Third Saturday Ride series. The purpose of the Third Saturday Ride series is to expand the uniquely VeloRaptor ride experience to include some of the many fabulous Bay Area routes. Rides are general…
Hello VeloRaptor's.
Great VeloRaptor's rides. This years' three-day Solvang ride was a great success shared by many of our members and their significant others. The group of about twenty-eight spent …
Hello, Raptors!
Last year 5 fellow Veloraptors and I took a week-long cycling trip to Utah with Black Sheep Adventures, a San Leandro-based adventure-sport company founded and run by a former Backroa…
In Memory of Gracie
I thought that you would love this, Mom,
because you once said, as I drove you
over Pinehurst Road and you looked
at the chaparral, “How can God
keep all o…
As many of you may know, during the past several years, several of our club members have participated in the Ultra Marathon Cycling Associations (UMCA) Y-Rounder ride club. This club requires th…
Great Rides 2013Canada to Mexico: A tale of three guys bicycling the Pacific Coast. This summer, club members Kevin McTighe, Dale Perkins, and a friend, Bob Liles, had a great cycling adventure ridin…
1 September 2013: Las Vegas-Brian’s Head-Bryce Canyon
We met the group from Black Sheep Adventures and drove to Brian Head, Utah. Our bikes and gear were transported from Berkeley by the comp…
For V.G.B.
He's riding out while it's still dark.The creak of leather makesA dry-sweet song, the only markOn far black mountains' shape.
In moonset, sage begins to glow,The horizon faintly light…
