moving to san francisco

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  • sarahfailin1

    Living in Oakland is cheaper and there's better culture and nightlife in my opinion, and the commute via BART is not bad. You can put your bike on the train as long as it's not packed with ppl. Oakland is not as good for biking as SF, though.

    If you don't live in Oakland, the Mission district is the "coolest" and it's pretty cool. Has good food, but it's a hotbed for overpaid, 20-something tech kids.

    If you want someplace in SF great for biking, find a place near Golden Gate Park. There are lots of bike trails within the park, which are great, and there are many trails leading TO the park from various places in the city, so it could be a good spot to bike from. Plus the neighborhoods near there (Richmond District, Sunset District) are cheaper than other, more central neighborhoods in SF.

    The first thing you'll learn about biking in SF is to bike "the wiggle," so you're not going up and over all the big hills.

    • What area(s) of Oakland would you recommend? I'm considering heading back west in about a year.duckseason
    • Sarah gives sound advice. For Oakland areas I would recommend something around Lake Merritt.atomholc
    • i second lake merritt.lvl_13
    • Oakland sucks, but it is way cheapermoldero

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