Different Spokes is the San Francisco Bay Area’s recreational bicycling club for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community. Founded in 1982, the club is open to all members of the LGBT community and its friends who have a shared interest in bicycling. We offer a variety of cycling rides and social events throughout the year.
 The club currently has 146 members,
28% of them are female.
The annual membership fee includes the ability to set up your own rides on the calendar,
an online subscription to the club's Yahoo!Group
and other benefits, such as discounts at many bike shops.
Ride with pride !
Membership is not necessary for participation in any
club ride. To have a better idea of what is going on at Different Spokes, check out our blog or our photo gallery.
Helmets are required for all club rides. Addresses and
telephone numbers are used solely for club purposes and are not available
to other sources. If you have any questions about the club, call any member of the
board.
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January 29 - 9:45AM - Sunday: Stage Road and Coastside (31 miles, B, 3)
January 29 - 8:30AM - Sunday: Novato! (84 miles, C, 4)
February 04 - 7:30AM - Saturday: Petaluma plus Novato (101 miles, D, 5)
February 04 - 9:45AM - Saturday: Tour de Alameda (24 miles, A, 1)
February 05 - 9:45AM - Sunday: Rulli Gran Caffe (35 miles, B, 2)
February 11 - 9:00AM - Saturday: Jersey Ride (27/47/59 miles miles, A, 3)
February 18 - 10:00AM - Saturday: 30th Anniversary Ride II: Sunol Valley (36 miles, B, 4)
February 19 - 10:00AM - Sunday: L'Alpe du Fromage (34 miles, B, 3)
February 20 - 9:45AM - Monday: San Bruno Mountain Climb (26 miles, B, 3)
February 25 - 9:45AM - Saturday: Women's Three Bears Loop (25 miles, B, 3)
February 26 - 10:15AM - Sunday: Darth Veeder (41 miles, B, 3)
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Lately in the blog
| Announcing the 2012 30th Anniversary Ride Series (1/23) | To celebrate 30 years of LGBT cycling we’re powering up the Way Back machine to revisit some club favorites from back in the day. There are rides which have always been popular—Mt. Tam, Mt. Diablo, Nicasio, Tiburon Loop, the Three Bears, etc.—a [...] |
| A New Hope: The First Ride of the New Year (1/9) | Why ride a bicycle to the top of Mt. Diablo on New Years Day? It’s certainly not a unique idea: all the local clubs—Valley Spokesmen, Grizzly Peak Cyclists, and Diablo Cyclists—all had rides up Diablo on January 1 as did we, Different Spokes. I [...] |
| How about a little early Saddle Challenge? (1/6) | Kick off the New Year with some serious sweat courtesy of Strava. From January 6-31, you’re challenged to ride as many miles as you can. Put on those base miles, start the suffering early and build your foundation for 2012. Surprises (from Strava) [...] |
| Data freaks: careful with that GPS cyclometer! (12/23) | An ugly secret exposed about GPS measurement: it's not always accurate. Although this article is about GPS watches for runners, it certainly applies to cyclists. The article can be found here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/health/nutrition/gps-w [...] |
| Sports Basement Holiday Fun-Raiser (12/19) | This Wednesday, between 4-8pm at the Sports Basement Potrero Hill (only) get 20% off on all merchandise for Different Spokes members, freinds, families and more.
Show your membership card at the door, grab a beer and shop away!
This is a non-ho [...] |
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