Lexington Reservoir near Los Gatos, CA. With this on the work schedule, I had thought that my Lumberjack entry was going to end up a donation as opposed to a race fee, but leave it to a fuel efficient car and Corey to save the day. For perfect race prep, it's the schedule of dreams. Fly to the Bay Area, work and fun, but little time for bike until Thursday. Hit the ground on Thursday, hug the crew and hop in the car to drive to 12hrs to Michigan. I am sure my legs will feel lively and spry. The question now is, do we drive the whole thing and then have Friday to recover and preride the course or do we stop somewhere. I would guess it's all the way.
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Speaking of the Prius, it prompts a lot of comments. I was filling the tank up one weekend when someone at a neighboring pump driving a cliche SUV asked me how much gas it held.
"About ten gallons. It doesn't need much."
"What are you? Some green-nik?" The tone: I'm joking, but I am serious.
"Maybe. Maybe I am a fiscally responsible conservative. How much is that tank costing you?"
I did not get a response.
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I do hope to get a bit of time on the bike while in San Jose. When I first began riding, I rode the Lexington Reservoir quite a bit. (It was actually on my way to work from Redwood Estates if any of you know the area.) First on a Rockhopper Sport and then going for a Specialized FSR. A lot has changed since then, but I regretted never climbing to the top of one of the longer double track sections that exists. I am holding out hope that I can fit that in.
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The conference looks pretty cool, but I'm a nerd....
I say we drive all the way and pre ride a bit on Friday. We should be able to fit both bikes in the back and get 50 mpg. Zing!
Glad to hear you two are going. See u there!
do not stop. that is all.
Not much need to pre-ride Lumberjack. It's not really technical- some sand and the climbs (and the heat) are what make the course a challenge. E-mail me if you need more info. Also, let me know if there is anything I can do to help with logistics.
Swamp ass heat, yeah!
I am envies! Next year, I have to do one of those, but this year, I think I will head down to Kaaaansas to keep collecting my points. I am leading in my class in the Heartland Series:)
You guys have fun!!!!
If you want to get some outrageous gas mileage on the prius and have something to really brag about to people like that check out the hyper milers....
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/
2007/01/king_of_the_hypermilers.html
Good luck at Lumberjack sounds intense.
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