Bay Area Driving Roads
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Bay Area Driving Roads
I stumbled across this site while on bimmerforums.com: Bay Area Driving Roads
There are some pretty cool drives on there and they are rated in a number of categories like traffic, difficulty, etc.
I did the hwy 130 up to mt hamilton today; pretty fun road. Too many bikers (as is the case on most mountain roads in the bay area) and the road is not in the best condition when you start getting higher on the mountain, but it was fun none-the-less.
There are some pretty cool drives on there and they are rated in a number of categories like traffic, difficulty, etc.
I did the hwy 130 up to mt hamilton today; pretty fun road. Too many bikers (as is the case on most mountain roads in the bay area) and the road is not in the best condition when you start getting higher on the mountain, but it was fun none-the-less.
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As a road cyclist, please be careful on these sorts of roads. Most of them are heavily ridden on the weekends and even the weekdays. Coming around the corner at 50+ mph doesn't leave much room to avoid a slow-moving cyclist.
I like Highway 1 and I5 through Mt Shasta for driving though. Prefer riding the rest.
I like Highway 1 and I5 through Mt Shasta for driving though. Prefer riding the rest.
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As a road cyclist, please be careful on these sorts of roads. Most of them are heavily ridden on the weekends and even the weekdays. Coming around the corner at 50+ mph doesn't leave much room to avoid a slow-moving cyclist.
I like Highway 1 and I5 through Mt Shasta for driving though. Prefer riding the rest.
I like Highway 1 and I5 through Mt Shasta for driving though. Prefer riding the rest.
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Anyone down to do a night romp on Page Mill sometime? I just got back from it...it's amazing when wet. No worry for other cars/bikers when driving at night, and it's safer to go in groups.
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As for roads, I found another website for that.
LateralG - Southern California's premier source for sports car and motorcycle roads, tips, and info
When I feel like driving on a fun road, I tend to go at night so no worries about traffic at all. And if there's opposing traffic on a one-lane, you will be warned by their headlights. It's really convenient that way IMO.