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Nadine
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Bikeriding Baja
Coming Dec/Jan Paul and I want to ride our bikes from Guerrero Negro to San Jose del Cabo. Can't wait!
We'll be flying into Tijuana. Can anyone advise us on a good and nice hotel there, preferably one that can also pick us (and our bikes) up from the
airport? So far, I'm not keen on the big business hotels I've seen on the internet..
And what would be the best way for us to go from Tijuana to Guerrero? Take the bus? Or arrange a transfer?
Further down the road, we are a little worried about the distance between loreto and la paz. It seems that ciudad constitucion is the only place in
between that has any guesthouses or places to spend the night. We are not sure yet if we are bringing our tent (saves a lot of weight if we don't...)
so might be depending on hotels etc. Is Ciudad really the only option??
Would be great if someone can give us some advice!
Nadine
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Bomberro
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Highway 1
Every time we meet a bike on the highway, the risk of a horrible accident goes up. There is not room for two vehicles and a bike on almost any stretch
of the highway. Just yesterday we came upon two recliner bikes just at the crest of a hill, if a car had crested the rise we would have to had taken
the on coming car head on or run over the bikes. The bikes have to feel like they are playing Russian Roulette, life to too short to waste it on a
road that is too narrow. There are ,many roads in the world that are safe to ride, highway one is not, you place your life at risk and endanger every
vehicle traveling North and South. Please reconsider your trip....
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woody with a view
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in case you don't believe him...and this is flat ground. just wait until you get in the mountains...not much room for error...
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Hooker33
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I concur with the dangers expressed here regarding bike riding on Hwy 1. We we nearly hit head-on while trying to pass several bike riders south of El
Rosario. The bikes took up at least 4 feet of the approximately 8 fot lane. I predict that there will be a serious accident in the future if bike
riders continue to utilize Hwy 1 . Also note that I am a serious biker in the States.
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lingililingili
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Nadine: You may want to check out this blog
http://ridesouth.net/
Jan. 19 starts his travels thru Mexico. The best of luck to you!
•Life is just one damned thing after another
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TecateRay
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Darwin award winners
People riding bicycles down the Baja highway assuredly have a death wish. If they don't get themselves killed, they will likely kill someone else who
is trying to avoid running them over and gets involved in a head-on. Buy a mountain bike and ride the dirt roads if you need a challenge, but please
stay off of the highway, the life you save may be mine.
I'm not trying to be cruel, just stating a fact.
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BMG
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I hope you enjoy your ride. While it's not something I would want to do, our friend Dave told us it was some of the best cycling he's ever done. His
quote to me was something like, "my dream would be to do this every day for the rest of my life."
There was quite a long thread about Dave and his trip: Riding a bicycle down Baja. He is currently in Peru but hasn't updated his blog since August although we do hear from him and he is doing well.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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backninedan
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Bike riding the highway has to be one of the most foolish things I can think of.
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lingililingili
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Yup, but people are going to do it no matter what we think so might as well arm them with as much information as we can.
•Life is just one damned thing after another
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rhintransit
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hi Nadine. it's not something I would personally do, but more people do every year. I'm supportive of bicyclists, check out my info on
Warmshowers.org. I was the first WS host in BCS, I've heard there is someone else now in Mulege, though he is not specifically bike friendly.
Loreto...or El Juncalito...to La Paz. no hotels except in Ciudad Constitucion. after the lovely ascent back into the Sierra Gigantes south of Ligui
and part of the way into Insurgentes, the rest of the ride is flat and boring. I'd recommend, if you are not opposed to bussing, riding to
Insurgentes and catching a bus the rest of the way.
I would recommend going through Tecate if at all possible. avoids the Tijuana route. I can't give any advise on Tijuana hotels, airport, etc. if
you're gonna bus the northern route, just keep on going til past Ensenada. no reason to do the TJ-E stretch.
do not do this alone.
u2u me for more questions, or check Warmshowers.org and email me thorough that site. bueno suerte
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Please reconsider your trip....
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that's what they told Christopher Columbus!!! a lot of good that did...
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Mike99km
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People who do not engage in these kind of actives will never understand the people that do them. The risk and the lack of help are part of the
attraction, or at least the part of the price.
Anybody that enjoys hardcore adventure understands this. It's where we draw or own personal line that determines said risk.
Think a tarp and stakes instead of a tent. Using bikes and a tarp will keep you dry for the night.
Try a AAA guide they will tell you about some hotels in the areas and asking a local if you can sleep in a out building or next to a house can unique
experience.
I hope you have a great time.
You live the life you settle for.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W. C. Fields.
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Lindalou
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Please don't do it. Bike riders almost caused us a head on a couple of years ago. We were in a motor home coming face to face with a semi, we would
have had to run the bikers over if the semi hadn't had enough room to move over enough for us to pass each other. One of the scariest times we've ever
encountered!
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Lindalou
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mike99km
People who do not engage in these kind of actives will never understand the people that do them. The risk and the lack of help are part of the
attraction, or at least the part of the price.
Anybody that enjoys hardcore adventure understands this. It's where we draw or own personal line that determines said risk.
Think a tarp and stakes instead of a tent. Using bikes and a tarp will keep you dry for the night.
Try a AAA guide they will tell you about some hotels in the areas and asking a local if you can sleep in a out building or next to a house can unique
experience.
I hope you have a great time. |
I personally don't care what risks they wish to take it's when they involve
the lives of others that the line should be drawn.
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norte
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Tecate would be very tough right now. There is a lot of construction making the road even more hazordous.
| Quote: | Originally posted by rhintransit
hi Nadine. it's not something I would personally do, but more people do every year. I'm supportive of bicyclists, check out my info on
Warmshowers.org. I was the first WS host in BCS, I've heard there is someone else now in Mulege, though he is not specifically bike friendly.
Loreto...or El Juncalito...to La Paz. no hotels except in Ciudad Constitucion. after the lovely ascent back into the Sierra Gigantes south of Ligui
and part of the way into Insurgentes, the rest of the ride is flat and boring. I'd recommend, if you are not opposed to bussing, riding to
Insurgentes and catching a bus the rest of the way.
I would recommend going through Tecate if at all possible. avoids the Tijuana route. I can't give any advise on Tijuana hotels, airport, etc. if
you're gonna bus the northern route, just keep on going til past Ensenada. no reason to do the TJ-E stretch.
do not do this alone.
u2u me for more questions, or check Warmshowers.org and email me thorough that site. bueno suerte |
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Bwana_John
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Riding a bike on Mex 1 is not wise.
Its not just your life that you are gambeling with... its everybody else's on the road also.
Get a Mnt Bike and do the Los Arcos loop, or Mex 5 thru Gonzaga, or go the costal route south of G.N., but stay off Mex 1!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mike99km
People who do not engage in these kind of actives will never understand the people that do them. The risk and the lack of help are part of the
attraction, or at least the part of the price.
Anybody that enjoys hardcore adventure understands this. It's where we draw or own personal line that determines said risk.
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You are so very correct. However, do you believe that it is OK to risk the lives of other people not involved in the activity?
It has been argued here before, and some believe that motorists should just be willing to share the highway with the bike riders. A very good point,
but it ignores the reality of Baja Highway 1.
1. Very narrow highway often with zero shoulders and nasty dropoffs on the side--especially in the mountains.
2. Lots of vehicles driving too fast
3. Lots of big truck traffic
So like others, we have had some very close encounters when avoiding hitting bike riders.
This is one of the wider and flater parts of the highway---imagine being on a curve with no shoulder and encountering this on your bike.
Should the truck driver go off the road to avoid a bike rider?
As it is, this is how many of the trucks negotiate the curves.
And this is not an uncommon sight .
Some try to compare it to riding Highway 1 in California, but on that highway there are mostly tourists, they expect bike riders, and there is not the
horrendous big truck traffic.
Yes, it is a choice if one wants to take the risk, but it is also putting others at risk----right or wrong, it is the reality of that highway. JMHO
Diane
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bwana_John
Get a Mnt Bike and do the Los Arcos loop, or Mex 5 thru Gonzaga, or go the costal route south of G.N., but stay off Mex 1! |
A very good idea
Road out of Gonzaga Bay
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Some try to compare it to riding Highway 1 in California
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????????????????????... !
I rode my bike down PCH (US Hwy 1) from Portland to Ventura, and it aint NOTHIN like Mex 1!!!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bwana_John
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Some try to compare it to riding Highway 1 in California
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????????????????????... !
I rode my bike down PCH (US Hwy 1) from Portland to Ventura, and it aint NOTHIN like Mex 1!!! |
I agree
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