Originally Posted by
raybo
If you want distance, then go all the way down to San Diego. But, the quality of the ride degrades once you are south of Santa Barbara (some would say south of San Luis Obispo). Certainly, riding south of LA offers little of note.
+1. Even reaching Santa Barbara requires some unpleasant freeway sections (CA-1/US-101 Gaviota to Goleta), or climbing a two-lane highway with a nonexistent shoulder and dangerously fast traffic (CA-154 Santa Ynez to Stagecoach Road):
CA-154 southbound, near Lake Cachuma