Although driving this scenic roadway may take just a day, bicycling it in a few days is a grueling challenge even for experienced long distance cyclists. Look at Jason Womack's experience (the cyclist that posted this California coast bike tour video). Last summer, Jason rode 500+ miles across the Rocky Mountains; yet, he met his match somewhere along Highway 1. Cycling horror stories about pedaling this route abound so I'm not surprised by Jason's tale.I applaud Jason for testing his limits; it's something we all need to do sometime. Frankly, riding 250 miles of flat land would tucker out just about anyone and flat is not a word that comes to mind when describing this coastline...
Read more about Jason Womack's bike tour. For a more detailed description of bicycling this route, visit Thomas Driemeyer's San Francisco to Los Angeles bike tour page.
Larry
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Thanks for the link, and...yes, I now have something to train for!
The ride was absolutely amazing. Any expectation, or anticipation, I had was completely overtaken by the sheer beauty and difficulty of this ride.
I will look to plan something again next spring! In the meantime, I've got a one day ride planned from Ojai to Pine Mountain (again, about 100 miles). Also, we've scheduled the Annual Womack Century for 12/22 (the Saturday before Christmas).
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