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…
Hello all you Veloraptors:Let me start by saying I am honored to have been elected as your new President by the Board of Directors, following the May 20th Members meeting held at Sibely Volcanic Park.…
YES the Veloraptor annual "BIKEWASH and BORP Party" will take place June 22, 2013. Please check your emails for the invitation and be sure to RSVP. You can now go to the "www.borp.org/rev…
