Eroica California , Sept 22. 2024. No Complaining Thread.
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Myself and Bert ,the Rancho Cucamonga Vintage ride organizer, were discussing doing the Cino-Eroica double this year . Starting in Los Angeles and making the road trip to Cino ,and then back to L.A. area in time for Eroica California in Cambria. Its alot of driving ,but road tripping thru Utah and Idaho doesnt sound like a bad idea at all.
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Show, swap and ride, this may be a good alternative that just might be a better option.
Doing both would be ideal and I would encourage anybody that can to do so.
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Both seem to be pretty low key at this point-
I found this for the CR West event
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...bike-show.html
the above is minimal but there is a location, date and time.
Eroica California- they have placed a date but
not much beyond that it appears as of 4-14-2024
Chuck Schmidt pulled the plug on his Velo Rendezvous when there was a lack of pre- registrations. Understandable. California locals are pretty low excitement, spur of the moment folk? The way of things perhaps.
I found this for the CR West event
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...bike-show.html
the above is minimal but there is a location, date and time.
Eroica California- they have placed a date but
not much beyond that it appears as of 4-14-2024
Chuck Schmidt pulled the plug on his Velo Rendezvous when there was a lack of pre- registrations. Understandable. California locals are pretty low excitement, spur of the moment folk? The way of things perhaps.
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Other Eroica events being help at roughly the same time frame have only recently had registration open. I am cautiously optimistic that we Eroica CA will open up soon. If not, maybe I'll just go to Cambria and do some rides on my own or with whoever else shows up. Hey, Faux-roica a few years back was a blast.
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Myself and Bert ,the Rancho Cucamonga Vintage ride organizer, were discussing doing the Cino-Eroica double this year . Starting in Los Angeles and making the road trip to Cino ,and then back to L.A. area in time for Eroica California in Cambria. Its alot of driving ,but road tripping thru Utah and Idaho doesnt sound like a bad idea at all.
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I do not know if there will be an official Eroica California in 2024. My sister, my brother-in-law, and I still plan on riding our vintage bikes in Cambria on September 22, 2024 regardless. We have already rented a house near last year's starting point, and have decided to do our own ride if there is no organized ride. If anyone one else wants to join us, that would be even better.
Our rides are:
1981 SR Semi-Pro
1983 Nishiki Olympic 12
1986 Nishiki Olympic
Our rides are:
1981 SR Semi-Pro
1983 Nishiki Olympic 12
1986 Nishiki Olympic
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I do not know if there will be an official Eroica California in 2024. My sister, my brother-in-law, and I still plan on riding our vintage bikes in Cambria on September 22, 2024 regardless. We have already rented a house near last year's starting point, and have decided to do our own ride if there is no organized ride. If anyone one else wants to join us, that would be even better.
Our rides are:
1981 SR Semi-Pro
1983 Nishiki Olympic 12
1986 Nishiki Olympic
Our rides are:
1981 SR Semi-Pro
1983 Nishiki Olympic 12
1986 Nishiki Olympic
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I do not know if there will be an official Eroica California in 2024. My sister, my brother-in-law, and I still plan on riding our vintage bikes in Cambria on September 22, 2024 regardless. We have already rented a house near last year's starting point, and have decided to do our own ride if there is no organized ride. If anyone one else wants to join us, that would be even better.
Our rides are:
1981 SR Semi-Pro
1983 Nishiki Olympic 12
1986 Nishiki Olympic
Our rides are:
1981 SR Semi-Pro
1983 Nishiki Olympic 12
1986 Nishiki Olympic
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That is a very nice place to ride . I have gone up there and ridden even in light rain and not been disappointed. You can ride as far as you like and there are great views around every corner and over every hill.
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Sounds like a great idea! I was just up in Cambria last weekend. Riding along the coast was amazing, as there is a road closure up in Big Sur so there are hardly any cars on the road. Tons of elephant seals on the beaches with their little pups playing in the water. Did almost 40 miles along the coast and was distracted by the views the whole time...
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There was a time about 10 years ago now when there were closures on both the south end of Big Sur and the central/northern section -- but you could take some very small very windy back roads to get into the section between the two closures. I went in, camped, and rode every day for a week. It was amazing.
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That just sounds like a good excuse to take a classic NORBA-era mountain bike back there and explore. ...assuming you can get through Fort Hunter-Ligget, that is.