Road Ride Baldy to CA-39, Saturday

http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=2411&day=2009-8-29


Going saturday in the morning sometime in case anyone wants to join. Miles and miles of down hill after the initial climb is over with. :bang:

edit: this looks fun...though the last few miles wont be included in our loop

 

reverse route was fun....

 

Looks good...but I might be in recovery mode after my planned Friday ride.

 

What's the average time from start to finish?

 

4 hours and some change. There's two places to fill up (baldy village and East Fork/39 junction), but bring as much as you can anyway.

 

You guys could take 39 up to the 2 and down lone pine to make it interesting.

 

Whats the actual distance. Sure a lot looks like its down hill but just wondering.

 

its got some climbing too....

 

did GMR to Baldy the other day solo. After all that climbing the downhill on Baldy was over way to quickly. :-k

shouldn't be more than 55 miles. If you can get through the first 8 miles up to Baldy Village, you'll be fine. A couple of bailout points too (go down GMR instead or turn around and bomb down Baldy). I had you and Zach in my mind when thinking of this route.

 

Hrmmm if I'm home I'll throw a free wheel on my whip and maybe join ya

 

WTH? Your lumping in with Mark now? I'm so offended. :lol:

Honestly all that downhill does sound more my speed.

 

There will be climbing coming out of the canyon and it's usually into a headwind.

 

And as of now, the 39 is closed in both directions because of the fire. We'll see what happens I guess.

If it's closed, I guess we're climbing up to the ski lifts and coming down the front side of GMR.

 

If there is a fire up there even reasonably close by I am not going. No need to go and do a ton of climbing in horrible air.

 

So whats the story on the fires up there? We riding somewhere else?

 

I am thinking that even if they are open its not the best idea to be riding in the area if not for anything but out lungs. If it is miraculously out today i would consider riding but if not I think i will stick to the beach area where the air will be much better.

 

looks like i'm working saturday morning.

I'm down for a bazillion laps around bonelli....

 

Yesterday afternoon, south of Rose Hills looked good. As soon as I got near Rose Hills, the entire SGV was covered in smoke. You can't really tell how F'd the air is till you look from the outside. I'd stay away from Bonelli.

 

Str Bbq?:?: