110 miles. 10,000 feet of climbing. One night camping by myself in the Laguna mountains. Not a bad way to spend just under 24 hours!
The only bummer was getting hassled by border patrol on the way back for failing to come to a full stop at one of their checkpoints. Last time I was treated like that at a checkpoint was in Africa and in the midst of civil war. But where would I be if they weren’t protecting me from those that hate our freedom?
Paleo Vélo 
June 6, 2011 at 18:48
That’s a great loop. Congrats on the fantastic ride!
What kind of food do you eat before, during, and after such a ride? Do you stick to strict paleo, or you do get extra carbs for that?
My secret ride food is small, organic sweet potatoes from Trader Joes. I nuke them for 4-5 minutes, let them cool a bit, peel them, and stuff them in aluminum foil. They make for great ride snacks instead of a banana or a Cliff Bar!
Bonus points: For winter rides, just wrap them and stuff them in your back pockets right away. They’ll keep your lower back nice and warm for an hour 🙂
June 7, 2011 at 07:28
Before a bigger ride, I just up the content of potato and sweet potato in my diet to carb up for the long haul.
I prefer to stick to real food during rides, but it depends on how lazy I am. If I have enough patience, I’ll make some of Alan Lim’s sushi bars or potato packs for the ride: http://paleovelo.com/2011/02/13/real-food-for-endurance-riding/
For this one, it was a mixture of lara bars, a few bananas, some cliff bars, and then I made a huge bag full of rice, egg, and bacon or my dinner once I got up there. I guess a lot of people would not consider rice to be paleo, but I don’t see that much difference between it and a potato for activities like this. Just good clean starch.
I’ll have to check out the small sweet potatoes at Trader Joes. The ones I’ve been getting at Whole Foods are massive.
June 6, 2011 at 19:45
They just wanted to check out that sweet ride! Plus you look like a Danish terrorist, what do you really expect?
June 7, 2011 at 03:46
Who knows what you’re smuggling in those strange bags!
June 7, 2011 at 07:05
This new bike packing gear is amazing stuff, but towards the end of the ride, I had this strange sensation that my bags had gotten heavier. Could it be that an illegal alien had stowed on board and border patrol, always up on the latest smuggling schemes, was on to something?
June 7, 2011 at 14:05
Maybe a baby.
By the way, I’ll only be impressed when you affix some kind of straw to that front water bottle.
June 7, 2011 at 14:14
BTW, I think the Albatross bars may have to go. Just not comfy for all day riding. I may go back to noodles, but would require a new way to carry all my stuff since the giant dry bag fits so nicely under the Albatross bars as currently set up.
A straw would be the ultimate fusion of tri-geek/fred cool. I’d worry about getting stabbed in the throat if drinking while hitting a bump