Bagel Rides Progress -- Miles: 1200, Bagels: 28

#Bagel ShopDateDistBagel Shop Rating#Bagel ShopDateDistBagel Shop Rating
1Einstein Bros, Solana Beach8/18/1828 mi★★★★☆ 15Einstein Bros, Carmel Valley12/9/1836 mi★★★★☆
2Golden Bagel8/19/1842 mi★★★★☆16I ♥ Bagels, Oceanside Blvd12/16/1822 mi★★☆☆☆
3101 Bagels & Subs, O'side8/26/1829 mi★★★☆☆17Einstein Bros, Ranch Bernardo12/23/1844 mi★★★★★
4Sun Flour Bagel, Carlsbad9/9/1820 mi★★★☆☆18Blue Box Bagels & Brew12/26/1844 mi★★★★☆
5Signature Bagel, Escondido9/16/1828 mi★★★☆☆19Einstein Bros, University City12/28/1844 mi★★★★☆
6Busy Bee's Bagel Bakery9/23/1856 mi★★★★☆20Daily Bagel, University City12/30/1844 mi★★☆☆☆
7Einstein Bros, Santee9/30/1880 mi★★★★★21Einstein Bros, Pacific Beach1/26/1955 mi★★★☆☆
8Sidny's Bagels & Deli10/13/1844 mi★★☆☆☆22Einstein Bros, Mission Valley8/10/1960 mi★★★☆☆
9Top of the Bagel, Carlsbad10/21/1831 mi★★★★☆23Einstein Bros, Midway District8/30/1962 mi★★★★☆
10Einstein Bros, Encinitas10/28/1819 mi★★★★☆24Einstein Bros, Serra Mesa9/7/1961 mi★★★★☆
11New York Bagels11/4/1844 mi★★★★☆25Einstein Bros, Grantville9/14/1967 mi★★★★★
12Einstein Bros, Oceanside11/11/1831 mi★★★★☆26P. L. Bagels, Point Loma Hgts9/28/1965 mi★★☆☆☆
13I ♥ Bagels, Vista Way11/25/1825 mi★★☆☆☆27BCB Cafe, Hillcrest10/12/1965 mi★★★★☆
14Garden State Bagels12/2/1822 mi★★★★☆28Mike's Bagels & Coffee House10/19/1932 mi★★★★★

October 1, 2018

Bonus Ride: Einstein Bros, Santee

In preparation for a 70-80 mile ride through Joshua Tree next weekend, I rode 80 miles on Sunday to the Einstein Bros Bagels in Santee. The first 50 miles were fine, but the last 30 were a bit tough even with the e-bike. Four-and-a-half hours on a bike is just too long!

It didn't help that there was a huge hill at 28 miles and another decent sized one around 45 miles (see below). Going downhill on the other side was quite fun. I got up to 40 mph.


I'm giving this bagel shop five stars because the bagel was really good. Maybe it was because I was quite hungry after riding 40 miles. Or maybe it was because I got the limited pumpkin walnut bagel. The sugar-walnut mixture on the top fell off when I cut the bagel. But I sprinkled it on top of the cheese and it was quite delicious. (I felt like Bryce Dallas Howard in the Nosedive episode of Black Mirror when I was taking a picture of my bagel.)


The route made a nice loop through Esondido, Poway, Santee, Miramar Air Force Base (where I saw some of the air show with fighter jets and helicopters), Rancho Sante Fe (where quite a few $2-6 million homes were for sale), Encinitas and then back to Carlsbad.

For some reason, the Komoot on-line site is showing the stats in kilometers instead of miles even though I have miles selected in settings and the other graphs are in miles. The conversion to English units is below.


total distance:  79.5 miles -- average speed:  17.2 mph -- total ascent:  5085 feet

Chain Problem Fixed!

Before the ride, I replaced the stock lock nut holding on the front sprocket with a Miranda E-Chainguard Nut (ordered from amazon.co.uk and it only took four days to get here). It worked beautifully! I changed into 10th gear about twenty or so times throughout the ride and the chain didn't fall off once. The Chainguard nut has extra metal beyond the nut as shown, and it works great at preventing the chain from falling off. And it still fits underneath my chain cover which I left on (keeps my socks or long pants clean in case they rub against the chain area).