Tag: Marin

Joining others for a 65-mile hilly Alpine Dam(n) ride.

Next Sunday, a more-than-just-biking trip: a bike ride from Farley’s coffeehouse in Potrero Hill to Old Mill Park in Mill Valley (17 miles, mostly flat: rough map), lock bikes there and hike 45 scenic (and uphill) minutes through the woods on the Dipsea and Sun trails to the Tourist Club, and enjoy their Maifest for a few hours (German cultural celebration: beer, sausages, polka dancing). Rolling out from Farley’s at 9am.

fearless turkey

Impromptu ride to Tiburon (Paradise Loop) organized by a friend.

Four of us rode the 60ish mile Alpine Dam Loop on Sunday at a somewhat leisurely pace. It’s still my favorite Bay Area ride – some long, merciless uphills combined with incredible views in every direction. And it gets easier every time (funny how that works). A mid-morning start at Velo Rouge: There were almost no pedestrians or cyclists on the Golden Gate Bridge (Superbowl Sunday effect?) ...

If it’s not rainy: Friday 2/4: joining the SF Bike Party, a slow-rolling evening with hundreds of cyclists and several big bike-mounted stereos (photos of the last one). Just 9 miles. 7:30pm meetup at Civic Center. Sunday 2/6: Alpine Dam. A beautiful and hilly 50-60 mile ride, meeting 9:30AM at Velo Rouge Cafe. No rider left behind, probably a stop in Fairfax for some food afterwards, no commitment to making it back in time to watch That Sporting Event (hey, at least the roads should be empty…). ...

[ edit: cancelled due to early-morning rain, though it ended up clearing up– oh well ] Tentative plan: an Alpine Dam loop ride next Sunday (1/30), about 50 miles round trip from the Golden Gate Bridge (map), with some substantial but satisfying hills. Stopping in Fairfax at Gestalt Haus (run by the people behind the original SF Gestalt Haus before it changed ownership?) for some sausages & beer before heading home. Departure time TBD in the morning (early? mid-?) and a no-rider-left-behind pace as usual, though I definitely want to get back in the afternoon, before it starts to get dark and cold on the bridge.

Four of us (RR, CC, D, MD) rode a Marin Headlands loop this slightly chilly but sunny and clear (an easy view of the Farralones) day. About 26 miles round trip from East SF, at a casual pace. Approaching the bridge via Embarcadero / Marina: Climbing Conzelman: A clear day, quite a view: ...

Marin Headlands

I’m working today but have tomorrow off, and it looks like it might be clear, sunny, and chilly. So, I’m planning on a morning* ride up to the Marin Headlands loop (20-30 miles round trip depending where you start). And perhaps extending that a bit by taking an initial detour through golden gate park to Trouble Coffee for pre-ride coffee & toast, and then cutting through the Presidio. *people’s definitions of “morning” bike rides vary by about 3 hours, so it depends who’s coming– if you’re interested let me know and I’ll send out final meet-up details later.