Another wonderful week of riding. For me, it all started with a visit Sunday to the Dutch Territories over the back side of Helen's with tour guide Lucas. What amazing roads! Lucas led us up and down through bamboo forests, along creeks, past psycho dogs- with nary a house in sight. Leon, Steve and I agreed that the only thing that could have made the ride better would have been having Tom Hart there to appreciate the vistas. It was great to have Craig, Corey, Vicki and Jeff out there as well.
The early morning rides have been joined by masses of riders. At 5 am this morning, I counted around 11 or 12 women along with 7 or 8 men! Four rides headed out on different routes and at different paces- the ideal situation! There were a number of riders out Tuesday as well for the Satellites- nice to see so many non-TASers, too.
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Weekend Rides:
Bill Bryson is taking two beautiful and long rides this weekend, departing TAS at around 5 am each morning. He writes:
I am contemplating a 90-100k, 4-5 hour ride on Saturday. Two possible
routes, but both end with a climb from Wan Li to the Helen's saddle (with
coffee at Helen's, if time permits - I have to be home before 1115), and
then the ride down to Tien Mou. Route 1 (around 100k) is to ride through
Tam Shui and then take the coast road to Wan Li. Route 2 (93-94k) is to
take the 101 (Bailaka) ride to the Saddle, then down to Chin Shan and over
to Wan Li. Route 1 takes less time, but has only one downhill and much of
the coast road riding is likely to be into a moderate headwind. Will
decide the route that morning.
On Sunday, I will be riding the Linkou Loop, which is a ride out to the
Linkou Power Plant on the coast road, and then a left turn onto 106, climb
up to Linkou and then come back down to the Coast Road on 120. This ride
is 84k, with a moderate climb up 106.
He welcomes company, but points out:
I don't mind company, though these are not novice rides. Pace will be
moderate, and rest/rally stops will mainly be dedicated to re-filling water
bottles and (on Saturday's ride) munching energy bars. Since Saturday and
Sunday are expected to be sunny and hot, that probably means up to three
stops on Saturday (depending upon the route taken) and one or two stops on
Sunday. Sunglasses are a must, as a substantial amount of time will be
spent riding into the rising sun (particularly Sunday).
I'll be heading up to Helen's from TAS at 6 am Sunday. I plan on meeting Lucas there and riding out to the coast for a nice long 4 to 5 hour ride. I welcome company, even if only up Helen's, but as Bill says, it won't be a novice ride.
Look for other weekend rides posted to the blog.
Other Notes:
Aaron Gray writes:
PowerBar products are now available.
The PowerBar Beverage System, Energy gels and Protein replacement bars are in stock at the pool office.
Below is the price list per box.
Performance Bars Vanilla, Cookies & Cream, Choc Peanut & Cream, Banana, Raspberry Cream $920/Box of 12 (to be ordered approx 2 wks)
PowerGel Vanilla, Lemon-Lime, Tropical Fruit, Raspberry Cream $1425/Box of 24
ProteinPlus Fudge Brownie, Peanut Butter $1120/Box of 12
Endurance Limon Lime (Pouch & Canister) $770 12xPouches, $1240/ Can
Recovery Orange (Pouch & Canister) $770 12xPouches, $1240/ Can
Kathy Cutler writes:
I have a TCR 1 for sale if you hear of anyone interested. It is yellow, hardly ridden. Also have riding shoes and clips.
Brenda Huff writes:
If you’re interested in an online place to record your miles, etc. check out bikejournal.com. Not only can you keep track of every little thing, but you can join in an active forum and “meet” cyclists from around the world.
If you'd like to get in touch with any of the riders above, just email me and I can put you in contact...
See you out in the hills!
Bill
P.S. If the pattern of rain stops on Friday, I'll be doing a short TGIF spin from the TAS gate at 4:10 followed by a cool down in Wendell's Beer Garden.
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