This ride is a club favorite (and a personal favorite, too, it's one of the first rides I ever co-led for the club). The route starts at Concord BART and takes us on the roads behind Mt. Diablo, up to Morgan Territory Preserve. It's one of those gorgeous places you probably don't know existed unless you live in the East Bay or cycle there. When you finish the climb up Morgan Territory Road, the view is just amazing. We'll head back through Danville with a stop at Domenico's Deli for lunch.
Thi...
This ride is a club favorite (and a personal favorite, too, it's one of the first rides I ever co-led for the club). The route starts at Concord BART and takes us on the roads behind Mt. Diablo, up to Morgan Territory Preserve. It's one of those gorgeous places you probably don't know existed unless you live in the East Bay or cycle there. When you finish the climb up Morgan Territory Road, the view is just amazing. We'll head back through Danville with a stop at Domenico's Deli for lunch.
This is the eighth ride in a 2015 winter/spring series to help people gear up for late spring and summer riding, including AIDS/LifeCycle or your first metric or century of the year, or ever!
We'll have progressively longer and more difficult rides.
There are no scheduled rides in this series for the second Saturday of the month. Instead, please join the club's regular monthly Jersey ride, which leaves from Peet's on Market Street (see the calendar for details.)
We'll ride routes all over the Bay Area. Most routes will be without a whole lot of stop signs and lights. We'll try not to ride in the rain, and there won't be a safety speech.
I'll check the weather in the morning and if there's a 30% chance of rain, will cancel and let those who RSVPed know. So please do RSVP.
Don't have a car but want to come? Email the ride leader for ride sharing possibilities, or if you are a member, post a message to the club’s Yahoo! group.
Not a member? Consider joining us for just $20/calendar year here:
http://dssf.org/dssf_html/membership/membership.php
Total elevation: Approximately 3400 ft.
Route preview: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1072444
Meet time: 9:00am
Ride out time: 9:15am
Meals: Bring snack bar for the top of Morgan Territories, then lunch will be in Danville at Domenics, before the ride back to Concord BART
Sweeps? No
Is this a "no rider left behind" ride? No, but we will have a few regroups. We will keep an eye out for each other but if you are a new rider please either know the route or bring a map in case you get dropped from the group.
Rain cancels: yes
