Long weekend rides can be challenging when you want to stay near home.
We are blessed with some great rides in the Bay Area, and one of those rides is the "Paradise Loop."
Paradise Loop is a beautiful ride around Paradise Drive in Tiburon. It's scenic and easily accessible from San Francisco. From the City we simply head north across the Golden Gate Bridge, down through downtown Sausalito into Mill Valley, up and over Camino Alto and onto Paradise Drive in Corte Madera.
We decided to stay local this weekend and put in our 4+ hour ride on Paradise. Paul, Dian and I met at Presidio Sports Basement unsure if Chris was going to join us. All of a sudden, there he was, on his new beautiful Cervelo Carbon Soloist road bike. Envious!
As we cycled through Sausalito towards Paradise, we passed a police officer who had a group of cyclists "pulled over" for riding two abreast. As we rode by this debacle at the corner of a four-way traffic signal, the light turned yellow. One of us proceeded through the light and was thereafter cited by the officer for running a red light. The light was yellow. This one is going to court, as I know an attorney who can be a spitfire when she's mad... The rest of the ride was leisurely and a lot of fun. We saw many GGTC teammates out on the ride -- Jake, Keith, Travis, Jim Roth and Rick Gaston, as well as coach Neil who was hosting a TMF workout from Blackie's Pasture. It's always fun to see your friends while out riding.
We were starving by the end of our ride and stopped for lunch at Fish in Sausalito on the way back. Yummy. Paul, Di -- I get lunch next time!
I love Paradise Loop. However, let's see if I still feel the same about it next spring. I have a feeling that both Paradise and my Computrainer are going to have become very, very old over the winter.
7 comments:
Oh, dear. Try not to get arrested, okay? Not that YOU were the one ticketed. That would never happen.
Love Fish. Great views, good food. You might have to say bye-bye to Fish for awhile though if you get that bike:) Say hello to Ramen noodles. I have a recipe for the fried version...and no I'm not kidding.
No idea that you can get ticketed for riding two abreast on Paradise Loop. I see people do it all the time.
We were riding along Bridgeway in Sausalito at the time of the ticketing.
While people do it all the time, I would not recommend doing so in the vicinity of a Sausalito police officer.
P.S. Chris is looking very skinny and fit.
Hey! Where's my skinny and fit comment? Ha ha! Guess I have to get there first. ; )
You have post a picture like Chris's first:)
I just discovered that the penalty associated with cycling through a red light in Marin (if one had actually done so) is THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE DOLLARS.
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