We are celebrating 20 years of May Is Bike Month and this year promises to be the biggest May yet! We encourage all DBC members to sign up, log a ride and win prizes! It’s super easy and fun. Join us at Loopalooza on May 5th and log miles during the Mileage Madness week, May… Read More »May Is Bike Month is here!
Come hear a leading expert in bikeability research at the next Davis Bike Club members and friends social, Monday, May 13 at 7pm. Dr. Kari Watkins joined the UC Davis faculty in 2022 after over a decade at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on trying to understand how to make cities more bike-friendly and transit… Read More »May 13 guest speaker: Kari Watkins, bike safety and infrastructure
Reservations for the Etna tour, 5/24 thru 5/26/2023, are now open (DBC members only.) Maria and Mark Tebbutt return to Etna for another Memorial Day weekend (7th year) in this relaxing and beautiful area. MOTEL RATES: $78+ tax for up to two people occupying the room each night. The pet fee, is $20 per pet… Read More »Etna Tour 2024
Have you ridden by a huge pothole or other road hazard and wondering how to report it to the for repair? Here is a handy link from Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates that shows how to report hazardous road conditions to the appropriate city or county agency (Davis, Yolo, Solano, etc.) Some you can even report… Read More »Report Hazardous Road Conditions
Rides often organize into a paceline to save considerable effort when you are in the draft of the rider in front of you. The lead in a paceline will use 30% more power than the rider behind to maintain a given speed. Usually the faster / longer version of the club rides will ride in… Read More »Paceline Riding Tips
The San Francisco Bike Coalition is sponsoring free bike valet parking at Giants home games at Oracle stadium for the 2024 baseball season. See their website for details
Come hear a local attorney discuss insurance and collisions at the next Davis Bike Club members and friends social, Monday, April 8 at 7pm. Know what to expect when you’re involved in a collision on your bike. Discover how liability for collisions works in California, when your own insurance may offer coverage, and how an… Read More »Attorney Frank Crum to speak at April 8 Davis Bike Club members and friends social
Our dear friend, riding companion and many time club tour organizer Bruce Dewey passed away on March 20 at the age of 86, due to complications from an injury sustained while cycling in February. Bruce and and his wife Marilyn moved to Davis in 2002 upon his retirement from the position of Professor and Assistant… Read More »Bruce Dewey
John Hess, Philanthropy Director for the Davis Bike Club, has announced this year’s donation recipients. This is the first year of significant giving after a freeze during the pandemic. DBC is able to provide support to these organizations due to the income generated by the annual Davis Double Century and Foxy’s Fall Century rides. These… Read More »Philanthropy – 2024 recipients
from Race Team directors Heidi Verbeek and Ray Spore Next Race Team Meeting Our next race team meeting will be on April 22, 2024, at 7:30 pm at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. We welcome everyone who is interested in racing and supporting the Davis Bike Club Race Team to join us Updates We… Read More »Race Team News – April 2024
