Why should tourists have all the fun? Embrace the big orange icon in your backyard. Ride your bike to San Francisco's Aquatic Park—or rent your wheels right there from Blazing Saddles—and breeze along the bike path that runs through the Presidio to the Golden Gate Bridge. After you've pedaled across, refreshed and salty-lunged, roll on down to Sausalito's smooth bikeways. Break for brunch at Caffe Trieste, an engaging slice of North Beach brought to Sausalito's waterfront; you'll know the place by the pack of bikes parked out front and the bikers parked on the patio. To return, hop a ferry for another perspective on the beauties of our everyday bay. Bike to bridge to brunch to bay—now that's what we call a perfect day.

Blazing Saddles, 2715 Hyde St., San Francisco; 415-202-8888. Handlebar bags can be removed (if you don't want to look like a tourist). Bikes start at $7 per hour, $28 for 24 hours (tandems $11/$48).

Caffe Trieste, 1000 Bridgeway St., Sausalito; 415-332-7660.

For ferry rates and the summer schedule, click here.

Mike's Bikes, the Bay Area's premier bike retailer, wants to help you find the answer to this summertime question: what's your bike personality?
This week's bike personality: The Savvy Commuter.

The bus: never on time and you can never get a seat. And the car: everyone knows gas prices and pollution are out of control. But wait…you've caught on to something: the bicycle. The freedom. You aren't afraid to put a little lube on the chain. A little urban exercise will go long way, and you'll never have to worry about your muffler falling off. You'll even find a way to carry your morning cup of coffee in your water bottle, without spillovers. You can't wait to beat the car traffic in the morning commute. Yes, the bike: cleaner than the Prius and so much more fun than the bus.

Sound like you? You're "The Savvy Commuter." The Mike's Bikes ride for you: the Specialized Globe Sport. With this bike you can be fearless and free in the city. Its lightweight aluminum frame and 24 speeds give you the gumption to get up hills, around corners, and into your personal parking stall. The smooth, wide, puncture-resistant tires tackle broken pavement, allowing you to roll on with ease. Specialized's Globe Sport: carbon-neutral for over 100 years.

Mike's Bikes has six stores in Northern California: Sacramento (916-446-BIKE), San Rafael (415-454-3747), Sausalito (415-332-3200), Berkeley (510-549-8350), San Francisco (415-241-BIKE), and Palo Alto (650-858-7700).