In the March edition of Changing Gears, we introduced DBC member Mike Adams at the start of his three-month cycling adventure across the USA. Mike’s transcontinental bike tour was prompted by his recovery from a life-threatening infection in 2020. He set off to pedal his way across the country to attend his 50-year Amherst College reunion, in Amherst, MA on… Read More »Mike Adams completes San Diego to Amherst, MA bike tour
Reservations are now open for the Davis Bike Club’s inaugural Humboldt County Tour! Friday, October 10 through Sunday, October 12, 2025, we’ll explore the beauty of California’s Redwood Coast with three rides in three days. We’ll stay in one spot and roll out each day for a new adventure—towering redwoods, rugged coastline, and charming small… Read More »Humboldt County tour
Join Davis Randonneurs in the NorCal Sierras, September 3-6, 2025 Gold Rush Randonnée 2025 The DBC hosts the 1200km Gold Rush Randonnée… one of the longest running 1200ks in the United States. GRR was last held in June 2022, after a complete overhaul of the event. Read about the adventure here. We’ll be hosting the next Gold Rush Randonnee this… Read More »Gold Rush Randonnée 2025
by Hans Strandgaard In the early 2000s our family moved from our East Davis home into a larger country property. One of the big selling points for our new home was the nearby Russell Blvd bike path that went all the way into town. I had ridden the Russell path a few times during my… Read More »A Yolo County/Davis Treasure: the Russell Blvd. Bike Path
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
We had a total of 207 finishers (includes finishers from the Worker’s Ride) in the 2025 Davis Double Century Ride. 48 of the riders were new CTC finishers — about 25% of the riders, which matches with last year’s numbers, welcome to the club! Roughly a 90% completion rate in total. History does like to… Read More »Davis Double Century 2025
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
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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
from Race Team directors Heidi Verbeeck and Ray Spore March and April results included here are not necessarily comprehensive. MARCH ROAD RACESLand Park Criterium, Sacramento Men WomenCat 4: Allison Austin 14thCat Masters 40+ 1/2/3/4 Heidi Verbeeck 2nd Bariani Road Race MenCat 5: Zhaoqian Wang 17thCat 50+ 1/2/3 David Montgomery 24thCat 60+ 1/2/3 Graham Hymus 11th… Read More »Race Team News, May 2025