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Nice. Those are some serious miles. I used to ride about half that at 100+ miles a week back in my old days. Sold all my roadie gear, but I'm going to try to get into it again, just a lot more casual this time. Pulled out my old steel cyclocross bike last week, as a matter of fact, and freshened it up. Definitely not aero and I'm way more upright than I used to be - but I'm excited to get back on the bike again.
Been riding Old La Honda, New La Honda, Kings, Page Mill, Bear Creek, Tunitas, Stage, West Alpine, et al since the mid 70s. Impressive that you average the vert that you do per ride, if I understand your stats right. Done Death Ride, Davis Double as well, but those were one-and-done bucket list check-offs from prior decades.. Food on the other hand...
Curious if anyone here knew [of] Jobst Brandt. There is a kickstarter campgain funding a book about his life and cycling. I am told I am in some of the photos. Legendary Sunday rides in the early 80s with Jobst, Tom Ritchey, Eric Heiden, Peter Johnson and other Palo Alto cycling legends. 100+ mile rides on fire roads, game trails, etc throughout the Santa Cruz Mtns on 25C sew-up tires, just as Ritchey and Fisher were starting the mountain bike evolution, one incremental light bulb at a time.
Jobst 2nd from left, Ritchey center in blue & blue, Heiden far right in gray.
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