Bay Area Bike Rides Deck: 50 Rides for Mountain, Road, and Casual Cyclists
Bay Area Bike Rides Deck: 50 Rides for Mountain, Road, and Casual Cyclists
Based on the successful Bay Area Bike Rides, in print since 1990, this handy deck makes touring the San Francisco Bay Area by bicycle a snap. Just take along a single card and have a route description, mileage log, and 4-color map at your fingertips!
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Bicycling Los Angeles County: A Guide to Great Road Bike Rides
The geography of Southern California is as infinitely varied as its population. From the serenity of coastal beaches to the majestic San Gabriel Mountains and the tight canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles is a cyclistâs paradise. The vistas are spectacular, the terrain fun to ride and the sights include some of Hollywoodâs best-known landmarks.
Bicycling Los Angeles County takes riders on 40 different rides throughout Southern Californiaâs most popular desti
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Compact, concise, comprehensive,
What a smart idea. This deck of 50 bike routes comes in a durable box that keeps the cards in good condition. The cards themselves are of a sturdy coated cardstock that you can easily take along with you, without having to lug an entire book. Brilliant!
The cards are color coded – brown cards are off-road, green cards are paved and blue cards indicate a waterside route. Within these three categories, riders can select from a great variety of routes: long or short, hilled or flat, easy to difficult. You can travel on-road, over creeks, through mountains, around reservoirs, down hills and along the sea. Skill levels range from casual to expert.
The 50 routes span a large geographical range throughout the Bay Area. Each card has a detailed map and excellent written instructions that are sure to keep you on route. My husband loves this deck. It was a great introduction to the fabulous bike routes of the San Francisco Bay Area. Recommended.
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|Not great but not expensive,
It’s ok. Too many of the “rides” are “star home tours” or bike paths that are pretty obvious (like Santa Monica bike path) and could be found online. Also, a substantial number of the rides are on surface streets within dense parts of Los Angeles (“sights of downtown”, “Hollywood landmarks”). It lists Santa Fe Dam but neglects to mention how dangerously hot it can be for part of the year and only gives a passing “isn’t known for its crystal clear air” instead of mentioning it as a serious potential health hazard.
I also find it irresponsible that they list the Rose Bowl ride with no mention of the charged atmosphere surrounding it on the weekends (and conflicts with law enforcement). Ditto for Mandeville Canyon. I’d certainly want to know these things if I weren’t an experienced Los Angeles rider. It seems more important than pages of addresses (mostly ex-addresses) of stars.
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|To be fair,
As the author of Bicycling Los Angeles County, I’d like to point out that at the time of the publication of the book, the “charged atmosphere” of the Rose Bowl Ride had not yet risen. There have always been conflicts between group rides and traffic, but the situation at the Rose Bowl wasn’t tense when I was writing the book. Similarly, as a rider who rode Mandeville Canyon the day Dr. Thompson assaulted Ron Peterson and Christian Stoehr (and later covered the trial for VeloNews) I can say the book didn’t include anything about that incident because it was already in bookstores.
I respect that every book will be criticized, but I do hope that readers won’t ding a book for not mentioning events that occurred after the book was in print.
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|Lots of guides,
This is an excellent product for those who like to discover new routes (and drive to get there). I am a beginner cyclist so, I was able to find a couple good routes near my house.
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