AV-B Ride January 13, 2024 - Flaturday

Happy New Year AV-Bers!

More rain projected for this weekend so we will be staying on the (mostly) flats today, but heading south instead. First we will go up through Elena onto El Monte, then Foothill into Stevens Canyon to do Mt Eden and Pierce. After Regrouping top of Pierce, we will ride down through Los Gatos to do Shannon Road onto Kennedy, back through Los Gatos and Saratoga to get onto Foothill by way of McClellan Ranch to head home.

Regroups at:

Corner of Elena and El Monte (water nearby at the Foothill track if needed)

Top of Pierce

Downtown Los Gatos (on the way back, water here)

McClellan Ranch (water)

Hope to see you there!
Hannon

The AV B Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules (read them!)

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles

Route
Flaturday
55 miles, 3700 feet

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader
Hannon

Regroups:
Corner of Elena and El Monte (water nearby at the Foothill track if needed)

Top of Pierce

Downtown Los Gatos (on the way back, water here)

McClellan Ranch (water)

Backyard Brew (unless we’re all soaked by that point)

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

AV-B Ride January 6, 2024 - Racing the Rain

Happy New Year AV-Bers!

The current forecast is for rain starting around noon on Saturday, so let’s see how much of this route we can do before it hits. I’ve kept it local, so there are a few bail-out points if it rains earlier than expected.
🔼 Altamont 🔽 Page Mill 🔼 Alpine & Joaquin 🔼 Huddart Park ▶ the Maze 🔼🔽 Jefferson

Hope to see you there!
Louise

The AV B Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules (read them!)

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles

Route
Racing the rain
~46 miles and 4,000 ft

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader
Louise

Regroups:
- Page Mill and Arastradero
- top of Joaquin
- Tripp after descending Kings
- top of Jefferson at the fire station
- Backyard Brew (unless we’re all soaked by that point)

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

AV-B Ride December 23, 2023 - Page and Bohlman

Hello AV-Bers,

The rain has cleared so it’s time for another free post-ride coffee AV-B! Let’s start the holiday week off right by taking a trip down to Saratoga via Page Mill. From there we’ll have a ‘choose your own adventure’ climb up Bohlman where those looking to trim some elevation can opt for an earlier turn-around point on Bohlman before we regroup in Saratoga for water. We’ll round out the ride on Foothill and finish at Backyard Brew for some free post-ride coffee.

Looking forward to seeing everyone out there!
- Tanner

The AV B Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules (read them!)

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

Page and Bohlman
~54 miles and 6,600 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Tanner

Regroups:
- Top of Page Mill

- The firestation on Skyline

- Saratoga (water)

- Corner of Stevens Canyon and Mt Eden

- Backyard Brew

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

AV-B Ride December 16 2023 - OLH, Portola State Park and West Alpine

Hello AV-Bers,

Make sure you have your climbing legs ready because this week we’re going to be tackling three climbs: Old La Honda, Portola State Park Rd, and West Alpine. Descending West Alpine was pretty chilly when I did it last weekend, so I’m hoping climbing it will be a bit more pleasant. We’ll regroup at the top and bottom of each climb and finish at Backyard Brew for coffee.

Hope to see you there!
- Louise

The AV B Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules (read them!)

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3170491067898423704
~50 miles and 5,700 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Louise

Regroups:
- corner of Alpine & Portola
- Sky Londa (water)
- La Honda
- Portola State Park
- top of West Alpine
- Page Mill and Arastradero

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

AV-B Ride December 9 2023 - Kings, Hillsborough, Crestview, Emerald Hills

The AV B Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules (read them!)

I wanted to do Kings last week but it was rained out, lets try again. Get your legs ready though because I don’t like Cañada so we are taking the hilly way home.

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3168099222079228966

~53 miles and 5,000 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Hannon

Regroups:
Roberts (water)

Old Store (water)

Top of Kings

Crystal Springs (water)

Top of Crestview

Cordilleras+Ralston (quick)

Top of Jefferson (quick)

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

AV-B Ride December 2 2023 - Joaquin, Kings and Swett

The AV B Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules (read them!)

Twist on the Kings and Swett ride this week with a Joaquin appetizer.

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3165388773709426160

~55 miles and 5,000 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Simon

Regroups:
Portola Road and Alpine Road (water)
Portola Road and Alpine Road Again (water)
Kings and Skyline
Top of Swett
Water Temple (water)
Sharon Park Drive

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

AV-B Ride November 25 2023 - Coastal Classic

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40102681

~56 miles and 5,100 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Hannon

Regroups:
Portola Road and Alpine Road (water)
Skylonda (water)
La Honda
Bike Hut (water)
Woodside Stores Park (water)
Sharon Park Drive

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride November 18, 2023 - Dodging the Rain

Hello AV-Bers!

The forecast for this Saturday is threatening rain so we’ll stick to the lowlands and see if we can dodge the storm clouds. If it looks like we’ll have more significant rain I’ll make the call on Friday night whether to fall back to the standard rain route.

This route winds us through Cupertino neighborhoods until we regroup in Saratoga. From there, we’ll head back over Mt. Eden and the Los Altos Hills. If we’re lucky and the weather clears, then we’ll add on the base of Montebello to Peacock Ct. as a short out-and-back option.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

-Tanner

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles

Route
Dodging the Rain
~44 miles and 3400 ft

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader
Tanner

Regroups:
Saratoga (water)
Stevens Canyon and Mt. Eden
Rancho San Antonio (water)
Backyard Brew

Non-Members
Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride November 11 2023 - RWG - 9 - Portola Redwoods

Hi AV-Bers,
This week we are going to start by heading south on Foothill before climbing Redwood Gulch onto Highway 9. From the top of 9 we will ride skyline to the top of West Alpine where we will descend into Portola Redwoods State Park, and come back out the way we came and continue down Pagemill back to coffee. The official regroups will be Canyon Picnic Area, Top of 9 and top of Alpine/Pagemill before we do the Portola climb. There is water at the base of the Portola Climb if you need it, but I don’t think it makes sense to force a regroup there.

Hope to see you there!
- Hannon

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles

Route
https://www.strava.com/routes/3053758057230186196
~53 miles and 6100 ft

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader
Hannon

Regroups:
Canyon Picnic Area (water)
Top of 9
Top of Alpine (before Portola Climb)
Backyard brew

Non-Members
Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride November 4 2023 - Saratoga loop

Hi AV-Bers,

This week we’ll be heading south to Saratoga. Our route will take us up Altamont and Page Mill, along Skyline, and down the I9 to Saratoga. For our return journey, we’ll take some backstreets to link up with Pierce and Mt Eden before heading back along Foothill. As always we’ll finish with well-earned coffees at Backyard Brew.
Hope to see you there!
- Louise

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles

Route
https://www.strava.com/routes/3155419129273729916
~50 miles and 4,800 ft

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader
Louise

Regroups:
Top of Page Mill
The firestation on Skyline
Saratoga (water)
Corner of Stevens Canyon and Mt Eden

Non-Members
Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride October 28 2023 - Swetty La Honda

Hi AV-Bers,

LKHC is far away this week (Mt Tam) so we are going to do something spooky and return to Simon’s Swetty… La Honda. We did this same route a few months ago and it was good fun. We will regroup at corner of Alpine and Portola, Skylonda, Skylonda again, Top of Kings, and the Water Temple. Its starting to be pretty cool in the mornings, but seems like the weather will be nice by the time we are headed back on Cañada. If you feel like a little more punchy climbs you can dip into Emerald hills or Westridge on the way home.

Hope to see you there!
- Hannon

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3125654184477796796

~55 miles and 5059 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Hannon

Regroups:
Alpine and Portola
Sky Londa (water) x2
Top of Kings
Water Templer
Backyard Brew

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride October 21 2023 - Kings and West Alpine

Hi AV-Bers,

This week’s Low Key Hill Climb is West Alpine (this segment), so I decided to take the B ride there for primarily selfish reasons. We’ll start out with Kings via Huddart and a section of the maze (it’s a slightly unconventional way to get there, so make sure you know where you’re going if you’re on the front), then travel down Skyline and 84 before the “fun” starts and we head back up West Alpine.

Hope to see you there!
- Louise

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3149183146352783150

~49 miles and 5,108 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Louise

Regroups:
Top of Kings
Sky Londa (water)
La Honda
Top of Alpine
Page Mill and Arastradero

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride October 14 2023 - Redwood Gulch + Black Road

Hello AVB-ers,

This week I propose Redwood Gulch + Black Road, going through Foothill, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Lexington Reservoire, Castle Rock Park, Skyline, Page Mill Road

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3147986435084447534

~62 miles, 6502 ft+

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Marco

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride October 7 2023 - Pescadero Loop

Hello AV-Bers,

This week we’ll take advantage of the warm weather to ride all the way to the coast, passing by the beautiful town of Pescadero.
The route includes some of your favourite climbs - Old La Honda, Pescadero Cr Road, Stage Rd (only the last bit), Tunitas Rd - and breath taking ocean views.
It’s a long-ish ride, so remember to bring plenty of food and hydration.

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3143984368859702280

~64 miles, 6204 ft+

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Marco

Regroups:
Skylonda (Water/Restrooms)
La Honda (quick regroup after descending 84)
Memorial County park (Water/Restrooms)
Pescadero (Water/Restrooms)
Bike Hut (Water/Restrooms)
Woodside Store (Water/Restrooms)

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride September 30 2023 - Montebello and the 9

Hi AV-Bers,

This week marks the start of a very important local race series: Low Key Hill Climbers! Anyone else excited? For those who haven’t heard of it the basic premise is each week from now until Thanksgiving you ride the designated hill and then results are tallied on Strava for ultimate climbing glory. It’s free to enter but you have to register on the website (http://lowkeyhillclimbs.com/2023/).
The first hill for the series is Montebello, so this week we’re going to tackle that as part of the B-ride. We’ll head south along Foothill at a leisurely pace, before going full gas up the hill. After descending, we’ll have a water stop at the Canyon Picnic Area at the corner of Stevens Canyon Rd and Mt Eden before going up Redwood Gulch and the 9. Up to you whether you want to hold back on Montebello to save your legs for the second climb or go for glory with LKHC and risk blowing up.
We’ll then head along Skyline and down Page Mill, before going back to Backyard Brew for coffee.

- Louise

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3142535431446393218

~50 miles and 5,765 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Louise

Regroups:
Top of Montebello
Stevens Canyon Picnic Area (water)
Fire station
Bottom of Page Mill at Arastradero
Backyard Brew

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride September 23 2023 - Page Mill Rd, West Old La Honda, Kings Mountain

Hi AVBers,

This week’s menu features 3 of our favorite climbs (PMR, WOLH, Kings) and a final fast stretch on Cañada rd, to spin the legs before heading back for coffee.

-Marco

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3140042352249062786

~61 miles, 6167ft+

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Marco

Regroups:
Top of Pagemill (water)
Skylonda (water)
Trip (water)
Water Temple (water)
Backyard Brew

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride September 16 2023 - Portola Valley - Pagemill - Skyline - Pierce

Hi all, pointing the other direction this weekend, we will do a lap through Portola Valley to soften the legs then climb Pagemill. At the top of Pagemill we head south on Skyline to descend highway 9 to a regroup in Saratoga. Then climb over Pierce and Mount Eden before taking Foothill home to coffee at Backyard Brew.

-Hannon

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3137446236781182984

~56 miles and 5,100 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Hannon

Regroups:
Portola Road and Alpine Road (water)
Top of Pagemill (water)
Top of 9
Saratoga
Top of Pierce
Backyard Brew

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride September 9 2023 - Coastal Classic

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40102681

~56 miles and 5,100 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Simon

Regroups:
Portola Road and Alpine Road (water)
Skylonda (water)
La Honda
Bike Hut (water)
Woodside Stores Park (water)
Sharon Park Drive

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride September 2 2023 - RWG, 9 and WOLH

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3131849625119253010

~55 miles and 5,000 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Simon

Regroups:
Stevens Canyon Road and Mt Eden Road (water)
Firestation 21 on Skyline (maybe water)
Page Mill and Skyline
Skylonda (water)
Skylonda again (water)
Portola Road and Alpine Road

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

AV-B Ride August 26 2023 - Hill Intervals

Instead of doing one big hill, I’ve decided to break it up this week with a series of shorter ones. Time will tell whether that makes it easier or harder, but at least there shouldn’t be as much separation.
Moody -> Alpine & Joaquin -> OLH -> Huddart -> Emerald Hills
As always, ☕ at Backyard Brew after the ride.

See you there!
Louise

Regroups
Page Mill and Arastradero
Top of Joaquin
Sky Londa (water)
Tripp after descending Kings
Cañada after Emerald Hills loop

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles

Route
https://www.strava.com/routes/3129915494505280956
~60 miles and 6,088 ft

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader
Louise

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules