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 24, 8:40 am, Bill Rhea <billr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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 <joer...@gmail.com> 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 <billr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > 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 like to sleep in a bed" Norris > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > On Jun 23, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Bill Rhea <billr...@yahoo.com> 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 > > > > > rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.-Hidequoted > > > > > text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 rbw-owners-bu...@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.
