LOCATION John Jones Professional Offices – Parking Lot, 2068 John Jones Rd Davis, CA USA ORGANIZER: David Josheldavidjoshel@gmail.com530-400-3288 Description Two ride options: Typical Ride Pace: Woodland: 15-16 mph Esparto: 18-20 mph Ride with GPS Routes: Woodland Esparto Ride Notes: Plan to arrive ~5 minutes early The group will roll out at the listed start time. If you… Read More »Woodland or Esparto – Monday
LOCATION John Jones Professional Offices – Parking Lot, 2068 John Jones Rd, Davis, CA USA Ride Contact: Mark Tebbutt at mark573125@sbcglobal.net Description A casual ride to Winters via County Road 29 and Buckeye Road, roads with light traffic. Regroup at Upper Crust Bakery at 606 Railroad avenue for a break before returning to Davis via Putah Creek Road… Read More »No Drop Winters Ride – Sunday
Information about rides offered on a one-time or occasional basis In addition to weekly and monthly DBC rides, members often lead special rides that may only be offered once or occasionally throughout the year. As with any other ride, check the Club Ride and Event Calendar, or contact the ride leader, to make sure the ride… Read More »Non-recurring Rides – General Information
Last Updated: Pre 2017 This is a moderate Pace 3,5 NO DROP ride over back roads through the Carneros region, with a short snack stop in Sonoma, and then a loop through Lovall Valley. I will ride in the back and can offer some pointers to those who would like a bit of help with… Read More »Carneros-Sonoma-Lovall Valley Lollypop
The tally of Fritter Points has been conducted, reviewed, recounted, audited, re-audited, certified, and finally deep-fried and the results are in: LemonTart is Grand Beignet of the 2021 Tour de Fritter! The final overall results can be viewed here; the final daily values can be viewed here. LemonTart overcame a slow start, gradually picking up… Read More »2021 Tour de Fritter Final Results!
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In Winter months and with bike commuters, night-time cycling is sometimes a necessity. Fortunately, there are measures to increase a cyclist’s presence and thereby minimize their chance of collision or fall. This past generation of cyclists have benefited from the development of LED lighting. Small, lightweight units that project a powerful forward light beam rivaling… Read More »Bike Riding in the Nighttime
We now return to the discussion point in Item Three, and the cyclists’ low visibility with other road users. Since cyclists suffer the greater consequence of not-being-seen, they must take necessary survival and preventive measures to increase their visibility. Clothing for cyclists is traditionally bright-colored and gaudy–for this reason. Make it a practice to wear… Read More »Color as a Bike Safety Aid
Falling from a bicycle is inevitable. No matter how carefully or skillfully a cyclist may be, fate or circumstance will eventually find all cyclists touching terra firma. This discussion gives safety tips on how to fall during that millisecond before you hit the pavement. Athletics in contact sports are told, while falling, to “tuck-and-roll” by folding their arm over their head… Read More »How to Fall
Probably the leading cause of bike group crashes is one rider’s front wheel touching the rear wheel of the rider ahead. And a “touch” is all it takes for the trailing rider to fall almost instantly. If rider manages to make a clean fall with minor injury, a cascade of trailing cyclists may cause a chain reaction of injured riders and damaged bikes.… Read More »Watch That Wheel!
