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 Ride Stats
Distance: 17.75 miles Time: 01:20:00 Max Speed: 0.00 mph
Avg Speed: 13.31 mph Temp: Min: 59
Avg: 67
Max: 75
Category: general: commute - solo
Route: Hinkleyville to Hilton and back Weight: 237 Altitude Gain: 0 ft
Avg Power: 0 W Calories Burned: 0 Avg HR: 0 bpm
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Cruzbike Quest (32lb) FWD,MBB, SWB Bent Club: Commuter Cycling Century
Weather Conditions: Fine with a slight breeze;

Distance: 17.32 miles Time: 01:18:00 Max Speed: 0.00 mph
Avg Speed: 13.32 mph Temp: Avg: 80
Category: general: commute - solo
Route: Hybrid Work Commute Weight: 237 Altitude Gain: 0 ft
Avg Power: 0 W Calories Burned: 0 Avg HR: 0 bpm
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Bianchi 32lb-Castro Valley Road Club: Commuter Cycling Century
Weather Conditions: Sunny and warm; steady Westerly breeze;
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 Playing the Rabbit
-is always more fun when you know you're being chased! Dogging another rider is always best accomplished stealthily.

A nice climb on PineHill Road.
Along the way I played the part of "Rabbit" and beat the "Dog" to the top of Pine Hill. At the top of the hill I stopped and waited for "Kevin", a 50 Y/O biker on a Hybrid riding with some off-road aggressive tire tread. I first detected this biker dogging me on Trimmer Road. That was all the incentive I needed to maintain my cadence. I hoped the rider would take the challenge and try to catch me on Pine Hill. He did make the turn. Fortunately I had more stamina then he had for the climb. Of course too, I had a big lead to start, and later discovered he was rehabbing from an arthroscopic procedure on his knee(done in February). We stopped and had a pleasant conversation about being old.


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