Originally Posted by OneTinSloth
i did most of my riding around boston on a track bike too...didn't get a road bike until my last winter there. now i live in berkeley and i really, really miss the traffic, my friends, and those places.
How can you miss the Boston traffic? ;-)
I'm originally from San Jose, not too far from Berkeley. There are plenty of nice roads around there. Have you tried the famous Mt. Hamilton climb? It's near where I used to live. Climbing all the way to the Lick Observatory is one of my goals in life.