I should clarify that we're talking about cycling base miles. Thanks.

Colorado... can't beat the scenerey

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Steve Perkins

it'll be too cold in feb in colorado. especially if he wanted to do some of the hills along the front range.

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f/k/a mclamb6

I think Northern California great. Esp. North of San Francisco. Temp ranges from about 40 in the am's to around 60-65. Tons of roads that are empty. Great climbing in places, great cycling community, and SF is a fun city to visit. You may get a bit wet but I it has been sunny and beautiful for the last few weeks.

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"He broke into the long easy lope, and went on, hour after hour, never at loss for the tangled way, heading straight home through strange country with a certitude of direction that put man and his magnetic needle to shame."

-Call of the Wild

What about southern Utah? I've heard the riding there can be pretty good.

"it'll be too cold in feb in colorado."

I'll think about that as I ride this weekend in the 60+ weather we're supposed to have.

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Steve Perkins

and then you wake up the next day and it's 35 again. i've lived there. weather gets pretty unpredictable around this time. late march/early april are extremely annoying in that respect...

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f/k/a mclamb6

Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo...Both have been extensively used by Pro Cycling Teams for training camps in the past.

For an inexpensive option...Death Valley (just camp and ride in the heat).

I just returned from Hawaii where the riding was pretty good (I was at Pearl Harbor)...There are a lot of cheap airfare/lodging packages right now...Don't limit yourself to the mainland prematurely. This would also allow you to get a bunch of warm-weather swimming/surfing as well.

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Eh.... good point. No real consistency.

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Steve Perkins

Moab area in Southern Utah has a lot of nice rides. It can be hit or miss with the weather in the higher elevations, but there are a lot of nice rides in the area. Summertime is better here though, although a lot more tourists. We have a loop through the La Sal mountains that will kick your a**.

but once the weather turns for good(from my experience, usually the second weekend of may it's safe to say no more crap weather), there is no better places to train when looking at terrain and weather. summer is unbelievable there. spring is really nice as well, just always have to keep one eye on the weather report and pack for rapidly changing conditions...

are you in denver? have you done the ride up lefthand to ward(or jamestown--can't remember which is the farther one) across the peak to peak highway to where it hits a 'T' in the road and you can either go left to estes or right to lyons, back through lyons to the 36 and back to left hand? fantastic ride...

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f/k/a mclamb6

Tuscan Arizona - miles and miles and miles of riding. Some European teams have been known to have secret winter training camps there.

And you can eat great mexican food and drink margaritas after training!!