The loop from Davis over Cantelowe Rd. and back was my favorite ride back when I lived there (1976 - 1991). I prefer the ride going westbound over Cantelow road, both because the climb is more entertaining (it stair-steps up, rather than doing the bulk of the climbing in one steepish shot), and because the slightly downhill run northbound on Pleasant Valley Rd. makes for a nice few miles at speed. It's about 60 miles round trip. There are shops and restaurants in Winters you can hit outbound and/or returning, and water and restrooms available at Lake Solano Park at about the 40 mile mark.
If you need some really stupid climbing, you can head south on Pleasant Valley and go up Mix Canyon. It's a dead-end road with pitches up to something like 18%. Ouch! Bill On Dec 6, 3:20 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > Corwin: > > My recommendations based on living in and riding from Davis for almost 15 > years: > > • The best direction to ride is west, toward Winters. Going north is ugly, > and just gets you to Woodland (where you don't want to be). East goes to > Sacramento, which is not as scenic but offers many more choices for food and > drink. There's a lot of nothing south of town, although you'll eventually hit > Clarksburg and Locke (interesting history) if you go far enough. > > • In Winters, stop at Steady Eddy's coffee house. You can't miss it--look for > all the bikes outside. It's a very popular stopping point. > > • Davis to Winters and back is about 30-35 miles. If you want to go farther, > consider continuing on Hwy 128 to either Monticello Dam (10 miles from > Winters) or Moscowite Corners (20 miles). There are small stores at both > places. Both of these also add climbing--going to Moscowite involves climbing > Cardiac Grade, which climbs about 750 feet in about 1.5 miles. > > • Another option is to ride from Winters along Pleasants Valley Rd and return > via Cantelowe Rd, another local climb. The Pleasants Valley side is steeper; > the other side is longer. Nice views of the Sacramento Valley from the top. > > I've done all of these on a fixed-gear Quickbeam. They're doable but not easy. > > Let me know when you're in town. I may ride with you. > > --Eric N > Sent from my iPad2 > > On Dec 6, 2011, at 2:20 PM, Corwin <ernf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi - > > > In the interests of getting away, I am planning to take Amtrak to > > Davis next week. Will arrive in Davis shortly after 8am, and return > > via Amtrak shortly after 9pm the same day. I have ridden many long and > > short rides. Notable recent rides are Grizzly Peak Century (metric > > course) and rides up Mt. Diablo and the Berkeley Hills. > > > Looking for scenic rides in the neighborhood of 40 - 80 miles. May > > include desirable waypoints and/or destinations. If the weather is > > wet, I will take the Quickbeam (now sporting fenders). If not, I will > > ride the custom (fenderless). > > > I'm comfortable supporting myself with respect to clothing/snacks/ > > mechanical. That's not to say that I don't appreciate a nice > > restaurant or cafe along the route every bit as much as anyone else. > > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions. > > > Corwin > > > P.S.: The Amtrak ticket appears to be flexible enough to allow travel > > anytime between the stated times on the ticket. So I have the freedom > > of returning as soon as I like. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
