I remember Hicks Rd. I used to live in the south part of San Jose and rode all over that area. I liked the lower parts of Hicks because it was a quick route away from the city. It felt like one minute I was riding through crowded suburbia, then the next minute I'm out in the middle of nowhere!
I haven't been out there in a long time, so if you saw a cyclist and wave hello...
it wasn't me!