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GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY --> All City Toy Ride
Thread started by theroyalacademy at 12.9.10 - 1:40 am

If you're anything like me, you're psyched for the All City Toy Ride but were thinking that, ya know, with so many meet ups all around town it is just a little TOO convenient. I mean, there are TWO separate meeting points that are within a mile of my apartment. Where is the fun in that?

Well, we here at The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time feel your pain. And... WE'RE PROBLEM SOLVERS. And so we've decided to offer a solution to your problem: we're leading a ride to the ride starting at GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY. This ride will include: 1) hills; 2) bridges and tunnels; 3) significant off-roading.

So pack a toy in your sack and come take the long, winding route with us to the All City Toy Ride this Friday! (We leave the Observatory at 8pm sharp.)

Full ride info here.

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I gotta get a cyclocross bike or something for these...

My Passage (cycling in general) hiatus will be over soon. It's deadline season at work. I won't be able to make it to the ACTR at all. :< Super sad.

I miss you guys! 3':



outerspace
12.9.10 - 1:58 am

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I do it on my road bike and don't have any problems.

Having good tires is important. Gatorskins: worth the investment.



theroyalacademy
responding to a comment by outerspace
12.9.10 - 2:03 am

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I love how quick this idea went from joke to reality. Happy holidays, indeed.



SkeletonKey
12.9.10 - 8:10 am

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Can you guys believe I still have that cough?
Im bringing a join to actr, but if he bails I may just join yalls! Will there be donuts?



Gizzard
12.9.10 - 8:24 am

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Challenge accepted! Reading things such as this makes me happy dappy.



et
12.9.10 - 10:04 am

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Is the ride coming down Vermont or Western?



jericho1ne
12.9.10 - 10:14 am

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Neither. Both of those are WAY too convenient.



theroyalacademy
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12.9.10 - 10:21 am

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I'm rather excited and frightened by all of this. The fact that your saying up front that it's going to be difficult is the part that's really chilling.



et
responding to a comment by theroyalacademy
12.9.10 - 10:23 am

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I would be game for this .. but... Im rolling with the good old 818 fam to the ACTR .... 818 4 life homie!!



OsnapsonJC
12.9.10 - 10:26 am

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Not "difficult." The adjectives I used were "inconvenient," "ridiculous," and "more."



theroyalacademy
responding to a comment by et
12.9.10 - 10:33 am

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(....but, okay, to be fair, not "easy" either.)



theroyalacademy
responding to a comment by et
12.9.10 - 10:43 am

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HA! True but you must admit that those adjectives allude to definition of difficult.



et
responding to a comment by theroyalacademy
12.9.10 - 10:49 am

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ha! yes!



et
responding to a comment by theroyalacademy
12.9.10 - 10:49 am

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Meh – I do it on my track bike bc that is all I have but good tires are very important. Keeping them inflated is just as important.

See you guys tomorrow. BRING TOYS!




Kakihara
responding to a comment by outerspace
12.9.10 - 11:07 am

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what ratio are you on if you do not mind me asking... i tend to ask when i see ppl on a fixed gear to get an idea of what ppl are riding....



dayone
responding to a comment by Kakihara
12.9.10 - 11:09 am

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Nah I don’t mind… but I roll on 650Cs on a kid’s track bike because nothing else fits me (hence why I only have this bike for now and can’t find a god damn road bike that fits me and my budget. It would be nice to have my camping gear on panniers and not haul shit in a backpack to do some very light touring.) I thiiiink I get about 68-70 gear inches on the ratio I have on there now. I am in no way saying this is easy and jam up every hill like it is nobody’s business, but it’s the only bike I have and it has been serving me well. I did my first Dark Century on it and hope it will take me on a few more including Tour De Cure.



Kakihara
responding to a comment by dayone
12.9.10 - 11:37 am

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This sounds fucking rad. I'd be down if I didn't have kitchen duties pre-ride.



kryxtanicole
12.9.10 - 12:11 pm

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i am looking forward to these NOMS!!! you have no idea.





Kakihara
responding to a comment by kryxtanicole
12.9.10 - 12:15 pm

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Btw I don’t care or know what any of it means since asking someone’s gear ratio when they are rolling on 700s doesn’t say anything to me unless they know their gear inches. I just know when I first got this bike I was riding it on 48x15 which I just looked up is about 78 gear inches ahah yeaaaaaaaa I didn’t keep it on that one for too long but it was when I just started to ride so I wonder how it will feel now (but probably not practical for the types of rides I go on and commuting). I don’t live in Angelino Heights anymore and I miss the hills because it kept me in shape more or less. Still it’s not the bike, it is the rider. anyway since you tend to ask, what have you found? I suppose it would depend on where they are riding...





Kakihara
12.9.10 - 12:20 pm

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Yeah, it's too bad it has to start so early, but to get to Olvera Street by 10....



theroyalacademy
responding to a comment by kryxtanicole
12.9.10 - 12:28 pm

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haha this is hilarious. Wish I could make it!!

stupid finals.





shotgunBOOMBOOM
12.9.10 - 12:41 pm

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Love that you are doing this -- I plan on being there.



PeterR
12.9.10 - 6:35 pm

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47:18 or 47:16 ratio, to answer the earlier question.



jericho1ne
12.9.10 - 8:19 pm

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today tonight today we ride our bikes.



et
12.10.10 - 9:33 am

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Thanks so much, everybody, for coming out! Nice to see that there are other people in this world who enjoy inconvenience as much as I do. Also, thanks again John for the idea and Nathan for finding several of the cool passages we took.

Here is the route we ended up riding. Hills, tunnels, bridges, and off-roading as promised -- and even a little bit of highway as a surprise.

My favorite part was when we crossed paths with the Valley ride. They were heading out of the Valley, into the park and we were heading out of the park, into the Valley. Didn't they realize they were going the RIGHT direction?

(For those curious, this is the route I had planned to take. An extra mile and several extra hills. Next time.)



theroyalacademy
12.11.10 - 3:48 am

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Too bad Rambod missed it.



theroyalacademy
12.11.10 - 4:02 am

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You seem to miss the toy ride every year WTF?



sexy
responding to a comment by shotgunBOOMBOOM
12.11.10 - 5:50 am

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THANK YOU!! what a fantastic route!

that is my favorite highway : )



Kakihara
responding to a comment by theroyalacademy
12.12.10 - 7:46 pm

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There is a lunar eclipse on 12/20 and Griffith Observatory will be open until 1 am and there will be telescope galore.

I'm certainly going to head over thee and check it out, We should ride there.



SkeletonKey
responding to a comment by Kakihara
12.12.10 - 8:55 pm

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REAKKY fantastic route Sean!! Thanks again!



Roadblock
responding to a comment by theroyalacademy
12.12.10 - 9:04 pm

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Ditto this ride was AWESOME (even though I started whining near the end -- E's out of shape). Thanks for hosting Sean! I felt so accomplished the next day -- and also kinda late to the set I was working on. Opps.



et
12.12.10 - 9:35 pm

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where's that tunnel?



liquidpremium
responding to a comment by theroyalacademy
12.12.10 - 9:40 pm

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It's always smack dab in the middle of finals. Had one yesterday as a matter of fact. Too bad, too...it was a beautiful night and I heard the ride was awesome.



shotgunBOOMBOOM
responding to a comment by sexy
12.12.10 - 10:26 pm

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I’ll meet you for dinner after work and then head out?

Email me – I think I am free on the 20th





Kakihara
responding to a comment by SkeletonKey
12.13.10 - 9:47 am

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Excellent. Will avoid The Nail this time.



PeterR
11.29.11 - 5:53 pm

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that was a pretty bad place to get a flat. I had no idea it was you until we were miles away. i thought someone crashed.

i hope i can make it this year. i had a blast on the last one. let's see if my torn ligaments are magically healed.

-e



Kakihara
responding to a comment by PeterR
11.29.11 - 6:05 pm

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How's that geared bike coming?



theroyalacademy
responding to a comment by Kakihara
11.29.11 - 8:42 pm

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HAHA
it is doing very well...in my living room.

sadly the only thing i fixed up on that bike are the shifters. i bent back the derailleur as much as i could. it needs a few adjustments and replacements and you know, for me to learn how to ride it and get used to taking turns and shifting at the right time etc etc. it has bar end shifters now!

sadly i don't feel confident enough to bring this to Passage yet. I wonder how i will handle the rolling hills of San Pedro/Palos Verdes this bike vs the track bike. test ride coming soon ish. i know... i am lagging on it. this was my amazing find dream sleeping bag bike and yet it just stands there getting jealous of the adventures the other one goes on.
i haven't been sleeping much so i think i will incorporate riding around and going to OLA with this bike. yah! it does need a few new parts and tires though.






Kakihara
responding to a comment by theroyalacademy
11.30.11 - 2:27 pm

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Awwwwww yeeeeaaah!



et
responding to a comment by theroyalacademy
11.30.11 - 2:53 pm

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I give you a lot of shit about that bike but, honestly, I have two frames leaning against my wall with which I don't know if I'll ever do anything. So.... But, yeah, it does seem like having gears would make starting to ride again a little less difficult for you. And, as I've said before, I think you'll get used to it a lot quicker than you think.



theroyalacademy
responding to a comment by Kakihara
11.30.11 - 3:21 pm

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yahoo!



All City Toy Ride
12.6.11 - 10:33 am

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This is what we ended up riding this year. Finished even less of the whole route this time around, but I think everyone still had a fun time. Peter didn't flat this year but did manage to finish with THREE broken spokes.

Thanks, everyone, for coming out and riding... for the children!



theroyalacademy
12.10.11 - 10:36 pm

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Wow, rad route and I learned some things between home and work to check out.

So some of your route is on the 134 and some of the horsepaths in Griffith Park?



toweliesbong
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12.10.11 - 10:55 pm

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Routes are posted for entertainment purposes only. Use of routes for any other purpose is not endorsed by The Royal Academy or any of its affiliates.



theroyalacademy
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12.11.11 - 12:34 am

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