[Karl Wagner]

Looking forward to it! Hope we have a bunch of great ideas to plan for, let’s make this a great year!

If you are unable to make it, PLEASE post your idea for a ride and/or event. We need YOUR help with specific ideas and IF possible volunteer to plan or help plan an event!

Hope to see you this Saturday!!!
(Remember, Starbucks coffee and bagels will be waiting….. shameless bribe!!)

[Karl Wagner]

Here are what we have experienced:

1) Do you ever have problems accessing any area of the club website? – Rarely, miss-directed link or kicked off.
2) How often do you experience an access problem somewhere on the site when you log in? – 3.57%
3) Does it make you access the club page less? – No, peoples comments sometimes make me use it less…..
4) Is it something you would like improved? – Yes, if it will help those that are experiencing problems and is at a reasonably cost.
5) Do you access with a Mac or a PC? PC (Laptop and Surface) and IPhone
6) Comments? My challenges are primarily accessing the site on my IPhone, I understood that to be a challenge on the mobile platform.

Find this to be a significant improvement over the last website, I talked to an old user and he agreed, actually he never disagrees…… 🙂

[Karl Wagner]

Ok, sounds like too much fun to miss. Sharon and I will do our best to be at the picnic, maybe riding in direct from our trip! How about appetizers for us?

Do we want any games. bocce, corn hole, ets? Anyone bringing bicycles?

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[Karl Wagner]

Bill, what do you/we get with each upgrade, just new road information or any new features? Thanks for keeping us updated on this!

[Karl Wagner]

Thanks Mark Borgeson, I was planning on using the shared parking next to the hotel to start and look a the upper lot and access to it after registration and unpacking.

[Karl Wagner]

Yeah, pretty much….. it will save Sharon time…. 🙂

[Karl Wagner]

Yes Ron, for all, the KSU time has been moved up since the original plan to 1pm. This was to get us on the road a bit earlier, out of town and allows us to hit a bit of the hills on the way to Porterville.

Bill, sorry, corrected the list and reposted above, numbers go donw by one. (late night editing… )

Thanks guys.

[Karl Wagner]

Looks like we have 17 bikes and 21 or so people going on the Sierra Ride next weekend. Attached is the final Sierra Ride Phone List with everyone I understand is riding. I will see whomever meets up at each days meet up location and time. I know others are leaving the first day and other days at various times and routes.

If you are riding in the main group on any of the days, and you have the route on your GPS, please consider leading a small group. This ride will be much more enjoyable if we are in groups of 6 or less due to tne number of turns at intersections and roads with limited turn off space. Hope you will consider taking on a group.

Have a great week, see you sometime Thursday. Those meeting up at Panera Bread in LaCanada, KSU 1:00pm reminder, all gased up!

Karl

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1. sierra-ride-phone-list.docx
2. sierra-ride-phone-list-6-18-18.docx

[Karl Wagner]

FYI, all Sierra Ride participants:

The Best Western in Porterville called me today to inform us that a remodel project they believed they would have completer by the time of our visit is behind schedule and will be in progress when we stay with them.

This will encumber access from the lobby directly to the rooms and we will have second floor rooms. The pool and patio are not affected.

Just want you to know, if this is important you can change your reservation up to 48 hours ahead of our stay I believe.

Thank you,

Karl

[Karl Wagner]

It is approximately 1051 miles for the main routes over the weekend, tossing out the long and short routes on Day 1 and 2 respectively.

I say again, this is not a short ride, we will have breaks, scheduled a few each day, but the days will be full days, full of curves, hills, views and did I say curves…… on the main planned route. 🙂

We are all riding our own ride, so do the main route, or any variation you like. It is your ride! We are looking forward to an awesome weekend! Hope everyone else it to!

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1. Sierra-Ride-SCBMWRC-Ride-Outline-DRAFT-6-12-18.docx

[Karl Wagner]

Thanks for the responses on the banners.

Mark Borgeson and John Crittenden, please bring your banners to the rally, that would save us the trip to through the stuff at the shop.

Bill R, the boxes I understand have been consolidated and moved from the annex by Seavers staff. It would be good to go through those and see what is there, pair down or fill any gaps. Maybee as part of the picnic planning??

[Karl Wagner]

Congrats Chris…. or should we say McGyver? 🙂

[Karl Wagner]

Might anyone have one or two of the small South Coaster banners they can bring to the rally to fly? Or do you know where I can pick up? Thanks

[Karl Wagner]

Welcome Ed Taylor to the ride, 15th bike on the ride.

Ed, not doing the you mentioned above with the main group, feel free to if you prefer, love Sonora Pass!

Routes are posted above, quite a bit of variety in the days, more pavement than some might like, but always have a shorter route to the end point, or develop one’s own. 🙂

Get ready to ride boys and girls……

[Karl Wagner]

Hope it works out John, keep us posted!

[Karl Wagner]

Opps…. of course, AND the honorable Mark Borgeson will be in the house!!!! Yeah!

List above edited! 🙂

[Karl Wagner]

Thanks David, great idea…. but it would not be a good idea to use me as an example…

Riders I understand to be attending:

1 Karl & Sharon Wagner
2 Chris Roady
3 Larry and Trish Troffer
4 Jesse Vaca
5 Ron and Lorna Zablocki
6 Tom White
7 Brandon Wilson
8 Eric Wolf
9 Mike Pirosh
10 David Omlor
11 Dan Burt
12 David Eastly
13 Bill and Ida Allen
14 Bikram Mann
15 Ed Taylor

I understand some bikes will be going up earlier Thursday, riding a different route Saturday and coming home Sunday. The posted routes are suggestions.

I need the following assistance for the rides, please consider and we can talk about on the ride:

1) Ride leaders – need to lead multiple groups as we will be breaking down to no more that 6.
2) Rider leader – Friday Shortend Route
3) Ride leader – Sunday, bringing the balance of the group home
4) Sweeps, always need sweeps, even better if you have a head set we can sync with the respective ride leader

Thanks all, looking forward to this weekend, hope everyone is planning on having a good time too!

Karl

[Karl Wagner]

Thanks Bill,

The ride summary is Brandon Wilsons outline format. I liked it once I saw it also. Hope I can get every rider to keep it in thier tank bag and refer to it. I will add cell phone number of the riders I knwo going in the final form.

Understand about the Friday morning KSU, may not be for everyone, but is will be a long day in the saddle for the main route. I put a cut off for those that prefered a shorter day, but heck one could sleep in till noon and head staight up 99 too! You Newlyweds!

The Black Bear diner is a great option, like the food also. It just may be that we hit that on the way into town?? I anticipate once I stop the bike on Friday it nor I will feel like going anywhere else…… The Deneys on the hotel property may suffice for me! :0

[Karl Wagner]

So Bikram, are you unable to start a new topic with this issue? That would be more effective as the title would reflect the issue you are having.

Actually Chris Roady, who is a BOD member, has similar issues. It does not appear to be a get out of Jail Free Card.

There must be a more common thread as to why this happens. Rick?

[Karl Wagner]

Not at all Bill, understand completely. The Word document attached to the post above has an outline of the ride with a description of stops and approx time from the KSU time, would need to add in approx break time and delays……. forget it, just meet us at dinner! 🙂

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