Gibby Loop & 4th time’s the charm (or…a new tire helps, let’s eat!)

Dis 39.1 miles, Av 10.2 mph, Mx 35.3 mph, Tm 3 hr 48 min, Oat 8 hr 20 min (7:38am – 4:00pm. Includes Meet Up at Mission fountain, six rest and/or eat stops on the Gibby Loop, three flat tire repair stops, one new tire stop, lunch stop at Cody’s).

I rode from home> at SB Mission Met Up with Spenser G., Jill M., and Kathy V.> rode up Gibraltar> westward on Camino Cielo> down Painted Cave> out Cathedral Oaks to Fairview. Thank you God, for waiting until we were down off the mountain for Spenser’s flat #1. (He was strong paced on the tough Gibby Loop. His first cycling loop and he kept up and lead part way with no complaints.) Spenser’s flat #2 getting out of the Goleta (Hollister Ave) VeloPro bicycle shop. His flat #3 at Sandspit Road near the Airport. Back at VeloPro he bought a new tire & tube. Hunger lead us to Cody’s Restaurant for lunch. Then on home, with sound tires and no more flats.

Kathy & Tom near La Cumbre Peak

Red blossoms of Indian Paint Brush near La Cumbre Peak and Flores Flats (white California Clematis vine, not shown, was in full bloom above Flores Flats)

The Amazing maiden Gibby Loop rider: Spenser, back at VeloPro and a new tire solution to three flats within 30 minutes)