Partycar 277

[Peter Gulezian]

Giants fans, sure, but one has to get home somehow!

-p

[Ted Ketai]

277 wasn't too bad for Giants fans yesterday. I may make it, but may stay at work later. Got in late today. 

On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 1:58 PM, Peter Gulezian <pe...@metoca.net> wrote:

Giants fans, sure, but one has to get home somehow!

-p

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[Georgia Andrews]

+1 will try to remember to bring my own beer

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[Nathan Dushman]

Might come say hi at 22nd St if you're getting off there; can possibly join for a beer or dinner near there.

Nathan

[Alexandre Passos]

Come drink to the 9th anniversary of bayway! (or is it the 9th anniversary of partycar as well?)

Knoll 5:10 if you're at google, train 277 otherwise.

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[Ted Ketai]

+1, even if I can't ride today, I can drink tonight. 

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[Georgia Andrews]

+1

[R Samuel Klatchko]

+.5 with some Irish Whiskey.

[Alexandra]

I personally would like to see you Samuel. :) I'll be there.

On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 10:40:13 AM UTC-7, R Samuel Klatchko wrote:

+.5 with some Irish Whiskey.

[Peter Gulezian]

+1 whee!

-p

[Scott Crosby]

Deep invented Partycar(.com) in like 2002, afaik, so it predates sf2g by years.

[Ramesh G]

+ 1

From Mountain View Caltrain.

Ramesh

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[Scott Johnston]

+1

Giants game is at 5:40, so shouldn't be too bad, no?

-Scott

On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 1:06:08 PM UTC-7, Ramesh G wrote:

+ 1

From Mountain View Caltrain.

Ramesh

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 24, 2015, at 11:50 AM, Scott Crosby <scr...@gmail.com> wrote:

Deep invented Partycar(.com) in like 2002, afaik, so it predates sf2g by years.

On Friday, April 24, 2015, Peter Gulezian <pe...@metoca.net> wrote:

+1 whee!

-p

On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Alexandre Passos <alexan...@gmail.com> wrote:

Come drink to the 9th anniversary of bayway! (or is it the 9th anniversary of partycar as well?)

Knoll 5:10 if you're at google, train 277 otherwise.

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[Patrick Lea]

There will be some lingers still but it should be better. The 287 that gets in 30+ minutes after the game starts.

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Scott Johnston <wamp...@gmail.com> wrote:

+1

Giants game is at 5:40, so shouldn't be too bad, no?

-Scott

On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 1:06:08 PM UTC-7, Ramesh G wrote:

+ 1

From Mountain View Caltrain.

Ramesh

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 24, 2015, at 11:50 AM, Scott Crosby <scr...@gmail.com> wrote:

Deep invented Partycar(.com) in like 2002, afaik, so it predates sf2g by years.

On Friday, April 24, 2015, Peter Gulezian <pe...@metoca.net> wrote:

+1 whee!

-p

On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Alexandre Passos <alexan...@gmail.com> wrote:

Come drink to the 9th anniversary of bayway! (or is it the 9th anniversary of partycar as well?)

Knoll 5:10 if you're at google, train 277 otherwise.

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[Matthew Hiller]

+1, will meet the group at 4th & King.

+1 whee!

-p

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[Brett Lider]

+1 from the grassy knoll.

I'd like to take Stevens Creek instead of Shoreline. Any other takers? I know the way.

+1 whee!

-p

[Mark Kahn]

since game is in Colorado, yes, shouldn't be too bad

[Zoe Hoster]

+1

[Brett Lider]

I'm at the grassy (now mulchy) knoll. Departing at 5:10

+1 whee!

-p

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[Jeffrey Skokan]

Let me know if y'all up for post-Partycar.

[Peter Gulezian]

Benders! There are rumors of it being karaoke night, but I'm sure we can power through.

Also, Colijny?

-p

> On Apr 24, 2015, at 18:05, Jeffrey Skokan <jsk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Let me know if y'all up for post-Partycar.
>

[Christine Windsor]

Colijny is doing the devil mountain double tomorrow and because that's not enough of a challenge he's biking to the start overnight. So he is sleeping right now in preparation of his foolishness.

[Scott Crosby]

Peter is the new Chang.

[Brett Lider]

Good luck, Peter! That's an amazing course. My favorite double.

[Peter Chang]

On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 11:49:01 PM UTC-7, impunity wrote:

Peter is the new Chang.

chang was never in peter's class. not even playing the same game.

\p 

[Ted Ketai]

you're right, you suck at bikes, you should probably take up speed walking instead. 

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2015-04-26 18:01 GMT-07:00 Ted Ketai <tke...@gmail.com>:
> you should probably take up speed walking instead.

it goes w/ my general funny-looking motif, so i'll take it under advisement.

\p

[Stephen Grenholm]

Still no DMD report?

[Peter Colijn]

On Friday I was WFH so I could (hopefully) get a bit of sleep before rolling out. In the morning I went to Sandbox to get some pastries for breakfast and to bring with me on the ride. I kind of bought all the things. They gave me some very strange looks.

At about 2245 I rolled out after trying (unsuccessfully) to get a few hours sleep. The ride down skyline was a bit 'damp' and I opted for 0x280 given the darkness and conditions. A couple down branches on SAT and the rollers, but otherwise quite peaceful and uneventful. I came through Woodside just before 1am and there were rowdy drunk people! In Woodside! I thought all the drunk people would be in SF, but I guess they were still getting drunk when I left.

I stopped briefly at Stanford Shopping Center to eat and turn on directions (I have no clue where I'm going anywhere in east bay, especially in the dark). The ride over the bridge and through the east bay suburbs was pretty nice in that there was virtually zero traffic. Roads that are probably terrifying almost-freeways during the day were vast expanses of peaceful asphalt. Mercifully, there was also a pretty nice tailwind on this section. Things went great until Google Maps started giving me random directions to turn in strange places, like into empty parking lots. It was trying to get me on some kind of bike path but the tiny little entrances to the paths are really easy to miss in the dark. I ended up rolling through some soft, sticky mud on one of these ill-advised turns. Caked up parts of my bike for the rest of the day.

Landed at the ride start about 420am. Checked in, put my bib on, and found some coffee. Everyone else looked so fresh and chipper.

Roll out at 5am. Felt great going up Diablo. Felt like total shit coming down. It was barely above freezing and I hadn't dried out at all yet from the ride in.

The ride over to Morgan Territory and the climb itself were fine, though I was feeling a bit tired at this point. Ate a lot at the Morgan Territory rest stop.

Then came Patterson Pass. Felt like shit here too. Soul-crushing headwinds, ugly scenery, and for fuck's sake why are there so many windmills that don't even work?

Finally got to Mines Road. At this point I was familiar with things again, so felt a bit more comfortable. Found some riding buddies to chat with for a bit on the way to the junction, which helped pass the time. Managed to get a sandwich at the junction but none of the hot food was veggie. Probably spent too long at that rest stop, but chugging a Coke felt good.

The climb up Ham was actually not too bad. I was way slower than usual but it wasn't painful, I was able to take it easy. I missed the mile 4 marker so for a while I thought I was totally dragging ass but then I saw the mile 3 marker and felt better. Interestingly, there's no checkpoint at the top of Ham. I went up to Lick's and snapped a pic, but then continued down the descent.

At the next rest stop I was regaled with tales of the next climb to come, Sierra Road. Tried to prepare myself mentally for it. Cruised over there with one of the dudes I had been chatting with, and started to make my way up. And up. And up. It's kind of like Purisima, except paved. It stair-steps between a ton of steep little rises. At one of the steeper bits, a crowd was assembled to cheer people on with drums and cowbells and stuff. Pretty awesome, but I was also worried I'd run out of gas and have to walk or fall over right in front of them. Alternating in and out of the saddle, I managed (slowly) and was very relieved to see the next rest stop. They had coffee, which was very welcome.

From here it was reverse Calaveras, another rest stop, then reverse Palomares (which were both way longer than I remember from riding them 'forwards') then another small climb to the finish. I didn't hit the finish until shortly after 10pm. I had been hoping to get there at more like 8pm, but I was slow and definitely dawdling at the rest stops towards the end of the day. When I checked in, they told me there were still 200 riders on the course (out of 279 or something - the biggest group ever!) I felt less bad at that point.

I sat down with a massive serving of veggie lasagna and looked up the last BART from San Leandro. I needed another 20 miles to get to 300, and San Leandro BART fit perfectly. I had to get there by 0018, and Google Maps was estimating 1h51m. After stuffing my face I rolled out at 2240ish and landed at BART just after midnight. I'd been awake and riding for over 24 hours at this point, but the fun wasn't over. BART was messed up due to some track construction, so there was a shuttle from coliseum to fruitvale, then the train sat around for half an hour in fruitvale, then moved a bit and stopped in the middle of nowhere, etc. Finally got to 24th/mish around 0120.

The climb up to my house sucked, but at least I didn't have any growlers. My loving and devoted wife had ice cream waiting for me.

On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Stephen Grenholm <stephen....@gmail.com> wrote:

Still no DMD report?

[Stephen Grenholm]

Wow.

Riding down beforehand could perhaps be considered 'ill-advised'. Getting in the saddle again afterwards is truly hard-core.

Uh, seek help.

I was wondering how the morning rain would affect you guys in the descents - arguably better than roasting, but not pleasant.

That's a huge crowd for DMD - any incidents, as far as you know?

[Peter Colijn]

On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Stephen Grenholm <stephen....@gmail.com> wrote:

That's a huge crowd for DMD - any incidents, as far as you know?

The only incident I know of was one guy who slid out on a corner and had a bit of road rash, but nothing serious. There may have been others, though.

[Thomas Haggerty]

This seems like it would be right up your (mixed terrain) alley:

http://ridebike.org/sfr/adventure/orr-springs-600/

Two months away.

[Christine Ryan]

Wow...that's basically an Everest's worth of climbing.

[Guilherme Germoglio]

anyone interested in doing it in 3 days? there might be hotels/inns that can be used along the route and suddenly 200k/day seems 'reasonable' and fun. 

[Guilherme Germoglio]

but I'd really like to do the Kings Ridge in two days first. (-:

[Ted Ketai]

That sounds truly and thoroughly stupid and miserable. Nice work. 

On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Peter Colijn <caff...@colijn.ca> wrote:

[matthew kenaston]

Awesome. Just, plain awesome. Thanks for the ride report!! I just read it to my wife who's reaction was, "wait, I don't get it" :))))))

[Dave Blizard]

That was a huge effort!! Congrats. And got to see Peter again this morning. :)

On Monday, April 27, 2015, matthew kenaston <matthew....@gmail.com> wrote:

Awesome. Just, plain awesome. Thanks for the ride report!! I just read it to my wife who's reaction was, "wait, I don't get it" :))))))

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[Scott Crosby]

Jesus H. 

P-B-P must be next.

[Bret Lobree]

I think he missed to boat for that this year...you need to complete a full set... I think 200, 300, 400, 600 to qualify...have to wait 4 years.

[Peter Colijn]

Yeah I was thinking about it but I think it's too late now.

[Krash]

Holy crap Peter, that is pretty darn amazeballs!  I did DMD also (the Staff Ride & volunteered @ Mines Rd.), but could not fathom adding another mile after finishing it.  Thx for sharing.

/chris

On Monday, April 27, 2015 at 12:37:45 PM UTC-7, Peter Colijn wrote:

[Krash]

Holy crap Peter, that is pretty darn amazeballs!  I did DMD also (the Staff Ride & volunteered @ Mines Rd.), but could not fathom adding another mile after finishing it.  Thx for sharing.

/chris

On Monday, April 27, 2015 at 12:37:45 PM UTC-7, Peter Colijn wrote:

[Patrick Kitto]

I'd be down to bike-pack it. tons of great campgrounds up that way.

[Scott Johnston]

I'd be down to bike-pack it.

+1, exactly what I was thinking.

-Scott 

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[Jacky Schuler]

wow. nice work Peter!