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Ride notes: This is an informal ride, and as always, remember that this is a social ride; your safety and the safety of your fellow riders is paramount. As a reminder here are some basic group ride protocols which you may also find useful for your own rides. Safe speed: The safe speed for road conditions will differ from rider to rider. You are responsible to pick a pace that is comfortable and within your ability. There will be plenty of opportunities to regroup. Never ride beyond your limits in an attempt to keep up with another rider! Safe distance: Do not follow closely; leave a safe distance between you and the next rider. It is especially important to avoid following closely on secondary roads where you can't see around the next corner and circumstances can change without warning. Passing: If you must ride faster than the rider in front of you, put your blinker on and pass. If you see a rider behind you preparing to pass, move over. There is little point to passing when riding in a group, however. We all get there about the same time... Lane discipline: Never cross the double yellow line! Always stay in your lane, and pick your line accordingly. Passing: If you are prepared to ride faster than the rider in front, put your blinker on and pass. If you see a rider behind you preparing to pass, move over and give plenty of room. Don't speed up! Stopping: If the group stops, pull off the road completely. When the group starts, be sure to look over your shoulder for approaching traffic before you pull out after the person in front of you. Don't assume it is clear just because they pulled out... Breakdowns: The sweeps and riding friends may stop and provide assistance. It is not safe for then entire group to stop for one rider unless there is plenty of room to pull off the road. Taking off early: It is fine to head home early, but it is appreciated if you let the others in the group or the sweeps know so we don't wait around or go looking for you. |
Welcome to the July California BMW Triumph Shop Ride!
We will be riding out on Sunday July 1st, leaving the shop parking lot at 9:00 am. Please be gassed up and ready to go at that time. We'll have a short safety meeting before the ride, and a sign-out sheet for contact information if needed. As always, we'll have coffee and doughnuts by 8:30 or so. Please arrive a little early and give yourself a chance to relax and socialize before the ride.
This is our annual Picnic Ride, so bring a lunch, and some treats to share with others. We'll be eating on the bluffs above the Pacific at Davenport, and the views should be spectacular. I'll bring extra food and treats, and if you forget lunch you can always pick up a sandwich at the café across the street. The walk out is very short, about 300 yards, and as always along the coast, watch out for poison oak.
This ride is a rather short one, on some lovely country roads. I think it would be OK for beginners with some experience, if you are comfortable on tight, narrow roads. We'll be riding up Stevens Canyon Road/Redwood Gulch Road to Highway 9 and then down 9 to 236 and Big Basin State Park. From there we go to Jamison Creek Road, and up to Empire Grade. This will take us along a ridge until we drop back down to the ocean on Pine Flat Road, which changes into Bonnie Doon Road. We follow this down to the coast and turn north on Highway 1 to Davenport, which is just a mile or so up the road. We ride to the north end of Davenport and park on the left side of the road, in a big dirt parking area. This is the staging area for our picnic out on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific. We'll walk out and have lunch, probably around 11:30.
After lunch the ride home is easy. I plan to take Hwy. 1 north to Pescadero and take the Pescadero-La Honda Road, then up to Skyline to Alice's, where the ride will end. If you prefer, then you can ride all the way up Hwy. 1 to San Gregorio and take Hwy. 84 up to Skyline and Alice's. I expect to arrive at Skyline/Alice's shortly before 2:00 pm.. The fastest way home is back down 84 to 280, or over to Sand Hill Road. That's the way I'm going back. It's your choice; after lunch I don't try to keep the group together.
Please, be sure to stay within the safe limits of your riding ability. This is a social ride, not a race, so always ride within your comfort zone and work on being the smoothest rider on the ride, not the fastest. True riding skill is built on the practice of smoothness, control and a sense of the right line, not on trying to go fast. So as always, this is a leisurely ride, nothing difficult, and please, no racing! I hope you can join us. Have fun and be safe! E-mail me or call me at (650) 966-1183, ext. 3, if you have any questions or concerns.
Best regards and ride safely,
Kari Prager
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