zane Gray and otherwise make our Wilder/UCSC ride a little different.
Saturday, Jan 10th
10:00a.m.
Park on Shaffer street off of Highway 1 near the bike path. Map here
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Posted: Sat Jan 10th, 2009 03:27 am |
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| cya there...tash & AA
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Posted: Fri Jan 16th, 2009 06:59 pm |
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| if anyone isn't otherwise engaged - I'd love to get a ride going at UCSC this Saturday.
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Posted: Fri Jan 16th, 2009 09:27 pm |
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anyone looking to join an afternoon dirt ride this Saturday - some ladies (and maybe some gents) are going to ride UC at 1:00 pm.
Spinning climbs with some fun downhilling.
email me at dablondeus@yahoo.com if you wanna' join!
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velobella
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Posted: Fri Jan 16th, 2009 09:35 pm |
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| Check out Dawn's ride above for this week's Saturday Ride. I'll be at Team Camp in SLO this weekend instead.
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velobella
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Posted: Fri Jan 23rd, 2009 05:48 pm |
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Saturday, January 24th
Rain, rain, rain. The norcal trails are sloppy right now. Riding them damages the trails and your bike. So, we'll return to the sand!
Ft Ord Ride
10:00
Meet at the "parking lot" at Gigling and 8th.
Map Here
This is a rain or shine ride, but storm level wind and rains probably means i am out. I'll confirm in the morning before I leave.
831-236-1978
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rachelwolff
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Posted: Sat Jan 24th, 2009 02:29 am |
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Hi there,
I am thinking I might try to come along tomorrow. I am wondering how far or long you all ride, and if any one is up for a slower paced rider. I have not been riding as much as I would like with kids and holidays, and really need a break from my kids. A ride sounds nice, though I may poop out before ya all.
look forward to meeting everyone
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BethWellie
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Posted: Sat Jan 24th, 2009 03:02 am |
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Rachel - come on out! The rides are pretty low-key. No one gets dropped and its at a chit-chatty pace (except for the downhills when the crazies get to play a bit). We normally ride for about 3-ish hours at a gentle pace. Don't worry about being slow because you probably won't be.
We'd love for you to come! Ft Ord is best in the rain! Hope to see you tomorrow!
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Posted: Sat Jan 24th, 2009 04:36 am |
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| 10:00 I'm there, with enough time to spare to make my own damn waffles...thank you very much. Stormy cancels for me too though, so if its iffy I'll call ya storm chasers...should be good tho.
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velobella
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Posted: Sat Jan 24th, 2009 04:54 am |
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Yeay!
Rachel, come on out! We are riding the happy trails, which means fun fun fun.
Alyse is coming with me too! We will show the rain whats what!
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velobella
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Posted: Sat Jan 24th, 2009 03:58 pm |
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| okay, weather looks reasonable. Lets go for it!
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Posted: Thu Jan 29th, 2009 03:33 am |
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UC this Saturday?
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velobella
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Posted: Sat Jan 31st, 2009 01:26 am |
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Yes!
Trails are delicious everywhere this weekend, so its hard to choose. But a sparkly day calls for some views of the ocean, I think.
So lets meet in Santa Cruz this time!
Saturday January 31st, 2009
UCSC ride
We'll start from Santa Cruz so that we have several come home options. Near Holy Cross church. Map here
10:00a.m.
High Street near Holy Cross Church parking lot
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