Thank you, Paul!  Do you know the north and south endpoints on RSF for the work?

Good info, Paul. That affects a number of people getting to ride starts while under construction. The new method of resurfacing can / has been experienced on Camino Del Sur and San Dieguito Rd, I believe. It is disrupting for both driving and cycling. Thanks for the heads up.

On Tuesday, September 3, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, the Rancho Santa Fe Pavement Restoration Project will commence. Over the next few weeks, drivers can expect a southbound lane closure for construction crews to begin concrete demolition and installation of electrical wires. The southbound bike lane and portions of the sidewalk will also be impacted. Once southbound work is complete, crews will shift to northbound Rancho Santa Fe Road. 

In late September, pending weather conditions, construction crews will test the cold-in-place recycling paving technique that removes, recycles and reuses existing asphalt to improve the roadway.

Although two-way traffic will be maintained, delays are anticipated, so motorists should plan for alternate routes. Standard traffic control measures will be implemented, such as advance warning signs and pedestrian detours.

For general project information and inquiries, contact City communications via email at communications@san-marcos.net. For project construction related inquiries, please contact the Construction Manager Jason Linsdau via email at jlinsdau@san-marcos.net or via phone at 760-759-2466.

Good news. They are issuing the slick DBIDS plastic credit card size passes again.

Karl,
I have several bikes crowding my garage! However, I'm only 5' 10.5".
Jeff Gross
(760) 522-7097
fulljg@gmail.com

2015 Ridley Ultegra carbon road
Campy Record aluminum gravel
1981 1st year Stump Jumper steel gravel commuter
1990 Dura Ace aluminum road
1986 Burley gravel tandem
1980 Santana tandem w/ couplings

Does anyone have a road or gravel bike sitting in there garage unused that they would like to sell to an avid cyclist? The father of my niece is a strong cyclist and loves to ride whenever he's in town to visit his daughter's family. I've ridden with him a few times on some of our iconic NCCC routes. He asked me if I knew anyone who might want to sell him a bike. He's about my size (6'1") for reference. If you have something or advice for me, please just reply here, or PM me, or just call/text at 858-481-7910.

Thanks - Karl

Awesome to watch Stage 19 TDF 2024 today, where the first ~53 miles was exactly what we rode on day 13 in 2016. I remember the route so well, one ride to tell my grandkids about.

Quote from: karlos on June 24, 2016, 08:24:04 AMDay 13. On our next to the last day, we concenrated on some major climbs - two of them "beyond category". We started out the gate with the 20 km climb to Col de Vars, a 3600 ft climb. We had great weather and I decided to lift the pace a bit as there were no worries about day 14. That was a pretty good climb, followed by a 22km descent to start the climb of Col de Benette where we climbed to 2802 m, the highest paved road in Europe. That was a 5,000 ft climb. I had to slow down a bit, but kept ahead of the grandpa pace which I've perfected to survive this tour. It was a beautiful climb. The terrain at the top was closer to Colorado. We had no shade on this climb and I went through two full water bottles and stopped for extra fluids at a couple of van stops, in addition stopping beside a stream of snow runoff to try and cool down. The most annoying thing was that we were all covered by flies up until about 2400 m alt. They seemed to especially love my merino wool jersey. Some of the guys claimed that the flies would stay off you if you could keep your speed above 12.5 km/hr - no relief for me. The view at the highest point of the road was like sitting on top of the world. The 24 km descent down to the village of St Etienne was welcome, but it got hot at the bottom where at least a dozen of us stopped for cokes and water at a cafe. From there we only had 7 km to our hotel in Auron. The problem was that it averaged 8-9% and climbed an additional 1500 ft. This was mostly mentally tough as we had the two HC climbs behind us and we all were "done." Although this was short, it was the last real climb of the tour and, with the high heat, I found it quite difficult - definitely settled back into grandpa survival pace. At the top, 8 of us sat down at a restaurant and had burgers, potatoes, beers and cokes. Very welcome after a relatively short 62 mi ride, but loaded with 10,300 ft of elevation gain.

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They are issuing base passes again at the Oceanside gate, just a slip of paper now. Probably wise to avoid first thing in the morning, especially on a Monday, due to contractors needing base passes.

I went to get a pass at the visitors center last Wednesday lunchtime.  It took me about 1/2hr.

Hi.  The ride for Saturday 7/20 is one I have thought about for a long time. 

The note on the ride info says to "Get your base pass"

Any info on how to accomplish that?  The MCB Pendleton website says the visitor center is closed until further notice.

https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/Road-Gate-Status/

https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/Main-Menu/Base-Access/Recreational-Bicycling/