Kiwi coming to San Francisco

[mtb_babe]

Hi all,
Well, I have a holiday planned with my partner in November and we are coming to the San Francisco area for a couple of weeks. We plan on being in San Fran for a couple of days, then on to Sacramento to visit friends, then to Yosemite, then somewhere up the coast a little way and back to San Fran before returning to New Zealand.
We are bringing our bikes and plan on doing a bit of riding. Singletrack, trail, cross country type riding preferably.
Has anyone got some ideas or feel up to escorting us anywhere?
My fitness is not fantastic (it will hopefully be better by then and my partner is superft which gives me more incentive) but I am open to options.
Cheers
Lisa:)

[Trek420]

Hi all,
Well, I have a holiday planned with my partner in November and we are coming to the San Francisco area for a couple of weeks. We plan on being in San Fran for a couple of days, then on to Sacramento to visit friends, then to Yosemite, then somewhere up the coast a little way and back to San Fran before returning to New Zealand.
We are bringing our bikes and plan on doing a bit of riding. Singletrack, trail, cross country type riding preferably.
Has anyone got some ideas or feel up to escorting us anywhere?
My fitness is not fantastic (it will hopefully be better by then and my partner is superft which gives me more incentive) but I am open to options.
Cheers
Lisa:)

Hi,

I don't MTB .... but welcome to CA :)

November is often a great time to ride here. Consider staying in SF and doing day trips to Marin, South to the Santa Cruz area, or forget about the city and go North to areas like Mendocino ....

Trek

[batsheva]

welcome to the us--
sorry you're not in FL - next time!!! (no hills here-- at my stage of riding that is GOOD news!)

haere mai
batsheva

[mtb_babe]

Hi,

I don't MTB .... but welcome to CA :)

November is often a great time to ride here. Consider staying in SF and doing day trips to Marin, South to the Santa Cruz area, or forget about the city and go North to areas like Mendocino ....

Trek

We have got a book on bike rides around the Bay area, but I am hoping we might get an actual local guide as well if there are any willing people around who want to show off their home territory.

[dirtygirl1]

Hey there ...

I spent 10 days in the San Fran area last spring as part of a spring camp to get prepped for the summer race season. There are loads of great places to ride ...

Here were my two favorites - you have to drive a little but it is well worth it!!

Santa Rosa - Annadel state park: I spent 3 days biking around this park. The first day I spent 8 hours on the trails and only after about 7 hours had I ridden all of the trails there. There is something for every skill level and it is loads of fun!!

Santa Cruz - Wilder Ranch state park - beautiful views of the ocean while you have loads of fun on the mtb!! Not as technical as Annadel!


Check out http://www.sfmtb.com/ and also http://www.gatetrails.com/ for some more options.

Have fun!

[mtb_babe]

Cool, thanks.

Only a few weeks to go now.

Anyone got any other suggestions of bike or non-bike related things to do in San Fran, Sacramento or environs?

I plan on buying Christmas decorations (I love Xmas) as the range available here is reasonably limited. I also want to buy some good clothes, boots, shoes, bike apparel etc AND hopefully buy all of the Christmas presents for my family.

I haven't been here before so if anyone has any times, must-see or must-do things, then would love to hear about them.

Cheers
Lisa

[velogirl]

Hey Lisa! I'd love to do a mtn bike ride with you & your partner. Do you have any dates/plans at this point?

Lorri

[MillieNZ]

My hubby-to-be is from Monterey Bay, just south of SF. Its a really lovely place to visit..... not sure what mtb is available around there, but we've cycled part of the bay along the coast line which was just stunning, even from Nz'er point of view :p

Santa Cruz is always worth a visit, I've been to Wilder Ranch walking, i would imgine it would be great mtb, Santa Cruz is a uni town with great boutique style stores. Gilroy has a huge discount shopping centre ... i've spent far too much money there... and you'd get Xmas decs there too !

Make sure you visit a REI store..... :) I can spend hours wondering round that store looking at all the bits and pieces................. if only we had one in NZ .......

hmmmm..... I'm quite green with envy now ;)

[Trek420]

I plan on buying Christmas decorations (I love Xmas) as the range available here is reasonably limited.

I don't know if you'll be here during this but I always enjoy it. :)

www.kpfa.org/craftsfair

[Maureen Valley]

If you do nothing else on this trip....go to the Headlands of Marin and view the city from the top....you will look DOWN on the Golden Gate Bridge and it is truly one of the most beautiful sights in the world.

Maureen
Eustis, Fla.

[Trek420]

If you do nothing else on this trip....go to the Headlands of Marin and view the city from the top....you will look DOWN on the Golden Gate Bridge and it is truly one of the most beautiful sights in the world.

Maureen
Eustis, Fla.

The GGB is a beautiful sight from any angle :)

For an easy walk or bike ride go to the Presidio. Once a military base it's now largely open to the public. You can just loop around the roads there under eucalyptus and redwoods, watch the dogggieees at the beach, hike the wetlands now being restored. Under the South end of the bridge is Fort Point, a Civil War era military base. Cause the South was going to come right through the bay you know :rolleyes: Look up and see the GGB from below but watch your feet as waves crash from the bay.

Want art? From here you're near the Palace of the Legion of Honor, one of many fine museums. Want SF local History, climb down the cliffs to the remains of Sutro Baths (watch your step, each year a few people fall) .....