Because I was recovering from a cold, I wasn't sure which ride I would end up doing:
The Horrible Hundred with 8,600 feet of climbing
The Nightemare Ninety with 5,900 feet of climbing
The Morbid Metric with 4,600 feet of climbing
The ride started off as advertised: "eerie lack of traffic . . .
. . . and one stoplight." And just my luck, it happened to be red.
The start of the Grey Wolf grade. Over five miles of a continuous 5-8% climb into the Sierras.
At about 1400 feet the weather turned nasty with rain, wind gusts, and temp in the low 50's. By the Caliente food stop I was soaked and shivering. I decided to head back before hypothermia set in. Because of the weather, I ended up doing the "Morbid Metric".
Looks kinda like a mountain bike. What was that joke about sand in your Schlitz?
I've been getting a lot of questions during my ride about "those things" on the back of my bike. I think they mean the Polar power sensor-more about that on another post. Need to give my Trek a bath. 
The ride started off as advertised: "eerie lack of traffic . . .
. . . and one stoplight." And just my luck, it happened to be red.
The start of the Grey Wolf grade. Over five miles of a continuous 5-8% climb into the Sierras.
At about 1400 feet the weather turned nasty with rain, wind gusts, and temp in the low 50's. By the Caliente food stop I was soaked and shivering. I decided to head back before hypothermia set in. Because of the weather, I ended up doing the "Morbid Metric".
Looks kinda like a mountain bike. What was that joke about sand in your Schlitz?
I've been getting a lot of questions during my ride about "those things" on the back of my bike. I think they mean the Polar power sensor-more about that on another post. Need to give my Trek a bath. 
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