Yes me too. I hate when you are going down hill and have to push like your going up hill. Wind sucks.

I suppose I should rephrase that. Everyone that *chooses* to ride a bike to work would be naturally happy.

I hate it when I misread a post.

...and it's tough to claim on your insurance...

What he said.

Yeah, it sucks, goddam green everywhere; >70 F every day for the last ten days; haven't seen a bedbug, tick, flea, or mosquito in six months; hundreds of miles of road and trail; there's enough leftwingers to check the conservative ranters, religious right (barely), and racists; the cops are decent (less corrupt than most in CA); there's three Farmer's Markets each week year 'round; there's a lively Arts scene; and if I wanted Mediterranean climate, I'd go there.

On the other hand, thank God decent beer prices are through the roof; there's no discount grocer; good jobs are rare as hen's teeth; property and rents are high as Hell, in fact, everything is through the f'ing roof; the ocean has been ***** by roll nets; and there's snooty Roadies (not really, more like Jr. Snooty).

Best loop? Obviously, the one with all the micro breweries that hand out unlimited free samples!

It was a tongue in cheek response. Not raggin on China. :0

I don't know about free samples, but the SLO Downtown Brew has $1 beers from its microbrewery. They have lots of good varieties.

We need to find a pic atop Prefumo Canyon towards Morro Bay on a clear day....very rewarding view after some good climbing.

Another good thing about SLO (or at least SLO county) is that you can find a lot of rural roads in good condition that are not heavily trafficked. A favorite of mine is a climb over Peachy Canyon Road, which goes over smooth pavement under a canopy of shade trees, and only a few houses and wineries are on it. The other day I think I saw 1 car in about 8 miles of riding.

Somewhere I have some pictures I need to find....

Aha, I was getting the laptop which was in the kitchen with my mom, then I heard "San Luis Obispo" and I was interested since I wanted to go to school there. Then it was a girl touring around, she was riding a bike with a rider from the Cal Poly Wheelmen so then I got even more interested. Then I waited to see if she (Oprah) would say anything about bikes and she did!

We don't have basements in Central Ca.

Great answer. I am happy.

Or that all your marriage and child-rearing tips should come from an unmarried, childless woman. With bonus "how to lose weight easily" advice from a fat guy.

My earlier pictures were toward the top of Prefumo, but they were facing toward SLO. As usual, Morro Bay was clouded over that day.

I just rode Peachy last month! I'd been to 2 or 3 (or so) wineries and was coasting down the twisty hill to Paso and came around a corner and there were 50+ wild turkeys moshing in the middle of the road! I whistled, yelled and slammed on my brakes but they weren't moving and ended up brushing into a few of them.

Haha. Yes, that can occasionally happen. I prefer taking Peachy Canyon away from Paso Robles (though its more climbing that way), turn right onto Vineyard, and descend back into town via Adalaida road. 8 or 9 miles of just FLYYING. Keeping up with the motor traffic fast.