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Hi all -- Considering a relocation from Boulder, CO to the Bay Area and wanted to get any input you can share on mt biking (and life) in Marin -vs- Santa Cruz. I used to live in the Bay Area and have ridden many miles of Skeggs point and Mt Tamm but that was in the late 90s and from what I understand (based on all the MTBR posts) is that many of the Mt Tamm trails have now been closed to bikes.
I can work out of either SF or San Jose and am not interested in living on the Peninsula due to traffic and personal lifestyle choices (want a bit more space, trees, fresh air to escape grind). So my question is whether there is any real single track left in Marin beyond Tamarancho, China Camp, and Tenderfoot on Mt Tamm and in contrast is Santa Cruz still the mecca?
Also do any of you commute 17 to SJ... is there any way to beat it? coming in super early/leaving early? I have only driven it on the weekends (a decade ago) and remember it being pretty brutal.
All insight appreciated... Thanks!
I can work out of either SF or San Jose and am not interested in living on the Peninsula due to traffic and personal lifestyle choices (want a bit more space, trees, fresh air to escape grind). So my question is whether there is any real single track left in Marin beyond Tamarancho, China Camp, and Tenderfoot on Mt Tamm and in contrast is Santa Cruz still the mecca?
Also do any of you commute 17 to SJ... is there any way to beat it? coming in super early/leaving early? I have only driven it on the weekends (a decade ago) and remember it being pretty brutal.
All insight appreciated... Thanks!