Eroica California reboot - Sept 12
02-14-21, 07:14 PM
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Reorganized the first post with powdercoaters by state rather than alphabetically, found a cool online tool to indicate which states have a bicycle powder coater listed so we can see where we have holes in our data easily. Some larger states should have listings further broken down (SoCal vs NorCal as an example), the idea is to post powdercoaters that aren't too far away from most of our C&V forum members. The southeast US isn't represented as of the time I'm typing this, for example.
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02-14-21, 09:21 PM
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I think it is 50-50 at this point. The organizers are doing their best. I had sent an email to Kaori just before the date change on the web site. I was thinking that maybe I would be vaccinated by April , I am registered because I am 66 and an essential worker. Now I see here in Cali , they are out of vaccine so who knows. In California and locally in Ventura County I have unfortunately lost faith in our leadership. Not much information and just wait and see mentality. My daughter in San Diego is 23 also essential worker, already vaccinated! It is not consistent at all statewide , it varies from county to county. As far as doing Eroica I would not have a problem with doing it, I just have concerns about the number of people unless most are vaccinated.
02-15-21, 12:39 AM
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I think it is 50-50 at this point. The organizers are doing their best. I had sent an email to Kaori just before the date change on the web site. I was thinking that maybe I would be vaccinated by April , I am registered because I am 66 and an essential worker. Now I see here in Cali , they are out of vaccine so who knows. In California and locally in Ventura County I have unfortunately lost faith in our leadership. Not much information and just wait and see mentality. My daughter in San Diego is 23 also essential worker, already vaccinated! It is not consistent at all statewide , it varies from county to county. As far as doing Eroica I would not have a problem with doing it, I just have concerns about the number of people unless most are vaccinated.
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02-15-21, 01:00 AM
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Then when will we get the 3rd (booster) shot for the variants? 
02-15-21, 06:52 AM
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I really want this event to happen and I think September is enough time to get us vaccinated if a what gugie says is true and we get the shots. When I was grade school age I got polio vaccine at school. The administration lined us up and we got our shots, it was that simple. There was no political agenda behind it or denial. I think most of us want to be safe, as much as we hate the interruption in our life, this is the way to getting things back on track. For us it is about events like Eroica that we so look forward to, or seeing our loved ones. I have not seen my daughter in almost a year, since she is now vaccinated we are going down to San Diego in our motor home on Wednesday for her birthday . I plan on doing some riding with my wife while we are there, it is a great area for cycling. Thank you gugie for updating me on the roll out , it gives me hope. 1.5 million is really quite an achievement .
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02-15-21, 07:04 AM
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I really want this event to happen and I think September is enough time to get us vaccinated if a what gugie says is true and we get the shots. When I was grade school age I got polio vaccine at school. The administration lined us up and we got our shots, it was that simple. There was no political agenda behind it or denial. I think most of us want to be safe, as much as we hate the interruption in our life, this is the way to getting things back on track. For us it is about events like Eroica that we so look forward to, or seeing our loved ones. I have not seen my daughter in almost a year, since she is now vaccinated we are going down to San Diego in our motor home on Wednesday for her birthday . I plan on doing some riding with my wife while we are there, it is a great area for cycling. Thank you gugie for updating me on the roll out , it gives me hope. 1.5 million is really quite an achievement .
02-15-21, 09:09 AM
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Lake Jennings Lakeside(San Diego) California
Thank you!! So looking forward to my ride up to Lake Jennings.....and beyond! I have ridden along Mission Bay and down to Old Town and I cannot believe all the cycling trails you guys have. I was riding along a creek path somewhere down there and got passed by a beautiful Celeste Bianchi set up as a single speed. I was just cruising around. Not knowing the area , I kind of just do random rides to anywhere . That's how I found the Lake! Joe
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02-15-21, 02:07 PM
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Since I'm only 63
, I have no idea when the vaccine will be available to me. That's not a complaint, just a statement of reality. My turn will come, and most likely before September.
I hope I'll be able to go. If my wife and I are vaccinated, I probably will, as I very much enjoy Eroica CA - I love me my "Old Farts on Old Bikes" weekend.
, I have no idea when the vaccine will be available to me. That's not a complaint, just a statement of reality. My turn will come, and most likely before September.I hope I'll be able to go. If my wife and I are vaccinated, I probably will, as I very much enjoy Eroica CA - I love me my "Old Farts on Old Bikes" weekend.
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02-15-21, 02:10 PM
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I will be in (I hope) my last semester of this degree, so I can't make it. One year I will, I hope.
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02-15-21, 09:36 PM
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I'm 65 and I got my second vaccination last week. Assuming infection numbers drop considerably and the vaccines are effective against the variants, I'm 51% confident the event will happen this fall. Eroica CA isn't perfect, but it's too close to home for me to skip it.
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02-15-21, 10:24 PM
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I'm 65 and I got my second vaccination last week. Assuming infection numbers drop considerably and the vaccines are effective against the variants, I'm 51% confident the event will happen this fall. Eroica CA isn't perfect, but it's too close to home for me to skip it.
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02-16-21, 09:45 AM
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I'm 65 and I got my second vaccination last week. Assuming infection numbers drop considerably and the vaccines are effective against the variants, I'm 51% confident the event will happen this fall. Eroica CA isn't perfect, but it's too close to home for me to skip it.
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Well, having moved away from that area this past August (and having missed out on the 2020 ride, naturally), I'm trying to move back. If I get back there and am vaccinated, I'll be at the ride. Such a great course, such a great day to see all the old bikes out there.
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It's my old team jersey I've had since 1977. I've worn it at all the Eroica CA's so far. I don't know how much longer I can wear it, though. Even though it's acrylic and not wool, it seems to be shrinking a little bit every year.
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02-17-21, 07:58 AM
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02-17-21, 10:22 PM
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Oregon Cyclewear has the jerseys, specify embroidery per instructions, Spectrum Embroidery (2 miles from me!) does the work. I had them do the artwork, which is "open source".
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Then perhaps I should once again bring up my extended Tour D'Eroica concept. If you will recall, it involved riding Cino, then strapping on a few bags and riding to Eroica, then riding Eroica. Let's see now, we'd have two weeks and it's a mere 1,200 miles. That's less than 100 miles per day! Not only that, but we'd be so fit that we'd literally fly up Cedar Mountain. Now, where am I going to get that extra vacation time from?
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That is an amazingly common phenomenon. I think someone should do a research study to find out what it is about these jerseys that makes them do that.
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Then perhaps I should once again bring up my extended Tour D'Eroica concept. If you will recall, it involved riding Cino, then strapping on a few bags and riding to Eroica, then riding Eroica. Let's see now, we'd have two weeks and it's a mere 1,200 miles. That's less than 100 miles per day! Not only that, but we'd be so fit that we'd literally fly up Cedar Mountain. Now, where am I going to get that extra vacation time from?
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Then perhaps I should once again bring up my extended Tour D'Eroica concept. If you will recall, it involved riding Cino, then strapping on a few bags and riding to Eroica, then riding Eroica. Let's see now, we'd have two weeks and it's a mere 1,200 miles. That's less than 100 miles per day! Not only that, but we'd be so fit that we'd literally fly up Cedar Mountain. Now, where am I going to get that extra vacation time from?
Almost 10 years ago I met a retired guy on my first STOKR (habitat for humanity fundraiser century in Libby, MT) and he had bike camped his way from Missoula to Libby (200 miles or so), did the century, then rode home. On a mid 80's Schwinn Cimarron.
He rode party pace, but still...
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02-18-21, 10:43 PM
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Oregon Cyclewear. Yeah, great for wool but they have poly retro looking jerseys on close out at 2 for $25. Please somebody buy them all so I will not be tempted