2/19/2010
By: C. Kent, aka (Superman)

Hemet, Ca


What a different day today was from Wednesday. Wednesday we had clear skies and fairly warm weather and today it was cold, gray and overcast. Still it was dry and we were going to get in a ride as long as the weather held up. As we conversed at the parking lot the group got bigger and we even had a new rider, John, join us. Once everyone had arrived I told them the route and we were off.

Everything was pretty normal as we reached Sanderson and headed for Domenigoni until I stopped at the light on Stetson and John pulled up next to me. Maybe I forgot to mention that John was on a Mountain bike with road tires on it. We talked a bit and I warned him that once on Domenigoni the A team might pick it up a bit so I explained how to get to Jack In the box just in case he got dropped. Once we made the turn I wasn’t surprised to see Rocket, Attack cat, Huntress and Cossack pull away in a pace line but I was surprised to see John take off after them. Duramax, Highlander, T-3 and I followed as the B group at maybe 18 to 20 MPH and watched as the rest of the group pulled out of sight.


When we got to the top of Domenigoni saddle John was already there with the waiting A riders. Once he had gone that far he decided to give it a shot and stay with us down to Menifee and over to Scott road. So down the hill we went picking up speed till we came to Menifee and got caught at the stop light. Everyone seemed t be enjoying the ride but I knew Rocket and Cossack had to leave early so I was pretty sure they weren’t going to stop at Jack in the Box. As we approached the little hill on Menifee Rocket and Cossack pulled ahead as the rest of us were left to give chase.

My plan was to turn on Scott road and ride all the way to Murrieta before turning north towards Newport. However we got separated a bit after we left the top of the short hill on Menifee and I fell back to make sure T-3 and Duramax were still behind us. Attack was leading the group as we turned onto Scott and I thought everyone was going to stay on Scott but as I topped the overpass on the freeway I noticed everyone had made a right turn on Haun. I didn’t want to get any further separated from Duramax and T-3 so I stopped at the corner and waited for them. We ended up turning on Haun as well and lost sight of the rest of the group till we reached Holland Road.

We were rejoined by Huntress and Attack cat at the corner and made quick work of the hill on Holland and zoomed around the corner at Murrieta heading for Newport. A short trip back to the freeway and over and we pulled into Jack in the Box where we ne\met up with Deacon, Rick, Highlander, John and Parky.

After we had some coffee and food we all left for the ride home. Once back over the Domenigoni saddle it was a steady pace for Sanderson and home. I ended up with 39.7 miles with good friends and no rain.