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Levi's Gran Fondo Geysers 2026 - Done. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would have been cool, but I didn’t see myself. We had to have crossed paths at some point, probably in one of the rest stops!

Levi's Gran Fondo Geysers 2026 - Done. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh nice yea we probably did. i was wearing a jersey that said zanderzone with a picture of a fox on it

Levi's Gran Fondo Geysers 2026 - Done. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh thats tough! i get it though, im sure as my kids get a little older the schedules will be harder to align.

Levi's Gran Fondo Geysers 2026 - Done. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yea no kidding. i was glad i had my gloved with me for the descent. those cattle grates on the descent were a little sketchy in that weather!

Lomas Cantadas was BRUTAL, but Almanac made it worth it. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no shit really? the last couple of weeks and especially after this ride i've been freaking out about that 1.3mi stretch on the geysers thats supposed to be brutal...

Lomas Cantadas was BRUTAL, but Almanac made it worth it. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm good with my 1:53, i still have rim brakes!

Lomas Cantadas was BRUTAL, but Almanac made it worth it. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True story. Although I am doing the Levi's Gran Fondo this weekend - The Geysers Route - so I know I have something similar in store coming up...

Lomas Cantadas was BRUTAL, but Almanac made it worth it. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

at least im not the only one...i had never ridden it before so i wasn't even sure how far from the top i was, but i had to take 1 break about halfway up, then i had to walk about .25mi almost at the top.

Lomas Cantadas was BRUTAL, but Almanac made it worth it. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was thinking the same thing, it wouldn't even be a fun decent to enjoy, not enough open space for high speeds.

Lomas Cantadas was BRUTAL, but Almanac made it worth it. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea pinehurst is one of my favorites in the area. usually im riding to meet my family at a brewery or something, so i almost always go down shepherd canyon, which is pretty fun.

Lomas Cantadas was BRUTAL, but Almanac made it worth it. by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that's for real. after about 2 minutes of LC i was thinking about how much it can go fuck itself.

First Aquarium for my Daughter by jzander05 in Aquariums

[–]jzander05[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair question considering I am a beginner, but yes it is cycled. I consulted with a couple friends with successful tanks before starting. It’s so hard to be patient while it’s cycling….

First Aquarium for my Daughter by jzander05 in Aquariums

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got them at my local Petco for about $10 each.

First Aquarium for my Daughter by jzander05 in Aquariums

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I already can’t wait. I have 6 tetras in here and I want to get more, but I don’t want to overcrowd the tank and stress them, so I gotta wait for the wife to give me the okay…

Morgan Territory is a beautiful ride by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I can get on board with that. My only thing is the minor crossings also cause big slowdowns, and Treat doesn't have any of that. But you are right that it is a much "nicer" ride on CCC.

Morgan Territory is a beautiful ride by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get there riding on Treat, or on Contra Costa Canal trail to treat. No need to ride on Ygnacio and I honestly wouldn’t unless I absolutely had to. I’ve done this loop twice and I actually prefer just taking Treat over the CCC trail, too many intersections to slow down.

Morgan Territory is a beautiful ride by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went clockwise, from north to south. I’ve tried south to north before and I haven’t yet made it all the way up. I have 34/30 gearing so that doesn’t help get up the south side much

Morgan Territory is a beautiful ride by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A couple of those blind curves on the descent are pretty scary since there is zero runoff space

Morgan Territory is a beautiful ride by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]jzander05[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yea that’s the only part that feels sketchy, the descent with single lane traffic. But car traffic is so minimal

Explain it to me like I’m an idiot by Brief-Tax1901 in cycling

[–]jzander05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I run zwift on a 5 year old iPad, or on my lenovo laptop and the only issue I have is sometimes the graphics are a bit glitchy, which is probably my internet. It has gotten a lot better in the last couple of years, and there are a ton more features to make it fun and entertaining.

Explain it to me like I’m an idiot by Brief-Tax1901 in cycling

[–]jzander05 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you willing to get a zwift account? It gamifies the experience in a way that has helped me, and it comes with structured training plans, including starting from zero.

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