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I need a ride there and back. My truck is under the weather....and I can't afford the train, at the moment. I have a place to stay in SD right near downtown....so could I get a ride from someone?
Drew, I can give you a ride, if you can make it to the westside saturday afternoon (i still haven't decided when we're gonna leave...). It's gonna be a squeeze in my car but it'll work.
I'll pick you up Adam if you meet me by the 15 fwy where it meets the 210. We'll find a crash place for ya. Or maybe you'll meet some hottie... no pressure.
1.ME
2.Pompous Cunt
3. Rev. Dak
4.Miss Stephanie
5. DCR
6. E.
7. Allan
8. Sexy
9. Funanu
10. Randy
11. Harry
12. Hartwick
13. Riss
14. Brassknuckles
15. Roadblock
16. City Cockblokin
17. EROCK
18. Fluffer
19. Mixtemotions
20. Marcus
21. Indigis
22. Tern
23. Fuzzbeast
24. Regular Mike
25. NEWB310
26. Lance
27. Mark Edge
28. Eva
29. Eddieboy
*30. SPOOK +:
-31. Jannatha
-32. Jeremy (roommate/cousin)
33.Vspangle
34. Kathryn
35. jchungerford (NOT KING)
36. bigsexxy
*I have room for about 3 other bikes and two more people. If you are interested in having me drive you or your bike down email me. I'll be leaving LA Saturday in the late afternoon and driving back immediately after the ride.
**I have room for tall/freak bikes (hitch-mounted rack).
My car is full again. People have finally made up their minds. Sorry. I just didnt want to drive with an empty car and I was jumping the gun. I may have space for one more but its tight. and I lack bike rack space.
Alright, since I can't go as usual, I'll still be at my station at all (most)times.
Just so I could feel like I'm part of the adventure, feel free to contact me if anyone needs a Googling if they get lost.
Most likely if I head down there after work, the party will have lost steam by then, and I'll be doing my greatest impression of Huell Howser guy.
I hear the President might be going with his truck. If so he might be able to take bikes. I can't speak for the White House, we will have to wait for the Presidents to address us.
i wish i could if it weren't for my stupid healing elbow. i guess an option would be getting me on a tandem but i've never been on one. someone want to show me sometime??
I've crashed on several rida floors and spare beds and been offered many more.
The sad reality of SD and LA is there aren't as many SD folks who come up and get in on the MR goodness. So there are fewer of us who are inspired to open their homes. I'm really hoping this ride will improve that. Ludi and I would put up more peeps, but we only have so much space. I'm not sure about Katie K or others that have been up there and what their space is like. But I figure as more of us here meet more of you up there, the love will spread and things will get better.
truth is they never asked, i got room for like 2 or 3, on the floor, is better than nothing, but im kinda out of the way though. THIS SUCKS LIVING IN FUCKIN PASADENA, SHIT !!!!
I'm going, but taking the train on friday if all goes well so that I can hook up with some friends while I'm down there, both of whom I intend to drag along on the ride.
BTW, for those of you taking the Surfliner Amtrak:
If they fill up the bike racks, and I think there's only a few, then they'll make you box your bike, and they can be shitheads about that if you don't arrive early. I went cross country on Amtrak and had to postpone my trip because I "only" arrived an hour ahead of time and that wasn't "enough" time to box my bike.
Damn, this list just keeps getting longer and whatnot.
It's like San Diego is under attack by a Junichiro Koizumi-possessed Chuck Norris and y'all are going down there to battle it.
I go up to LA on the fluffaliner often and if the racks fill up, they let me put my bike in the baggage compartment whole, sans box. If you treat them well, they are usually very cool.
Also, if you are buying tickets and have a AAA card, it's cheaper. But you have to buy them 3 days in advance, so do it tonight, or tomorrow.
Should save you $6-8 round trip. Hey, that's beer money mangggggg!!!
I'll never funderstand why some of you are so averse to taking the train to S.D. Amtrak California rules; it's nothing like the interstate Amtrak lines where they make it stupidly inconvenient to bring a bike.
Anyway, I'm taking the train Caturday morning as well.
P.P.S. The first person to say "because you really are a pompous cunt" will get his or her ass kicked.
OK, I won't really kick your ass, but I shall compose a long-winded tirade on why you're wrong and I'm right and everybody, especially you, should be more like me.
@pc
-I love taking trains, it's just the fact that up here, everyone else I know is kind of backwards.
They all think I'm Amish or something.
Anywho, I think people are just jealous of your uber-superior, crowd-gathering skills.
You speak like Abe Lincoln, yet you must don a fruitbasket to get your point across more directly.
However, you will always be known by the bent-cyclazz faction, as Sir Percival Cornelius I of Russellville, KY.
Hey PC,
yeah, you're in. Grab my number out off my profile in case you need it.
I'm going to try to meet ridazz at the train as I can, so let me know what time you get on and I'll catch ya at the station.
I'm with you, PC. SD is one of the few places that are actually convenient by train in California, and I have no idea why someone would want to squeeze into a small car that is full to capacity and drive down there when they could take a train, on which you can walk around, go to the bathroom, comfortably read, etc.
if more people want to go, i can drive. i have room for a bike with the wheels taken off in my trunk and i have a rack that can hold three. so thats 4 bikes total, which is me + 3. if you guys pay for gas we can roll together. otherwise i dont think ill go. let me know.
Limefly! I'll be more than happy to ride out with you if you've got a space for me still... if not, perhaps I can split gas costs etc and get a ride with RBI instead? Erm... I'll just email Limefly now actually to sort this out. Cough.
so my car is myself, skano, canadian liz, and fluffa. mike kwan i can fit you in if i can put two frames and four wheels in my trunk. i will find out about that later. fluffa and liz are in the noho area, right? and skanos still in hollywood on hudson, right? this seems doable. but death metal sucks. where are we gonna stay?
I'm actually still waiting to hear from Limefly... cuz last night he asked if I wanted a ride but I wasn't sure if I was going to SD at that point. So he might still be reserving that space for me. I'll let you know as soon as I hear back from him.
As for hotels, I think he's trying to hook up some sweet deals (perhaps even free)... look to the SD hotel list thread.
@stevo4
-So I take it you must have available resources and poor-timing as well?
In that case, someone, anyone go down to that same exact spot and pour a 40 on the curb for the both of us.
And then we'll gladly replace it for you the week after next.
yeah,, RBI Hollywood..we can stay with Limefly he's got three rooms booked. Yes! ! we've got a dope car pool going...Hey we should listen to Immortal Technique on the way to Diego ! (j/k)
Alright, for realz.
If anyone can, see if this ride goes by Balboa Park.
I want someone to find out if that toy-train exhibit is still down there.
Just peek in and take a picture if you could.
I miss that place.
mikeywally! I think Marcus and I are gonna ride back to Oceanside on Sunday then amtrack the rest of the way? maybe? perhaps? who can say... I thought Roadblock wanted to ride back sunday too... maybe? perhaps?
I'm also down with riding all the way back. Or part of the way back. Crazy? Yes. But I've done it from SD to LA twice now, so I'm up for the challenge.
Da-yamnnnn!!
Y'all really got this shit on lock.
The more I read this thread, the more I well up like the sick kid who missed pizza-day at school.
Hotels, all-nighters, partying by the beach.
That October accident hit me harder than I thought.
Yeah guys. Harry's rooms are for sleeping and not for drunken orgies. Use all your energy at the ride and afterparty - and please don't fuck things up for Harry. He is putting his ass on the line for you guys! Respect!
I have to be there to check in for the rooms before they can be occupied. I'll be doing the Mother ride Friday night and leaving next day for SD. Don't have exact time yet
1. Borfo
2. PC
3. Rev. Dak
4. Miss Stephanie
5. DCR
6. E.
7. Allan
8. Sexy
9. Funanu
10. Randy
11. Harry
12. Hartwick
13. Riss
14. Brassknuckles
15. Roadblock
16. City Cockblokin
17. ERock
18. Spiraldemon
19. Mixtemotions
20. Marcus
21. Indigis
22. Tern
23. Fuzzbeast
24. Skano
25. NEWB310
26. Lance
27. Mark Edge
28. Eva
29. Eddieboy
30. Spook
31. Jannatha
32. Jeremy
33. Vspangle
34. Kathryn
35. jchungerford
36. bigsexxy
37. Franz
38. Deesimple
39. Mr Raymond
40. Yessica
I wonder, with so many people going, would it have been affordable to charter a bus? I don't have any clue as to how those buses charge. To satisfy my curiosity, does anyone know?
I'd be doing the same thing on the train or carpooling:
drinking.
I'd rather take the train, but I'd rather not drink alone.
Marino, wanna take the train instead of carpooling?
Apparently, if we have more than 75 (seventy-five) Ridazz® we are required to obtain a permit through the Dept. of Awesome. Last I heard, the cost of the permits was about three hugs and a giggle. Due to inflation, that might have gone up. There are rumors that they now cost in upwards of 4 hugs. Outrageous!
we're very impressed! I think you guys doubled what we went to LA with.
So Sunday it's confirmed any ridazz are welcomed to come to a house on the corner of Alabama and Lincoln. We will have a Potluck style breakfast, There is a trader joes, whole foods, henry's around the block. Huge breakfast and mimosa's then a bike ride on Sunday?????
Bike Ride Sunday?
It would be awesome to see SD during the day. Esp along the coast?
Or shall we invade Mexico?
How long to TJ?
Can we do this early (noonish) please ?
I have to be back in LA by 6-7pm but hey that's just me.
Agahheheheheh! I just got super super excited about SD! I was playing it cool as long as I could but his is gonna be sooooo fun!!! OMG SRLSY MARINO!? TJ!? aye chihuahua!
are you going to be at midnight ridazz friday? Do you think you'll be sober enough for me to consult your expertise? That in and of itself would be worth it for me to attend. I 've heard about Torrey Pines, and some talk about some climbs after that.
Camp Pendelton? say what??
Or if you wanna drop some geography lessons in here, that would also be greatly appreciated. You da man, da long distance man.
i really want to come but can't ride. i can drive down and sleep in my car if i have to. so what's the deal? you guys getting bus? there floors to crash on? this thread has tourettes so it's hard to tell...
don't ride through camp pendleton. It's a waste of time. Just take the freeway.....at the end of the bike path/ landing strip, take a right. go under the freeway and then get on the freeway. Its about seven miles.
Hey, I'll post a bike route map link here in just a minute. I'll be on the ride tomorrow night.
@Cityhobgoblin
Grab my number out of my profile. You can call me on the way down if you need route beta. Especially when you get to Del Mar/La Jolla.
There is a much easier way to get down then what is posted in the map for la2sd.
With every great ride, comes plenty of great pictures, videos, and eyewitness accounts of the activity that harkens this loose, confederations namesake.
So, everyone with cameras, please use the fuck out of them if you would?
I want to create a fanfic based on the exploits of this operation.
It will be entitled,
"Striders Conquest of Another Dimension's Imagination".
Have fun listening to your BeeGee's records on the way down, peeps.
Would you like Coldplay with that Double Ristretto Venti Nonfat Organic Chocolate Brownie Frappuccino Extra Hot with Foam and Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended sir? Your Falafel and Cucumber Sauce on a whole wheat hand formed pita bread is up in a minute.
Just send me to place where I might not get out alive. I want to live a little!
No one is allowed to trade numbers on the list! The list has already been submitted to the San Diego Dept. of Awesome for final review. The only way you can change now if if you get first-round draft pick. Otherwise, no free agents.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!
If anyone staying at the marriott hotel is going to bottle out based on the weather report which according to the hourly for saturday night doesn't look that bad, can they please let me know today so I can save money!! Cheers, Harry
mike said his son might want to go snowboarding this weekend, and if thats the case then im grounded unless i can find someones car to weasel myself into.
yeah i can meet you at your house. just email me your address or whatever. is parking on the street around where you live unmetered? will i get towed? gwar rules. ever hear of the x cops?
or i could fork out the cash and just buy a bike rack for my car...anyone have any suggestions for one that fits on a corolla? i had one once that scratched all the paint on my old volvo so i'm kind of afraid...
tomato i have one you can use. i dont know how you would get it though because i live in ventura county. it holds three bikes and the parts that touch the car are all padded and wont scratch it. at least it hasnt scratched mine yet and ive had it over a year.
well i'd only bring my bike if i could ride on your tandem (since i can't ride on a reg bike-injuries too sore- and my roommate doesn't have her own bike)..but if you can't bring it i totally understand.
in that case, i could still borrow rbi's rack, take mike and his bike, my roommate and maybe load some other bikes for others (depending on the size of the rack) and i'd have at least another open seat (could squeeze two) if anyone needs.
RBI , That'll work perhaps we can meet at my pad and you can help us mount the rack too. And maybe Spiral can meet you here in Hollywood aswell plus theres plenty of over night parking up the street. then we can roll out together ...
joe that would be wonderful. yes i will still use the rack. this is going to be a shit load of fun. my first time back on a bike in 3 weeks! it's felt like forever. i think i'll buy my helmet tonight...since my face is still recovering from the last fall.
Tomato - you got room on that rack for my bike? I'll take a seat in the car if its available, too, but otherwise, I can scoot down by motorcycle if I can get my bicycle on a car. And if Borfo's tandem falls through, I'll be happy to cart you around on mine.
yeah i have a seat. all i need to know is what the rack is like...if it can fit 3 bikes (which i imagine it can) then we're set. we're meeting up by skano's place i think (it's probably stated above but i'm at work and trying to make this quick). my cell 310-733-9943
i share my rack with the other person who helped buy it and they are using it to go mtn biking this weekend. soooo thats out of the question. im sure someone else has one you can use.
and I managed to leave my phone at home. My email is sam@ my username dotcom.
I bet hollywood pro bicycles has racks for rent, which I'm happy to spring for, if someone else will call and ask (not you, regular mike, unless Chris has forgiven you).
Borfo, Rich and I might ride to Oceanside and then just take the train back. It's supposed to rain most of that day and I, for one, would like more time to span between another century in the pouring rain. Like 30 or 40 years.
okay thanks anyway. yeah lemme know what you find about the rental. otherwise i can try to buy one tonight but i might run out of time since i don't get off work til late.
cool. i'll borrow it if that's cool. i have another seat in my car now that my roommate is not coming. how many bikes does your rack fit?
sam, you can bring a normal bike for yourself. i decided against riding, even though i really wanted to. don't think it will be a good idea for me in the rain and with my bad knee. THANK YOU sooo much for offering.
i just ask for a few bucks for gas (i have a corolla so it won't be much).
here's tomatoes in the foreground. he has a sacred heart tattoo (kinda like jesus's heart with the thorne crown and the flaming cross) but instead it's a tomatoe with a missing wedge (sliced 1/4 wedge is missing). it's a brilliant tattoo.
consider me in on that seat in your car, tomato. I'll try to track down your number once I'm home and in possession of my phone. Or call mine (I'm just sticking it in my profile, since I wind up posting it so damn often) and I'll call you back.
my ride just canceled. then he called back and said he has a bike(makes me want to buy a bible) and we are jamming to bikerowave, i was about to hit you up with that number tho ^ VIVA DRAMA!!2!!!!!!! \
^dude if you can help out a currently stranded or someone who JUST found themselves in a pickle do it. that is VERY noble of you throw out a number.
"^dude if you can help out a currently stranded or someone who JUST found themselves in a pickle do it. that is VERY noble of you throw out a number."t
^and i def. wasnt reffering to myself, if you need help i may be able to help out myself, just email me at NVLIBER@YAHOO.COMmand i will call you immediately. i am in the valley but i may be able to fit an extra bike and possibly another rider. so i am willing to help. sorry im not gunna post my phone number but i promise i will call you. (North Hollywood area can pick you anywhere. (VIVA HUSTLING.)
"^dude if you can help out a currently stranded or someone who JUST found themselves in a pickle do it. that is VERY noble of you *****just to throw out a number like that.*******"
* **sorry double typo.
***but yes if a rider is going through a psychofrenic attack and is stranded right before the ride i will try and save you. email me and i will immediately(IMMEDIATELY) call you.
well im hustling behind so im driving straight to SD starting as of NOW. im not goin to bikerowave so if someone can call me to just tell me where the actuall ride begins i really would appreciate you to come through sorry for the bullshit help a rider out !!! (818) 641 4270