bradwill

Oh, I’m very interested. Camping off the GSA has been on my list. I’ll need to confirm schedule.

Thanks for organizing! It’s always great to meet people, share some time on a trail, and explore new places. I definitely appreciate the Noob pace and frequent catch-up stops.

I’m in. R1200GSA

Thanks for organizing. I’ll be there! I haven’t been on my bike since sheltering in place, so I’ll be nice and slow, too.

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

Hey Eric, I grew up on carne asada burritos and rolled tacos with guacamole from Lolita’s. Original location was on Bonita Rd near Otay Lakes but they have multiple locations now. There’s also a great Roberto’s in old Chula Vista on Broadway. And I’ll personally take my fries with my burgers. You can keep them away from my burritos, thankyouverymuch Good luck!

@erik_26 and I will be riding up from Chula Vista mainly to meet some folks and say 👋🏻

Hi @Chinen. @erik_26 set up a ride from Chula Vista up to the tech day on Saturday morning. Check it out. Maybe you can make it?

Thanks for organizing, @erik_26. Looking forward to the ride, meeting some SDAR members, and learning a little at the tech day.

Probably beyond my skill level at this point, but lurking anyway…

Hey Erik, Wherever we decide to start, I would ride there on my GSA. I don’t have any way to transport my bike other than riding it 😜 I’m open to Honeysprings Rd as well. I just explored Proctor Valley Rd to Jamul last weekend in that neighborhood.

@Chinen and @erik_26, Over in the Pine Valley Rd thread, @Bp619 suggested trying Pine Creek Rd as a easy and scenic route for big bikes. Maybe we try that one out? Here's a link to what I think is the route: https://goo.gl/maps/tJsUwdEZnpq. Looks like just under 10 miles with a 2200 ft elevation gain. Brad

Welcome, Chinen. Sounds like you, Erik, and I need to get out on some easy fire roads together. Kind of a blind-leading-the-blind trail ride. What do ya say? Brad

Hi Erik! I’ve got a new-to-me heavy adventure bike similar to your Tenere (2009 BMW R1200GSA) and I’m also just getting back into riding after a long hiatus. I’ve been poking around the local mountain roads on my own most Sunday mornings and I’m looking to start pointing the front tire at some dirt fire roads and such. I was just eyeing the Minnewawa Truck Trail up to the top of Otay Mountain in your neck of the woods. I grew up in Bonita, so that’s my old backyard. Taking some slow rides on easy dirt sounds great. I’ve been keeping my eye out for an upcoming noob ride to meet folks and compare notes about trails, tires, maps, etc. My eventual goal is to be comfortable enough to do some 2-up moto-camping with my wife. Looking forward to riding with you! Brad

Sounds like this could be both bike AND relationship advice... Ha! Not sure my wife would agree on the relationship part. But great bike advice for sure. I appreciate the warm welcome and all the tips. Now to do some saving and shopping. Hope to see you fine folks out on the trail soon...