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Even Bigger Hill

OK, so I thought I'd be clever and go to the path on the other side of the shops to avoid going down the gulley and not have to pump my way up the other side. Genius move I feel. At 17:20 is where I don't go fully into the shop parking lot and go over the gulley and onto the path on the far side. At 21:40 you see the gulley path coming up from the right hand side. Great! Now, feeling that I'd cheated the hill, I decided to extend the ride with another loop on what seemed to be a flatter run. 25:20 is where I extended the run and then at 30:30 is where I find the even steeper hill that I'd been warned about at 28:30 (I had thought he was joking and meant Mount Diablo that you see in the background). So, I look at the hill from 30:30. I then decide to go for it. at 31:59 I proclaim that I don't think I can make it. Oddly, what went through my head at that time was “what can go wrong?”. Now, I've accused my cat of being stupid and not being able to see what's in front of him. The 100ft drop into the stream on the right side of the path would be the what could go wrong. You might think that's unlikely, but if I decided I had to turn round or started rolling back, that may not be as unlikely as you think. Anyway, stupidity ruled supreme and we huffed and puffed away for 15 minutes until 46:30 and reached the top. Couple of other notes: 1) the rev counter is based on a cadence sensor that is a bit hit and miss 2) The camera seems to be mounted in a better position, but it's really high off the back of the bike now 3) The flag seems to get very excited and flap about the place when you get over 15 4) The top speed hits 30mph at 15:15 5) The house on the right after the stop sign (that I clearly stop at) at 56:29 is one I nearly bought. It was a flip and went on the market same day as mine did. Really nice house and I hope the owners are happy. The mature garden of mine is what tipped me to it in the end versus flips that just clear everything and leave it baron.

Recorded on November 2nd, 2024