Rode with Pete the entire ride. Started with TJ and Pete but TJ only stayed with us as far as Baldy Village (before heading off for the 39 to Islip Saddle and home via CA-2). The three of us met up with Judy, Doug and Allison at Palm, just off of GMR. Judy rode past her car on the return leg with Pete (I was behind diddling with some trifles up the mountain where we helped a couple of guys with a flat on a tire with a Schraeder valve). I was yo-yoing off the back of the group the entire way up the initial climb on GMR, and was getting sick of it. Then, Pete "circled back" and I said "Hell NO!" and got out of the saddle and sprinted past everyone, and rode over my head all the way to the lifts. I continued to suffer-ride to Crystal Lake Cafe, getting there ahead of Judy by a narrow margin. Judy had rebounded well, and had passed Pete, who was needing to eat and having some issues with cramping. All three of us needed to "recharge" at Crystal Lake, and, on the way back (up the back side of GMR) I rode with Pete at a pace that was comfortable for him. Doug went to the lifts, but then headed directly back to the car with the plan to bring his girlfriend back to the restaurant at the top of the Baldy lifts. Ally stayed with us to Camp Williams, and then headed home. The "commute" from parking on the sidestreet at Pioneer Park to E. Palm Dr: 4.2 mi; 445'/-139'; 15:21; 16.3 mph Metrics from start to beginning the ride from Palm with the "others": 4.7 mi; 476'/-169'; 24:32 (19:37 moving; 4:45 stopped); 14.5 mph (To correlate data recorded using RWGPS app, deduct these metrics from the totals, leaving: 105.1 mi 14260'/-14505' 10:07:59 (8:04:56 moving 1:56:31 stopped)