Is this strictly a DS event or are other street bike riders going to ride the roads around Galeana. I see that "3 or 4 street riders" are mentioned on the first page but no further mention unless I missed something...
I think you might have missed this...in the first post...
ADDING IN STREET RIDERS ONLY INFORMATION TO THIS POST:
Had a question about street bikes only on this ride. YES, it is a fine trip for street bikes. Maybe not the greatest routes or itineraries out of Galeana, but I would be glad to have streetbikes join us on the trip. You would just have to ride in your group solo from lunch in Montemorelos on day 1 to Galeana. No biggie, big easy route with huge signs and nothing off the beaten path. A few notes i sent to the street guys coming this year:
There are amazing street rides in most southern directions out of Monterrey. Although a road may show on a map as 100% concrete, there is a possibility that for a mile or two it might be a temporary gravel roadbase for road construction / maintenance / gov't corruption / political pressure. But aside from the unexpected slow section every 100 miles or so the roads are in good condition and can be taken at good speed. That's the good news.
The bad news is that Galeana is, to some degree, at the end of a dead end road, hwy 58 from the east. A great, curvy, fun road. I've come in from the southwest on hwy 58 and it is unremarkable.
North loop: great twisties, waterfalls near Santiago Cola de Cabello
Cola de Caballo - YouTube
or Chipitin
Cascada del CHIPITIN - YouTube
, mountain views 248 miles. All pavement. Amazing ride.
https://goo.gl/maps/RZkvvdW5Lov
South loop: Hwy 61 south is nice, with good sweepers, and the ride to the General Zaragosa with waterfalls and riverside restaurants is a good, but short on riding, day trip at only 164 miles.
https://goo.gl/maps/NBEPTwXrK4L2
Northwest Loop: You can go on some kinda flat and boring roads to Saltillo, a fairly large and interesting city 220 miles R/T
https://goo.gl/maps/ehbgEVAFzfD2.
You can add in Mesa de la Tablas for some amazing riding and its 280 miles:
https://goo.gl/maps/iHRXqXwm48z
If you feel up to 375 total miles you can venture to the oldest vineyard in North America. This is on my Mexico to do list.
http://www.madero.com.mx/historia/
http://www.cntraveler.com/story/on-a...ed-wine-region
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1...-fuente-mexico
https://goo.gl/maps/gJHkmrF46HU2
Another option would be to take a day / overnight in Monterrey, a true international and vibrant city. very upscale, modern, and at the same time very Mexican. The nightlife in the Antigua Monterrey downtown area is hip, urban, cultured, and high brow. Everett and I sometimes take an extra day to go to Monterrey after Galeana. It is a zoo.
Peter