[RBW] Re: Mixed terrain route, mostly dirt, in coastal Northern California?
On Monday, February 10, 2014 10:20:47 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: I still want to ride the Lost Coast. But now, I'm looking for a mostly-dirt loop up there. My new Krampus will prefer dirt to pavement, unlike my beautiful Atlantis. Any suggestions? Here's the route I know of as an alternate to 101 through the Lost Coast: http://northcoastbikerides.blogspot.com/2011/08/lost-coast-tour.html It's partly paved and partly unpaved. There are good BLM maps of the area if you want to meander through the forest in a less direct route. There is also the Paradise Royale loop, which was built by mountain bikers and offers some great and challenging single track in the King Range. jim m wc ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Mixed terrain route, mostly dirt, in coastal Northern California?
Right. That was the route we were planning to take, and I had pored over that very website. But when we got there it turned out to be pouring down rain (the only rainstorm all year) and we didn't think our smooth touring tires were up to the job. That's still the route I want to take, down the Lost Coast. What I want to know is how to get back again without backtracking. Something to the east of Highway 1, perhaps? I'd like to avoid the section ON Highway 1-- there's quite a nasty narrow twisty section in the southerly part with lots of traffic. It's a country road, but with freeway traffic, so it's unpleasant and dangerous. On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Jim M. mather...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday, February 10, 2014 10:20:47 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: I still want to ride the Lost Coast. But now, I'm looking for a mostly-dirt loop up there. My new Krampus will prefer dirt to pavement, unlike my beautiful Atlantis. Any suggestions? Here's the route I know of as an alternate to 101 through the Lost Coast: http://northcoastbikerides.blogspot.com/2011/08/lost-coast-tour.html It's partly paved and partly unpaved. There are good BLM maps of the area if you want to meander through the forest in a less direct route. There is also the Paradise Royale loop, which was built by mountain bikers and offers some great and challenging single track in the King Range. jim m wc ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Mixed terrain route, mostly dirt, in coastal Northern California?
I've always wanted to do that route Anne, so I normally read relevant posts. I saw this one on the MTBR Bikepacking forum that sounds like what you are looking for. http://forums.mtbr.com/bikepacking-bike-expedition/trip-report-5-days-riding-lost-coast-norcal-884982.html ~mike Carlsbad Ca On Monday, February 10, 2014 10:20:47 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: Last summer a buddy and I did a trip down the Northern California coast. We planned to include the Lost Coast, but unluckily, we managed to be riding during the only rainstorm of 2013, and our smooth tires wouldn't have been able to handle the muddy conditions. I still want to ride the Lost Coast. But now, I'm looking for a mostly-dirt loop up there. My new Krampus will prefer dirt to pavement, unlike my beautiful Atlantis. Any suggestions? As soon I get my Krampus, it's going to start burning a hole in my pocket. I'm thinking bikepacking in Henry Coe, bikepacking at the trail camps in Big Basin, and definitely a return to GGNRA, this time with the 3 Tires of Confidence to allow me to ride all those singletracks and the disk Brakes of Confidence so I don't have to keep replacing rims. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Mixed terrain route, mostly dirt, in coastal Northern California?
Thanks. That's perfect! On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:13 PM, Mike Schiller mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote: I've always wanted to do that route Anne, so I normally read relevant posts. I saw this one on the MTBR Bikepacking forum that sounds like what you are looking for. http://forums.mtbr.com/bikepacking-bike-expedition/trip-report-5-days-riding-lost-coast-norcal-884982.html ~mike Carlsbad Ca On Monday, February 10, 2014 10:20:47 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: Last summer a buddy and I did a trip down the Northern California coast. We planned to include the Lost Coast, but unluckily, we managed to be riding during the only rainstorm of 2013, and our smooth tires wouldn't have been able to handle the muddy conditions. I still want to ride the Lost Coast. But now, I'm looking for a mostly-dirt loop up there. My new Krampus will prefer dirt to pavement, unlike my beautiful Atlantis. Any suggestions? As soon I get my Krampus, it's going to start burning a hole in my pocket. I'm thinking bikepacking in Henry Coe, bikepacking at the trail camps in Big Basin, and definitely a return to GGNRA, this time with the 3 Tires of Confidence to allow me to ride all those singletracks and the disk Brakes of Confidence so I don't have to keep replacing rims. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
