Today I went for a ride up the 101 with The San Diego Scooter Fanatics.
The route was from Balboa and Genesee up to the coast. We headed up to Carlsbad for lunch at Tip Top Meats. It was a lovely overcast day with the temperature holding around 71 degrees.
This was my first time riding in a group. We had 20 scooters in the group. I saw some amazing scooters and three other MP3’s. One of the things I learned riding in a group is to really pay attention to the people ahead of you. Some people have the tendency to stop suddenly instead of slowing gradually. Also, learned some new signals to warn people of pot-holes and such.
It’s real important to not ride two up, but stagger your riding. This is true even for bicycles. Why it is more important on a scooter/cycle is that your ride much faster and have less time to react if someone has to swerve to miss a car door, pot-hole or some other obstacle. If you are abreast of that rider, they have no place to go.
The coastal drive was wonderful. The smell of the ocean and the cool air was great. This is definitely the way to travel up to Oceanside in the future. My windshield has arrived so I plan to ride up to Oceanside next Saturday morning to have it installed and will definitely ride the coast.
The food at Tip Top Meats was fantastic. It’s an authentic German deli and butcher. I had a Reuben sandwich and it was more food than I could eat. The breakfast food looked fantastic and I plan to come back to sample more of their delicious items.