Southern California - next forum ride?

so the next forum ride is the 14th of oct? the baldy challenge (i'm out of that one! yikes!)

then nov 4th after that?

nothing in sep? nothing else in oct? we're slipping!?!

Well then put one together and I'll be there!.......:D:D

One full month BF free? Is that possible?

Having rode with you guys and gals 3 times, I'm getting restless! :D

One full month BF free? Is that possible?

that's sacriledge!

caligurl, it may not be a forum ride, but you have a ride partner for Grand Tour Lite.

Dave, we'll have to ride around here sometime. You're crazy fast for a new rider.

here's the calendar as i see it:

9 sep - amtrak century for those who got in... free for a BF ride

16 sep - free

23 sep - free but day before grand tour lite... so not a good date
24 sep - grand tour lite... can become a BF ride!

30 sep - i have angeles crest century.... so not free for a bf ride! lol! :p plus.... several of you have:
1 oct - tour de poway

7 oct - harvest ride in ventura.... so could be free for BF?????

14 oct - FULL FULL FULL! baldy challenge; smog to surf; and 5 counties! WOW! when it rains it pours!
15 oct - palm springs metric

21 oct - las vegas century! gorgeous ride! anyone else in?

28 oct - OCW fall metric - FUN ride! my first ever organized century... it's a sentimental favorite and the apple crisp is AWESOME!

4 nov - BF inland empire ride

11 nov - BF JTNP ride

hmmmmmm ok.... now that i put it down on "paper"... there aren't so many free dates! only 3 red ones!?!

yeppers, jason! and i hope some others will opt to ride slowly with me too.... fixer????????? anyone else? i know a few plan to do the century and even the metric of this ride! so it will probably turn into a BF ride! i hope!

We need a ride that involves sushi and/or burritos.

We need a ride that involves sushi and/or burritos.

+1 :D

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm ok for the Grand Tour Lite....I'll try to sneak out that Sunday.

Cali....just a thought.....perhaps you should list all upcoming rides in your ride thread, not just BF rides.....as I sometimes have to scramble to see if there are any conflicting rides dates and so on. It's nice to be able to see ALL upcoming rides at a glance.......:)

We need a ride that involves sushi and/or burritos.

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Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm ok for the Grand Tour Lite....I'll try to sneak out that Sunday.

Cali....just a thought.....perhaps you should list all upcoming rides in your ride thread, not just BF rides.....as I sometimes have to scramble to see if there are any conflicting rides dates and so on. It's nice to be able to see ALL upcoming rides at a glance.......:)

i can do that.... whichever is easier.... originally the thread was meant to be just BF rides... but i can see where it would be good to have the other rides listed!

ok..... take a look (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=222316).... i put red for no BF ride planned.... so open and available for planning a ride?????????

put in the other area rides but greyed them out.... so as to not over power the BF rides!

i put the date of BF rides BOLD!

how's that work for everyone???????????

Works for me. I'd suggest that any ride with enough BF attendees becomes a BF ride for the purposes of deciding whether to grey it out. For example, Poway clearly has enough BF attendees that we would be planning around it even though it's not a BF ride per se.

yeppers.... i agree... and had already fixed it! and have left grand tour lite not greyed... cuz i'm assuming... the nice ride that it is... that it will become a BF ride, too!

I'm thinking about doing the lowland century. :o

I'm thinking about doing the lowland century. :owimp!...:p

wimp!...:p

:p

I have to build up to a hilly century! Let me get past my first century, then maybe I'll be confident enough for the climbing. :D

Any info on the Palm Springs Metric?

EDIT - 50 dollars - we will have to see about that - Jersey is top priority!

Hi,

What is this Baldy Challenge of which everyone speaks?

I hope to be riding by Oct 14th. :D

there's a link to the discussion thread in the stickied upcoming rides thread!!!

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There's also a link in my signature. :) I'm looking forward to Baldy Challenge. It should be nearly as memorable as the Pie ride back in January. That ride sits #2 in my personal list of all-time cycling achievements (admittedly with a very short history). And #1 in my favorite group riding experiences.

Hmm, I might be able to schedule the Grand Tour Lite, although I probably would just do the Metric instead of the Century. Anyone want to do the Metric? I'll have to see what our family plans are first.

Sheldon

I'll be doing the Pacific Coast Triathlon on Sept 10th if anyone wants to come out and cheer for a slow clydesdale :)

How about a BF Mulholland Challenge? We could start in the Calabassas area and ride to PCH and back. Tough 70 mile route with 7000 feet of climbing and light traffic. We could have a couple rest stops including Neptune's Net. It's a great ride when it's not hot.

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How about a BF Mulholland Challenge? We could start in the Calabassas area and ride to PCH and back. Tough 70 mile route with 7000 feet of climbing and light traffic. We could have a couple rest stops including Neptune's Net. It's a great ride when it's not hot.

Be a nice ride but likely some of the BF'ers might not want that much climbing, including me! Alternate route would be the return via Decker/Westlake and out Agoura Rd to Calabasas?

Sheldon

If we can't agree on the next forum ride, how about the next forum meal?

Be a nice ride but likely some of the BF'ers might not want that much climbing, including me! Alternate route would be the return via Decker/Westlake and out Agoura Rd to Calabasas?

Sheldon

i'm more into not wanting to drive that far..... i like the mulholland route... but the drives down there every weekend are getting old! lol!

If we can't agree on the next forum ride, how about the next forum meal?

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uhm... we can do both! ride... then you meet us for FOOD! (but not sushi!..... sorry! :( )

Hi caligurl,

How 'bout we have a BF SoCal ride that starts are your place (yours and SirLance's) or maybe a park (someplace with parking, anyway) nearby? I'm sure you could come up with a cool route for the BF riders, or maybe two routes; one for the climbers and one for the Clydesdales?

Then you could pick out a cool place to eat after the ride!

This way, you wouldn't have to drive to the ride at all.

Best Regs,
Rick / OCRR

That's what I keep telling caligurl. If she likes group rides but hates driving on Sundays, just set up Sunday rides out there. Then she can have group rides on both weekend days, and she wouldn't have to drive on Sundays.

rick... there is one... on november 11th.... find the link in the upcoming rides thread.... but it's climbing into the national park....

we need to do an oak glen/forest falls ride... but not too close to the end of oct cuz that's the OCW ride when we'll already be doing oak glen! lol!

You all are so fortunate to have a great active group that gets together for rides. Up here in the bay area we have a great group that mt bikes together almost every weekend, but for road rides I havent found a group yet. Just a few of us that mt bike together also road ride together, but mostly in the wetter months when the trails are too wet to ride.

I wonder if beer is a gret motivater for roadies like it is for mt bikers?:rolleyes: We often bar-b-que and drink after mt rides, why not road rides too.:beer:

Sean

You all are so fortunate to have a great active group that gets together for rides. Up here in the bay area we have a great group that mt bikes together almost every weekend, but for road rides I havent found a group yet. Just a few of us that mt bike together also road ride together, but mostly in the wetter months when the trails are too wet to ride.

I wonder if beer is a gret motivater for roadies like it is for mt bikers?:rolleyes: We often bar-b-que and drink after mt rides, why not road rides too.:beer:

Sean

We definitely do have a bunch of barley-powered members here.

We definitely do have a bunch of barley-powered members here.

i'm a wino.... beer gives you a beer-belly! :p

i'm a wino.... beer gives you a beer-belly! :p


People always tell me that, but no matter how much I drink my belly just wont get any bigger. Im just a skinny beer guzzling foo.:D

rick... there is one... on november 11th.... find the link in the upcoming rides thread.... but it's climbing into the national park....

Sounds good cali,

But I'll be in England from the 8th until the 15th of Nov. 2006 so I guess I'll miss that one. Sorry about that! Hopefully next time . . .

Best Regs,
Rick