| Ventura County Recumbent Riders News and Ride Schedule [Last Updated August 25th] | |
What Have We Here?This is the current news and info webpage for an ongoing series of regularly scheduled rides set up by a very loosely structured group of recumbent cycling enthusiasts in the coastal area of Ventura County, California, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles. This webpage is usually updated after each ride; in the narratives below, 'I' and 'me' refer to Wayne Leggett, part-time shepherd, cheerleader and web monkey for our group. If you are not familiar with VCRR, you can find basic info here: If you have any questions or would like any other information beyond what is posted on this website, please send an email to one of the addresses at the bottom of that page. | |
Recent History:
After leaving the beach, most of us stopped at Xanadu in Montecito, which may have become my favorite brunch station now. As usual the group strung out a bit on the return, with the last stragglers making the (now apparently mandatory) stop at Foster Freeze. This always seems to be a great ride for our group, but this time around may have been even better than most. As I rounded the turn approaching the Biltmore, where that first-time view of the harbor is really striking, a flock of four pelicans was flying in formation above Kay and Deena. I missed that picture, but gave Stephen an assist with a few others. Ride Schedule:This is a brief listing of some of the upcoming cycling events that may be of interest to our group. Links are provided for more info where applicable.
Other News:For the First Saturday VCRR group ride next month (9/6) Kay and I will probably still be out of town. Unless and until someone else in the group opts to volunteer as ride coordinator, we'll plan for everyone to meet in our 'usual' place and time – the Museum parking lot at about 9AM. Click for a simple map or directions for driving to the start. Pete and I are looking into making photo CDs of all the pix we've posted on our website from about 2004 through June of this year. If you're interested in having one of your very own – virtually free, of course (less than $1 each) – please let me know via email, by phone or in person. All you fans of subpar poetry, amateurish attempts at half-hearted humor and/or unmerited character assassination may want to check out the newest addition to the Poetry on Wheels section of our shop website. We're getting some input for the overnight campout planned as part of a weekend-long group ride this Autumn (cyclists never use the term: Fall!), with details posted on BROL (in the Events section). Please take a peek and either comment there or ping me directly with any responses, suggestions, encouragement or criticism. As I've mentioned, all you RVers who want to drive up for camping at the beach should reserve a spot ASAP. Folks who ride into the Bike and Hike area with their camping gear will not need reservations. I'd really like to get your feedback about this outing, however you feel most comfortable expressing yourself, as soon as you have something (anything!) in the way of a response or (even reasonably unrelated) reaction. As always, please contact either me or John Axen with any comments, questions or anything on any topic you feel is pertinent (or impertinent), that you'd like to share with the group. For convenience my email link is: If you newbies or folks who haven't ridden with the group for a while need help or more information for getting to any of our rides, please email or phone me. Our business (cell) phone number is 805-794-0718 (Hours roughly 11AM-3PM Tuesday thru Saturday). If it's more convenient you can also call our home phone: 805-981-0339. |