[RBW] Re: Bay Area Travel/Biking - any place

2012-01-26 Thread Philip Williamson
My two cents - give yourself a half-day leeway with Amtrak. I took the train to NAHBS in San Jose in 2006, and almost missed the show: http://www.biketinker.com/2007/bike-art/nahbs-autograph-hound/ Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Jan 24, 9:37 am, JPTwins wrote: > This has been a

[RBW] Re: Bay Area Travel/Biking - any place

2012-01-25 Thread TSW
One last suggestion- if you're going to be in western Sonoma Co., you mustn't miss the Bakery Bike Challenge. A ride among bucolic hills and wonderful little bakeries where you can try many a treat with the clearest of consciences (if not clearest of arteries). My friends and I would begin at Occ

[RBW] Re: Bay Area Travel/Biking - any place

2012-01-24 Thread RonLau
John, What size do you ride? What kind of ride you want to do? Road, mixed, mtn.? If you are foodies, get ready to eat, it is pretty good here in SF and East Bay. Ron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discu

[RBW] Re: Bay Area Travel/Biking - any place

2012-01-24 Thread TSW
Hm, asking Bay Area bikers for bike rental recommendations might be a little like asking them for a hotel recommendation. Maybe Yelp? This would be a great bloggish database: best bike rentals, by city. Box Dog Bikes has a cool blog occasionally chronicling interesting road/trail rides, like thi

[RBW] Re: Bay Area Travel/Biking - any place

2012-01-23 Thread Manuel Acosta
Agreed. Don't forget the ever wonderful BART transit. More than able to cut a few hours of your day to get to the beautiful places of the bay area quicker. When in March are you planning to visit? If I'm free, I wouldn't mind showing you guys some prime ride around the area. -Manny On Jan 22,