Cruisin the Conejo, Thousand Oaks, Ca.

[ACG]

Has anyone done this ride? I'm riding it next week and would like to know all the bads as well as the goods!

Thanks!

[Fredwina]

what route are you doing? I did the century last year
The first twenty is'bt bad. Then you get on Mulholland Highway. It was very foggy. Lots o' climbing, with jaguar trying to make you into a hood ornament. Then you go down Decker. 18mph with the brakes locked. You join up the one of the metric routes. A couple of rollers, Then a big downhill into Camarillo - lots better, It's flat to rolling, until you get back to the Reagan library, there's a long hill past there, but's it not that steep. Then it's Fairly flat until you get back

[tprevost]

Has anyone done this ride? I'm riding it next week and would like to know all the bads as well as the goods!

Thanks!

I did it last year and its an extremely well run ride... the only bad part for me last year was there was one really steep downhill and it was very wet so I was pretty scared... I'm sure a year later it wouldn't be as bad as I have more experience now! There are some hills but the rest stops are well stocked, there were lots of SAGS and the boy scouts will hold your bike for you if you'd like at the stops! Oh... and the route (at least for the 68) was absolutely beautiful!

Don't forget to let us know how it went!!!!

Tracy

btw... having ridden w/you... you'll whip it out and have a great time doing it!!!

[luvs2ride]

I'll be there too for the 1st time-doing the 68 mile metric. I'm doing it with my TNT group as a "training ride" for Tahoe on June 3rd. I'm riding with a few people who have done it and it sounds fun. This will be the first "organized ride" for me . . hoping my training so far has prepared me!

[smilingcat]

If registration is still available I may be there. I just need some new T-shirt so I'll probably only do the 25 miler Besides, I have a hair appt that day. Need to color my Cruella DeVille streak of grey

Years ago, I ended up DNFing. Guy I was riding with inexlicably got sucked into a back of a pick up truck. We had just increased our speed to 23MPH when he plowed into the back of pkup truck/lowery(sp). Can't win against a pkup. I had to call his wife, went with him to the ER... He was so out of it I stayed with him til his wife showed up. That was the last time I went to El Canejo.

I thought there was a climb near the end to get out of Camarillo back up to thousand oaks???

meow meow
Smilingcat

[bcipam]

I've done the ride a number of times - starting with the 30 and working up to the century. It's just an awesome event and fun ride. Routes are challenging but very doable (especially for you) and the sags couldn't be better - the boy scouts are sweeties.

Westher wise it's always a surprise. Done the ride 6 times. 4 times it was overcast, cool and at times, drizzly and 2 times bezesus hot. You just never know. Thankfully I did the challenging metric and century in cool years.

Scenary is awesome - it's a little bit of every thing from Hidden Valley, to the plains of Camarillo, up to the Rock Store. This is probably one of my favorite rides each year.

[bcipam]

And I read Fredwina's post - just different perspectives... she says fairly flat, I say long rolly at times tough hills going back (the climbs start at Moorpark) especially if the wind has kicked up. But Audrey you are so strong, no doubt you will be in the it's fairly flat camp!

[smilingcat]

So who is doing this ride?? and how can I find you??

Maybe I'll call my hairdresser and cacel my appt. What sacrifice!!!

I'm so far out of shape, I think I can only manage the 34 miler I don't think the moderate metric would be prudent for me.

... Being prudent is not my forte so maybe I'll be struggling on the century . Builds character...

If I do decide to show up, I'll be wearing my purple primal jersey. Dragonfly on the bike. my bike is Obera Dama race. Blue in color. Me, overweight 5' 4" Japanese. I should be there around 7:30AM ish... hmm that's another thing. Have to wake up early grrr....

Shawn (aka smilingcat)