Hi John, it's a great route I would encourage you to take. Just be aware of the singletrack you're going to need to take at mile 20.6. It's not marked at all, so you have to be on the look out for it. That's where the hike-a-bike section begins. That's just for ~half a mile though. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5441062476/
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > John: > > That would be it. Mile 29.4 is where David, Jenny & I bailed out. We > took the left while the rest of the group continued on the route. You > can see how that connects to the outbound route around 15. We then > headed back up course & made a left at the intersection that's 12.7 > outbound & 44.7 returning. We got a total of 42 for the shorter > version. > > Carry plenty of food & water. Take a look at the posted photos. We > had some high quality hike-a-bike sections. Caution: Hills may be > steeper than they apperar in photos! Great ride. > > When do you plan to be in San Diego? I'm a bit north, Orange County, > but get down there often. Maybe we could do this ride; I'm curious > about the part I missed. > > dougP > > On Feb 14, 7:47 pm, John Speare <johnspe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Can someone who went on the ride verify that this is the map for the > route:http://ridewithgps.com/routes/252276 > > > > I'll be in SD in April and this sounds like a perfect day ride. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have some photos up from my camera phone - and a write-up on the > > > blog: > > > > >http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/all-tires-welcome/ > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157625919265243/ > > > > > The route is worth studying for anyone planning a vacation in San > > > Diego. Wow! Thanks, Dustin! > > > > > Esteban > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > On Feb 13, 7:55 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > Some of the most interesting "roads" aren't paved. And we saw some > > > > pretty interesting stuff yesterday! > > > > > > You're correct David; your tire was just low, not flat. > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > On Feb 13, 5:53 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > That's my favorite response!!! > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Michael_S < > mikeybi...@rocketmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half > of > > > > > > the ride on the Jack Brown greens....Dustin led us on on some > pretty > > > > > > rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we > > > > > > passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. > > > > > > > > ~Mike > > > > > > > > On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be > topped > > > off > > > > > > don't > > > > > > > count! :-) > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson < > dougpn...@cox.net> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That > was so > > > much > > > > > > > > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone > must > > > have > > > > > > > > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > > > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride > in > > > SoCal! > > > > > > > > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good > showing. > > > Five > > > > > > were > > > > > > > > > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get > there. > > > The > > > > > > > > route > > > > > > > > > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, > graded > > > dirt > > > > > > > > roads, > > > > > > > > > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, > seven > > > mile > > > > > > > > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country > stores/used > > > car > > > > > > lots. > > > > > > > > > > > Pix to prove we were there: > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > > > > > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us > at > > > his > > > > > > house! > > > > > > > > A > > > > > > > > > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for > us!!! > > > Good > > > > > > stuff! > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson < > > > dougpn...@cox.net> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Jim: > > > > > > > > > > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand > new > > > set of > > > > > > > > > > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires > right > > > now. > > > > > > > > > > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In > my > > > case, > > > > > > I'm > > > > > > > > > > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I > can't. > > > > > > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren < > jimcwar...@earthlink.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme > > > 700x40. > > > > > > Under > > > > > > > > Silver > > > > > > > > > > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear > cassette. > > > I'm > > > > > > pretty > > > > > > > > > > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the > past > > > month > > > > > > and a > > > > > > > > half > > > > > > > > > > will be enough. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Jim W. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > > >From: doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> > > > > > > > > > > > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > > > > > > > > > > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > > > > > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of > weeks > > > ago > > > > > > so > > > > > > > > > > > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water > > > bottles plus > > > > > > > > > > > >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking > > > forward > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > > >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >dougP > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S < > mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt > trails) > > > but I > > > > > > > > will be > > > > > > > > > > > >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to > have a > > > bail > > > > > > out > > > > > > > > > > > >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected > too. > > > That > > > > > > week > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > > >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did > the > > > cold I > > > > > > > > picked > > > > > > > > > > > >> up down there. > > > > > > > > > > > >> ~Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist < > cyclotour...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly > > > reminder to > > > > > > drop > > > > > > > > > > everything > > > > > > > > > > > >> > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be > 70 > > > and > > > > > > Sunny, > > > > > > > > so no > > > > > > > > > > > >> > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the > > > mileage and > > > > > > or > > > > > > > > > > distance > > > > > > > > > > > >> > seems too much. Yours truly might have to > consider > > > that as > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > spent > > > > > > > > > > the last > > > > > > > > > > > >> > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather > than > > > doing > > > > > > > > > > intervals as > > > > > > > > > > > >> > suggested. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > More conversation including directions, links to > maps > > > and > > > > > > que > > > > > > > > sheets > > > > > > > > > > over on > > > > > > > > > > > >> > flickr: > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc > > > . > > > > > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a > six > > > pack of > > > > > > > > your > > > > > > > > > > fave > > > > > > > > > > > >> > beverage for post-ride celebration! > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Esteban < > > > > > > proto...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some > of > > > the > > > > > > > > attributes > > > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to > downtown > > > San > > > > > > Diego - > > > > > > > > our > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the > > > gleaming > > > > > > > > waterfront; > > > > > > > > > > 2) > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no > > > spa-style > > > > > > hikers > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > dog > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged > country > > > and > > > > > > > > surprising > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with > > > breathtaking > > > > > > > > vistas of > > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This > will be > > > > > > > > completely > > > > > > > > > > worth > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that > > > Dustin > > > > > > curated > > > > > > > > last > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > year: > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have > good > > > beer > > > > > > > > here, > > > > > > > > > > too > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off > > > this > > > > > > route), > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > I'm > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > sure we'll include some in our activities for > the > > > day if > > > > > > you > > > > > > > > wish > > > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > partake. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo > with > > > > > > Hetres, > > > > > > > > > > topped > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll > see. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out > > > options. > > > > > > > > Would > > > > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern > > > California-ians. > > > > > > > > Perhaps > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Esteban > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist < > > > cyclotour...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a > bit, > > > as > > > > > > well as > > > > > > > > > > giving the > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > SD > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price > of > > > living > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > paradise). > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > It's > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly > > > back > > > > > > roads > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > ~30% dirt > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so > work > > > on > > > > > > those > > > > > > > > > > intervals! > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Hope > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down > > > there! > > > > > > We're > > > > > > > > > > going to try > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > to > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > A route map and some more specifics can be > seen > > > here: > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc > > > . > > > > > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some > > > really > > > > > > great > > > > > > > > folks > > > > > > > > > > and put > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > faces to names, as well as to see some > beautiful > > > areas > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > SoCal > > > > > > > > > > that you > > > > ... > > > > read more ยป- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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