Flying into LA on Friday 14. Flying out LA on Monday 24. No lodging needs. (Although trailer sounds enchanting.) Unless instructed otherwise, bikes will be with us when we meet campers in LA on Sat to hit the road. If it's easier packing we can ship them to ENHQ Monrovia ahead of time.
Chris, sounds good. Will you and Margaret need to store your bike boxes at my place? Not a problem if you do. My address is
607 Parker Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016
Thank you. I'm sorta thinking that we can ship our bikes to LA to where we're staying, assemble them there, leave the boxes there and bring the bikes on the car rack when we meet you guys Sat, then reverse it when we get back to LA end of ride. Unless the bike carrying vehicle is going ahead/won't be with the people van on Sat? In which case I will ship the bikes direct to Monrovia early for you guys to put together and pack for the trip north. Either works for me. Whatever means fewer moving parts for the team.
Body, bikes, vans, gear, everything is rolling from my place on Saturday.
Oh, while I'm thinking about it, likely won't have any parking available at my place for the week. I expect I'll have to rent a mini-van rather than use my Element or the truck = my vehicles in the driveway = you'll get ticket on the street either the following Thurs or Friday. Brian, can your wife drop you guys off?
Rich- FYI, I just got an update from Orbitz that my itinerary has been changed by the airlines. The basic schedule is about the same, but I think flight numbers and times are a little different. It might be a good idea to just have everyone update their info a few weeks before TOC to be sure you have the current info.
Getting a ride out there might be tough given it will be early in the AM, gathering the kids, etc. but I will check. Is there any street parking in the area? I can park and run back to your house.
I’ll throw it out there - if anyone needs an additional place to stay Casa McKelvey in Huntington Beach has a few beds. My office is towards LAX so I could pick up on Friday afternoon and bring you up to Rich’s on Saturday morning. My only requirement is to be back behind the orange curtain before dark. Us Orange County people are afraid of LA after dark. Since I’m in no shape this season to keep up with you TOC people I’ll at least offer a bed to do my part.
I'll be going into Sacto a week earlier to spend some time at home (and do that work/telecommute thing).
Will meet y'all Saturday wherever you need me to be.
Planning on flying out of LA area on Sunday 5/23 (whatever airport is cheapest).
I believe someone recently mentioned a bike shipping service/offer online, but I can't find the link. It was something like bikeship.com or along those lines. Anyone got it, I need to look ASAP!!!
R, I originally was going to travel with my bike but I am now going to ship it. I will make sure it gets to you by thursday most likely sooner. Thanks, Mike So psyched!!!!
I plan on using the Shipbikes.com/fedex thing for my bike shipment, to arrive at your place no later than Thursday 5/13. We can work out the bike shipment back to Dallas, but it'll probably be the same way back. Both will be using my own hard plastic bike box (fits 2 bikes, but only bringing Natasha - my roadie).
Question, can I put extra stuff (like bottles, cycling clothes, etc) in with my bike in the box, and have that brought up to Sacto too?
As you know, flying with bags these days gets expensive!!!
COOL! Since I'll be out there a whole week in advance working/telecommuting, that makes it SO much easier to ship my ToC clothing/stuff with the bike, and take my personal stuff with me to my parents house.
Just tell me when and where in the Sacto/Reno area I need to meet you guys before we start all the fun, and I'll plan on being there!
Just booked my flights: Sunday May 9: Depart LUV @ 4:15pm on SWA#115 Stops in ELP and PHX, no plane change Arrive SMF @ 7:50pm
Sunday May 23: Depart LAX @ 12:40pm on SWA#532 Stop in SAN, no plane change Arrive LUV @ 7:05pm
Doode, 7:50pm arrival in Sacramento is late. Anyway you can change that? Ideally everyone arrives by about 5p so we can load everyone up and drive up into the mountains to our starting town, Green (or Grass) Valley. As is, I now have to figure out how to get you to the hotel, as you're about 3-4hrs behind everyone else...any help?
Where is everyone staying once you get in the Sacramento area? I'd like to plan on meeting for dinner with the group if possible. Being from this area I might suggest some restaurants also.
Where is everyone staying once you get in the Sacramento area? I'd like to plan on meeting for dinner with the group if possible. Being from this area I might suggest some restaurants also.
We are picking people up on Sacramento, driving to/staying near the start of Sunday's stage.
Sunday we will finish in/near Sacramento, drive to the next hotel which will be in Davis.
Here's the dealio with EN peeps meeting us on the rides, for dinner, etc: we don't/won't have the bandwidth to coordinate the camp and also tell you (non-campers) where and when we'll be. PnI will easily be putting in 16-18hr days of cat-herding. We'll post, via Twitter, where and when we'll be and we'll leave it up to you figure out how you're going to meet us.
In short, we'd luv to have you join us but if not if it means I have to put you in my head to make it happen. There will be very little room in there during the camp for anything other than...the camp
Fully understand as the mental gymnastics are far more complicated with extra variables. I will watch for twitter info and planning on joining you for stage 1 ride.
Grass Valley is close to the starting town of Nevada City. Even Auburn is only 15-20 mins from Nevada City and is still on I-80. Rocklin/Roseville is 40-45 mins from the starting point but have many more hotel options as well as dining (Cheese Cake factory, PF Changs, etc.). IF you guys want to stay in Rocklin/Roseville for night #1 you are looking at 35-45 mins from Sac Airport. Just FYI.
I hope we get a chance to meet. One of the best parts of last year was meeting up with Tom Glynn, Starkman, Aaron, and Carrie Chavez.
They went the opposite direction of the Sierra Hill climb and met us on the descent and we got to ride together and then the totally hooked us up with chow at their cars.
Meanwhile, our tour coordinator that day (Rich) was doing all he could to pick up Dave Boyle who snapped a chain on the Sierra Rd climb (talk about tourque) all the while navigating closed roads and detours. He then managed to find a spot for the van just off the course that we had to double back to because the peloton was gaining on us. I think that's what he means by cat herding.
Fully understand as the mental gymnastics are far more complicated with extra variables. I will watch for twitter info and planning on joining you for stage 1 ride.
Grass Valley is close to the starting town of Nevada City. Even Auburn is only 15-20 mins from Nevada City and is still on I-80. Rocklin/Roseville is 40-45 mins from the starting point but have many more hotel options as well as dining (Cheese Cake factory, PF Changs, etc.). IF you guys want to stay in Rocklin/Roseville for night #1 you are looking at 35-45 mins from Sac Airport. Just FYI.
Vince
Lodging is all taken care of and I'm weeks away from concerning myself about where to feed Mr. Halligan. Many other things to take care of first
@Halligan, you forgot this was in the rain (most of it) and we met you with coffee. I ran from Stark mid sentence, as he was chatting me up and I realized I had about 3' to make something happen or we would be screwed for hours.
Cool Rich. I might stay at my in-laws Sat night in Grass Valley also.
@ Halligan...I have my kids that weekend but they have been warned that Dad is busy on Sunday. I won't lean but hopefully strong enough to suck a wheel and hang on the climbs. Those lightweight guys with 4.0+ watts/kg numbers better have standard sized seatposts so I can latch the patented tow rope on!
Sierra Rd is no joke. I was 212 lbs the first year of the ToC and we rode my first century that day from LIvermore up the backside of Mt. Hamilton (6-7 mile unrelenting climb) then got to Sierra Rd and cramped up...fell over in front of a bunch of people. Ah...the memories.
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Thank you. I'm sorta thinking that we can ship our bikes to LA to where we're staying, assemble them there, leave the boxes there and bring the bikes on the car rack when we meet you guys Sat, then reverse it when we get back to LA end of ride. Unless the bike carrying vehicle is going ahead/won't be with the people van on Sat? In which case I will ship the bikes direct to Monrovia early for you guys to put together and pack for the trip north. Either works for me. Whatever means fewer moving parts for the team.
Chris,
Body, bikes, vans, gear, everything is rolling from my place on Saturday.
Oh, while I'm thinking about it, likely won't have any parking available at my place for the week. I expect I'll have to rent a mini-van rather than use my Element or the truck = my vehicles in the driveway = you'll get ticket on the street either the following Thurs or Friday. Brian, can your wife drop you guys off?
Getting a ride out there might be tough given it will be early in the AM, gathering the kids, etc. but I will check. Is there any street parking in the area? I can park and run back to your house.
Flight info.
I don't have a place to stay on Friday night yet.
Dave,
I checked with Brian, and he's got room for you. As long as you don't mind spooing with Mike Allen and me, you're all set.
Dave
Patrick
Booking my flights tomorrow.
I'll be going into Sacto a week earlier to spend some time at home (and do that work/telecommute thing).
Will meet y'all Saturday wherever you need me to be.
Planning on flying out of LA area on Sunday 5/23 (whatever airport is cheapest).
I believe someone recently mentioned a bike shipping service/offer online, but I can't find the link. It was something like bikeship.com or along those lines. Anyone got it, I need to look ASAP!!!
@Rich, what address do we ship the bikes to?
Rich Strauss
607 Parker Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016
626-203-3278
Needs to arrive no later than THURSDAY. Thanks.
I originally was going to travel with my bike but I am now going to ship it. I will make sure it gets to you by thursday most likely sooner.
Thanks, Mike
So psyched!!!!
@Rich,
I plan on using the Shipbikes.com/fedex thing for my bike shipment, to arrive at your place no later than Thursday 5/13. We can work out the bike shipment back to Dallas, but it'll probably be the same way back. Both will be using my own hard plastic bike box (fits 2 bikes, but only bringing Natasha - my roadie).
Question, can I put extra stuff (like bottles, cycling clothes, etc) in with my bike in the box, and have that brought up to Sacto too?
As you know, flying with bags these days gets expensive!!!
@Scott, yep, I can bring anything up, plenty of room, just no room for bike boxes.
Just tell me when and where in the Sacto/Reno area I need to meet you guys before we start all the fun, and I'll plan on being there!
Just booked my flights:
Sunday May 9:
Depart LUV @ 4:15pm on SWA#115
Stops in ELP and PHX, no plane change
Arrive SMF @ 7:50pm
Sunday May 23:
Depart LAX @ 12:40pm on SWA#532
Stop in SAN, no plane change
Arrive LUV @ 7:05pm
Scott,
Doode, 7:50pm arrival in Sacramento is late. Anyway you can change that? Ideally everyone arrives by about 5p so we can load everyone up and drive up into the mountains to our starting town, Green (or Grass) Valley. As is, I now have to figure out how to get you to the hotel, as you're about 3-4hrs behind everyone else...any help?
Rich,
Looks like Scott's coming in a week early on 5/9.
Dave
Very well...carry on
I'll be wherever/whenever you need me in Sacto/reno on Saturday May 15th.
Also Rich, one thing we may end up doing is coming home with our bikes on the plane. Basically fedexing them out but bringing them home with us.
Any rub getting us to the airport sat night with 2 bike boxes (real deal, not cardboard
?
-Dave
Dave,
Nope, we have the vans through Sunday, we have my truck, the Element...we're good.
Where is everyone staying once you get in the Sacramento area? I'd like to plan on meeting for dinner with the group if possible. Being from this area I might suggest some restaurants also.
Vince
I want my usual fave restaurant...BANDERA!!!
We are picking people up on Sacramento, driving to/staying near the start of Sunday's stage.
Sunday we will finish in/near Sacramento, drive to the next hotel which will be in Davis.
Here's the dealio with EN peeps meeting us on the rides, for dinner, etc: we don't/won't have the bandwidth to coordinate the camp and also tell you (non-campers) where and when we'll be. PnI will easily be putting in 16-18hr days of cat-herding. We'll post, via Twitter, where and when we'll be and we'll leave it up to you figure out how you're going to meet us.
In short, we'd luv to have you join us but if not if it means I have to put you in my head to make it happen. There will be very little room in there during the camp for anything other than...the camp
Rich,
You make it sound like you and Patrick really have to work at this camp. It's all just fun and games remember.
Oh yeah, forgot you do have to organize the whole thing and not get us campers lost.
Grass Valley is close to the starting town of Nevada City. Even Auburn is only 15-20 mins from Nevada City and is still on I-80. Rocklin/Roseville is 40-45 mins from the starting point but have many more hotel options as well as dining (Cheese Cake factory, PF Changs, etc.). IF you guys want to stay in Rocklin/Roseville for night #1 you are looking at 35-45 mins from Sac Airport. Just FYI.
Vince
Hey Vince,
I hope we get a chance to meet. One of the best parts of last year was meeting up with Tom Glynn, Starkman, Aaron, and Carrie Chavez.
They went the opposite direction of the Sierra Hill climb and met us on the descent and we got to ride together and then the totally hooked us up with chow at their cars.
Meanwhile, our tour coordinator that day (Rich) was doing all he could to pick up Dave Boyle who snapped a chain on the Sierra Rd climb (talk about tourque) all the while navigating closed roads and detours. He then managed to find a spot for the van just off the course that we had to double back to because the peloton was gaining on us. I think that's what he means by cat herding.
Dave
Lodging is all taken care of and I'm weeks away from concerning myself about where to feed Mr. Halligan. Many other things to take care of first
@Halligan, you forgot this was in the rain (most of it) and we met you with coffee. I ran from Stark mid sentence, as he was chatting me up and I realized I had about 3' to make something happen or we would be screwed for hours.
@ Halligan...I have my kids that weekend but they have been warned that Dad is busy on Sunday. I won't lean but hopefully strong enough to suck a wheel and hang on the climbs. Those lightweight guys with 4.0+ watts/kg numbers better have standard sized seatposts so I can latch the patented tow rope on!
Sierra Rd is no joke. I was 212 lbs the first year of the ToC and we rode my first century that day from LIvermore up the backside of Mt. Hamilton (6-7 mile unrelenting climb) then got to Sierra Rd and cramped up...fell over in front of a bunch of people. Ah...the memories.
Vince