Pete,
Thanks for putting this ride together. Loved the route. It's always good to venture into areas that I've never been to before. Ok, here's my ride report.

As always, I'm rushing at the last minute to get everything together, and as a result, I needed to high tail it to the Millbrae Bart Station. I was getting all worried for nothing ... got there in plenty of time.

Didn't find anybody to meet up with to ride over, so I rode over GG bridge, and onto Sausalito on my own. Still, I could tell it would be an excellent day, as I could see the sun popping out, and there was not too much fog to speak of.

There was about 7 of us to start off with at Mike's Bikes in Sausalito. As anticipated, I was the last one up the hill, but at least I was able to catch up with everyone on the downhill descent (probably my heavy weight is helping me catch up on the descents).

We had one flat, or blowout. SesameCrunch had it, and noticed some odd sounds coming from the rear. The tire had a bulge, then suddenly a loud pop. Damn. Strange thing is they couldn't find the puncture in the tube.

Met up with Princess Zippy, Thom, Jobob, and Kim in Fairfax. Onwards we go.

This was the first time I've been towards Nicasio ... I liked it a lot. Very pretty area, and we were greeted to a nice climb. We had lunch in Bolinas ... cute little area.

After lunch, Jobob and Kim decided to break off back to Fairfax. She didn't want to hold the group back, but in reality, we were only waiting at most 5 minutes. But I respect her decision.

On to rollies down hwy 1 before heading up Mt. Tam. I hope everyone didn't wait too long for me ... as I was the last one to the top. When we reached Ridgecrest, Princess Zippy and Thom went back to Fairfax, while the rest of us continued on Ridgecrest. Fantastic views on Ridgecrest.

Then, down the hill we went. This is definitely my favorite part of the ride. Nice smooth pavement ... the only drawback was traffic was a bit heavy by the time we went down.

Came back, over GG bridge, then back to Bart by around 5:00 PM. Was just turning dark, but didn't have to use my lights at all.

Stats:
Distance: 86.57 miles (including the ride from Bart Station at Embarcadero, to Mike's Bikes in Sausalito)
Elevation Gain: 6508 feet
Average Speed: 12.8 mph