(Last modified Friday, January 22 2010, @ 07:42 PST)
In addition to the rides listed below, we also have weekly rides.
See our ride rating system to decode the secret markings 3/TM/50 etc.
Thu Feb 4 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet at 9:00 a.m. across from the community center on Miller Creek
off Lucas Valley for this Marin tour. Michael Kahn, (510) 768-7682
or mlkpied at comcast dot net.
Fri Feb 5 3/TM/38
Pinole Peet's
Meet in front of the Albany Community Center for a prompt 10:00
a.m. departure. We'll ride up Arlington and drop down to SPDR and
Pinole Valley Rd for lunch at the Peet's in Pinole. Other lunch
options are available at the shopping center. Return via Castro
Ranch, SPDR and Wildcat. Rain cancels. Bring lunch or $ to buy. The
Community Center is located at 1249 Marin/Masonic Ave. Water and
restrooms available. There is ample street parking along Masonic
Ave. Nancy Yu, nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com or (510) 697-7736.
Fri Feb 5 3/M/20-40
Weekend Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:45 for prompt 9:00 a.m. departure. Will
do various routes in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. Steady paced ride
with few or no breaks. Good tuneup for a hard weekend ride. Helmets
required and rain cancels, ride repeats every Friday. Bart Borland,
(510) 601-5062, bart dot borland at gmail dot com and Micky Bloom,
(510) 548-2572.
Sat Feb 6 4/TM/70-80
In Search of the Phoenix, the Mythical Sacred Firebird,
Series: Part 1, Calaveras and Mt Hamilton
We will be looking for the Phoenix, "the mythical bird with a
colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet", as we ride in the
shady Calaveras Rd and the majestic Mt Hamilton. Bring snacks and
lunch. Meet downtown Sunol at 8:45 a.m. for prompt departure at
9:00 a.m. Carpool is strongly encouraged, if you can give a ride or
need one, or have any questions please call Estella at (510)
540-6449. If weather looks questionable, please call the leader.
Co-leader to be announced.
Sun Feb 7 3/MB/66
Two Bridges
Meet at 8:20 a.m. at N Berkeley BART for 8:30 departure. This new
route takes us through Tilden and out Pinole Valley Rd and San
Pablo Ave to the Carquinez Bridge. After winding through
residential streets in Vallejo we drop down Benicia Rd to the
Benicia State Rec Area and then through Benicia to the new path on
the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. In Martinez we will take Shell Ave and
Alhambra Ave to Alhambra Valley Rd, then climb the backside of Pig
Farm, the Bears, and return through Tilden to the start. Regroups
will be decided at the start of the ride depending on the riders
present. If you have been on M rides, this ride is a great way to
test yourself on a slightly faster paced MB ride. View the route at
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=97037. Steve
Zavestoski (510) 375-9523, smzavestoski at mac dot com; or Matt
McHugh, (510) 225-8607, mattmctour at gmail dot com. 30% POP will
probably cancel the ride. Call or email ride leaders for final
decision night before.
Tue Feb 9 3/T/52
Walnut Creek/Martinez/Danville Loop
We'll take a tour through Walnut Creek to Danville by way of
Martinez! We meet in the parking lot of the Target Store, which is
just a block from the BART Station (1871 N Main St Walnut Creek)
for those who would like to BART over to the start. The route is an
easy 3100' of climbing. There will be two opportunities to get food
at Starbucks at mile 21, or the Big Apple Bagels at mile 37. Arrive
at 8:45 ready to roll by 9:00 a.m. Bathrooms available inside
Target. Bring water and lunch or money to buy. Route sheets will be
provided. Helmets required and rain cancels; check with ride leader
if questionable. Nancy Whitlatch, nwhitlatch at gmail dot com,
(925) 228-6797 and Grace Cassel (415) 309-9086.
Thu Feb 11 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet at 9:00 a.m. across from the community center on Miller Creek
off Lucas Valley for this Marin tour. Michael Kahn, (510) 768-7682
or mlkpied at comcast dot net.
Fri Feb 12 2/TM/48
Burger Run
Burger and fries anyone? Meet at the Island Picnic Area on Wildcat
Canyon (next to the Brazil Bldg) in Berkeley for a prompt 10:00
a.m. departure. We'll take Miner Rd to Lafayette and ride along
Danville Blvd and San Ramon Valley Rd to In N Out Burger for lunch.
Return via Happy Valley to Sundown Terr and Wildcat back to the
start. Rain cancels. Bring lunch or $ to buy. Nancy Yu, nancyyu7 at
hotmail dot com or (510) 697-7736.
Fri Feb 12 3/M/20-40
Weekend Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:45 for prompt 9:00 a.m. departure. Will
do various routes in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. Steady paced ride
with few or no breaks. Good tuneup for a hard weekend ride. Helmets
required and rain cancels, ride repeats every Friday. Bart Borland,
(510) 601-5062, bart dot borland at gmail dot com and Micky Bloom,
(510) 548-2572.
Sat Feb 13 3/LTM/35,65,90
Alex's Second Saturday All-Club Ride in MARIN
This is the GPC monthly all-club ride. For a change, this month we
will ride in Marin, past Novato and Stafford Lake toward the Cheese
Factory and beyond. Meet across the street from the Marinwood
Community Center on Miller Creek Rd at 9:00 a.m. for a 9:15
departure. The first 8 miles we all ride together at a social pace
... you'll ride with club members you might not see for the rest of
the month. After that, we split into separate pace groups: LT pace
group (total distance about 35 miles); T and TM pace groups (total
about 65 miles); M pace group (total about 90 miles). Other pace
groups for those routes may be be organized if enough riders are
interested. Take 101 N, exit Lucas Valley Rd, go 1 mi W on Lucas
Valley and make a R on Miller Creek Rd. Park on the street across
from the community center. Please carpool if possible. Rain
cancels. Nancy Yu (65 mile TM group) nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com or
(510) 697-7736; Mark Abrahams (90 mile M group) (510) 524-1294;
Mike Cox (35 mile LT group), mjcox37 at sbcglobal dot net. For
general questions about the ASSR: John Buenfil, (925) 686-9077,
eleganttype at earthlink dot net. Other leaders, if any, TBA.
Mon Feb 15 5/TM/52
Tunitas Creek/Birthday Ride
Help Janet Monks celebrate her birthday with a ride to and up the
fabled Tunitas Creek Rd. Meet Janet and Phil at 9:45 a.m., roll at
10:00, at Woodside Town Hall (2955 Woodside Rd at Whiskey Hill Rd).
We'll warm up on Old La Honda and continue via Haskins Hill to
Pescadero for lunch. Then it's up and over Stage Rd to Hwy 1 via
San Gregorio. Then comes the climb we've all been waiting for:
Tunitas Creek to Skyline. Finish by descending King's Mountain Rd
to return to the start. Any ??, please call Janet at (510) 534-7621
or Phil Morton, (510) 847-7651, pmorton at lmi dot net. Rain
reschedules to Feb 20th.
Thu Feb 18 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet at 9:00 a.m. across from the community center on Miller Creek
off Lucas Valley for this Marin tour. Michael Kahn, (510) 768-7682
or mlkpied at comcast dot net.
Fri Feb 19 5/TM/38
Mt Diablo
Meet at Heather Farms for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll take
the Canal and Iron Horse Trails to Danville Blvd. From there it's
on to South Gate Rd to the Junction Ranger Station and to the
summit for lunch. Return via North Gate Rd. Post ride stop at
Peet's. Bring H2O, snacks and lunch. Rain cancels. Take 680 N, exit
Ygnacio Valley Rd, R on Ygnacio, L on San Carlos Dr. Park at the
last lot on your left, across from the ball field. Nancy Yu,
nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com or (510) 697-7736.
Fri Feb 19 3/M/20-40
Weekend Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:45 for prompt 9:00 a.m. departure. Will
do various routes in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. Steady paced ride
with few or no breaks. Good tuneup for a hard weekend ride. Helmets
required and rain cancels, ride repeats every Friday. Bart Borland,
(510) 601-5062, bart dot borland at gmail dot com and Micky Bloom,
(510) 548-2572.
Sat Feb 20 4/TM/60ish
In Search of the Phoenix, the Mythical Sacred Firebird,
Series: Part 2, Tamalpais, Pacific Ocean, Bolinas-Fairfax
Rd
We will be looking for this mythical bird on the shores of Alpine
Lake, the summit of Mt Tamalpais, the Pacific Ocean and on
Bolinas-Fairfax Rd. Meet at the Fairfax Coffee Roastery, 4 Bolinas
Rd, Fairfax (415) 451-1825,
(http://local.yahoo.com/info-21531252-fairfax-coffee-roastery-fairf
ax) at 8:45 for prompt departure at 9:00 a.m. Carpool is strongly
encouraged, if you can give a ride or need one, or have any
questions please call Estella at (510) 540-6449. If weather looks
questionable, please call the leader. Co-leader to be announced
Sat Feb 20 5/TM/52
Rain date for the Tunitas Creek Ride
If you can't remember if it rained on Feb 15th, call Phil (510)
847-7651) or Janet (510) 534-7621).
Sun Feb 21 4/MB/58
Briones-Redwood Loop with Hills and Fast Pace!
Meet at 8:20 a.m. at N Berkeley BART for 8:30 departure. Let's
build on the speed developed in the flatter Two Bridges ride of Feb
7 to hammer out an MB pace on this 58-mile loop with 5,000 ft of
climbing. We'll head through Tilden and over the Bears to Alhambra
Valley Rd. After circling Briones on Reliez Valley Rd, we'll pass
through Lafayette and pick up Moraga Rd, continue through Moraga
and then take Pinehurst to Redwood. After the climb up Redwood
we'll take Skyline and Grizzly Peak all the way back to Berkeley,
dropping down Spruce and Cedar back to the start. Regroups will be
decided at the start of ride depending on the riders present. Water
stop in Moraga. View the route at:
http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=97049. Steve
Zavestoski, (510) 375-9523, smzavestoski at mac dot com; or Matt
McHugh (510) 225-8607, mattmctour at gmail dot com. 30% POP will
probably cancel the ride. Call or email ride leaders for final
decision night before.
Thu Feb 25 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet at 9:00 a.m. across from the community center on Miller Creek
off Lucas Valley for this Marin tour. George Malone, (707)
746-1585, g dot malone at prodigy dot net.
Thu Feb 25 3/T/40
Nicasio to Hearts Desire
We will leave the quaint little town of Nicasio and head out by way
of Pt Reyes-Petaluma Rd to Platform Bridge. We can make a stop at
Inverness Store where you can buy food. Then head out to Hearts
Desire Beach to eat our lunch at about mile 21. We will return by
way of the Bovine Bakery in Pt Reyes Station where we can warm up
with a cup of java. Arrive by 9:45 a.m., ready to roll by 10.
Bathrooms available at the start. Bring water and lunch or money to
buy. Route sheets will be provided. Helmets required and rain
cancels; check with ride leader if questionable. Nancy Whitlatch,
nwhitlatch at gmail dot com, (925) 228-6797 and Grace Cassel (415)
309-9086.
Fri Feb 26 1/T/36
Point Richmond
Join me on this easy paced ride out to Pt Richmond for lunch at
Little Louie's. Meet at the foot of the pedestrian bridge on
Addison/Bolivar Dr in Berkeley (near the Aquatic Park) for a prompt
10:00 a.m. departure. We'll ride out along Frontage Rd to the
Emeryville Marina, down University and around Caesar Chavez Park
before looping back to hop on the Bay Trail out to Richmond Marina
Bay. Rain cancels. Bring lunch or $ to buy. Nancy Yu, nancyyu7 at
hotmail dot com or (510) 697-7736.
Fri Feb 26 3/M/20-40
Weekend Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:45 for prompt 9:00 a.m. departure. Will
do various routes in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. Steady paced ride
with few or no breaks. Good tuneup for a hard weekend ride. Helmets
required and rain cancels, ride repeats every Friday. Bart Borland,
(510) 601-5062, bart dot borland at gmail dot com and Micky Bloom,
(510) 548-2572.
Sat Feb 27 1/L/27
Dublin Loop
Meet on the north side of the Dublin-Pleasanton BART station at
10:00 a.m. We will ride paved trails and mostly back streets from
Dublin to Alamo and back Helmets required. Rain cancels. Leaders
John Buenfil, (925) 408-2360 eleganttype at earthlink dot net and
Karen Street karen_street at sbcglobal dot net.
Sat Feb 27 4/TM/70ish
In Search of the Phoenix, the Mythical Sacred Firebird,
Series: Part 3, Mt Diablo, Morgan Territory
Mesmerized by the colorful plumage of this ancient firebird we
continue our search through Mt Diablo and Morgan Territory. Meet at
Orinda BART at 7:45 a.m. a for prompt departure at 8. If weather
looks questionable, or if you have any questions please call
Estella at (510) 540-6449. Co-leader to be announced.
Sun Feb 28 2.5/L/25
SPDR and Wildcat, Century Prep Warm Up Ride #1
Wipe off the winter dust and join us for the first of two Warm Up
Rides that will help get you ready for the Century Prep Ride
Series. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at N Berkeley BART and ride to San Pablo
Dam Rd and climb Wildcat Canyon to Spruce and return to BART. No
Drop. Helmets required. Rain cancels; if weather is dubious contact
ride leader. Rita Garcia, r4rita at yahoo dot com; Nancy Yu at
nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com, (510) 697-7736; Michael Edwards
edwardsmj at comcast dot net.
Sun Feb 28 1/XL/up-to-14
Bay Trail to Richmond
Meet for a 10:00 a.m. start on east side of Berkeley's Aquatic
Park; down Bancroft, left at Aquatic Park and go 'til you run out
of road. From N Berkeley BART, go west and a little south to Hearst
and 4th, left on 4th, right on Addison, and left into Aquatic Park
(1.8 miles). The 14 mile round trip out-and-back is appropriate for
older kids and adults with trailers/trail-a-bikes (and anyone else
who wants a relaxing ride). Other families have the option to go
shorter distances and turn around. 30% chance of rain or greater
will cancel ride. Toshi Takeuchi, ttoshi at gmail dot com, (510)
919-7876
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