For those of you who read this on the Internets, you might have lost Dustin's announcement in another thread. Here it is:
Dustin Sharp Details posted on the Flickr site: http://tinyurl.com/yfqjuj9 And for those of you who don't like to click links, you will find the details below: OK, this is it folks, the rough riders ride to equal if not beat the best of the best. You will not be sorry, unless you don't come. We're going to do a version of the Boulder Creek Loop that the Rough Riders did last July: http://www.xo-1.org/2009_07_01_archive.html This version will be shorter than the original RR version at "only" 40+ miles and 5000 feet of climbing, but will involve more dirt. About 80-85% dirt. We'll start in the hamlet of Descanso and head north up Boulder Creek Road, as you can see on the map below. However, when we get to Lake Cuyamaca, we we will head south using fire roads rather than the pavement on route 79. (Those with skinnier tires or who are feeling tired can still opt for the pavement of route 79 and end up in the same place). http://ridewithgps.com/routes/51619 Basically, you get about half the ride on super smooth dirt road and the second half on fire road with almost no traffic at all. It's about as good as it gets. The ride itself takes about 5.5hrs+. You will not wish for more. There is one stop for water and food refueling at the half way point. Camelback or 3 bottles recommended. You will climb. If you want to take the fire roads in the second half of the ride, something fatter than 35s is recommended. Otherwise, the pavement may be the better option. Yes, yes, Descanso is far from LA. But just pretend you are a hardened mountain biker. We routinely drive 2.5 hrs up to do the Palm Canyon Epic or SART. It's worth driving for an epic ride! Don't wuss out and make mountain bikers laugh at you because you are afraid to drive or commit a whole day for some nice dirt. We may look into getting a University of San Diego apt/crash pad if folks want to drive up the night before. This depends on folks committing to the ride and expressing an interest in it. If you come the night before, dinner and beer will be scheduled. Finally, please let us know if it would make a difference if we do it on May 1 or 2. Thanks! -- 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.
