Rides often organize into a paceline to save considerable effort when you are in the draft of the riders in front of you. The lead in a paceline will use 30% more power than the riders behind at about 20-25 mph. Usually the faster / longer version of the club rides will ride in a… 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
For the past 14 years the cities of Davis and Sangju, Republic of Korea have had a successful ‘sister-city program’ primarily focused on middle and high school student exchanges. Since Davis and Sangju share designations as ‘bike capitals’ for their countries, the sister city program is now proposing to expand the exchange opportunities to… Read More »Trip to Sangju, Korea planned for October 2024
Our dear friend, riding companion and many time club tour organizer, Bruce Dewey, passed away this past week from an injury he sustained while cycling three weeks ago. Please be respectful and allow the Dewey family some space as they grieve from this unanticipated loss. There will be a memorial service on Tuesday, March 26… Read More »On a sad note…
Prompted by Thomas De Gendt’s mysterious crash during Stage 5 of the UAE Tour in Abu Dhabi, Rene Herse Cycles added a blog post, discussing the potential factors involved in using hookless rim design, tire size selection, supple tire sidewalls, and using them under high temperature conditions (Abu Dhabi) Thy conclude hookless rims and tires… Read More »Hookless Rims and Tire Failures
