Day Ride-Rolling Thund3R Review Hits Silicon Valley..twice.

This one may be worth a repeat performance.
Sign up for either one or Both!

Meeting at "A" Peets Coffee 2066 Antioch Ct. Okld. 94611.
Kickstands up at 8a.

Lunch at "E" Paradise Grill 215 Esplanade Capitola. 95010. Other choices on the same block.

(Rough Draft Route)
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May-9 Done! May 23

1.bayarearider 1. bayarearider
2.JeffyJeff 2. BrianF
3.St.Stephen 3. Doc4216
4.tc339 ********************** 4.
5.tjclyde
6.ecn

Thanks for the route idea. I'll be down there in July. That looks like a great loop.

Sign me up for May 9th! Would like to join on the 23rd also, but am still figuring out plans for the holiday weekend, will wait and see.

Thanks Greg.

Done..

Put me down for the 23rd. 9th/10th is the NorCal camping trip. Assuming I find the time to get a new rear tire by then.

BrianF window seat, check..

bayarearider

BrianF window seat, check..

Exit row please. I need a nap.

put me down for the 9th!

Cool tc!

Now serving # 5's..

So since the "wine merchant" is postponing the nor/cal ride I"ll be shifting my dates as well.

Put me down for the 9th and scratch me off of the 23rd.

Tj.

Leaving Tj on for the 23rd.

That otta run a few wannabe Hooligans off..."Go on, Git!"

in for 5/9

A little clarification on the SVLoop Map..(back on the first post)

Meeting Pt. "A" is Café Galleria, 4100 Redwood Rd. Oakland, In the Safeway Parking lot.

Lunch is still Pt. "E" Café Rio, Aptos (Alternates at the ready if it's fogged in)

The San Mateo Bay Bridge is closed on these two given weekends (last leg of the loop) so I changed it over to the Oakland Bay Bridge to complete the loop.

Or if the GG Bridge is preferred for the N. Bay riders, I'll be happy to escort the group through the Sunset / Presidio dists. for a quick local's entrance to the span.

Have a great week!

Instead of taking 580 out to Livermore, we could head down Palomares Rd to Niles Canyon, and out to Mines Rd. the back way. Except for that one wrinkle where I almost ate it and the speed trap on Niles Canyon, those are great roads. Har. On the last leg, I might peel off at Skyline and head back toward Alice's,,,through RWC and over the Dumbarton. Looking forward to the ride and lunch in Aptos. Jeff J.

Here's a few more back ways we pass by...regardless,looking forward to seeing the old gang again.

Back way to get to McKean coming back from Lick is to take South White to San Felipe (heavily patrolled) to Metcalf to Malech to Baily (e.g. avoid 101 slab).

Back way to get to Freedom Blvd coming off of Hecker Pass is Casserly to Mt Madonna to Hazel Dell to Browns Valley to Hames to Freedom Blvd (nice run through some coastal Redwoods).

Not sure why Palomeras through to Sunol got scrubbed off the last revision, was on the Orig.

As far as Metcalf, let's see where we stand time wise leaving the Observatory...looking to minimize slab but patrol vehicles even more!

Like the Hazel Dell to Browns Valley Jut...to Freedom

To Freedom!! Bully, I say. Oh, wait, that's British. We ride Jap bikes. Banzai !!!

Are you guy's doing the same route both days? I might be able to make the 23rd...

crazybrother

Are you guy's doing the same route both days? I might be able to make the 23rd...

A variable including the major "Pt"s. (Different lunch local- No Taco Bell)

CBro-seating for two?

(Different lunch local- No Taco Bell)

I think you might have just lost Crazybro. Hahaha!

Tj.

This weekend's weather for the SVLoop is shaping up nicely. (Layer Up)

The morning East / South Bay legs will be sunny as the Santa Cruz Mtn's fog burns off waiting for our post lunch leg.

Once we hit La Honda, we can decide if the Half Moon Bay leg is clear enough to run that coastline or go for the SkyLine Ridge Hwy35.

Still time for any first timers to join on and meet a good core of North & SF Bay Riders!

Any Questions?

Cheers!

I hope it's clear on the coast. Those sweepers on Hwy 84 out near the coast are awesome.

Q's:

1. 8am start?

2. Do I need to wear a Rubin Carter t-shirt?

Looking forward to a great ride.

Kickstands up at 8am is the plan, you should hook up with TC339 for the ride to Redwood Rd.

"the Crime was murder one, guess who testified"

B.Dylan

Bello and Bradley...haha, love it!

(this is not off topic)

I am going to try to make the 23rd. 

Doc with the finger roll! 23rd

Damn, Brian.  Your photos make that bike look better than in real life...sigh.

Considering all the money I've spent on cameras and lenses, everything I photograph should instantly become mine.

Something tells me the Veefalo is not long for this world...

This is also very sound logic. 

Had a feeling you would see the logic. 

Congrats on the new ride (and refined taste).

Thanks. Pairs nicely with malt liquor.

Alrighty then, after an early stop at my office I rode an impromptu recon of the Los Gatos to Capitola leg of the upcoming SVLoopII.
A nice drop toward the coast and eats from the summit. It will fit in with the other legs fore and aft.
Hope you all can still make it.

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I'm out...I just read my son's fiance's grad party invitation more closely...it's the 23rd.

I did a little scouting yesterday...Old San Jose Highway is a nice shortcut from Lexington Reservoir  to Summit Rd.  You may also be interested in taking the short hop up to mt Um from Hicks...that would give you the 2 highest peaks in the Valley on the same day. 

Ed, You must mean Old Santa Cruz Hwy? Have to entertain those on future more direct rides.

I see gates at Umunhum...I've only flown over that cube in a Citabria

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I'm still in for sure.

my son's fiance's grad party 

Let's hope that's a college graduation. haha

I see gates at Umunhum...I've only flown over that cube in a Citabria

Yeah...they put that up near the top to protect civilians from the farmers.

BTW, that's some nice flying Greg...looks like you had to get pretty low with all those B17s and B24s doing runs along the ridge yesterday (airshow at Moffet?).

Have fun .... awesome route.

I'm still in for sure.

my son's fiance's grad party 

Let's hope that's a college graduation. haha

No worries, it's SJSU...go Spartans! 

Hey fellas, it was great meeting up and riding with you guys for part of the route. Look forward to another one in the future.