Road Ride Crystal Lake/Islip Saddle 10-03

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  1. BoingBoing

    BoingBoing Team Sisyphus

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    I want to ride Saturday and there has been some interest expressed in climbing Hwy 39 (now that we can). Who's up for an 7:30am ride?
     
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  2. MTBMaven

    MTBMaven This is Shangri La

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    It's still closed past East Fork I'm pretty sure. Check before you go.
     
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    Ask me the exact same thing in a month, I will say yes. Still in a cast ](*,).
     
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  4. BoingBoing

    BoingBoing Team Sisyphus

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    Nope, they opened it. I actually went up there once already. They are working on the guard-rails, but letting traffic go one way at a time.

    Sorry! Heal well!
     
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  5. dstepper

    dstepper (R.I.P.) Over the hill

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    Sr 39
    [in The Southern California Area]
    Is Closed From 0.5 Mi South Of The Coldbrook Ranger Station To Islip Saddle
    (los Angeles Co) - Due To Storm Damage - Motorists Are Advised To Use
    An Alternate Route

    1-way Controlled Traffic From 11.5 Mi South To 0.5 Mi South Of The
    Coldbrook Ranger Station (los Angeles Co) From 0700 Hrs To 1800 Hrs 7 Days A
    Week Thru 10/15/09 - Due To Emergency Repairs
     
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  6. gr@sshopper

    gr@sshopper Closet Roadie

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    They don't ever seem to have a problem letting cyclist up, even when it's closed. That may have changed w/station fire. A great ride though.
     
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    Dizle Gear Masher

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    damn I made plans I don't really want to break for saturday. Let us know how it goes!
     
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    +1


    and i've only ever ridden up to East Fork, i heard it gets hard after that :-k
     
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    dstepper (R.I.P.) Over the hill

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    I have rode past the close gate a couple of times and seen Caltrans and Forest Service vechiles out there...they really don't seem to care. Go for it...
     
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  10. gr@sshopper

    gr@sshopper Closet Roadie

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    I'd think about parking at the OHV area, and riding from there. Would cut out a big chunk of scaryness on 39.
     
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  11. BoingBoing

    BoingBoing Team Sisyphus

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    OHV area is usually closed when I ride by.
     
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  12. gr@sshopper

    gr@sshopper Closet Roadie

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    eh, you get the idea. Some way of avioding sharing the road with assholes in jacked up trucks or on sportbikes. I just don't like dealing w/ people doing canyon runs at mach 2.
     
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  13. BoingBoing

    BoingBoing Team Sisyphus

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    For A Limited Time Only:
    Those people aren't driving there because there is road work going on. Flagmen. Delays. Traffic in one lane only. Bikes get to ride in the other lane. What more could you want?

     
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    I remember coming home from a camping trip next to the bridge to nowhere.

    There were like 6-7 roadies coming up the 39...

    I have no moral to my story. Just thought that it was pretty cool.
     
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  15. Good_ol'_slappy

    Good_ol'_slappy aka SB

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    "assholes"? ...funny snap. Sounds like fun to me...you just need to bring the right machines for the right roads.
     
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  16. Pain Freak

    Pain Freak Dead or Alive

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    I'm doing the Hemet Double but I do like this ride.
     
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  17. BoingBoing

    BoingBoing Team Sisyphus

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    Looks like we can do it a month from now. Which will make the climb a little cooler... :)

    Tomorrow, I'll be exploring the Wrightwood to Islip section cause it'll be new to me.
     
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    so whats the final answer on the 39? got your text LOL

    time for us to get back on the dirt I guess
     
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  19. Pain Freak

    Pain Freak Dead or Alive

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    I need to get some climbing in. I suck more then ever on the climbs. Still did the Hemet Century in 5:41 but our first 50 we did in 2:15
     
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  20. BoingBoing

    BoingBoing Team Sisyphus

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    Well this ride (that nevered happened) would be a great way to get your climb on. Whatcha doing next month?
    Slow down, cowboy!
     
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