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gonefirefightin
10-15-2007, 02:15 PM
Me and mike decided to do a road ride ysterday that was a ride that we had heard alot about and finally decided to hit. it is basically a 34 mile long silky smooth 12 foot wide bike path that winds along the american river. it starts in beals point folsom lake (california) and ends up in old sacramento.

holy crap........after climbing a total of 4500 feet and my legs caught fire, i think we are going to have to that ride every couple weeks.

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KavuRider
10-15-2007, 02:21 PM
Nice pic!

I need to get another roadie...
splat
10-15-2007, 02:23 PM
Nice ! I see the Baboon salute too!
LordOpie
10-15-2007, 03:04 PM
awesome photos, especially the last one with the camera reflecting in the lense and you being dumb :D
SPINTECK
10-15-2007, 03:13 PM
that's a great pic. did you guys burn more calories than you consumed on that ride?
gonefirefightin
10-15-2007, 04:01 PM
that's a great pic. did you guys burn more calories than you consumed on that ride?

funny you say that, the computer says over 6 thousand calories. i know my chicken and pasta wasnt even close to that and rum doesnt have alot either.


awesome photos, especially the last one with the camera reflecting in the lense and you being dumb

it was a bomb ride, by the way, mike was taking the pictures, I am the one in the back.
Heidi
10-15-2007, 04:09 PM
Sounds like a cool ride - is there a lot of bike and foot traffic on the path?
gonefirefightin
10-15-2007, 04:11 PM
Sounds like a cool ride - is there a lot of bike and foot traffic on the path?

not really, people on foot have thier own lane and there is enough room for bikes to pass each other on both sides.

there was alot of TT guys passing all the time so everybody pretty much stays in thier lane, We never got stuck behind anyone or had problems with congestion and we were riding at peak times.
Heidi
10-15-2007, 04:25 PM
not really, people on foot have thier own lane and there is enough room for bikes to pass each other on both sides.

there was alot of TT guys passing all the time so everybody pretty much stays in thier lane, We never got stuck behind anyone or had problems with congestion and we were riding at peak times.

Sounds good then! I'm sometimes skeptical of bike paths. Just throw that in your training once a week and you'll be a straight up roadie in no time :)
LordOpie
10-15-2007, 04:26 PM
you MUP has seperate paths for bike and foot? Nice!