Originally Posted by
Pamestique
Is there a reason you want to start from Union Station? Frankly I don't see it a good place to start. Bd part of town, congested, roads rough, gangs... all that! If you plan on starting from a train station why not some other one... frankly I would go down to say Capistrano or Oceanside and then ride up to Newport - now that's a lovely ride. Or as suggestion, Long Beach to Newport.
Anyway good luck with your route. Let us know how its goes. Also why is it important your wife do an "emergency sprint or climb"? What do you plan on doing to poor women? If you are taking her someplace where she has to worry about that, if I were her, I wouldn't go with you !
Thanks for everyon'es input.
Well, we are starting at Union Station because we live in the Valley, so we'll take the subway over to Union Station and then go from there. We don't have any particular destination- just she thinks she can bike that distance and she's biked the **** Coalition's River Ride, so that is what we know. I hadn't thought of going down to Capistrano and then up to newport. What do you (anyone else) suggest???
Her inability to stand up freaks me out. If she suddenly has someone coming at her or needs to move fast- she can't just haul ass. And going up hills is a problem.