Valley Spokesmen Bicycle Touring Club
Mt. Diablo Weather
Phone: 925-838-9225
S.F. Bay Wind Patterns
Cinderella 2009
Click our 2009 patch to view a larger image.
Join the Club
For pennies a week you get all this:
- - Presidential access
- - Founders' home tours
- - Stale jokes
- - Discounts at your LBS
- - Free snacks at meetings
- Mail your application form today!
Ride in style
View clothing information online. Send an e-mail to Jim Duncan if you are interested in club jerseys, shorts, socks, vests, jackets, etc. His address is hey-you at comcast dot net.
VS Race Team
Got the need for speed? Head on over to VSRT.
Cheers!
Cliff: "Interesting little article here. It says that, uh... the average human being uses only seventeen percent of his brain. Boy, you realize what that means? We don't use a full, uh... sixty-four percent."
Norm: "Some don't use even more."
It's Summer, Baby
Wha d'ya wanna do?
- - visit another theme park
- - tune your lawn mower
- - ride the East Bay hills
Great idea! Pedaling with the Valley Spokesmen provides tons of training opportunities, as we offer rides each week of varying lengths and difficulties. Check our ride calendar for dates that look the most fun to you.
Routes to Ride
Looking for some new roads to enjoy on your favorite bicycle? Check out our expansive Valley Spokesmen route sheet library.
Ride 'n Race News
Want to lead a ride?
Find out how much fun it can be by looking through our new Ride Leader Guide! View our Ride Leader Awards program!
New Members
Get up to speed quickly! Download and browse through our New Member Handbook.
TOSRD Registraion is Now Open
Read more about TOSRD, or download the 2009 registration form, fill it out and mail it to us. On the registration form you can view photos of the first-ever TOSRD Jersey, inspired through repeated rider requests. Order your TOSRD 2009 Jersey today and wear it in September!
Read our July Newsletter
Extra! Read all about it.
July Newsletter Now Online.
From the President’s Desk
If you are putting in the miles, yet do not seem to be getting any faster, lighter, or stronger, then it may be time to try life in the pace line. read more...
Cool Ride Up a Cool Mountain
On the last day of the 7-day Bicycle Tour of Colorado (BTC), Barb Hailey reaches
the final summit of Independence Pass at over
12,000′. This day’s ride was 107 miles with about 5,000′ of climbing.
The total tour: 555 miles and over 30,000′ -- for someone who doesn’t like to climb!
Temps varied from 35° to 100°. The previous day included a climb of 5,800′ and reached the summit of
Cottonwood Pass, again at over 12,000′. Riders were greeted with a fierce cold front and subsequent pelting
rain that forced Barb into the back of a U-Haul truck with 80 of her closest BTC cycling friends to avoid the treacherous
descent. There were lots of injuries that day among people who got caught in the elements. "Time to do some flat rides at sea level", Barb mused.
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You Rode the Cinderella Classic
Congratulations! Wanna continue training and get smarter and stronger on your bike? You’ll like the Luna Chix Skills Clinics.
The Feather Pedals group will continue to post group rides as well, so continue to check the ride calendar. All communications are posted on the Feather Pedals Yahoo group.