Riding into Mexico mid-July

Baja is a great place for riding! Last year about this time I crossed the border from the US into Tijuana and spent a month riding to La Paz. We spent as little time as possible in Tijuana....it didn't seem like a nice place, and in no way is representative of Mexico. We took the toll road along the coast and stayed with a warmshowers host (don't remember the name of the town, but his name was Larry) and then the next day headed down to Ensenada where there is another warmshowers option, a "casa de ciclistas", which is really nice. If you don't have so much time, I don't know if this will help, but my favorite spot was the east coast of the peninsula, from mulege all the way down to La paz. We spent 5 days camped for free at a beach just south of mulege, and actually celebrated the american independence day there with a bunch of expats. Unfortunately the beaches on the pacific side are windy and further from the road, and with much more california traffic. If you have the time, definitely try and make it down to Baja Sur. Oh, and Baja was very safe, and the drivers "usually" give you plenty of space on the roads (but beware of crazy truck drivers). Hope this helps :)