r/BAbike

Anyone have any work done by mikkelsen? After asking aroynd with a few heads it doesn't seem like he has much of a “Hot hand” anymore but the price seems good (for just editing a frame. Can anyone confirm or deny this? My roomate had some work done by billings but it took him 3 months for some simple stuff. Any other suggestions?

Hey all — I’m looking to upgrade my gravel setup and wanted to get some recommendations on bikes. I’d really like to get a bike that has SRAM electronic shifting and a carbon wheel set. My budget is around $5K.

I just moved to the East Bay (Berkeley/Oakland) and people weren’t kidding when they said the roads were worse for the wear, so I’d like a bike that can eat up bad tarmac as well as gravel and the occasional smooth singletrack. I have a dedicated road bike which I will use for truly tarmac-only rides.

I’m also planning to register for 1-2 gravel races this year, but it’ll be more for fun than pure competition. That being said, I want a bike that feels fast and responsive, so I’m not sure I’m interested in anything with suspension.

What would you all pick given those constraints?

So far I’ve been considering:
-Scott Addict Gravel 20
-Canyon Grail CF SLX 8
-Specialized Crux Expert (if I could find one used/on sale)
-Lauf Seigla Race Wireless Rigid

The Golden Gate Bridge west sidewalk (the bike side) will be closed for maintenance and training between 8:30 AM and 12:30 PM this coming Saturday and Sunday. Choosing Memorial Day weekend for this was less than ideal, but I wanted everyone to get a heads up.

If you do ride across the bridge at this time, please be patient and careful with pedestrians. If this annoys you, you can send an email to districtsecretary@goldengate.org.

You can click here to see the alert and sign up for notifications about the bridge: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CAGOLDEN/bulletins/4181843?reqfrom=share

Hello! Any tips for doing my first double shot? I think it’s going to be a little sunny this Sunday so was wondering if any stretches with no water. I’ve done Diablo a lot so I feel comfortable there, but first time biking down to Hamilton. I was going to do the route the Rapha club did a couple years ago.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46037055

In the span of two hours today I saw three separate adults on bicycles with children on the back blow through stops signs in the Sunset and Richmond with vehicles at the intersection. I fully support having a more bicycle friendly city. Drivers in San Francisco receive criticism for unsafe driving and deservedly so but a significant number of bicyclists seem to think the rules don’t apply to them either. If you think running through a stop sign on a bicycle with a child on the back is acceptable, please do the child a favor and sell your bicycle.

Edit: something tells me the people on here defending parents on bicycles running stops signs at 15mph+ with their children on the back would be the most outraged if an accident involving a vehicle were to occur. This isn’t an anti-bicycle post or a referendum on bicyclists. If you want to be stupid on a bicycle, leave your child at home.

Has anyone ridden Mt. Charlie road lately? I have heard they were supposed to repair the sh*tty pavement, but not sure if it’s already finished (or they haven’t even started yet 😃 )
Would be fine taking a group of cyclists there now?

Hey y’all, I’m looking for a place to do a 55 mile ride for the Trevor Project’s pride ride fundraiser in June. I want to do it on a 36” unicycle, which will be a pretty long day, but i did it a few years ago and want to do it again this year.

The last time i did a ride that long it was in Georgia on the silver comet, and im still fairly new to the bay so id love any recommendations for something relatively gentle with a dedicated bike path that’s somewhere in that range wether its a shuttle, loop, or out and back vibe. I’ll have a support person on a bike with me as well, so probably looking for something paved.

Today I rode the SMART path from near Old Caz brewery to the Rohnert Park library. Stiff headwind going there, a bunch of downed branches between E. Cotati and Southwest Blvd, so SMART crew out there with chainsaws. There was no warning and I happened upon it. They stopped cutting and one guy carried my bike through all the branches - cool dude! - and I made it to the library.

On the way back was a very strong tailwind - an almost "perfect" at-your-back tailwind -where you pedal once and the wind just kinda suctions you along the road. Which I remember from being a kid. It still, after all these years, feels weird to ride with such a tailwind, and is the sort of thing that feels like you're dreaming.

Newbie century rider here. Thinking of doing this route then taking the train back to SF the next day. How much of this route is on the main road? Any recommendations on where to stop to eat let’s say every 20 miles? I got this route from someone here who shared their event Ride for a Reason last month. Any thoughts, tips or advice? Is this route good or can be improved? Tia!!!

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54366566

How is the climb up Purisima Creek? I'm thinking about climbing Kings Mt, down Tunitas up the Creek trail and back down to woodside.

I have gravel bike and I'm a pretty good climber

Never been up there, was thinking about giving it a try but what is this weather