Southbay RoadBikeReview sponsored by SVCC June 29th!
Join us for a fun no-drop ride as we head south around the reservoirs and then tackle the Bailey climb that was featured in a Tour of California time trial a few years back.
Mark your calanders, it's going down Sunday June 29th.
Ride Start is going to be at SVCC - 1190 Dell Ave. Ste. A Campbell, CA 95008
Here's a quick rundown of the short route (~45 miles)...
Starting on Winchester heading south
Left on Lark
Right on Los Gatos
Left on Los Gatos Almaden
Right on Harwood
Left on Almond Blossom
Right on Camden
Right on Almaden (Almaden becomes McKean)
Right on Uvas
Left on Watsonville
Left on Sycamore
Left on Oak Glen
Right on Willow Springs
Left on Santa Teresa
Left on Bailey
Right on McKean
Then backtrack Almaden/Camden/etc.
Karl will chime in with a killer longer route for those that would like to go longer. much longer.
Yeehaw! We're lining up to bring back ice cream & slushies next month, so mark your calendars.
After thinking more about logistics I also figured that having the ultra-long route on the same day as the normal ride would be tough, so we are going to go long the following week, on the 22nd. I am still finalizing route but I'm guesstimating 90 - 115 miles with some dirt road climbs in the mix going over Mt Madonna. More details to follow.
I believe Karl mentioned another 8am start, to beat the heat...
Also, SVCC is currently housing a complete lineup of our test trainers. So for anyone that's ever been curious about a trainer and wants to give a bunch of trainers a spin, come on down.
We'll have a model from 1upUSA, Elite, Minoura, Cycleops, and Blackburn all for demo...
Just wanted to drop in and apologize for the reschedule, we had a perfect storm on the events calendar and injury list here at SVCC and we did not want to do a half-a$$ed ride so we are punting til the 29th.
The good news is that we are bringing in a new crop of tech goodies and hopefully will have more of those on hand by the 29th for you to check out.
If anyone wants to come in before then and check out the RBR/SVCC trainer collection just call me (please do not PM, all my contact info is at our website) and we can make that happen.
Hope to see many of you next Sunday morning at 8 for the South Bay ride. Usual routes, 49 & 64 mile options. We'll offer up a free bag of 53x11 coffee for the Bailey KOM winners from each group!
We'll have the studio open before the ride for last minute bathroom break/nutrition products/water top off and plenty of time to chill & socialize after with frozen yogurt & slushies.
Hi Karl -- do you happen to have a map/route of the 64-mile option handy? Sunday is looking iffy for me, so I might tackle that route on my own on Saturday to familiarize myself with Livestrong Challenge course.
Count me in if the smoke from all the fires has cleared up. My respiratory system has been jacked up for a few weeks now. I haven’t been able to ride. Doctor’s got me on an inhaler and such.
I'm sorry to miss it, but I'm going to pass. Air quality is projected as "unhealthful" for the Santa Clara Valley tomorrow. Since a "moderate" rating wrecked me, I doubt an "unhealthful" one would do me much good. No idea why I'm so sensitive to the smoke.
for those of you concerned, the rating for tomorrow is Moderate -- shouldn't be a problem for anyone except those with pretty severe pulmonary distress.
Hum... I'm torn. I was going to ride Kings Mtn. tomorrow since the Air Quality in that part of the valley seems to be better. But I do like me some post ride slushies and ice cream... decisions... decisions... I guess I will see how I feel tomorrow.
Obviously judging from the time this message was posted, I did not make it. I do not believe it would have been a great idea for me to ride in this smoky crap. I hope you are all having fun.
Thanks Karl and Alex for hosting! Sorry I missed out on the festivities, had to head outta town. Where's the group photo?
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