Are you using sunscreen and finding your white clothes now have orange sunscreen stains or your dark clothes have white stains? Mineral sunscreens contain titanium oxide and zinc oxide which can produce white stains on your darker bike clothes. These will generally wash out with detergent. The orange stains on light colored clothes are produced… Read More »Sunscreens staining your kit?
Meeting starts at 12 noon, at U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, 303 3rd Street in Davis. Lunch will be provided! Agenda includes: You will have an opportunity to try on Pactimo clothing samples for sizing/fit — beginning at 1:00, till 3:00 Opportunity to tour USBHoF Museum — beginning at 1:00, till 3:00 (free for DBC… Read More »Saturday, July 11: DBC Member Meeting Clothing Extravaganza
As the weather warms and sunrise comes earlier, the calendar has been adjusted starting the week of May 25, with most rides starting one hour earlier. Most rides will start at 8am. Check the ride calendar for your particular ride start time.
For casual club rides, paceline riders should keep a 2 – 3 foot gap between their front wheel and the rear wheel of the rider ahead. Novice riders should err closer to 3 feet for added safety, while more experienced and faster riders can maintain a 1 – 2 foot gap to optimize drafting while staying safe. In all cases, do not… Read More »Maintaining Safe Following Distances on Casual Club Rides
Here are some cold weather cycling tips to help you make your rides comfortable and safe, distilled from a chat with Al Rowland, a DBC member with 35 years of experience in the bike / cycling clothing industry Consider the conditions for your ride: Manage your heat loss Manage your comfort as you ride The… Read More »Cold Weather Cycling Tips
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
Starting June 1, 2025, we have ended the DBC listserv and moved to a more modern and reliable Google Group. As was the old listserv, the discussion group is open to anyone who is interested in Davis-area cycling, and who abides by the expectation below when posting to the list. Typically the group is best… Read More »Sign up for the DBC Discussion Group
DBC has a moderated discussion group, typically used for discussing bike advocacy, selling / giving away old bike related stuff, seeking ride / route information, news or rider safety information relevant to club members or cyclists in general, or last minute club group rides that you might be interested in. When you sign up, you… Read More »Read about the DBC Discussion Group
Ready for a fun challenge to get more people on bikes and spread the joys of biking? From May 1-31, May is Bike Month is back, and there’s never been a better time to enjoy riding a bike! The challenge is an excellent opportunity to explore how active and sustainable travel choices can benefit the… Read More »May Is Bike Month is here!
John Hess, Philanthropy Director for the Davis Bike Club, has announced donation recipients for the 2024-25 fiscal year. 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. DBC relies on its volunteers to make these rides possible. Many DBC… Read More »Philanthropy – 2025 recipients