Monday, July 27, 2009

The toilet bowl


OK, it's not what you think. We rode a downhill section of road called the toilet bowl. Here's the view from the top of that section. The road drops off to the right and makes a steep, almost 360 degree turn. On a windless day it would make quite the roller-coaster ride.

We had winds howling in from the side so instead we got a lesson in bike handling skills. Biking afficianados would really appreciate this section of road. With the wind blasting and the bike making a large circle we had to handle wind coming from every side and constantly changing direction. Soon enough it was over. We regrouped down at the roadway below and did a big group WooHoo about how cool it was.

2 comments:

  1. Sounds like shades of Kansas without the hail. You were all very brave or just plain dumb to attempt the wind tunnel. I'm glad you all finished safely Joe Joe.

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  2. Wow! Sounds amazing and scary! :) Glad you are sharing with us. I haven't taught spin in San Carlos in a few Tuesdays, but I will give them an update tomorrow!

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