Different Spokes San Francisco is the San Francisco Bay
Area's Lesbian and
Gay bicycling club, open to all members of the Gay-Lesbian community and its
friends. We promote relationships through the shared interest of bicycling.
 The club has been active since 1982 and currently has over
100 members, almost 30% of which are women.
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.
| Upcoming rides: |
March 14 - 9:30AM - Sunday: King's Mountain Road (37 miles, B, 4)
March 20 - 8:00AM - Saturday: Petaluma! (105 miles, D, 5)
March 21 - 9:30AM - Sunday: Gilroy Hot Springs and South Bay Reservoirs loop (66 miles, B, 3)
March 24 - 6:00PM - Wednesday: Membership Kick-Off Meeting ( miles, A, 1)
March 27 - 9:00AM - Saturday: Marshall Wall (61 miles, B, 4)
April 04 - 8:30AM - Sunday: Palo Alto to Pescadero (71 miles, B, 4)
April 10 - 9:00AM - Saturday: Evil Step Sisters (60 miles, B, 4)
April 11 - 10:00AM - Sunday: Pescadero Loop (27 miles, B, 3)
April 18 - 8:30AM - Sunday: Aromas-Elkhorn Slough-Castroville-San Juan Canyon loop (73 miles, B, 2)
April 25 - 10:00AM - Sunday: Double Espresso (35 miles, B, 2)
May 01 - 6:30AM - Saturday: Winter/Spring Ride Series Goes to Wine Country Century (100 miles, B, 3)
Periodic rides:
March 13 - 9:00AM - Saturday: Jersey Ride (27/47/59 miles miles, A, 3)
DSSF supported centuries:
April 10 - Saturday: Evil Step Sisters
May 23 - Sunday: Monticello Solano Century
June 19 - Saturday: Best of the Bay
August 21 - Saturday: Crater Lake Century
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Lately in the blog
| More Running Water Than I've Ever Seen in Northern California (3/10) | I led two rides in late February, and I continue to be amazed at the amount of running water in places I've never seen running water before. Creeks are appearing and rivers that are nearly dried up in summer are full. Last weekend, on another ride, [...] |
| The Saddle Challenge is on! (3/1) | The Saddle Challenge 2010 is on at:
http://www.dssf.org/dssf_html/sc/
To register, type your first and last name and the password "SC2010"
But what is it?
It is the club's annual event in March to challenge each other to get out on our bikes and r [...] |
| Caffe (2/7) | Approximately 12 riders joined fearless leader David Goldsmith and myself for this lovely ride over to Caffé Rulli in Larkspur and back. These included fellow FrontRunners Tim Offensend and Bruno Olhshausen as well as many of our regulars, such a [...] |
| L'Alpe du Fromage (1/30) | Three intrepid riders - myself, Nancy, and Evan - set out from San Rafael for a 33 mile jaunt through the Marin suburbs and back country. We were treated to a beautiful winter ride with sights rarely seen - a nearly-full Nicasio reservoir, plentiful [...] |
| Stage Road From Pescadero (1/23) | 6 riders braved the January weather in Pescadero. We all drove through a deluge on Highway 1 before arriving at Pescadero, then spent the first hour of the "ride" having coffee and tea in the bakery and country store, lusting after the baked goods, [...] |
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