OT: mori ridge trail. roadbikeable?

[Rob]

http://www.cityofpacifica.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=2784 says it's paved but it also says that about banquiano. thinking about trying it out wed or fri on the climb out of pacifica.

[Alexandre Passos]

I've carried my road bike up it. Does that count?

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 9:01 PM, Rob <rob...@manchero.org> wrote:

http://www.cityofpacifica.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=2784 says it's paved but it also says that about banquiano. thinking about trying it out wed or fri on the climb out of pacifica.

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[Alexandre Passos]

(it's a wide very rutted very steep fire road)

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[Patrick Lea]

To quote someone from partycar.
"Do you like hiking?"

Me: "Yeah"

Them: "Then it is road bikeable"

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 9:17 PM, Alexandre Passos <alexan...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Jordan Kestler]

Morning Ridge Trail is absolutely a hike if you're on a road bike. 

Even if you're on cx bike you'll need a gear way easier than 1:1, and some big tires.

Even if you're on a mountain bike it will be a really tough climb, and you might still have to hike. 

Even if you're hiking in hiking boots and you don't have a bike, it would be a really tough climb.

If you go one ridge over and climb up fassler to Baquaino trail, you could maybe do most of that on a road bike, but might need to hike a little bit on the lower sections.

[Bret Lobree]

I bet Ammon has ridden/hiked up it.

[ammon]

Yep, mori ridge requires a decent amount of hiking due to steep grades + loose gravel. With practice it's possible to clear all of Baquiano on a road bike (standard compact gearing). The steep bits are short. The hardest for me is near the top.

Ammon

On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 10:12:20 PM UTC-8, 1T wrote:

I bet Ammon has ridden/hiked up it.

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Jordan Kestler <jordan...@gmail.com> wrote:

Morning Ridge Trail is absolutely a hike if you're on a road bike. 

Even if you're on cx bike you'll need a gear way easier than 1:1, and some big tires.

Even if you're on a mountain bike it will be a really tough climb, and you might still have to hike. 

Even if you're hiking in hiking boots and you don't have a bike, it would be a really tough climb.

If you go one ridge over and climb up fassler to Baquaino trail, you could maybe do most of that on a road bike, but might need to hike a little bit on the lower sections.

On Nov 13, 2017 9:37 PM, "Patrick Lea" <patri...@gmail.com> wrote:

To quote someone from partycar.
"Do you like hiking?"

Me: "Yeah"

Them: "Then it is road bikeable"

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 9:17 PM, Alexandre Passos <alexan...@gmail.com> wrote:

I've carried my road bike up it. Does that count?

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 9:01 PM, Rob <rob...@manchero.org> wrote:

http://www.cityofpacifica.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=2784 says it's paved but it also says that about banquiano. thinking about trying it out wed or fri on the climb out of pacifica.

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[ammon]

Also, regarding getting to Baquiano, traffic on Fassler can be annoying since there's no shoulder. You can avoid the worst of Fassler with:

- a planet of the apes-like old pavement section by the bowling alley to Roberts Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/16278608

- then riding dirt along Fassler, the first half of which was recently paved for a new neighborhood of mansions: https://www.strava.com/segments/4555316. This adds a little extra climbing as you descend from the water tower down to Fassler on pavement.

[Yvonne Yip]

Good tips on the approach, Ammon! Going to try that next time.

Baquiano is great. I thought it’s not that steep as far as dirt goes. The steepest bits of Fassler and the first very short bit after the gate is the worst for me. The very top section had been fenced off and super rutted since the spring though, so I’ve always walked on the side and might have missed the worst grades?

I enjoyed walking my bike on Mori Ridge...

BTW, has anyone ridden the other trails in San Pedro Valley Park/McNee Ranch Park? I know there are DH trails somewhere nearby but anything else worth checking out for people who don’t own a full face helmet?

[Rob]

Thanks! I've cleared banquiano with a standard though I was a bit stronger back then. I'll plop an 11-32 cassette on and give it a shot. Will have to try that alternate to fassler the next time up banquiano.

Rob

[Rob]

From mcnee can ride up n peak access rd to montera mtn. I’m aiming to do that in the next week as I’ve heard the poison oak is cut back on the PoTA approach.

[Rob]

On Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 5:38:52 AM UTC-8, Rob wrote:

Thanks! I've cleared banquiano with a standard though I was a bit stronger back then. I'll plop an 11-32 cassette on and give it a shot. Will have to try that alternate to fassler the next time up banquiano.

my vote is road-bikeable. fell over twice on my attempt today but I think I'll clear it given a few more attempts. steep pitch by water tower need to charge a little more, i was holding back and fell over. almost cleared the steep bit by the top but fell over as it flattened out. dirt was sticky enough that I could stand on the steeps with smooth pedal strokes. If I wasn't able to stand I'd probably still be out there hiking up.

28mm conti 4 seasons, 50-34 crank, 11-32 cassette.