Air Quality

[jeffj]

Really strange. The air has been fairly poor here for the past couple days, but just in the last hour or so has cleaned up quite nicely. Looks pretty normal actually

[Pain Freak]

It's the stuff you can't see that'll hurt you.

[J_Sims]

Just drove the 5 south ad blue skies around Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo areas...

[jeffj]

Raining here

[.8down]

If you are going out this afternoon, I have to tell you that the air quality is poor to good depending on your health status. I haven't been riding for a week and a half so I had troubles breathing. I climbed Cholla and immediately turned and took the lower section for a little ride and went home. The trail conditions are great though...

On separate note, there is a Demo day out there right now @MILF park...

[foofighter]

poked my head out the backyard this morning and definitely smelled more smoke today than i did yesterday. I'm getting over a cold so not sure if the coughing is related to it or the fact that i rode yesterday.

[sir crashalot]

went up to top of the world to ride over to the demo,(sunday morning) but the view from the top showed a little more smoke and worse air quality than yesterday in all directions.
It was a tough decision, but I decided not to ride and went home. An hour later, I went outside and it looked better- but i think the gf and i might go to an afternoon movie (indoors, AC, etc.) instead. She has more sensitive nose and throat than I do, so I use her as an air quality barometer-if her lungs hurt, the air's too dirty to go ride. I want my lungs in good working order when I can ride in clean air!
This is driving me nuts.

[DeeZee]

Think about your LONG TERM health and stay off the trails until the fires are out

[RidetheRAAM4]

I have asthma and was out riding road on friday for about an hour and did a 10k run saturday morning. Only had to use the inhaler once after the ride on friday. Wasn't bothered on saturday. I seem to be doing fine. Lungs are regenerative as long as they aren't too damaged from years of smoking right? I felt fine so I will be out riding again later today.

[CPATCRASH]

Originally Posted by DeeZee

Think about your LONG TERM health and stay off the trails for until the fires are out

This will be good for long term for many reasons. My wife is stoked! I have cleaned the garage, patio's, pruned and watered all plants, cleaned the house and started dinner. Am I bored.... YES!!!!!

We also have my friends wife and pets from Silverado staying here till she can get back in. I even made both girls chocolate chip pancakes this morning.

Honey, can I have a new F/S 29er????

[Abui]

I went out this morning to Sycamore (Pt. Mugu) starting from the Newbury Park entrance I detected a slight smell of smoke in the air but kept on riding. 3 miles into the ride a seat rail broke. I kept on riding. Halfway up the backbone climb I started to taste the smoke. I figured that the Catalina eddy was pushing in smoky air from the beach side. That was enough!

[luna]

Yep felt like a Santa Ana here in SD & the smoke from the east was traveling back west. I rode Mission Trails today & when we got in the valley you could smell the smoke.

[sir crashalot]

yeah, I decided at Top of the World not to ride after
getting a good view all around. bummed I missed the demo.

[foofighter]

Originally Posted by sir crashalot

yeah, I decided at Top of the World not to ride after
getting a good view all around. bummed I missed the demo.

Family stopped by and met some more STR members. The weather did change from yesterday and you can smell the smoke a lot more today. heck you can't even see the mountains today

[lukewiens]

yeah....what a turnaround from the aq yesterday. we had to cut the ride short at aliso. the air was ok down low, but as soon as you started up the climbs you could smell it and feel it.

demo was cool...just looked, i was done w/ climbing by that point.

[el_d00der1n0]

I did a ride from my house up to Carmel Mt. Preserve, down into LPQ, up cobbles, through a bit of DMM, and back through CMP.

To start, I could tell the air wasn't great, but it wasn't too bad. When I got to the canyon though, it was very bad. From one side to the other was smoky. My lungs were hurting (more than usual) up cobbles. I couldn't do much of DMM (little bean? or is it intestines?). My lungs gave out and I started to feel sick.

Bottom line: it isn't worth it.

[mytrustysteed]

Originally Posted by slowSSer

as an aside, anyone else having lung issues? it feels like I'm just getting off a bout of pneumonia. our kiddo's developed a dry cough that we're concerned about. ugh.

My kids have had a nasty cough since Tuesday.

I'm itching to ride, might just do a spin around the block or something.

[Wrecker]

Rode Palm Desert yesterday and felt like crap--by the end of the ride (which was cut short), I felt like I had a lead weight on my sternum, a punch in the face (sinuses) and a knot in my back. Aliso was much better in the afternoon.

Today, rode from HB to Seal Beach and it was great! Blue skies, breathing great, my sinus pressure is even a tad bit better.

Don't you DARE wish for the wind to shift here, just come out and ride it!!

[RidetheRAAM4]

I rode around on the road in anaheim hills and didnt smell any smoke or experience any pain in my lungs or anything. Wasn't bothered a bit. Guess it depends on where you are riding.

[superwow]

Did Santiago Oaks (Chutes) this afternoon. Air was fine for me.

Weird ride, as I didn't see any other bikers on the trails. There are usually hikers, bikers & equestrians on the trials during the weekends.