Recently did a tour from Paso Robles to Solvang, and couldn't pass up Mt Figueroa:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33786397@N03/sets/72157626664003365/ >From Solvang, it's a 46 mile loop out Happy Canyon, up Mt Figueora and back down to Los Olivos and return to Solvang. My buddy Norm's computer keeps track of elevation gain & had 4,400' at the summit. It's really high quality riding. There is one stretch for a couple of miles that's dirt but it's well maintained. We were passed by a group on carbon race bikes. The lead guy caught me as I was puttering along on the dirt and was quite friendly. They had their own support car following them. The Atlantis with it's really low gearing was perfect for the climbs and I wouldn't have wanted to do the descents without great brakes. We took about 5-1/2 hours to do it and the people at Dr J's bike shop in Solvang quoted some sub 3 hour times for training rides. dougP -- 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.
