Great ride today, folks. We had a one-day window in the rain we’ve been having here in So Cal for what seems like a month, the sun was out this morning, and it was cold! It’s supposed to start raining again tonight, so like they say: Make hay when the sun shines!
I rode with my good buddies Tom, Willie, Duane, and Rick this morning. That’s us in the photo above, and I included a few glamour shots of the boys below…
Today was the first time I had an opportunity to ride with Rick (he’s the guy in the photo above with the white RX3). I told Rick I was going to Photoshop his hair on my head…and I did!
The views from the saddle up in the San Gabriels were stunning this morning…
The stretch of road you see in the photo above is the actual ridgeline (the one for which Glendora Ridge Road is named).
I managed to get a few shots of the boys on their bikes, too…
At one point as we continued to climb, I thought for a second I was getting a flat tire because the rear of my RX3 felt a little squishy and then I realized: We were riding on ice! The road had a thin sheet of glare ice on it when we were on the shady side of the mountains (not readily visible) and it was slick. We had about 4 miles of that stuff and that was more than enough for me (I don’t like riding on ice). The road didn’t look icey, but it sure was!
When we realized we were on the ice (never a good idea on a motorcycle, I think), we slowed the pace considerably. It was an “easy does it” low rpm run the rest of the way into Mt. Baldy Village. We thought we would eat at the lodge there, but the cold weather and snow (and our one brief day of sunshine) brought the tourists out. The Mt. Baldy Lodge was packed (I’ve never seen it that busy), so we went with Plan B and had a great Mexican lunch at my favorite Mexican place down below.
All in all, it was a great ride today. Keep an eye on the blog and on our CSC calendar. We’re thinking of maybe doing the Rock Store above Malibu for the February ride!
TT250 Enduro
RX1E Electric Motorcycle
SG250 San Gabriel Cafe Racer