Southern California - Riding in Tehachapi

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Jaye
11-19-08, 05:17 PM
Hey everyone,

My wife has a birthday party to attend in Tehachapi this sunday so I will have about 3 hours to kill and figured I'd bring the bike. Due to work and family commitments I have spent WAY too much time off the bike in recent months and as such am fairly out of shape.

The only route I have in Tehachapi involves quite a bit of climbing that I think in my current state of fitness might reduce me to a gasping idiot sitting on the side of the road wanting to die.

Does anyone know of a good 40-ish miler in Tehachapi that is mild on climbing but still a nice ride?

Any and all help is apreciated.

Thanks,
Mike

Mr. Beanz
11-19-08, 05:22 PM
I'd go for the cake and icecream myself!:D
furiousferret
11-19-08, 05:23 PM
Don't forget the wind out there too, that's the only thing I remember about that place. The wind.

Jaye
11-19-08, 05:55 PM
I'd go for the cake and icecream myself!:D

Cake and Ice Cream will further add to my climbing troubles, plus add in a bunch of screaming 7 year olds and I am OUT!
DanteB
11-20-08, 12:43 AM
Hey everyone,

My wife has a birthday party to attend in Tehachapi this sunday so I will have about 3 hours to kill and figured I'd bring the bike. Due to work and family commitments I have spent WAY too much time off the bike in recent months and as such am fairly out of shape.

The only route I have in Tehachapi involves quite a bit of climbing that I think in my current state of fitness might reduce me to a gasping idiot sitting on the side of the road wanting to die.

Does anyone know of a good 40-ish miler in Tehachapi that is mild on climbing but still a nice ride?

Any and all help is apreciated.

Thanks,
Mike

About the flatest ride would be west on 202 to Horse Thief CC and back. It will have some climbing but it beats the alternatives. The wind.....you never know.