Sears Point question?
09-20-20, 10:22 AM
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Sears Point question?
I’m on CA37 here, or looking at it’s bridge rather. This turns into Sears Point Road (wasn’t there a car track named that?), which eventually gets you to the North end of the Golden Gate Bridge. 😎
Can I legally ride my bicycle there? It just has a weird vibe, like the CHiPs might be watching ya, lol. 🤔😁
Can I legally ride my bicycle there? It just has a weird vibe, like the CHiPs might be watching ya, lol. 🤔😁
09-20-20, 10:27 AM
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Call CHP. They'll tell you if ok.
Rest of us are guessing
Rest of us are guessing
09-20-20, 10:50 AM
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Sears Point Raceway is just north off of CA37, on CA121/Arnold Dr.
09-20-20, 10:58 AM
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Highway 37 is one of the worst/most dangerous/least advised roads in the Bay Area to ride on. Some of it is legal and there's a shoulder, some of it is freeway and not legal. We get this question sometimes in the NorCal forum... no one ever disagrees with this evaluation.
It sucks, but there's no good way to get from Vallejo to Marin by bike.
It sucks, but there's no good way to get from Vallejo to Marin by bike.
09-20-20, 11:32 AM
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Feeling lucky, punk?
Seriously: that and Nicasio road east of Sir Francis Drake are basically suicide.
Seriously: that and Nicasio road east of Sir Francis Drake are basically suicide.
09-20-20, 11:44 AM
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(Gilda Radner voice): “Well-never-mind-then!”. 😁
Too late with your foolish warnings, I’m halfways to Sears Point now. 😎
These pics were from the Vallejo bridge, as I shall now call it. There are a heck of a lot of birds in that Wildlife Refuge. They like to pretend you’re disturbing them or something. 😁
Too late with your foolish warnings, I’m halfways to Sears Point now. 😎
These pics were from the Vallejo bridge, as I shall now call it. There are a heck of a lot of birds in that Wildlife Refuge. They like to pretend you’re disturbing them or something. 😁
09-20-20, 12:05 PM
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Heading west from there the road has decent shoulders from what I recall, as much of it used to be 3 lanes and now all of it is 2 lanes. I have never ridden it on a bicycle though...
09-20-20, 12:31 PM
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(Gilda Radner voice): “Well-never-mind-then!”. 😁
Too late with your foolish warnings, I’m halfways to Sears Point now. 😎
These pics were from the Vallejo bridge, as I shall now call it. There are a heck of a lot of birds in that Wildlife Refuge. They like to pretend you’re disturbing them or something. 😁
Too late with your foolish warnings, I’m halfways to Sears Point now. 😎
These pics were from the Vallejo bridge, as I shall now call it. There are a heck of a lot of birds in that Wildlife Refuge. They like to pretend you’re disturbing them or something. 😁
09-20-20, 01:04 PM
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I dunno if they built a new track, or just renamed the old one, but Sonoma is where Sears Point shows, on the map.
I’m at the old El Camino Real bell, taking a break, before trying out this bridge. It looks like it might be the scary one you posted. 😲😉
When I get in a place like this, I just pay attention to how heavy the traffic is. When there’s a lull, you go like crazy, and make sure you take a break if you need it, before starting across. 🙂
I’m at the old El Camino Real bell, taking a break, before trying out this bridge. It looks like it might be the scary one you posted. 😲😉
When I get in a place like this, I just pay attention to how heavy the traffic is. When there’s a lull, you go like crazy, and make sure you take a break if you need it, before starting across. 🙂
09-20-20, 01:07 PM
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Where you coming from? Going to the GG bridge, I'd have taken hiway 29 across the Carquinez bridge and then west over the San Rafael bridge.
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do a lap with Strava on and see if there is a segment leader, or create one.
09-20-20, 01:42 PM
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I'm wishing you good luck. Be extra on-point, drivers are fast and crazy on that stretch.
09-20-20, 01:58 PM
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Well, I ain’t dead, lol, taking another break at the Shell station, on highway 101. 😎
09-20-20, 01:59 PM
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Well, I ain’t dead, lol, taking another break at the Shell station, on highway 101. 😎
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Well, hats off to you. Marin is much more bike friendly. If you are in no hurry, take N San Pedro around China Camp.
09-21-20, 10:26 AM
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And in case anyone’s still wondering, I finally made it to the bridge. 😎
Now all I gotta do is cross it, lol, and it looks kinda long-ish. 😲🙄😉
Now all I gotta do is cross it, lol, and it looks kinda long-ish. 😲🙄😉
09-21-20, 05:22 PM
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Doggone it, I took a wrong turn, & crossed the 580 bridge, instead of the Golden Gate! 🙄😩 I’m pretty sure it wasn’t my fault, lol, but here’s San Francisco, from the other side of the bay. 😁
I stopped and ate on the other side, then promptly fell asleep for several hours. Didn’t plan the sleeping part, lol, I guess I needed it. 😉
I stopped and ate on the other side, then promptly fell asleep for several hours. Didn’t plan the sleeping part, lol, I guess I needed it. 😉
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First time in the Bay Area, I assume?
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I ride that bridge twice a day four times a week. It's smack dab in the middle of my commute and when the wind kicks up, it can be a stone b*tch.
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What!? I ride that stretch of Nicasio road all the time. It's a fine road to ride. Not even remotely as hazardous as the road in question. Also, Nicasio Road heads north from Sir Francis Drake Blvd, not east. I will say that Sir Francis Drake a few miles west of that intersection is scary enough that I won't ride it.Do you perhaps have your roads mixed up?
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