I'll be heading to San Francisco June 13th to 23rd for some work related training, I'll have 2 free weekends while I am there and I'm looking at getting in some good rides! I'm staying in the downtown area (i think it's downtown, at the Sir Francis Drake hotel)

Are there any local events or group rides in the area? I am going to be bringing my road bike.

If not events, I'm looking for some solo routes. A 30K warmup, then a 100K, starting for the hotel preferably, but if there is a ride within reasonable driving distance and it gets me out of the city on a nice route, I'm up for that too. I plan on taking the bridge. If you know of any other scenic roads I could incorporate into my route.

The second weekend I'm planning of heading up to the Napa region, taste some wine and bike... any recommendations around there? probably do the same 30K & 100K. What's the best way to fit a case of wine on a road bike? CamelBak?

I know nothing about the area, so if you have any must see sights in the area I'm very interested in ideas! of course some great restaurants for seafood, it's on the work expense so the sky's the limit!

Here's a rough map of the area:
http://www.blazingsaddles.com/images/sf_bike_map_large.jpg

A good 60 mile ride is to follow the bay shore from downtown San Francisco to the Golden Gate Bridge and head north to Marin. Do the Marin Headlands loop, then continue north through Sausalito and Mill Valley to the summit Mt. Tamalpais. Come back down and head east to Tiburon. If you have energy left, take the bike path back to San Francisco. Or you can take the ferry back from Tiburon to Fisherman's Wharf.

That cartoon map is hard to follow when you're on your bike. You can get a much better bike route maps here: http://www.marinbike.org/Map/Index.shtml and http://www.sfbike.org/?store_resources

Sir Francis Drake is right next to Union Square. You could start so many rides from there.

Definitely ride across the Golden Gate Bridge. It'd be the start of a good ride.
Taxi777 could maybe lead a ride up that way if he's not committed to another training ride.

King, posted a response on the other forum topic you started.

Highly recommend duplicating the Marin Centruy 65 or 100 mile course, which is still well marked with painted arrows from last year's ride. Starts in Terra Linda (San Rafael), heads north to Lucas Valley Road, out to Nicasio, then out to north Marin (skirting Petaluma) and including the challenging (for me) Marshall wall.

In Napa, I ride the Silverado Trail frequently, which is mostly rollers, has few stoplights, and mostly a wide bike lane. From Calistoga to Yountville Road and back is about 41 miles. There are a number of deviations and a few challenging climbs (Ink Grade) and Mount Veeder (which I rode last weekend as part of the Cycling for Sight 50 miler, and it was fun).

From your hotel, down to Embarcadero, through Fisherman's Warf, the Marina Green, up over the GG Bridge, down through Sausalito, either over Camino Alto (in Mill Valley) or around the Tiburon Loop, out to Sir Francis Drake and over San Geronimo hill to Nicasio and back is a good ride.

This tool may help you.

http://toporoute.com/cgi-bin/routeLastLegAlongRoads.cgi


Here is the link to the Marin Century Rides, http://www.marincyclists.com/century/

Perhaps most useful of all is the Marin County Bike Coalition Bike Map. Although you have to buy it if you want it on paper, there is a link to the front and back side of it in pdf (which you can just print out). http://www.marinbike.org/Map/Index.shtml

The second weekend I'm planning of heading up to the Napa region, taste some wine and bike... any recommendations around there? probably do the same 30K & 100K. What's the best way to fit a case of wine on a road bike? CamelBak?

Here is a good 50-mile route (http://www.cycle4sight.com/downloads/50_mile_map.pdf) that starts close to downtown Napa. It includes one extended climb (Mt. Veeder Rd.) and the rest is either flat or downhill. On the last section on Silverado Trail, you'll be passing a lot of wineries.

Thank you everyone for the great information... looks like I have some good rides to choose from. Thanks Johnny99 for the map, that will come in handy. And ConstantRider, thanks for the Napa route looks like a perfect base route route for me and covers off Senatorw's silvertrail suggestion. Great tool btw Senatorw, first I've seen that, I easily mapped out a nice 60mi ride from hotel over bridge up toward Muir part & beach and back around again, thanks.

http://www.amazon.com/Short-Bike-Rides-around-Francisco/dp/0762702141 (http://www.amazon.com/Short-Bike-Rides-around-Francisco/dp/0762702141)

Well worth the $6 (Cheapest seller), Or try your libary

This book is excellent, Lots or rides around the Bay area, Some rides up to 60 miles and also tells you how to join smaller rides to make longer rides up to 100 miles etc

http://www.amazon.com/Short-Bike-Rides-around-Francisco/dp/0762702141 (http://www.amazon.com/Short-Bike-Rides-around-Francisco/dp/0762702141)

Well worth the $6 (Cheapest seller), Or try your libary

This book is excellent, Lots or rides around the Bay area, Some rides up to 60 miles and also tells you how to join smaller rides to make longer rides up to 100 miles etc

Fantastic! I picked it up from Amazon, free air shipping with Prime :)