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Enzo Gucci
 
I've been to wilson quite a few times, but I think today I was the clearest I've ever seen it. The view was honestly incredible. Seeing boats out on the ocean is somewhat common, but seeing the surface texture of the water (with enough detail to see the coastline of the Palos Verdes Peninsula) was pretty amazing.

I hope other people in the area were able to make it up there today.


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Entropy906
 
The few times I've ridden there, I couldn't even see the ocean. I'd love to have a clear view for once.


Happytime
 
The view from Malibu was extraordinary.

EDIT: I had a lot of opportunity to see it. Cassave and Thomson got sick of riding with the gimp so they dropped me and left me to the views. ;)


Cassave
 
The view from Malibu was extraordinary.

EDIT: I had a lot of opportunity to see it. Cassave and Thomson got sick of riding with the gimp so they dropped me and left me to the views. ;)

Oh baby, that's harsh.


Happytime
 
Oh baby, that's harsh.

Oh Clint, you know you are physically incapable of riding that slow! :p ;)


alicestrong
 
OK...which one of you guys is the retro-grouch with shifters on the downtube?


bitingduck
 
I'm in Detroit, but my GF rode her road bike up Chaney Trail to Wilson today. She was on the small Bianchi if you saw her.


Entropy906
 
I'm in Detroit

I'm sorry


merckx89
 
PAA did a training ride up there today.


ovoleg
 
how was the drive to the top and bottom? Hopefully your car didn't die up those climbs


Enzo Gucci
 
Bitignduck: We actualy did see her up at wilson. We were hanging out enjoying the view and she rolled by us.

Merckx: We saw them descending down as we were on our way up. Were you there?

Ovo: My car overheated and I was forced to abandon it. Have you considered hooking a trailer hitch to the back of you bike and towing cars as a side job? We could have used your help.


ovoleg
 
Ovo: My car overheated and I was forced to abandon it. Have you considered hooking a trailer hitch to the back of you bike and towing cars as a side job? We could have used your help.

ya but I charge an overweight passenger excise tax...since you'll be sittin in the car weighing the whole thing down


roadfix
 
Chaney trail to Wilson is dirt isn't it?


herbm
 
Was up at the top of GP today...and it was incredible..both toward the valley and LA...could even see Catalina!!


Enzo Gucci
 
Yep, Chaney to Wilson is dirt... Coulda been a Cross bike, I didn't get a close look?

Ovo: I'll work on losing some weight, asap :( What is the weight limit without being charged?


bitingduck
 
I'm sorry

It's not as bad as it sounds.


bitingduck
 
Chaney trail to Wilson is dirt isn't it?

It's paved on the lower part of Chaney until you get to the Mt. Lowe Railway fire road, then you come out at Mt. Wilson Rd about 2 miles below the park entrance. It's not bad on a road bike- we do fire roads on them fairly often.


bitingduck
 
Coulda been a Cross bike, I didn't get a close look?

Nope. Her cross bike is in Canuckistan. It's a plain old road bike with 700x23 road tires. Works fine.


Cleave
 
Hi,

I was up on Newport Coast and Spyglass today and the view north to Long Beach was spectacular too. :)


Tiffanie
 
The weather was awesome today... clear skies and the mountains were in clear view!


Enzo Gucci
 
It's paved on the lower part of Chaney until you get to the Mt. Lowe Railway fire road, then you come out at Mt. Wilson Rd about 2 miles below the park entrance. It's not bad on a road bike- we do fire roads on them fairly often.

Oops, I was thinking of Chantry.


rooftest
 
Damn - I was supposed to ride up today, but chickened out at a unreasonably early start time. Every time I've done the climb, I've seen nothing but clouds at the top. Luckily, I'm taking all week off.


bitingduck
 
Oops, I was thinking of Chantry.

No- you probably had it right. It is fire road for a lot of it, but it's quite rideable.


Enzo Gucci
 
No- you probably had it right. It is fire road for a lot of it, but it's quite rideable.

Nah, I've ridden both, so I know that the toll road is more rideable on a road bike than Chaney. When I was thinking Chaney, I was wondering, "How the hell is that possible?" Chantry makes more sense, haha.


bitingduck
 
Nah, I've ridden both, so I know that the toll road is more rideable on a road bike than Chaney. When I was thinking Chaney, I was wondering, "How the hell is that possible?" Chantry makes more sense, haha.

The toll road isn't rideable on a bike at all right now-- there's still a huge landslide just above Eaton Canyon, so you have to take a horse trail if you hike it. The fire road is closed.

I don't think there's even any obvious way up wilson from Chantry, at least not on a fire road.


roadfix
 
Yeah, the toll road has been a huge mess ever since the very wet season we had like 4 years ago.


ovoleg
 
Ovo: I'll work on losing some weight, asap :( What is the weight limit without being charged?

250lbs, you have quite a ways to go young padawan


Enzo Gucci
 
250lbs, you have quite a ways to go young padawan

At the healthy rate of 2lbs/wk, it should only take me 6 - 7 months.


big john
 
What's a good spot to start a nice 40/50 mile round trip Mt Wilson journey? I live in Topanga, but don't want to ride across the valley to do it. You can climb Angeles Crest or Big Tujunga to Angeles Forest to Angeles Crest. To climb AC, just park near the 210 on AC itself, or uphill about a mile from the 210 is a park on the left.
I prefer to climb Big T, it's quieter and quite spectacular. You can park in the neighborhood around Oro Vista and Foothill, or park in the Sizzler parking lot at Foothill and Sunland blvd. This is at the Sunland Blvd exit from the 210.
There is a big ride up the Big T route on New Year's Day. My group will be leaving the Oro Vista area at 9:00. Join Us!


big john
 
I put 8:00 as the start time for the 1st, should be 9:00. Yeah, I have that damn virus, too.


curiouskid55
 
What group? Is this a traditional New Years ride? Do you plan on descending Angeles Crest?


big john
 
What group? Is this a traditional New Years ride? Do you plan on descending Angeles Crest?
My group is the SFVBC, but riders from all over the city do this ride. I'll probably descend AC, but I prefer Big T. You can start wherever you want, but some are starting at CSUN and some in Van Nuys and some at Foothill and Oro Vista. The racers usually start the climb around 10:00.
http://socalcycling.com/Group%20Rides/frGroupRides.htm


curiouskid55
 
Forecast for Mt Wilson on tuesday is 53, cloudy, and windy.


big john
 
Forecast for Mt Wilson on tuesday is 53, cloudy, and windy.

A heat wave! 2 years ago it was 32 at Red Box when we turned back because the road was covered with ice. Last year it was so windy I almost got blown to a stop more than once. I almost turned back on Big Tujunga.
Also last year one of the guys in the racer group had a vehicle pacing him up to Red Box as I was coming back down. Another car passed this sag car and almost got me. This was after I dodged a tree that had fallen into the road. Fun stuff.


big john
 
This site says it's 30 up there now.
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm


Sewellymon
 
I'm in Detroit, but my GF rode her road bike up Chaney Trail to Wilson today. She was on the small Bianchi if you saw her.

WOW. yea my boss was riding his mtn bike up near the Alpine Tavern/ Mt Lowe Campground when your girlfriend passed him like he was standing still. And he climbs pretty fast uphill. He was blown away.

So it is NOT a cross bike she rides? I was insisting it must have been. But whatdoIknow?


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