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HammerTime2
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by HammerTime2 on Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:31 pm

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Ahh, riding through the redwood forests on narrow roads - nice shade!!!

What roads are these?
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by Weenie on Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:31 pm

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basilic
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by basilic on Mon Feb 24, 2014 9:27 pm

ultyguy, sorry to hear about the accident, good that you escaped without much damage.
Yesterday I was in the Lavaux, very pretty
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by Calnago on Mon Feb 24, 2014 9:34 pm

Lavaux, Switzerland... yesterday? So jealous... you don't have snow there this time of year???
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by jmilliron on Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:37 pm

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by ultyguy on Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:41 pm

Wow, basilic, great shots again, love the one with the ferry!
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by wojchiech on Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:58 am

HammerTime2 wrote:Ahh, riding through the redwood forests on narrow roads - nice shade!!!

What roads are these?


Redwood Retreat/Mt Madonna Rd off of Hecker Pass/CA-152. Those photos are from the Gilroy side, which is actually unpaved in the upper half. The Watsonville side is just as shaded but paved all the way, albeit in quite bad shape, and lots of blind corners. I actually prefer going down Hecker Pass, which is pretty gentle compared to Mt Madonna and a lot better maintained. Both sides meet at the top on the most southern part of Summit Rd, which goes along the entire Santa Cruz mountain crest.
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by basilic on Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:45 am

ultyguy, thanks, hard to take a bad photo in that area.
calnago, around the lake the snow sticks only a few days to a couple of weeks per winter.
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by GASer on Tue Feb 25, 2014 5:59 pm

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by wojchiech on Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:19 am

some more typical coastal California redwoods and ocean views,

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and a sad ending to my ride (I'm fine, my pedal is not :lol: :thumbup: )

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by wojchiech on Fri Feb 28, 2014 2:10 am

The hills around Gilroy, California

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by Miller on Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:13 pm

Not a mythic cycling location round where I live but it looked nice today in the sunshine.
Near South Stoke in South Oxfordshire.
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The road in the distance, Catsbrain Hill, is part of a local road racing loop.
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by diegogarcia on Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:25 pm

Treated my Domane 6.9 to some classics style riding over the last weekend before a dose of man flu made the quads heavy. Love it, a great bike.

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wojchiech
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by wojchiech on Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:47 am

Pescadero State Beach, California. I'm glad I didn't take the weather for granted, as it was 24C/75F here today. :beerchug:

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basilic
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by basilic on Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:52 am

lots of nice photos/roads on this page
spring is back here this weekend

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by Weenie on Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:52 am

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by ross on Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:12 am

Valley of the racehorses, Lambourn, Berkshire

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Sheep bums in the sunshine, Aldbourne, Wiltshire

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Felt good to be out without the winter bike and mudguards, Long Whittenham, Oxfordshire

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Setting sun over Didcot power station cooling towers, Long Whittenham, Oxfordshire

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