Get a bike that will accept fairly wide tires. The state has underfunded roads quite a lot. You may have tons of potholes due to slow repaving schedules. I haven't been to that part of the OC, but around here in the Bay there is no obvious association between road quality and community size. I live in Pothole central, the towns next store range from fairly free of potholes to somewhat better than where I live. All in my 5 mile radius.