The peninsula is a great place to ride when it's too hot inland. Let's not forget this one - James, don't hesitate to reminds us about it.
On Feb 22, 7:24 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim, get better! > > Would love to do a mix it up sort of a ride out there sometime!!! > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 3:45 PM, James Warren <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Doug, I'm sorry. I did read your post, but I skimmed over the last two > > sentences, so I missed the unpaved reference. Yes, you're absolutely right: > > for Southern Californians, Palos Verdes has a great dirt climb that is fun > > to do on touring bikes. You access the trails from the Abalone Cove beach > > area (kind of near Wayfarer's Chapel if that means anything to anyone.) So > > there is some good road-riding to get to where one accesses the trail. (And > > it was I who mentioned it on the ride in October.) > > > Ulterior political motives start now: there has been some negotiation to > > work out trail sharing among cyclists, hikers, and horseback riders, and all > > three groups may ride in the area (with cyclists living with some off-limits > > designations on some trails.) It would be fun to have a group of people on > > country-bikes gently riding the area. > > > -Jim W. > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: doug peterson <[email protected]> > > >Sent: Feb 22, 2010 2:00 PM > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Rivendell Ride on 2/21 > > > >James: > > > >Were you the one that mentioned a PV dirt option a while back? That's > > >what I was thinking about. > > > >dougP > > > >On Feb 22, 10:12 am, James Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Not only is the loop around the Peninsula great, but we could mix in a > > great dirt climb to the top of the Peninsula. Bring the 700x38's. > > > >> Also sorry I missed the 2/21 ride. It looked great. If not for broken > > ribs, I would have joined. > > > >> -Jim W. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> >From: doug peterson <[email protected]> > > >> >Sent: Feb 22, 2010 1:01 PM > > >> >To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > > >> >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Rivendell Ride on 2/21 > > > >> >Nice photos - looks like you guys had a fun time. We should do the > > >> >Palos Verdes Peninsula loop sometime. There's parking in Torrance to > > >> >the north & plenty of coffee opportunities. The basic loop on all the > > >> >streets with "Palos Verdes" in them is rolly but there's plenty of > > >> >climbing available, and didn't someone here mention some un-paved > > >> >options one time? Just have to stay well clear of the horse people. > > > >> >dougP > > > >> >On Feb 22, 8:51 am, Matt Critchlow <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> Looks like a great ride! I'd like to tag along on one of these rides, > > >> >> looks like a lot of fun. > > > >> >> Great pics too! > > > >> >> Matt > > > >> >> On Feb 18, 6:55 am, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> >> > 60 or so miles around L.A. this Sunday. Going down the River, out > > to Palos > > >> >> > Verdes, up the Promenade along the Pacific. It's organized through > > the RBW > > >> >> > list, but you do NOT need to be on the list or have a Rivendell to > > join us. > > >> >> > Pace is moderate, not fast, not slow. There are typically lots of > > stops and > > >> >> > re-groupings. We'll meet up around 9:30 for a 10:00 ride. 90% > > chance of it > > >> >> > being the Wilshire/Vermont Metro stop which has parking and is > > served by Red > > >> >> > and Purple lines. A chance that it'll be Wilshire/Western stop. > > More info > > >> >> > and final arrangements will get posted here: > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > >> >> > Hope we can get a lot of folks out and enjoying the day!!! > > > >> >> > -- > > >> >> > Cheers, > > >> >> > David > > >> >> > Redlands, CA > > > >> >> > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. 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