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April 20, 2007 by Tien Chiu

OK, maybe Mt. Hamilton after all.

After talking to Lorri and getting an idea of what Mt. Diablo was like, I decided to go back to Mt. Hamilton today.  I wasn’t feeling fully recovered and didn’t want to get myself into a really steep, hilly ride in unfamiliar turf.  Instead, I’m going to tackle Mt. Diablo on Monday, after two relatively short/rest days over the weekend.  Three hours should be enough time to get me to the summit, and possibly even back.  I think I’ll go up the south gate entrance, as it looks easier than the north gate, at least on the cycling map.

Mt. Hamilton was uneventful – slower than either of my previous two ascents, but I made it to the top in 3:30.  It was FREEZING at the top – fortunately I had just bought a pair of full-fingered gloves, and had brought along an extra windbreaker, which kept me from freezing to death on the way down.  The only problem I ran into was that my butt started getting extremely sore after the first two hours of climbing, so I had to stand and pedal or else pull over for a minute or two every ten minutes to get some relief.  It may be a “breaking in a new saddle” issue – I sincerely hope it is, otherwise I’ll have to look at my bike fit/saddle tilt again.

I’ve decided I like the GPS unit, but I’m not at all impressed by the battery life.  Over a 6 hour period, it went from full charge (four bars) to just one bar left, which suggests that the actual battery life is probably closer to 9 hours than the 12 hours advertised.  I plan to test it out further, and if it doesn’t meet the spec I may ask Garmin to replace the battery.  Meanwhile, I need to find a mini-USB to USB converter so I can plug my external battery pack into the Edge 305.

Tomorrow’s a short ride (only two hours), and then Sunday is off so I can go to Mike’s Impact graduation.  More on Monday, after I tackle Mt. Diablo!

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  1. Clark WEber says

    April 21, 2007 at 10:02 am

    Be sure to upload the latest firmware on your Edge GPS device. I know they recently made a fix to repair the battery status indicator on the device. It was not showing the correct number of bars based on the actual battery strength. You should download the WebUpdater from the Garmin site to install the most recent firmware.

  2. brian says

    April 21, 2007 at 9:44 pm

    Great job Tien, two ascents of Hamilton in a few days ! I got in 3500 ft today. Sounds like the GPS is working well. I have done Diablo a few times. I recall only the last 100 ft of vertical being a challenge. Should be fun.
    Keep up the pace.
    Brian

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