Skyline Drive, Lemon Heights, Tustin, CA

@@AmtrakNJTCSX_MTAfannerNYC We took this last month.

@@ToAllMyFans but what day? Also I commented on your other LIRR railfanning videos

@henrik2935 @chiefexecutiveorbiter Thanks for the comments. This is a 61cm frameset with an uncut steerer tube. I am 6 ft 6 with a 38" inseam. Having worked in shops through college and after, and also doing shop bike fits, I try to do the best research I can. 99% of road bikes do not fit me, and I do not want to go custom. I have only had Cannondale road bikes for the last ~30 years because they typically measure 61-64cm from the center of the bottom bracket to the top of the seat collar, and they average a 60cm top tube. This is just one of the issues of being really tall. Most of the new road bikes are also also designed with drop stays and sloping top tubes (which means longer seatposts are needed) to make the frames more compliant. I also purposely bought Cervelo's endurance frame so I can run larger tires (these are 32s) and so I could get a taller head tube. I am not a big believer in stack and reach, I prefere looking at the actual geometry of frames to determine the best fit for me.

I had responded as part of another comment, but the person deleted their comment evidently. Yes, I have a 36-38" inseam. I am 6ft6 and this is the largest frame Cervelo makes - 61cm. Even at that, I need to make accommodations for my size. There are only a handful of companies who make road bikes that fit me, and all require adjustments for my size.

There are/is a dirt path that parallels the storm drain bike path from Irvine to Tustin. If you follow the trail/bike path, they will take you to Peters Canyon.

Some of my friends rode hardtails. It's not overly technical, just rough. A trail bike would have been tough on the climbs.

Thanks for the note. And yes, you could do them on a hybrid. I don’t recommend it but I’ve ridden this entire place on my gravel bike, but my tires were 700 x 42.

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