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                                SBAY GEEK RIDE
                                       
   
   
   The SBAY Geek Ride is a monthly bicycle ride event (weather
   permitting) from March to October. It takes place on the Sunday 8 days
   after the monthly SBAY Pizza meetings at 3PM. So you can determine the
   date as the Sunday following the 4th Saturday of the month. (On months
   starting on a Sunday, it's the 5th Sunday of the month. Otherwise it's
   the 4th Sunday.) If that's too much to figure out, make a point of
   checking the calendar here. ;-)
   
   Routes and starting points may vary each month. But they can be found
   on the sbay.general newsgroup and at
   http://www.sbay.org/geek-ride.shtml
   
   This is meant as a social/recreational event among sbay.org
   participants, their friends and others with similar technical
   interests. For serious bikers there are more appropriate club rides
   and events in the area.
   
   
   
   
   The general format for these rides is to begin from a VTA light rail
   station. That allows some participants to leave the car at home if
   they live within a few miles of a light rail station, and take their
   bikes on the light rail.
   
   VTA Light Rail runs on 15-minute intervals on Sunday afternoons. _Note
   that VTA allows 6 bicycles per light rail vehicle (trolley) and 2-4
   bikes per bus, depending on passenger load._ Trolleys may be at or
   near capacity for bikes going through downtown San Jose, even on
   Sunday afternoons. If you board a trolley in downtown, plan your trip
   to the rendezvous point to allow missing a trolley if it's full.
   
SBAY Geek Ride Schedule

   Sunday, August 27, 2000, 3PM (first SBAY Geek Ride)
          
          + Route: Los Alamitos Creek Trail, Almaden Valley, South San
            Jose
          + Starting point: Almaden Light Rail Station
          + Directions: http://www.sbay.org/ride-alamitos-creek.html
            
   Sunday, September 24, 2000, 3PM
          
          + Route: TBA
          + Starting point: TBA
          + Directions: TBA
            
   Sunday, October 29, 2000, 3PM
          
          + Route: TBA
          + Starting point: TBA
          + Directions: TBA
            
   Sunday, March 25, 2001, 3PM
          
          + Route: TBA
          + Starting point: TBA
          + Directions: TBA
            
   Sunday, April 29, 2001, 3PM
          
          + Route: TBA
          + Starting point: TBA
          + Directions: TBA
            
   Sunday, May 27, 2001, 3PM
          
          + Route: TBA
          + Starting point: TBA
          + Directions: TBA
            
   Sunday, June 24, 2001, 3PM
          
          + Route: TBA
          + Starting point: TBA
          + Directions: TBA
            
   Sunday, July 29, 2001, 3PM
          
          + Route: TBA
          + Starting point: TBA
          + Directions: TBA
            
Local Cycling Info

   "Bikes on Transit" info at the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
          http://www.vta.org/bikes.html
          
   "Bicycling Safety" at Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC)
          http://www.svbcbikes.org/bked/
          
   "Bicycling Rules and Safety" at California Department of Motor
          Vehicles (DMV)
          http://www.dmv.ca.gov/about/bicycle.htm
          
   "Bay Area Biking" by Ron Horii
          http://pages.prodigy.net/rhorii/baybike.htm
          
Cycling Tips

     * Wear a bike helmet.
     * Don't get dehydrated. You can't just judge this by when you feel
       thirsty because you're already dehydrated before that point. Even
       for a recreational ride, dehydration will affect how well you can
       ride and can lead to discomfort like muscle cramps or exhaustion.
       So have water before, during and after the ride.
     * When on roads, follow the rules of the road. Since we can travel
       10-15mph easily, bikes move more like cars than pedestrians. The
       law requires bikes to use the same rules as cars (road signs,
       right side of the road, etc) except in cases where there are
       specific rules for bikes. If necessary to avoid an obstacle,
       you're allowed to "take the lane" on the road.
     * Avoid doing anything unpredictable to drivers.
     * Ride single file in bike lanes or other areas that aren't wide
       enough to ride side-by-side.
     * Give the right of way to pedestrians and equestrians.
     * State your intentions, such as "passing on your left", when
       passing pedestrians or other cyclicts.
     * Consider whether you'll need sun block before the ride.
       
   
   
   Last updated: August 16, 2000