Monday, March 17, 2014

And that's a wrap!

Wow.

Really, wow.

This event is now in the history books. A total success as far as my unbiased opinion goes!

The volunteer crew was fantastic. The ride was billed as unsupported, and we wanted to make people were self-contained. That said, providing some water and moral support at key junctures made sense. Hopefully it helped keep riders safe and happy out there.

The plans for the future definitely include a 2015 iteration of this ride. So plan on a mid-March rendezvous in Redlands! It’ll probably be about the same size to keep it manageable and make sure the kinks are worked out.

Thanks again to everyone that came in to help. We even had riders that asked if they could do anything. Amazing outpouring of good will from everyone’s part.

Our goals of 1) Promoting the Inland Empire as a bicycling option, 2) Highlighting the city of Redlands and it’s trail networks as a destination, 3) Fostering a bit of cross-pollination of the bicycle cultures, and 4) Having a kick-ass day were all met!

Only criticisms we heard were a stretch of San Timoteo between Live Oak Canyon and Alessandro was too busy with fast auto traffic and that trails could have been marked better.

And here's some really cool data on where the participants came from. Of the 133 riders we had sign in Saturday, we know the city that 104 came from:

CityStart
altadena
altadena
Apple Valley
Banning
Beaumont
Brea
Carlsbad
carlsbad
Carlsbad
Carlsbad
Carlsbad
Carlsbd
claremont
colton
Crestline
Crestline
crestline
dana point
El Cajon
Encinitas
fontana
Fontana
Forest Falls
Fullerton
Hemet
Hemet
hesperia
Highland
Highland
Highland
highland
Huntington beach
Irvine
La Canada
La Mesa
laguna beach
laguna Beach
Loma Linda
Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Mentone
Mentone
Mentone
mentone
Mentone
MIDLOTHIANVA
Montclair
Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley
Murrieta
Oceanside
ontario
Orange
Pasadena
Pomona
Rancho Cucamonga
redlands
Redlands
Redlands
redlands
Redlands
Redlands
Redlands
redlands
Redlands
Redlands
Redlands
Redlands
Redlands
Redlands
RIALTO
Rialto
Riverside
Riverside
Riverside
Riverside
Riverside
RIVERSIDE
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
San Diego
san luis obispo
Santa Ana
Santa Ana
Sunland
Tustin
Vista
Vista
Vista
Vista
walnut
West Hills
Winchester
Yucaipa
Yucaipa
Yucaipa
yucaipa
Yucaipa
Yucaipa
Yucaipa

4 comments:

  1. Got there a little late so didn't sign in. I am in Fullerton and my buddy was from West Hills.

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  2. I didn't sign in, Started at 9:15 and didn't have the whole day to ride so bailed at San Tim for a 41 mile day that still worked me over. Thanks for the day and the organization. I'll be there for the whole thing next time!

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  3. A respectable outing. San Tim & Redlands Blvd was a real natural bail spot. I think 40-50% of the ride turned west at that point!

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