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Road Cycling Lake Tahoe recommendations?
I am planning a family trip to Lake Tahoe at the end of April. I would
like to take one day, rent a road bike and take a 50 to 100 mile day trip. I do bicycle in winter, but I would like to know what to expect. I do hills, well New Jersey hills, anyway. I would call myself a B- rider, but because I plan to go by myself, I don't see how that matters. I do own a tiny GPS, so I am not worried about finding my way home. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations. Thanks Rick Poleshuck |
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In article .com,
wrote: I am planning a family trip to Lake Tahoe at the end of April. I would like to take one day, rent a road bike and take a 50 to 100 mile day trip. The loop around the lake (about 70 miles) is a classic ride. There is traffic, but if you're used to biking on the east coast, you should be able to handle it. The terrain is rolling hills; nothing serious. |
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I am planning a family trip to Lake Tahoe at the end of April. I would
like to take one day, rent a road bike and take a 50 to 100 mile day trip. The weather is the big question. End of April can be all over the map at Tahoe, so I'd keep your plans very flexible. As another poster mentioned, the roads might be a bit messy even if the weather is nice, due to sand. *If* the weather was nice, I'd suggest the ride around the lake, even though some say there are better rides in the area. It's not a really difficult ride (someone said 3k feet of climbing, which isn't too much for a 72 mile ride) and, if you do it clockwise, it's kinda cool that you'll always be looking across the lake to either where you will be or where you've come from. I'm not sure how traffic is in April but, if the ski season is largely over, my guess is that it would be fairly light. My experience has been that the worst traffic is actually around Tahoe City (north shore), even though you'd expect the worst issues to be around the dense South Lake Tahoe casino area. Funny thing, though, even though there's a fair amount of traffic at the south shore, it's never been a problem for me on a bike, while I've had frequent near-misses around Tahoe City, primarily with older folk in very big cars that don't think bikes should be there (and it's a two-lane road, by the way). --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member wrote in message oups.com... I am planning a family trip to Lake Tahoe at the end of April. I would like to take one day, rent a road bike and take a 50 to 100 mile day trip. I do bicycle in winter, but I would like to know what to expect. I do hills, well New Jersey hills, anyway. I would call myself a B- rider, but because I plan to go by myself, I don't see how that matters. I do own a tiny GPS, so I am not worried about finding my way home. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations. Thanks Rick Poleshuck |
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C wrote: In article . com, wrote: Finally, let me add that there is an outstanding mountain bike trail around the hills that rim Lake Tahoe. It's called the Rim Trail and the local forest service can give you all the info. Are bikes now allowed on the entire Tahoe Rim Trail? Last time I was there, bikes were only allowed on the section of the trail in Nevada. That is a real nice ride, even if you have to U-turn to get back to your start. About half of it, including the section from Big Meadow (just below Echo Pass) to Kingsbury Grade, my favorite part. http://www.tahoerimtrail.org/trail_page.htm http://www.tahoerimtrail.org/mountain_biking.htm Like I said before, I wish I was there to ride it. Tom |
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Weather is the biggest question here in Tahoe in April. Traffic is
moderate by then as the winter tourons are gone and the summer ones haven't arrived yet. One clarification that may help if you take the ride one poster mentioned out of the basin and down into Nevada: it's Luther Pass *not* Echo that you're looking for, and 207 in Nevada is more commonly known as Kingsbury Grade (11 miles from one end to the other, 8 of it uphill from the valley) There is actually a fair amount of road pedaling, some less known than others, from mellow to why-the-hell-am-I- doing-this. Lapping the lake is a nice ride I think, I've never had any serious problems doing it. If you post a question again here in early April, you can get an up to date weather report. Eric |
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