Ed, Thanks for buying that bike. That thing was super tempting!
If I was coming from out of state to Sonora with plans to ride my bike I'd look into riding east from there. I've always considered Sonora a starting point of sorts for some of the most beautiful country in California. I'm coming from the Bay area heading east when I say that. If I had your agenda I might rent a car and ride into the Yosemite area from Sonora and use the car to drive to Walnut creek when I'm done. Or even better just add a couple days to your trip and take a nice long detour into the mountains. If that's not something you're interested in then out of the three routes shown I think I'd do the one that goes up through the delta. Longer but less congested. On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 5:38:45 AM UTC-8, ed k wrote: > > I am the guy who bought David Craig's 65cm AHH. You recall that > because of time constraints he could not ship it, and nobody ran to > Sonoma CA to get it. Solution: I rented a self-storage locker, David > dropped off the bike, and now he is free for his sabbatical. The bike > is waiting for the day when I come from Rockville MD and get it. I > was scheduled to go to CA in August but I can't stand waiting that > long. It is time to cash in some Southwest points and head West. > > I could rent a car, get the bike, and drive it home to Riv for > shipping (note Riv content), but where is the adventure in that? I > want to hitch a ride with a friend to Sonoma and set off on an epic > trip to Walnut Creek, just me and Homer. > > Google maps bicycle option leads me through Manteca, over Altamont > pass, and to a regional trail starting in Pleasanton that goes to > Walnut Creek (119 mi): > https://goo.gl/maps/frPLnYR5jum > > I am not sure about the section between Sonoma and Altamont Pass Road, > but it looks possible. Does anybody know a better route? Local bike > clubs have not had suggestions. > > Multi-day credit-card touring suggestions are also welcome, but 119 > miles on an unknown bike is probably risky enough. > > Thanks for any help > > Ed K > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
