Please No Rain! Club Ride Info for 2/2/08

Saturday, 2/2/2008
East Bay: Zoo Loop
45 miles (Hilly with some steep climbs)
Leader: Need leader -- post a comment if you can lead!!
**Rain or 30% chance of rain cancels ride. Go to wunderground.com and type in "Oakland, CA".

Club Ride Info

Saturday, 1/26/2008
Marin: Alpine Dam Loop
55 miles (Sustained climb and fast descending)
Meet at GGB, south side in front of snack shop. Ride leaves at 9:30.
Leader: No leader -- post a comment if you can lead!!
**Rain or 30% chance of rain cancels ride. Go to wunderground.com and type in "Fairfax, CA".

Polish them wheels

The 2008 NCNCA Road Racing calendar is up! If you want to race for Touchstone, we're having a brief race meeting on Thursday, January 17 at 7pm at the Albatross Pub in Berkeley. (1822 San Pablo Ave.)

Whatcha get? Commit to 4 races and get a kit (jersey & shorts) and race fee reimbursement of $100. We have racers in the following categories: Men's Cat 3, 4, & 5; Women's Cat 1, 2, 3, & 4. For more info, email touchstonebike@gmail.com.

Some photo highlights from 2006-07!

January - March 2008 Ride Schedule is Up!

**Rides leave at 9:30am. Unless noted otherwise, meeting spots are: For Marin -- South side GG Bridge in front of snack shop; for East Bay -- Peets on Domingo Ave across from Claremont Hotel; Peninsula -- Intersection of Edgewood and Canada Rd.

Saturday, 1/12/2000
Marin: Stinson Beach
55 miles (Two sustained climbs)
Leader: Need leader

Saturday, 1/19/2008
East Bay: Three Bears
48 miles (Hilly with two sustained climbs)
Leader: Juliann

Saturday, 1/26/2008
Marin: Alpine Dam Loop
55 miles (Sustained climb and fast descending)
Leader: Need leader

Saturday, 2/2/2008
East Bay: Zoo Loop
45 miles (Hilly with some steep climbs)
Leader: Need leader

Saturday, 2/9/2008
Marin: Nicasio - Tomales Bay Loop
57 miles (Hilly with short and steep climbs)
Leader: Need leader
Meeting spot: Town of Nicasio behind 1st plate of baseball diamond. You can't miss it.

Saturday, 2/16/2008
East Bay: McEwen Loop
48 miles (Hilly with short and steep climbs)
Leader: Need leader
Meeting spot: Intersection of Wildcat Canyon Rd and San Pablo Dam Rd.

Saturday, 2/23/2008
Marin: Paradise Loop
36 miles (A few easy climbs but mostly flat; good spinning)
Leader: Need leader

Saturday, 3/1/2008
Peninsula: Woodside Pescadero
56 miles (Difficult sustained climbs)
Leader: Need leader

Saturday, 3/8/2008
East Bay: Mt. Diablo Walnut Creek
60 miles (Sustained climbs and fast descending)
Leader: Need leader

Saturday, 3/15/2008
Marin: Stinson Beach
55 miles (Two sustained climbs)
Leader: Need leader

Saturday, 3/22/2008
East Bay: Del Puerto Canyon Century
100 miles (Includes lunch stop at mile 50 in Patterson. More info to come…)
Leader: Chuck Carlson (chuck@sanna.com)
Meeting spot: Livermore Peets (152 S. Livermore Ave.); Park in the neighborhood streets behind Peet's.

Saturday, 3/29/2008
Marin: Alpine Dam Loop
55 miles (Sustained climb and fast descending)
Leader: Need leader

We're trying something new...

Welcome to the new Touchstone Bike Club Community Test Site! The cycling community has grown and we hope you'll use this site to check for last minute ride info, as well as to post your own impromptu rides, carpool offerings, new route ideas, "don't miss bakeries", etc...

In lieu of weekly emails, all information will be posted on this site.