Rode at Willow Creek with a couple of friends from Sebastopol. On the way over, one of them told me that Willow Creek was the reason he came to love mountain biking growing up. So I was stoked. The first 30 or so minutes, though, were just steep, steep climbing up a barely maintained trail that kind of withered away into nothing. We had to hike our bikes through ~500 yards of forest with absolutely no trail before arriving at a clearing, where we got SAF. At this point, I was just thinking WTF and doubting the trustworthiness of my buddy’s recommendation. Then we got back on the bikes and took a trail out of the clearing with some nice singletrack descending, another short, steep climb and then, as we crested the hill, came upon a section of gorgeous redwood forest with absolutely perfect, fast, well maintained singletrack descending. From there on out, the singletrack was perfect. Completely worth the pain and suffering involved in getting there and relatively hidden and, therefore, unspoiled.
Fuckinf awesome. I’m going back a few more times this summer, for sure.
So, hopefully getting into town Thurs eve (June 30th). Down to get some dinner somewhere with anyone who wants to chill. We’ll only be bringing track bikes, cuz not enough room for road bikes, so going on a ride is out. I believe Sat morning is the sprint tournament again so will be down for breakfast.
Haven’t figured out where we’re staying. Zak is supposed to be ideally finding somewhere all 4 of us can stay but I don’t think he’s figured out anything yet.
Bay Area is more than one town
Um, where are you supposed to stay?
Deadforkinglast: please take me there.
Tomorrow (saturday) riding demo again to redeem myself from the shitty ass ride on thursday, the one where I felt like a dumbshit and rode like one. Last day to ride tractor in a long, long time since it’d getting bulldozed and turned into a road on the 20th due to logging
I’ll be parking at the parking lot . Beige camry. Roof rack. Stickkered up fairing (blame Face). Should be there by 730 or 8.
So Perrypenny, otherwise known as Knee Cap for the frequency of shattered knee caps at one specific point where an unavoidable rock is in the perfect place to do so, off San Geronimo ridge is fucking wild. Steep, rocky, ledges, super tight, all around the most technical thing I’ve ever ridden. I hiked several sections of it. I will go back again!
Homeless, also off San Geronimo ridge, isn’t worth riding. It has a section that is the steepest thing I’ve ever ridden down, without a doubt. A few sections were over -40%, easily. Basic riding style was drop seat, as far back over the rear tire as I could get, and skid for 200 yards around switch backs trying not to fall off the cliff, brakes were then shot so I would have to wait a bit to continue down. My buddy might have captured some video of me going down it early on with his GoPro, I’ll upload it if it came out okay.
Early Sunday AM poaching, if we can roll early enough then we will hit stuff on Tam but we would need to be up there by 7:30 AM to make it safe enough.
[quote=littlebear][quote=jordanpattern]Anyone have any recommendations for 30 - 60 mile rides that start/end in SF? I want to start doing training rides in the early mornings before work, but I don’t really know any good routes, and I don’t just want to keep riding out to Ocean Beach and then up and down the Great Highway forever and ever.
Mr. Bear, I am going to go out riding with you soon, but I want to do a bit of work first so I don’t completely embarrass myself!
Also, I’d love to do some beginner rides, so if anyone has any good groups they go with that are open to new people, I would appreciate the recommendations.
Thankee![/quote]
you should ride with nate tomorrow afternoon to point reyes and get me cookies from bovine bakery.[/quote]
