Coffee & Cake Ride Saturday August 31 - Above Category Bike Show

This is a special edition of the Coffee & Cake ride, with a different starting time (Saturday) and location (San Francisco). The final destination will be the Above Category Invitational in Sausalito, where you can drool over high-end bikes & components and their makers. If you’ve ever wanted to see a Sarto/Baum/Prova/Bastion/Pinarello/Mosaic/Scarab/English/No.22/Factor in the flesh, this is your chance.

This ride will be at a “Coffee & Cake” pace and will feature stops at one of my favorite Bay Area coffee roasters: Equator Coffee. We’ll head over the Golden Gate Bridge into the scenic Marin Headlands and ride to downtown Mill Valley for a mid-ride stop at Equator. After climbing the foothills of Mt Tam, we’ll descend back down to Sausalito, where the ride will end at another Equator — only a block away from Above Category. Once you’re done checking out the bike show, you can continue riding in Marin (Mt Tam? Paradise Loop?) or return back to the ride start.

Notes about parking: Free parking is available at Crissy Field. There are also parking lots at this location on the western side of the Golden Gate Bridge. These are generally safe places to park but exercise caution by not leaving valuables in your car. If you’re uncomfortable parking in SF and/or want to skip the bridge, you could park at Mike’s Bikes in Sausalito and meet up with the group on the Marin side of the bridge.

Time: gather at 9am, rolling by 9:10am

Start: In front of the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3263600411835288364

Stats: ~31.2mi, ~2827ft

Coffee and Cake Stop(s): Equator Coffees in Mill Valley and Sausalito

Ride Leader: Akin

The AV Coffee & Cake Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules.

Non - Members:
Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.