Wednesday June 28, 2006 DIRT JUMPING

Let's get some air this Wednesday with Hot Mama Tara who wants to show us some fun jumps in Novato, then take us to Indian Valley for some singletrack riding and end the evening with beers and dinner at Moylans Brewery.

Bring knees/shin guards for the dirt jumping, and bring a light just in case it gets dark before we are done with riding.

Ride date: Wednesday June 28th, 2006
Meeting place: behind Costco, Novato (see below for driving directions)
Meeting time: 5:30 pm
Dirt Jumping starts: 5:45 pm for about an hour or so followed by a 1.5 hour ride
Ride skill level: Intermediate to Advance**

Driving Directions:
Coming from the 101, take the Rowland Blvd exit
at the 1st signal, turn right
at the 2nd signal, keep straight to stay at Rowland Blvd
At the very end of Rowland Blvd, there's a barricade to the open space....
just park at the barricade (close to Costco)

**IMPORTANT: Hot Mama Rides are classified as follow:
-Beginner: not applicable;
-Intermediate: not very technical singletracks and not very steep climbs, e.g. the front loop of China Camp;
-Intermediate to advance: some technical singletracks and some steep climbs e.g. Tamarancho loop;
-Advance: challenging singletracks with technical descends, steep climbs and tight switchbacks e.g. back side of China Camp, the Dominican side.

Tomorrow's Hot Mama Ride, Wed June 14, 2006

Ride date: Wednesday June 14, 2006
Meeting place: parking lot by Java Hut at Faixfar (email celiag@pacbell.net for questions)
Meeting time: 5:30 pm
Ride starts at: 6:00 pm (please be on time!)
Ride zone: around Deer Park & the lakes (yes, again!)
Ride duration: 2-2.5 hours
Ride skill level: Advance*

*IMPORTANT: Hot Mama Rides are classified as follow:
-Beginner: not applicable;
-Intermediate: not very technical singletracks and not very steep climbs, e.g. the front loop of China Camp;
-Intermediate to advance: some technical singletracks and some steep climbs e.g. Tamarancho loop;
-Advance: challenging singletracks with technical descends, steep climbs and tight switchbacks e.g. back side of China Camp, the Dominican side.

Hot Mama Ride Wed June 7, 2006 Report

I arrived at the Java Hot parking lot early enough to sleep a nice short nap. At about 5:35 pm I saw Mary Lynn with 3 friends. I thought they were coming to the Hot Mama Ride, but they were actually finishing up a road ride. Oh well... next time.

Dolores and Tom, one of the Hot Mama special boys, came riding their bikes at 6:00 pm. I was glad they were up for doing a nice Tamarancho loop on a nice pace since I was fighting a bad cold. The three of us had a lot of fun doing the Boy Scouts loop counter clockwise. I was trying to stay on Tom's wheel, but after 5 or 10 seconds he will leave me behind. However, he will slow down for me so I could try to stay on his wheel again. It is a really great way to push yourself and appreciate how smooth and fast a trail can be ridden and how fast a switchback can be done.

My Edge 305 is broken so the only stats I got are:
Riders: 3
Miles: 13
Time: 2 hrs

Next Hot Mama Ride: Wed June 7, 2006 @ Java Hut

Ride date: Wednesday June 7, 2006
Meeting place: parking lot by Java Hut at Faixfar (email celiag@pacbell.net for questions)
Meeting time: 5:30 pm
Ride starts at: 6:00 pm (please be on time!)
Ride zone: around Deer Park & the lakes
Ride duration: 2-2.5 hours
Ride skill level: Intermediate to Advance*

*IMPORTANT: Hot Mama Rides are classified as follow:
-Beginner: not applicable;
-Intermediate: not very technical singletracks and not very steep climbs, e.g. the front loop of China Camp;
-Intermediate to advance: some technical singletracks and some steep climbs e.g. Tamarancho loop;
-Advance: challenging singletracks with technical descends, steep climbs and tight switchbacks e.g. back side of China Camp, the Dominican side.

Hot Mama Ride Wed May 31, 2006 Report

Last Wednesday the Hot Mama Ride split in two: Dolores and Tom went up Eldridge and Dana and Celia went up Loma Alta. We missed each other maybe by 10 minutes or so. Dana and I decided to start rolling from Java Hut and it seems just minutes after Tom came looking for us.

But we hooked up by cell and agreed to at least meet at Iron Springs Brew afterwards and tell our stories. Over beers, garlic french fries, onion rings and calmari followed by a yummy chocolate cake a la mode, we were chatting about our ride. Dolores and Tom discover a new awesome trail around Mt. Tam we have to ride one of these days. Dana and Celia were practicing downhilling in Solstice clearing all the sections several times.

The only stats I have are that we were 4 riders in pairs of 2. I screwed up my GPS so more detailed ride info next week!

Stay tuned for the next Hot Mama Ride!

Celia