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I'd bring it out and then decide on options. There's tons of great riding in the area. There's a good chance you'll want to ride as soon as you arrive, hence already having a bike will make that much easier to do.
Another thing to think of is the price of buying a bike. Not sure how much you can get for yours in NY, but I have noticed the Bay Area was more expensive when buying a used bike. I found that Southern California tends to be a pretty good amount less (and Arizona, Nevada, Oregon as well). I am not sure if the bikes in the Bay Area are selling what people are asking, but when I was looking I could find similar bikes in Southern California for 1000-3000 less than what people were asking here, even including travel costs/time I could have saved some money going that route.
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