Cino part 2

[NHAero]

Dinner at Alameda Hot Springs, some folks put on the dog 🐕

Day 2 - a bit less mud and washboard! Fast downhill on good gravel after the pass! Third shot is where last year's “moon dust” was, I'm told. Dave Kirk's bike is in this bunch, Legnano green!

Last photo is Day 1 lunch.

Doing this on the iPad while boarding my redeye back to Boston, sorry for the un-rotated pix….

Weather was cool, some sun, some overcast, a bit of rain. The Austro Daimler Mark built up for me, a dumpster rescue, was great with the 650Bx42 tires. The Mafac Raid brakes were the only drawback, they are speed reducing items, not brakes, and I had a couple of sphincter tightening moments.

The ride was a blast, people were interesting and supportive and lots of fun. I ride with a younger engineer up the climb on Day 2 and barely noticed the climb during great conversation!

The oldest rider was 84, and one intrepid couple rode a vintage Paramount tandem!

[mhespenheide]

These are all great to see -- thanks!

[572cv]

Bravo, Marc…and everyone else who did the ride. Great to see the intrepid pics!

[merckx]

Nice work! Thank you for snapping and sending.

[Mark Davison]

Here are NHAero's photos displayed geographically over my GPS trace, with a few captions of my own:


Day 1, Kila to Hot Springs MT.
https://ridewithgps.com/trips/221984175

Day 2, Hot Springs to Kila via 9 mile hill.
https://ridewithgps.com/trips/221986843

By the way, I think 9 mile hill is an exaggeration. The first 4 miles of that climb are pretty gentle, whereas the last 5 miles are at or above 5%.

I think if I do Cino again I'll bring my Ti all-road bike with disc brakes and 650B x 48 tires.

I've already paid my dues in my youth riding my 1973 Legnano Olympiade on the fire roads around Berkeley, and my 1972 Bottechia Professional at Eroica California. Underbiking for the elderly is just too hard on my wrists.

My MAP randonneur bike did pretty well at Cino, but the fancy fluted French fenders with flaps scooped up enough mud to stop forward motion. Mud extraction using sticks and fingers was required. Rims were cleaned with borrowed kleenex. Yuuukkkk! Next time: bring a rag, skip the fenders, use disc brakes.

I definitely could have used a suspension stem with all the washboard.