THE COLDEST RIDE IN LA COUNTY POSSIBLE

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1junes at 12.17.08 - 3:12 pm
so i see its snowing by mt. wilson (or whatever the peak of angeles crest is called)
who wants to do a ride up there?
in da snow
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junu, you always crazy like that.
 skd
skd12.17.08 - 3:15 pm
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I'll be here to root you guys on!   :-)
It's a dirty job, but someone gota do it!
 User1
User112.17.08 - 3:18 pm
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I did that ride last year on New Year's it's an annual thing all the OG roadies do, starting in Northridge. Going down the windchill factor froze my toes til i got home! It was so cold, there was snow on the ground in the shade. I was in spandex with nothing more than a members only jacket. But yeah lets see some brave souls actually do this thing for real!
 tallcans4tallbikes
tallcans4tallbikes12.17.08 - 3:26 pm
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"wai not?"
There was 6 to 12" of snow the whole way so did more walking than riding, even downhill.  Powder is no fun on a bike.  Nice crusty stuff that you don't break through is fun as hell, though.
 toweliesbong
toweliesbong12.17.08 - 3:38 pm
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this isn't technically  midnight ridazz ride.
because its not anywhere near midnight
its on the opposite end of the 24-hour time scale called
NOON(ish)
 1junes
1junes12.17.08 - 3:45 pm
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junes u gotta research all the specs before we take our crazy asses out there man. Freezing point, temperatures...dry or hard ice. etc...if u need help u have my assistance
 pretti*ugli
pretti*ugli12.17.08 - 4:29 pm
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I agree with toweliesbong on this one
 sexy
sexy12.17.08 - 4:45 pm
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Dude, it's snowing in Malibu. 
 Live Webcam  Get the westsiders to ride out there.
 skd
skd12.17.08 - 4:47 pm
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"I agree with toweliesbong on this one"
Wrong thread.
 toweliesbong
toweliesbong12.17.08 - 5:11 pm
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Snowing in the desert right now!!!
But, I'm down in the Montebello-area working, so all I get to deal with are fucktards that are too incompetent to drive in rain!!
 bentstrider
bentstrider12.17.08 - 5:25 pm
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Dude, my brother is staying with me tonight because he can't get home.  They say they're not going to open the 14 tonight, and who knows when the 15 will be reopened.  I talked to my sis-in-law and they have 12" of snow at their place.
 toweliesbong
toweliesbong12.17.08 - 5:37 pm
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Have these brave men made it to the top yet?  
Wow I wish I could be just like them.
 User1
User112.17.08 - 5:41 pm
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I swear, CALTRANs and CHP start shitting bricks when snow even hits the ground.
When I was SWIFT, I remember taking the 15 from Montana all the way down into Utah.
Snow was packed all over the Montana-portion and we were all driving at normal speed!!!
FUCK CHAIN ADVISORIES!!!
 bentstrider
bentstrider12.17.08 - 5:42 pm
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People don't know what to do in snow here, though.  My brother watched two people hit their brakes coming south down the top of the 15 this morning and they went right off the freeway.
 toweliesbong
toweliesbong12.17.08 - 5:47 pm
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caltrans and the chp shit bricks when any precipitation hits the ground BECAUSE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA DONT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE.
 ruinedbyidiots
ruinedbyidiots12.17.08 - 5:48 pm
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Yeah, you'd think people get their licenses from Crackerjack boxes out here.
 bentstrider
bentstrider12.17.08 - 6:00 pm
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of course they dont know what to do in snow, southern california is pretty much perfect, weatherwise. it rains two or three weeks out of the entire year!
 ruinedbyidiots
ruinedbyidiots12.17.08 - 6:01 pm
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what up junes.. id be inclined to ride it wit u however i am sans cold weather gear. announce it and ill see if i can come up wit sum by then.
 sancho1
sancho112.17.08 - 8:50 pm
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I'm game.  I take it you want to take the 2 up a good piece.  Post your departure.  H.Sense
 horse sense
horse sense12.17.08 - 10:33 pm
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Fuck that shit! I'd rather, oh, I dunno, bike 500 miles.
 ephemerae
ephemerae12.17.08 - 11:11 pm
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my coldest ride was the Underride in the LBC in the rain. 
brrr
TB on TT
 dannyzuko
dannyzuko12.17.08 - 11:49 pm
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if i have free time i might be down. i love close to angeles crest hwy so i'll meet you guys there, hahaha.
 coldcut
coldcut12.18.08 - 12:38 am
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15 closed "Until Further Notice".
Which probably translates to, "Due to budget-cuts and lay-offs, snow-plow crews will be unavailable for the time-being."
I say just open up the roads and let the "me-first" crowd get consumed by Darwin.
Yeah, it's probably viewed as wrong-to-think-that-way by others, but as someone potentially going into LE or EMS work, car accidents involving other cars tends to be old news after awhile.
 bentstrider
bentstrider12.18.08 - 2:37 am
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Where's the pics of all these brave men that did this ride?
 User1
User112.18.08 - 2:25 pm
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