Marty Backe Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I had a blast riding around Griffith Park and want to ride it again this weekend (Saturday or Sunday), Sept 17/18. The loop is about 12 miles with a ~800 foot gain and loss in elevation and much of it is blocked to cars. This is not off-road riding but your wheel needs to have the range along with plenty of margin because of the elevation gains. If anyone in the Los Angeles area is interested we could meet there and ride together. I think it's best to start the ride by 9am as the hordes of pedestrians visiting the Observatory starts getting heavy later in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrkline "Wheel Whisperer" Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I'm in.How about Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Saturday sounds good. Lets see if anyone else joins in, then we can sort the details out on Friday. Have you ridden this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Q Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 That's look like fun, can you tell me the loop / route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 10 minutes ago, nbxpq3 said: That's look like fun, can you tell me the loop / route. We'll be meeting at the parking lot at the base of the mountain. I'll provide more specific instructions Friday. The actual loop is hard to describe. I don't know if the following is exactly correct, but it looks close. http://www.mapmyride.com/us/glendale-ca/griffith-park-loop-route-2130868 Let us know if you'll join in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrkline "Wheel Whisperer" Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 21 hours ago, Marty Backe said: Saturday sounds good. Lets see if anyone else joins in, then we can sort the details out on Friday. Have you ridden this before? No.I don't think I have ever even been to Griffith Park but have wheeled in many places such as Hong Kong,Shenzhen China,Vegas strip and various locals in Socal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 1 hour ago, jrkline said: No.I don't think I have ever even been to Griffith Park but have wheeled in many places such as Hong Kong,Shenzhen China,Vegas strip and various locals in Socal. This will be my first time riding with someone else. Should be fun. Griffith Park is really enjoyable - fantastic views of Los Angeles, and part of the ride can be a visit to the Hollywood Sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questor Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I'd love to go with you guys but my wheel is insufficient to the task. I have a better wheel on order and hope to join you in the future. Q~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 30 minutes ago, Questor said: I'd love to go with you guys but my wheel is insufficient to the task. I have a better wheel on order and hope to join you in the future. Q~ Even if you can't ride the entire loop I'm sure you'd enjoy riding up to and around the Observatory and then out and back to the Hollywood sign. There's nice riding grounds here even for wheels without a large range. If your Saturday morning is free, think about joining us for the first half of the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questor Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Just now, Marty Backe said: Even if you can't ride the entire loop I'm sure you'd enjoy riding up to and around the Observatory and then out and back to the Hollywood sign. There's nice riding grounds here even for wheels without a large range. If your Saturday morning is free, think about joining us for the first half of the ride. I'd like to join you but my wheel is only good for about six miles on flat smooth terrain. I'll need to wait till I get my MSuper V3 in about six weeks. Q~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 4 minutes ago, Questor said: I'd like to join you but my wheel is only good for about six miles on flat smooth terrain. I'll need to wait till I get my MSuper V3 in about six weeks. Q~ Oh, OK. Sounds like my 14" generic wheel - I get about 6 miles on it. You'd probably be able to ride from the base parking lot up to and around the Observatory (maybe 2 miles round trip). I'll be doing this ride more (it really is a great place to ride), so I"ll see you down the road ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrkline "Wheel Whisperer" Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 36 minutes ago, Questor said: I'd like to join you but my wheel is only good for about six miles on flat smooth terrain. I'll need to wait till I get my MSuper V3 in about six weeks. Q~ Go ahead and join us for the ride.I can supply a loaner wheel and or xtra battery pack for your wheel since my first wheel was also the Huanxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questor Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 8 minutes ago, jrkline said: Go ahead and join us for the ride.I can supply a loaner wheel and or xtra battery pack for your wheel since my first wheel was also the Huanxi. That's a great offer! If you can provide a charged battery pack, I'll try to do the whole loop with you guys. Count me in! Q~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrkline "Wheel Whisperer" Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 15 minutes ago, Questor said: That's a great offer! If you can provide a charged battery pack, I'll try to do the whole loop with you guys. Count me in! Q~ Cool.Be sure to bring a backpack or something to carry an extra pack or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 This is looking good guys. Hopefully all four of us will make it. Here's a Google map link to where we can meet. Right across from the Greek theater. There's free parking all along that road, and there won't be any problems finding a spot at ~9am on Saturday. https://www.google.com/maps/dir//34.1195267,-118.2951409/@34.1207613,-118.2949263,933m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e0 I'll e-mail each of you my cell number, but I'm sure we'll find each other. I'll be driving a dark blue Avalanche, parking near that Google spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Spalding Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 i hope there will be some "game day" pictures and videos to follow can't wait to see them be safe, everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegoborgh Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Would love to go but 'm just starting to use it, seems like a tough ride with the inclines. But I'll be checking this often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 7 hours ago, diegoborgh said: Would love to go but 'm just starting to use it, seems like a tough ride with the inclines. But I'll be checking this often! The inclines really aren't very steep - it's an easy ride. But you should feel comfortable controlling your wheel before tackling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisycarlos Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Awesome. See you guys there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Spalding Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 i hope you guys have fun. please post some videos and pictures when you can be safe and enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Spalding Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 where are the pictures and videos.... please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 2 hours ago, Greg Spalding said: where are the pictures and videos.... please I'm uploading the video now - a long video, but you can dip into and out of it see what you want. We had a great time, lots of mountain riding. Rode up to the Griffith Observatory and then headed off to the Hollywood Sign, getting lost along the way, but eventually getting there. I think this is the very beginnings of a Southern California Chapter - of what I'm not sure ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Spalding Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Marty Backe said: I'm uploading the video now - a long video, but you can dip into and out of it see what you want. We had a great time, lots of mountain riding. Rode up to the Griffith Observatory and then headed off to the Hollywood Sign, getting lost along the way, but eventually getting there. I think this is the very beginnings of a Southern California Chapter - of what I'm not sure ;-) i'm SO happy to hear this. can't wait to see it getting lost is fun. glad you guys had a wonderful time a southern cali chapter would be amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 2 hours ago, Greg Spalding said: i'm SO happy to hear this. can't wait to see it getting lost is fun. glad you guys had a wonderful time a southern cali chapter would be amazing Yeah, I think we'll be forming a chapter of some sorts here. We figure there has to be more than 4 people in all of Southern California who ride EUCs. Finding them is another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 Here's the video of our day riding around the local mountains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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