Flounce

Nevermind -

I just did a bunch of reading and riding from LA to SF is discouraged, everybody recommends SF to LA and there is tons of info on that ride on the interwebs.

I guess I"ll do a one way car rental and ride down from SF to LA.

thanks

Flamme Rouge

It's a great ride! Don't forget the Pfeiffer Canyon bridge in Big Sur is closed until the end of September.

Flounce

Thanks! Maybe will do this after September then.

Just browsing the internet and googlemaps/ridewithgps, here is what I'm thinking right now. I don't want to ride this as a pain-fest 900km brevet, but I don't want to do a touring pace of 60 miles a day, I want to sleep every night and cover some distance each day. So I'm thinking 4 days, consisting of 2 longer days staggered with 2 shorter days:



Day 0 Thursday noon - one way car rental, drive me and my bike to SF
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Day 1 Friday - Start early, ride 125 mi from SF to Monterey.

Day 2 Saturday - Long day, start early - ride 145 mi to San Luis Obispo (Mile #270)

Day 3 Sunday - Sleep in a bit, ride 110 mi to Santa Barbara (Mile #380)

Day 4 Monday - Long day, start early - ride 155 miles to home in Irvine (Mile #535)

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Alternatively, I could get even more aggressive and do it in 3 days of 180-200 miles a day. Main difference would be that I'd be doing a lot more riding in the dark, and that might mean carrying a bit more gear for some colder temps.


Any thoughts? Just don't say I'm a wuss for stopping and sleeping each night.

MrGhrelin

LA to SF is great if you like headwinds, as the wind along the coast generally prevails from the NorthWest. You might consider going from SF to LA instead.