We headed out around 8am and within ten miles I got a flat in the rear wheel. It turns out when I put the tire in from the prior flat I had twisted it somehow and caught it between the bead and the rim. When I inflated it to full pressure it quickly pinch-flatted. Bummer.
Passing through Huntington Beach we went past a kite display that was very cool so we stopped and took pictures. Check out the huge gecko kite.
We got to The Crema and got a baguette and a quiche to go which we ate on the bench outside. You don't get the same selection as when you wait for a table, but it's a lot faster. We had a tailwind as we headed to Duarte which was normal and we got there in good time.
That means we had a headwind back to Long Beach but as we approached Long Beach it died down which was inexplicable. I got a second flat in my rear tire which turned out to be a sliver of glass - thank goodness Marty was there to find it. There's a lot of glass as you return over the dam on the Rio Hondo trail.
We ate at Chronic Tacos and I replaced my normal quesadilla with a couple of tacos. This was a mistake. Twenty five miles later I ran out of energy and we had to stop while I ate some GoCubes. There isn't a lot of calories in them, but it's sugar and it's enough to get me to the end of the ride.
We finished in 11:30 which is pretty normal for our group. We really couldn't have asked for better weather - it was cool and dry and we actually had more tailwind than headwind.
Here's a photo diary from Greg and Stacy.
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