Indolent58

OK, I'm calling this canceled. It looks like the weather may end up improving during the day, but it's still too dicey to be stuck out on a long ride in a cold rain. Rescheduled for March 22.

I posted an interest thread about this in January and there seemed to be enough interest to do it. This is a great ride covering some of the best areas of SD North County. The ride starts in Oceanside and heads down the coast to Solano Beach.
It turns east via Rancho Santa Fe/Del Dios to Escondido and continues out to Lilac Road, Couser Canyon and Rice Valley. It returns Oceanside via Fallbrook and Bonsall. I originally based it on an abbreviated version of the SD 200K brevet, but I asked Grumpy Pig to share some of this North County expertise to improve the route. So if the route sucks we can blame him.

When: Sunday March 16th

Where: Oceanside Amtrak Station Parking Lot, South Tremont Street, Oceanside

Start: Meet at 7:30, roll at 8:00

Route: https://www.geocities.com/grumpypig/O...de_Century.pdf

Elevation: 5-6K ft

Food Post-ride pig-out in Oceanside TBD

Speak up boys and girls. Who's in?

IN:
Indolent
Grumpy Pig
robertkat
chaco
JimmyNH
Dave SANYYZ
igoyippy4skippy


MAYBE: (no excuses, Oceanside is as close to el-ay as you can get without being el-ay)
jsigone
shnuddy (hangover permitting)
efficiency - indecisive lamo

OUT: Don't bother posting. You are dead to me. You hear me? Dead!
jschen - WUSSORAMA!

igoyippy4skippy

I live in fallbrook and know all the roads around here I strongly suggest that you not ride reche. That road has no bike lanes and poeple tend to drive a little crazy on that road. If you could I would say take east mission from the I 15

robertkat

I second that. I'm totally in, as long as we avoid Reche rd.

jsigone

I'll think about it.......

efficiency

In.

Chaco

Are 'bents allowed? If so, I'm in.

Indolent58

We will skip Reche Road. Nice try Grumpy.

GP

I didn't look closely at the bikely route. I copied the route off of the '07 brevet RS. I'll change it to what, Mission? That's how I go through FB.

GP

RS changed. Same link.

Indolent58

Thanks.

JimmyNH

I'm in - weather and wife permitting.

Chaco

Are you guys all hammerheads? I can keep up with about a 16 mph pace on a century, but not much better than that.

Indolent58

We are not all hammerheads. There shouldn't be a problem.

igoyippy4skippy

yeah avoid reche if at all possible. If you really want to do reche you can go up to east mission take a left of live oak and take that to reche. From that point reche actually has a bike lane and live oak will be a slight downhill the only problem with that is trying to cross east mission. If you need the extra miles that is. I am in but i will be only riding to fallbrook since I am going to ride from fallbrook to the meet point at the train station.

Shnuddy

I gonna try...I'll be in town for my sister's wedding, which is Saturday night. So weather, husband (he may be there too) and hangover permitting, I will be there.

Indolent58

Weather you can't control.
Hangovers you can.

Shnuddy

I don't know, my sister is finally getting married at 41 (1st time). That's cause for some celebratin'!

DaveSANYYZ

Count me in! Thanks!

jschen

In.

JimmyNH

Hey Dan,
Any chance to change the start time to 8:00 AM? The daylight saving time begins on March 9, so 7:30 AM will feel like 6:30. On top of it I've got a party on the 15-th. Shnuddy's got a party too, so I'm sure she can also benefit from a later start. And I'm sure a later starting time will be more convenient for people coming from further north.
By the way, do you know what the climbing will be on this route?

Indolent58

Excellent suggestion. I forgot all about DST beginning in March. I will check in the climbing but I think it's in the 5-6K range.

igoyippy4skippy

since this riding is starting later i am in

JimmyNH

Thanks for changing the start time, Dan. I knew the "Slacker King" won't let me down. (Should have asked for 9 o'clock start, dammit ).

dddave

bombing reche road is fuuuunnnnnnn.

Indolent58