Originally Posted by
CommuteCommando
I had an interesting exchange with my wife this morning.
"BTW, Im riding with a bunch of people up in OC next week"
"What! Don't you remember Muriel's daugther is getting married that afternoon?"
Hey CC, come ride with us. I'll get you one of
these cards.
If the Budweiser Institute says it works, it must be true.
I still appreciate your help designing the route. Thanks!
Originally Posted by
Elvo
Looks like I'm in. I made some minor comments in orange. Also, Laguna Canyon Road has an on-and-off bike lane up until El Toro and literally becomes a freeway after El Toro (albeit with a decent shoulder) so we would need to be on our best behavior.
Thanks Elvo. I changed the route so we'll backtrack on Portola. As for avoiding Turtle Ridge - I agree with you and I've changed that part too. The traffic light is slow and annoying. But Turtle Ridge cuts about a mile compared to going all the way to the bottom of NPC, so for those of us who might get dropped, I reckon it's still a good shortcut.
As for Laguna Canyon - it's got a wide shoulder after the CA-73 so I wouldn't worry too much about it. But we must be careful when making that left turn at the end. Maybe just do the "sissy turn", i.e. cross Pavona and then use the pedestrian crossing.