Come Ride With Us

Welcome! Grizzly Peak Cyclists is a bicycle club of about 850 members based in Berkeley, California.

We have club rides every weekend throughout the year, and many weekdays too. Roughly half our rides are in the East Bay; the rest are all over the San Francisco Bay Area, and beyond. Our ride calendar is available on this website. Our members' riding interests run the gamut. We have novices, intermediates, advanceds, and everything in between. Our rides are correspondingly diverse.

Come ride with us. Each ride is rated to indicate the expected terrain, pace, and distance, so you can choose a ride suited to your abilities. Be sure to review our rider guidelines before your first ride to avoid any surprises. You do not have to be a member to attend our rides, but if you're ready, you can join now!

We have hosted the annual Grizzly Peak Century since 1975. The event is known for its challenging but beautiful terrain and gourmet home-made food. For more information, click on the button above to see our century website.

Donations

Every year, we make significant donations out of the proceeds raised from our Grizzly Peak Century to organizations and causes that promote or help bicycling in some way — be it advocacy, safety, education, awareness, or the bicycling environment. See our donations page for details.

News

GPC Branding Request for Proposals

Dear Grizzlies,

The GPC Branding Committee has developed an RFP (Request For Proposals) document for the new logo and branding design work, based on the desires of the club as expressed in the branding survey. We are now accepting proposals from potential graphic designers who would be interested in working with us.

You can find the RFP here.

Feel free to share with contacts you think may be interested. We have about half a dozen designers who have already expressed interest. So each designer understands the scope of work involved, we are offering them the opportunity to chat with us prior to submitting their proposal so we can answer any questions they may have prior to the February 17 deadline.

Those who submit a proposal will then give a brief presentation to the Branding Committee to showcase their existing portfolio of work and their approach to the GPC project. Based on these presentations, the committee will provide a recommendation to the board, and the GPC membership will have a final vote on the funding needed to support the project.

Thanks to all for your continued interest in the GPC Branding work.

The GPC Branding Committee

Register your Bikes!

Register all of your bikes for free at Bike Index. It's a non-profit national database that is effective and easy to use. In its simplest form you just need your email address and the serial number for your bike. For better results you can add details about the bike, including photos. If your bike is stolen, return to Bike Index and report it.

Please don't ever buy a used bike without first checking the serial number on Bike Index. If it is listed as stolen, you can provide information to assist in the recovery.

If your bike (registered or not) is stolen, try these steps to get it back.