We will start early to get over the Marshall wall before it gets really hot, then along the coast and back up through cool Lucas valley. Stops at Stafford lake and Pt Reyes station, Nicassio on the way back if anyone needs water. It will get hot, so come prepared with adequate water supply, salt tabs, etc. I’ve only ridden this route a few times so please download the RWGPS!

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36756150

Meet at 8:15 and roll at 8:30. Start at Healdsburg - W. Matheson St and Vine St and head over to Guerneville via Sweetwater Springs then cruise north along Sonoma Valley up to Cloverdale and loop along the Geysers back to Healdsburg. Food stops in Guerneville at mile 20 and Cloverdale at mile 53. There isn't much after that until we get back to Healdsburg so plan accordingly. As with all GPC rides, we will have regroups. E-bikes welcome as long as you have enough battery and are willing to pull us in the wind. The route can be found here: Sweetwater Springs and the Geysers Route. The route has the start at the Safeway which is a block away but the official start is as listed above and it is where I will be expecting you.

This month we are trying out Johnny's Doughnuts at Larkspur Landing. There is also a popular Farmers Market (with fantastic pastries from Rustic Bakery) in the same mall which you can explore. We will ride our bikes over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, and enjoy a warm donut or pastry.

We welcome new riders! A large portion of the route is on dedicated bike path, but please be cautious going over train tracks in Richmond. We will have a bathroom and water stop at Richmond Marina Park about 6 miles in.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38019355

This ride is good for riders who are new to riding mixed terrain, or Gravel Biking. We will work on bike handling on fire roads, gravel, some single track, and various trails along the waterfront. You will need to have tires 32mm or bigger tires. All levels are welcome to join and work on skills riding. The group will stop at several locations on the route to work through some simple terrain obstacles and features.

RWGPS Route

From Sebastopol head out to Occidental, and down the Russian River to Hwy 1. Right after crossing the river near Jenner we turn left and ride along the south side of the Russian River for a bit. There are one or two rough spots, but the gravel is hard packed and not hard to ride. After 4 miles there's a gate across the road, and it gets really peaceful for several miles. It's not technical, since it was once a paved road. You can ride it on 25 mm tires, and probably 23 mm tires will also work. Since the unpaved parts are decayed asphalt, it should be rideable unless there's a lot of heavy rain. There are one or two really steep bits, but they're short, and it's not a great hardship to walk them. We come out on Coleman Valley Road and continue through Freestone. The route is in the club library at https://www.grizz.org/routes/detail.php?id=181, except that we take Moscow Road on the south side of the Russian River. For the exact route see https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37252403. Moscow Road is closed to cars where the road has fallen away, but bikes can get through. Many roads in Sonoma County have been resurfaced, among them Occidental Road, Bohemian Highway, and the first part of Willow Creek road. It's a pleasure to ride them, which wasn't always the case. The coffee shop in Duncan's Mills has limited offerings, and there's not much at Wild Flour either. You had best bring your own sustenance. Please download your own map or print from https://mail.employees.org/~pmorton/gpc/rides/Willow_Creek_via_Occidental_Rd-_Moscow_Road.pdf. Let us know if you need a printed version of the route.

4th of July can be a good time to ride the streets of San Francisco. We'll hit a corner of Golden Gate Park, ride through the Presidio, along Ocean Beach, and over Twin Peaks, plus Sea Cliff and Saint Francis Woods neighborhoods. We'll stop at the Boulangerie in Cole Vallely near the end. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43504310

Wear layers for cool weather. Highs in the low 60's, cooler at the start.

Meet at the Panhandle Restrooms (Between Oak and Fell near Ashbury). This site is accessible from Civic Center BART. (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16292705) is our favorite route, although others prefer the 'wiggle'.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER!

This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.

We will do the standard counter-clockwise Marshall loop. We will meet at 10am in Nicasio and ride past the Cheese Factory and then up and over the Marshall Wall to Marshall for lunch. The Marshall store is not open on Wednesdays so bring your lunch to enjoy by Tomales Bay. Return via Highway 1 to Pt Reyes Station for coffee and treats at Bovine Bakery before returning to Nicasio. Hopefully it will be sunny and not too hot but bring layers for ride along the bay. .

Call leader if questions.

[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.

Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.

Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.

Let's be among the first to experience newly paved Morgan Territory Road. This might also be our last chance of the season before hot weather sets in.

Meet in the penultimate northern parking lot of Heather Farm in Walnut Creek (by the baseball fields) for this ride to Clayton, Morgan Territory, and Diablo Junction. Lunch will be at Draeger's Market in Blackhawk Plaza.

Note that Heather Farm is about a mile from Pleasant Hill BART, which is probably the preferred way to get there. If you want to make the ride easier you can skip the Diablo climb after lunch and work your way back on the Iron Horse Trail. Navigation for that option is simple, but up to you.

There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time you may have to chase. You can probably catch us at the park in Clayton, where we will have a brief stop.

Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471

Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.

Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails

CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB

Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride. >>This ride is a no drop ride<<

The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.

RWGPS route here.

NOTE CHANGE OF START LOCATION TO THE WEST SIDE OF PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE (BRICKYARD COVE / SEABREEZE CAFE, Berkeley).

We will ride to the Emeryville marina, then North on the Bay Trail for a clockwise loop to the Red Oak Victory Ship, Miller-Knox Park, Ferry Point Tunnel, & lunch @ Little Louie's. There will be an option to bypass the tunnel.

Ride to Pinehurst and back with LT pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website.

Ride to Martinez and back on Bears with T pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website.

Ride the Classic Andante route with TM pace! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website.

Ride the Two Bridges with TM pace! This is the modified route through Benicia which Steve will lead: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43563483
Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website.

Ride to Sunol with M pace! Meet at 9:00 for introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. Please see update in RWGPS route due to detour at Redwood Road.

Bucolic ride with many hills includes Wildcat Canyon Road in Tilden park, St. Mary’s trail, Canyon Road, Pinehurst Road, Skyline and Grizzly Peak Blvd, mostly low traffic roads. Regrouping at about 5-8 mile intervals. 41 miles with 3300 feet of climbing mostly at the beginning and end. Check the ride profile. This ride is not a race but as with many rides in the east bay you will be ascending though the east bay regional park and the associated hills. Bring a lunch and drink. There should be many places to stop and relax.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43319993

Join us for an essentially flat ride from Lake Merritt Bart Station (meet on Oak near 8th). We will be crossing the High St bridge and circling clockwise to Alameda shoreline, USS Hornet, and then returning to the bridge on a separated bike path. From there we cross over the freeway for an optional break at Tacos Sinaloa (cash only). Return to Lake Merritt Bart station on East 12th past a homeless encampment. That is the ride end; however the ride leaders will continue on to Berkeley/Richmond by bike. Please join us for a low-key, no drop ride. We are hoping for at least six registrants.

Here is the suggested RWGPS route from the club library. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43307788

Peloton of Elders returns most Tuesdays with either mostly flat rides or e-bike options.

On July 11 we start in the parking lot behind Baja Cali Taqueria (23 Orinda Way, Orinda) and take Moraga Way, St Mary's etc to Danville Road, Camino Tassajara and Blackhawk, return to Danville with a stop at Peet's.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43345244

PoE is for us older riders who can no longer do all the hills, but everyone is welcome.

I need at least one rider as my wife won't let me ride alone, so while pre-registration is optional, please someone register if you are coming.

This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.

The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.

Let's try riding the Pinole Martinez loop counter clockwise; tackle Pig Farm Hill first, and ride along the San Pablo Bay last. Weather will be warm. Lunch downtown Martinez.

If you are familiar with this 32 mile loop, it will be essentially the same (except backwards) with only a few new turns and, of course, we will be tackling Pig Hill the hard way. 🥳

Celebrate our new ride with a trip to Butter Pecan Bakeshop & Peet's Coffee.🤩

Meet at 10 a.m. Pinole Valley Park where there is ample parking and restrooms.
Bring all those smiles and please pre-register before 10 a.m. Wednesday. 😉

Ride with GPS Route: Pinole Martinez CCW

[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.

Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.

Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.

Join the club's virtual monthly business meeting at 7:00 pm. Optional social time from 6:45 pm to 7:00 pm. Check your email for an announcement with the agenda and details of how to join the meeting.

We'll ride through Nicasio and Olema on our way to Drakes beach in Point Reyes National Seashore. Pick up lunch in Inverness Park on the way and take it with us to the beach. Return through Pt. Reyes Station.

Shorten the ride by 20 miles by starting in Nicasio. We should roll through there at about 10:15. Pre-registration is appreciated.

There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first. We will start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time, you may have to chase. You can probably catch us in Nicasio or Inverness Park.

Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471

Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.

Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails

CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB

Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride. >>This ride is a no drop ride<<

The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.

RWGPS route here.

Why? Because it is there (or, "I'll do anything for that jersey"). This is one of the climbs in the Epic climb series (webpage to be updated). We are going for an early start, to avoid the heat, at the Stinson Beach parking lot (opens at 9:00). There are restrooms and water at the ride start, Pan Toll/Panoramic intersection and the top of Mt Tam. Calculating the ride rating, this is a 6.6, hence the ! mark. Lunch is after the ride, but I expect multiple pauses/regroups. Really, as Phil Morton says, it's just one hill. Sorry for the late post here.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43655544

Marinwood to Dillon Beach where we'll have lunch at the General Store. Outbound via Chileno Valley and Valley Ford; return via Tomales, Pt Reyes Stn, and Lagunitas. The inland forecast is hot, so we will beat the heat ... for the most part. (Unavoidably, the final return will be warm.)

Meet, ready to ride, at 8:00am for prompt departure at 8:10am. Please arrive early if you need time for restrooms or to set up.

The route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33138177. Lunch is at Dillon Beach, mile 51. We'll have one more afternoon snack stop: either Pt Reyes Stn or Lagunitas, to be determined. Bring enough on-bike food & drink for those mileages

Update: Recent Yelp reviews for the Dillon Beach General Store suggest that it may not have as many lunch choices as I remember -- though it does have some. So we'll also make a quick stop in Valley Ford to allow anyone who has doubts to buy lunch there. (Or, bring your own).

The RWGPS route is subject to minor corrections, so don't download it until after 6pm Friday evening.

Meet at Brickyard Cove at 9:45 for a pleasant ride out on the Bay Bridge to Treasure Island for lunch at Mersea restaurant. Chance to see all the improvements to the 400 acre island as new condos and a hotel are being constructed.

Come test and develop your cycling skills. For new club members, this is a good ride to find your pace as measured by GPC (see link below). For experienced and advanced riders, send it!
The first rider is off at 10:01 and a rider a minute after that. 20% chance of rain cancels. The ITT is the only GPC ride where you have to be a member of the Club (insurance reasons), but you can join or renew right there at the start for $20/year. Pre-registration is optional

https://www.grizz.org/rides/ratings.php

The heat is back! Stay on the cool side as we reprise the Hawk Hill ride, an epic climb with spectacular views and a breathtaking 18% grade descent. Meet at El Cerrito Plaza BART--not El Cerrito del Norte. Parking is available. Bear in mind that this is a point-to-point ride that ends at the Embarcadero. You can potentially return to the East Bay via the ferry, but after 2:30, it departs every hour.

We roll immediately after introductions and basic cautionary announcements. While pre-registration is optional, it is highly recommended.

This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.

The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.

Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out Wildcat and climb South Park. Then, Grizzly Peak to Skyline to climb the long Science Center driveway. Brief regroups are tentatively at the top of South Park, Sibley Staging area and Chabot Science Center (same regroups on the way back). Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Preregistration is encouraged. No flashing lights please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-bikes okay. Come earlier if you'd like to mingle with the M and B riders.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43621262

Join us for a climb up Mt Vision (no view guaranteed) and lunch at Hearts Desire beach (bring your own lunch).

This route is inspired by the Challenge ride series. Webpage to be updated…this year the Challenge is to climb 20,000 feet by the end of November.

Pat Greene made this route. It is a mashup of a couple of other routes, and may need editing. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43686336

There are a couple markets on route. Philippe likes this one.

Please preregister. If you bring a nonmember please register them.

Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information or contact Mark Sapiro at (415) 388-8910.

[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.

Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.

Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.

From our Marinwood start, we will ride to Nicasio, then past the the Cheese Factory, Hicks Valley, and over the Marshall Wall to Hwy 1. Lunch in Pt. Reyes Station before completing the loop.

Shorten the ride to about 42 miles by starting in Nicasio. We should pass through there about 10:20 or so.

Please pre-register if you can. There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time you may have to chase. You can probably catch us in Nicasio, where we will have a short regroup.

Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471

Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.

Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails

CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB

Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride. >>This ride is a no drop ride<<

The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.

RWGPS route here.

It's my birthday and I'll ride if I want to! And you know I want to!

Join me in Petaluma for a day of bikes and fun on my birthday (yes, it's actually my birthday!)...

This ride follows much of the northern loop of the Holstein 100K (the organized event no longer takes place, but we can still ride the route). Lunch will be at Mile 33.8 at Wild Flour bakery - this is really the only place I know of for bathrooms and water, so please come prepared with 2 water bottles and snacks.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43592689

Note that parking at Helen Putnam is $7 so carpooling is encouraged. You can also park for free on the shoulder of Spring Hill at Western if you want and then roll down to the park to meet us.

I realize 9AM may be a little early for a Petaluma start, but, it's summer and it's going to get hot so I think we should get a move on! Just set your alarm a little earlier, you can do it...

And yes, OF COURSE there will be cupcakes afterwards because what is a birthday party without cake?? You know how I roll (cycling pun intended).

Join me in Downtown Petaluma for my afterparty at Pub Republic - beer, burgers, salads, and more cupcakes bc why not? 3120 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma, CA 94954

Be there or be square!

Let's avoid the heat: Meet at No. Berkeley BART at 9:45, ride at 10:00 down Virginia St, left at 4th St, bear right on Addison St, go over the University bridge past Brickyard Cove, right at the San Francisco Bay Trail, right on Christie Ave by the Burger King, right on Shellmound St to Bay Bridge. Regroup at bathrooms on the bridge. Follow bike path onto Yerba Buena Island and carefully coast down the 17% grade to Treasure Island. Lunch is at Mersea restaurant.

Meet at the Panhandle restrooms; located in the Golden Gate Park Panhandle, just west of Ashbury. This location is easily accessible from Civic Center BART; Exit BART at UN Plaza, go west on Market Street following the well marked route to the "wiggle" to the Panhandle. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19701226 or use Chris's favorite route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16292705

The weather forecast looks good, so we decided to ride San Bruno Mountain on Sunday (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43757468). We will ride through Golden Gate Park, enjoying the new JFK Promenade, along Ocean Beach and to the top of San Bruno Mountain, the highest spot for miles around. After descending from the summit, we will regroup at the San Bruno Mountain Park picnic area (water, restrooms) for lunch/snacks; bring your own. Return through McLaren Park and over Twin Peaks where the east side of the Figure 8 and part of the descent are permanently closed to to motor vehicles and open for bikes and peds (for now). Optional regruop on Cole Street near the end of the ride for coffee/other goodies. There are many turns on this urban/suburban ride, but we will enlist marshals for corners, and if you want to go ahead; you can use the ridewithgps route. In this urban traffic environment, 27 miles feels longer. It is hilly, and there are a couple of VERY short steep sections in McLaren Park.

Weather forecast: Partly sunny at the beach, less than 60° in the morning, windy; bring layers for this coolest segment.

If you want a cue sheet, let me know, and I will send you a pdf.

Please pre-register!! If you bring a non-member friend, sign them up.

This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.

The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.

Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out Wildcat and climb South Park. Then, Grizzly Peak to Skyline to climb the long Science Center driveway. Brief regroups are tentatively at the top of South Park, Sibley Staging area and Chabot Science Center (same regroups on the way back). Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Preregistration is encouraged. No flashing lights please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-bikes okay. Come earlier if you'd like to mingle with the M and B riders.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43621262

This ride follows Pat Greene's idea to take advantage of reduced traffic on closed Redwood Rd starting from Lake Temescal Parking Lot on Broadway. Meet at 10; ride at 10:15. Because of the closure, we propose to stop at the Marciel Gate Junction on Redwood Rd for lunch, then return over Pinehurst. Bring your Lunch! There is no place to buy food. There is at least 1 picnic table at the junction w/ Redwood Rd.
For more riding & multiple picnic tables, bathrooms, & water, ride down Marciel Rd to camp grounds.
The ride to Marciel Road junction and back up Pinehurst is about 30 mi and 2900 ft elevation.
The ride including a descent to the end of Marciel Rd is about 35 mi & 3400 ft.
Here is a link to a map Pat constructed that shows the ride to the junction, & the continuation down Marciel Rd.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43763714
Contact me or Dolores w questions.
AND -- Please Pre-Register.

[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.

Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.

Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.

We'll ride from Nicasio to Valley Ford for lunch via Chileno Valley and Middle Road. Return to Tomales via Franklin School to Middle Road, avoiding the steep climb on Franklin. We may or may not go into Pt Reyes Station on the way back, depending on rider interest. Route on RideWithGPS

There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We will start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time, you may have to chase.

Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471

Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.

Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails

CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB

Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride. >>This ride is a no drop ride<<

The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.

RWGPS route here.

It's been a week. Let's climb some hills and ride back down them. Finish at Westbrae biergarten.

Ride with GPS route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43798682

Since I'm doing an out and back from Stoneridge Mall parking lot to Ed Levin Park via Sunol and Calaveras Reservoir anyway I figure I might as well post it. Some may decide to not go to park due to climbing back up the wall, 17% or so grade, which is an option. Start in Stoneridge Mall parking lot across from West Dublin/Pleasanton Bart Station. Stop in Sunol, porty potty mile 9; Ed Levin Park bathrooms and water, mile 25; Sunol market and porty potty, mile 41. First time creating a RWGPS from scratch. We’ll see how well it works. Meet at 9:00 for 9:15 start if I’m looking at Bart Schedule correctly for best start time. I just need to get out and ride some. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43800003

This has become my favorite wine country ride, created and reworked by the Wednesday Ride group after the demise of the Jimtown Store. So no fun toys and quirky food in Jimtown, but lunch on the green in downtown Healdsburg instead. Route heads east on Shiloh Road, takes Faught Rd to Chalk Hill, skips Jimtown and heads into Geyserville. Then it's Canyon Rd to Dry Creek, and Yoakim Bridge, and West Dry Creek and Westside into Healdsburg. Back on Westside and Wohler Bridge to return with Mark West Station Road. Bring lunch or money to buy, 2 water bottles, and your sunscreen. Current forecast shows a high of 80-82 on Saturday, so we'll start a bit early in order to finish before the high of the day. Meeting place has plenty of parking, bathrooms and a water fountain. Please download the directions to your preferred device, leader may only bring a very limited number of route sheets. Ride will be at TM pace, but anyone comfortable navigating the route on their own is welcome, whether they anticipate being off the front or off the back. Check the website the night before for any weather-related updates. Let's ride.

Pleasant ride out on the San Pablo peninsula to the Sailing Goat outdoor restaurant for food and drinks.

Come join as we ride Paradise Loop together!

We have the most fun on rides where everyone sticks together and rides as a group. So, we'll ride at whatever speed the slowest rider is comfortable with, AKA party pace. Since your leaders are LT/T riders, we definitely won't go faster than that, but we may go slower so we can all enjoy the route together. If this social, chill vibe sounds fun to you, please join us!

RWGPS route link here. Lunch/water/bathroom stop at Woodlands Market/Rustic Bakery on Tiburon at mile 18.

Looking forward to seeing you out there!

This ride is good for riders who are new to riding mixed terrain, or Gravel Biking. After a warm up climb up Spruce Street, we will work on bike handling on fire roads in Tilden Park and Wildcat Canyon. You will need to have tires 32mm or bigger tires. All levels are welcome to join and work on skills riding. The group will stop at several locations on the route to work through some simple terrain obstacles and features. This is a "No Drop" ride.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43820592