Come Ride With Us

Welcome! Grizzly Peak Cyclists is a bicycle club of about 850 members based in Berkeley, California.

We have club rides every weekend throughout the year, and many weekdays too. Roughly half our rides are in the East Bay; the rest are all over the San Francisco Bay Area, and beyond. Our ride calendar is available on this website. Our members' riding interests run the gamut. We have novices, intermediates, advanceds, and everything in between. Our rides are correspondingly diverse.

Come ride with us. Each ride is rated to indicate the expected terrain, pace, and distance, so you can choose a ride suited to your abilities. Be sure to review our rider guidelines before your first ride to avoid any surprises. You do not have to be a member to attend our rides, but if you're ready, you can join now!

We have hosted the annual Grizzly Peak Century since 1975. The event is known for its challenging but beautiful terrain and gourmet home-made food. For more information, click on the button above to see our century website.

Donations

Every year, we make significant donations out of the proceeds raised from our Grizzly Peak Century to organizations and causes that promote or help bicycling in some way — be it advocacy, safety, education, awareness, or the bicycling environment. See our donations page for details.

News

Century-Prep Ride Series, Mar 2 - Apr 27

Join us for a series of nine weekly rides for intermediate bicyclists who want to build stamina, increase range, and get ready to ride a Century. They are on consecutive Sundays, from March 2 up to the week before our Century. They gradually progress in distance from about 25 to about 50 miles. All are over moderately hilly terrain, similar to that of the Grizzly Peak Century. Those who complete the series should be well-prepared to ride at least the 75-mile (metric century) route. For more information see our Century Prep Series page.

Mountain Hardwear access March 7 to March 30

In addition to other benefits listed on our website, GPC members have access to the Mountain Hardwear / Columbia Sportswear Employee Stores in Point Richmond and Union City during 3 specific time periods per year. Here is the invitation for GPC members to shop at the store between Mar 7 and Mar 30. The store has sportswear and outdoor equipment from the Columbia Sportswear Company family (Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, SOREL, and prAna) at deeply reduced prices.

You will need to provide the invitation (either a printed copy or a digital copy on your mobile device) AND a copy of your current GPC membership card AND and personal photo ID to gain entry to the store. If you don't have a copy of your membership card handy, you can get your card here.

Each GPC member can bring up to 4 guests each time you shop during the invitation period. See the invitation for the store hours, address, and other details.

Register your Bikes!

Register all of your bikes for free at Bike Index. It's a non-profit national database that is effective and easy to use. In its simplest form you just need your email address and the serial number for your bike. For better results you can add details about the bike, including photos. If your bike is stolen, return to Bike Index and report it.

Please don't ever buy a used bike without first checking the serial number on Bike Index. If it is listed as stolen, you can provide information to assist in the recovery.

If your bike (registered or not) is stolen, try these steps to get it back.