Originally Posted by
JoeyBike
Don't spend too much time cycling North on the Cali coast. Or any of the Pacific coast. You get ridiculous prevailing headwinds, no view, and far fewer shoulders.
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Was going to mention this. OP said something about 80 miles up coast. OP, is that 80 miles a day? If so, unless you are in super phenomenal iron man level shape, You aren't going 80 miles a day on the coast.going north.