Long Bike (long bike) 7:34:47 [4] 122.3 mi (16.1 mph) +6891ft
ahr:131 max:160 slept:8.0
Epic Ride today. First time riding from my pad in Seal Beach to Crystal Lake. Weather was perfect, once I got to Azusa Canyon the clouds became broken with some sun poking through. I did not realize how beautiful this ride is looking at the lakes and dams along the climb. Once I got past East Fork Rd I hardly saw a car, the road was closed a few miles ahead, which I saw a few bike riders coming back down the mountain and asked them if the Crystal Lake Cafe was open, so I headed-up. I saw a guy walking his bike about 4 miles from where the gate was closed, he had a flat tire and I gave him one of my spare tubes, which was cool so he was good to go. Once I got to the switch back in got a little cooler but all in all was perfect. I finally got to the Cafe where there was some maintenance guy working at the Cafe. The owner was gone, but the maintenance guy gave me a hamburger and a soda to wash in down. I tried to pay for it with my atm card but he did not know how to work the register so he told me to pay next time I came up. I brought my backpack and thank god I brought a few extra cliff bars and most importantly my jacket, coming down was cold, I did not take off my jacket until I got back on the San Gabe Trail and then booked it home. My Pioneer Power Meter conked out on me coming back with about 20-25 miles left in ride so I was not able to gather my data. I pulled on my data from my Garmin Fenix 3 Watch. 6,891 ft