by Don Axtell Almaden Cycle Touring Club lists ride pace as part of the description for each ride listing. These are average speeds, assuming the ride is all on flat ground with no wind. SL Slow Leisurely below 10 mph L Leisurely 10 to 12 mph LM Easy Moderate 12 to 14 mph M Moderate 14 to 16 mph MB Hard Moderate 16 to 18 mph B Brisk 18 ...

The annual ACTC Black and Blue Ball will be held on February 6th, 2010. It will again be at Michaels at Shoreline and will offer a buffet dinner. ACTC members can find more information and buy tickets online here.

Introduction Welcome to the Russian River country. The river is named for the Russians who settled the area in 1812 as traders and sea otter hunters. They decimated the otters and withdrew in 1841. During the next 60 years the river and terrain kept the area isolated. The stage coach ...

Q: What is the BBC Committee? A: The objective is not to be the Best Bike Club or even the Biggest Bike Club but to become a Better Bike Club. Q: Why did it get started? A: Late last year it was discussed at the ACTC General Meeting the need to finds ways ...

By the awesome LDV co-host team Calling all Del Valle Lakers! It's a perfect May!  What else can be better! Campout happens every other weekend for May.  Del Valle and Great Western Bike Rally are two weeks apart, and if you were on Lupine Loop, then you got a bonus campout in April. Lake Del Valle ...

by Franz and Anne Kelsch To the non cyclists, they might think a Tour of California is something you do in your car. But we are talking about Cycling here and that means the Amgen Tour of California professional bicycle race. Even the non cyclists have probably heard of Lance ...

Did you ever want to Ride Longer, Pedal Stronger?  Then be sure to attend the February General Meeting on February 4th at 7:00 pm. Santa Clara Cycling Team Coaches Jami North and Al Painter from Integrate Performance Fitness will talk about training in the Zone, breaking through training plateaus and training ...

by Jim Schallau The 26-member Team ACTC joined with nearly 600 other volunteers for the assembly of 2200 new bicycles on Saturday 12/13 in the South Hall of the San Jose Convention Center.  It was a lot of work but also a lot of fun.  Due to the limited amount of ...

First of all, our thanks to the 2008 ACTC Board for serving the club.   We held the election tonight for the 2009 Board.  We had a very large turnout with around 120 people voting.   Our thanks for those who were able to come vote.  Here are the results of ...

by Franz and Anne Kelsch - We can't say we have traveled to all places in the world but we have been to many cities on most of the continents.  We remember visiting Beijing, China and seeing all the bikes there.  We rode bikes in the busy streets of Tokyo, but ...