Hello. I think we covered day 1 sufficiently, thanks for the outpouring of support after my wipeout by the way!, so we move onto really what was the most amazing 3 days in Ryloride History and keep in mind we have had a LOT of mind blowing memories from the experiences we have been through the last few years so I know of what I speak get ready for greatness–that reminds me of my favorite quote from Say Anything–Get ready for greatness Lloyd.
We rose at a leisurely pace and prepared ourselves for day 2 in the Carport of the Laguna Cliffs Hotel:
Now, get ready, it was at this point that we unveiled our second celebrity for RR4 (Maust is clearly Celebrity #1) –Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen I am proud to announce that Bill Walton agreed to participate in day 2 of Ryloride 4- The All Star Edition. When I explained to Bill that the Fans had strongly voted him in as an All Star he realized this was bigger than him and well I give you Ryloride 4 Special Celebrity Participant…BILL WALTON!
Yes, I am sporting my RR3 shirt with Bill ALWAYS giving a shout out to the fantastic charity we support The CAF! Yes, you read it correctly we got Bill Walton to come on RR4! Come on that is big–lets take another look:
Wow. I will let you take a moment to gather yourself……This is big. We are already in discussions about his joining Ryloride5 the Anniversary Edition. Bill was a super easy rider to have along with his only special requirement being his special chair cause well he is a giant–its a bit hard to see but I was so excited.
We grouped together and headed out from Dana Pt for day 2 which offered less treacherous conditions, bigger bike lanes, beautiful views and all around fun. We of course dined at the same spot in Oceanside but NOT before we cruised through Pendleton where we were treated to an Osprey and Chopper landing!
By the way, because our ride is becoming so popular they put these signs up along the route to warn other people that we owned the roads today:
As we rode through North County we came upon the greatest halloween decorating we have ever seen…
The guy has Cannons! Cannons Jerry! The weather was iffy with some raindrops falling but we powered through until we got to the dreaded Torrey Pines Hill where Shred got a flat near the top. I was able to effortlessly assist in the fixing of the tire:
After this minor setback we cruised into Torrey Pines for the traditional ending beverage and this is where we unveil our 3rd and final Celebrity Participant…
Yes ladies and Gentlemen I give you ROB ROWE! I will wait a moment while it all settles in….ROB ROWE! I know I even outdid myself this year…? Rob, who we all love, not only joined us for the 2 days of festivities–oh boy do I have some FANTASTIC material–but thats the next few posts-he also joined The Ryles Institute! He was a bit skeptical at first but he made it through the initiation and was given his official Ryles Institute Business cards–in fact, here are the cards for our newest batch of recruits–CONGRATULATION AND WELCOME TO THE INSTITUTE!
I know this is all a LOT to digest–we have a wipeout mile 8, We have a famous Rock Star on the trip, We had Bill Walton join us, the 5 was shut, we had broken bikes/flat tires/smashed Rylo/Rain/Willmington oh the list goes on and on but we mauled the route despite the obstacles and got ROB ROWE to join us. That man can optimize let me tell you. We have hardly even gotten to the fun stuff of 2 days in Del Mar but I need to go take all this in so I will throw up some more pictures and get to the last few entries over the next few days. ITS HAPPENING!
Here is the immediate post wipeout picture u can see where I bounced along and thats my skin on the ground.
Tomorrow I bring you the absolute most exciting part of the trip AND Rob Rowe meets a Crispy Chicken Taco…ok here is a preview! Back soon.
