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Ride Key

August 4 - 9:30AM • Saturday

DBD2 training ride #2 (Alpine Road)

Distance:	45
Pace:	B
Terrain:	3

There's a lot of climbing in this ride, but almost all of it is short-lived ... just like most of the climbing that you'll encounter on the event in September.

After a very brief warm-up leaving Mountain View, we get right into it with a clockwise trip around the Loyola Corners golf course, followed by the short climb to the top of Barley Hill. Then we'll do a little more climbing in the Los Altos Hills before we eventually emerge at the intersection of Altamont and Page Mill, where we'll descend to the Arastradero nature preserve. After a quick rest stop in Portola Valley, we'll tackle our significant climb of the day: the 3.3-mile ride to the end of Alpine Road (followed by the corresponding descent, of course). We'll travel the backside of the Portola loop into Menlo Park for our second rest stop.

We could have chosen to take a direct route back from there, but nooooo. Instead, we'll return to Los Altos Hills for the often-overlooked 0.8-mile climb of La Cresta Drive, and only then will we wind our way back to Foothill Expressway for the easy return into Mountain View.

This is a moderately challenging ride, but it's very doable. We'll have a SAG vehicle on the route. Strava reports about 3,300 feet of climbing for this ride.

This ride is Caltrain-friendly; the first southbound train from San Francisco arrives in Mountain View at 9:29 a.m.

Find out more and see a map at http://doublebaydouble.org

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

983 Villa St, Mountain View CA

Parking lot directly across the street from the Tied House.

Meet time is 9:30 a.m.; ride-out is at 10:00 sharp. (Time waits for no one, nor does Chris.)

Ride Leader:

Chris Thomas, David Gaus

12 riders joined the ride.

August 4 - 9:00AM • Saturday

East Bay DBD2 Training Ride #1

Distance:	35
Pace:	C
Terrain:	3

Over the months of August and September, in preparation for the DBD2, I’ll be leading 11 training rides throughout the East Bay. All rides will be roundtrips from either Sweet Adeline’s Bake Shop in Berkeley (by Ashby BART) or the Orinda BART station and will vary in distance and elevation gradually increasing toward the event. Rides in August will be single weekend rides, and rides in September will be back-to-back weekend rides.

Ride: Saturday, August 4th (1)
Mileage: 35
Elevation: 2221’
Originate: Orinda BART
Meet: 9:00am
From BART we’ll ride up Camino Pablo to Bear Creek Rd and climb Papa Bear and then descend Happy Valley Road and head toward Walnut Creek. We’ll turn north on Pleasant Hill Road and Reliez Valley Road joining Alhambra Valley Road circling around the Briones Regional Park and climbing Pig Farm Hill. Continuing west, we’ll turn SW on Castro Ranch Road and south on San Pablo Dam Road returning to Orinda BART.

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

11 Camino Pablo Orinda, CA 94563
We'll meet in front of the BART station next to the newspaper vending machines.

Ride Leader:

Neel Eargood

2 riders joined the ride.

August 4 - 9:30AM • Saturday

Off Road Ride into the Headlands

Distance:	20
Pace:	B
Terrain:	3

Mountain biking ride from the Presidio into the Headlands and Tennessee Valley. Meet in the parking lot adjacent to Lincoln Blvd and Storey Ave. Plenty of free parking for those not biking to the start.

We will ride across the bridge and up Conzelman to where the trail riding begins. Coastal Trail takes us down to Rodeo Valley followed by Miwok and Old Springs to Tennessee Valley. Return is on Marincello and Bobcat before backtracking up Coastal to Conzelman and the bridge. Approx 2-1/2 to 3 hr ride.

Is this a "no rider left behind" ride? Yes.

Meet time: 9:15
Ride out time: 9:30

Map: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/683168

Total elevation: 2500 ft

Food/Water: Carry water and bring a snack for a break in Tennessee Valley before the return.

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

Lincoln Blvd and Storey Ave, San Francisco

Ride Leader:

Andrew Lee

2 riders joined the ride.

August 4 - 9:30AM • Saturday

East Shore SF Bay Discovery Ride Oakland to Hayward

Distance:	30
Pace:	A
Terrain:	1

Yes,the Animals are at it again with three Hammar Head rides on Saturday, but you can join the aging Den Daddy for a leisurly, no-drop ride along the beautiful east shore of San Francisco Bay from Jack London Square in Oakland to the Nature Intepretative Center in Hayward (Highway 92/San Mateo Bridge).
We will noodle down to San Leandro via the Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline Park and the Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Park. From there we head along the bay to the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center (Highway 92). Those who want to do an "out-and-back" can do so, but the formal ride will go on to the Hayward BART Station for the return.
There is some dirt riding, but always roadbike rideable. Some urban riding to the BART station. Bring water and snacks as there will not be a formal lunch stop.
RSVP REQUIRED. NEED AT LEAST SIX RIDERS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. PLEASE RESPOND TO DEREK AT spoker@sbcglobal.net

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

Meeting Place: Steps of old Barnes and Noble (EAST SIDE), Jack London Square, foot of Broadway, Oakland

Meet Time: 9:30 AM
Start Time: 10:00 AM Sharp
Ride Leader: Derek Liecty
To Pre-Register, Contact: spoker@sbcglobal.net or telephone: (510) 435-2345
Please leave your name and TELEPHONE NUMBER. You will be notified if the ride is cancelled.
To Get To Jack London Square, Oakland, From San Francisco By BART:
Civic Center – Take Pittsburg/Bay Point or Richmond Trains
Exit: 12th Street/Oakland Civic Center – Travel Time On BART: Approximately 13 minutes.
Ride to Foot of Broadway

Ride Leader:

Derek Liecty

5 riders joined the ride.

August 4 - 9:00AM • Saturday

Mt. Diablo

Distance:	41
Pace:	C
Terrain:	5

The weather is supposed to be cool this weekend in the East Bay so the conditions are perfect for an ascent of Mt. Diablo. We'll start at the Pleasant Hill BART Station and ride up the North Gate Rd to the Y Junction Ranger Station. From there we continue up-up-up including the demonic steep grade 50 yd climb to the summit. It's a long hard climb but the views are spectacular from here. We have a dramatic descent via the South Gate Rd. and then take lunch in Danville. We finish the ride with mostly flat terrain to the Lafayette BART Station. The ride basically has one long ten mile climb with a total alt. gain of around 3,800 ft. The climbing is all done in the first 16 miles.

We ride out at 9:20 am. So take the Pittsburgh Bay Point train from the 16th BART Station that leaves at 8:13 am. If you miss that one, you can catch the next train at 8:33 am. but no fruit cup for you if you do, plus we'll make you do the 50 yd. climb to the summit of Mt. Diablo twice and you'll buy both ride leaders lunch:)

There will only be three stops on the ride: the Y Junction, the Summit and then Lunch. We hope to finish around 2:00.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/120047127

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

Pleasant Hill BART Station, Treat Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA
Pleasant Hill BART Station

Ride Leader:

Peter Graney, David Goldsmith

2 riders joined the ride.

August 5 - 9:15AM • Sunday

Not So Mellow Metric V2.0

Distance:	66
Pace:	B
Terrain:	4

Come join me on a new version of Jerome's previous Not So Mellow Metric, a route which was born from a wrong turn.

Starting in Sunnyvale, we'll make our way into Stevens Canyon, but no Mt. Eden Road today, nope. Instead we're headed for Redwood Gulch, a 1.4 mile climb up to Highway 9. From there we'll head to Los Gatos and tackle Hicks Road (the wrong turn that gave Jerome the idea for this evil route.) Hicks from Shannon starts out nice, and then the climb is broken up with some relief at Guadalupe Reservoir, and the summit is at Mt. Umunhum Road. The decent is steep and not fun.

But wait, there's more! From there, we'll make our way back to Los Gatos, over Highway 9 where we'll head up to Pierce Road and Mt. Eden Roads (in reverse.) Hey, we're already suffering, I've curiously wanted to do these two in reverse, so why not? If saner minds prevail, this option can be skipped.

Why are am I doing this? Because in August I will be in Maui, and the 35 mile climb to 10,000 feet on Mt. Haleakala is on the agenda. I'm also curious (thank you Strava), to repeat Redwood Gulch and Hicks after seeing an improvement last fall on Slug Gulch in Amador County.

Cross training may be on the agenda again today, or not. No worries.

Route preview here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1452052

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

1291 South Mary, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Meeting at Starbucks

Ride Leader:

David Gaus

6 riders joined the ride.

August 11 - 9:00AM • Saturday

Jersey Ride

Distance:	27/47/59 miles
Pace:	A
Terrain:	3

This is the official monthly club ride for all members (guests are always welcome). The ride offers different distance and level options where once a month all DSSF club members can get out, ride and socialize with the club. The ride starts from Peet's in the Castro. There are three options so you can go at your own pace and distance so please pick the appropriate option to your level of ability, we want to make sure you enjoy the day. The rides split and regroup in Tiburon where we have lunch together as a group. This ride is usually on the second Saturday of each month; however there are a couple of exceptions for special events (see the calendar).

Rain cancels: call

Ride start:

2257 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
(Peet's in the Castro - please let us know if you want to join us along the route)

Ride Leader:

18 riders joined the ride.

August 11 - 9:30AM • Saturday

DBD2 training ride #3 (Stevens Canyon)

Distance:	50
Pace:	B
Terrain:	3

This week, we head up Stevens Canyon to the end of the paved road -- a gradual but persistent climb that takes us to an elevation of 1,125 feet. Next, we'll climb Mount Eden (but not Pierce!) and head into Saratoga for our first rest stop. Then it's over to Los Gatos and back into our second rest stop, which will be at the same location. (A savvy cyclist can figure out an easy short cut.) We finish with an out-and-back climb of Prospect Road to the Fremont Older Open Space Preserve. After that, it's mostly an easy return back to Mountain View ... except for our little run past Rancho San Antonio.

Total climbing on this ride is about 3,000 feet.

(If you're in or near San Francisco and want a closer option, consider attending today's DSSF Jersey Ride instead.)

Find out more and see a route map at http://doublebaydouble.org.

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

983 Villa St, Mountain View CA
Parking lot directly across the street from the Tied House.

Meet time is 9:30 a.m.; ride-out is at 10:00 sharp. (Time waits for no one, nor does Chris.)

Ride Leader:

Chris Thomas, Dan England

15 riders joined the ride.

August 12 - 8:30AM • Sunday

East Bay DBD2 Training Ride #2

Distance:	50
Pace:	C
Terrain:	4

Over the months of August and September, in preparation for the DBD2, I’ll be leading 11 training rides throughout the East Bay. All rides will be roundtrips from either Sweet Adeline’s Bake Shop in Berkeley (by Ashby BART) or the Orinda BART station and will vary in distance and elevation gradually increasing toward the event. Rides in August will be single weekend rides, and rides in September will be back-to-back weekend rides.

Ride: Sunday, August 12th (2)
Mileage: 50
Elevation: 3789’
Originate: Sweet Adeline
Meet: 8:30am
From the bakeshop, we’ll head East on Alcatraz Avenue and shimmy over to Tunnel Road to begin our ascent into the Berkeley Hills. We’ll turn onto Grizzly Peak Blvd. and double back toward Wildcat Canyon Road which will lead us to the Three Bears. We’ll follow around the reservoir counterclockwise returning again to Wildcat and back into the Berkeley Hills. Through Tilden Park, we’ll descend Spruce Street toward the University and then return along Milvia to the bakeshop for a well-deserved treat!

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

3350 Adeline Street @ 63rd St
Berkeley, CA 94703
We'll meet under the tree in front of the bakeshop.

Ride Leader:

Neel Eargood, David Gaus

5 riders joined the ride.

August 12 - 12:00PM • Sunday

San Bruno Mountain!

Distance:	30
Pace:	B
Terrain:	4

Come join me for an exciting trip up San Bruno Mountain! We'll start at Peet's in the Castro and head through the Mission and then down Geneva to Bayshore. From there we'll head up Guadalupe Canyon Blvd and then up to the Radio Antenna's. Then we'll head down into Daly City, past Lake Merced, and then home through Golden Gate Park. You'll love it!

Ride start:

2257 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
Peet's in the Castro

Ride Leader:

Joseph Collins

August 18 - 9:15AM • Saturday

Women's Two-Day Pigeon Point-Santa Cruz Weekend (8/18-19)

Distance:	~80
Pace:	B
Terrain:	3

Come join me for a lesbian weekend event, a fun two-day/one-night tour along the coast from Daly City BART to Santa Cruz.

You must RSVP and pay the ride leader in advance to reserve a spot. Email Nicole at Nicole@nicolebgrace.com to get the mailing address.

Saturday's ride (8/18) will be approximately 50 miles to the Pigeon Point Lighthouse, overnighting at the hostel. Lunch will be at the halfway point, most likely Half Moon Bay. Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel has an awesome jacuzzi under the stars (reservation required), along with beautiful strolls along the beach.

NOTE: Saturday's route goes over Devils' Slide, a steep narrow 2-3 mile stretch with traffic.

Sunday's ride (8/19) is a mostly flat 30 miler to Santa Cruz, where we'll hang out a bit and then take a bus back to San Jose, for transfer to CalTrain.

Here are the tentative routes for preview:
Saturday: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1368132
Sunday: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1286207

There are six slots open + one SAG. If there are more SAG offers, then more may attend. Cost is currently $43.00, but it may go up if we get an additional SAG person (SAG drivers stay free, so please sign up if you can carry a few bikes home.) Meals and transfers are not included in this cost.

Well meet at the Daly City BART station on Saturday at 9:15am to roll at 9:30am.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel info:
http://norcalhostels.org/pigeon/

Rain cancels: call

Ride start:

Daly City BART, 500 John Daly Blvd., Daly City, CA 94014
Parking is available at Daly City BART.

Ride Leader:

Nicole Grace

August 18 - 9:30AM • Saturday

DBD2 training ride #4 (Kings Mountain)

Distance:	55
Pace:	B
Terrain:	4

Kings Mountain is one of the signature climbs of the Peninsula, topping out at an elevation of 2,421 feet. (That's just a little bit less than Mt. Tam!) It's a long but mostly consistent climb of about 7%, so it's not stupidly steep. But you definitely need to pace yourself to have enough energy to make it to the top with grace and aplomb. After reaching the summit, we'll head back into Woodside on the Highway 84 descent.

But are we done? Of course not! After traveling around the backside of the Portola loop, we'll make our way into Los Altos Hills where we'll do a bit more climbing (Elena, Stonebrook, Magdalena) before we finally head back to Mountain View.

This ride has about 4,000 feet of climbing. Be sure to bring plenty of water and electrolyte replacement, especially if it's hot.

This ride is Caltrain-friendly; the first southbound train from San Francisco arrives in Mountain View at 9:29 a.m.

Find out more and see a map at http://doublebaydouble.org

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

983 Villa St, Mountain View CA
Parking lot directly across the street from the Tied House.

Meet time is 9:30 a.m.; ride-out is at 10:00 sharp. (Time waits for no one, nor does Chris.)

Ride Leader:

Chris Thomas, Dan England

18 riders joined the ride.

August 19 - 6:30AM • Sunday

Tour of Napa Valley - DSSF Supported Century

Distance:	65/100
Pace:	A
Terrain:	3

Scroll down this page and look for the description of this event under "August 19 • Sunday • DSSF Event."

Ride start:

100 California Drive, Yountville, CA
Yountville's Veteran Home

Ride Leader:

David Goldsmith, David Gaus

9 riders joined the ride.

August 19 - 8:30AM • Sunday

East Bay DBD2 Training Ride #3

Distance:	60
Pace:	C
Terrain:	3

Over the months of August and September, in preparation for the DBD2, I’ll be leading 11 training rides throughout the East Bay. All rides will be roundtrips from either Sweet Adeline’s Bake Shop in Berkeley (by Ashby BART) or the Orinda BART station and will vary in distance and elevation gradually increasing toward the event. Rides in August will be single weekend rides, and rides in September will be back-to-back weekend rides.

Ride: Sunday, August 19th (3)
Mileage: 60
Elevation: 3057’
Originate: Orinda BART
Meet: 8:30am
This week’s route will follow along the western side of the San Pablo Reservoir and continue north through Pinole toward Hercules where we’ll turn NE toward the Carquinez Strait. Following the scenic trail, we’ll emerge back into civilization at Martinez and head south on Alhambra Avenue then turn west and climb Pig Farm Hill toward the Bears. Rolling over Baby Bear and Mama Bear, we’ll descend through Happy Valley and circumnavigate Lafayette returning to Orinda by way of Moraga.

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

11 Camino Pablo Orinda, CA 94563
We'll meet in front of the BART Station next to the newspaper vending machines.

Ride Leader:

Neel Eargood

6 riders joined the ride.

August 19 • Sunday • DSSF Event

Tour of Napa Valley

DSSF 2012 Event:: Tour of Napa Valley

A club summer favorite, with the Mt Veeder climb in the morning and Ink Grade in the afternoon, who could ask for more, besides the fabulous Napa scenery!

- Start/Finish is at the historic Yountville Veterans Home
- Goodies at the start for all riders!
- A post ride BBQ lunch (vegetarian available) at the end of all rides
- Picnic tables and a large grass field for relaxing! (sorry no pets)
- Fresh home baked cookies and other refreshments at each rest stop
- Hot showers available FREE OF CHARGE!
- Pool with lifeguard (small fee)
- Commemorative patches! - Available pre-order only!
- High quality, full color, glossy, Land Sat-7 Satellite photo poster with the course outlined!
- T-shirts and jerseys available for purchase

A portion of your entry fee will be donated by Eagle Cycling Club to CABO (California Assoc. of Bicycle Organizations) and to BABC (Bay Area Bicycle Coalition, formally REBAC) and CBC (California Bicycle Coalition) to help protect our rights to equal road use.

Routes

30 Mile: A relatively flat coarse winding along rural roads through the beautiful Napa Valley wine country.

65 Mile: A challenging course with two moderate climbs, one up Pope Valley, the other on Ink Grade. Follows the same course as the last 65 miles of the 100 mile route. Approximately 3,000 ft. of climbing.

100 Mile: This ride is the classic. It starts with a challenging climb over the front side of Mt. Veeder, rolls north through the Valley, around Lake Hennesey and on to Pope Valley, climbs over Ink Grade, goes around the Crystal Springs loop and then back down the Valley to Yountville. Approximately 5,000 ft. of climbing.


DSSF CONTACT:
events@dssf.org or president@dssf.org

August 25 - 9:45AM • Saturday

30th Anniversary Ride: Guerneville Coast Loop

Distance:	46
Pace:	B
Terrain:	4

The Guerneville Weekend, first offered in 1983, was for many years a mainstay of the Different Spokes ride calendar, eagerly awaited for each July by members tired of dreary San Francisco summer fog. Unfortunately I wasn't able to organize a return of the Guerneville Weekend as part of our 30th anniversary celebration. In lieu of the full monty, here is a ride that was almost always one of the Weekend rides: a loop up Austin Creek to the tiny town of Cazadero with a stop at the Cazadero General Store (or possibly a stop at Raymond's Bakery!),and up and out Fort Ross Road, a beautiful, redwood covered rustic climb, followed by a screaming descent down Meyers Grade to Highway 1. We'll catch lunch in Jenner at Cafe Aquatica before returning along River Road to Guerneville. On the Guerneville Weekend this loop was the "hard" ride, and the total elevation gain is about 4,600 feet, with most of it the ascents on Fort Ross Road.
Meet at Coffee Bazaar in downtown Guerneville to tank up before heading out promptly at 9:45 a.m.!

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

14045 Armstrong Woods Rd
Guerneville, CA 95446
Coffee Bazaar

Ride Leader:

Tony Moy

2 riders joined the ride.

August 25 - 8:00AM • Saturday

East Bay DBD2 Training Ride #4

Distance:	75
Pace:	C
Terrain:	4

Over the months of August and September, in preparation for the DBD2, I’ll be leading 11 training rides throughout the East Bay. All rides will be roundtrips from either Sweet Adeline’s Bake Shop in Berkeley (by Ashby BART) or the Orinda BART station and will vary in distance and elevation gradually increasing toward the event. Rides in August will be single weekend rides, and rides in September will be back-to-back weekend rides.

Ride: August 25th (4)
Mileage: 75
Elevation: 4557’
Originate: Sweet Adeline
Meet: 8:00am
This week we’ll head into the Berkeley Hills and then turn south following along Skyline and Redwood Road toward Castro Valley. Circling eastward south of Cull Canyon, we’ll turn to the NE and follow Crow Canyon Road to its terminus in the Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara where we’ll skirt along the base of Mount Diablo eventually turning west again toward Danville. Continuing NW, we’ll make our way over to Happy Valley Road and climb up Papa Bear’s backside and up Wildcat Canyon Road returning to Berkeley by descending Spruce Street.

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

3350 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA 94703
By the tree in front of the bakeshop

Ride Leader:

Neel Eargood

6 riders joined the ride.

August 25 - 9:30AM • Saturday

DBD2 Mtn. View training ride #5 (New Almaden)

Distance:	60
Pace:	B
Terrain:	3

We take a week off from the giant climbs and spend some time on repeated smaller climbs of the type we'll be seeing on the event in September. We start with a familiar route through Stevens Canyon and up and over Mount Eden into Saratoga and onward to Los Gatos. Then it's up and over Shannon Road and into south San Jose for a quick run along Almaden Expressway. We'll return by doing the Kennedy Road climb into Los Gatos, revisiting the Sobey/Chester rollers from two weeks ago, and finishing with an easy return (no surprise last-minute hills this week) into Mountain View.

This ride has about 3,100 feet of climbing. Be sure to bring plenty of water and electrolyte replacement, especially if it's hot.

This ride is Caltrain-friendly; the first southbound train from San Francisco arrives in Mountain View at 9:29 a.m.

Find out more and see a map at http://doublebaydouble.org

Rain cancels: yes

Ride start:

983 Villa St, Mountain View CA
Parking lot directly across the street from the Tied House.

Meet time is 9:30 a.m.; ride-out is at 10:00 sharp. (Time waits for no one, nor does Chris.)

Ride Leader:

Chris Thomas, Dan England

13 riders joined the ride.