Agreed. Don't forget the ever wonderful BART transit. More than able to cut a few hours of your day to get to the beautiful places of the bay area quicker. When in March are you planning to visit? If I'm free, I wouldn't mind showing you guys some prime ride around the area.
-Manny On Jan 22, 6:13 pm, John L <johnlimo...@msn.com> wrote: > My wife and I will be traveling from Boston to California in March and > have 4-5 days to explore the Bay area, which will involve visiting > friends in Palo Alto, downtown SF, and Napa, and, I hope, a pilgrimage > to the Riv HQ. We were hoping to do this exploration mostly by bike - > credit card style, although probably trains, ferries and even a rental > car may come into play (details are sketchy at this point). Any > recommendations for how to get a reliable riv-ish ride for that time? > I'm considering shipping our bikes (seems cheaper than bringing them > on an airplane) but it makes me nervous. I'd prefer to rent, but most > of what's out there seems to be offering skinny tired carbon bikes or > hybrids, neither of which appeals to me. On a previous similar > thread, someone suggests Karim's used bikes in Berkeley but elsewhere > on the internet, it's reputed to be a fence for thieves. Bay Area > Bikes offers the Big Dummy which is an attractive option but probably > overbuilt for our needs (it makes my wife a little nervous). I'd go > out of my way for a good rental so if you know of somewhere else in > the Bay Area I should consider, let me know. Thanks! - John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
