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From the water tank at the end of E Skyline to The TV station at Punta Del Este is decent dirt road. It starts out from the tank a bit loose, but gets much better after a few hundred yards. Even up from Powder Canyon is pretty good road.
The issue may be getting traction with road slicks on some of the steep sections. Completely doable with CX tires.
From Punta Del Este to Hacienda there are some short rocky sections and the ruts get much worse. That section was built to construct the new power line, so it get's hardly any traffic. The road to the the Repeater station and down to Powder canyon gets maintained.
Powder Canyon Trail from Fullerton road to Schabarum park and Colima is completely doable on road tires. Just watch out for one stream crossing with about 20' of loose crushed rock.
YMMV one good rainstorm changes everything.
The issue may be getting traction with road slicks on some of the steep sections. Completely doable with CX tires.
From Punta Del Este to Hacienda there are some short rocky sections and the ruts get much worse. That section was built to construct the new power line, so it get's hardly any traffic. The road to the the Repeater station and down to Powder canyon gets maintained.
Powder Canyon Trail from Fullerton road to Schabarum park and Colima is completely doable on road tires. Just watch out for one stream crossing with about 20' of loose crushed rock.
YMMV one good rainstorm changes everything.
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Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu
Up Latigo, Down Decker, Up Mulholland, Down Latigo
56 mi
7,400 ft climb
Kate Courtney (2019 World UCI Mtn Bike Champ) gave me a shoutout as we passed by each other.
I was wearing my Stanford kit (she's an alum, too). That was pretty cool! and I'm a total fanboy
Got a PR on the Latigo climb. Been able to drop my time by 10% since October, so I'm happy about that
Up Latigo, Down Decker, Up Mulholland, Down Latigo
56 mi
7,400 ft climb
Kate Courtney (2019 World UCI Mtn Bike Champ) gave me a shoutout as we passed by each other.
I was wearing my Stanford kit (she's an alum, too). That was pretty cool! and I'm a total fanboy
Got a PR on the Latigo climb. Been able to drop my time by 10% since October, so I'm happy about that
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Mullholland climb was totally clean. Latigo had a few spots where some good sized rocks had fallen, but the chunks were gone by the time I descended. And, Encinal climb from Mulholland split to Decker had a bit of stuff on the shoulder forcing you to ride mid-lane in spots. That was the only part I felt a little uncomfortable, but all in all roads were really clean!
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Mullholland climb was totally clean. Latigo had a few spots where some good sized rocks had fallen, but the chunks were gone by the time I descended. And, Encinal climb from Mulholland split to Decker had a bit of stuff on the shoulder forcing you to ride mid-lane in spots. That was the only part I felt a little uncomfortable, but all in all roads were really clean!
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Short 13 mile loop around Agoura/Westlake this morning. Was freeeeezing! Temps mostly in the 40's for the bulk of the ride. Rain coming in the next few days will mean trainer miles, I guess.
Plus the canyons we ride in the Santa Monicas will be a mess afterwards so will be avoiding them until late next week.
Plus the canyons we ride in the Santa Monicas will be a mess afterwards so will be avoiding them until late next week.
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47-miler in the puente hills. wanted to do the sammos but too windy out there today. puente hills coolish but not cold and low winds today.
sw side ascent of turnbull canyon, some colima, hacienda and harbor/fullerton action (harbor not recommended in the area with fast/aggro traffic)
along with west dr, east skyline dr and two dirty miles of the schabarum/skyline trail for giggles (on the conti gp5000 '23's). great clear views today
of pv/catalina and the baldy/higher region of the san gabes. roads pretty good pavement (an 8/8.5 overall) and a noticeable lack of
dirt/mud/branches from the winds/rain yday,
https://www.strava.com/activities/4687066695
sw side ascent of turnbull canyon, some colima, hacienda and harbor/fullerton action (harbor not recommended in the area with fast/aggro traffic)
along with west dr, east skyline dr and two dirty miles of the schabarum/skyline trail for giggles (on the conti gp5000 '23's). great clear views today
of pv/catalina and the baldy/higher region of the san gabes. roads pretty good pavement (an 8/8.5 overall) and a noticeable lack of
dirt/mud/branches from the winds/rain yday,
https://www.strava.com/activities/4687066695
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At the bottom of Turnbull Cyn on the Hacienda Heights side, make a right onto Valleceto Dr and a left on Camino Del Sur to connect with Colima Rd to take you back to Whittier and in the linky a route I take to connect with West-East Rd in La Habra Hgts. Vallecito and Camino Del Sur are freshly paved and bike lanes have been or will be added.
If you love climbing, you can also tackle Belle River Rd by keeping straight on Vallecito until it turns left onto Belle River.
Colima Rd is notorious for flats so watch for the usual glass and debris when descending to Mar Vista where you will make a left at a signal. Traffic will be going 60-70 mph so give yourself more space than normal to make the left.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34962289
If you love climbing, you can also tackle Belle River Rd by keeping straight on Vallecito until it turns left onto Belle River.
Colima Rd is notorious for flats so watch for the usual glass and debris when descending to Mar Vista where you will make a left at a signal. Traffic will be going 60-70 mph so give yourself more space than normal to make the left.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34962289
was having (bad) flashbacks. think belle river is a little longer but the grade, curve of the street and houses age/construction/spacing seems identical.
colima was okay today but harbor/fullerton (busy fast part) was a lot worse today than the last two times i've ridden it.
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i was wondering why belle river sounded familiar today...ugh. had to roll thru this thread to remind myself. road is a dead ringer for silver arrow rd on the palos verdes peninsula.
was having (bad) flashbacks. think belle river is a little longer but the grade, curve of the street and houses age/construction/spacing seems identical.
colima was okay today but harbor/fullerton (busy fast part) was a lot worse today than the last two times i've ridden it.
was having (bad) flashbacks. think belle river is a little longer but the grade, curve of the street and houses age/construction/spacing seems identical.
colima was okay today but harbor/fullerton (busy fast part) was a lot worse today than the last two times i've ridden it.
There are two bypasses to use to avoid the flat and heavy traffic of Colima and Fullerton Rd that offer a little more climbing and enjoyment.
First, if you have a gravel, cross, MTB or wide tires with urban or soft dirt treads, ride through Schabarum Park entering off of Colima Rd one block east of Azusa. You will be dropped off onto Old Fullerton Rd in La Habra Heights.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35088491
Second, if you continue on Colima Rd and make a right on Albatross and a second right onto Salerosa Dr go over the hill and make a left onto Sunrise, then descend down onto Fullerton Rd and make a right to take you back to Old Fullerton Rd by making another right after the Pathfinder/Fullerton Rd T-intersection. I will also use the sidewalk in this section on weekdays if traffic is heavy/fast on Fullerton Rd because of wide truck traffic not giving 3 feet of space and being squeezed.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35088507
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47-miler in the puente hills. wanted to do the sammos but too windy out there today. puente hills coolish but not cold and low winds today.
sw side ascent of turnbull canyon, some colima, hacienda and harbor/fullerton action (harbor not recommended in the area with fast/aggro traffic)
along with west dr, east skyline dr and two dirty miles of the schabarum/skyline trail for giggles (on the conti gp5000 '23's). great clear views today
of pv/catalina and the baldy/higher region of the san gabes. roads pretty good pavement (an 8/8.5 overall) and a noticeable lack of
dirt/mud/branches from the winds/rain yday,
https://www.strava.com/activities/4687066695
sw side ascent of turnbull canyon, some colima, hacienda and harbor/fullerton action (harbor not recommended in the area with fast/aggro traffic)
along with west dr, east skyline dr and two dirty miles of the schabarum/skyline trail for giggles (on the conti gp5000 '23's). great clear views today
of pv/catalina and the baldy/higher region of the san gabes. roads pretty good pavement (an 8/8.5 overall) and a noticeable lack of
dirt/mud/branches from the winds/rain yday,
https://www.strava.com/activities/4687066695
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Rare Weds ride for me before the storm. Stayed in the local Whittier-Puente Hills.
Short but no too sweet. 27 miles and 3500 ft climbed.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35090775
Short but no too sweet. 27 miles and 3500 ft climbed.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35090775
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Last night: My garage
Tomorrow night: My garage
I hope to get out on the road for 40-50 miles on Saturday, and my typical 40 mile "coffee ride" group on Sunday, but my daughter's travel softball team is getting active again. Softball schedule trumps my riding plans every time.
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I hope to get out on the road for 40-50 miles on Saturday, and my typical 40 mile "coffee ride" group on Sunday, but my daughter's travel softball team is getting active again. Softball schedule trumps my riding plans every time.
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Rose Bowl - Hansen Dam - Rose Bowl (36.5 miles). Next time, I would probably opt for adding the climb up La Tuna Canyon (from Glenoaks) on the way back. In the interest of time, we opted for a flatter return route on Foothill Blvd, dropping down into Montrose. A spectacularly beautiful day for a bike ride, even if it was a little cooler than I prefer.
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20 mile round trip up the SGRT. Finally getting some miles in. I got 242 miles logged so far this month which I'm very thankful for.
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On weekdays (with rare exception), I either ride my trainer or I don't ride. Such are the demands of being a family guy and a business owner. The Zwift app has made trainer sessions tolerable, and very productive.
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80-miler starting/finishing at elysian park by dodger stadium. low 40's at the start. rambled through echo park and silver lake areas before
slow climbing up to the griffith observatory. met up with bike forums contributor Tycho Brahe in hollywood and went down h-wood blvd before
climbing nichols canyon. left onto mully and took that across the 405, then dropped down into the valley and righted/lefted until we got to
topanga cyn rd/ca hwy 27. up that then right onto mully act ii. over to stunt and climbed that slowly. saddle peak rollers to tuna canyon and
descended that to pch. pch to chautauqua/entrada and that up to san vicente blvd. flogged that horse until making a right on santa monica
blvd (mostly) and sunset back to the start.
mully and saddle peak views of the snowcapped sierra madres, san gabes and san berdoos were spectacular. absolute ton of cyclists out today.
last mile of tuna canyon needs a repave. rest of that descent was perfect altho tendons in the hands/forearms would disrespectfully disagree.
mully from nichols canyon i-section > 405 pavement better than last time i rode it 3 years ago but the occasional divot/chunk missing.
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slow climbing up to the griffith observatory. met up with bike forums contributor Tycho Brahe in hollywood and went down h-wood blvd before
climbing nichols canyon. left onto mully and took that across the 405, then dropped down into the valley and righted/lefted until we got to
topanga cyn rd/ca hwy 27. up that then right onto mully act ii. over to stunt and climbed that slowly. saddle peak rollers to tuna canyon and
descended that to pch. pch to chautauqua/entrada and that up to san vicente blvd. flogged that horse until making a right on santa monica
blvd (mostly) and sunset back to the start.
mully and saddle peak views of the snowcapped sierra madres, san gabes and san berdoos were spectacular. absolute ton of cyclists out today.
last mile of tuna canyon needs a repave. rest of that descent was perfect altho tendons in the hands/forearms would disrespectfully disagree.
mully from nichols canyon i-section > 405 pavement better than last time i rode it 3 years ago but the occasional divot/chunk missing.
https://www.strava.com/activities/4708169153/overview
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Funny, raised 4 kids then had 9 grandkids. I have a friend that always asked why I didn't ride more. I said I had 9 grandkids, birthday parties just about every month, baseball games, recitals etc. She laughed at my explanation though I was doing 300 per month. Then she had 1, ONE, A SINGLE, grandchild and hasn't touched her bike but twice in 3 months.
Fortunately all our kids are in their 30's now so I have no baby sitting duties anymore.
Fortunately all our kids are in their 30's now so I have no baby sitting duties anymore.
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went down h-wood blvd before
climbing nichols canyon. left onto mully and took that across the 405,
last mile of tuna canyon needs a repave. rest of that descent was perfect altho tendons in the hands/forearms would disrespectfully disagree.
mully from nichols canyon i-section > 405 pavement better than last time i rode it 3 years ago but the occasional divot/chunk missing.
climbing nichols canyon. left onto mully and took that across the 405,
last mile of tuna canyon needs a repave. rest of that descent was perfect altho tendons in the hands/forearms would disrespectfully disagree.
mully from nichols canyon i-section > 405 pavement better than last time i rode it 3 years ago but the occasional divot/chunk missing.
I feel silly now not biking more since I have no friends or family. I switch up on for my one weekend ride, but work keeps me local during the week, and as much as I love Griffith Park, can only do it 2-3 times a week.
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63 miles down to bonita, eastern chula vista, proctor valley rd (w/4 miles of dirt) into jamul, descending into rancho san diego,
up into la mesa and back to metro san diego. mixed along dirty proctor valley rd...was the most rutted i've ever seen it but i didn't have to
dismount/walk at any point (half the time i do somewhere once or twice or thrice) while riding '23's. big raindrops here and
there and deployed rain jacket but ended up not needing it fortunately.
up into la mesa and back to metro san diego. mixed along dirty proctor valley rd...was the most rutted i've ever seen it but i didn't have to
dismount/walk at any point (half the time i do somewhere once or twice or thrice) while riding '23's. big raindrops here and
there and deployed rain jacket but ended up not needing it fortunately.
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Nothing to brag about, 18 miles up the SGRT and today I'm meeting with a couple of friends and we'll ride to the Queen Mary. That usually ends up being about 24 miles. It's all flat, just how I like it. Also, riding together with these 2 old friends is really enjoyable and something I look forward to. I'm shooting for a 300 mile month and if the weather stays nice is should be more than doable. Since I usually don't ride when it's cold, this will really add to my yearly total.
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EZ 10 mile lunch ride at lake hodges
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After a bad crash, I'd say you are doing remarkably well and can take stock in that alone. No small accomplishment.
Nothing to brag about, 18 miles up the SGRT and today I'm meeting with a couple of friends and we'll ride to the Queen Mary. That usually ends up being about 24 miles. It's all flat, just how I like it. Also, riding together with these 2 old friends is really enjoyable and something I look forward to. I'm shooting for a 300 mile month and if the weather stays nice is should be more than doable. Since I usually don't ride when it's cold, this will really add to my yearly total.
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MTB lunch ride at Daley ranch/Escondido, 2 up, 2 down, mostly single tracks. No warm up to the switch back climb from the parking lot
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