Anyone want to do some moto help for a few masochistic cyclists?

[duckwrench13]

Hey gang,

 Here's the quick 'n dirty... It's a 127 mile route, from SF to CSUMB, and there should be at least 4-6 of us riding. Oh, right, I'm talking about bicycles, not motos. But that doesn't mean you kids aren't welcome to come along! You get to sleep late (unlike us), enjoy your coffee & breakfast, catch up with us at points along the way and watch us suffer. Here's the one minor catch... We'd like you to carry a few things along with you. I'll have a very small bag prepared for each rider, that will consist of some snack stuffs, a bottle, or similar items.

 The ride ends at my friend Steve's place. He's an uber food, beer & coffee aficionado, so you can pretty much count on good grub at the end of the day!

 I've mapped out our route, but feel free to take whatever routes you like.
http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/21285430/

 No date has been set yet. Ideally, we'd like to do this before October. I'm still working on the last few logistical items, and getting everyone's schedules figured out.
Kick it around and let me know what you think!

[mostrobelle]

I'm assuming that this is going to take about 6 hours of you guys actually riding so the moto person would basically be riding off and on for a good portion of the day? 

[duckwrench13]

My initial idea was since the bike route is primarily along our moto playgrounds, the likelihood of some MOBers being out 'n about would be fairly high. I figured why not merge the two, and make an interestingly different day for everyone?  I'm not trying to tie any one person down to a support role, but rather trying to coordinate the two riding groups to contact at different points along the way. As far as any motos, whatever they want to do between meeting up is entirely up to them.

There's enough of us here that bike & moto, so I thought it might be a fun way to bring it all together.

[mostrobelle]

Not a bad idea at all.  I'm not sure what my schedule is like in the future--so far it's just been "busy".  However, I might be able to arrange a stop during a ride to help you out.  Sorry that I can't commit to anything. 

One thing you might consider doing is altering your route a tad to run into Mr.Incredible and Somegirl's place in Pescadero.  They've got the baby now, and I'm not sure how much that impacts your ride distance and difficulty, but maybe it could come together for ya there. 

[Michael Moore]

I might be up for it, depending on the date. I could ride the Vespa, which is a) quiet and b) can hold tons of stuff.  I could do some photography during the "down" time.

[duckwrench13]

I've got Pescadero marked for food, water, etc. I'd forgotten about the "La sede centrale di pancetta e verdure" compound. Looks like I need to add that!

MM, that would be super cool! Heck, you could write it off as a Strava project!

[somegirl]

We are actually in Loma Mar, 8 miles rolling hills inland from Pescadero, beautiful riding.  Just let us know.

For a little change of scenery from highway 1 I'd recommend taking Stage Rd. from just north of 84 down to Pescadero. From Pescadero I'd recommend Cloverdale / Gazos Creek back out to 1 S.   Gives you a nice break from the traffic and wind on 1 (although hopefully you will have a tailwind going south).  Bean Hollow road is another option from Pescadero to 1 S and that is nice if you want to stop by Pigeon Point lighthouse (porta potties and water available there).

[Popeye the Sailor]

I'd be willing to help out with some of the southern half, depending on when you might be doing this. The r100gs does have plenty of storage.

[sugarcrook]

I'm also game to help out depending on when.  Loads of space on the K12GT.