KT Mountain Bike Option Wed July 18

Hey folks - there will be a Mountain Bike option for this week's Wednesday ride (July 18). Same time, different Peets. We will meet at 6:30am at the Peets at Vine and Walnut in North Berkeley. We will ascend Spruce, then do some riding in Tilden, then return and meet with our roadie brethren at the Cheesboard.

See you at Peets or later at the CB!

rOOster

Knackered Tyres Dominate California Cycling Event

I'm happy to report Dave, myself and "the honorary, guest KT rider" survived the death ride (mostly) without incident. 120+ miles of riding, 16k feet of climbing, the eating of a combined 20k calories, and the drinking of many a beer was accomplished. The festivities occurred on a sunny 90F Saturday with a nice headwind cooling us on the last climb, which turned into a tailwind on the downhill, propelling (some of) us downhill at speeds approaching the legal limit on a state highway. After about 11hours in the saddle, the ride finished at Turtle Rock, ending in a solo sprint in front of thousands of eager KT fans.

More photos here.

3 Bears On Saturday (Sign up for the ms ride!)

I have officially signed up for the MS ride and want to start training.

First training ride (for me) will be "da three bears" this Sat. I rode this morning and found that I am super out of shape so I will probably be taking it easy :-)

The ride is 35 to 40 miles from my house but has lots of climbing. Here is the route description:

http://www.calcycling.org/routes/three-bears.php

I can think of a few coffee shops to visit on our way out of Berkeley.
So my house at 9:30.

2320 Webster st.
Berkeley, ca
See you there!

4th of July Ride!

Hey KTs! In honor of the holiday, we will be starting the Wednesday ride at 8am from Domingo Peets (same place as usual). The ride will likely be a little longer - something in the range of Redwood/Pinehurst.

See you there!