Bay area rides for an out-of-towner



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I have the pleasure of working for a large Silicon Valley firm who will be sending me to training
for 4 non-consecutive weeks in San Jose from February through June this year. As I'll be in town for
a week at a time, I was thinking of flying in a day early or out a day late so I could maybe do a
nice 30-50 mile ride somewhere. So I'm looking for a) ideas on nice (not too brutal) rides of this
length in the San Jose area, and b) places I can rent a decent road bike. I may bring mine at some
point, but for now, I'd rather just rent.

Thanks,

Kyle
 
"KBH" <[email protected]> wrote in news:MCj0a.3227$vm2.223@rwcrnsc54:

> I have the pleasure of working for a large Silicon Valley firm who will be sending me to training
> for 4 non-consecutive weeks in San Jose from February through June this year. As I'll be in town
> for a week at a time, I was thinking of flying in a day early or out a day late so I could maybe
> do a nice 30-50 mile ride somewhere.

There are alot of nice rides near San Jose. East of the city of Mount Hamilton, which is a not very
steep 4000 foot climb in about 20 miles.

Northwest of the city are the Santa Cruz mountains with many nice loop rides with views of both the
Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay. Ride up Highway 9 (2500 foot climb) then head north on
Skyline. Return via the flat lands.

South of the city is rolling farm country. The very well run Tierra Bella century ride (35, 60, 100,
or 130 miles) covers this area on April 5. The century is run by the Almaden Cycle Touring Club,
which is probably the biggest recreational cycling club in San Jose. They offer free group rides in
various lengths, every day of the week. Check out their web site for details: www.actc.org

Ken
 
Ken <[email protected]> wrote:

> There are alot of nice rides near San Jose. East of the city of Mount Hamilton, which is a not
> very steep 4000 foot climb in about 20 miles.

To help familiarize yourself with the area, I have a cycling map of Santa Clara County on
my web site:

http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/scmap/

I don't know of any San Jose shops that rent road bikes. Maybe somebody at ACTC would know of one.
If you can't find one, the Bike Station in Palo Alto rents road bikes:

http://www.paloaltobicycles.com/bikestation.html

You could take the train to Palo Alto, rent a bike, then take the train back. All trains have
bicycle cars.
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/
 
> You could take the train to Palo Alto, rent a bike, then take the train back. All trains have
> bicycle cars.

Except on weekends, since they're doing the track upgrading for the next couple of years.

> > There are alot of nice rides near San Jose. East of the city of Mount Hamilton, which is a not
> > very steep 4000 foot climb in about 20 miles.

Great climb, but not everyone enjoys the descent, as it can have quite a bit of gravel and also
specializes in a peculiar invisible pothole phenomenon found nowhere else.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

"Terry Morse" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Ken <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > There are alot of nice rides near San Jose. East of the city of Mount Hamilton, which is a not
> > very steep 4000 foot climb in about 20 miles.
>
> To help familiarize yourself with the area, I have a cycling map of Santa Clara County on my
> web site:
>
> http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/scmap/
>
> I don't know of any San Jose shops that rent road bikes. Maybe somebody at ACTC would know of one.
> If you can't find one, the Bike Station in Palo Alto rents road bikes:
>
> http://www.paloaltobicycles.com/bikestation.html
>
> You could take the train to Palo Alto, rent a bike, then take the train back. All trains have
> bicycle cars.
> --
> terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/
 
"Mike Jacoubowsky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > You could take the train to Palo Alto, rent a bike, then take the train back. All trains have
> > bicycle cars.
>
> Except on weekends, since they're doing the track upgrading for the next couple of years.

Just to clarify in case anyone is confused. It is not that they do not run bicycle cars on weekends;
it is that there are NO trains on weekends. That will be true for another 15-18 months or so.

- rick "Who lives next to the train station for convenience" warner
 
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