I rode from Sturgis through The Rocky's to Durango last year and will be doing it again this year with the wife. I always bring Rain Gear but no chaps or heated clothes. Mornings are a little chilly but we just layer up.
Whatever clothes you have for Sturgis will probably be sufficient for CO
If you are going up Pikes Peak I would suggest going when they open the gates. I was there at opening time last year and was amazed at how long the line of cars and bikes waiting to go up was when we made it back down. Up early also means your not stuck behind a line of slow traffic going up.
I would take my chaps.
How long to you figure the wait is if I got there when they opened? If I got there at 7:30 in the morning there would probably be a line already?
How long to you figure the wait is if I got there when they opened? If I got there at 7:30 in the morning there would probably be a line already?
Maybe a couple vehilces waiting. Wait til 9-10 though and you'll be stuck in a lot of congestion...not just a line at the gate but slow rubber-neckers all the way to the top.
Maybe a couple vehilces waiting. Wait til 9-10 though and you'll be stuck in a lot of congestion...not just a line at the gate but slow rubber-neckers all the way to the top.
04-14-2015, 08:22 AM
