Valley Spokesmen Bicycle Club

400 miles, 12 days - Buffalo to Albany. Great American Bike Tours calls this ride "pure cycling ecstasy" offering over 400 miles of cycling along the Historic Erie Canal with dozens of lovely lift bridges, aqueducts, locks, canal parks and more. We need 20 people to sign up for this trip to meet the minimum deposit with Great American Bike Tours and confirm the date.

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Sunol to Paso Robles - April 19-21

Sign up now for the VSBC sponsored 3 day Sunol to Paso Robles ride scheduled for April 19th-21st.

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Election of 2023 VSBC Executive Board Directors and Officers was announced at the at Quarterly Meeting.

The election results are:

President: Satish Sathe
Vice President: Randy Simpson
Treasurer: Don Carpenter
Recording Secretary:
Corresponding Secretary: Bonnie Powers
Communications Coordinator: Sharon Zhang
Ride Chairmen: Kris Yost & Terry Cunningham
Event Director: Ken Hernandez

Congratulations to the members of the 2023 Executive Board.

A special thanks to Julie Uher and David Glazer

for their past service.

Jim Duncan Memorial Bench

VSBC/VSRT Members,

First and foremost, I wanted to reach out and personally thank you all for your generous donations towards the Jim Duncan Memorial Bench. Your support will allow us to place a bench at the Mount Diablo Junction Ranger Station. My hope is the bench will serve as a quiet reminder of those gone, but not forgotten, and offer us a place to sit and reflect in one of the most beautiful places we call home.

To that end, we are closing the donations, as the bench has been ordered and if all goes as planned, we should see delivery around mid-February.

Additionally, we are working on a dedication ceremony. More details to follow, in that regard, but as a heads up, we have a tentative date of March 26, 2023, weather permitting.

Thanks again for your support!

Sincerely,

Mary Hernandez, VSBC Member

Disclaimer: The bench pictured above is being used as a placeholder. Actual bench may be different.

2023 Membership Renewal

Family and Individual Memberships for for both renewals and new members are available now!

Cinderella Classic Registration/Information

Cinderella is on schedule for April 15th. Registration for the 47th Annual Cinderella Classic/Challenge is OPEN! There are three routes (30/62/100 miles) available.

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Cinderella Classic Volunteers Signup

It is time to sign up to help the club pull off the 47^th Cinderella Classic and Challenge womens only bike event by volunteering to help on ride day. Feel free to share this link with friends, neighbors, ride partners. https://signup.com/go/ZPvfBKG

Valley Spokesmen Cycling Survey

Please share your thoughts about VSBC - what are we doing well, what could we do better, what else should we be doing, any events we should be sponsoring? Click on the link above to fill out your survey.

VSBC Castelli Club Clothing Store is OPEN!

The following link will get you into the Castelli store to purchase items.

Servizio Corse Team Order Site

Castelli Size Chart

Most people need to size up at least one size from American brands like Pearl or Voler.

Online store will close on January 31

2022 Volunteer and Ride Host Credits

Club Clothing (limited inventory)

(Click on the link above) (Members only)

Specialized Shoes SPD - Good shape. Size 11. Too small for me. $30 email: jdarsf@gmail.com

Size: US 13.5-15.0, EU 48-50 $30 Gary - HappyAccidental@yahoo.com

Felt ZW High Performance Female Specific Geometry, Size Medium, Carbon bike. $1,000 OBO. Contact Mark at mnhickmott@yahoo.com.

Women's XS Voler Drytech Tank. Brand new! 3 for $60. Retail $35 each. lianewong24@gmail.com, 415-713-6995.https://store.voler.com/collections/womens-base-layers/products/1020f37?variant=40002649686206

1985 Fiori Roma Street Racer $200 Tuned and updated in 2019 at Mikes Bikes Chromoly double butted 54cm frame. New aluminum XRims 630x18w. Shimano 600 components. Bob Benz 707-246-7675/rbenz@mkai

Gore C3 Infinum Jacket XXL, $129. Gary HappyAccidental@yahoo.com

5' (60") Cinch Lock, Never Used. $35 Gary -HappyAccidental@yahoo.com

Tern Link D8 2012 IT FOLDS! Tern folder with lockable travel case. Great shape. Price for bike and case $800 (orig. cost bike $1250, case $300) Lori 510-816-3399 Lori@LJLewis.com (11/23)

The case for the Tern Link D8 folder

Tern Link D8 2012 folder with lockable travel case. Price for bike and case $800 (orig. cost bike $1250, case $300) Lori 510-816-3399 Lori@LJLewis.com (11/23)

Tern Link D8 2012 Tern folder with lockable travel case. Not used for 6 years. Great shape. Price for bike and case $800 (orig. cost bike $1250, case $300) Lori 510-816-3399 Lori@LJLewis.com (11/23)

My neighbor is looking for front Fulcrum Racing 5 C17 rim 700/29 He accidentally ran his over. If need be he would consider a F/R set. Joe 925 997 4541

Travel Trac 3 Folding Bicycle Trainer. Fluid resistance. In very good condition. $30 Dana Edwards 510-394-7592 Posted 10-20-2022

Giant SLR 0 65mm Centerlock Disc Aero Wheelset $750 for the club Email dcheung@mooworld.org .. or .. Text 415-517-4840 for details! Posted 10AUG 2022

[SOLD] Ascent old school stationary spinner. Very heavy. $20 to member. Scott Noack, snoack321@yahoo.com, 650-533-4439

[SOLD] Stages Power Meter, model SPM-1 for Shimano Ultegra FC-6800, 175mm! I have more photos. eBay price $220, asking $50 for members. Scott, snoack321@yahoo.com, 650-533-4439

2015 Specialized SHIV Carbon with Easton EC 90 Wheelset. 2200 OBO Doreen Wagner 925-998-4193 doreenwag@gmail.com July 4th, 2022

Mountain bike handlebar FREE - text 925-212-8074

2013 Orbea Orca Dama. 51cm. Black & Purple. Full Ultegra 10-spd. Asking $1200. 917-539-5896.

My friend is selling his Giant SL TCR road bike. He has asked me if I could post them here on the VS member market place. If interested, you can call me at 925-640-3862

Here is another road bike my friend is selling. It is a BMC Team Machine. If interested you can call me at 925-640-3862.

Mavic helmets. New. Size M-L but they are adjustable. Price TBD by you. Bob Heady 925-980-7989

New, US 9, EU 42+. I have many pairs of road and MTB shoes. This is just one pair. They are all the same size but different colors and styles. Price TBD by you. Bob Heady 925-980-7989

Trek Carbon bike, 50 cm, custom paint, ultegra triple gearing. Being serviced now, but available soon. Asking $1,200. contact: Kathy Koos: kathleenkoos@yahoo.com

$800 for both - https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equipment/cycling-components/bike-wheels/road-bike-wheels/bontrager-aeolus-elite-35-tlr-disc-road-wheel/p/31545/ Slightly used - Celia 925-262-7733

Classic cycling poster 24” x 36”. $5 obo. Janet at jandergard@yahoo.com

Description including model, size, price ... Contact info:phone and/or email Date posted Character limit:200

Family and Individual Memberships for for both renewals and new members are available now! Club Memberships are for a calendar year and run from January 1st to December 31st.

The Valley Spokesmen are a welcoming group of cyclists that encourage riders of all levels to join our group rides. There are a variety of rides for different levels of riding. Some of our rides are listed on the ride calendar as Beginner Friendly, while others are listed as Advanced; choose a ride at a level that you feel comfortable with.

Club members, subscribe to vslist so you're alerted to additional rides, ride changes, road issues, club socials, bikes/gear for sale, etc.

The Valley Spokesmen is a San Francisco Bay Area bicycle club based in Dublin California, approximately 15 miles southeast of Oakland. The club schedules both local and non-local rides. Emphasis is on road cycling, but mountain bike rides are also on the calendar. We provide a wide variety of club rides, ranging from short neighborhood tours suitable for families with children, to strenuous century-length epics. We encourage non-members to attend our club meetings and join us on any of our outings. We typically schedule several 'Newbie Rides' and rides of shorter duration each month. View our ride calendar and find a ride that is right for you!

The Valley Spokesmen Bicycle Club was founded in August, 1971. Membership has grown from 81 active members in 1972 to ~500 card-carrying members presently. Most of the group are young to middle-aged adults, both married and single, but member ages range from infant family members to active riders in their 80's.

We are affiliated with these organizations:

Adventure Cycling
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
Bicycle Trail Council of the East Bay
C.B.C. - California Bicycle Coalition
California State Parks Foundation
Bike East Bay
East Bay Regional Parks
Greenbelt Alliance
L.A.B. - League of American Bicyclists
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Nature Conservancy
Planning and Conservation League
Rails to Trails
Yosemite Conservancy

Mt Diablo weather

Mt Diablo Weather-Summit

Check out all the action of the VS Racing Team

Feather Pedals is a no-cost, volunteer cycling group within Valley Spokesmen that organizes conditioning rides for women preparing for Cinderella and social monthly rides. Both women and men are welcome to join all rides. Check the ride calendar for Feather Pedal "friendly" rides.

VS/Sock Guy Store

Note: L/XL Blk/Navy Wool Blend is sold out!

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