Big Bear, CA

[ths61]

I agree we must be cautious what I mean is if you can ride well enough in a group and don't mind spirited riding where you have visual and no cross traffic. Basically I just want to know the people I ride with can ride and be safe in a group. I'm not going to lead so I will go the speed of the group.

FWIW, we group ride with the SCRC (faster in front, slower in rear). Our chapter does not switch columns to fill in holes. We wait to be motioned up to fill in the column from behind the hole and then the tail-gunner adjusts accordingly. We ride staggered, not abreast (except at stops) so a rider has a little lateral space in an emergency if they need it. We switch between staggered and single file based on the road conditions. We use CB's and hand signals. I do not have a CB on my B yet.

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We have done charity rides with riders that are unfamiliar with group riding and it can become a royal CF with switching columns, weaving and passing on any side. Almost like riding with crotch rockets.

[bobbyf6b]

I'm a seasoned rider and go on group rides often. We ride staggered but my current group uses the cross-over technique. No biggie because we have a hand signal for it.

I agree on being careful on those blind corners! I surprised a few riders today coming down highway 18 to the 330 in my big rig. Most of the way is just fine for trucks, but there's a few sections that are tight. There shouldn't be much truck traffic on the weekends but you still gotta watch out for those big RV's and 5th wheels.

Here's a pic of what I brought back today. It's from the city of Big Bear Lake. (old transformers)

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Here's a pic of the bridge on eastbound I-10 near Desert Center.

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[nvmyf6]

I'm a seasoned rider and go on group rides often. We ride staggered but my current group uses the cross-over technique. No biggie because we have a hand signal for it.

I agree on being careful on those blind corners! I surprised a few riders today coming down highway 18 to the 330 in my big rig. Most of the way is just fine for trucks, but there's a few sections that are tight. There shouldn't be much truck traffic on the weekends but you still gotta watch out for those big RV's and 5th wheels.

Here's a pic of what I brought back today. It's from the city of Big Bear Lake. (old transformers)

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Here's a pic of the bridge on eastbound I-10 near Desert Center.

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Nice pictures Bobby,
Those transformers look a little tall. Did you stop by the Ehrenberg POE for an oversize permit?

[bobbyf6b]

Nice pictures Bobby,
Those transformers look a little tall. Did you stop by the Ehrenberg POE for an oversize permit?

Nope, it was legal. I flew right by with a green light on my PrePass.

[nvmyf6]

Nope, it was legal. I flew right by with a green light on my PrePass.

Ok cool.
It was my day off today, but I always park my bike under the canopy where the State vehicle are parked. Keep an eye out for it, and when you see it, stop by and say hi

A ride to Big Bear is a great idea.

[VP8]

I'm in as long as I don't have to work.

[Tommy]

We need a date and time and a place for a starting point. I think I'm in.

[MotoMike]

Ok cool.
It was my day off today, but I always park my bike under the canopy where the State vehicle are parked. Keep an eye out for it, and when you see it, stop by and say hi

A ride to Big Bear is a great idea.

An F6B under the canopy caught my eye as I went by there last week. With MY prepass giving me a green light. HAHA, what a small world. Im reading this post now because the Big Bear caption piqued my interest. Wifey and I took the Dee Luxe on its break in ride up there the week before Memorial Day. The town was nice and quiet!

[MotoMike]

We came in from the Barstow side, I havent been on Angeles Crest in years, grew up riding sport bikes in So Cal and we all stopped riding it decades ago because of the A-Hole squids freight training on the dead side of the double yellow at 100+ on their wannabe Kenny Roberts racers. And all the cops of course. Sorry, didnt mean to deviate, just made me flashback a wee bit.