Pac coast help 2

[fr8doug]

.......Northbound or Southbound better idea?

[John Nettles]

Can't reply accurately to your other PCH post as it was decades ago I went, but prevailing winds are definately in north to south direction.

I did the coast S-N and had headwinds most days.  A couple of days it was so bad I never got out of my inner chain ring.  Go over to crazyguyonabike.com and look at some of the journals as that may help.

Happy trails and may the wind be at your back!

TulsaJohn

[fr8doug]

Thanks John.  I was thinking that Northbound would be safer because you would be on the inside of the road.
Thanks for the site....
DOUG

[John Nettles]

If you are thinking about if you get hit and go sailing over the side, if I remember correctly, there are very few areas that close to the drop off.

Plus when you are on the ocean side of a curve turning to the to the right (imagine the position that I am saying), the line of site may be greater for the car (greater safety) than if you are northbound and have a hill or cliff to your right on a curve turning to the right.

If you are comfortable riding in traffic in your local area, you should be fine on tour.  Also, the ACA maps give a summary of the riding conditions as does the website (more limited).

Enjoy the ride!

Happy trails and may the wind be at your back!

TulsaJohn

[fr8doug]

Excellent.  Southbound it is.....Thanks for the great advice.  I checked out the website you showed, it is very
helpful.
Kind Regards
Doug

[staehpj1]

I've only ridden a bit of the coast, but..  Based on the part of the coast that I have ridden, there are better views on the southbound side and the lanes/shoulders are wider too on at least some parts of the coast apparently because they know most of the cyclists are southbound.

[fr8doug]

Thanks alot. Southbound it is...in PDX today and it
is raining.  Hopefully luck will be better in 2 weeks.
cheers and thanks for the info
DOug

[staehpj1]

Don't let the rain get you down.  It can still be a great ride even in the rain.  I hope you get great weather for the rest of the trip.

[fr8doug]

SFO or bust.  Thanks for your input.
Hopefully it wont be too cold with an on-shore
flow........I was out in Mcminnville for a month
last year and it was dry the whole month.  Fingers crossed!
Doug

[nobachi2000]

Let me know how your trip goes.  I'm planning to ride San Luis Obispo to Salinas late April 2009. I never brought rain gear with me anywhere before, but something tells me I'm going to need it.

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