Santa Rosa Newbie Ride

[northshore]

The Inland Empire will get some newbie love at the Santa Rosa trails!!! If you can make this ride, I will need sweepers! (Update: Bluerat will lead and Pato/myself will sweep/mechanicals)

Date: April 13th
Time: Arrive by 8:00am and ride by 8:30am
Duration: 3 hours for regrouping, etc.
Pace: This ride will be as fast as the slowest rider and I'm always slow!!
Where: Santa Rosa Plateau Loop in Murrieta CA
Trail: http://www.geoladders.com/show_route.php?route=2075
Trail Map: http://www.srpf.org/images/SantaRosaBrochure.pdf
Parking: Sylvan Meadows parking area. Typically an area where horse riders park trailers so be respectful!
After: Pizza and cold brews at Stadium Pizza down the street from the trails. Depending on the number of riders that RSVP will determine if I can reserve a room for us. There will be weekend and group rate deals that we can pitch in for. Adrenaline will also be doing a raffle!



General Directions to the I-15 exit:

• From the northern part of Los Angeles Basin: Take I-210, I-10 or SR60 to SR71 south to its end at SR91. Take SR91 east to I-15 South.
• From the southern part of Los Angeles Basin / Orange County: Take SR91 east to I-15 South.
• From Cajon Pass and points north: Take I-15 south past SR91.
• From Riverside / San Bernardino and points east: Take I-215 south to the Clinton Keith exit. Go west on Clinton Keith ~5 miles to I-15.
• From San Diego County: Take I-15 north past Temecula to the Clinton Keith exit, three exits past the I-15 / I-215 split.

Directions from the I-15 exit: Take the Clinton Keith exit from I-15 in the Wildomar area between Lake Elsinore and Murrieta. Go southwest on Clinton Keith about 4.8 miles to the Hidden Valley Parking Area / Sylvan Meadows Parking Area a bit past the 90° right turn at the old entrance that is now closed.
Directions to Stadium Pizza: Take Clinton Keith Road back towards the I-15. It will be located on the corner of Palomar Street and Clinton Ketih Road. 32395 Clinton Keith Road, Wildomar, CA 92595

[surlygal]

bump

[northshore]

Blue Rat, if you can be the ride leader, that would be great! I believe Pato, David, myself can sweep at the middle and end.

[northshore]

Bump!

[Blue Rat]

Originally Posted by northshore

Blue Rat, if you can be the ride leader, that would be great! I believe Pato, David, myself can sweep at the middle and end.

My schedule is still looking open ... I'm in.

[surlygal]

Originally Posted by northshore

We won't be doing a BBQ since it's not allowed. This will be a single group ride (no splits on different loops to keep everyone together). I will need at least one sweeper, two if possible for the middle and a ride leader. I'll be bringing extra tools, tubes, etc just in case. After, we will meet up at Stadium Pizza down the road. I'm looking into a group discount.

Thought i'd bring this over, has some details that I think everyone should know..

This ride will be as fast as the slowest rider

Maybe you could add this to the ride detail as well.

[northshore]

Originally Posted by surlygal

Thought i'd bring this over, has some details that I think everyone should know..

This ride will be as fast as the slowest rider

Maybe you could add this to the ride detail as well.

Pace added! Thanks SurlyGal! Bump!!! Getting the word out!!

[northshore]

bumpy bump!

[Blue Rat]

I see your bump and I raise you one.

[northshore]

Bump!

[northshore]

bump to get da-bug in ya earrrrrr....

[Dagomako]

Is this a single loop ride? or multiple loops? It is only 7 miles....

[Blue Rat]

Originally Posted by Dagomako

Is this a single loop ride? or multiple loops? It is only 7 miles....

This is Northshores ride but ...

I suppose we'll have to play that piece by ear. It will depend on the amount of truly "newbie" riders that join us and just how everyone feels at the end of the first loop.

I will have "my most special" person there for this ride and she is as "newbie" as they come ... I neither want to hurt her nor discourage her from ever riding again.

Scott

[Dagomako]

Originally Posted by Blue Rat

This is Northshores ride but ...

I suppose we'll have to play that piece by ear. It will depend on the amount of truly "newbie" riders that join us and just how everyone feels at the end of the first loop.

I will have "my most special" person there for this ride and she is as "newbie" as they come ... I neither want to hurt her nor discourage her from ever riding again.

Scott

I hear ya. I was just curious Im down for whatever the group is willing to do.

[DBD]

Originally Posted by northshore

Pace: This ride will be as fast as the slowest rider and I'm always slow!!

Before I took my 1 1/2 yr hiatus from cycling I would say that to new riders all the time just to end up riding ahhhhhh, well, a weeeeee bit fast. I do not trust that statement.

Not sure if we will be in town, might be in Cambria.

[northshore]

Originally Posted by Blue Rat

This is Northshores ride but ...

I suppose we'll have to play that piece by ear. It will depend on the amount of truly "newbie" riders that join us and just how everyone feels at the end of the first loop.

I will have "my most special" person there for this ride and she is as "newbie" as they come ... I neither want to hurt her nor discourage her from ever riding again.

Scott

+1, as Blue Rat mentioned I'm down with how the riders feel after the first loop. Believe me, we have 'all' been there when we first started breathing hard, sucking air, etc. Heck, I still do that now! The ride is meant to be a newbie ride to expose new comers to the sport, folks that haven't seen this trail, and to meet others!

[northshore]

Bump

[northshore]

Bump!

[northshore]

Bump!

[northshore]

Bump!!!! In two weeks!