I am participating in an event of momentous magnitude for my adopted city of Nashville, i.e. how to get more people riding bicycles so that bicycle shops can sell more bicycles. I rode my own bike 62 miles (100 kilometers to the rest of the world) in a local charity ride. It only took me five hours or so including stops for nature breaks and the rest stop cookies included in the cost of the ride. All paid riders received a reasonably acceptable spaghetti lunch after the ride.
My wife is busy planning a trip to the city by the bay, San Francisco. I understand you go there to see stereotypes (Chinatown, Castro District, Haight Ashbury), tall trees and a prison. Then we will drive one of Hertz's finest down the coast on Highway 1. I have discovered that the hotels and rental cars are expensive. I'm sure the bicycle ride across the Golden Gate Bridge will be the highlight of the trip.
