Sounds like an all around(er) good time! Glad you didn't run into John Lymon!
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 1:48 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > I'm a bit slow in posting this as it was last weekend, but our only > photog just sent the link today: > > phhttp://gallery.me.com/jjacobs702#100096 > > The Atlantis & I, along with 3 of my intrepid touring buds, did Chico > Velo's Tour of the Unknown Coast 9/17-18. Starting in Ferndale about > 9-ish Sat AM, the route goes south thru the Ave of the Giants, hangs a > right up & over Panther Gap (elev 2,700') on Mattole Rd, & down to the > crossroads of Honeydew. We camped a few miles west & were well fed by > the Chico Velo chefs. These people know how to feed riders. Saturday > was around 65 miles, and we were told 5,000' of climbing. > > Breakfast Sunday was at the Mattole Grange, an all you can eat affair > that happens monthly. From there, on to Petrolia, along the coast to > the aptly named Wall. I was told by one of the club riders that the > piece you see on approach is 22% & I won't argue. A nicely placed > food stop at the top (took quite a while to get there) is followed by > an equally steep downhill, only to climb back up again, albeit at > somewhat less a gradient, on the Endless Climb. From camp back to > Ferndale was 35 miles, with another 5,000' of climbing, but took us > (OK, we're slow) until 3-ish. Hence the "S30O". > > Roads are generally paved but not well maintained (you hop from > pothole to pothole). Glad I was on 40 mm Marathons. One of my buds > was on 28s & had a pinch flat each day. This ride is serious > Rivendell territory. > > One our guys was flying out of San Francisco so on the way south we > decided to drop him off at the BART station near Rivendell. He bought > a Brand V boxy h'bar bag (he has the bar tube but wants more > capacity). I lusted after a Hunqapillar. We spoke with Jay who'd > done the Unknown Coast (aka "Lost Coast") loop only in reverse (looked > much harder to me) & in one day. Jay offered test rides but we'd > never have gotten home had we indulged. Gotta take him up on that in > the future, though. > > I highly recommend this ride. Chico Velo hauls your gear & feeds you > well. Interestingly enough, most of them seemed to be on narrow tired > carbon fiber, so whatever works. No wristbands, bike numbers, etc. > They check you in on a hand writeen list & give you a sheet with the > map on one side & cues and other info on the other. Actually quite > efficient & refreshing. We intend to get a group together next year & > build another trip around this event. > > dougP > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
