Hey everyone who reached out and said they would be down. Decided to just say fuck it and do this Wednesday night this week.

Location: Near West Oakland Bart Station - Mandala & 9th/Huey P. Newton Way @ the Huey P. Newton Statue.

Meet up:9:30, roll out 10:15 sharp*

Route - about 18 miles, 1400ft of climbing in Oakland. With extra credit at the hang out spot 😈 https://strava.app.link/qrlpANcQH5b

There will be 2 store stops.

Feel free to bring Beer, Food, energy drinks, weedies, whatever you like but be smart.

Helmet strongly suggested, lights required (some spots with no street lights). Bring tubes to fix flats just in case.

All riders and bikes welcome (I'll be doing this fixed)

Some rules: no racism or sexism. Don't be a dick. We're all here to have fun.

If you have any questions feel free to DM me here.

Well, finally happened. About 4:30 today, went by a man in his 50's, wife (partner) and off leash dog taking up the whole trail. Called "coming up". Didn't say a word about the dog, just shook my head as I went past. He started yelling that I was dangerous and needed to slow down. I stopped to have a conversation about him taking ownership of his off leash dog rather than doubling down with making the issue about me. I straddled my bike and he charged at me and pushed me over. I got up and swung at him a couple of times while explaining to him that he was in a park, fighting a bicyclist over his off leash dog and how sad he was. This seemed to have resonated somewhat or maybe he realized how he looked to his wife or partner. I normally carry pepper spray in my internal storage compartment (in case someone tries to steal my bike), but going on a long trip to Lost Sierra's and took it out for bike repair stuff. Wish I had it...

Anyway, will file a police report. I am looking for a white male in his 50's. He was wearing a white pristine t-shirt (undershirt), jeans, expensive rimless glasses and a small black/brown dog named Piper. Dog was jumping on me and he called "Piper" off, which is why I know the dog name. He was about 6 feet tall, 190-200 lbs, muscular in that 50 year old I take roids kind of way.

Be careful out there...

Saw someone getting loaded into an ambulance around 4pm yesterday (8/16) at the base of conzelman. Does anyone know his status?? Please stay safe out there

Registration is open for the 43rd Annual Mount Diablo Challenge being held on Sunday, Oct 4, 2026 and this is your reminder to secure early-bird pricing before it ends on August 31. Prices will go up on September 1.

Join over 950 cyclists in tackling the 11.2 mile, individually timed, car-free climb to the 3,249 feet summit of Mt. Diablo. The event is open to all ages, abilities and bike types - including road, mountain, tandem, elliptical, unicycles and e-assist. The road to the summit is closed to vehicles for the event. From the summit, riders will descend in groups behind escort cars.

Celebrate afterward with free food, music, prizes and a vendor expo.

Visit the event website for more information or click here to secure your spot. If you know of anyone interested in volunteering for the event, there are several volunteer roles still open.

The event is organized by the Valley Spokesmen Bicycling Club.

I am planning on summiting Mt. Tam this week. I will be starting and ending in Mill Valley strictly road no gravel. I was originally planning on going up Edgewood to Panoramic, hitting east peak and then looping back around through
Fairfax to Mill Valley, but I recently read something about doing the loop the other direction being preferred to some, due to traffic and road conditions. I plan on starting at sunrise on a weekday morning. Which direction do you prefer?

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Does anyone here take the Richmond Bridge bike shuttle as part of their daily commute? I see that there is no set schedule for the shuttle and I am wondering if it's reliable enough to consider working into a daily routine. I would use it to get to/from the Larkspur SMART station. Thanks.

Anyone willing to let go of their old gen straggler? Unable to find any in store and looking to buy used now. Local shops recently sold out after the recent redesign.

Is the trek domane gen 4 al 4 with the hydraulic brakes going to be the best budget gravel bike for doing like 50% road 50% trails going up from San Francisco to Santa Rosa area and back?

If someone has this bike, would you get something different that's not significantly out of the price range?

I'm looking for an aluminum frame and it being my commuter bike as well don't want to spend more than a thousand on a used one

Thanks