Please arrive at the ride location with enough time to have your bike ready to roll at the scheduled time.
Also it is recommended that you bring tire tools, frame pump, spare tube, patch kit and water bottle to all rides.
A helmet is legally required for all minors and OCW REQUIRES THAT ALL ADULTS WEAR A HELMET.
Earphones are illegal and unsafe. Please remember that the California Vehicle Code applies to bicycles.

The Saturday rides are offered to improve individual and group riding skills and to promote the sport of bicycling. We do not ride when weather conditions are unsafe or if there is an OCW special event on Saturday. If you are new to OCW rides or are just returning to cycling, let us know, so we can suggest a group that fits your current riding ability.

If the ride is cancelled, the calendar will be updated at least 1 hour prior to the ride start time with the word “CANCELLED”.

Saturday, April 23, 7:30 A.M.
105 Miles with 4,400 Feet of Climbing

How about a nice and easy Oceanside Century on Saturday? 

Weather.com at Lake Forest at http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/l/USCA0581:1:US is forecasting 54 – 72 with Mostly Sun on Saturday so it should be a great day for a ride down to Oceanside.

In order to ride through Camp Pendleton Marine Corp. Base, you’ll need a DBIDS Recreational Bicyclist pass/credential which is explained at
https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/Base-Access/Recreational-Bicycling/

Note that if you have an old California Driver’s License marked “Not Valid for Federal Purposes”, they will not issue you a pass.  You need a new California Driver’s License called a REAL ID as shown at https://realid.dmv.ca.gov/

If you don’t have one, you can follow this route down to Las Pulgas then turn around and still have a good 88 mile ride.

Let me know if you are coming to this century by replying to this e-mail.  If there isn't enough interest in this ride, I may cancel it by announcing the cancellation on this e-mail list on Friday. 

The Route Slip for the Oceanside Century for this coming Saturday is at

http://www.caltriplecrown.com/centuries/OceansideCentury.xls and printed copies will be available at the start of the ride.

The Ride with GPS map and GPX file is available here - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36372319

My Strava Report from 9/10/16 on this route is at https://www.strava.com/activities/707691105   

This route has one official distance of 105 miles. It is an out and back course so it can be cut short if necessary by turning around at the first Water Stop at mile 33 for example turning it into about 66 miles. Or you name it ... you can turn around whenever you need so come join us whether you want to ride 25, 50, 75, or 100 miles ... or anything in between.

The route sheet reflects the following changes-
- Uses the bike route through San Clemente instead of PCH. This is a good idea since it avoids all of the traffic on PCH.
- First Water Stop is the Carl’s Jr. at the end of town in San Clemente which is a good idea since Carl’s has good Ice, Water and Restrooms.
- The lunch stop is the new(er) McDonalds near the big PX complex just before the main guard gate in Oceanside.

This ride will start at “The Square” (formerly Foodpark) in Irvine at Main and MacArthur at 7:30 A.M. sharp so you should arrive by 7:15 A.M. Main and MacArthur is near the intersection of the San Diego Freeway (405) and the Newport (55) Freeway. Take the MacArthur Blvd. exit from the San Diego (405) Freeway and turn North ... Main Street is the first street Northeast of the 405 Freeway. Meet in the Parking Lot behind the Starbucks.

Ride safe,

Chuck Bramwell