I just got back. The Solvang Prelude was fantastic, add to it the Delta IV launch and Village Days at the La Purisma Mission and it was a spectacular weekend. I was a great ride, beautiful surroundings, and almost no stop signs or signals. My friend said that he enjoyed the ride so much that he would do it alone. That's a pretty high compliment from a mountain biker who was cajoled into getting a road bike.
Does anyone know the status of the downed rider on initial out & back? We headed out at 7:45 AM. At about the 4.3 mile point there was a rider in the ditch. It appeared that they had gone off the outside of the curve. The rider was laying in the ditch. The front wheel of their bicycle was taco'd.