<p>This past year I’ve had a really bad experience renting in Davis and with a certain hateful segment of the Davis city residents, so I would prefer to no longer live in Davis.</p>
<p>I know you can ride the Yolobus from Woodland or Sacramento to campus, but I was wondering how doable biking would be from either of those places. I much rather have the freedom and exercise of a bike rather than spending all that time in a bus. Google maps will plot me a route but I was wondering if those routes are truly bike-able for those without a death wish.</p>
<p>Woodland to Davis is totally doable. There are country roads that cyclists regularly use to commute between the two cities. In fact, my chemistry teacher in HS did the ride everyday. </p>
<p>Sac is possible too, but depends on where you live. If you’re near West Sac then there is a great bike path across the causeway. </p>
<p>As a suggestion, Davis has a lot of different communities. Perhaps moving to another part of town might be good? West Davis is generally more relaxed as that’s where most of the hippies (now yuppies) came to in the 70’s. IDK which residents upset you, but Davisites are probably more tolerant as a whole than Woodlanders are people in Sac.</p>
<p>Thanks! This is super-helpful!</p>
<p>I had friends who graduated before I came who lived in West Davis and seemed to have liked it. Maybe I should give it a look. I heard rental prices were lower in Woodland and figured that would allow me to mostly keep to myself.</p>
<p>Doable? Yes. Advisable? No, in my opinion.</p>
<p>Thank you. What in particular makes it inadvisable?</p>
<p>I do think I would have to bike in the dark and in the rain frequently, so if this is especially dangerous along that route, I would like to know.</p>
<p>It’s just long. =/ Idk, I like biking and I’ve made a few trips to winters with some friends, and it’s fun, but I wouldn’t do it everyday. I think it’s about 24 miles round trip, so unless you’re really big on biking, it’s a lot. Imagine what it’s like on a windy day, it’d take like over an hour. The route I would say is not bad, might be a bit dark at night, but for the most part you’re on a separate path and don’t have to worry about being next to cars. If you’re bussing, it’s very doable and i know a lot of people who live in sac.</p>
<p>Do a round trip and see if you like it. Again, if you’re not REALLY big on biking, I wouldn’t recommend it.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, wind can be a killer. I was planning on leaving enough space between directions (down in the morning, up at night). </p>
<p>Does the Yolobus have adequate bike storage racks? I’ve only used it to get to and from the airport, so I haven’t noticed. I’ve been pretty disappointed in the amount of time I lose to waiting for the bus though and then not getting a seat and not being able to do anything at all with the time. </p>
<p>I wonder how affordable places near the Amtrak station in Sac are.</p>
<p>You’ll die if you have to commute in the morning or in the Rain. Im not joking. As a current cycling team member the road is easy and the distance is fine if you go along Pole Line, but I would hate it if I had to haul books, clothes, and computer on a mountain bike while fighting winds and rain. Oh yeah and fatigue.</p>
<p>Is the morning especially windy? I was thinking I wouldn’t cart a laptop back and forth but yeah, can’t do much about the books given all the open-book tests around here. Thanks for the input!</p>
<p>I’m a little worried about there only being 3 bike slots on the Yolobus. I would try maybe Suisun or something but I’m sure there would be no bike slots on Amtrak by the time the train got there.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link!</p>
<p>The feedback from everyone has been great. I guess now my top two options are Woodland/Yolobus but with bike as backup at least and West Davis. I’ll just try to get a better feel for the neighborhood this time.</p>
<p>I was throwing Amtrak out as an option but the more I think about it the less it works with my plans.</p>