Different Spokes is the San Francisco Bay Area’s recreational bicycling club for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community. Founded in 1982, the club is open to all members of the LGBT community and its friends who have a shared interest in bicycling.
Ride with pride !
We offer a variety of cycling rides and social events throughout the year.
The club currently has 163 members,
25% of them are female.
The annual membership fee includes the ability to set up your own rides on the calendar,
an online subscription to the club's Yahoo!Group
and other benefits, such as discounts at many bike shops.
Membership is not necessary for participation in any
club ride. To have a better idea of what is going on at Different Spokes, check out our blog or our photo gallery.
Helmets are required for all club rides. Addresses and
telephone numbers are used solely for club purposes and are not available
to other sources. If you have any questions about the club, call any member of the
board.
Visit our Facebook page!
Happy Birthday, Pedro !
Happy Birthday, Jim !
| Upcoming rides: |
May 19 - 9:45AM - Saturday: 30th Anniversary Ride 5: Healdsburg Winery Ride (42 miles, B, 2)
May 19 - 7:00AM - Saturday: Tomales! (122 miles, D, 5)
May 20 - 6:30AM - Sunday: Strawberry Fields Forever Century - DSSF Supported Century (65/100 miles, B, 4)
May 23 - 6:45AM - Wednesday: Marin Headlands (25 miles, C, 4)
May 26 - 9:30AM - Saturday: Half Moon Bay to Pescadero (56 miles, B, 3)
May 26 - 7:00AM - Saturday: Pescadero! (110 miles, D, 5)
May 28 - 7:00AM - Monday: Tunitas Creek! (95 miles, D, 5)
May 28 - 9:15AM - Monday: Out by the Bay (51 miles, C, 1)
May 29 - 7:00AM - Tuesday: Sonoma! (125 miles, D, 5)
June 09 - 9:00AM - Saturday: Jersey Ride (27/47/59 miles miles, A, 3)
DSSF supported centuries:
May 20 - Sunday: Strawberry Fields Forever
June 24 - Sunday: San Francisco GLBT Pride
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Lately in the blog
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| A Tale of Two Centuries (5/14) | For those who seek out early season fitness or those who just like to ride centuries there is a tough choice every May: two longtime centuries, the Wine Country near Santa Rosa and the Grizzly Peak in Moraga occur back to back on the same weekend. Th [...] |
| Different Spokes at the Chico Wildflower: Veni, Vidi, Bici (5/1) |
This year’s Chico Wildflower ride fostered a large Different Spokes turnout: 14 club members made the four-hour trip north to enjoy the beautiful rural roads surrounding Chico. President David Gaus led the charge and was accompanied by Ride Coo [...] |
| Props for Chris Thomas! (4/23) | Chris's ALC riders surprised him last Saturday by honoring his years of commitment in leading ALC training rides in the South Bay as well as his endlessly positive encouragement. He now has his own "team" jersey! See the real thing at his blog—http [...] |
| The first century of the year (4/9) | It’s April and Spokers’ thoughts turn to…riding centuries. Such as the Tierra Bella next weekend. The week after is the Primavera in Fremont, and then there is the Chico Wildflower, the Wine Country, Grizzly Peak, the Davis Double, and on and o [...] |
| Cinderella 2012: Flahuttes (4/2) | Cinderella 2012
This past Saturday Roger and I, as usual, worked the registration tables at the 36th Annual Cinderella Classic and Challenge put on by the Valley Spokesmen (sic). It's amazing to think that this ride has been put on annually for 36 y [...] |
| Saddle Challenge 2012 (3/4) | It's that time again, time for the Different Spokes Saddle Challenge!
Go to: http://www.dssf.org/dssf_html/sc/
To register, enter your first and last name and ask me for the password.
What is the Saddle Challenge?
It's our annual event, during t [...] |
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