Cycling the California Coast

07/18/2026

Trimmed clip with Bill Conti music in mind but not included here because of copyrights but…ooh! That would so fit. Picks up about 10 seconds in. No car passing here but still fun on 25mm tires. The ride had to finish for me to retrieve the footage.

07/16/2026

Calling Theresa for an extraction. Yudansha Ride 2026 done with 497 miles, 13 from the finish. Andrew sliced through his tire. I biked to get a new one. We went through both our CO2 cartridges, so out of options unless we want to finish in the dark and I don’t. It was a really good run. Far more wins than losses.

07/15/2026

Inside Los Angeles County. The normal photo op sign is gone (looked rough last we saw it). And!…on my invisible leash, Konjo, my faithful Japanese fighting dog (public private joke for Gil and Rae who put us up last night). Thank you so much!!!

07/15/2026

Haven’t kept up with the theme music this run down the coast. Usually a Day1 song but appropriate for last push into LA.

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07/15/2026

It’s an ad for pot but also notice we are about to wrap Day4. Oxnard is our stop. Crazy tailwind today. Cruised like a gazelle.

07/14/2026

Last Day4 water stop. Ventura

07/14/2026

Last big climb of the ride then weeeeeeee!…onto Santa Barbara.

07/13/2026

Matchy matchy! People are TOTALLY not gonna give us sh** for our outfits today…and, no Andrew is not watching out for cops while I p*e.

07/13/2026

The acknowledged dividing line between northern and Southern California.