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16-10.-2003, 01:26 AM
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Velochick heads to California
Hi everyone,
This is my first time on this forum. I am from Toronto, Ontario Canada and I want to leave the cold nasty winter for the months of January, February and March, to head some place sunny and train my butt off. Then, I want to come back to Toronto and enter some races and kick some butt. San Diego is one of my options. So, I will be flying down there tommorrow morning for the weekend to check it out. I am going to scout around the area but, can anyone make any suggestions as to where to ride and if there are any good group rides I could join in on? Any clubs that you might recommend? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you in advance, VeloChick  |
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17-10.-2003, 10:10 PM
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I hope you can deal with the relative heat compared to canada.
It may be Winter in california but it can still surprise you. I lived in Santa Cruz about 14 hours north of diego and we commonly saw a bright and hot X-mas day.
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18-10.-2003, 02:48 PM
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"I lived in Santa Cruz about 14 hours north of diego and we commonly saw a bright and hot X-mas day."
14 hours? - more like 7. |
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18-10.-2003, 05:23 PM
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Whatever you do, don't tell her about the riding in SC, it'll bust that little secret wide open. Shhh… Um, yeah… pretty flat down there by the ocean, eh? Not a hill workout to be found. Nope, not Santa Cruz, vanilla rides there… nothing to see there, move along now. Cmon, spill the beans! --Pat. |
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24-10.-2003, 08:11 AM
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Okay, so I went there and now I'm back. Pat was right! San Diego is a cyclists paradise. INCREDIBLE! I can't wait to go there... and I've already met some die hard roadies to help me out! Yeahooo! See ya there in January! Thanks for the info!
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24-10.-2003, 08:13 AM
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Oh and one more thing. There were plenty of rides and hills. There is also a book on San Diego Cycling if anyone is interested. It has all sorts of rides outlined. Excellent city! If you go, I highly recommend a hot air balloon ride as well in a place called Del Mar. FABULOUS!
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24-10.-2003, 01:13 PM
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Actually, I was referring to Santa Cruz as "SC." Sounds like you found some pimple to ride. SD is a very outdoorsy place with plenty of people to play along with you. have fun. --Pat. |
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25-10.-2003, 01:34 AM
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Velo,
There is also a weekly training ride up in the Oceanside area north of SanDiego and south of DanaPoint. Might be seasonal but last I heard it was still active. I'm in Wisconsin now so I'm out of touch with the southwest coastal region. |
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25-10.-2003, 02:44 AM
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Thank you treebound. I'll look into it!
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27-10.-2003, 01:05 PM
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'Cross, too
VC,
Don't forget there's some Cyclocross down there as well. Tis the season… It's starting right now, so hurry, pack your things. --Pat. |
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27-10.-2003, 06:12 PM
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naaaw... not my style. I'm not into self mutilation.
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