First Social Ride of the Season

We had our first social ride of the season, where 7 of us braved the bad looking weather to get a few miles in.  Three of us cycled north from Nob Hill toward the Balloon Fiesta Park into the strong wind, while the other four cycled their way from other points around ABQ.  We all joined up along the ride so by the time we got to the Fiesta Park we were seven strong.  After a quick break, we then headed back south with the wind at our backs and cruised to the Il Vincino Canteen, which is conveniently located just off the North Diversion Channel.  There we had a pint and some delicious beer sponge pretzels, before biking the rest of the way home.  Not bad for a windy Sunday afternoon - about 25 miles!  It is good to see the team back in action - go Domo!

The brave ones on their tandem

Before we head home from the tap room.

Saturday 7/17 ride

Today we did the ABQ city loop, a nice 55 mile jaunt mostly on dedicated bike paths.  There were 6 of us out riding today which made for a  nice group.  We usually do this counter clockwise, but today we wanted to get a little hill work in.  Going the other direction makes it a totally different beast - a long 6.5 mile climb of over 1200 ft elevation gain!  Eventually we all made it to the base of the Tram where we refueled then began the long descent back toward home.  All in all, a good ride!

The First Training Ride

We all gathered in the predawn light at O'Neills for the first official ride of the season.  After a few minutes of swapping equipment and an emergency stop at the Casa de Scrymgeour for a rest stop, we were off about 6:30 am.  We headed east on the gradual hill up to Tramway than north up Tramway.  At the top we took the little torturous ride up to the base of the tram before enjoying a nice little break.  We then headed off for the long decent into the valley (very fun!).  We finished up by riding the diversion channel south back to the ride start.  A nice start for the season!

Total ride time: 2:33, distance 36 miles, average speed 14 mph, top speed 37 mph.

Saturday's Ride 7/9 - and so it begins!

First official training ride of the season!  Are you ready?  Little bit of hill work in Four hills, then up Tramway, and for the gluttons an additional spur up to the base of the Tram.  Then back along the diversion channel back to O'Neills.

Departing the O'Neill's on Central at 6 am.  (Why so early?  It's the heat, man).  Park on Silver Ave, one block south of Central adjacent to the O'Neill's parking lot.  If you want to join us on the ride later on, let me know so we can make arrangements.