Biking to Sonoma Wineries?
 

Hi,
We will be staying at Trojan Horse for the weekend at the end of September. They have told us they have bikes available and was wondering if anybody had recommendations on the best wineries to get to from there and also how crazy the traffic is.

I've stayed at the Trojan Horse B&B but I can't imagine biking to vineyards. Perhaps it's possible to reach a few, but with so much ground to cover, I'm guessing it's not advisable. (I could be wrong, but I know I could never bike to my favorite vineyards from there.)

Trojan Horse is an easy bike ride to Sonoma Square, however.

Enjoy!

Thanks for the advice - haven't ever been to Sonoma, just Napa. Anybody have advice for wineries that are close to Trojan Horse? I love the ones that have wine you can't get anywhere else or ones w/great tastings. Been on enough tours...just want to drink it!!

We rented bikes (8 of us) from a bike shop in Sonoma and rode to 4 different wineries and it was a blast. There is a bike trail that runs through some nice scenery and the only traffic we encountered was leaving the bike shop and getting on the trail. We rode to Ravenswood, Buena Vista, Castle and one other which I can't remember. I don't know where the Trojan Horse is in relation to the wineries but if it isn't too far, go for it! I think we had to ride 4-5 miles or so to get to the first place. The ride was easy though. We went on a Saturday in October and it was one of the best days of the trip. Have fun!

You should easily be able to bike to Sebastiani and Buena Vista. I didn't know about the 'bike trail'. Why not contact the Visitor's Bureau? They can give you wine maps as well as other information. Sonomavalley.com

From the Trojan Horse you can easily bike over to the town square. Then head north about 2 blocks and you'll intersect the paved trail. It parallels
W.Spain St and crosses Sonoma east to west. No wineries directly accessed by the trail, yet it is a pretty ride. Get a good map of the streets with winery locations. Stick to the east side of town (less traffic on the side streets). You should easily be able to bike to Sebastiani and Ravenswood.
Futher east it's a nice ride out to Buena Vista, Gundlach Bundschu, Bartholomew Park and MacRostie.
I'm sure your hosts will have good directions.
R5

R5,
Gundlach what?????

Just for you, sweets
www.gunbun.com
:-x

Oh wait, here's a photo of Kal biking
to ? http://www.cherylhenley.com/photos/w...bikewp_jpg.jpg

Te-he-he
R5

R5, I'm dying to see Kal on a bike!!!!

POST THE CORRECT LINK!!!!

Ummm... I'd be much more concerned about the ride back to the T Horse after some serious wine "tasting". Does sound like fun though!

Here you go, Faina.
Well, they could leave the driving to Kal,beachbum

http://www.jokemonkey.com/minibike.php

R5

wouldn't that be all the more reason for concern, R5?

HA HA HA HA HA
Is this before or after his 7-course breakfast?

:))
beachbum & Faina
R5

......with or without clothing? :))
Show up at next year's Tour of Napa Valley.

You make the call........... :-d

Vote now....vote often.
razzie....that site was closed....try this one of our fave ***bike rider-Goolger*** www.glitterings.com/images/wizard_of_oz_6237.jpg

Hmmmm, a DUI on a bike....hadn't thought about that. Maybe the exercise will work off the alcohol content...

If you want to beat that, here in KY they arrested a guy TWICE for riding his horse into town drunk! If I were going to bike in Sonoma, I'd pick a weekday. If you've only done Napa, you'll be pleasantly surprised how much nicer the traffic situation is in Sonoma.

DUI or DWI on a bike is a serious thing in wine country. Maybe a year or two ago, an attorney nailed a cyclist while driving intoxicated in the napa/sonoma/yountville area somewhere. I searched and couldn't find the article to share.

Anyway, we're all far more careful than the next guy, right? No lectures. Enjoy.

We'll be local in Mid-September. We're taking the bikes & we'll post details after. Surely, somebody will beat us to it . . .

"an attorney nailed a cyclist while driving intoxicated in the napa/sonoma/yountville area somewhere" - so this is why Kal was off Fodor's for a while!!

Was the lawyer or biker drunk?
Or would "drunk lawyer" be redundant?

Thank goodness for maturity, taxis and designated drivers. O:)[-o<

Nobody wants to hit me while I'm on a bike...I'm WAAAAY over their deductible.

Kal!!!!!

"Would 'drunk lawyer' be redundant?"

I resemble that remark! :)

Your Honor, I rest my case. >:D<

Aha! I can at least provide proof!!!

http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=3546204
This is why I travel outside KY to visit wine countries around the world as often as I can!!!!!

FYI

The drunk lawyer killed the Dr (or teacher) cyclist in Santa Rosa. He had numerous dui's and suspended licence. I think he is headed to S. Q.

Another drunk driver killed a Stanford PhD candidate(I think) and permanately maimed his lady friend a few months prior to that (Hw1 12 e to Sonoma)Both on bikes training for a triathlon.

Just a month prior to the lawyer, someone else killed a woman while she was attempting to ride back to Lake County.

There are many safe roads to bike but there are also dangerous ones. Doesn't matter how safe they are if there's a drunk loose in a 6000lb car.

Check santarosapressdemocrat.com for the bike stories.

M

The moral of Sirtwo's story: if you don't like someone, get him/her a bike as a gift.

not funny

Well...

i had been wondering too who was the drunk...the lawyer or the cyclist. Yikes...sounds like they are crocked.

Faina - LOL!

Black humor is not appreciated by everyone!

On a more serious note: it really doesn't matter whether the driver or the biker is crocked or not.

One of the worst car vs biker(s) tragedies here in the South Bay happened a number of years ago when travelling 101 was still along the Monterey Highway with its numerous stop lights. A girl, driving an SUV, turned her attention away from the road (forget the exact reason, something like to put on lipstick or to change a music tape) - in those seconds when she was not watching the road, she wiped out four elderly cyclists. Killed them all.

So many young people were also killed driving that stretch of 101 that it was named "Blood Alley".

Personally, I hate those motorbikers who zip between the lanes - on the freeway no less! :-o)))

Drive safely, friends! Bike safely, friends!

In some forums we call this "thread drift". Yes, it is highly amusing, but if someone new comes in and really wants to know about "Biking to Sonoma Wineries" he/she has to wade through a bunch of personal jokes. Why not split off to do your own "funny stories about biking to Sonoma wineries"? And leave the original thread intace.

(Is there monitoring by a staff member here, who could arrange that?)

westie....try this site. It may give you some better tips: www.bikesonoma.org/

I prefer biking in Napa Valley as most of the roads have bigger shoulders and you have a lot of "Cross" roads.

and if you can get to Ravenswood....=P~
Now I'll go to my room and punish myself.
Kal "thread drifter" Kahuna

Thanx....I will check out that site. Although now I am paranoid that I am going to get mowed down by a lunatic. Can't wait to check out some of these wineries!!! BTW, the "punishing yourself" was waaaaaaayyyy too much information.......

Don't worry....the punishment for "thread drift" is just 3 Hail Marys and two Our Fathers...or was it 2 Bloody Marys and an Old Granddad?

whoops....I better go have a couple of "Hail Marys" for my impure thoughts!

[-X

Careful 'dogs....yer drifting!

Last time I went to the wine country, we hired a limousine to go to all the tasting rooms. Doesn't anyone do that anymore? Who can ride a hog with all the wine that your going to buy at the wineries?

TfV,
We're talking Schwinn's and Huffy's not Harley and Indians!

Uhhhhh, thanks Kal. Now I know what my answer is for the "rich and wealthy" thread.