I was looking for pictures of the bridge and was wondering why they were all so ugly when I remembered that it's an ugly bridge. The up-down part is only 1.6 miles apparently.
I actually didn't have a problem with the climb, but got a bit scared on the downhill, since you have a concrete barrier on one side and a railing between you and the bay on the other side. Marty, the ride leader, kept telling me not to think about things (like my current speed, or visions of falling and plummeting into the bay) while going downhill, but it's hard because, you know, it could totally happen.
One of the ladies hit a big old pothole, somehow stayed upright, but lost her tire, so we had a tire changing lesson.
Seeing the importance of changing a tire on the road, I promptly responded by losing my pump after the ride by putting it on my car trunk, forgetting about it, and driving away. I'm still pretty pissed about that.
Fundraising wise, we're over the $2500 minimum, which is pretty awesome for such a short time. I guess there are a lot of generous people out there. I'm trying to figure out other ways to get a fundraising push, like a cancer or biking related article, or maybe some kind of youtube video. Those are the two ways I've been able to get tons of views from strangers in the past, so might as well capitalize on it. Better than continuing to pressure my broke friends, right?
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