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 on Hwy 1 is much easier than heading north. 2. It's much better to ride the stretch from Monterey to San Simeon on weekdays. Weekend traffic is much higher, and people who are oohing and ahhing over the scenery are a bit less attentive to the road, I think. Good luck, -br On Jun 23, 11:20 pm, Joe Bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 Hwy 1, or is traffic trying to shove you out of > the way? > > On Jun 23, 9:29 pm, Bill Rhea <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > LOL > > > I can dig it - to each their own, Campy man :-) > > > Cheers, > > > -br > > > On Jun 23, 3:39 pm, Eric Norris <[email protected]> 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 like to sleep in a bed" Norris > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Jun 23, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Bill Rhea <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thought I'd share some photos from my recent solo getaway down the CA > > > > coast: > > > > >http://picasaweb.google.com/Wheelsmith91/2010SLOTrip# > > > > > I managed to get a few days freedom from the day job and family > > > > responsibilities to ride out my driveway, ending up in SLO. Nothing > > > > like getting some personal time like this to remind a guy how > > > > important it is to do so.... > > > > > I camped in the hiker/biker campsites in Sunset Beach, Pfeiffer Big > > > > Sur, and San Simeon. Can't beat $5/night and .75c for a hot > > > > shower :-) Took my Trangia alcohol stove and a teapot for coffee and > > > > oatmeal in the morning, but otherwise grabbed restaurant food on the > > > > way. > > > > > The weather was pretty cold and windy from Sunset Beach to well past > > > > Monterey, but got nicer as I headed south. Luckily, I came across a > > > > Pendleton outlet store in Pacific Grove and got a wool shirt at 1/2 > > > > price, which I definitely ended up using every night.... > > > > > The AHH worked great - no mechanicals or flats. The load on the > > > > Platrack helped balance the weight out a between front and back. > > > > > I retured home on Amtrak out of SLO. The Amtrak bike boxes are huge - > > > > you don't need to remove wheels or fenders. After lowering the seat > > > > and stem, twisting the bars, removing the pedals and the Platrack, it > > > > was ready to go. 5$ handling charge for the bike, $15 for the box > > > > (but they'll hook you up for free if they have a used box available). > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > -br > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.-Hide quoted > > > > text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 [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.
