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I'm in San Francisco on vacation until Sunday and traveling down the coast on HW1 to LA where I'll stay until Friday 16th.
Do any of you have any good recommendations on bike shops along my way? Thanks Jon
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If you have time to go across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Fran to Marin, there's quite a few great bike shops. More than I've listed.
This is where mountain biking began (allegedly). It's prettier too (IMHO). Road biking is huge there as well. And easier parking. I don't live there but visit family often. http://www.studiovelomv.com/ http://www.sunshinebicycle.com/new/ http://www.bicycleodyssey.com/ In LA area, where I reside, here's a few : http://www.bicyclejohns.com/index.html http://helenscycles.com/ (Santa Monica) |
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Cool, thanks... I see the ones across the bridge is open on Sundays so I'll probably have time to visit them tomorrow then. Too bad I didn't ask the question earlier, I was in Santa Monica two weeks ago, but I'm going down there mid next week. My wife and I have been on the round trip LA-Grand Canyon-Vegas-Death Valley-Yosemite-San Francisco-LA.
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-------- Current bikes: '91 M Yo | '91 S Monster | '93 S/M Yo | '93 Buck Shaver | '94 M Ti | '94 S/M Yo, rust in seat tube. Saved by C. igleheart | '97 S/M Bro Eddy | '97 Klein Quantum Pro | '97 Klein Quantum Pro, Jade Chamelion | Previous bikes: '92 M Yo Team Violet, stolen in '95 never recovered | '92 M Yo, rust in seat and down tube, not possible to save | '93 Klein Attitude Moonrise, stolen in '95 never recovered | '98 Trek 9900 OCLV, sold |
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You can't go to Marin without stopping by Black Mountain Cycles in Point Reyes.
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That's a great suggestion by Mainly Fats....If I recall about an hour up the coast from Golden Gate but worth the trip. Point Reyes beach area is one of my favorite places on the planet. And then there's Steve Potts. I suggest stay an extra day in Point Reyes, one less day in LA
![]() BTW: That's a nice trip! Although Death Valley in the summer.....wow. Can you fit in Zion just north of the Grand Canyon?? |
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Here's the link to Black Mountain...
http://blackmountaincycles.blogspot.com/ Maybe do this one if open on Sunday's and skip the other's....cool shop, way nice area and drive, too much fun. |
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![]() Thanks for the great tips on which shops to visit!
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-------- Current bikes: '91 M Yo | '91 S Monster | '93 S/M Yo | '93 Buck Shaver | '94 M Ti | '94 S/M Yo, rust in seat tube. Saved by C. igleheart | '97 S/M Bro Eddy | '97 Klein Quantum Pro | '97 Klein Quantum Pro, Jade Chamelion | Previous bikes: '92 M Yo Team Violet, stolen in '95 never recovered | '92 M Yo, rust in seat and down tube, not possible to save | '93 Klein Attitude Moonrise, stolen in '95 never recovered | '98 Trek 9900 OCLV, sold |
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I was hoping to see more and also to go by Cambria bikes and their old shop to see if it has been repainted or not. Unfortunately we had to return a couple of days earlier and we had to skip some of our planned stops along the way. New time I'll plan ahead and post dates on the forum so I can meet up with someone in here for a ride. Thanks for all the great input and suggestions. Jon
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-------- Current bikes: '91 M Yo | '91 S Monster | '93 S/M Yo | '93 Buck Shaver | '94 M Ti | '94 S/M Yo, rust in seat tube. Saved by C. igleheart | '97 S/M Bro Eddy | '97 Klein Quantum Pro | '97 Klein Quantum Pro, Jade Chamelion | Previous bikes: '92 M Yo Team Violet, stolen in '95 never recovered | '92 M Yo, rust in seat and down tube, not possible to save | '93 Klein Attitude Moonrise, stolen in '95 never recovered | '98 Trek 9900 OCLV, sold |
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