What we’re about
This group is looking for other E-bikers to take our E-bikes out on bike paths, roads and dirt. I’ll try to post at least two rides a week. Bike path rides are usually along a river or beach and range from 15 to 40 miles with very little elevation gain. Our city street and road rides can range from 20 to 35 miles with elevation gains from 500’ to 5000’. I pick cities to ride in that offer hills to challenge our e-bikes. There are those of us that have E-mountain bikes that are looking to take them on dirt, so I will be posting dirt rides which, for the most part, will be on fire roads (wide track). There are a lot of these roads in our open spaces and national forest which can open up new areas usually too far to hike in a day. Presently, this group will not be riding on single track dirt trails unless they are easy.
Upcoming events
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Biking - Temescal to Fishermans Village 20 or 30 miles.
Temescal Canyon Park, 15900 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades, CA, USThis is a 20 or 30 mile (your choice) beach ride. We'll start at Temescal Canyon and take the Marvin Braude bike trail south to Fishermans Village, with a small side trip to potentially see some very large boats. At this point, anyone wanting to do only 20 miles can relax with some coffee, ice cream or a snack. The 30 mile group will continue another 5 miles down the bike path and then start back. We'll likely stop somewhere for a snack and a drink before retuning to our start point.
The route is all paved with a total gain of about 167 feet over 20 miles. So, it's about as flat as a trail can be.
The only caveat to this one is that there always seems to be headwinds coming out of the Northwest during the last few miles.
Bring Along:
- Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube and have tires inflated for road riding.
MEETUP LOCATION (<- Click) Well be at the small pavilion where Temescal Canyon intersects the bike path.
PARKING FEE: There is paid parking at Temescal and PCH and you can also park on Temescal Canyon for free and ride down to the starting point.
RESTROOMS: YES
DURATION: 4 HOURS
DISTANCE: 20 or 30 miles - you choose.
ROUTE: (<-click to see it)
ELEVATION GAIN: 167'
PACE: 11-13 mph
TERRAIN: 20/30 miles of bike path and paved roads.
MY CELL# IS: 818-307-6460
PLEASE make sure your bike is in working order before attending.
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Solvang to Los Olivos to Santa Ynez loop
Location not specified yetWe start in downtown Solvang and head north out of town and ride through the Hans Christian Anderson Park (Elaine approved dirt). Next, we head west towards Buelton on E. Highway 246 to Ballard Canyon Road and take that north all the way to Los Olivos, where we have coffee and a break at Lefty’s Coffee Company. We proceed south and then east on Roblar Avenue until we again head south to Santa Ynez. Finally, we head back west mostly on dedicated bike path and surface streets back to Solvang.
Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube and a bike lock.MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: 10am. Public Parking Lot #2 at 1637 Copenhagen Dr, Solvang, CA 93463. There is a public bathroom on the north side of the parking lot. If there are no parking spots available, try down the street at 1556 Mission Dr, Solvang or any other spot you can find.
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PARKING FEE: FreeROUTE (Alltrails)
ROUTE (RidewithGPS)DISTANCE: 23.4 miles
ELEVATION GAIN: 1157 feet
LUNCH: Our plan is to eat at The Lucky Hen Larder, located on our way out of town at 1095 Meadowvale Rd, Santa Ynez. Yelp review.
THE PACE: No faster than the slowest in the group
DURATION: 3+ hours
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner Ebiker
TERRAIN: Road bike lanes, dedicated bike paths, low volume roads and a touch of dirt.
RESTROOMS: Restrooms in Solvang and Los Olivos
MY CELL # IS: 661-433-33018 attendees
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