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Idea: paint the road red to look like a long necktie! |
Diablo Scott's Bike Blog
Cycling Mt. Diablo
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
April 01, 2025 Mount Diablo Trumpization
Sunday, March 30, 2025
2025 Diablo Day 11 - Saturday Morning Junction
Saturday, March 22, 2025
2025 Diablo Day 10 - Saturday Morning Junction
REEEALLY nice weather today. I didn't even wear a jacket, just a long sleeve jersey and my holey tights. It was a little chilly until about 1000 feet then it was great.
There was a group of about 6 guys who kept passing me and then stopping for a break and then they'd pass me again a mile up the road. They were friendly but I didn't understand that training regime. I finally got ahead of all of them for good, except 1 guy - his name was Carlos and we were riding together at about the helicopter turnout and we saw famous Cathy make a U-turn coming down to go back up. I told Carlos to say "Hi Cathy" as he went by and that she'd like that... because she's famous.
Had a decent Junction time and felt pretty good. I did an inspection of my tires though and there's only a few more rides in them... sew-ups are getting harder and harder to find too... I better get busy.
Photos in reverse order today - I can never figure out how Google sorts them when I click.
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I stopped to pick a lupine. |
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I stopped to pick a poppy. |
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Wearing bright cycling clothes is a good way to get posted in Diablo Scott's Bike Blog |
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This is the payoff for a long, wet, winter... a month or so of verdant hills. |
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I watched this guy for a while - it looked like he was just learning how to ride with Tri-bars... he was tucked really well but didn't look comfortable and he wasn't fast. |
Sunday, March 16, 2025
2025 Diablo Day 09 - Saturday Morning Junction
Saturday, March 08, 2025
2025 Diablo Day 08 - Saturday Morning Junction
Oh yeah - first ride of the year without a jacket - I had tights and arm warmers and a thermal T under my jersey... it was wonderful. Also - last day of Daylight Wasting Time!
I thought I was feeling good, but I got passed by a lot of folks.
I was hoping to see poppies, and I did, but they were outside of The Park in the residential area on Blackhawk Road. Apparently they're all over NorthGateRoad, where they usually make their first appearance.
JB decided to ride down SouthGateRoad with me to get in some extra miles for his weekly sum.
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This rider had no trouble dusting me. |
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This rider had no trouble dusting me. |
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This rider had no trouble dusting me, but he has white shoes. |
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This rider had no trouble dusting me, but he has an Assos jersey. |
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This rider had no trouble dusting me... but he has Rapha tights. |
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I could've maybe outsprinted this guy to Junction, but I didn't know he was there until it was too late. We both sang along to my Little Richard song on the Diablo MP3 player. |
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Tuck! |
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JB forgot about this steep bit on the way out. |
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Poppies! |
Saturday, February 22, 2025
2025 Diablo Day 07 - Saturday Morning Junction
Gorgeous day. I was over-dressed with tights and jacket.
Hoping to see the first poppies of the year - weren't any.
Wildlife Encounter: usual turkeys.
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All things considered - I'd rather deal with eBikes than SUVs on these winding roads. |
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I stayed with this rider for a while and she was doing a good pace for me, but then she pulled off. |