1st Friday of every month

meet at
Augie's Coffee House
113 N 5th St Road
Redlands, CA
about 8:30 P.M.

10.19.2008

RAR to Hulda Crooks/Scott Canyon in Loma Linda!!!




Update: Start time has been firmed up to 9:00 a.m. on the 26th.
Any interest in doing a multi-surface day-time ride out to the Loma Linda trails next weekend? The morning of Sunday the 26th was recommended by a potential participant, so that or Sat. the 25th. Mellow ride out, mellow ride on the dirt. You don't need a mtn. bike or even knobbies for this. Somewhat fat tires are helpful. Hybrid type upright bikes would be no problem. Road bikes are even ok, but you may end up pushing them through the sandy parts. Making sure your bike is tuned up would be a good idea though.

Remember people: Any Bike, Anywhere!

Ride is about five miles on pavement and multi-use trail (Fern to San Timoteo Creek trail to Beaumont Ave.) to Hulda Crooks Park, and then up Scott Cyn to the base of the Jedi trail. If anyone wants to ride that, they can, but that's not really the goal.

Same as all RAR's, nobody gets dropped. Plan on having fun. Possibly getting lost. Food & festivities when we get back to Redlands (not that "Mr. go home early" would know, right...).
Loma Linda Farmer's Market is right down the street, if enough interest, we could cruise over there as well...

7 comments:

cyclotourist said...

Bikely ride map here http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/RAR-Downtown-to-Hulda-Crooks-Scott-Canyon

cyclotourist said...

Biikely Map Here.

BikeRedlands said...

what's the trail like up in the hills? could a street rider do it on slicks?

cyclotourist said...

It's pretty flat and wide, but sandy for a lot of it. The second pic gives a pretty good idea of the trails. Slicks are fine, but narrow tires are going to sink into the sandy stuff and make you slow way down to avoid the rocks.

That's why I'm thinking this is a cool ride; you don't have to be limited by the bike you have.

>30mm tires are recommended though. Wide and slick would probably be better than skinny knobbies. I ride it happily w/ 32mm road tires.

Hope you can make it. I have a couple of my neighobrs that will probably go.

BikeRedlands said...

think i'll join you!

what is the official date?!

cyclotourist said...

Sunday the 26th, 9:00a.m. Work for ya'? We can be back by noon that way...

I think the L.L. Organic Farmer's Market is happening around that time, and they're right off of Mt. View if that sweetens the pot...

BikeRedlands said...

great ride!

let's do it again some time!

-m