Good bike-and-hike trails are sometimes hard to find. In Point Reyes, the popular Bear Valley Trail is one of the best, with a peaceful ride and ramble that leads to a hulking coastal destination. Get a jumpstart on hikers by biking the first 3 mellow miles along the creek-side fire road, through towering Douglas firs. Lock your bike at the rack and continue on a foot trail that parallels the creek for another mile; near the end, the canopy thins and suddenly the destination pops into sight: Arch Rock (pictured). Walk out to rock's edge for huge views up and down the coast. On the ride back, take a break at Divide Meadow, a sunny expanse prime for picnics; from here it's a sweet stretch of gradual downhill back to the trailhead.

From the Bear Valley Visitor Center bike the Bear Valley Trail. After 3 miles, you'll reach a junction and bike rack. Lock your bike and continue 1 mile on the Bear Valley Trail to Arch Rock. Return the way you came. For more information on Point Reyes click here. No dogs.

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 All-Purpose Adventurer.

You want it all: Rocky trails, gravel paths, and coastal bikeways. You like comfort and flexibility when riding the rolling hills in China Camp and think fat tires are perfect for a Sunday afternoon spin around Golden Gate Park. The sights, the sounds, the feeling of being in the woods on a bicycle is your cure-all for stress. Yes. You want it all.

Sound like you? You're "The All-Purpose Adventurer." And the Mike's Bikes ride for you: the Cannondale F6. This jack-of-all-trails can take on whatever you feel like throwing at it. Reliable and strong, the Cannondale F6 is also lightweight, with a Rock Shox suspension fork that gives you confidence taking on the singletrack in Marin or the wide fire roads at Wilder Ranch. And you'll love the lockout, allowing you to turn off the suspension on your way to the trail. Dependability is the name of the game with the Cannondale. So go ahead: take on any terrain. Double-dare.

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