We had a wonderful hike planned for April, to enjoy spring flowers and green grass. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. While we always need rain, it brings problems on hike days…
Wednesday, April 8: A group of 11 intrepid VeloRaptors headed up Mt Diablo. They started in Walnut Creek, and took an intricate route through the neighborhoods that took them to the south entrance. Th…
A couple of Wednesdays ago, I was cruising down Redwood Road toward Little Pinehurst with a bunch of VeloRaptors on our weekly ride. The road was dry and fast and my heavy bike was sailing a…
For the past few years the VeloRaptors have organized a spring get-a-way, 3 days of biking around Paso Robles. This year was no different, and due to the popularity of the trip, we scheduled two group…
SAVE THE DATE - Sunday, April 10 for the 2026 Bike Wash and Dinner:
Place: Home of Randy and Christina Mellin, 181 Shuey Drive in Moraga.
The Bike Wash and Dinner is a fundraiser for BORP…
The March Monthly Metric to the Greenest Green Ever on Morgan Territory happened in a most disjointed manner. The ride was scheduled for March 18, but ended up being postponed due to an unusual March…
The February Monthly metric covered one of the best bike rides in the Bay Area. Starting in Nicasio, the route heads north along the Nicasio reservior and then turns northeast toward Petaluma on Pt. R…
16 VeloRaptors and two dogs celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a hike in Redwood and Roberts Parks, starting at the Trudeau Center on Skyline Blvd in Oakland. We knew that t…
Monthly Metric Century rides have been revived for 2026 and will be on the 3rd Wednesday of each month (weather permitting). Rides are planned for all parts of the East Bay as well as Marin County, an…