[RBW] Re: California bicycle tour - Christmas time

Yes, it is a bit busy between Cambria and SLO, but for an urbanized area, the riding around here cannot be beat. Mike SLO CA On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 9:06:11 PM UTC-7, Hunter Ellis wrote: > I did this ride in October 2016. It was great. Like other people have > suggested, I'd recommend

[RBW] Re: California bicycle tour - Christmas time

I did this ride in October 2016. It was great. Like other people have suggested, I'd recommend a few detours. If you have the time and the inclination for a lot more climbing than "necessary", there are a lot of good side routes to pick and choose from. You could start by picking and choosing s

[RBW] Re: California bicycle tour - Christmas time

Thank you to all! This is incredibly helpful. On Monday, September 9, 2019 at 2:28:21 PM UTC-5, Jim S. wrote: > > Hi all, > > I may have a bit of time off in December, and I was thinking about a San > Francisco to Los Angeles bicycle tour. I know there are many sources of > information regardin

[RBW] Re: California bicycle tour - Christmas time

The AIDS/Lifecycle ride goes from SF to LA. Maybe you can piggyback on their route and modify to suit your taste? One risk is that if it rai

Re: [RBW] Re: California bicycle tour - Christmas time

I used the Old Pedro Mountain road to get to the coast from SF. It was a highlight of the trip, once a paved toad, road it hasn’t seen traffic in decades and is a narrow trail in most places. Drops down to Rt. 1, and was lots of fun. Steve On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 6:02 AM dougP wrote: > If you'

[RBW] Re: California bicycle tour - Christmas time

If you're coming into San Francisco & going south from there, weather should be good in December. The further north of the Bay Area, the more problematic the weather. I like the hostel in Ft Mason as a jumping off point (Do Not stay in the one downtown; crummy location for biking). The Adve

[RBW] Re: California bicycle tour - Christmas time

On Monday, September 9, 2019 at 1:12:33 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > The Kirkendall/Spring book is still a pretty good resource, and has been > in print so long and so ubiquitously that your local library probably has > it. > I'd urge anyone seeking out Pacific Coast Bike Touring experie

[RBW] Re: California bicycle tour - Christmas time

The Kirkendall/Spring book is still a pretty good resource, and has been in print so long and so ubiquitously that your local library probably has it. The Adventure Cycling map series for that route should cover a lot of the same info and is a good place to spend your money. I think Adventure