I'm curious about traffic conditions. This is invariably ignored in
most Ride Reports, much to my amazement. There's roads around my house
in Lake County that are apparently considered worthy of the Davis
Double. 'No shoulders and 55mph' is not my idea of worthy. Is there
reasonable shoulder on
That's a great get away trip! Great photos too!
If anyone here on the list is interested in doing this ride, I am
planning on riding from San Francisco to Santa Barbara or Ventura the
last week of July, and I'd love to have company for all of, or even
just a portion of the ride. I'll be riding
The shoulder on Hwy 1 varies quite a bit, from quite wide in places to
almost nonexistent. There are quite a few turnouts, and I did not
feel crowded by traffic at all. However, I would suggest two things
to anyone doing this route:
1. The winds tend to blow out of the north, so heading south
Thanks Bill, and I hear ya about north/south. I live in CA., and most
of my rides seem to start southbound. Nothing like like a quick
southern blast to make you feel like a hero...'til you turn around and
realize you were being pushed. By the wall you're about to ride back
through.. ;-)
On Jun
I think California has gotten it right with their Beach Campgrounds.
They obviously provide access to magnificient scenery, at modest cost,
with very nice facilities. I took a non-bike two-week coastal trip in
California many years ago from San Diego up to San Francisco with a
group of school
Bill:
Did you notice any closed campgrounds on Hwy 1? I came down in late
April a couple of the campgrounds were closed as Cal Trans was using
them during construction repair work. They try to get the work done
by Memorial Day.
This is one of my favorite rides. It's as beautiful as any
yes. nice photo's and bike. I'd love to do that route too. I was
thinking of riding train to Oakland from Ventura and then BART over
closer to coast. Ride back and enjoy!
I'm curious .. did the bike handle well with the load up pretty high?
~Mike~
On Jun 23, 5:51 pm, Jim Cloud
No closures as far as I could see (this has been a worry considering
CA's budget woes). There were some lonely sections of Hwy 1 just
south of Lucia that had temporary traffic lights for one-way traffic
around the repairs, but this didn't appear to close any state parks.
Thank goodness these
Like buttah :-)
I've done low riders for commuting also, but after three short tours
the old tent and sleeping bag on the front rack thing has allowed
the bike to handle just fine both climbing and descending the
twistys
Don't put off that trip any longer :-) Let me know when you're going
LOL
I can dig it - to each their own, Campy man :-)
Cheers,
-br
On Jun 23, 3:39 pm, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Nice photos. I've made that trip several times, and it certainly is a
beautiful ride.
In fact, except for the camping part, it sounds like a great trip!
--Eric I
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