June
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.
THIS MONTHS CALAVERAS CLOCKWISE RIDE
Like last month we have a T pace ride for our monthly Calaveras
CW ride, thanks to first time ride leader, Becky Denevan.There
was a good turnout for this T paced ride last month. It was
nice seeing the wide variety of riders that showed up for
the different choice of paces. 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.
NOTE: If you plan on doing the Calaveras ride at an M pace,
please bring a sign in sheet with you. There was a slight
mix-up on the ride leaders, so there is not a designated M
pace leader.
WEDNESDAY EVENING PIZZA RIDE
Join Julia Walker as she hosts the popular Wednesday evening
Pizza Rides for the month of June. The pizza rides will meet
at The Pizza Patio, located at 3395 Walnut Ave, Fremont, (510)
790-1166. Please park away from the Pizza Patio, 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 JUNE
Sun. June 1 Five Canyons
8:30 AM 45 miles, 4 M
A club favorite. 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 fast and brisk ride leaders and riders are welcome. Let's
call it my birthday ride!
M Pace: Wynn Kageyama (510) 659-1360 davitusrider@yahoo.com
B Pace: Dan Amaral, W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683;
danamaral@earthlink.net,
Sun June 1 Hayward View Ride
8:30 AM 31 miles 4 M-B
Meet at downtown Niles parking lot. We will have a short warm
up before climbing Palomares. The second course is Five Canyons
Parkway and Fairview to the top. We will stop for the best
views of the Bay from Hayward before descending Hayward Blvd
and Harder. This ride does not have a food stop so we can
be back before Noon.
Jim Marsh (510) 783-8561 cell (510) 861-7806
Mon. June 2 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. June 3 Gary's Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Meet at the Bicycle Garage for a fun, social ride to a coffee
stop in the area. The route will usually include at least
one optional hill. We'll regroup a few times and make sure
that nobody gets left behind. Bring $ for refreshments. Rain
cancels.
Gary Smith 510-797-7809 home, 510-304-0956 cell, GSMITH289@aol.com
Tue June 3 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 June 4 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 $$.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. June 4 Pizza Ride
6:00 PM 20-25 miles
Meet at Pizza Patio
Please see the full description at the beginning of the ride
schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM: Departure
at 6:15 PM sharp. At sign in remember to check the "Yes"
or "No" box for Pizza.
Julia Walker (510) 661-9422; walk9422@gmail.com
Thur. June 5 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M
Come ride with a fun, welcoming group. We meet at Newark Java
in the Raley's shopping center parking lot. Sometimes we just
go to Union City via Nike Hill. More often, we cross the bridge
and ride to Shoreline, Robert's Market, do "Margaret's
Ride", or we get adventurous and find new routes. There
are no route sheets so we regroup as necessary. We stop for
coffee so bring money. Faster riders are welcome to head back
early if they know the route. Rain cancels.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Fri. June 6 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for
a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
2nd.
Week In JUNE
Sat. June 7 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: Becky Denevan (510) 651-4243, Becky.Denevan@kp.org
M pace: TBD
B pace: Tim & Robin O'Hara, (510) 471-2464; Timothy.Ohara@kla-tencor.com
Sun. June 8 FFBC "Get-To-Know-Us-Ride"
9:00 AM 20-25 miles, 1-2 L-T-M
Please join us on this monthly "Get-To-Know-Us-Ride".
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.
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis
& Newark Blvd., for a ride through the Fremont area. Don't
forget $$ for a coffee/snack stop. If you have a club jersey
or jacket, this is a great time to wear it.
Gary Smith 510-797-7809 home, 510-304-0956 cell, GSMITH289@aol.com
Sat. June 8 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-4 M-B
Meet at downtown Niles
Mon. June 9 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 40 miles, 1-2 M
See the listing of Mon. June 2 for complete details of this
recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue. June 10 Gary's Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Meet at the Bicycle Garage for a fun, social ride to a coffee
stop in the area. The route will usually include at least
one optional hill. We'll regroup a few times and make sure
that nobody gets left behind. Bring $ for refreshments. Rain
cancels.
Gary Smith 510-797-7809 home, 510-304-0956 cell, GSMITH289@aol.com
Tue June 10 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at the Bicycle Garage, at the corner of Thornton and
Balboa Way.
Wed. June 11 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 2-3 M/B
Meet at the Niles Staging Area parking lot located at the
east end of the Alameda Creek Trail. We will do a loop around
Fremont-Newark en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring $$.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. June 11 Pizza Ride
6:00 PM 20-25 miles
Meet at Pizza Patio
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.
Julia Walker (510) 661-9422; walk9422@gmail.com
Thur. June 12 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
See the listing of Thur. June 5 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. June 13 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for
a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
3rd.
Week In JUNE
Sat. June 14 Death Ride Training #3:
Hamilton/Sierra
7:45 AM 80 miles, 5B
RATING: 3 PASSES, 10,000 ft. If you're doing the Death Ride
this year...or you're just looking for a challenge this weekend
and have nothing better to do, then this ride's for you. We're
riding both sides of Mt. Hamilton, followed by the Sierra
Rd. climb (as seen on TV!), and ending with the rollers on
Felter to get us back to Fremont. Last year we finished with
just under 10K feet of climbing by the end. If you think this
is a tough ride...well, yeah, it is. But consider that the
Death Ride has about 50 more miles and about 5,000 more feet,
and it's all at altitude. So it's all relative, right? We'll
start at the Longs in Warm Springs. It's June, so we'll start
early (or early by my standards) and have water stops before
each climb.
Mike Williams, (510) 475-7215, cell (510) 364-4335, passline@bigfoot.com
Sat. June 14 South End of the Bay Loop
8:00 AM 52 miles, 2 M
Please join Gary and Connie on one of FFBC's favorite rides.
We'll meet at Longs parking lot in the Warm Springs District.
We'll head south through Milpitas catch Tasman to Central
Expwy. Central to Mary then Fremont to Foothill. We will stop
at Andronico's Market for refueling. We'll get back on Foothill
head towards Palo Alto behind Stanford University, then down
Santa Cruz Ave. and make our way back to Dumbarton Bridge.
Please note..no one gets left behind. Rain cancels.
Hey! All you Cinderella riders, this one is for all of you.
Gary Liberti (408) 813-2641C. garyliberti@aol.com
Connie Nelson (408) 956-1415 H. (408) 896-4581 C. cj_nelson@comcast.net
Sat. June14 Slow Pokes and Old Folks
9:00 AM 20-25 miles 2-3 T
Meet at Newark Java for a trip over to Palo Alto to visit
some
historical/arts-cultural sites @ Stanford. Bring $$ for coffee
stop.
Dan & Susan Lucchesi; 510-797-2005.SJac702123@aol.com
Sun. June 15 Sierra Road
8:15 AM 40+ miles, 5 B
We will meet at downtown Niles Parking Lot and ride south
on our traditional route out to Milpitas, up Sierra Road,
down Felter/Calaveras, and we return via Mission Blvd. again.
Joe Trabucco (510) 928-6840 jetg3@yahoo.com
Sun. June 15 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.
Mon. June 16 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 40 miles, 1-2 M
See the listing of Mon. June 2 for complete details of this
recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue. June 17 Gary's Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Meet at the Bicycle Garage for a fun, social ride to a coffee
stop in the area. The route will usually include at least
one optional hill. We'll regroup a few times and make sure
that nobody gets left behind. Bring $ for refreshments. Rain
cancels.
Gary Smith 510-797-7809 home, 510-304-0956 cell, GSMITH289@aol.com
Tue June 17 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 June 18 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 $$.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. June 18 Pizza Ride
6:00 PM 20-25 miles
Meet at Pizza Patio
Please see the full description at the beginning of the ride
schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM: Departure
at 6:15 PM sharp. At sign in remember to check the "Yes"
or "No" box for Pizza.
Julia Walker (510) 661-9422; walk9422@gmail.com
Thur. June 19 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
See the listing of Thur. June 5 for complete details of this
recurring ride starting at Newark Java.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Fri. June 20 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for
a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
4th.
Week In JUNE
Sat. June 21 Stevens Creek Res
8:30 AM 55-60 miles, 3-4 M--B Lite
If you rode the loop to the reservoir from the Sports Basement
on one of our starts there, then you will be familiar with
the climbing portion of the ride around the reservoir, which
isn't too terrible. Meet at Newark Java. We will head off
across the bridge and connect with Foothill for a straight
shot to the reservoir for a water/potty stop at the park there.
We will do the Mt Eden-Pierce Rd. loop and head back on Foothill
with a coffee--food stop along the way.
I added the B-Lite designation because Foothill is a natural
for cranking it up a bit, and we will put in quite a few miles
on it. But don't worry, there will be regroups as in a regular
M paced ride.
Jim Herman (510) 790-9044; jdherman@earthlink.net
Sun. June 22 Palomares CCW and Kilkare Rd.
8:15 AM 40+ miles, 4 B
Meet at Niles Parking Lot to ride the Palomares loop (the
hard way) with scenic Kilkare Road as a warmup, then over
the Dublin Grade, returning via the north/backside of Palomares
Road.
Joe Trabucco (510) 928-6840 jetg3@yahoo.com
Sun. June 22 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-4 L-T-M
Meet at Mission Coffee on Washington Blvd, near Mission Blvd.
Mon. June 23 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 40 miles, 1-2 M
See the listing of Mon. June 2 for complete details of this
recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue. June 24 Gary's Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Meet at the Bicycle Garage for a fun, social ride to a coffee
stop in the area. The route will usually include at least
one optional hill. We'll regroup a few times and make sure
that nobody gets left behind. Bring $ for refreshments. Rain
cancels.
Gary Smith 510-797-7809 home, 510-304-0956 cell, GSMITH289@aol.com
Tue June 24 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. June 25 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 $$.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. June 25 Pizza Ride
6:00 PM 20-25 miles
Meet at Pizza Patio
Please see the full description at the beginning of the ride
schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM: Departure
at 6:15 PM sharp. At sign in remember to check the "Yes"
or "No" box for Pizza.
Julia Walker (510) 661-9422; walk9422@gmail.com
Thur. June 26 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
See the listing of Thur. June 5 for complete details of this
recurring ride starting at Newark Java.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Fri. June 27 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for
a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
5th.
Week In JUNE
Sat. June 28 Sandy
Wool Lake
9:00 AM 40-45 miles, 3-4 M
Meet at the Bicycle Garage for a ride to Sandy Wool Lake.
If you haven't been to Sandy Wool Lake, it is worth checking
out. 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
Sun. June 29 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.
Mon. June 30 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 40 miles, 1-2 M
See the listing of Mon. June 2 for complete details of this
recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
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