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This is our traditional “1st Saturday of the Month” ride. We will meet in the Niles parking lot and ride up Niles Canyon into Sunol then on to Calaveras. Our traditional route brings us out in Milpitas and we return via a route that stays close to the hills. Today we will cut out the usual coffee stop at Starbucks/Noah’s to get back in time for the Annual FFBC Summer Picnic at the Quarry Lakes Regional Park. Route sheets provided.
Rain or a serious threat of rain cancels.

This is our traditional “1st Saturday of the Month” ride. We will meet in the Niles parking lot and ride up Niles Canyon into Sunol then on to Calaveras. Our traditional route brings us out in Milpitas and we return via a route that stays close to the hills. Today we will cut out the usual coffee stop at Starbucks/Noah’s to get back in time for the Annual FFBC Summer Picnic at the Quarry Lakes Regional Park. Route sheets provided.
Rain or a serious threat of rain cancels.

Let’s earn those calories we are going to consume at the picnic! Starting at Quarry Lakes, we will climb Stenhammer, the Animals backwards, Curtner Rd, followed by Yakima backwards with a return to the picnic via Paseo Padre, backwards, of course. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16845209 A route sheet will be provided. No drops & regroups as needed. Bad weather cancels or modifies the ride. Any changes will be announced on FFBC Yahoo Group site or call, email or text me.

Our first team ride of the season, on roads where we can do an easy spin and practice some rotating pacelines. Niles Canyon to Sunol, Calaveras road to the bottom of the Calaveras climb
where U-Turn (at Geary Road) and then to Pleasanton via Happy Valley and back to Sunol by way of Foothill Road.
All race team members are requested to wear their latest team uniform. Rain will stop play. No stopping but minimal regroups at the top of the climbs. This is a no-drop ride. Bring $$$ for post-ride refreshments at the Niles Cafe.

Our first team ride of the season, on roads where we can do an easy spin and practice some rotating pacelines. Niles Canyon to Sunol, Calaveras road to the bottom of the Calaveras climb
where U-Turn (at Geary Road) and then to Pleasanton via Happy Valley and back to Sunol by way of Foothill Road.
All race team members are requested to wear their latest team uniform. Rain will stop play. No stopping but minimal regroups at the top of the climbs. This is a no-drop ride. Bring $$$ for post-ride refreshments at the Niles Cafe.

Out Foothill, over to Pleasanton-Sunol road, left at Valley then through a bunch of street name changes to Summit road to the top and back home.

Out Foothill, over to Pleasanton-Sunol road, left at Valley then through a bunch of street name changes to Summit road to the top and back home.

Get all of the Tuesday Tour de Fremont Hills ride fun on the weekend and join us for a few of Fremont’s finest hills. We’ll warm up crossing Fremont before our first mini-climb: Stenhammer. Then it’s up Mission (with a few detours thrown in) to the next climb: the short but steep Yakima/ Zapotek leg burner. A quick regroup and on to “The Animals” via Stanford. We’ll head up Paseo Padre THE WRONG WAY followed by a short but steep kick up Pine and the grind up Sabrecat. If we haven’t managed to elevate our heart rates sufficiently we’ll head back up Pine; otherwise, it’s up Paseo Padre the wrong way again before ending the ride at Peet’s with a well-deserved coffee. Rain or threat of rain cancels the ride.

Get all of the Tuesday Tour de Fremont Hills ride fun on the weekend and join us for a few of Fremont’s finest hills. We’ll warm up crossing Fremont before our first mini-climb: Stenhammer. Then it’s up Mission (with a few detours thrown in) to the next climb: the short but steep Yakima/ Zapotek leg burner. A quick regroup and on to “The Animals” via Stanford. We’ll head up Paseo Padre THE WRONG WAY followed by a short but steep kick up Pine and the grind up Sabrecat. If we haven’t managed to elevate our heart rates sufficiently we’ll head back up Pine; otherwise, it’s up Paseo Padre the wrong way again before ending the ride at Peet’s with a well-deserved coffee. Rain or threat of rain cancels the ride.

Find your way up every hill in Fremont.

On roads where we can do an easy spin and practice some rotating pacelines. Niles Canyon to Sunol, Calaveras road to the bottom of the Calaveras climb where U-Turn (at Geary Road) and then to Pleasanton via Happy Valley and back to Sunol by way of Foothill Road. This will be followed by a steady noodly climb of Kilkare and then back to Niles. All race team members are requested to wear their latest team uniform. Rain will stop play. No stopping but minimal regroups at the top of the climbs. This is a no-drop ride. Bring $$$

Show and ride with whomever else is present.

Please join us on this monthly “Sunday Social”. This casual, social ride is always fun and offers everyone the chance to meet other cyclists. Bring your cycling friends along and help us introduce newcomers and guests to the club. Don’t forget $$ for a coffee/snack stop. If you have a club jersey or jacket, this is a great time to wear it.

Palomares, one of our favorite hills, is closed until the end of October, necessitating a change in our Tuesday Hills schedule. This month we’re changing the start of the ride on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays to Old Mission Park so we can ride some of the hills south of Fremont. There are plenty of good hills to choose from – Calaveras (to the closure), Old Calaveras, Felter (with or without Marsh), Sierra, Sweigert, Suncrest, Country Club. Did I mention Sierra? We’ll choose a different set of hills each week depending on how sadistic the ride leaders are feeling on the morning 🙂 There will of course be a coffee stop cos’ all good rides have a coffee stop. Rain cancels (you never know!). The ride leaders will post to the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride if the ride is cancelled. If unsure of the ride status please call or text the appropriate ride leader (emails after 6:45am on the morning of the ride probably won’t be read).

We will do a loop around Fremont-Newark en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring $$.

This ride starts at the Don Edwards Visitor Center (Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, 1 Marshlands Rd, cross-street Thornton Ave, Fremont) and we head across the Dumbarton Bridge to various destinations. For a flat ride we head through East Palo Alto and along a few paths to Shoreline Park for lunch. For a ride with climbing we do Woodside Road, Sand Hill/Whisky Hill, Alpine Loop, Arastradero or Edgewood Road. Sometimes the climbing is optional. We always stop for coffee and riders are welcome to head back on their own if they know the way. Usually we ride without route sheets so we regroup as necessary and no one is left behind. Bring $ for lunch. Extreme temperatures, construction or the whim of the ride leader may modify the route. Rain cancels, check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call! me!

This is what we have been training for!!! We will have snacks, but be self sufficient, make sure you and your bike are up for the ride! Let me know if you have any questions. Be sure to bring $5 for the SAG drivers.

Monthly club ride over the Dumbarton Bridge, quiet neighborhood side streets of Palo Alto, Roberts Market for snacks, and cruise back downhill. No drop ride with regroups. Bring $ for snacks, Rain cancels. Please park in upper lot at request of visitor center staff.

Snap Fitness has been a great team sponsor for five years now. Lets show them so love. I am hoping we can get a
group photo outside the gym.
Alum Rock Park will be our destination. We may also include Crothers Road if it is passable. All race team members are requested to wear their latest team uniform. Rain will stop play. No stopping but minimal regroups at the top of the climbs. This is a no-drop ride. Bring $$$ for post-ride refreshments at Mission Coffee.

Club members of all levels and abilities are welcome to join the race team for hill-climb training. Departure time from the parking lot will be 6:30 PM. Rain will cancel the ride! An email will be sent to the Race Team Google Group if the plans are changed. Headlights, tail lights, and Helmets are required.

This ride starts at Endless Cycles, 20825 Nunes Avenue, Castro Valley (across from the Jack In The Box and the B-of-A parking lot, near the T Kane Kung Foo/Karate Martial Arts School). Park on the street or in the B-of-A parking lot and bring your bike through the alley/gate to the back patio. Jeff will open the shop early so we can use the restroom and maybe even enjoy some coffee before we head take off. Buy a last minute item or check out the large showroom, repair shop, kitchen, back patio, meeting space, vintage bike museum, and the new bike fit area while we sign in. We will choose our route based on the weather. We may climb Cull Canyon and Dublin Grade (with a Schaefer Ranch option) or Cull Canyon, Procter Hill and some of Redwood Road, or Proctor Hill and Redwood Road all the way to Pinehurst or Cull Canyon and Eden Canyon. We may do a flatter ride and head over to Alameda via Lake Chabot Road. Bring $ for lunch. Extreme temperatures, construction or the whim of the ride leader may modify the route. Rain cancels, check Yahoo group, email or call me.

Sometimes it’s good to go against the grain, or in this case counter-clockwise instead of clockwise. This counter clockwise loop of Calaveras meets in downtown Niles and takes the usual route to Calaveras. Map and route sheet online at RidewithGPS.
Coffee at the end of the ride at Peet’s in Fremont.

On roads where we can do an easy spin and practice some rotating pacelines. Niles Canyon to Sunol, Calaveras road to the bottom of the Calaveras climb where U-Turn (at Geary Road) and then to Pleasanton via Happy Valley and back to Sunol by way of Foothill Road. This will be followed by a steady noodly climb of Kilkare and then back to Niles. All race team members are requested to wear their latest team uniform. Rain will stop play. No stopping but minimal regroups at the top of the climbs. This is a no-drop ride. Bring $$$ for post-ride refreshments at the Niles Cafe.

This week the route starts from the gravel lot across from the Sunol Train Station. There are lots of places we can go and sometimes a portion of the climbing is optional and mileage can be reduced. Our favorite destinations include the Corner Bakery via Kilkare, the water tower and Bernal Bump or maybe out to Plantation Coffee in Livermore by way of Sycamore Grove/Holdener Park or the climbs out by Signal Hill and the fun descent on Croak Road with lunch at Panera in Livermore. Bring $ for coffee or lunch. Extreme temperatures, construction or the whim of the ride leader may modify the route. Rain cancels, check Yahoo group, email or call me.

We will kick the weekend off with an afternoon ride to Mission San Miguel and to the northeast on Cross Canyon Rd, returning through some of the newer vineyards. Please be ready to roll promptly at 1:00pm. We will not be able to wait for late arrivals. Route sheets will be available.

Have you ever wanted to lead a ride but were not sure what was involved? Would you like to help with one of the upcoming series? Join us for an open discussion on leading rides: how to post the ride, what to bring, what to expect on the ride, etc. Afterwards we will have a fun ride out to Alum Rock Park. Please RSVP so we know how many people to expect.

This is our favorite ride in the area. We start out with some rolling hills to the southeast taking a coffee break at about 15 miles at the general store in Creston(pop. 15) with fresh baked cookies. Along the way we will point out the small-scale railroad and trestle on a farm as well as Alex Trebek’s horse ranch for all you Jeopardy fans. At 32 miles we will get some great sandwiches at the general store/deli in Santa Margarita and take them to eat in the city park. Then we will ride a flatter portion through Atascadero and some short hills into Templeton at 47 miles for an ice cream or cold drink at the convenience store before the last 5 miles back into Paso Robles. Although this is not a flat ride, there are no long steep hills on this ride and because of the three built in breaks, it seems easier than it sounds. Route sheets will be available.

Yes, we really are meeting at 9:30 AM. If you show up earlier, you might be the only one there. We will cross the bay and take Alpine, Arastradero and Purissima to Los Altos. Our return ride will be on Foothill before crossing the bay again. We’ll regroup a few times and make sure nobody gets left behind. Bring $ for a refreshment stop in downtown Los Altos.

This is the first ride where we are splitting the Race Team rides in to groups. We will ride out thru Niles Canyon to Pleasanton and Livermore. From the top of the hill above Del Valle, there are options to turn around there or descend to the lake for extra mileage and vertical feet. All race team members are requested to wear their latest team uniform. Rain will stop play. No stopping, no dropping. Minimal regroups. Bring $$$ for purchases at Del Valle and back at the Niles Cafe upon our return.

This is Hallows Eve if you dare outfit your helmet, your bike or yourself to celebrate Halloween on Hallows Eve. May the best one win a prize. Come join us this month for another low key, leisurely ride around the tri-city area. This ride is geared (pun intended) towards our female riders but men are also welcome. We will re-group as needed. Nobody will be left behind. Optional coffee and extra socialization at Starbucks at the end. Rain or threat of rain will cancel the ride.

This is a very pretty ride through the vineyards west of Paso Robles. It has some rolling hills and there is one longer climb of about 3 miles which is similar to the climb to the false summit on Calaveras. Bring two water bottles and some snacks as there is no place to stop for food until we get back to town. We will make arrangements to use the restrooms at one of the wineries along the way. The ride finishes up with a fabulous 7-mile descent back into town. Route sheets will be available.

The 8-mile climb up Mt. Hamilton road averages 4-6% and is worth the ride. We will ride into the park and see some of the 10,000 acres that make this the largest Santa Clara County park. On the way back, we’ll stop at Noahs/Starbucks in Milpitas for a cuppa (bring $$). Don’t forget that this is the first day on Pacific Standard Time.

Since I’ve heard that a change is as good as a rest on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month we’ll do one of my favorite local hills – Palomares. We’ll do a clockwise loop going up Palomares and Dublin grade followed by the rollers on Foothill. We’ll return through the canyon with the ride once again finishing at Peet’s for a well-deserved coffee. Note: M paced riders may do Palomares out and back per ride leader’s discretion. Rain or significant chance of rain cancels. The ride leaders will post to the FFBC Yahoo! group on the morning of the ride if the ride is cancelled. If unsure of the ride status please call or text the appropriate ride leader (emails after 6:45am on the morning of the ride probably won’t be read).

South of Fremont there are plenty of good hills to choose from – Calaveras (to the closure), Old Calaveras, Felter (with or without Marsh), Sierra, Sweigert, Suncrest, Country Club. Did I mention Sierra? We’ll choose a different set of hills each week depending on how sadistic the ride leaders are feeling on the morning 🙂 There will of course be a coffee stop cos’ all good rides have a coffee stop. Rain cancels (you never know!). The ride leaders will post to the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride if the ride is cancelled. If unsure of the ride status please call or text the appropriate ride leader (emails after 6:45am on the morning of the ride probably won’t be read).

What could be better than a little climbing? How about a little more climbing? For the second Tuesday of the month we’re going to climb our local favorite hill, Palomares Rd., to Castro Valley and then follow it with a little more climbing up Five Canyons Pkwy. All that climbing will be followed by a fast descent into Hayward and a jaunt down Mission Blvd (hopefully with a tailwind) back to Fremont. There will, of course, be a coffee stop, either at Pearl’s by Cal State Hayward or Peet’s back in Fremont. Rain or significant chance of rain cancels. The ride leaders will post to the FFBC Yahoo! group on the morning of the ride if the ride is cancelled. If unsure of the ride status please call or text the appropriate ride leader (emails after 6:45am on the morning of the ride probably won’t be read).

South of Fremont there are plenty of good hills to climb, such as Calaveras, Felter and the out and back on Marsh. There will of course be a coffee stop cos’ all good rides have a coffee stop. Rain cancels (you never know!). The ride leaders will post to the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride if the ride is cancelled. If unsure of the ride status please call or text the appropriate ride leader (emails after 6:45am on the morning of the ride probably won’t be read).

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW START TIME FOR WINTER! We are riding to Alum Rock. Since REI isn’t open at 9:30AM, you may need to use the facilities at Starbucks or wait until we reach Jose Adobe. We will ride along the foothills and once we get into the park, there are options to head straight to the Visitor’s Center or climb the Inspiration Loop and/or Miguelito. Also, you don’t have to go all the way to the park…you can turn early to coffee to reduce milage significantly. If you are a slow climber, but want to do the extra climbing, please be considerate of the group and turn around when you see the faster riders returning OR bring yourself to coffee on your own. We will have lunch at Noah’s Bagels/Starbucks ($) before heading back on a flat route, with no regroups. Extreme temperatures, park closure, construction or the whim of the ride leader may modify the route. Rain cancels, check FFFBC Yahoo! Group, email or text me.

Leave the shopping and decorating behind…let’s have a jolly old time on our bikes! Today’s ride begins in Milpitas and loops down into the South Bay. We’ll use the Guadalupe Creek and San Tomas Creek Bike Trails and stop for hot chocolate & goodies midway through the ride. No drops. Faster riders welcome to go ahead. Rain or wet roads will cancel the ride. Changes will be announced on FFBC Yahoo Group site or call/text/email me directly.

This short, slow, flat ride is intended to figuratively get your feet wet for Cinderella Training. Considering signing up for training, but have some fears about your ability? Already signed up, but worried about the first ride? Haven’t been on your bike in a while? Come ride; see how fun it can be. No pressure!

We will meet in the Former Newark Raley’s shopping center parking lot (east side, close to Tutti Frutti) and ride at a leisurely pace down to Auto Mall for coffee. No one left behind. Rain cancels, check FFBC’s yahoo group, email or call me. Everyone is welcome!

Take the 8:45 a.m. BART train from Fremont, then transfer at Oakland 19th St. to the Pittsburg/Bay Point train to the Lafayette BART station. Enjoy a hilly ride back to Fremont. Climb Happy Valley Rd., Pinehurst Rd. and Redwood Road before a coffee and food stop in Castro Valley.

Show and go.

Leave the shopping and decorating behind…let’s have a jolly old time on our bikes! Today’s loop begins in Milpitas and travels counter clockwise. We’ll use the Coyote Creek & Highway 237 Bike Trails, pass through Alviso and head to Panera Bread in San Jose for goodies midway through the ride. Check out the route at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17937353. No drops. Faster riders welcome to go ahead. Rain or wet roads will cancel the ride. Changes will be announced on FFBC Yahoo Group site or call/text/email me directly.

Very short cold ride

Leave the shopping and decorating behind…let’s have a jolly old time on our bikes! Today’s loop begins in Milpitas and travels counter clockwise. We’ll use the Coyote Creek & Highway 237 Bike Trails, pass through Alviso and head to Panera Bread in San Jose for goodies midway through the ride. No drops. Faster riders welcome to go ahead. Rain or wet roads will cancel the ride. Changes will be announced on FFBC Yahoo Group site or call/text/email me directly.

Join us for my 3rd annual Christmas Lights Ride! Get in the Holiday spirit with a festive ride through Fremont to enjoy some local light displays. We will visit our favorites from last year, but if you know of a good light display, let me know and maybe I can work it in. As with any night ride, everyone must have a headlight and a taillight. A reflective vest is recommended. Decorate your bike with additional lights for extra visibility and fun! Don’t be a Scrooge!

Ride until it starts snowing

What could be a better way to burn off the fudge, egg nog, and egg nog fudge that a jaunt up jolly old Mt. Hamilton?

It looks like Tuesday will be a clear, dry day to burn off those xmas and hanukkah calories!

We will leave from REI in south Fremont at 8am.

We will ride at an M pace where M is defined as “mother of mercy why did I eat all that See’s candy?”

Coffee stop in Milpitas on the way back.

What could be a better way to burn off the fudge, egg nog, and egg nog fudge that a jaunt up jolly old Mt. Hamilton?

It looks like Tuesday will be a clear, dry day to burn off those xmas and hanukkah calories!

We will leave from REI in south Fremont at 8am.

We will ride at an M pace where M is defined as “mother of mercy why did I eat all that See’s candy?”

Coffee stop in Milpitas on the way back.

Meet at Central Park in San Ramon. Directions to the parking lot from Fremont: 680N, exit Bollinger, right turn onto Bollinger, left at the light on Marketplace (the turn is finally open again, parking lot on the RHS). We will climb to the top of Norris Canyon (looking for the miniature donkeys and peacocks along the way) and then turn back and head up Bollinger Canyon and look for the ostrich. Both climbs are out and back so you can turn around any time you feel like it. After a regroup at Las Trampas parking lot, we will head back to our cars and drive the couple of miles to Zachary’s so we don’t have to ride after eating (and Walt doesn’t have to worry about riding with his leftovers in a pizza box). No one left behind. Bring $ for lunch. Extreme temperatures or construction or whim of the ride leader can modify the route. Rain cancels, check yahoo group, email or call me.

Grand ride to Grant Park. Rolling hills to Mt. Hamilton Rd. Then the fun begins. About 10 miles of climbing mostly 5-8% grade. No coffee stop because we’ll meet at my house (2 miles from Old Mission Park) afterwards for a potluck to celebrate our last day of 2016!

Meet at the CVS Pharmacy/Shopping Center on the corner of Mission Blvd. and Warm Springs Blvd. for a ride down to beautiful Alum Rock Park. Bring money for the coffee stop during the ride. Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride (or contact one of the ride leaders) if rain threatens.

This short, slow, flat ride is intended to figuratively get your feet wet for Cinderella Training. Considering signing up for training, but have some fears about your ability? Already signed up, but worried about the first ride? Haven’t been on your bike in a while? Come ride; see how fun it can be. No pressure!

We will meet in the Former Newark Raley’s shopping center parking lot (east side, close to Tutti Frutti) and ride at a leisurely pace down to Auto Mall for coffee. No one left behind. Rain cancels, check FFBC’s yahoo group, email or call me. Everyone is welcome!

It’s time to start training for 100k rides, including the annual Cinderella Classic ride! For our first conditioning ride we’ll do an easy loop of Fremont, Newark and Union City. This ride is open to all club members (male and female). Optional coffee at Starbucks beside The Bicycle Garage after the ride.

For our second ride in the series we’ll tackle some of Fremont’s finest hills – Yakima, “The Animals”, Paseo Padre, Pine, Sabercat and Pine again (in reverse this time). Bring money for the coffee stop during the ride. Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride (or contact one of the ride leaders) if rain threatens.

Our first ride in the series this year is a new route developed by Ken Goldman! We’re sure you’ll like it. We start at the Park & Ride lot in San Ramon at Bollinger Canyon and I-580. It’s located between the Chevron station and I-580, on the south side of Bollinger Canyon. There are bathrooms we can use at the Chevron station. We will make a clockwise loop heading north to Danville, then taking Camino Tassajara in a long arc on down to the city of Dublin. At mile 21, we will stop for refreshments at Panera Bread. (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18208558) Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels. Check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call us.

The Cinderella Coaching series is open to registered women riders. Check the Cinderella tab for more information.

For our second ride in the series we’ll go south and tackle “The Animals”. The route is a little more challenging than last week’s ride with a few short “kickers”. After “The Animals” we’ll get a well-deserved downhill along Mission Blvd. to downtown Niles. We’ll make our way from there around Quarry Lakes and back to the start. Optional coffee at Suju’s after the ride. Remember these conditioning rides are open to all club members.

Not your typical Portola Valley loop, this one’s twice the fun with a double loop! Meet at Burgess Park on Alma in Menlo Park. Bring money for the coffee stop during the ride. Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride (or contact one of the ride leaders) if rain threatens.

Today’s route, LAP 02, is a great ride into scenic rural areas. We will meet on the Pleasanton side of the Dublin-Pleasanton BART station (not the West Dublin-Pleasanton near Stoneridge mall), in the small side parking lot near the intersection of Owens and Willow. (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18209817). We will ride through Pleasanton followed by climbs on Gleason, Fallon, Camino Tassajara, Highland and Collier Canyon. This is a clockwise loop with a fun descent into Livermore. We will stop at Denica’s in Livermore (Starbucks is another alternative) for coffee and meander back before climbing Bernal Bump as the finish to our ride. Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels.

We “borrowed” this gem of a ride from Lori Sommer who leads it occasionally on her Thursday rides. It’s a great ride through Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore and goes through some surprisingly scenic, rural areas. Bring money for a coffee stop at Denica’s in Livermore.

Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or the ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is questionable.

This ride has been around the club in various forms for a long time. It takes us through many communities, and in roughly this order: Newark, Fremont, Milpitas, San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale. Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, Stanford Univ., Menlo Park and East Palo Alto. There are fewer hills, but more miles than last week. Bring money for a lunch stop. Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride (or contact one of the ride leaders) if rain threatens.

This ride has been around the club in various forms for a long time. It takes us through many communities, and in roughly this order: Newark, Fremont, Milpitas, San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale. Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, Stanford Univ., Menlo Park and East Palo Alto. There are fewer hills, but more miles than last week. Bring money for a lunch stop. Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride (or contact one of the ride leaders) if rain threatens.

This ride has been around the club in various forms for a long time. It takes us through many communities, and in roughly this order: Newark, Fremont, Milpitas, San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale. Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, Stanford Univ., Menlo Park and East Palo Alto. There are fewer hills, but more miles than last week. Bring money for a lunch stop. Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride (or contact one of the ride leaders) if rain threatens.

This ride is always a club favorite winding along the foothills into beautiful Alum Rock Park. (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13563433) Meet at the Teen Center in Lake Elizabeth, Fremont. To access the correct parking lot, turn in from Paseo Padre at the light on Sailway Drive then take the second left and head toward the back of the lot. We will warm up climbing Paseo Padre and have a quick regroup at the top of Warren with a restroom stop at Jose Adobe Higuera. We will ride along the foothills and into Alum Rock Park where there are options to head straight to the Visitor’s Center or climb the Inspiration Loop and/or Miguelito.

We will head up Miguelito via Alum Rock Road and climb to the intersection at Mt. Hamilton Road. We return the same way but when we reach the park we will enter the gate on the right and climb to (and descend) Inspiration Point. After a regroup at the Visitor’s Center, we return along the foothills detouring on Old Piedmont with an option to climb the bottom loop of Sweigert. We will have lunch at Noah’s Bagels/Starbucks (bring $) before heading back on a mostly flat route to Lake Elizabeth. Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels.

Join us for a ride down to beautiful Alum Rock Park. This
perennial club favorite winds it’s way along the foothills to San
Jose. Once in the park we’ll re-group at the Visitor’s Center and
then take the paved trail behind it up to Inspiration Point. On our
way back we’ll stop for coffee so bring money for a snack. Rain
cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or contact the
ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is
questionable.

Our annual PRS (Progressive Ride Series) rides run every Sunday. The PRS series gets riders ready for a full century (such as the Primavera Worker’s Ride on April 10th). These rides start out gradually and proceed at an M- pace. Bring money for a coffee stop en route. Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride (or contact one of the ride leaders) if rain threatens.

Today’s LAP ride takes us over the Bay to the Portola Loop, a popular route for local bicyclists. (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13563850) Let’s meet at Don Edward’s Wildlife Refuge. Please ride over or park in the upper parking lot (not the Visitor Center lot), to the west/left side of Marshlands Rd. Meet at the Visitor Center’s restrooms. Our route will cross the Dumbarton Bridge and take us on the bike bridge over 101 with a regroup at Burgess Park in Menlo Park. We will climb Sandhill, Alpine and then another seven miles to the gate at the end of Alpine. After catching our breath, we’ll U-turn back to Robert’s Market for a quick lunch. If you want to reduce the climbing, just turn into Robert’s Market as we pass it the first time and take a long coffee break. We will return on Portola/Sandhill and Willow. Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels. Check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call us.

This is a classic ride of the Cinderella Training Series. The route takes us up Alpine, around Arastradero, Foothill, Sandhill, Manzanita, Mountain Home and Woodside Road, to name a few. It’s quite the adventure! There will be a coffee stop in the middle so bring money.
Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or contact the ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is questionable.

Up over Palomares, Crow Canyon, Norris and back through Niles Canyon.

Out to Grant Ranch and back via Mt. Hamilton Rd, one of the few roads that is still open!

If you have never ridden Old La Honda road, be prepared for a quiet and scenic climb (about 3.5 mi.) up to Skyline Rd. We’ll head back to Woodside and then up by Canada into Redwood City with a lunch stop at Prima Deli. Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group on the morning of the ride (or contact one of the ride leaders) if rain threatens.

LAP05 takes us over the Bay, to sample more scenic Peninsula roads. (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13583165) Once again, we meet at Don Edwards and cross the Dumbarton Bridge. Remember to use the upper parking lot and meet at the restrooms! This time we will ride behind Facebook and regroup at Bayfront Park. We will ride through some nice residential neighborhoods to reach Alameda de Las Pulgas and then we will hit the Brewster Bump (a short but steep hill). We climb the neighborhood streets to reach Edgewood Road and eventually return on Canada Road. Our route will climb through the Olive Hill Loop and Huddart Park where we will descend Woodside Road. We will plan some options to reduce climbing. Our well-deserved lunch will be at Plantation Coffee, in Menlo Park, before returning on Willow. Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels. Check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call us.

Out to LIvermore, down to the lake and back out.

Today’s ride takes us from downtown Sunol, through Pleasanton, to the scenic Livermore Valley. Between the wildflowers, the green hills and the vineyards the ride should be a feast for the senses. Previous participants of the Cinderella Classic will be familiar with parts of the ride.

Bring money for coffee/snack/lunch in downtown Livermore.
Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or contact the ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is questionable.

We start off by making our way to Woodside, then it’s on to Canada road and into the Emerald Hills area in search of the Redwood City Easter cross. We climb to the cross where, on a clear day, the view is spectacular, and then zig-zag our way back down to Redwood city. We’ll stop at Prima Deli for coffee/lunch before making our way back to Fremont.
Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or contact the ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is questionable.

There is only one major hill on this ride; only problem is that we have to do it twice. Enjoy the Livermore Valley as we make our way to Mines Rd. and our destination of Lake Del Valle. Meet at DOWNTOWN Niles parking lot across from H St on Niles Blvd. Bring money for a coffee stop en route. Rain cancels.

Are you ready for more climbing? This time we will head south. (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13583705) We will meet at Cardoza Park in Milpitas. From the 680 freeway, head east on Jacklin Rd. Turn south on N. Park Victoria Dr. and then east on Kennedy Dr. Meet in the first parking lot on the right by the bathrooms. From there, we’ll ride to San Jose’s Mt. Pleasant to warm-up our calves. After looping around Evergreen Community College and head towards San Felipe Road. Once we reach the summit, we’ll roll back down for coffee/lunch at La Boulangerie. The route includes options to skip major climbs. Our return to Milpitas will be on rollers at the base of the foothills. Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels. Check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call us.

Out Redwood Road, Pinehurst, the three Bears, Pig Farm Hill, and out to Martinez for a quick lunch and back San Ramon Blvd. Note: 8:00am start time!

Join us for the traditional “Cindy” version of Calaveras. We’ll start at Crank-2 and make our way out to Calaveras Rd. We’ll climb, with a re-group at the “False Summit”, continue to the “Wall” and then U-turn and return to Crank-2.

Note: at press time Calaveras Road is closed – please check back closer to the ride date to see if an alternative route is posted.

Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or contact the ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is questionable.

Over the bridge, up Old LaHonda, down the other side and back up and over 84.

This ride takes us into Tracy via Corral Hollow and returns via Altamont pass road. Meet at Livermore Park & Ride lot on E. Airway Blvd. at Rutan Dr. Bring money for a coffee stop en route. Rain cancels.

Let’s play on the highway! We will meet in the gravel lot across from the Train Station. We will meet in the gravel lot across from the Sunol Train Station. If it is still full of equipment or gravel, we have permission to overflow into the Sunol Train Station parking lot as a backup. We will ride on Highway 680 (for one exit only, it is legal) to access Vallecitos (Highway 84). Caution, there is a short portion without a bike lane where you must take the lane. We will regroup at the top, ride through some beautiful vineyards then head out to Holdener Park and up Tesla to the top of Corral Hollow. It is an out and back. We will stop in Livermore for lunch and then head back to Sunol via the vineyards (in the other direction) then up the Bernal Bump, Happy Valley and Foothill. If you want to join us but don’t want to do ALL the climbing you are welcome to modify the route and turn around anytime on the out and backs. Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels. Check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call us. For reference For reference only:https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13585140

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Join us as we ride a fun, flat loop around the bay. We’ll start at Urban Bike Fitters in the Warm Springs district, head south to Milpitas, across the bottom of the bay to Mountain View, over to Palo Alto and Menlo Park before our return trip across the “Dumbo” to Fremont.

Bring money for coffee/snack/lunch at Plantation Coffee in Menlo Park.
Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or contact the ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is questionable.

This ride is an out and back on Mines Road in Livermore to the Junction at Del Puerto Canyon. Meet in the parking lot of Lucky’s in Livermore (Concannon and Holmes). Bring plenty of food; the Junction Café may be open for business, but at times is not. The nearby CDF Sweetwater station has a public restroom and furnishes water for riders on weekends. Please be respectful of this wonderful accommodation. Rain cancels.

This week we will ride a portion of the Club’s Primavera route. Starting in Niles, we’ll ride to Palomares Road for a scenic & sustained climb. After we catch our breath, we’ll lose it again as we tear back down the hill. We will next explore Eden Canyon, which is a rural out-and-back climb, then head to Bodi’s café in Castro Valley for a break. When we get back on our bikes, we will climb Palomares Road on the backside, also known as the steeper side. Our reward will be a long pretty descent and our return to the starting point. Anybody for a beer at Bronco Billy’s? We will maintain a Touring through Moderate pace (10 to 16 mph). No drops and regroups as needed. Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels. Check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call us.

Join us for one of the highlights of the Conditioning Ride Series, a ride to beautiful Crystal Springs Reservoir. Starting at the Bicycle Garage we’ll ride over the Dumbarton Bridge to Menlo Park where we’ll weave through the neighborhoods. We’ll make our way to Woodside and then ride down Canada Rd. taking in the beautiful views of the reservoir. We’ll U-turn at HWY 92 and head to our coffee/lunch stop at Plantation Coffee. From there we’ll make our way back to Fremont and the start of the ride!

Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or contact the ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is questionable.

This is a lengthy traverse of the East Bay Hills into Contra Costa County and back. Bring money for a lunch stop en route. Rain cancels.

Make sure you eat your Wheaties this morning! Today we’re going to do another part of the club’s Primavera Century. We will meet in the gravel lot across from the Sunol Train Station. If it is still full of equipment or gravel, we have permission to overflow into the Sunol Train Station parking lot as a backup. We’ll leave Sunol and travel southwest, up and over the hills past the Calaveras Reservoir and down The Wall for coffee and lunch at Erik’s/Starbucks/Noah’s in Milpitas. This is a simple out-and-back, so we will head back to the hills and grind up the beloved Wall and back to Sunol. We will maintain a Touring through Moderate pace (10 to 16 mph). No drops and regroups as needed. Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels. Check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call us. For reference only: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13651389

Today’s ride takes us from downtown Sunol through Pleasanton, to the scenic Livermore Valley. Between the wildflowers, the green hills and the vineyards the ride should be a feast for the senses. Previous participants of the Cinderella Classic will be familiar with parts of the ride. There are options to shorten the ride and climbing.

Bring money for coffee/snack/lunch in downtown Livermore.
Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or contact the ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is questionable

It’s over the bridge, over the hill and almost to the coast we go, to San Gregorio for lunch. Go easy on the heavy stuff though, because after lunch we will make the climb up Tunitas Creek for the return trip. Meet at the Raley’s Shopping Center parking lot, east side, close to Tutti Frutti, Jarvis Ave & Newark Blvd (Newark). Bring money for a lunch stop en route. Rain cancels.

This will be a new start location. Please park in the Bernal Community Park’s old lot near the playground rather than the new ones near the sports fields. We are pulling out an “old route” from the Cinderella Challenge Series. The Bernal Bump will warm us up and then we will be ready for Cross and Patterson Pass. After a short break in Tracy we will return on Grant Line and Altamont before tackling Carroll and Flynn. After lunch in Livermore, it will be a direct route via Stanley to the finish. For reference only: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13651592. We will maintain a Touring through Moderate pace (10 to 16 mph). No drops and regroups as needed. Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels. Check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call us.

Start time is 8:00 AM at Fremont BART, or 9 AM from Oakland Rockridge BART Station.

From Fremont you can board at the Fremont BART Station and ride the 8:14 a.m. Richmond train to the Rockridge Station in Oakland. (Transfer at the 19th St. Station in Oakland for a Pittsburg/Bay Point train that will deliver us to the Rockridge
station at 9:00 am. Meet at ground level, outside on the south side of the station and near the taxis, buses & “kiss & ride” stop.)

From the Rockridge BART station, we will first head up Old Tunnel Road and make a quick stop at the Oakland Hills Fire Memorial Park; then we will go up and over the Caldecott Tunnel. If there’s no fog, the views will be spectacular. We will continue south along Skyline and descend Redwood Road with a stop in Castro Valley for lunch/coffee. Afterward we will have a mostly flat ride home, with one fun kicker.

Rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or contact the ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is questionable.

This is the metric version of the Primavera with the addition of the canyons from our 5 Canyons ride. Meet at DOWNTOWN Niles parking lot across from H St on Niles Blvd. Bring money for a lunch stop en route. Rain cancels.

This is the metric version of the Primavera with the addition of the canyons from our 5 Canyons ride. Meet at DOWNTOWN Niles parking lot across from H St on Niles Blvd. Bring money for a lunch stop en route. Rain cancels.

It’s the last ride of the LAP series, so let’s ride a metric century! We will start in downtown Niles and generally follow the Club’s Primavera 100K route, but backward. The best thing is we’ve already done the climbs on previous LAP rides; we just need to put them together! We will ride through Niles Canyon and climb Palomares. After Dublin grade, we will have a bite to eat at the Corner Bakery Café then head up Calaveras. By then we will be elated to roll back on a mostly flat ride to the start and finally finish our first metric century of 2017! We can celebrate finishing the ride series at Broncho Billy’s in Niles. We will maintain a Touring through Moderate pace (10 to 16 mph). No drops and regroups as needed. Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels. Check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call us.

Meet at Central Park in San Ramon. Directions to the parking lot from Fremont: 680N, exit Bollinger, right turn onto Bollinger, left at the light on Marketplace (the turn is finally open again, parking lot on the RHS).

Sydney has created a new route for us through San Ramon, Danville and Diablo, with a coffee stop at Starbuck’s in Blackhawk. We will continue on to some familiar areas and roads like Tassajara and Windemere before returning back to our cars on Bollinger Canyon.

Drive the couple of miles to Zachary’s and join us for a slice of pizza after the ride. I’d like to get a count for Zachary’s in advance so please RSVP the night before if possible. No worries about last minute additions to the group though as they are pretty flexible. We can sit outside if the day is nice! No one left behind. Bring $ for coffee and lunch. Extreme temperatures or construction or whim of the ride leader can modify the route. Rain cancels, check yahoo group, email or call me.

This is a fun end to the series – challenging but less so than the previous weeks. Our route will cross the Dumbarton Bridge and take us on the bike
bridge over 101 with a regroup at Burgess Park in Menlo Park. We will climb Sandhill, Alpine and then another seven miles to the gate at the end of Alpine. We’ll Uturn back to Robert’s Market for a quick lunch. We will return on Portola/Sandhill and Willow.

Rain cancels. Check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call the ride leader if in doubt.

For the final ride in the series let’s climb Sierra and then do Calaveras to the Wall and back. Meet at DOWNTOWN Niles parking lot across from H St on Niles Blvd. Bring money for a coffee stop en route. Rain cancels.

Members/volunteers and their families only on these rides! The full century ride is the final ride of the Progressive Ride Series (PRS). All workers rides serve two important functions. First, they allow those members working in support of the Primavera a chance to do the routes, and second, to check the route markings, and route sheets for errors prior to the actual Primavera.
Be self-sufficient. These rides are the full-length Primavera routes, but with only two fully stocked rest stops (Sunol and Rios Lovell). For those doing the 85 and 100 mile routes (M or B pace) please email Andy Sass (andrew.sass@yahoo.com) for estimating food and water needs at the winery. Please be nice to your ride leader. Let him/her know your intentions at the beginning of the ride, or during the ride if you plan on breaking off from the main group.
If you can drive SAG for the100 mile route, or staff the Sunol or Rios Lovell stop, please email the Ride Coordinator at ridecoordinator@ffbc.org.
If there are any minors planning on doing any of these rides, remember that a Minor Release form must be filled out and given to the ride leader, and any rider under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Please send all corrections/issues with regard to route markings to Andy Sass (andrew.sass@yahoo.com) promptly after the ride so corrections can be made for the Primavera ride the following week.
See the Primavera web page for routes and maps.

Social type ride catered to Novices or those looking for a nice relaxing cruise. Plan on ending at the Niles Depot after the ride, for Pizza, Coffee or BYO lunch in the park.

This is a “Cinderella friendly”, no-drop ride open to all club members. It is a scenic ride through Pleasanton, Dublin, and Livermore. Bring money for a coffee stop at Starbucks.
Extreme weather or construction may modify the route and rain cancels. Please check the FFBC Yahoo! Group or the ride leader on the morning of the ride if the weather is questionable.

I will be, one way or another, going up Mines Rd to see the Amgen pro race go by. Mines Rd IS a long uphill to the Junction, (with the Café verified as being open that day). Most of the slope is not that bad- as I have done it twice with our previous Cinderella Challenge training groups! One little section shows on RidewithGPS at 12.8%, but it is short. The upper part of the ride is just like the wooded low slopes of the Sierras, & will be gorgeous. I have confirmed with the Amgen Tour that the racers will be at the top of the Del Puerto Canyon hill approximately 1:15PM- where they have a King of the Hill challenge. We will have time for lunch at the Café before the racers come by. Their route that day can be viewed at http://amgentourofcalifornia.com/stage2. They start at 11:45 in Modesto, & end at the Motor Park at the south end of San Felipe Rd. Note: there are no services or restroom facilities for the entire length until we reach the Junction Café.
This is “Show & Go” for several reasons: I am slow enough that many who would do Mines Rd would just have to be ahead; plus, if we really have a heat wave that day, I may actually drive up Mines Rd!. So, please email me directly if you are interested.

Join us on this annual ride and help me celebrate ANOTHER 29th birthday (my 40th one)! Meet by the bathrooms at Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge. We will take a circuitous route down toward the southern end of Fremont, then head directly south to Milpitas. We will make a brief stop there for coffee and a snack, then proceed around the south end of the Bay to our lunch destination in Palo Alto.

This ride and the related 30-mile ride is designed to reprise the Cinderella Tour ride of early-April.

This is the shorter version of the ride to reprise the Cinderella Tour of early-April. This is a gender-inclusive Women’s Social Ride.

Join Cindy for a Short Notice ride. We will climb Scott Creek and Sandy Wool and loop through San Jose to our coffee stop. No drops, faster riders go ahead.

This ride is ideal for those who participated in the Cinderella Coaching Series, and want to continue riding. We are riding to Alum Rock Park with two short rest stops and one lunch stop. Since REI won’t be open, consider using the bathrooms at Starbucks across the street before we set off on our ride, or wait until we reach our first rest stop at Jose Higuera Adobe Park in Milpitas, about mile 5.7. We will ride along the foothills to Alum Rock Park. Once inside the park, we will climb Inspiration Point and on to the Visitor’s Center for our second rest stop. We will then ride for another 6 or 7 miles to our lunch stop at Noah’s Bagels/Starbucks, so bring $$. We will then head back to our REI start location along a mostly flat route. We will provide route sheets at the start. NOTE: Be sure to bring a spare tube that fits your bike, and appropriate tire changing tools as needed.
Extreme temperatures, park closure or construction may modify the route. Rain cancels. Check the FFBC Yahoo! Group, or email us

Meet at Central Park in San Ramon. Directions to the parking lot from Fremont: 680N, exit Bollinger, right turn onto Bollinger, left at the light on Marketplace (the turn is finally open again, parking lot on the RHS). We will climb to the top of Norris Canyon (looking for the miniature donkeys and peacocks along the way) and then turn back and head up Bollinger Canyon and look for the ostrich. Both climbs are out and back so you can turn around any time you feel like it. After a regroup at Las Trampas parking lot, we will head back to our cars and drive the couple of miles to Zachary’s so we don’t have to ride after eating (and Walt doesn’t have to worry about riding with his leftovers in a pizza box). No one left behind. Bring $ for lunch. If you know you are coming please RSVP so I can make reservations! Extreme temperatures or construction or whim of the ride leader can modify the route. Rain cancels, check yahoo group, email or call me.

Meet at REI parking lot and work our way to Mt. Hamilton. Out/back if you can’t make it to the top, meet you at Starbucks coffee break to celebrate your (partial) accomplishment. Bring $$ for snacks.

Join me for a mellow loop around Woodside and Portola Valley starting from Bayfront Park in Menlo Park. We’ll climb the hill to Woodside and then take one of my favorite roads (Mountain Home) on our way to Portola Valley. We’ll climb Alpine Road all the way to the end, but it that’s too much you can skip the climb and head straight to our coffee stop at Robert’s Market. From there it’s a mostly downhill ride back to the start. We will not be breaking any land speed records on this ride, our pace will be a T-M. Faster riders are welcome too, and are encouraged to do repeats on the hills while waiting for the rest of the group. This ride is perfect for all of our Cindy riders.
The RideWithGPS route is subject to change (slightly).

Come ride in the Highlands! This is a really nice loop through Dublin and Livermore, with regroups. No one left behind. Bring money for coffee/quick lunch stop at Starbucks in Livermore (other lunch options are in the same plaza). Extreme temperatures, construction or the whim of the ride leader may modify the route. Rain cancels, check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call me!

Join us as we search for adventure on Treasure Island! We will gather at the Fremont BART station, 9:00AM on the East Side (toward the hills). We will purchase the tickets (don’t forget your Clipper Card if you have it), trek upstairs and take the TBD train to TBD Station, arriving at TBD. We will update the TBD’s soon! Please contact Ken Goldman if you are meeting us along the way. He will have a meeting location at West Oakland BART and another for those driving plus a suggestion for a parking lot. We will head out to the Bay Bridge via Mandela Parkway. At the top of the bridge, there is a beautiful new vista point (mile 7.2, portable-potties) where we will have a long regroup. There is a short pitchy part up to the top of Yerba Buena before descending down onto Treasure Island. We will ride around Treasure Island and climb back up to Yerba Buena and descend the Bay Bridge. We will lunch at the Public Market in Emeryville. (http://publicmarketemeryville.com/directory/) and then take BART home from MacArthur Station. Lunch probably won’t be until 12:30PM so please bring some snacks. This is a leisurely ride with lots of stopping to look at the sights. No one left behind.

This is a four-week progressive training series in preparation for the Sierra Road Climb. Each week will increase in elevation gain. There are plenty of hills to get us ready. Sept. 4, Week #1 hills: Curtner, Scott Creek to top, The Wall. Sept. 11, Week #2 hills: Animals Backwards, Marsh Rd. Sept. 18, Week #3 Top of Felter to Sierra. Sept. 25, Week #4 Sierra Rd (3 miles of climbing at an average of 10% grade). Bring $$ for drinks and snacks at Starbucks/Noah’s Bagels in Milpitas.

Join me for a few of Fremont’s finest hills. We might ride the neighborhood hills we affectionately call “The Stupid Hills” (Yakama, “The Animals”, Paseo Padre, Pine, Sabercat). Plenty of escape routes are available if you weary of climbing! Bring water, money for coffee and/or a snack (Peet’s/Philiz when it opens!). Ride leader is faint of heart on wet pavement so rain or significant chance of rain cancels. A ride cancellation email will be sent to the FFBC Yahoo! group by ride leader on the morning of the ride if it is being cancelled (no email, means the ride is on). If you are unsure of the ride status, call or text ride leader on the morning of the ride.

To Del Valle and back; mostly flat with an up and down to the lake. We will detour to Happy Valley on the way back.

And now for something completely different! A tour of peninsula hills! Many thanks to Vanessa for getting me “outside” the box! Note the route is a little longer so we will be getting back a bit later. You may return on your own at anytime if you need to be back sooner! Bring water, money for coffee and/or a snack. Ride leader is faint of heart on wet pavement so rain or significant chance of rain cancels. A ride cancellation email will be sent to the FFBC Yahoo! group by ride leader on the morning of the ride if it is being cancelled (no email, means the ride is on). If you are unsure of the ride status, call or text ride leader on the morning of the ride.

Club Business: Election of club officers
Program: TBD
Food and beverages provided.

Co-sponsored by Wheels for Meals Ride training for their event on October 21. FFBC team account has been created if you want to join: https://support.feedingseniors.org/checkout/register?eid=128245&ftid=128782

They will supply support for this event. Bring $$ for rest stop at outdoor seating at Freewheel Brewing Company, 3736 Florence St, Redwood City. Please drink responsibily.

What does it take to be a ride leader? Where do I find those forms? What if I can’t change a flat or I’m directionally challenged, can I still lead a ride?
Come find out at this meeting, followed by a short ride.

A tour of the hills south of Fremont! Choices abound! Calaveras and down Marsh, with a delightful treat of “The Wall” on the way down Calaveras! Other options include a few of the “The Hills of Insanity” (Scott Creek, Country Club, Sweigert and Suncrest. Bring water, money for coffee, snack, or lunch because as always, we will definitely stop for a well deserved break (most likely Starbucks/Noah’s in Milpitas)! Again, please be sure to thank Vanessa for this wonderful route!
Ride leader is faint of heart on wet pavement so rain or significant chance of rain cancels. A ride cancellation email will be sent to the FFBC Yahoo! group by ride leader on the morning of the ride if it is being cancelled (no email, means the ride is on). If you are unsure of the ride status, call or text ride leader on the morning of the ride.

The last of three summits in the Bay Area this year, celebrating with the easiest one, Mt Tam. This is part of the Marin Century – Alpine Lake, Ridgecrest Blvd views of the ocean, out/back to the Friends of Mt. Tam peak, drop to Stinson Beach along Shoreline Hwy, coffee stop at Bovine Bakery in Point Reyes Station (mile 40), leisurely downhill Nicasio Valley Rd to start. Dress for possible fog/windy conditions along the coastline. Optional celebratory post ride libations at Iron Springs Pub & Brewery outdoor tables. Bring $$ for snacks & drinks. Anyone interested in supplementing a full century, email me and we’ll start from Crissy Fields in SF at 7:00 AM. Car pools are encouraged and I’ll connect you up with others.

Come celebrate the opening of Palomares! This is one of my favorite rides – my Niles Canyon Alternative! Warning: Not many escape routes available on the climbs! Bring water, money for coffee, snack, or lunch because as always, we will definitely stop for the well deserved break (Pearl’s/Subway)! Ride leader is faint of heart on wet pavement so rain or significant chance of rain cancels. A ride cancellation email will be sent to the FFBC Yahoo! group by ride leader on the morning of the ride if it is being cancelled (no email, means the ride is on). If you are unsure of the ride status, call or text ride leader on the morning of the ride.

Let’s take advantage of the one hour a year that the canyon is open to bicycles only.

Roll from Niles at 7:30 SHARP and get through the canyon while it is closed to walkers and cars. After a short break in Sunol, it is over 84 to Livermore and a loop on Kalthoff Commons (Tour of Tuscany) to Wetmore and a bathroom break. Then through the vineyards, through Livermore to Jack London/Stoneridge and Las Positas following the Primavera Route with a stop in Muirwood Community Park. From there it is over Dublin Grade and Palomares to Niles Canyon and back to Niles. We will go slow through Niles Canyon which will have walkers and less experienced cyclists, but it is a short section.

Come join us for a very pretty ride around some of the Southbay’s most picturesque reservoirs. We’ll start at Almaden Lake Park and ride a very nice bike trail for a couple miles and then go past Calero, Chesbro, and Uvas reservoirs before having lunch in Morgan Hill. There are no long or difficult hills on this route and the return from Morgan Hill is mostly flat.

Meet at Almaden Lake Park, San Jose.
Directions to the start: Take I-680 south and continue on I-280 north. Near downtown San Jose, exit onto 87 south(Guadalupe Fwy south). Exit onto Santa Teresa Blvd (do not get on 85). When the road starts to curve to the left, make a right turn onto Coleman Rd. Then a left turn onto Winfield and park anywhere along the road. If you park inside the parking lot there is a fee. There is also additional parking in the Light Rail lot behind the apartments on the other side of Coleman Rd. there is a bike trail from there under the road into the park.
But be sure to enter the park through the gate on Winfield and we will meet near the restrooms and Bocce ball courts.
For GPS you can use: Almaden Lake Park
15652 Almaden Expy
San Jose‎ California‎ 95120

Ride through Livermore with a climb up Del Valle Rd and down to the boat house at Del Valle Regional park. We’ll take a restroom/snack break before we ride back up (and down) Del Valle Rd and back to the park.

Come join us for a beautiful ride through the woods above Gilroy.
If you’ve done the Tierra Bella, you know
how pretty the Canada
Loop is. We will add
an out and back to the Old Hot Springs
Lodge, which is not part of the T.B.
This is a delightful ride on
roads you will probably never see from your car.
There is some climbing, but it is less than a Calaveras loop.
Directions to the start:
:
101 South to Gilroy.
Exit 152 West (Leavesley Rd turning right–away from the outlet mall).
Right on Church
Left on Mantelli
Left into Las Animas Veteran’s Park parking lot.
Restrooms are available.

Halloween – Trick or Treat! How appropriate! Warning: Not many escape routes available on the climbs! However there is BART from Castro Valley/Hayward! Bring water, money for coffee, snack, or lunch because as always, we will definitely stop for the well deserved break! Ride leader is faint of heart on wet pavement so rain or significant chance of rain cancels. A ride cancellation email will be sent to the FFBC Yahoo! group by ride leader on the morning of the ride if it is being cancelled (no email, means the ride is on). If you are unsure of the ride status, call or text ride leader on the morning of the ride.

Join us for a ride to Alum Rock Park! Let’s meet at Downtown Niles (remember to park in the back portion of the lot) at 08:15 AM, for an 08:30 AM rollout. Bring some money for coffee; we’ll either stop at Noah’s Bagels in Milpitas in the middle or Devout Coffee in Niles at the end, depending on how the group feels. Hope to see you there!

Come ride a great rural road with no stop signs, no traffic lights, no intersections and almost no traffic -unless you count the cows. This is a very pretty ride; very similar to Mines Road-but much less climbing. It is an out and back ride -27.5 miles out to a bar/cafe (Panoche Inn) with cold drinksand sandwiches available. And picnic tables.
This is one of our favorite rides. There are no long or steep climbs. Difficulty is roughly equivalent to a Calaveras loop with no wall. This is a “Cinderella Friendly” ride. No one left behind.
Preview the route sheet at:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7zcxscd49jsupzv/AACBgLzsQFfE9SCSEIW4tdhQa/Panoche%20Road?dl=0&preview=PanocheRoad.xls

Directions to the start of the ride: Hwy 101 south to Gilroy. Exit to Rte. 25 towards Hollister. Follow the 25 bypass around Hollister and continue about 8 miles south of town on Hwy 25 to Paicines. Look for a left turn onto (little) Panoche Rd (J-1). There is a general store on the left just past
the intersection (if you miss the turn). After the left turn just park on the right shoulder of the road away from the intersection.
Note: There are no restrooms at the start. We suggest you make a stop in Hollister on the way. You should allow yourself about 1
hour and 15 minutes driving time from Fremont.

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Wear an FFBC club jersey and let’s stay close to home. With the bridge construction at Don Edward, we are changing the start to the new Sprouts located in the former Raley’s Shopping Center (6399 Jarvis Ave, Newark). We will mainly stay in Fremont but ride through Newark and sometimes Union City and Milpitas on occasion. Sometimes the climbing is optional. We always stop for coffee and riders are welcome to head back on their own if they know the way. Usually we ride without route sheets so we regroup as necessary and no one is left behind. Bring $ for lunch. Extreme temperatures, construction or the whim of the ride leader may modify the route. Rain cancels, check FFBC Yahoo! Group, email or call! me!

Join me for a social and picturesque ride from South San Francisco back to Fremont. We will ride the Centennial Trail to San Bruno and then go up Sneath to Skyline. Then we will ride the San Andreas and the Sawyer Camp Trails along the reservoirs. We will use the Ralston Bike Bridge to Canada Road and come home through Woodside, Menlo Park and the Dumbarton. We should have a nice tailwind all day.
The ride will end at Fremont BART but riders may turn off as needed to head for home. We will make at least one coffee/food stop along the way.
I will be taking the 8:36 SF/Daly City train from Fremont. We will need to change trains at Balboa Park to get on an SFO train to South San Francisco-Arriving at 9:49. We should be on the road by 10:00. If you are getting on BART at another station, please make sure that you will make it to SSF by 9:49.
There should be plenty of parking at the BART stations, but be aware that you will need to pay for parking.

Join us this month for another low-key, leisurely ride around the tri-city area. This ride is geared (pun intended!) towards our female riders but men are also welcome. We will re-group as needed. Nobody will be left behind. Optional coffee and extra socialization at Starbucks at the end. Rain or threat of rain will cancel the ride.

This week the route starts from the gravel lot across from the Sunol Train Station. There are lots of places we can go and sometimes a portion of the climbing is optional and mileage can be reduced. Our favorite destinations include the Corner Bakery or Peet’s via Kilkare, the water tower and Bernal Bump or maybe out to Panama Bay Coffee in Livermore by way of Sycamore Grove/Holdener Park or the climbs out by Signal Hill and the fun descent on Croak Road with lunch at Panera in Livermore. Another favorite is Denica’s in Dublin via Windemere. Bring $ for coffee or lunch. Extreme temperatures, construction or the whim of the ride leader may modify the route. Rain cancels, check Yahoo group, email or call me.

This ride will circumnavigate the South bay in a clockwise direction. It’s pretty flat with a good portion of the ride on bike trails with NO car traffic. Some trails are hard packed dirt trails, but road bikes are fine. You will just be a little dusty when you get home. The pace will be brisk commute pace with two or three regroups for water and nature breaks. We plan to be back about noon time. Please be self sufficient with food or energy snacks. Please arrive at the start location at SNAP Fitness parking lot by 8:15 to sign in. We will depart promptly at 8:30. Please contact me with any questions.

Come join us for a local loop over Palomares with a detour up
Schafer Ranch/Inspiration and a great descent into Dublin. We’ll stop for
coffee/lunch on the way home at The Corner Bakery in Pleasanton
(other lunch options available). This ride has a little more
climbing than a Calaveras loop. This is a T/M ride and no one will
be left behind.

It’s time to start training for 100k rides, including the annual Cinderella Classic ride! For our first conditioning ride we’ll do an easy ride around Fremont, with a coffee stop at Mission Coffee. This ride is open to all club members (male and female).

For our second ride in the series we have a mostly flat route out and back to Alviso. Most of the route is on paved trails. No one left behind – we have multiple pace ride leaders and faster riders are welcome and can ride with the faster ride leaders.
This ride is open to all club members (male and female).

For the third ride in the series we’ll go south and tackle “The Animals”. The route is a little more challenging than last week’s ride with a few short “kickers”. After “The Animals” we’ll get a well-deserved downhill along Mission Blvd. to downtown Niles. We’ll make our way from there around Quarry Lakes and back to the start. Optional coffee at Suju’s after the ride. Remember these conditioning rides are open to all club members.

Join us for a great ride through Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore through some surprisingly scenic, rural areas. Bring money for a coffee stop in Livermore. Remember these conditioning rides are open to all club members.
Rain cancels

Join us for a ride down to beautiful Alum Rock Park. This perennial club favorite winds it’s way along the foothills to San
Jose. Once in the park we’ll re-group at the Visitor’s Center and then take the paved trail behind it up to Inspiration Point. On our way back we’ll stop for coffee so bring money for a snack.
Rain cancels.

Hello! Join us for a leisurely climb up Mt. Hamilton to Lick Observatory. We will meet at the intersection of Alum Rock Ave and Mt Hamilton Road at 08:30, and roll out at 08:45. Hope to see you there!

Join us for a casual slow paced ride to Alviso utilizing a combination of trails and road. We will stop at the Marina and also visit a local taco truck for a mid ride snack. Ride will leave at 9:30

This is a classic ride of the Cinderella Training Series. The route takes us up Alpine, around Arastradero, Foothill, Sandhill, Manzanita, Mountain Home and Woodside Road, to name a few. It’s quite the adventure! There will be a coffee stop in the middle so bring money.
Rain cancels.

Looking for a slow paced ride? Join us on a nice leisurely stroll to downtown San Jose utilizing many of the trail systems along the way. Coffee stop at the halfway point at B2 Coffee (Starbucks also near by). This is a no drop ride with multiple regroups. Rain cancels.

Join us as we ride a fun, flat loop around the bay. We’ll start in Warm Springs, head south to Milpitas, across the bottom of the bay to Mountain View, over to Palo Alto and Menlo Park before our return trip across the “Dumbo” to Fremont.

We are asking everyone to wear an FFBC, Cinderella, or Primavera jersey for this ride, if you have one!
Remember these conditioning rides are open to all club members.
Bring money for coffee/snack/lunch in Menlo Park.
Rain cancels.

Yet another ride we “borrowed” from the LAP series! We will meet at Cardoza Park in Milpitas. From the 680 freeway, head east on Jacklin Rd. Turn south on N. Park Victoria Dr. and then east on Kennedy Dr. Meet in the first parking lot on the right by the bathrooms. From there, we’ll ride to San Jose’s Mt. Pleasant to warm-up our calves. After looping around Evergreen Community College and head towards San Felipe Road. Once we reach the summit, we’ll roll back down for coffee/lunch at La Boulangerie. The route includes options to skip major climbs. Our return to Milpitas will be on rollers at the base of the foothills.
Rain cancels.

This week we move the start time to 8:30!

Join us for one of the highlights of the Conditioning Ride Series, a ride to beautiful Crystal Springs Reservoir. Starting at Bayfront Park, we ride to Menlo Park where we’ll weave through the neighborhoods. We’ll make our way to Woodside and then ride down Canada Rd. taking in the beautiful views of the reservoir. We’ll U-turn at HWY 92 and head to our coffee/lunch stop. From there we’ll make our way back to the start of the ride!

Rain cancels.

Please join us on a women’s beginner mountain bike clinic. We will start at the Alameda Creek staging area and go over safety basics, bike/body positioning and basic skills. The clinic will then proceed to ride on some basic single track as well as some climbing and descents at Coyote Hills. Anticipated time will be 3 hours. Mountain bikes are mandatory and the group size will be limited to 6 riders. Email to reserve a spot.

Also, this is only open to club members, as per club policy in regards to mountain biking there are no guests allowed.

Today’s ride takes us from downtown Sunol through Pleasanton, to the scenic Livermore Valley. Between the wildflowers, the green hills and the vineyards the ride should be a feast for the senses. Previous participants of the Cinderella Classic will be familiar with parts of the ride.

Bring money for coffee/snack/lunch in downtown Livermore.
Rain cancels.

This is a fun end to the series – challenging but less so than the previous weeks. Our route will cross the Dumbarton Bridge and take us on the bike
bridge over 101 with a regroup at Burgess Park in Menlo Park. We will climb Sandhill, Alpine and then another seven miles to the gate at the end of Alpine. We’ll U-turn back to Robert’s Market for a quick lunch. We will return on Portola/Sandhill and Willow.

Rain cancels.

Come join us for the great climb from Oakland up Old Tunnel
Road and over the top of the Caldecott Tunnel to Skyline. We’ll
make a quick “historical” stop at the monument/display about the
1991 Oakland Hills Fire. You will enjoy great views across the
Bay of San Francisco and whole area as you climb (unless there
is fog). The Old Tunnel Road climb is less than two miles and not
very steep–easier than the climb to the “false summit” on
Calaveras Road. We will then continue along Skyline and
descend Redwood Road before riding back into Castro Valley for
lunch/coffee. From there, we will use a relatively flat route home.

The ride will start with a BART ride to the Rockridge station. We
will leave Fremont on a Richmond train at 8:35 AM. We will
change trains at 19th St. Oakland for a Pittsburg/Baypoint train
that will arrive at Rockridge at 9:20. We should be on the road by 9:30.
We will ride back to the Fremont BART station.
All “T/M” paced riders are welcome to join us and
as always, no one will be left behind. Faster riders who are
willing to regroup are always welcome.

See you on the train!

Join us for a social ride to see the Redwood City Cross high atop the Emerald Hills overlooking the bay. We’ll ride across the Dumbarton and up to Woodside. From Canada Road we’ll do a little moderate climbing for 1.5 miles on some low traffic back roads to get up to the cross.
Meet at 9:00 and roll at 9:15. Lunch/coffee stop on the way back.

Clockwise Palomares loop including Laurel Creek and the Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail. Coffee stop in Pleasanton.

Join us for my 5th annual Christmas Lights Ride! Get into the Holiday spirit with a festive ride through Fremont to enjoy some local light displays. We will visit our favorites from last year, but if you know of a good light display, let me know and maybe I can work it in. As with any night ride, everyone must have a headlight and a taillight. A reflective vest is strongly recommended. Decorate your bike with additional lights for extra visibility and fun! Let me know if you have any questions.

We only have a few more days to accumulate Pedal Pounder miles in 2018, so let’s ride to Sandy Wool Lake. We’ll make our way down to Calaveras and take Downing to Sandy Wool Lake. On our return we will climb Warren and take Mission back toward Niles. We’ll regroup a few times and make sure nobody gets left behind. Bring $ for a refreshment stop at Noah’s/Starbucks in Milpitas.

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It’s time to start training for 100k rides, including the annual Cinderella Classic ride! For our first conditioning ride we’ll do an easy ride around Fremont, with a coffee stop at Mission Coffee. This ride is open to all club members (male and female).

For our second ride in the series we have a mostly flat route out and back to Alviso. Most of the route is on paved trails. Coffee stop at Panera. This ride is open to all club members (male and female).

This is for anyone who wants to ride Calaveras but doesn’t want to ride Niles Canyon. Let’s meet at the gravel parking lot across from the Sunol Train Station at 9:30am Tuesday for a 9:45 roll. This is an out and back along Calaveras. We’ll ride through Sunol, up Calaveras to the top of the Wall, then return to Sunol the way we came. We’ll end with coffee at the Sunol Casa Bella Bistro. Pace: T-M, with a couple of regroups.

For the third ride in the series we’ll go south and tackle “The Animals”. The route is a little more challenging than last week’s ride with a few short “kickers”. After “The Animals” we’ll get a well-deserved downhill along Mission Blvd. to downtown Niles. We’ll make our way from there around Quarry Lakes and back to the start. Optional coffee at Suju’s after the ride. Remember these conditioning rides are open to all club members.

Join us for a great ride through Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore through some surprisingly scenic, rural areas. Bring money for a coffee stop in Livermore. Remember these conditioning rides are open to all club members.

Join us for a ride down to beautiful Alum Rock Park. This perennial club favorite winds it’s way along the foothills to San Jose. Once in the park we’ll re-group at the Visitor’s Center and then take the paved trail behind it up to Inspiration Point. On our way back we’ll stop for coffee so bring money for a snack.

This is a classic ride of the Cinderella Training Series. The route takes us up Alpine, around Arastradero, Foothill, Sandhill, Manzanita, Mountain Home and Woodside Road, to name a few. It’s quite the adventure! There will be a coffee stop in the middle so bring money.
Rain cancels.

Join us as we ride a fun, flat loop around the bay. We’ll start in Warm Springs, head south to Milpitas, across the bottom of the bay to Mountain View, over to Palo Alto and Menlo Park before our return trip across the “Dumbo” to Fremont.

We are asking everyone to wear an FFBC, Cinderella, or Primavera jersey for this ride, if you have one!
Remember these conditioning rides are open to all club members.
Bring money for coffee/snack/lunch in Menlo Park.
Rain cancels.

Join us for one of the highlights of the Conditioning Ride Series, a ride to beautiful Crystal Springs Reservoir. Starting at Bayfront Park, we ride to Menlo Park where we’ll weave through the neighborhoods. We’ll make our way to Woodside and then ride down Canada Rd. taking in the beautiful views of the reservoir. We’ll U-turn at HWY 92 and head to our coffee/lunch stop. From there we’ll make our way back to the start of the ride!
Rain cancels.

This is a fun end to the series – challenging but less so than the previous weeks. Our route will cross the Dumbarton Bridge and take us on the bike bridge over 101 with a regroup at Burgess Park in Menlo Park. We will climb Sandhill, Alpine and then another seven miles to the gate at the end of Alpine. We’ll Uturn back to Robert’s Market for a quick lunch. We will return on Portola/Sandhill and Willow.
Rain cancels. Check FFBC Group, email or call the ride leader if in doubt.

Meet at 8:30 for a 8:45am start. We will ride to the top of Diablo via the South Entrance, descend through the North Entrance, then head East and South through Clayton to Morgan Territory. Then down the plunge back to the start via Highland and Camino Tassajara. Stops for water and nature breaks. Please be self sufficient and bring all necessary food/calories to finish the ride. Minimal stops and only brief regrouping.

NOTE: Riders arriving by car are asked to park in the unpaved parking area across from the train station.

Meet at 8:45 am for a 9:00 am start. Let’s enjoy the wildflowers up Calaveras! We will start in Sunol and ride up Calaveras to the top of the Wall, then ride back to Sunol for coffee. Bring plenty of water and snacks as our restroom and coffee break won’t be until the end.

Rain, significant chance of rain or poor riding condition cancels. Check https://ffbc.groups.io/g/info/topics the morning of the ride to see if it is cancelled. No post means the ride is on.

Have you been itching to do a century ride but unable to do one on a weekend? Join us as we do a combination of two missed PRS rides this year. We will meet at the Livermore Public Library at Civic Center and then ride Corral Hollow Road out to Tracy. We will stop for food in Tracy at the Four Corners Restaurant (26 miles), then turn South towards Patterson. We will stop in Patterson at Starbucks (52 miles) and then ride Del Puerto Canyon Rd. At 69 miles we will have a bathroom break at Frank Raines OHV Park and stop for water at Mile 72 at Adobe Canyon Springs. We will then continue on Del Puerto Canyon Rd to The Junction café (Mile 78). The café will be closed, but we will stop at the picnic tables outside the restaurant to eat our own food. We will then take Mines Road back to Livermore.

We missed Starkbierfest and it’s too early for Oktoberfest but who needs an excuse to pedal to Oakland for some good German beer and food? And since there’s no such thing as a free lunch, or free beer, we’ll work hard to get there. We’ll start the adventure by waking our legs and lungs up with a ride up beautiful Palomares, across Seven Hills (which, surprisingly, has 7 hills!) to Lake Chabot Road, drop into San Leandro and then weave our way through scenic Oakland to our destination – Brotzeit Lokal. We’ll eat and drink (beer optional, please drink responsibly) and then, with full bellies, take the flat way back to Fremont while singing German drinking songs. The return trip will include 3 miles of dirt/gravel trail through the Hayward Regional Shoreline.
BART is close to Brotzeit Lokal so that’s always an option for the return trip if you need to get back early or you don’t want to do the full ride.

For the 20th anniversary of my very first 29th Birthday Ride, I intend to visit the past and do the (nearly) original route of my first one. Join me on this (almost) annual ride and help me celebrate ANOTHER 29th birthday (my 42nd one)! Meet on the west side of the Fremont BART Station at 8:00am. We will take the 8:50am San Francisco BART train to Daly City Station, arriving at 9:54am. We’ll then pedal back to Fremont. During our ride we’ll travel on the scenic Sawyer Camp Trail at Crystal Springs Reservoir. Bring money for BART ticket ($7.30), or purchase one ahead of time! We will stop in Palo Alto for lunch.

Once again it’s time for our annual Das Brew rides (our 6th year!). What better way to wind down the week than with a short bike ride followed by some good, local beer? We’ll ride a leisurely loop around Fremont/Newark (the route changes every week) finishing before dark ~7:30, with plenty of time to imbibe some nice, cold, fresh beer. A flight of 4 beers is still only $8, or you can buy a mug for $6-$7. Beer tasting after the ride is optional. Please drink responsibly! Food is available for purchase at Das Brew (from a rotating list of food trucks), or you can bring your own snacks to share with the group. Parking is very limited at the tasting room but they have an arrangement with the users of office building next door to park there.

Once again it’s time for our annual Das Brew rides (our 6th year!). What better way to wind down the week than with a short bike ride followed by some good, local beer? We’ll ride a leisurely loop around Fremont/Newark (the route changes every week) finishing before dark ~7:30, with plenty of time to imbibe some nice, cold, fresh beer. A flight of 4 beers is still only $8, or you can buy a mug for $6-$7. Beer tasting after the ride is optional. Please drink responsibly! Food is available for purchase at Das Brew (from a rotating list of food trucks), or you can bring your own snacks to share with the group. Parking is very limited at the tasting room but they have an arrangement with the users of office building next door to park there.

Meet at 8:00am for a 8:15 am Start. It’s Hammy Time! Come join us on a wonderful climb up Mt. Hamilton to visit Lick Observatory on the top.

Jennifer Reungchai: rulersakura@gmail.com
510-585-8248

Join David and I for a casual ride out to Alum Rock.

Once again it’s time for our annual Das Brew rides (our 6th year!). What better way to wind down the week than with a short bike ride followed by some good, local beer? We’ll ride a leisurely loop around Fremont/Newark (the route changes every week) finishing before dark ~7:30, with plenty of time to imbibe some nice, cold, fresh beer. A flight of 4 beers is still only $8, or you can buy a mug for $6-$7. Beer tasting after the ride is optional. Please drink responsibly! Food is available for purchase at Das Brew (from a rotating list of food trucks), or you can bring your own snacks to share with the group. Parking is very limited at the tasting room but they have an arrangement with the users of office building next door to park there.

Alas it’s time for the last Das Brew ride of the Summer! What better way to wind down the Summer (and the week) than with a short bike ride followed by some good, local beer? We’ll ride a leisurely loop around Fremont/Newark (the route changes every week) finishing before dark ~7:30, with plenty of time to imbibe some nice, cold, fresh beer. A flight of 4 beers is still only $8, or you can buy a mug for $6-$7. Beer tasting after the ride is optional. Please drink responsibly! Food is available for purchase at Das Brew (from a rotating list of food trucks), or you can bring your own snacks to share with the group. Parking is very limited at the tasting room but they have an arrangement with the users of office building next door to park there.

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We will ride from Niles up Palomares and over to Castro Valley with a coffee stop at Bodi’s Java in Castro Valley. The ride will officially end at the Club Picnic at Quarry Lakes Park. After filling yourself with BBQ, sides, beer etc., you are free to ride the 2 1/2 miles back to Niles whenever you are ready.

Come join me to enjoy Niles Canyon without any vehicles. We will head to Sunol, up Foothills, Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail, and coffee at Corner Bakery in Pleasanton. Then return on Happy Valley and back through the canyon again–car free.

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We will ride From Lake Almaden Park up Los Alamitos Creek Trail to McKean/Uvas road. Then past Calero, Chesbro, and Uvas Reservoirs before stopping for a snack/lunch in Morgan Hill. We will use a flat route to return.
To get to Lake Almaden Park: Take 680 south becomes 280. Near downtown San Jose exit southbound onto Hwy 87. Stay on 87 until it ends and then continue south onto Santa Teresa Blvd. In about 1/2 mile turn right on Coleman and left at the next light onto Winfield. Continue down Winfield and you will see the entrance to the park on your right. There is a fee for parking in the parking lot, so we suggest parking on Winfield Blvd. and just riding through the gate. We will meet by the restrooms near the gate at the south end of the bocci ball courts. For a GPS : 5949 Winfield Blvd 95118. We have never had any parking problems, but if the street is full, there is a parking lot for the light rail station which is behind the apartments directly across Coleman.

Join the Race Team for an off season cooperative group ride. Anyone thinking of joining the Race Team for 2020 is encouraged to join in this ride. Please meet at the Don Edwards parking lot at 8:15 to sign in for a 8:30am departure. If needed, the group will make a few stops for bio breaks and regroup points. Please be prompt and self sufficient. Please load the route into your navigation device. Strava course link is also available: https://www.strava.com/routes/21757025

Join the Race Team for an off season cooperative group ride. Anyone considering joining the Race Team for 2020 is encouraged to join in this ride. Please meet at the Niles Station parking lot at 8:15 to sign in for a 8:30am departure. If needed, the group will make a few stops for bio breaks and regroup points. Please be prompt and self sufficient. Please load the route into your navigation device. Strava course link is also available:
https://www.strava.com/routes/21757226

NOTE FOR WEEKEND RIDES: Riders arriving by car are asked to park in the unpaved parking area south of the train station.

Rain, significant chance of rain or poor riding condition cancels. A ride cancellation email will be posted to “https://ffbc.groups.io/g/info/topics” by the ride leader on the morning of the ride if it is being cancelled (no email means the ride is on). If you are unsure of the ride status, call or text ride leader on the morning of the ride. Note ride end time is a rough estimate.

Join the Race Team for an off season cooperative group ride. Anyone considering joining the Race Team for 2020 is encouraged to join in this ride. Please meet at the Niles Station parking lot at 8:15 to sign in for a 8:30am departure. If needed, the group will make a few stops for bio breaks and regroup points. Please be prompt and self sufficient. Please load the route into your navigation device as cue sheets will NOT be provided. Strava course link is also available:
https://www.strava.com/routes/21757452

This ride will take the flat route through Union City, Hayward and Castro Valley before proceeding up Redwood Road to Redwood Regional Park and back on Skyline and a relatively flat route through Fairmont back to Niles.

NOTE FOR WEEKEND RIDES: Riders arriving by car are asked to park in the unpaved parking area south of the train station.

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Join the Race Team for an off season cooperative group ride. Anyone considering joining the Race Team for 2020 is encouraged to join in this ride. Please meet at Don Edwards Visitor Center at 7:45am sign in and 8:00am sharp departure. If needed, the group will make a few stops for bio breaks and regroup points. Please be prompt and self sufficient. Please load the route into your navigation device. Please note that a cue sheet will NOT be provided. If you need one, please print the sheet from Ridewithgps and bring it with you. Strava course link is also available:
https://www.strava.com/routes/21757616
This ride will cross the Dumbarton bridge, head North through PA and RWC to Edgewood Rd and Canada Rd, then head South through Woodside, Portola Valley and climb Alpine Rd. Then head back to Don Edwards.

NOTE FOR WEEKEND RIDES: If you plan to drive to the start point, please park at the large main parking lot at the top of the rise and not the smaller Visitor parking lot with limited spaces. The ride will meet in that small parking lot near the visitor center and bathrooms.

Join the Race Team for an off season cooperative group ride. Anyone considering joining the Race Team for 2020 is encouraged to join in this ride. Please meet at Niles Station at 7:45am sign in and 8:00am sharp departure. If needed, the group will make a few stops for bio breaks and regroup points. Please be prompt and self sufficient. Please load the route into your navigation device. Please note that a cue sheet will NOT be provided. If you need one, please print the sheet from Ridewithgps and bring it with you. Strava course link is also available:
https://www.strava.com/routes/21757778
This ride will climb Palomares Rd, descend to Castro Valley and Dublin Grade into Livermore. Then take Camino Tassajara to San Ramon, Climb Norris Canyon and proceed back to Niles via Castro Valley, Hayward and Union City.

NOTE FOR WEEKEND RIDES: Riders arriving by car are asked to park in the unpaved parking area south of the train station.

We will be riding to Tracy today and returning on Sunday. Bring a small overnight bag to the start and there will be a vehicle to carry all the bags to Tracy; although there will not be any sag available during the ride.

We will stop for coffee in Livermore; then go out Tesla Road to the Corral Hollow summit before descending into Tracy for lunch. After lunch it’s just a couple of miles to our hotel. When we have done this ride in the past, most of us would get together for a group dinner in the evening. There will be a choice of restaurants within walking distance of the motel.

At the time of this posting we have not yet determined which motel we will be headquartered at, although you can certainly stay wherever you wish. We will update that info when it is finalized. Because of that, there might be a change to the very end of the route to take us to the correct motel. Stay tuned….

Join the Race Team for an off season cooperative group ride. Anyone considering joining the Race Team for 2020 is encouraged to join in this ride. Please meet at Niles Station at 7:45am sign in and 8:00am sharp departure. If needed, the group will make a few stops for bio breaks and regroup points. Please be prompt and self sufficient. Please load the route into your navigation device. Please note that a cue sheet will NOT be provided. If you need one, please print the sheet from Ridewithgps and bring it with you. Strava course link is also available:

This ride will take the standard route to Livermore via Niles Canyon, Sunol-Pleasanton Rd, Vinyard, Wetmore, Arroyo, Marina, and Tesla. Then the Wente RR loop of Greenville, Altamount, N & S Flynn, Patterson, Cross will be taken before heading back to Fremont.
https://www.strava.com/routes/21757929
NOTE FOR WEEKEND RIDES: Riders arriving by car are asked to park in the unpaved parking area south of the train station.

This is the return ride from our overnight trip to Tracy. We will assemble in the parking lot in front of our motel and then head home via Old Altamont Road. We will stop for coffee in Pleasanton before finishing in Niles where our luggage vehicle will be waiting for us.

Since the specific motel has not yet been chosen, the rwgps route may be updated in the future to start from a different location.

Traditional Palomares loop with the addition of Schaefer Ranch and Inspiration Drive. Coffee/lunch at Corner Bakery.

Join us for my 6th annual Christmas Lights Ride! Get into the Holiday spirit with a festive ride through Fremont to enjoy some local light displays. We will visit our favorites from last year, but if you know of a good light display, let me know and maybe I can work it in. As with any night ride, everyone must have a headlight and a taillight. A reflective vest is strongly recommended. Decorate your bike with additional lights for extra visibility and fun! Let me know if you have any questions.

Today is a holiday, so less BART and people traffic. Meet at Phils Coffee on Market Street in San Francisco from the Embarcardero BART. Weekend/holiday GREEN LINE train leaves Fremont 7:36am and arrives 8:22am. Board towards the last few cars and I’ll look for you to sign-in. Easy morning crossing Golden Gate, through Tiburon, and rest stop at Larkspur Landing (Shake Shack, Marin Brewing, Starbucks, or other) after mile 25. Cross SR-Richmond Bridge, follow Bay Bridge Trail to Oakland Bay Bridge out-back to the end at McArthur BART. Please RSVP so I can expect to wait if your train is delayed. Rain or severe weather cancels.

MEETING TIME: Sunday, Mar 1, 9:45 am for 10:00 departure

MEETING LOCATION: Meet at corner of Sumner Ave and Via Soderini (216 Via Soderini, Aptos). Take Highway 17 to Highway 1 South. Follow Highway 1 South about 10 miles. Exit right on San Andreas Rd.; turn right at Seascape Blvd.; turn left on Sumner Ave to Via Solderini. Park curbside along Sumner Avenue on either side of street. Restrooms and water available at park across railroad tracks.

This is the SeaScape route shamelessly borrowed from the Western Wheelers LDT series. Come see Monterey Bay and the scenic apple orchards of Corralitos. Our route includes Aptos Beach, Hames Road, and Brown’s Valley to lunch, hot cider and pie at Gizdich Ranch apple orchards. Return via Larkin Valley Road.

There are several options to shorten the ride by 5-10 miles and cut some climbing off the route. There will be regroups about every 5 miles and bathrooms/water about every 10 miles.

In a repeat of last year’s ride, which revisited the early years of this ride, I intend to do the (nearly) original route of my first one. Join me on this (almost) annual outing and help me celebrate ANOTHER 29th birthday (my 43rd one)! Meet on the east side of the Fremont BART Station at 8:30am. We will take the 9:08am San Francisco BART train to Daly City Station, arriving at 10:11am. We’ll then pedal back to Fremont. During our ride we’ll travel on the scenic Sawyer Camp Trail at Crystal Springs Reservoir. Bring money for BART ticket ($7.65), or purchase one ahead of time. You can also use your Clipper Card ($7.15). We will stop in Palo Alto for lunch.

Al Quintana: alanq44@hotmail.com, (510) 760-9245

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NOTE FOR WEEKEND RIDES: Riders arriving by car are asked to park in the unpaved parking area south of the train station.

Meet at 8:45 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m. start. A leisurely out-and-back on the Alameda Creek Trail. Start in Niles, turn around when you need to. Meet back at the Niles parking lot at 11:15am for a socially-distant picnic (Devout Coffee and Time for Tea are across the street) to discuss next steps and a possible Fall Cinderella Conditioning Ride Series.

Meet at 9:00 a.m. for a 9:15 a.m. start.

Several club members expressed in interest in an easy ride series to get back in shape, and we have the perfect series for you: The Cinderella Conditioning Ride Series (CCRS)! We’ll start with an easy ride around Fremont, with an optional coffee stop at Mission Coffee. (Mission Coffee is only open for take out, but luckily there’s a nice grassy area just to the left.) If you haven’t been riding this is a chance to warm up. If you have been riding, this will be a nice social ride. This ride is open to all club members (male and female).

The cue sheet is attached to this calendar event. Please print and bring your own copy.

NOTE: If you want to keep this edition of the Cinderella Conditioning Ride Series going, please consider being a ride leader. Contact the Ride Coordinator if you’re interested.

Meet at 8:45 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m. start. For our second ride in the series we have a mostly flat route to Alviso and back. Most of the route is on paved trails. Coffee at Starbucks at the end. This ride is open to all club members (male and female).

The cue sheet is attached to this calendar event. Please print and bring your own copy.

Join us for a great ride through Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore through some surprisingly scenic, rural areas. Bring money for a coffee stop in Livermore. Remember these conditioning rides are open to all club members.

Join us for a ride down to beautiful Alum Rock Park. This perennial club favorite winds it’s way along the foothills to San Jose. Once in the park we’ll re-group at the Visitor’s Center and then take the paved trail behind it up to Inspiration Point. On our way back we’ll stop for coffee so bring money for a snack. This ride is open to all club members.