May
2008 RIDE CALENDAR
Links:
Calendar
Guide
Different bike clubs use different methods for ride leaders to convey
information about their rides so that interested riders can determine if a ride
is suited for them. Our definition of ride pace has not been published since we
went to the electronic newsletter format. I have included it in the paragraph
below, since there has been much confusion and disagreement about what actually
constitutes the different pace rides. Also below, you will find the ride classification
table found on our web page. Ride
leaders should not feel restricted by the designations. If they want to customize
the pace, they can for example, write “B+” pace to indicate they will
be getting into the high end of B and into some F perhaps. Or the leader could
write “My” B pace, if he/she has led enough rides that riders know how
their rides usually go. Or, you could write M/B, to indicate somewhere between
an M ride and a B ride. Pace
Definition:
Rides are classified according to terrain and pace. Terrain
is described in terms of local roads. Pace is defined by the riding speed on flat
ground in calm air when not drafting. Average pace will be lower and will vary
with terrain and other conditions. 
Please refer to the club website for a description of the "ride
classifications", under the "rides" pull down menu
bar. Riders are encouraged to explore the full site. Members are also encouraged
to join the FFBC Yahoo Group to receive the latest updates on club
activities.
HIGHLIGHTS:
1st Saturday of the Month" Club Ride, FFBC "Get-To-Know-Us-Ride",
Wednesday Pizza Rides. May 2008 RIDE CALENDAR THIS MONTHS
CALAVERAS CLOCKWISE RIDE This month we have a T pace ride for our monthly
Calaveras CW ride, thanks to first time ride leader, Julia Walker. Any riders
that may have been intimidated by the faster paces that we usually have on the
Calaveras ride, this is your chance to join the group. WEDNESDAY EVENING
PIZZA RIDE Join Jeff Girard as he hosts the popular Wednesday evening
Pizza Rides. For the month of May, the pizza rides will meet at Mission Pizza,
located at 1572 Washington Blvd, Fremont, (510) 651-6858. This is the plaza on
Washington between Paseo Padre Pkwy and the Washington exit from Interstate 680.
Please park at the rear of the shopping complex rather than in front of the pizza
parlor as this space is shared. As always, there will be two routes; a longer
more challenging ride, and a shorter flatter ride. The rides meet at 6:00 PM for
sign in to be completed by 6:10. When signing in, remember to check "YES"
or "NO" on the sign in sheet for pizza so we have an accurate head count
on who is staying after the ride. The pizza order is placed before we depart.
Departure time is 6:15pm sharp. The cost is $5.00 per person and that includes
three pieces of pizza and a soda per rider. No charge if you're not staying for
pizza.
1st.
Week In MayThur. May 1 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM
20-40 miles, 2-3M
Come ride with a fun, welcoming group. We meet at Newark
Java in the Raley's shopping center parking lot. Sometimes we just go to Union
City via Nike Hill. More often, we cross the bridge and ride to Shoreline, Robert's
Market, do "Margaret's Ride", or we get adventurous and find new routes.
There are no route sheets so we regroup as necessary. We stop for coffee so bring
money. Faster riders are welcome to head back early if they know the route. Rain
cancels.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Fri. May 2 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet
at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana
(510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com Sat. May 3 Calaveras Clockwise
8:30
AM 40 miles, 3 T-M-B
This is our traditional "1st Saturday of the Month"
ride. We will meet in the Downtown 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. There will be a ride
leader for the pace(s) listed below. Rain or a serious threat of rain cancels
T
pace: Julia Walker (510) 661-9422; walk9422@gmail.com
T pace: Becky Denevan
(510) 651-4243, Becky.Denevan@kp.org
M pace: Jan Green 510-651-1557, jan_green@comcast.net
B pace: Dave Walker (510) 661-9422; dbwalker0min@gmail.com Sat. May
3 Bike to Work Day Training
9:00 AM 20 miles 1L
Around Fremont. This for
all of you who want to get prepared forBike to Work Day. This ride is as flat
as we can make it and still go around Fremont. The pace is slow in the 10 mile
per hour range. It's a great way to build your confidence, knowledge of the roads
around Fremont, and get some up to date bicycle driving skills. Meet at Central
Park Tennis Court parking lot.Helmet required. Gloves, water, snacks, proper clothing,
glasses or shades recommended.
Wynn; 510-659-1360. Sat. May 3 Slow Pokes
& Old Folks
9:00 AM 25-30 miles, 2 T-M
Meet at Sunol School, for a ride
out to Livermore. This is a good ride for people beginning cycling, lots of regroups
and no one will be left behind. Bring money for coffee. Threat of rain cancels.
Dan
& Susan Lucchesi; 510 797-2005 dllucchesi1@aol.com Sun. May 4 Five
Canyons
8:30 AM 45 miles, 4 B
A club favorite that we haven't ridden in
awhile. We'll start at the downtown Niles parking lot and head over Palomares
to Crow Canyon and Norris Canyon. After a quick break, we'll head back via Foothill
and Sunol. A moderate ride leader and riders are welcome.
Todd Tracy (408)
685-5470; todd.tracy@comcast.net Sun. May 4 Palomares
8:30 AM 35-40
miles, 3 B
"M" pace welcome to join us. Meet at downtown Niles for
the usual Palomares loop. This will be a quick ride with no true lunch stop. We'll
make the usual regroups and have a short break at the Sunol train station before
heading home. Rain cancels.
Matt McGrane (H) 510-794-6286 (C) 510-363-0846
statboy@aol.com Sun. May 4 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-4, L-T-M
Meet
at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd.
2nd.
Week In May
Mon. May 5 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 40
miles, 1-2 M
Let's meet at the Bicycle Garage at 8:30 for an 8:45 start to
an easy-going ride down Paseo Padre to South Grimmer. Then it's a flat ride down
past Club Sport to the end of Fremont Blvd. We'll turn around and have a coffee
break at a local Starbucks and make our way over to Coyote Hills for a trip back
on the trail, ending our ride well before 12:30 (on rare occasions we may head
directly home after coffee, shortening the ride to about 30 miles and getting
back close to 11:30). Elevation gain is 465 feet. Rain or threat of rain cancels.
If rain threatens, call me between 7:30 and 8:00 on the day of the ride.
Mike
Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832 Tue May 6 Show and Go
9:00
AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at the Bicycle Garage, at the corner of Thornton
and Balboa Way. Wed May 7 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-45 miles,
2-3 M/B
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis &
Newark Blvd., for a ride across the Dumbarton Bridge to a destination on the Peninsula.
This will be a fun ride en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring $$.
Al Quintana
(510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com Wed. May 7 Pizza Ride
6:00 PM 20-25
miles
Meet at Mission Pizza
Please see the full description at the beginning
of the ride schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM: Departure at 6:15
PM sharp. At sign in remember to check the "Yes" or "No" box
for Pizza.
Jeff Girard (530) 414-0114 live2ridetahoe@yahoo.com Thur.
May 8 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
See
the listing of Thur. May 1 for complete details of this recurring ride starting
at Newark Java.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Fri. May 9 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet
at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana
(510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com Sat. May 10 South End of the Bay Loop
8:00
AM 52 miles, 2 M
Please join Gary and Connie on one of FFBC's favorite rides.
We'll meet at Longs parking lot in the Warm Springs District, at the corner of
Mission Blvd and Warm Springs. We'll head south through Milpitas catch Tasman
to Central Expwy. Central to Mary then Fremont to Foothill. We will stop at Andronico's
Market for refueling. We'll get back on Foothill head towards Palo Alto behind
Stanford University, then down Santa Cruz Ave. and make our way back to Dumbarton
Bridge. Please note..no one gets left behind. Rain cancels.
Hey! All you Cinderella
riders, this one is for all of you.
Gary Liberti (510) 656-4113 H. (408) 813-2641C.
garyliberti@aol.com
Connie Nelson (408) 956-1415 H. (408) 896-4581 C. cj_nelson@comcast.net
Sat., May 10 Death Ride Training #2
8:15 AM 82 miles, 5 M &B
Santa
Cruz Mts.; RATING: 2 1/2 PASSES, about 8,000 ft.
This one starts in Downtown
Los Gatos, on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road (take 880 South to 17, exit 20B Hwy 9 West
Los Gatos-Saratoga, and turn right at the parking lot just beyond University Ave).
Try to park near the front of the lot.
We'll head up to Saratoga Gap via Redwood
Gulch, make our way thru Big Basin, then tackle the infamous Jamison Creek climb
to Empire Grade. After a stop for lunch in Boulder Creek, we'll take Bear Creek
Road to Summit, and then cruise down Highway 9 to get back to Los Gatos. I expect
total climbing of about 8,000 feet.
B pace: Mike Williams (510) 475-7215,
cell (510) 364-4335, passline@bigfoot.com
M pace: M Pace: Tony Flusche, (510)
247-3220, TonyF@att.net
Sat. May 10 Bike to Work Day Training
9:00
AM 20 miles 1L
Around Fremont. This for all of you who want to get prepared
for Bike to Work Day. This ride is as flat as we can make it and still go around
Fremont. The pace is slow in the 10 mile per hour range. It's a great way to build
your confidence, knowledge of the roads around Fremont, and get some up to date
bicycle driving skills. Meet at Central Park Tennis Court parking lot. Helmet
required. Gloves, water, snacks, proper clothing, glasses or shades recommended.
Wynn; 510-659-1360.
Sun. May 11 Del Valle
8:30 AM 60 miles, 4 B
We'll
start at the downtown Niles parking lot and head out to Livermore and Mines Road
out to Del Valle Regional Park. We'll have a quick coffee break in Livermore before
heading back.
Todd Tracy (408) 685-5470, todd.tracy@comcast.net Sun.
May 11 Show and Go
8:30 AM 25-35 miles, 1-4, L-T-M
Meet at Newark Java in
the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd. 3rd.
Week In MayMon. May 12 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM
40 miles, 1-2 M
See the listing of Mon. May 5 for complete details of this
recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com
(510) 796-8832 Tue May 13 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet
at the Bicycle Garage, at the corner of Thornton and Balboa Way. Wed. May
14 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 2-3 M/B
Meet at the Niles
Staging Area parking lot located at the east end of the Alameda Creek Trail. We
will do a loop around Fremont-Newark en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring
$$.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com Wed. May 14 Pizza
Ride
6:00 PM 20-25 miles
Meet at Mission Pizza
Please see the full description
at the beginning of the ride schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM:
Departure at 6:15 PM sharp. At sign in remember to check the "Yes" or
"No" box for Pizza.
Jeff Girard (530) 414-0114 live2ridetahoe@yahoo.com
Thur. May 15 Bike to Work Day
Ride your bike to work today. Thur.
May 15 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
See
the listing of Thur. May 1 for complete details of this recurring ride starting
at Newark Java.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Fri. May 16 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet
at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana
(510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com Sat. May 17 Bike to Work Day Celebration
Ride and BBQ
9:00 AM, 20miles, 1L
You Did It Ride Around Fremont. Let's
do the ride around Fremont and celebrate with a lunch on us! Same as May 3rd,
and 10th. You might even want to join and be a member of our club. Meet at Central
Park Tennis Court parking lot. Helmet required. Gloves, water, snacks, proper
clothing, glasses or shades recommended. Headcount for lunch taken before ride.
Wynn; 510-659-1360. Sat. May 17 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-4
M-B
Meet at downtown Niles Sun. May 18 Slow Pokes & Old Folks
9:00
AM 25-30 miles 2 T-M
Meet at Newark Java, for a ride around Fremont to Mission
Coffee. This is a good ride for people beginning cycling, lots of regroups and
no one will be left behind. Bring money for coffee. Threat of rain cancels
Dan
& Susan Lucchesi; 510 797-2005 dllucchesi1@aol.com Sun. May 18 Palomares
8:30
AM 35-40 miles, 3 B
"M" pace welcome to join us. Meet at downtown
Niles for the usual Palomares loop. This will be a quick ride with no true lunch
stop. We'll make the usual regroups and have a short break at the Sunol train
station before heading home. Rain cancels.
Matt McGrane (H) 510-794-6286 (C)
510-363-0846 statboy@aol.com
4th.
Week In MayMon. May 19 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM
40 miles, 1-2 M
See the listing of Mon. May 5 for complete details of this
recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com
(510) 796-8832 Tue May 20 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet
at the Bicycle Garage, at the corner of Thornton and Balboa Way. Wed May
21 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 2-3 M/B
Meet at Newark Java
in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd., for a ride across
the Dumbarton Bridge to a destination on the Peninsula. This will be a fun ride
en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring $$.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245;
alanq44@hotmail.com Wed. May 21 Pizza Ride
6:00 PM 20-25 miles
Meet
at Mission Pizza
Please see the full description at the beginning of the ride
schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM: Departure at 6:15 PM sharp. At
sign in remember to check the "Yes" or "No" box for Pizza.
Jeff
Girard (530) 414-0114 live2ridetahoe@yahoo.com Thur. May 22 Thursday Morning
Coffee Ride
9:00AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
See the listing of Thur.
May 1 for complete details of this recurring ride starting at Newark Java.
Lori
Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net Fri.
May 23 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet at the Castro
Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245;
alanq44@hotmail.com Sat. May 24 Al's Birthday Ride (10th Annual)
7:45
AM 59 miles, 3 M
Join us on this annual ride and help me celebrate ANOTHER
29th birthday (my 30th one)! Meet on the west side of the Fremont BART Station
at 7:45am. We will take the 8:10am Richmond BART train to Bayfair Station (arriving
at 8:28am). We'll then transfer to a Millbrae train (departing at 8:34am) going
to Daly City Station (arriving at 9:19am), and then ride back to Fremont. On the
way back we'll ride on the scenic trail at Crystal Springs Reservoir. Bring money
for BART ticket ($5.65) and a lunch stop in Palo Alto.
Al Quintana at (510)
760-9245 or alanq44@hotmail.com Sat. May 24 Calaveras to the Wall &
More
8:00 AM 30 or 47 miles, 3-4 L-T
Meet at Sunol Glen School
The Victorious
Violet Vixens will lead our annual post Cinderella ride from the Sunol Train Station
up Calavares to the Wall and back with an optional loop up Foothill to Pleasanton
and back to Sunol. We will stop at Starbucks on Hopyard for a snack, at about
mile 40. Bring water and snacks for the first part of the ride. This will be an
easy touring pace.
Maureen O'Boyle; (H)510-582-2704 (out of the country from
Apr 19-May 5) mobdesigns@yahoo.com
Judy Young; 510-487-2309 (for day of ride
only use cell 510-331-9367 ) sjsyoung3@comcast.net
Annette Smith; 209-327-8154
annieks@comcast.net Sun. May 25 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-4,
L-T-M-B
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis &
Newark Blvd.
5th.
Week In May
Mon.
May 26 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 40 miles, 1-2 M
See the listing
of Mon. May 5 for complete details of this recurring ride starting at the Bicycle
Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue May
27 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at the Bicycle Garage,
at the corner of Thornton and Balboa Way. Wed. May 28 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30
AM 35-45 miles, 2-3 M/B
Meet at the Niles Staging Area parking lot located
at the east end of the Alameda Creek Trail. We will do a loop around Fremont-Newark
en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring $$.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245;
alanq44@hotmail.com Wed. May 28 Pizza Ride
6:00 PM 20-25 miles
Meet
at Mission Pizza
Please see the full description at the beginning of the ride
schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM: Departure at 6:15 PM sharp. At
sign in remember to check the "Yes" or "No" box for Pizza.
Jeff
Girard (530) 414-0114 live2ridetahoe@yahoo.com Thur. May 29 Thursday Morning
Coffee Ride
9:00AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
See the listing of Thur.
May 1 for complete details of this recurring ride starting at Newark Java.
Lori
Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net Fri.
May 30 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M-B
Meet at the Castro
Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245;
alanq44@hotmail.com Sat. May 31 AFTER SIERRA, ALL'S WELL(ER)
8:30 AM
50 miles, 5 B
Starting at Long's Drug in Warm Springs, we'll go down Piedmont
and up Sierra Rd, go over the Calaveras wall to Sunol Park to re-water and re-fuel.
Then we'll go back over Calaveras to Weller Rd to make the 3 mile climb close
to Mt. Allison. WARNING: Weller Rd has about 1 mile of gravel for the climb/descent
(the last mile). If you're not comfortable on gravel, you may want to meet the
rest of us a Levin Park.
Dave Walker (510) 661-9422; dbwalker0min@gmail.com
Sat. May 31 Los Altos Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 40-45 Miles, 3-4 M
We'll
cross the bay, take Alpine, Arastradero and Purissima to Los Altos and return
on Foothill and Sandhill before crossing the bay again. Meet at Newark Java. We'll
regroup a few times and make sure nobody gets left behind. Bring $ for a refreshment
stop. Rain cancels.
Gary Smith 510-797-7809 home, 510-304-0956 cell, GSMITH289@aol.com
UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS May thru September-Pizza Rides----ride leader
volunteers needed for all months-now. ??
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