A few weeks ago a high school acquaintance finally signed up for Facebook. Gary and I went to the same middle and high school. We shared a few classes together and had a few common friends, so when he popped up as someone I may know on FB, I was compelled to look at his Facebook page.
I do this often, as I am sure many others do. "Oh, wow! "Insert Name"
As I clicked through Gary's page, right on the front was a beautiful Giant Trinity Composite. Sleek, aero, white with black accents, damn that's sweet. You guessed right, I'm talking about a bike. Not any bike but a very specific type of bike, "Tri" Bike or one meant specifically for triathlons.
It turns out Gary is crazy into triathlons; Sprint, Olympic, half and soon to be completed full Ironman distances. I am always looking for new riders, so naturally, it just made sense for me reaching out to him for a ride.
After a few back and forth FB messages and phone texts we decided on a beach ride. A beach ride is perfect for Gary's type of bike and training. We met early in Diamond Bar and were off to Newport.
John P also joined us for this ride. John P is one of very few GMR fixie riders and is known for his tunes blasting as he heads up the mountain. I haven't seen him in a while so it was really nice riding with him to Newport.
The ride to and from Newport went great. Gary's a strong rider and 60 miles was nothing for him He's training for an Ironman so he needs to log some crazy distances to prepare him for June 2014.
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