August 31, 2026

New Members

Chris Bellamy

Stuart Clapick

Wild Apricot for Members

BCCCSB uses an application called “Wild Apricot,” a nonprofit membership management software that hosts our website, newsletter, email, and membership database.

A mobile app version, “Wild Apricot for Members,” is available for download from both the Apple and Google stores. The app displays upcoming events and lets you download the ride route to the free Ride with GPS app on your phone, providing turn-by-turn directions while on a club ride.

The app also gives you access to the BCCCSB membership database, including Ride Leader contact information, in case you get separated from the main riding group or need to contact the Ride Leader.

You will log into the app using your BCCCSB email address and password.

Please address any comments or questions to Info@BCCCSB.ORG.

Ride and Event Schedule

Please note that you can always find updated ride
information on the club webpage "Calendar" tab

Saturday Club Rides

Ride Start: 8:00 AM Captain Kidd's

Level, Distance, Climb, Route, Ride Leader

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L1 57 miles 2,474 ft 7:30 AM Start

Bundy - Homewood - Mandeville

Tom Aaker

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L2 57 miles 2,474 ft 7:30 AM Start

Bundy - Homewood - Mandeville

Luke Lohnes

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L3 46 miles 1,263 ft

Bundy Canyon

Tim Fairbanks

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L4 21 miles 1,218 ft

Terranea

Carl Tank

Tuesday LA Explorers Ride

Led By Mario Obejas

Ride Start: 9:00 at Captain Kidd's

Route: Dean Dana & The Korean Bell

L2/L3 Pace: 33 miles 1,794 ft

We haven't done this route since March 24, 2026. The weather gives us a brief respite from the extreme heat so we will climb on the north side of PV.

We head up PVDE for exercise but will not go to the Domes (you can go up as a bonus climb). We turn on Calle Aventura and descend through Dean Dana, briefly enjoy the view, then go through the WW2 Battery roads to get to the Bell. After a final vista point at Gaffey, we return. Post ride coffee stop either at Pinwheel Cafe, or Yellow Vase or Martha's @ Riviera Village.

Wednesday Hilly

Led By Carl Tank

Ride Start: 4:00 at Captain Kidd's

Route: Wednesday Hilly Ride

L3+ Pace: 25 miles, 1,839 ft

This short late afternoon ride is ideal for members who would like to improve their overall riding performance and become better climbers. The ride incorporates short hill climbs and rollers in Palos Verdes, making for a nice hill climbing training ride. Gorgeous ocean view vistas are a bonus, free of charge.

Wednesday Running Group

Location: Aviation Park (North of RB Performing Arts Center)

Start time: 9:00 - 10:00

Leaders: Tom Aaker & Diana Bailey

Every Wednesday at 9:00 AM a group of BCCCSB friends meets for a run on the track next to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Please come join us - the track offers free, ample parking, restrooms and water fountains.

Thursday Sprint & Social Ride

Ride start: 9:00 at Manhattan Beach Pier

Ride Levels

· Group 1: L1/L2 (18-22 MPH), Ride Leader - Matt Peck

· Group 2: L3 (16-18 MPH), Ride Leader - Yi Hwa Kim

The 25 mile Thursday social ride route heads north along the beach and along Ballona Creek to Centinela, then returns for a loop on Westchester.

This is a multilevel ride, L1 to L3, with multiple regroup stops. Post ride coffee at ~11 AM usually at Cafe Bonaparte on Pier Avenue Plaza.

Thursday Gravel Ride

Led By Bob Kellogg

Ride start: 8:30 at Manhattan Beach Pier

Route: No ride this week

On hiatus until Sept 17

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Thursday Niteriderz

Led By Linda Campbell/Luis Murillo

Ride Start: Malaga Cove Plaza @ 5:30 PM

Route: Niteriderz Route

L1/L2 pace - 14 miles, 1,143 ft

Come join the NITERIDERZ group for a challenging, yet friendly, playful, yet sprinty, evening ride around the west side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. This is a fantastic way to improve your hill climbing abilities with a great group of riders. Group meets in front of the Neptune Fountain in Malaga Cove Plaza parking lot.

Lights front and rear required.

Friday Java Ride

Led By Gary Parsons

Ride start: 8:00 at Captain Kidd's

Route: Philz Coffee - El Segundo

L4 Pace - 23 miles 634 ft

An easy paced, flat ride to a local cafe or bakery in the South Bay or Westside. Enjoy a fresh cup of coffee or pastry and good conversation with friends.

Due to the hot weather we are experiencing, we are starting the September 4 Java ride at 8 AM.

Sunday Funday Ride (same ride, all levels)

Led By Gary Parsons

Ride start: 9:00 at Captain Kidd's

Route: Jackson Market Deli - Culver City

31 miles 638 ft

Join us the first Sunday of each month as we ride up to our favorite destination, Jackson Market Deli in Culver City for some hot coffee and snacks in their beautifully landscaped back patio.

Pace will be a casual 15 to 16 MPH on this very flat ride on mostly the beach and Ballona Creek Bike Paths.

This ride is a chance for newer members to go on a casual ride and get to know the other members of the Beach Cities Cycling Club, South Bay in a relaxed social setting.

Note that as of the newsletter publishing time, there is a chance for rain on Sunday. We'll be keeping an eye on it as the forecast evolves throughout the week.

Unsure of your ride level? Here's a handy guide what to expect at each level. The speed is average for flat road and no wind.

Featured Business Member

Hermosa Cyclery rents, sells and services bikes, skates and beach gear just steps from one of the most spectacular beachside bicycle paths in the world at:

20 13th St Hermosa Street

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Phone: (310) 374-7816

Email: info@hermosacyclery.com

Saturday Rides

L1 - PV West Side

Led by Gary Chien

Sun is shining bright on these two, and the photo bomber

L2 - PV West Side

Led by Matt Peck

L3 - Broken Spoke

No pictures submitted.

L4 - Wilmington, San Pedro Waterfront

Led by Carl Tank

Other Club Rides

Sunday Whale Watch

Tuesday LA Explorer

Vanderlip Park & Frozen Treats

Led by Mario Obejas

Well deserved ice cream treat with the scorching heat

Wednesday Hilly

Led by Carl Tank

Cancelled last week

Wednesday Runners

Cancelled last week

Thursday Sprint & Social Ride

Thursday Gravel Ride

Led by Bob Kellogg

Cancelled last week

Thursday NiteRiderz

Led by Linda Campbell & Luis Murillo

Friday Java Ride

Led by Barbi Timmons

Elabrew Coffee - Santa Monica

Other Events

Mike Bechtol & Trish Botsko at mile zero of the Alaska Highway.

Shopping for yachts??

Basil Larkin cross training off the beaten path

Thank You to all who send in photos!

Didn't see the photo you wanted?

If you are wondering why there is no photo of a club ride that you did, it's because no one sent a photo in on time!

To ensure that your photo appears in the newsletter, please send it by 5:00 PM on Sunday!

Photos should be sent to: newsletter@bcccsb.org. Also, please let us know the date, ride leader, and the ride the photo was from. If there was something special that should be in the caption, please include it in your email.

Business Member Corner

Hermosa Cyclery

http://www.hermosacyclery.com/

Cafe Bonapart

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Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP (ACTS Law)

https://actslaw.com/

Really Great Bicycle Service

A Mobile & Shop Bicycle Repair Business

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