Welcome to the Steve and John Show! John Hopkins and I recently joined an intrepid group of 24 cyclists for a six-day ride through San Diego and Riverside counties. Some of you may recall this ride as the “Christmas Ride,” originally held in late December and supported by the AYH of San Diego—an organization once owned by SDBC’s Ralph Elliott family. The ride has long been an affordable way to tour Southern California and make new friends. At one point, it was abandoned, but a fellow rider named Mike from the Bay Area revived it. I’ve participated in three of his rides, as well as the original ride 2-3 times since the late nineties. This tour is a “credit card”...

Columbia is providing special discounts for NCCC members during its annual fall sale. This is your access to the Columbia Employee Store on Lionshead Ave, Carlsbad. Dates are Feb 28th - Mar 23rd Store Pricing: all products are current season merchandise and are discounted 40-60% below retail price. To enter, you must show: Photo ID NCCC Membership Card This Columbia Invitation Location & Hours: 3209 Lionshead Ave Carlsbad, CA 92010 (760) 936-0458 Mon – Sun: 10A – 7P CSC-Employee-Store-NCCC-2025-02-28

Columbia is providing a Golden Ticket special for NCCC members during the holidays. This is your access to the Columbia Employee Store on Lionshead Ave, Carlsbad. Dates are Nov 25th - Dec 24th 10% OFF your entire purchase plus 20% OFF select styles. To enter, you must show: Photo ID NCCC Membership Card This Columbia Invitation Location & Hours: 3209 Lionshead Ave Carlsbad, CA 92010 (760) 936-0458 Mon – Sun: 10A – 7P CSC-Employee-Store-NCCC_holidays_2024

It’s time to sign up for the Holiday Party! This year’s Holiday Party will be similar to last year's, featuring a social hour from 6:00 pm with a chance to meet and circulate, followed by a brief Members Meeting and then a splendid dinner. This year’s event will be on Friday December 13, 2024, 6:00 pm, at the Valley Club in La Costa Valley 6:00: Social hour 6:45: Members meeting 7:15: Dinner Sign up by December 8. Update quantity if bringing guests. We look forward to seeing you there. We also need volunteers to help set up before and clean up afterwards. If you would like to help out please contact our social chair Ursula at holidayparty@northcountycycleclub.com. Our club runs on volunteer power – thanks for contributing!

Columbia is providing special discounts for NCCC members during its annual fall sale. This is your access to the Columbia Employee Store on Lionshead Ave, Carlsbad. Dates are Aug 30th - Sept 22nd Store Pricing: all products are current season merchandise and are discounted 40-60% below retail price. To enter, you must show: Photo ID NCCC Membership Card This Columbia Invitation Location & Hours: 3209 Lionshead Ave Carlsbad, CA 92010 (760) 936-0458 Mon – Sun: 10A – 7P CSC-Employee-Store-NCCC-2024-08-19

The NCCC “4th of July” Picnic this year will be on Saturday June 29th. We will begin with a One Club Ride starting at 8:00 am (Clippers, take note) from Stagecoach Community Park3420 Camino De Los Coches, Carlsbad, CA 92009 We meet back at Stagecoach Park for a picnic at around 11:30 to noon. Sandwiches from Jersey Mikes will be provided. Wait, you aren’t done! We need to know how many sandwiches to get! Please RSVP by June 16 by filling out the sandwich selection form at https://bit.ly/nccc_picnic_2024. Thanks!

Starting 5/13/24, Camp Pendleton Visitor Center is reopened at the Main Gate.  The base is once again issuing cycling passes to ride through the base through the same corridor between the Main Gate and Las Pulgas.  Just bring a Real ID to get your free cyclist pass issued for 1 year.

Wife Sue and I had a tandem cycling trip to Portugal that was hosted by Santana Tandem Adventures.  The trip had us river cruising down the Douro River; starting in Porto.  We’ve been on over a dozen Santana trips and the river cruises are always our favorites.  No packing/unpacking with plenty of ride options, culture and fellow tandem couples.  We met our Kansas City tandeming friends on the trip along with approximately 120 fellow cruisers/bikers.  Over the years, Santana has adapted to more ebikes and fewer tandems; with the ratio now about 60:40.  Years back, there were only a couple single bikes and all tandems.   We really enjoyed Portugal; the weather was brisk in the mornings (50’s) and would...

The NCCC Clothing Store is open once again, from now until March 6th, 2024. People seem to like the new kit, so if you were on the fence before now is your chance. The ordering process at Agile can be tricky. Be sure to inspect your cart before hitting Order, and it's a good idea to check your invoice too.

Need some exercise after holiday celebrations. Here's a gentle recovery ride, at least for the first ten miles. And of course, our usual celebration with beer and pizza at the finish. See you there!