Southern California - Sunday December 3rd PCH ride

Date: Sunday December 3rd (yes...tomorrow)
Time: Meet at 6:30 a.m...roll at 6:45 a.m. sharp!
Where: Magnolia and Banning
What: PCH-ish ride...most likely down to Main Beach in Laguna and back...maybe some Newport Coast and Back Bay thrown in...but who knows. We provide no route slips, so ride at your own risk. ;) :p

The only absolutes are that I absolutely have to be home by noon and we will absolutely feast at Los Primos...so there ya go. :D

Who:
Brandy
Voltaire
Chimivee
Mel
Matt

I did a lot of that ride today, beautiful down there. but omg, 6:30. :eek:

Matt is out riding right now...on his fixie.:D If I can speak for us (and he certainly does, often:eek: ). I say we are in....:p See you all bright and early! ;) Brandy, Thanks for organizing! (we are also in for Los Primos...but I am sure you all knew that already!:rolleyes: )

Date: Sunday December 3rd (yes...tomorrow)
Time: Meet at 6:30 a.m...roll at 6:45 a.m. sharp!
Where: Magnolia and Banning
What: PCH-ish ride...most likely down to Main Beach in Laguna and back...maybe some Newport Coast and Back Bay thrown in...but who knows. We provide no route slips, so ride at your own risk. ;) :p

The only absolutes are that I absolutely have to be home by noon and we will absolutely feast at Los Primos...so there ya go. :D

Who:
Brandy
Voltaire
Chimivee

Brandy, you are an animal!!!

Brandy, you are an animal!!!

:roflmao: :roflmao: Let's withhold judgement until my ride report tomorrow. :eek: :p

No really...I was proud of my solo ride today and I'm in training, baby. I need to get ready for the Triple Crown...only 2.5 months until my first double century! :eek: :eek: :eek:

:roflmao: :roflmao: Let's withhold judgement until my ride report tomorrow. :eek: :p

No really...I was proud of my solo ride today and I'm in training, baby. I need to get ready for the Triple Crown...only 2.5 months until my first double century! :eek: :eek: :eek:

You are doing the triple crown??? Wow, I am impressed.

You are doing the triple crown??? Wow, I am impressed.

Attempting? :o

Attempting? :o

Even I know that to you, attempting means conquering.

Which 3, Butterfield, Solvang, Grand Tour?

Even I know that to you, attempting means conquering.

Which 3, Butterfield, Solvang, Grand Tour?

How'd you guess? :p Yes...Brandy looks at the three lowest elevation rides and chooses them! I am considering Hemet as an option and depending on how my climbing improves, I'm not ruling out Eastern Sierra if a group from BF decides to do it. Who knows...I'm keeping my options open, but Butterfield is going to be my first!

Attempting? :o

You'll do it! No question about it ;)

I'll be riding the opposite way so I'll give you a wave....

There's a ride? I thought I was just in for Mr. Serious.

where exactly is the start? for those of us unfamiliar with the area....i may make the drive...

There's a ride? I thought I was just in for Mr. Serious.

Ride? What ride?

where exactly is the start? for those of us unfamiliar with the area....i may make the drive...

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=magnolia%20and%20banning%20huntington%20beach%2C%20ca&btnG=Google+Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

right on....im gonna try like hell to make it....anything to get away from this damned wind!!!

Cool! There's a nice grassy area if you want to come down tonight...I know how you like to sleep at the ride starts. ;)

its not quite far away enough for that!!!! looks like about 55 miles....i just cleared it with mrs scootcore so the only catch will be getting my ass out of bed.....btw, if i do show dont let me get lost! i know of nothing down there!!!!!!!

its not quite far away enough for that!!!! looks like about 55 miles....i just cleared it with mrs scootcore so the only catch will be getting my ass out of bed.....btw, if i do show dont let me get lost! i know of nothing down there!!!!!!!

We'll try not to lose you. :p I'll PM you my cell # just in case though. ;)

I'm not coming close to committing to this, as it means I'd have to get up at 5 to leave at 5:30 for the second day in a row, to do nearly the same ride I did today.

However, the opportunty to meet Mr. Serious -and the rest of you ( I guess ;) ) - is certainly tempting me. If I manage to get off my keester tonight and get my bike stuff ready, is there a parking lot there? I'm assuming it'll be obvious, groups of bicycle gangs usually aren't hard to spot.

thats a good question....what is at that intersection? anything? a mini mall? a park?

For those north the OC County Line, there's a small group of us doing the Palos Verdes Loop tomorrow at 7AM.

South Bay Riders ASS-EMBLE Dec. 3 (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=249448)

Not that I'm trying to poach anybody from Brandy's ride... ;)

thats a good question....what is at that intersection? anything? a mini mall? a park? There is a park that runs along the west side of Magnolia. Park anywhere along there on the street, just north of Banning. Looky (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=magnolia+and+banning+huntington+beach,+ca&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&om=1&z=18&ll=33.643965,-117.970757&spn=0.002572,0.006073&t=h&iwloc=addr).

It's pretty obvious, once you're there.

Yeah...what he said! :p

OK, I'm tired, but I can't sleep. I'd have to be getting up in 6 hours to make this ride, which just isn't going to happen.

I'm bailing on the ride. :( Woke up more sore than anticipated from my spill yesterday. Any my, it's WINDY out.

We'll miss you!

its really really windy up here too. yikes. talk about being blown off a bike...

Crazy kids it's REALLY wind out, be careful not to get blown into the ocean ;)

wind conditions (http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=209&regionProductID=1&timeoffset=0)

Good Luck out there.

[/IMG]QUOTE=chimivee]I'm bailing on the ride. :( Woke up more sore than anticipated from my spill yesterday. Any my, it's WINDY out.[/QUOTE]


Hope you feel better. The pain from the spills kind of creep up on you.
I might go for a ride, but my lungs still hurt from the dust yesterday. So, I'm a big maybe on a ride today.

So, I'll at least do some Xmas shopping, and possible buy a tree....

Just got home, we had a nice little turnout and it was great to finally meet Bill (scootcore)!!! This ride was hard for me...I was in recovery mode, or should have been...and lagging way behind. I skipped Newport Coast and sat on PCH waiting for everyone. :p The ride ended with Los Primos...of course! :)

Just got home, we had a nice little turnout and it was great to finally meet Bill (scootcore)!!! This ride was hard for me...I was in recovery mode, or should have been...and lagging way behind. I skipped Newport Coast and sat on PCH waiting for everyone. :p The ride ended with Los Primos...of course! :)

Glad you had a good ride Brandy! I thought of you this morning at 6ish, wishing I could come and ride too :rolleyes: How did your legs feel today after the long ride yesterday?

Glad you had a good ride Brandy! I thought of you this morning at 6ish, wishing I could come and ride too :rolleyes: How did your legs feel today after the long ride yesterday?

Tired! I was tired all around!

Tired! I was tired all around!
Pics? Oh, and I was so focused on your...um...change of avatar last night, I forgot to congratulate you on your 72 mile solo ride! It's tough to ride 40 completely solo, let alone what you did. Good job, Brandy! :D

So did Bill camp out in the back of his pickup?

Pics? Oh, and I was so focused on your...um...change of avatar last night, I forgot to congratulate you on your 72 mile solo ride! It's tough to ride 40 completely solo, let alone what you did. Good job, Brandy! :D

Thanks M.E. I didn't realize that the sunset was so distracting. ;) Oh...and I don't know if there are any pics from today. I skipped some of the climbing and sat my ass on PCH waiting for the boys. I just couldn't do it! :(

So did Bill camp out in the back of his pickup?

Nope...lol!

Thanks M.E. I didn't realize that the sunset was so distracting. ;) Oh...and I don't know if there are any pics from today. I skipped some of the climbing and sat my ass on PCH waiting for the boys. I just couldn't do it! :(
No :( face, lady! You rode a hard ride yesterday and your body was telling you something. No glory, my dear, if you injure yourself. Instead view it as a recovery ride and be happy for what you did. I'm not even doing a recovery ride today I'm so wiped! I'm just cleaning my place and doing laundry...which believe me is a recovery in and of itself. :p Anyway, you're doing great and you'll be all ready for the 100 next week!!! :D

Thanks M.E. I didn't realize that the sunset was so distracting. ;) Oh...and I don't know if there are any pics from today. I skipped some of the climbing and sat my ass on PCH waiting for the boys. I just couldn't do it! :(

hey, you had a great weekend of riding. Me?? I did NONE!!! It is so smokey here now, I don't even dare go outside, much less ride.

hey, you had a great weekend of riding. Me?? I did NONE!!! It is so smokey here now, I don't even dare go outside, much less ride.
Smokey? Is there a fire there? Pathetic, I know, but I haven't turned a TV or radio (other than Weekend Becomes Eclectic) on all day. :o

Smokey? Is there a fire there? Pathetic, I know, but I haven't turned a TV or radio (other than Weekend Becomes Eclectic) on all day. :o

There does appear to be a fire in Moorpark, I think north of highway 118 (Balcom, Grimes, etc). It is too smokey for me to go exploring. I am staying inside.

So did Bill camp out in the back of his pickup?

quite the reputation ive built for myself i see!!!!

I took a few pics. I'll post them later tonight or (more likely) first thing tomorrow...

great ride! Great meeting scootcore, too.

right on!!! great meeting all of you guys as well! thanks brandy for getting it going!!!

Thanks for driving all the way down for the...ummm...ride? Feast? Uh...whatever we did today! :p

How was the wind? The weather machine said Newport Beach was having 20+ mph winds.

I don't think it was that bad. How are you feeling James?

Thanks for driving all the way down for the...ummm...ride? Feast? Uh...whatever we did today! :p

the drive was worth for all of the above....especially for the biggest tacos ive ever seen...

How was the wind? The weather machine said Newport Beach was having 20+ mph winds.
in all honesty the wind was hardly noticeable....for reals.