Two “probably” rides (as usual, let me know if you’re interested, in case details change, or check the blog the night before).
Saturday: fun headlands loop / luggage test ride
A roughly 22-mile scenic Headlands ride (see photos from a past ride). For variety, let’s meet at Mojo Bicycle Cafe at 10AM.
Casual, friendly pace, and also intended to be a “luggage test ride” – anyone who’s been interested in bike camping (or is coming camping in Point Reyes in a few weeks): this is your excuse to put on a rack, pump up your tires, strap on your bags and camping gear, and get comfortable with how your bike handles on some flat roads, a steep uphill, and a steep downhill, without worrying about pace or being too far from the city. And to stretch your biking legs after the rain if you haven’t already.
Anyone else is welcome to join just for fun and the ride, though. Perhaps we’ll take a little detour to Rodeo beach while we’re out there.
Sunday: East Bay hills CANCELLED FOR NOW – minimal interest and I need a day off to work on some other things.
The other 53-mile half of the Grizzly Peak Century route (perhaps modified to end in Oakland at Beer Revolution instead of Berkeley?). Some of us did the other half last weekend and it was great (noisy red-winged blackbirds! llamas! miniature horses fighting! massive oil refinery near Pinole!) though certainly not easy.
This will be fairly hilly and challenging by my standards, and I’m also aiming to keep a moderately brisk pace, with a quick stop in Castro Valley or San Leandro for a sandwich. Meeting at “9:05AM” at Orinda BART (when the 8:33 16th & Mission BART arrives), finishing mid- or late-afternoon. RSVP because I doubt I’ll motivate myself to cross the bay without company.