Northern California - Capay Valley Easy, Laid Back Ride, Sunday Nov. 2

Cancelled! Sorry, looks like rain and pretty much everyone else is out. We'll try again in the spring.

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I'd like to host another Yolo County easy, laid back ride through the bucolic Capay Valley and Rumsey Canyon on Sunday, November 2 at 9am. We'll start at the Cache Creek Casino and head north on State Highway 16, turning around at State Highway 20 on a straightforward out and back. The valley itself is mostly flat, with easy rollers in the Rumsey Canyon alongside Cache Creek.

54 miles, approximately 1,000' climbing. Easy, laid back pace, with frequent regroups.

It's a beautiful area and is usually pretty quiet-100% rural farm land or undeveloped. Water may not be available-I'll update this as we get closer. Lunch at the casino after is a possibility, and you're more than welcome to leave your paycheck at the casino...

Also, it's the end of Daylight Savings Time, so you'll have an extra hour of sleep...

Rain cancels!!!!

In
t4mv
overthere
joel

Maybe
nachomc
nasv
redspoke

Here's some photos t4mv & I took when we did this ride in March:

This is in the last 50 or so miles of the Davis Double, after you come screaming down Resurrection:
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t139/t4mv/ResurrectionDH.jpg

The turnaround at Highway 20:
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t139/t4mv/IMG_0577.jpg

Rumsey Canyon along Cache Creek:
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk244/RushfanfromNorcal/CacheCreekClubRide0803012.jpg

Cache Creek itself (there won't be this much water in November...):
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk244/RushfanfromNorcal/CacheCreekClubRide0803019.jpg

Put me in as a maybe. That's a 1-1/2 hour drive for me. If anyone in the east bay wants to carpool, let me know......

I'm a solid "maybe".

That's a long way's away (November), but as far as I know, I'm in.

That's a long way's away (November), but as far as I know, I'm in.

I put it up early to see if there's interest so I can add it to the Davis Bike Club ride calendar, also. They have a long lead time. I wanted to make sure I had at least one other person riding with me.

I'm a yes. Unless something comes up unexpectedly in the next 64 days... ::)

I'm a yes. Unless something comes up unexpectedly in the next 64 days... ::)

It'll be good riding with you again.

BBM, you can ride with me again, provided I can find your phreakin' house.. :p

Bump.

I haven't been riding at all with my recent work schedule (commuting to Seattle from Sac, oh joy!), but am still planning on leading this ride in three weeks. Post if you're interested...

Pending weather, I'm in. That means, if it's raining when I get up, I won't be there.

Pending weather, I'm in. That means, if it's raining when I get up, I won't be there.

Good point. I'm out if it's raining, too.

You can bring the 12-23 on this ride....

We're still interested. We are severely lacking tandem time, and this looks very tandemable.

We're still interested. We are severely lacking tandem time, and this looks very tandemable.

It's definitely tandemable as my eldest son and I rode with Rushfan and several of the DBC folks earlier this spring. My only complaint about the ride was that there was a headwind coming down the valley as we rode towards 20. Interestingly enough, it turned into sort of a crosswind on the way back...:mad:
Other than that, the scenery, pace and company was fantastic.

It's definitely tandemable as my eldest son and I rode with Rushfan and several of the DBC folks earlier this spring. My only complaint about the ride was that there was a headwind coming down the valley as we rode towards 20. Interestingly enough, it turned into sort of a crosswind on the way back...:mad:
Other than that, the scenery, pace and company was fantastic.

One of the guys with us lives in the Capay Valley and he said our conditions were typical- headwind in every direction...

I never got out of my middle chainring, so this is ideal for a tandem. Please bring it so I can draft!

Sigh. Everyone loves us for the draft. Sigh.

If you can catch us, you can draft us >shades of uspspro<

Due to "technical difficulties" this ride did not make it into the Davis Bike Club newsletter but I still plan to lead it and will post it to the dbc listserv. Hope to see you on the 2nd. Post with any questions.

Take me off the list - the Giro de Vino is the same day, and that's where I'll be.

Take me off the list - the Giro de Vino is the same day, and that's where I'll be.

Have a good time.

If I can get a sitter for the kids, my wife will be joining us. If not, maybe I can carpool with Nico.

I'm keeping an eye on the weather. Showers are forecast right now. I won't be going unless it clears. I admit it, I'm a fair weather rider!

Wow! 59 days flew by. I forgot about this ride until now. Hmm. I may be a no-go since I'm doing a 60-mile ride on Saturday. Not the miles mind you, the time away from the sprouts. Call me a maybe, sorry Joe.

Wow! 59 days flew by. I forgot about this ride until now. Hmm. I may be a no-go since I'm doing a 60-mile ride on Saturday. Not the miles mind you, the time away from the sprouts. Call me a maybe, sorry Joe.

No worries.

I'm keeping an eye on the weather. Showers are forecast right now. I won't be going unless it clears. I admit it, I'm a fair weather rider!

If it's raining, I won't be riding either.:(

I'm a tentative too :( ... my RD is acting up and I'm trying to fix it... and for some reason I thought this was on a Saturday - I've been increasingly (and happily) dependent on the Sunday morning Sacramento Farmers Market for my week's meals, and this would compete with that. Won't it be cold anyway on Sunday morning ;) ... afternoon anyone? :P

I hope it doesn't rain!
-Nico

No longer matters on the weather. I have to cancel.

I'm a tentative too :( ... my RD is acting up and I'm trying to fix it... and for some reason I thought this was on a Saturday - I've been increasingly (and happily) dependent on the Sunday morning Sacramento Farmers Market for my week's meals, and this would compete with that. Won't it be cold anyway on Sunday morning ;) ... afternoon anyone? :P

I hope it doesn't rain!
-Nico

Cold? It was 85 last Sunday...lol

The ride just went out on the DBC mailing list so I'm hesitant to change the time. If you can't make it, no problem, see you at the next ride.

I'm going to cancel this ride. I'll try again in the spring.

Spring? You act like you live in a place where there's a such thing as "winter". Don't lose hope just because you happened to run into one of the four times it rains per year! :P

Spring? You act like you live in a place where there's a such thing as "winter". Don't lose hope just because you happened to run into one of the four times it rains per year! :P

LOL!

I'm reading this in Seattle, where I've been working the last six weeks. There are tons of folks riding in the rain up here...

I'm sorry that this ride has been canceled. We were looking forward to it. Fickle weather.

I guess this is the weekend I get the Dolce on the trainer, where it will be semi-permanently fixed for the season.

I'm happy to have rain, don't get me wrong. We surely need it. I just wish we could have sunny weekends and rain during the week.

No, I don't want much, do I? :innocent:

Well, Joe, you could always shoot for some winter weekend after high pressure comes back and have a tule fog ride!

I'd finally get to try out the Planet Bike blinkie, at least. ;)

Well, Joe, you could always shoot for some winter weekend after high pressure comes back and have a tule fog ride!

I'd finally get to try out the Planet Bike blinkie, at least. ;)

The planets were aligning against this ride for some reason. Once I get some miles in, I'll try again...