Santa Monica

Santa Monica Cropped
Originally uploaded by kiwipete

Somehow only managed 3 rides on this holiday...including this one in the hills above Santa Monica. Plenty of fire-road climbing and singletrack descent. The temp was mid to upper 30's and had us (Brent and I) heading for shade whenever we could find it.
Apparently this track runs for quite a few miles, paralleling the coastline in the Santa Monica hills. We only rode a small section of it...wlll have to get back there and ride some more....

Gin and B3
Originally uploaded by kiwipete

Gin waits patiently for her turn with the plastic rattle....

Coach Upton

Coach Upton
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Huge! Smile coached Kristin Armstrong to Individual Time Trial Gold at Bejing. That's her on the cover of Velonews!

Golden Gate Night

Golden Gate Night
Originally uploaded by kiwipete

Ok, have finally got the blog back online. Arrived back in Wellington yesterday after a great 2 week break in San Francisco. Caught up with all the crew over there, managed to get a few rides in too...including a couple of new trails in Santa Monica and Santa Cruz.