Hi all -

Wanted to invite folks on a Sunday ride up in Marin. The ride start is at the Big Rock Deli, 1500 Lucas Valley Rd, in Marin County about 2 miles west of the junction with US101. (Here's a link to the ride start on Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1500+lucas+valley+road,+san+rafael,+ca&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=24.952617,58.447266&ie=UTF8&ll=38.025276,-122.568943&spn=0.003017,0.007135&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addr))

Meet time is a little before 8, and we'll get on the road just a few minutes past 8. The ride goes through all of those fun roads you've heard about (Lucas Valley, Nicasio, Hicks Valley, Chileno Valley, and much more), lasts about an hour, and we'll grab breakfast in Occidental just a little past 9. After breakfast, the ride back includes Coleman Valley, a large chunk of 1, and some more fun roads out near Dillon Beach. The standard route will have you back down Lucas Valley and at the freeway around 11:30 - 11:45 AM. Pace is moderate, but no matter what your preferred speed there will be someone waiting at the next corner (as long as you've let somebody know that you don't know the route). Total mileage is about 55 miles prior to breakfast, about 70 miles after breakfast. Helps to come with a full tank, as there aren't a ton of gas stations en route (though there is one in Bodega Bay about 15 miles into the after breakfast route).

Weather looks to be sunny and clear, with a projected high of 84 degrees this Sunday.

Here are some pictures (http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5448) from the same ride a few weeks back.

http://aciurczak.smugmug.com/photos/358305879_nPW2B-L.jpg

Fun as always! Figured I'd press my luck on fuel mileage on the way home, and planned on riding all the way home (after filling up in San Rafael prior to the ride). I made it to 175 miles, was only 10 miles from home, but I chickened out and grabbed gas as it was sitting at E for quite awhile. Ended up filling 4.5 gallons, so I got 39 mpg on today's ride. :eek: The 2008 only has a 4.8 gallon tank, so it's a crapshoot if I would have made it that last 10 miles, depends on whether I had the tank completely full and if every drop of the 4.8 rated gallons is usable. Rear tire is well into the wear bars (4100 miles on the bike), so the ninjette is parked until the new tires show up later this week. Hope some ninjette.org folks can join us on the Sunday ride one of these upcoming weekends! :rad:

I'll make it up one of these days Alex, any pictures from this weeks ride?

Mark

any pictures from this weeks ride?

Not a one. :o I know, :worthlesswithoutpic