Mountain Biking UK

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

is considered one of the world’s most beautiful panoramic roads. It also just so happens to wind its way past the birthplace of mountain biking – Mount Tamalpais, near San Francisco. The sport has come a long way since riders here first put fat tyres to dirt in the 1970s, and now there are numerous riding spots along the coast that are worth trying out. So we – riders Gerhard Czerner and Franziska Gobeli, plus snapper Martin Bissig – decided to hire an RV (a massive American motorhome),

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