#257 - Because It's There

[Sean]

The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time #257

BECAUSE IT'S THERE

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Meet at California Donuts #21 at 8:30pm

Okay, naming this week's ride after George Mallory's famous quip when asked why he wanted to climb Everest is probably a bit misleading. We've certainly gone higher, done steeper, longer climbs, have had more off-roading, and followed routes which required more hiking. There is nothing particularly superlative about the ride at all per se. But it does have a combination of all these things that while not unprecedented is nonetheless not usual -- except inasmuch as we usually endeavor to try different things. 

This week we're trying this. 

Not because the route is necessarily convenient for cycling but because it is there.

(Under twenty miles; a good deal of climbing and off-roading, including off-road climbing that will no doubt actually be hiking; you'll probably be happiest with a bike with lower gearing and wider tires; you'll probably be pretty unhappy if you bring a fixed gear bike or clipless shoes (We did mention the hiking, right? It's no joke); possibly one fence that is tricky to get around; we will, however, definitely fare better than Mallory himself did)