Bicycle Club Invites Rockridge Folks to Ride Along

The Berkeley Bicycle Club will roll through Rockridge twice a week this winter for informal rides for intermediate and advanced riders with a helmet in-hand and a bicycle in-tow.

Roughly 2.5-mies-long, the rides will start at the Rockridge BART station will be held early Monday mornings and late Tuesday afternoons. Many more rides will take place in nearby Berkeley and other spots around the Bay Area. *See below for a more detailed schedule.

ROCKRIDGE RIDES

MONDAY

Ride: Pre-Dawn BBC LSD Ride (EB Edition)
When: 5:30am, Winter
Where: Starts from Rockridge BART. Slow, long ride, up Butters, down Redwood, up Pinehurst; back to Rockridge BART.
What: A 2.5 hour slow group ride

TUESDAY

Ride: Pre-Dusk, BBC LSD Ride
When: 4:00pm meet, Tuesdays during the Winter
Where: Rockridge BART. (route.tbd)
What: A 2 to 2.5 hour slow group ride.

ALL OTHER INFORMAL RIDE LOCATIONS

TUESDAY

Ride: Pre-Dawn, Berkeley/Butters/Moraga
When: 5:35am, year-round
Where: Vine Street Peet’s in Berkeley. Ride rolls up across town towards Butters Canyon then out towards Moraga.
What: 2-3hours. Pace is moderate to fast over hilly terrain.

Ride: Pre-Dawn, Headlands Ride: SF/Marin
When: Starts in SF at 6:10am – 17th & Sanchez; 6:30am – Arguello Gate; 6:40am – GG Bridge, year-round
Where: Starts describe above (link to the route)
What: 2-hour tempo group ride.

Ride: Tuesday Night, Redwood Loop Ride
When: 5:30pm meet (5:40pm roll out), Tuesdays during the Spring/Summer
Where: Domingo Peet’s Coffee Shop in Berkeley. (link to the route)
What: 1.5-2hr fast group ride.

Ride: Port of Oakland (aka POO)
When: 6:30pm, Tuesdays year-round
Where: Maritime, Middle Harbor, and 7th in the Port of Oakland, ~2.5mi loop.  (link to the route)
What:1.5-hour very fast ride.

WEDNESDAY

Ride: Pre-Dawn, Berkeley/Butters/Moraga
When: 5:35am, year-round
Where: Vine Street Peet’s in Berkeley. Ride rolls up across town towards Butters Canyon then out towards Moraga.
What: 2-3 hours. Pace is moderate to fast over hilly terrain.

Ride: Redwood Loop Ride
When: 7:00am, year-round
Where: Domingo Peet’s Coffee Shop in Berkeley. (link to the route)
What: 2-hour tempo training ride.

Ride: Bakery Ride: Danville/Pleasanton
When: 9:00am, year-round
Where: Danville Peet’s. (link to the route)
What: 3-hour fast group ride.

Ride: Port of Oakland lite (aka POO lite)
When: 6:30pm, Wednesdays year-round
Where: Maritime, Middle Harbor, and 7th in the Port of Oakland, ~2.5mi loop.  (link to the route)
What:1.5-hour tempo training pace; focused on criterium pack riding/skills development.

THURSDAY

Ride: Pre-Dawn, Berkeley/Butters/Moraga
When: 5:35am, year-round
Where: Vine Street Peet’s in Berkeley. Ride rolls up across town towards Butters Canyon then out towards Moraga.
What: 2-3 hours. Pace is moderate to fast over hilly terrain.

Ride: Pre-Dawn, Headlands Ride: SF/Marin
When: Starts in SF at 6:10am – 17th & Sanchez; 6:30am – Arguello Gate; 6:40am – GG Bridge, year-round
Where: See starts above. (link to the route)
What: 2-hour tempo group ride.

FRIDAY

Ride: Pre-Dawn, BBC LSD Ride (SF Edition)
When: 5:30am, Winter
Where: 5:30 from Embaracerdo BART; 5:45 from Sandpit Gym; 6:00 from Golden Gate Bridge. Slow, long ride over the West side of the bridge, into Marin, and the BC loop (2hours) or Paradise loop (2.5-3hours).
What: 2.5 to 3-hour long/slow distance group ride.

Ride: Pre-Dawn, Berkeley/Butters/Moraga
When: Starts (sometimes) in Berkeley at 5:35am, year-round
Where: Starts at Vine Street Peet’s in Berkeley. Ride rolls up across town towards Butters Canyon then out towards Moraga.
What: 2-3hours. Pace is moderate to fast over hilly terrain.

SATURDAY

Ride: Berkeley/Tilden/Mt. Diablo or Morgan Territory
When: 7:05am, Saturday year-round
Where: Starts at Vine Street Peet’s in Berkeley. Ride rolls up Spruce Ave and through Tilden towards Mt Diablo.
What: 5-6 hours. Pace is moderate over hilly terrain.

Ride: Roasters Ride: SF/Marin
When: 8:00am, Saturday and Sunday year-round
Where: Golden Gate Bridge, South Parking Lot (link to the route)
What: 4-hour group ride, some portions very fast, others neutral.

Ride: Belmont/Woodside Ride
When: 8:15am Saturday & 8:00am Sunday, year-round
Where: Highway 92 and Canada Road. (link to the route)
What: 2-hour fast group ride, very fast on Sunday.

Ride: House of Pain Ride lite (aka HOP lite): Danville/Livermore
When: 8:45am Saturday, year-round
Where: Danville Peet’s. (link to the route)
What: 4-hour  moderate paced group ride.

Ride: House of Pain Ride (aka HOP): Danville/Livermore
When: 8:55am Saturday, year-around
Where: Danville Peet’s. (link to the route)
What: 4-hour fast group ride

Ride: The Spectrum Ride: Palo Alto/Los Altos
When: Saturday 9:00am in Palo Alto, 9:15am in Los Altos, year-around
Where: Palo Alto Starbucks. (link to the route)
What: 2-hour  fast group ride

SUNDAY

Ride: Meet at Cycle Sports Oakland
When: 8 am, rolling at 8:15 sharp
Where: CSO is located at 3530 Grand Avenue Oakland, CA 94610-2036 • (510) 444-7900
Pace: Steady Endurance Pace
*Store will be open early for those who need tubes/nutritional products etc.
Coffee cart sometimes available

Ride: Berkeley/Butters/Castro Valley
When: 7:05am, Sunday year-round
Where: Starts at Vine Street Peet’s in Berkeley. Ride rolls up across town towards Butters Canyon then south towards Castro Valley.
What: 4 hours. Pace is moderate over hilly terrain.
This ride will occasionally roll by CSO to pick up that ride

Ride: Roasters Ride: SF/Marin
When: 8:00am, Saturday and Sunday year-round
Where: Golden Gate Bridge, South Parking Lot (link to the route)
What: 4-hour group ride, some portions very fast, others neutral

*Note from the Berkeley Bicycle Coalition's website:

"The rides described...are informal, voluntary and not sanctioned by any governing body, such as the BBC or USA Cycling. Any rider is welcome to participate and does so at his or her own risk..."