2020 Southern California EUC Tour
October 17th through the 24th
Be sure to read the details for each Tour Ride that you will be participating in. The meetup location may change for each day within 24-hours of the start.
You must participate in the dedicated Telegram group otherwise you risk missing a ride and/or coming unprepared. The link to the Telegram group is provided when you register for the Tour.
The dates are set and the locations are waiting for us. I hope you can join the 2nd annual Southern California EUC Tour. This year's Tour is sure to be bigger and better than the first. And to add some spice to the event, I will be raffling away a brand new, in the box, Veteran Sherman. Details below.
What is the Tour?
If you are reading this then I assume you are a fan of the various locations that I ride around Southern California and document on my YouTube Channel. I created the first Tour as an adjunct activity to the 2019 Los Angeles EUC Games. The Tour was a great success, with over 20 riders joining me on some of my favorite rides in the region. Great riding, great camaraderie, and the making of many new friends.
This year's Tour will consist of the same rides but the order will be different to give those of us who will be riding every day (four of us accomplished this feat last year) more appropriate rest between rides. Two of the rides will be different enough that you could consider them new.
Who is the Tour Meant For
Are you addicted to riding the EUC? Do you have a wheel with at least 1600wh battery capacity (preferably larger)? Can you ride 50-miles before breakfast and do another ride before lunch? If your answer is yes to every question, than this Tour will be the best time you'll have in 2020. If not, mark your calendar for 2021 and work on building your stamina.
I wish I could accommodate riders of all levels but that is not the goal of the Tour. My Tour is a celebration of EUC's and the rides that I like to do. If you are not yet at the level where you feel you could participate, then consider this as something to aspire to next year. Now I certainly can't (and won't) prevent anyone from joining our rides, but we can't make accommodations for beginners (instruction, periodic waiting for you to catch up, etc.). So you could always begin a ride with us and then stop when you feel you've had enough.
Tour Registration
Please register for the Tour by completing the following form. It's just me and my little webserver so you don't have to worry about information being given away. But I really do need to know who is coming and on what days so I know what to expect for lunch, charging, etc.
When you submit the form you'll be added to a mailing list where I can send everyone updates as needed. You will also be given the private address to the dedicated Telegram group where the Tour activities will be coordinated. Please join that group.
If you make a mistake or decide later that you'll be attending different days, just resubmit the form. I'll be updating the public display of who's coming every day or so. Your e-mail will remain private to you.
If you're unsure what days you will be able to attend, leave them blank and re-register when you know more.
Registered Attendees (Oct 15th)
91 Registered Riders!| Name | Wheel(s) | Days | Bonus Day | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| James W. | 16S | ||||||||
| Paul M. | MSX 100V | ||||||||
| Jericho D. | RSS | ||||||||
| Jim G. | 2 Gotway Monsters | ||||||||
| Fred G. | E-scooter (2480wh), if not allowed, I am | ||||||||
| Brandon F. | 16X | ||||||||
| Bryan D. | msp | ||||||||
| Louie L. | MSP torque | ||||||||
| Adam '. | MSX, 18XL | ||||||||
| Glenn A. | MSX 84V | ||||||||
| fred g. | Mantis Pro Escooter 2480 wh. Days attend | ||||||||
| chris u. | Veteran Sherman | ||||||||
| Scot L. | Nikola Plus 1840WH - Day 6 only Griffith | ||||||||
| Lawrence L. | msp torque, rs speed | ||||||||
| Andrew L. | Nikola Plus | ||||||||
| Connor S. | MSX 1860Wh, KS S18 | ||||||||
| Brian D. | RS Speed | ||||||||
| Kyle S. | 84v/2,400wh Monster v3 | ||||||||
| Brian N. | Monster v3 2400WH | ||||||||
| Peter H. | Kingsong 18XL | ||||||||
| Miles P. | 16s Fullerton Loop only | ||||||||
| Zen L. | Sherman/Nikola/V11 | ||||||||
| Tim R. | Monster | ||||||||
| Ahmed T. | Sherman | ||||||||
| Frank F. | Sherman | ||||||||
| Sam C. | msx (plus will being s18 and z10 and 16x) | ||||||||
| Robert L. | Monster | ||||||||
| Lisa M. | KS16x | ||||||||
| Marty B. | Sherman, MSP, various others | ||||||||
| Chris C. | Kingsong 16X until my Sherman arrives | ||||||||
| Dave U. | Nikola 2100 | ||||||||
| ray r. | msp torque, rs speed | ||||||||
| Ken H. | MSX 100v 1840wh | ||||||||
| Mart E. | Veteran, MSP, if I can get there in time | ||||||||
| Neil M. | Z10 (hope can catch up)+ Epic Costume | ||||||||
| Oliver B. | Nikola plus 100v | ||||||||
| Modi C. | Tesla v2 1480wh | ||||||||
| Theo P. | 18XL | ||||||||
| Yoshi S. | Monster V3 | ||||||||
| Wesley S. | CYBERWHEEL, MSYBER | ||||||||
| Alexander H. | V11 (will do my best to keep up) | ||||||||
| Yasin A. | Nik+ 100V, MSX | ||||||||
| Nadya S. | KS18XL | ||||||||
| Nick P. | Gotway MSP 2500w | ||||||||
| Dan G. | 100v Nikola | ||||||||
| Daniel V. | MSP High Speed | ||||||||
| Melody K. | Nikola+ and possibly Sherman | ||||||||
| Jeff K. | shemale , gotway monster/msp kinglock 16x | ||||||||
| Joel D. | Inmotion V10f | ||||||||
| VANESSA M. | MSX or Sherman | ||||||||
| Jimmy C. | Still looking for a wheel | ||||||||
| Shane H. | King Song 18XL | ||||||||
| Scott D. | Sherman & 18XL | ||||||||
| Ray G. | KS18XL | ||||||||
| Russ F. | Veteran Sherman or Monster V3 | ||||||||
| Victor Y. | KS16S | ||||||||
| Rama D. | Shermy/XL | ||||||||
| Kyle K. | 16X | ||||||||
| Sam B. | V11 | ||||||||
| Roman d. | mten | ||||||||
| Dave F. | Monster, Z10 | ||||||||
| Rune R. | Veteran Sherman | ||||||||
| John W. | MSX 100v 1845 | ||||||||
| Elias B. | KS16X , Sherman (if it arrives on time) | ||||||||
| Jia L. | MSP, Nikola+ 1845wh, KS18XL | ||||||||
| Stephen H. | Gotway Nikola+ 2100, My Brother needs to | ||||||||
| Ron S. | KS-18XL | ||||||||
| Marcus S. | KS16X, Sherman | ||||||||
| Jeremy D. | V11, Nikola , 16x | ||||||||
| Chris K. | Nikola 2100 | ||||||||
| Greg M. | Kingsong 16x | ||||||||
| Jamz L. | 2020 Tesla V2 | ||||||||
| J. H. | Something COOL. Veteran/Gotway. | ||||||||
| Rex S. | MSP high torque and maybe my KS16s. | ||||||||
| Austin S. | Nik+ 100v | ||||||||
| John C. | Sherman Veteran If I get it. No word from | ||||||||
| Harry B. | Max 100v 1850wh or/and possibly vet sherm | ||||||||
| aram a. | Gotway MSX | ||||||||
| Jaime H. | Nikola or RS | ||||||||
| Shawn S. | 16X | ||||||||
| Roger H. | Sherman | ||||||||
| 'BFE' Duke D. | MSP | ||||||||
| Thien P. | Kingsong 18xl | ||||||||
| Ron L. | Sherman, Monster, MSP, RS, LOL | ||||||||
| Brandon C. | Nikola plus | ||||||||
| Jesse K. | KS16X | ||||||||
| Jose E. | GotWay Nikola,Kingsong 16X | ||||||||
| Tom N. | GotWay Nikola | ||||||||
| Brian B. | Sherman if it gets here in time | ||||||||
| Christian M. | Gotway msp torque | ||||||||
| Mario R. | msp, monster, msx | ||||||||
The Sherman Raffle
Myself, Jessie Garnier, and Miles Garnier are not eligible to participate. Otherwise it's wide open and you can purchase as many tickets as you'd like.
EWheels is a sponsor of the raffle. With their help (thanks Jason) I am purchasing a Sherman at a discounted price. My hope is I sell more then enough tickets to cover the purchase price so that all extra funds will be donated to PEVRA where they can continue to advocate for the EUC cause.
You do not have to be present on the day of the drawing to win the raffle.
I hope you participate in the raffle. It's sure to be a fun and exciting time come the drawing at the Mt Baldy Lodge during our Friday lunch.
KS18XL Raffle
J1772 Adapter Raffle
The Tour
A few of the rides will require charging at lunch if you don't have a Monster or Sherman class wheel. For those rides (identified below) we must be prepared to potentially use Uber near the end to get back to the cars. It'll really depend on how successful we are at finding recharge locations in the age of COVID. We're optimistic.
For each day of the ride, be aware of the weather forecast for the day and dress accordingly. It's highly unlikely that there will be any rain or cold weather. But you know what they say about weather. Also, bring energy food (just in case), always plenty of water, and probably sunscreen.
What do I do between rides? Fear not being bored or worried about doing touristy things. Based on last years experience, you will struggle to find time to eat and sleep.
With that said, the following is the itinerary for each day of the Tour.
Here is a map showing the meetup location for all the rides. This is dynamic and may change up to 24-hours before the ride.
Here is a Google Map that shows the route for each day of the tour. The routes are mostly accurate but there will be some changes prior to the start of the tour. Consider this a guide.
Tour Guidelines
The Beach
Saturday, October 17th
Well, I can't guarantee bikinis, but water and sand I can do 😊 We begin at the Pacific Palisades and travel south through Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Marina del Ray, Dockweiler beach, Hermosa Beach and arrive at Redondo Beach to enjoy lunch and some recharge. Then we continue to Palos Verdes Peninsula for some trail riding and beautiful ocean vistas. Finally we rewind the journey and travel back to Pacific Palisades.
We'll stop at all the piers (if open) and take in some picture worthy scenic outlooks over the Pacific Ocean and beaches.
This day will be a nice way to ease into the long rides during the upcoming week.
Meetup Location: Google Pin Be sure to meet at the pin (this is a very long parking lot - we are meeting at the end)
Parking: Same as the meetup location. Parking on Saturday is $9. You can probably find free parking in the adjacent neighborhoods and wheel to the meetup location.
Meetup Time: 8:00am. Plan to be rolling by ~9am
Ride Distance: 60 miles. This will be a long day (10-hours), returning to our cars in the dark.
Recharge Required: Due to the size of this ride there will be no opportunities to recharge. Bring the longest range wheel that you have. At my riding weight of ~175-pounds I can (just) complete this ride with my 1800wh MSP
Lunch: We arrive at the pier where we can park our wheels and choose from many takeout establishments in the area.
Special Considerations: Bring a flashlight for the return since it may be dark by the time we return to the parking lot.
For those of you who cannot achieve 60-miles on one charge, you have two options:
- Join us at the meetup spot but be prepared to Uber/Lift back to the parking lot towards the end of the day
- Meet us at the Venice Beach Pier (Google Pin). This eliminates 12-miles from the ride. We will be arriving at this location between 9:30 and 10:00. As with all the rides, my location will be updated live via our Telegram group, so you'll know exactly when we'll be showing up.
Mission Viejo
Orange County Odyssey
Sunday, October 18th
On this ride we experience some of the best paved trails in Orange County as we travel from the Saddleback Foothills to the Pacific ocean. Here we stop for some food and a bit of recharge and return by a circuitous route that includes spectacular dirt trails, climbs to vistas overlooking all of Orange County and descents into spectacular ravines. An odyssey best describes this journey.
Mt WilsonNuclear Escape Tunnels
The Rivers
CogswellSaddleback Mountain
This is a substitute ride for Cogswell, which has been closed due to the recent forest fires.
We start on the same Aliso Creek Bikeway from Day 2, but this time we travel east into the Santa Ana mountain range. Climbing ~4800-feet into the skies above Orange County you will be greeted with spectacular vistas to the horizon. We return via a different northern route which offers much more tree cover until we reach pavement deep in the ravine which makes for a beautiful ride back to civilization.
Fullerton Loop & Griffith Park
This day will consist of two shorter rides. We start in the morning by riding the Fullerton Loop, a well known bicyclist route that loops through and around the city of Fullerton. It's a mix of paved and dirt trails, much of which is very picturesque. Although less than 15-miles, this can be a 3 hour ride.
Mt Baldy
Surprise Bonus Day
Epic Mountain Road Trip
If you have a Sherman or another wheel with 3100wh+ battery capacity, we will do a ~90-mile mountain loop high above Los Angeles. We start in Azusa, take the 39 for ~30-miles into the mountains until it joins Hwy 2, where we stop for a lunch break. We then continue west, climbing until we peak at 7000-feet, and then it's a downhill ride ultimately leaving the mountains at La Canada Flintridge, where we work our way back through civilization to our starting point.
Come the ride day, and depending on participation, we may be able to grab some food and charge where we leave the mountains (70-miles into the ride).
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