Welcome to the SFVBC Web site. We are a recreational road bike club with about 500 members. We offer a variety of rides every Saturday and Sunday, and if you're visiting LA and happen to have your bike along, we offer some of the best riding in SoCal. Please come out and join us.
-Randy Lawrence, Ride Director email 
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September 4 - Chatsworth Puddle Challenge - Check out Chatsworth Lake. A little bit of country in the Valley. It's also our monthly orientation ride.

September 6 - Mr. Mugu - Beat the heat by riding along the coast with a stop at Neptune's Net. Great Clam Chowder.

September 25 - Little Tujunga - A great #3 rated ride. Feeling good? Add Val Verde after Little T.

October 2 - Tour of The Tarzana T's - Our monthly orientation ride. Bring a route slip. This route has more turns that Alice found in the rabbit hole.

October 16 - Fall Foliage Folly - Two really fun and popular rides that
explore 2 large canyons to our north.

October 30 - Franklin, I Don't Give a Dam - This reservoir is the "fishin' hole" used in the opening credits of the Andy Griffith Show but who cares? This is a fun ride so we care.

Beat The Heat Rides - Last Minute Ventura Remote Rides

With assistance from the Channel Island Bike Club we’re creating a number of new Ventura Remote rides. These rides will be offered on some of the hot August and September Saturday’s with short notice. They will not be on the posted ride schedule. Notification will be sent to club members only the week of the ride (another reason to join!). - Randy

NO PARKING - NORTH SIDE OF NORDHOFF There have been a No Stopping signs posted along the north side of Nordhoff near Etiwanda, ostensibly having something to do with construction at CSUN. Parking is still available on the other side of the street.

JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP ONLINE If making out a check and sending it to Maria seemed like a hassle, now you have no excuse. You can use your PayPal account or any major credit card to join or renew online. Remember, club rules mandate delinquent members must go through initiation all over again - you don't want that, do you?

 


WHAT PRICE POPSICLES An eager SFVBC contingent makes its way up Baldwin Rd. north of Lake Casitas during the 2010 edition of the Cool Breeze Century. The popular outing attracts more club participants than any other organized ride, and this year picture-perfect weather, a lack of accidents/flat tires/mechanical issues, and (of course) popsicles at the last rest stop made it well worth the 6AM drive to Ventura. Photo: Sid Blum

Do you take photos on rides? Send them in! Please I.D. subjects for the benefit of newer members. You can send them here. - Carl
ATTENTION MEMBERS: LAST CHANCE FOR FIRST RUN SFVBC JERSEYS!
The good news is the first run of club jerseys is almost sold out. If you don't have one yet, that's also the bad news. Still available: 4 XS.
Only $40 + shipping
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    What's coming up in the way of longer, organized rides - centuries, randonees, & bike tours - in the southwestern U.S.? Check out the Western States Bicycle Ride Calendar for latest info.
Q.  Would you be interested in a weekend spring road trip to the Eastern Sierras to climb a few of the big classic road climbs?
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START LOCATION: Northwest corner of Nordhoff and Etiwanda in Northridge (CSUN Parking Lot B1) Note: parking on north side of Nordhoff no longer available*
START TIME: 8:00 AM sharp*
Note:
  • Helmets are required on all SFVBC rides
  • Please do not ride with ear buds in both ears
  • Minors welcome if accompanied by a parent or guardian
Map to Ride Start | Weather Forecast | Link to this section
To download route slips, click on the corresponding ride number below. Slips are in PDF format, and are available online 1 week prior to the ride. Click on ride elevation for more ride data, maps, and photos.
*unless otherwise specified. See remarks below.
Date Ride Miles  Elev. (ft)  Rating  Ride No.  Hits  Remarks
SEP 4 SAT  CHATSWORTH PUDDLE CHALLENGE  26, 39  618, 1,065  1, 2  104, 105  57, 40   Orientation Rides, with a "coach", are held on the first Saturday of the month.
TOUR OF TWO TOPANGA TOPS  45  2,004  3  741  55  
SOMIS SOPRESA  68  2,737  4  813  56  
SANTA PAULA REVERSE  93  -  5  910  61  
SEP 5 SUN  SHERMAN OAKS  28  342  1  172  50  
SEP 6 MON  CLASSIEST CALABASAS  27  1,021  1  180A  25   Labor Day
MR. MUGU  50  -  3  870  49   8:30am Remote start from Malibu Bluff Park (24250 Pacific Coast Hwy). Take Las Virgenes towards the coast. Cross PCH into the park.
By law in California a bicycle brake must be able to do what?
A Stop the rider in a distance of 1ft for every mph B Stop the rider in under 4 seconds C Make the tire skid Answer
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