Category Archives: NorCal Ride Reports

Santa Cruz coastal ride and Portola Valley Ride Report by Oleg (June 2014)

Posted on June 10, 2014 by O

I spent a few days in Palo Alto, and did two rides on Ritchey Breakaway. The first ride started in Saratoga – easy quick drive from San Jose airport. I wanted to do Marin Headlands but forgot that my flight … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Ride Report (Oleg)

Posted on October 8, 2013 by O

I did two long-ish (by my standards – 60+ miles, 6K+ ft of elevation gain, 4+ hrs) rides during my most recent visit to Bay Area. First day I started in Woodside, rode around Portola, went up Page Mill Road, … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Descenders Ride with Keith James: Morgan Territory and Mount Diablo

Posted on April 26, 2013 by sddescenders

Yesterday Keith James and I met in Bay Area (we started from Walnut Creek) to ride up Mount Diablo (spanish for, like, “Fighting Chicken”). It was good to see Keith and chat with him – doing it over cycling was … Continue reading →

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Mt. Hamilton Ride Report (by David Voris)

Posted on February 17, 2013 by sddescenders

Here is the trip report for today with Keith (Descenders Norcal). Pictures attached: I stayed up the Bay area this weekend preparing for Rechelle and Audrey to arrive for some college touring in NorCal this weekend. So Keith James (a … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Descenders Ride

Posted on December 6, 2012 by sddescenders

Jim and I went up to Bay Area for an experiment at the X-ray Free Electron Laser at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, or SLAC. We brought our bikes but it was raining almost non-stop. Except for the last day of our … Continue reading →

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Mount Hamilton (ride report by Oleg)

Posted on August 30, 2012 by sddescenders

Today I rode up Mt. Hamilton – the West side of Mt. Hamilton is an 18 mile climb  (from East Foothills) with a few short descents thrown in the middle – so even though Mt. Hamilton sits at 4,200ft elevation, … Continue reading →

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NorCal Descenders Ride: Dave Voris, Keith and Oleg

Posted on August 29, 2012 by sddescenders

(written by Oleg) Since I was visiting Berkeley I wanted to get in a Descenders ride with recent NorCal transplants – Keith and Dave Voris. We met at Castro Valley and soon were climbing up Redwood Road, which offers some … Continue reading →

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Tunitas Creek, Old La Honda and Stanford

Posted on August 28, 2012 by sddescenders

This is the 4th time my Ritchey Breakaway goes to Bay Area.  Originally my plan was to ride Mt. Hamilton but I decided to change it last-minute and go to Tunitas Creek. It was a great day, with the weather … Continue reading →

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Oleg’s Bay Area Ride Report: Mt. Tam and Other Greatest Hits of Marin County

Posted on March 11, 2012 by sddescenders

Today I rode Mt. Tam (Tamalpais) from Mill Valley. First I got a bit lost in redwoods near Mill Valley trying to find Panoramic Highway, but instead discovered an awesome narrow, twisty-turny residential road surrounded with redwoods that was rolling … Continue reading →

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Oleg’s Berkeley, CA ride: Tunnel, Skyline, Pinehurst Loop, Grizzly Peak

Posted on March 9, 2012 by sddescenders

I brought my Ritchey Breakaway travel bike on a trip to Berkeley, CA. (My savings in luggage airline fees alone over the past 6 months are now exceeding $1,000.) I started the ride right after 6AM, just before the sunset … Continue reading →

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Bay Area, Day 2: San Francisco, Golden Gate and Mill Valley (by Oleg Shpyrko)

Posted on August 27, 2011 by sddescenders

The ride started with taking a BART from Oakland towards San Francisco: Then I was off to ride across San Francisco downtown and across Golden Gate Bridge: The bike path across Golden Gate was closed so we were forced into … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Rides: Day 1, Mt. Diablo

Posted on August 26, 2011 by sddescenders

My first trip I brought my new Ritchey Breakaway was the trip to San Francisco. I landed in Oakland Airport at 8:30, got my bag at 8:50, got into rental car and drove towards Mt. Diablo, arriving at 10:00AM, got … Continue reading →

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