I took my Peugeot PH 501 with the new Mundialita saddle on a short test ride along the Historic Route 66, through parts of Arcadia, Monrovia, and Duarte. Despite having lived here for 10 years, I realized only recently that the Route 66 passed through this area. I've driven many times on what is now Huntington Drive/Foothill Boulevard, but never really paid any attention to what "historical" things may lie along it. I wanted to document some of these sceneries today, but it got difficult with increasing traffic of people driving to work. I'll try this again soon on a weekend, and hopefully it'll be less crowded.
The Mundialita saddle wasn't so bad with my padded bike pants. I did start to feel a small uncomfortable pressure after about an hour of riding, but maybe playing with the saddle position will get rid of it. It's got a very different shape than my other saddles with the back raised much higher, so I wasn't quite sure how to set it up.
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| Santa Anita Race Track in the background; not part of the Route 66 (1/18/11) |
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| Under the 210 Freeway (1/18/11) |
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| In front of the Duarte City Hall (1/18/11) |
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| Andres Avelino Duarte -- Supposedly a Mexican Corporal who owned a 7000-acre ranch in the area?? (1/18/11) |
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| Westbound in Monrovia (1/18/11) |
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| Westbound in Arcadia (1/18/11) |
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