Crow Canyon isn't the greatest cycling road either, but between Castro Valley and Norris Canyon it only has a couple of places where the shoulder gets iffy - Niles Canyon has a couple of miles like that, and the road just doesn't seem wide enough for the amount and speed of the traffic it gets. It probably doesn't help that I often ride it in the morning on weekdays, just as traffic gets heavy heading towards Fremont. I still ride it a lot - Palomares is too nice to miss out on.

JB