Top 10 Christmas Bike Destinations

Jakers
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Edited Date/Time 11/6/2015 4:17pm
Where in North America is the best place to spend a week riding bikes over Christmas? Thinking sunshine and fun not fatbikes and goretex.
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bturman
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11/4/2015 1:46pm
I like the way you think. Unfortunately December weather can be a real gamble in most of the US.

Here are some spots worth checking out:

Sedona, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
San Diego, CA
Laguna Beach, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
San Luis Obispo, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Boulder City, NV

Unsure on Mexico, but that could be sweet as well!
Falcon
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11/4/2015 2:25pm
Just FYI, if you come to SoCal we usually have dry weather until January. All bets are off this year for the Super El Nino, however! (Look it up.)
Jakers
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11/5/2015 5:48pm
We've done San Diego and Santa Cruz at Christmas and had amazing weather and great riding. Both seemed to have a few days of fantastic trail but tough to fill an entire week without insider knowledge.

Bootleg and Sedona are awesome and we've enjoyed incredible weather in both during shoulder seasons but would definitely be a gamble over Christmas so tough to commit to.

Spreading a week between Santa Barbara and SLO is intriguing. Interweb research underway...

Is there a vital bike test this winter?
Big Bird
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11/5/2015 6:15pm
Jakers wrote:
We've done San Diego and Santa Cruz at Christmas and had amazing weather and great riding. Both seemed to have a few days of fantastic trail...
We've done San Diego and Santa Cruz at Christmas and had amazing weather and great riding. Both seemed to have a few days of fantastic trail but tough to fill an entire week without insider knowledge.

Bootleg and Sedona are awesome and we've enjoyed incredible weather in both during shoulder seasons but would definitely be a gamble over Christmas so tough to commit to.

Spreading a week between Santa Barbara and SLO is intriguing. Interweb research underway...

Is there a vital bike test this winter?
Well here's Jonny on the ball and in the know. I have no arguments for anything he said. Really, the LBS, or as you know it, the Local Bike Shop, has any (Up until the most secret) information that you might need. Mountain bikers love mountain bikers. Pick your spot, (I'm obviously a Santa Crux fan.) check in at the LBS and you should be on your way. If they send you on a bike path, let me know and I'll set them straight.
Jakers
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11/5/2015 7:45pm
Thanks Big Bird! We rode something from demo down to the LBS and that was good times. Demo, Wilder, and McCrary made some smiles too. Some other place too... Memory fading Sad

If we find our way down again I'll definitely reach out.
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11/6/2015 9:05am
we are doing a test this winter, stay tuned for more on that.

re: mexico, i've never been, but always thought punta san carlos looked pretty rad for a camp/bike/surf/trip. the riding may be a bit one-dimensional though - http://solosports.net/Activities/biking.htm


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11/6/2015 9:15am
^Sweet offshore winds Smile
11/6/2015 1:08pm
Winter is the best time of year to ride is San Diego.
sspomer
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11/6/2015 1:25pm
the drunk burrito trail looks rad too if you're in tijuana


11/6/2015 2:00pm
And, it's only 25-min from Downtown SD! Mucho gusto! @ 0:55 in that video, they're watching me crash going through that first sketch rock section.... solid.
Jakers
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11/6/2015 4:17pm
Semenuk makes that look way too easy! That thing looks rowdy.

Love one-lap... Because of those clips we've checked out really wonderful trails that otherwise wouldn't have bothered with.

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