By: C. Kent, aka (Superman)
5/24/13
So far this week had been a rather good one. Yes it was hot on Monday but Wednesday was cooler and today was predicted to be more of the same. I needed the miles and Highlander was going to be returning with his new bike so what else could I do but go west and head for French Valley. I put on my kit, had breakfast and headed to meet up with Digger and Dura Max.
Digger and I had coffee and a short visit with our recumbent friends before going outside to visit with Dura Max and wait for the rest of the group to arrive. Highlander did show up as did T-3 and Ruby Tuesday along with Centaur. Finally Bulldozer and Gambler pulled up and told us we were waiting for Torpedo. As soon we as he pulled up in the Mall parking lot we headed out onto Gilmore to Acacia.
T-3 took us onto Acacia and down to the light at Kirby to wait at the light. It took tw cycles before we could turn south on Kirby. We got through the light before the big dogs and were almost to Cypress before they could give full chase. Not that we were moving so fast but we did have a head start. However they were on us by Cypress and T-3 once again set the pace through the housing tract towards Johnston and Sanderson.
As we waited at the light on Sanderson Centaur informed me he would only be doing about half of the ride so I more or less expected he would stay with the B group on Domenigoni. I didn’t expect to see much of the A group once we made the turn west but that too might prove to be a surprise to me. We finally got a green and we were on our way past Stetson and up to Mustang.
We held it together pretty well as we rounded the corner onto Domenigoni and I took the first pull. We lost the A group in a break of three as one after the other dropped the hammer heading west. I got to the rise and gave it to T-3 who pulled to warren before Ruby Tuesday took us to Winchester and Dura Max got us to Leon. Centaur took us from Leon to the Saddle where all but the As regrouped. After a short break we were back on our way.
As we dropped off of the hill I got a good roll going and even managed to at coast through the Light at Lindenburger. So far it didn’t seem like we had a lot of wind but then that could have been because what wind we did have was coming out of the south and it was being blocked by the low hills to our left. But we were not spared a traffic clump that kept us from getting into the left turn lane so we had to box the turn at Menifee and wait for the light before heading south.
As we move south on Menifee I gave up the lead to Highlander and Centaur. Centaur was about ready to turn back and decided to make the climb on Revival Hill as we got ready to head west to Antelope. To our surprise as Centaur broke off Gambler, Bulldozer and Torpedo came off of our left on Holland and joined us heading to Antelope. Gambler rode with us a bit as Bulldozer and Torpedo took off.
Gambler left us as we turned south and Headed to Scott. We regrouped and formed a pace line crossing Scott and heading towards the Hospital. I gave the lead to Digger who pulled faithfully to light just past the Hospital. He was concentrating so hard on keeping the line together that he seems timid about picking up speed as we got close to the Forklift/Bus yard. I came back out front and turned us on Stepp and headed for White wood.
Highlander and I made it through the stop sign and to Whitewood first and waited till the group caught us at the first light. Highlander and I started pulling away once we crested the rise and started the first long fast downhill and once again made it to a stop light only to be caught again. However we got away again and just before we got to Murrieta Hot Springs we say Double Time fixing a flat. He caught us at the light again and rode with us towards Winchester before turning off a few blocks before we got there. Digger noticed as we got to Winchester that there is always a payback for any long downhill. We once again started a climb together and were half way up the hill when out of nowhere the A group came up behind us and past. We finally regrouped at the gas station on East Benton.
Once we were rested and refueled we were back on Winchester and headed north. Ruby Tuesday, Dura Max and T-3 took the lead and headed for Thompson/Max Gillis. It is about half a mile to the light and even though traffic was pretty light we had to move pretty slowly till we had a chance to merge left into the turn lane and wait till itchanged before heading west towards Leon.
We were still moving along as one big group and I got the pull on Leon and took us north back towards Scott. It seemed like there must have been some kind of detour moving traffic onto Leon from some other streets because there was a lot more traffic heading our way than I normally see. Which was every bit as surprising because there was almost no traffic on Leon when we first headed north.
But as car after car and truck after truck past us we closed in on Scott and could see that before we got there we were going to run into a construction site. As we pulled up next to the heavy equipment I could see an open trench at least 12 feet wide and 10 or 15 feet deep. Once past it we were back in line and heading to Scott.
As we turned onto Scott and headed west Highlander and I hit the hill pretty good and took us pretty much all the way to Menifee. Just as we turned north Torpedo headed for Garboni and by the time the rest of us got there Bulldozer and Gambler took off after him. They had planned on attacking Simpson so there was absolutely no reason for us the try and stay with them. Ruby Tuesday jumped on it heading for Newport and rounded the corner first. She did wait for us at Lindenburger and we were once again a group as we rode to Simpson and east back towards Winchester. We all took turns in the front as we headed past Leon and finally turned north on Winchester to stop at Chris’s
Dura Max, T-3 and Ruby Tuesday didn’t want to stop but Digger, Highlander and I wanted some coffee and conversation so we did stop and spend some time in casual conversation as the other three headed for home. After a brief stop we got back on the road and Highlander pulled us up to Stowe a lot faster than I expected. We turned onto Stowe and pushed our way east to California. It was a short ride up to Stetson and once again we were heading east. Right after we crossed over Warren we pulled up on Dura Max and Ruby Tuesday helping T-3 with a flat. When we got back on our way I headed for Sanderson leaving Highlander and Digger at the airport road.
Dura Max and his group caught me at Cawston and rode with me to Sanderson and then over to Johnston. We dropped T-3 and Ruby Tuesday off at their gate and then Dura Max and I headed for my street where I turned for home with 52 miles on the computer. That brought my weekly mileage up a but and a lot closer to what I wanted to have after last week.
T-3 took us onto Acacia and down to the light at Kirby to wait at the light. It took tw cycles before we could turn south on Kirby. We got through the light before the big dogs and were almost to Cypress before they could give full chase. Not that we were moving so fast but we did have a head start. However they were on us by Cypress and T-3 once again set the pace through the housing tract towards Johnston and Sanderson.
As we waited at the light on Sanderson Centaur informed me he would only be doing about half of the ride so I more or less expected he would stay with the B group on Domenigoni. I didn’t expect to see much of the A group once we made the turn west but that too might prove to be a surprise to me. We finally got a green and we were on our way past Stetson and up to Mustang.
We held it together pretty well as we rounded the corner onto Domenigoni and I took the first pull. We lost the A group in a break of three as one after the other dropped the hammer heading west. I got to the rise and gave it to T-3 who pulled to warren before Ruby Tuesday took us to Winchester and Dura Max got us to Leon. Centaur took us from Leon to the Saddle where all but the As regrouped. After a short break we were back on our way.
As we dropped off of the hill I got a good roll going and even managed to at coast through the Light at Lindenburger. So far it didn’t seem like we had a lot of wind but then that could have been because what wind we did have was coming out of the south and it was being blocked by the low hills to our left. But we were not spared a traffic clump that kept us from getting into the left turn lane so we had to box the turn at Menifee and wait for the light before heading south.
As we move south on Menifee I gave up the lead to Highlander and Centaur. Centaur was about ready to turn back and decided to make the climb on Revival Hill as we got ready to head west to Antelope. To our surprise as Centaur broke off Gambler, Bulldozer and Torpedo came off of our left on Holland and joined us heading to Antelope. Gambler rode with us a bit as Bulldozer and Torpedo took off.
Gambler left us as we turned south and Headed to Scott. We regrouped and formed a pace line crossing Scott and heading towards the Hospital. I gave the lead to Digger who pulled faithfully to light just past the Hospital. He was concentrating so hard on keeping the line together that he seems timid about picking up speed as we got close to the Forklift/Bus yard. I came back out front and turned us on Stepp and headed for White wood.
Highlander and I made it through the stop sign and to Whitewood first and waited till the group caught us at the first light. Highlander and I started pulling away once we crested the rise and started the first long fast downhill and once again made it to a stop light only to be caught again. However we got away again and just before we got to Murrieta Hot Springs we say Double Time fixing a flat. He caught us at the light again and rode with us towards Winchester before turning off a few blocks before we got there. Digger noticed as we got to Winchester that there is always a payback for any long downhill. We once again started a climb together and were half way up the hill when out of nowhere the A group came up behind us and past. We finally regrouped at the gas station on East Benton.
Once we were rested and refueled we were back on Winchester and headed north. Ruby Tuesday, Dura Max and T-3 took the lead and headed for Thompson/Max Gillis. It is about half a mile to the light and even though traffic was pretty light we had to move pretty slowly till we had a chance to merge left into the turn lane and wait till itchanged before heading west towards Leon.
We were still moving along as one big group and I got the pull on Leon and took us north back towards Scott. It seemed like there must have been some kind of detour moving traffic onto Leon from some other streets because there was a lot more traffic heading our way than I normally see. Which was every bit as surprising because there was almost no traffic on Leon when we first headed north.
But as car after car and truck after truck past us we closed in on Scott and could see that before we got there we were going to run into a construction site. As we pulled up next to the heavy equipment I could see an open trench at least 12 feet wide and 10 or 15 feet deep. Once past it we were back in line and heading to Scott.
As we turned onto Scott and headed west Highlander and I hit the hill pretty good and took us pretty much all the way to Menifee. Just as we turned north Torpedo headed for Garboni and by the time the rest of us got there Bulldozer and Gambler took off after him. They had planned on attacking Simpson so there was absolutely no reason for us the try and stay with them. Ruby Tuesday jumped on it heading for Newport and rounded the corner first. She did wait for us at Lindenburger and we were once again a group as we rode to Simpson and east back towards Winchester. We all took turns in the front as we headed past Leon and finally turned north on Winchester to stop at Chris’s
Dura Max, T-3 and Ruby Tuesday didn’t want to stop but Digger, Highlander and I wanted some coffee and conversation so we did stop and spend some time in casual conversation as the other three headed for home. After a brief stop we got back on the road and Highlander pulled us up to Stowe a lot faster than I expected. We turned onto Stowe and pushed our way east to California. It was a short ride up to Stetson and once again we were heading east. Right after we crossed over Warren we pulled up on Dura Max and Ruby Tuesday helping T-3 with a flat. When we got back on our way I headed for Sanderson leaving Highlander and Digger at the airport road.
Dura Max and his group caught me at Cawston and rode with me to Sanderson and then over to Johnston. We dropped T-3 and Ruby Tuesday off at their gate and then Dura Max and I headed for my street where I turned for home with 52 miles on the computer. That brought my weekly mileage up a but and a lot closer to what I wanted to have after last week.
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