After a few years of trying, I finally snagged the coveted Campsite #1 at Kirby Cove, and gathered a group of friends + kids for a Sunday afternoon ride there… the weather was perfect and clear, the company was good, and the vibe was relaxed. We could practically see the campsite from the bridge… And down we go along the gravel road… ...
I had to travel to Munich for a few days for work, right before the summer solstice, a weekend when Swift Industries cheers people on to go bike camping anywhere (#swiftcampout). So why not? I packed a single small pannier with only essential camping gear and stuffed it and a bivy sack in my suitcase with my work clothes and laptop. When the work week wrapped up, I asked the hotel to hold my suitcase for a day, rented a basic city bike with a rack, and set out into the woods… ...
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Bike camping in Kirby Cove: For years I’d wanted to camp here (and use it as an easy introductory S24O ride for some friends interested in trying out bike camping who didn’t want to ride 40 miles each way to Samuel P Taylor or Point Reyes), but the reservations fill up three months ahead within minutes of being posted online. ...
An excellent one-night bike camping trip to the Oakland hills, S24O-style. Knocking wild plums out of a tree after a long, swooping descent down Pinehurst: Camping among the eucalyptus in Anthony Chabot park. ...
I’ve been on long bike tours and three-day-weekend bike camping trips, but I wanted to do something quick involving minimal preparation, in the spirit of the S24O (Sub-24 Hour Overnight): Five of us riding through Marin, with luggage ranging from just a seat post rack to panniers to a clip-on cooler to a pull-behind trailer: By lucky coincidence, we had to ride right through Fairfax on the day of Biketoberfest. So we stopped for a few hours for the classic bikes, the beer-dispensing cargo bikes, and the food. ...
I had to make the reservation 6 months ago early on a Saturday morning (as the camp sites often fill up within hours of going on sale), but we lucked out on the weather, and seven of us camped on Angel Island (5 by bike). The Long Haul Trucker handled well as usual, even loaded with two unconventional panniers: ...