Doug, sounds like a great ride! That's my favorite kind of a ride, just meandering up some trails and seeing what there is to see. I should try bring some food along as well!!
Dave "Guilty pleasure in tripping out double-squish MTB riders" Estes On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 8:53 PM, doug peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > > One of my favorite things is to incorporate an off road riding area > into a road ride. Inevitably, I run into "serious" MTBers who can't > imagine dirt sans suspension. The Atlantis is occassionally mistaken > for a cyclocross bike (w/ racks & bags?) but it was really hilarious > on my old Panasonic road bike with 25 mm tires (it did have a triple > tho). > > "It's just a bike; it doesn't know what surface it's on." > > dougP > > On Jul 7, 1:46 pm, "Dave @ Rivendell" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Funny how folks on hard-core downhill MTBs are dumbfounded by someone > > riding uphill on a trail. > > > > On Jul 6, 12:32 pm, doug peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Spent the weekend in San Luis Obispo helping my Cal Poly student > > > daughter set up a new apartment. While wife & daughter were busy > > > shopping for all the basics (and then some), on Saturday I snuck away > > > for a great ride on seriously mixed surfaces. From Monterey and 101, > > > I took 101 north (yes, it's legal at that point) to Stagecoach Rd, > > > easily found by the green bike route sign directing you to a tunnel > > > under the freeway. Stageocoach is aptly named, following the old > > > route up Cuesta Grade on the opposite side of the canyon from 101. > > > Beautiful climb thru oak trees. Several parked cars at the bottom but > > > only saw one cyclist (coming down) on the climb. At the top of Cuesta > > > Grade, the route is paved but it's falling apart and so discourages > > > motor vehicles. It continues to climb to a ridgeline, then rolls out > > > west. 3 miles from Cuesta is the TV tower facility and it's got every > > > type of antenna there is. The several maps I consulted did not agree > > > what happened at the other end of the ridgeline but some hikers said > > > they'd heard it was possible to get to Hwy 41 (connects Atascadero and > > > Morro Bay). Since it was still early and I had plenty of food and > > > water, it only seemed sensible to keep heading west. After that, a > > > pickup truck with 3 MTBs in back passed me (what's wrong with that > > > picture?) but I didn't see anyone else for a long while. The road is > > > paved but not maintained, and follows the natural terrain so lots of > > > short, steep climbs & descents keep the speed down. After a couple of > > > hours I came to a second set of antennas and the pavement definitely > > > ended as the road narrowed. It was mostly descending so it seemed to > > > be heading the right way. Coming around one corner I came upon a huge > > > rock slide blocking the road. Boulders the size of big chairs > > > dictated careful portage over about 100'. Shortly after that I came > > > to a trail branching off to the right (north) that was marked by the > > > Forest Service. Just then a mountain biker appeared and asked how the > > > heck I got there ON THAT (referring to my Atlantis!). Silly question, > > > same way he got there, turning the pedals. When I told him my route > > > and where I was going, he changed his tune and was amazed at the > > > notion of riding your bike to & from the trailhead. Some people are > > > easily impressed. Anyway, he was helpful in giving me directions off > > > the mountain (several options at this point) and down to Alto Cerro > > > campground. At that point, I was on Hwy 41 and had covered 18 miles > > > from start. 41 west to Morro Bay, then 1 south back to SLO gave a > > > total for the day of 42 miles in about 6 hours. Altogther a fun ride > > > and much better than shopping for shelf paper. > > > > > dougP- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
