East Bay Rivendell ride?

[Lucia Matioli]

Hello folks!

I’ve just had my A Homer Hilsen for a week. It’s been amazing. I can’t stand how much I love it. 

Been trying to post and I’m not sure if they are making their way to the group. Unless I have yet to write any posts that seem that enticing 

Anyhow, anyone in the east bay interested in a ride and meet up? I would love to build more community around riding and Rivs. 

Let me know. 

Best,

Lucia

Oakland

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[Bob R Kenyon]

Hey I just got mine as well! I’m down in San Jose. 

Bob

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[Matthew Williams]

Count me in!

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Hey I just got mine as well! I’m down in San Jose. 

Bob

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[Victor Meng]

Count me in too!  Am in Alameda.  Looking forward to RBW building up my green Homer, but happily riding the Ram in the meantime.  

-Victor in Alameda.

[Shannon Menkveld]

Depending on the route and the pace and the things, I'd definitely be down, although I am currently Riv-less, and will remain so for an interval whose length has yet to be determined, but which will assuredly not be short. (The bike is a very Rivendell-influenced Probable Peugeot PKN-10.)

--Shannon

[Lucia Matioli]

Cool. Cool!

Was thinking of meeting at CoRo and then heading to the bay trail for a mellow ride to pt Richmond and back. 

What days and date work for folks? Weekends are mainly great for me with Sunday as the better of the two. 

I figure let’s get some dialogue going and can plan from there. 

I could swing tomorrow am as well. Not sure if that’s too fast. 

Lemme know! All are welcome, including all bikes!

Lucia 

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[Brian Watts]

Yes yes yes! I’m in Albany and have a periwinkle Sam, HHH tandem and almost done building up my wife’s Leo!! Would love to build more bike community💜

BW

[Nick Lindsey]

Don’t have a Riv, rather a Bridgestone.  Would that suffice?

Would also suggest perhaps adding a “coffee outside” component to the ride. 

Nick L.

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Cool. Cool!

Was thinking of meeting at CoRo and then heading to the bay trail for a mellow ride to pt Richmond and back. 

What days and date work for folks? Weekends are mainly great for me with Sunday as the better of the two. 

I figure let’s get some dialogue going and can plan from there. 

I could swing tomorrow am as well. Not sure if that’s too fast. 

Lemme know! All are welcome, including all bikes!

Lucia 

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Depending on the route and the pace and the things, I'd definitely be down, although I am currently Riv-less, and will remain so for an interval whose length has yet to be determined, but which will assuredly not be short. (The bike is a very Rivendell-influenced Probable Peugeot PKN-10.)

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[Lucia Matioli]

Yes yes. All welcome. 

Coffee part is CoRo!

What I might do is map out the route let y’all know a date and time and whoever shows up let’s roll!

My Homer below! I love it so. 

Will be back to you. 

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[Zac]

Hey Lucia, 

I think we just met riding by each other on Telegraph Ave! 

I'm into some coffee+bike community building. There is the extant Bay Area Rivendell Riders google group, though it's not very active.

[Lucia Matioli]

Hey there!

I figured I’d “see you” around here. 

Love it. I’ll check out that group. I want to ride more consistently with other folks. 

When’s your homer going to get built?

I’m also interested in doing some overnight camping so looking for a rear rack and planning on heading out to Marin sometime soon. 

What type of riding do you do?

Lucia,

Oakland. 

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[Zac]

Homer is built - I  recently acquired it from another member - but my plan is to switch up the setup sooner than later.

I've been eyeing openings in Point Reyes for a quick overnight or two. I did an S24O during the week on Angel Island recently, and after the last ferry, it was just myself on one side of the island and two families on the other side. I hadn't been there in years, and it was way more fun this time with the bike.

I ride road more than gravel. Once or twice a week I typically head out Wildcat Canyon Rd or Tunnel/Skyline for 25 - 50 mile loops. I am a somewhat recent transplant from SF, but could still use the encouragement of a group to explore new routes near and far.

-z

in Oakland

[Dan Bluestein]

> What I might do is map out the route let y’all know a date and time and whoever shows up let’s roll!

This sounds like a good way to do it. I'd love to join (with my Homer) too if I'm around when it happens.

Dan in Oakland

[dstein]

I’d be interested! The extant group posted above is mine, and is indeed quite dormant. 

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[Shannon Menkveld]

As I am new to the area, and I drinketh not the coffee, what, pray tell, is a "CoRo?"

--Shannon

[Lucia Matioli]

CoRo = short for coffee room in Berkeley/Emeryville. It’s fantastic. 

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[Lucia Matioli]

Hey folks. 

How about next Sunday for a group ride. 10:00am. 

We can meet at 

CoRo Coffee Room
https://share.google/35r8HBtm11vVHji5f

Grab a coffee and snack(s), and then head along 

The bay trail (about 10:45 ) to Pt Richmond and on to Pt Molate beach and beyond if we like. I’ve only been to Pt Richmond. From CoRo it’s about ~12miles and obvs would head back, same way or via the miller Knox loop back to cutting blvd and then on to bay trail. So figure ~24 miler rt tad longer if we add the loop back), pace dependent on the group but figure a nice party pace. 

Let me know who’s in closer to, but figure wheels up at 10:45 from CoRo to keep us rollin. 

Thai is a pretty flat and easy ride. Figure let’s start here and then see what we might wanna do next time. Trails? :) I’m also wanting to do a s24o, and prepping for that 3rd week of sept. 

Cheers folks!

[Lucia Matioli]

Sunday 8/17/25!

[Zac]

Dang! I'll miss the inaugural group ride. Sounds fun. Looking forward to meeting folks in the near future.

Also, CoRo is short for Co-Roasting facility, one of several similar operations in the East Bay for small, independent roasters to share space and equipment, but Coffee Room works too!

[Brian Watts]

Sadly we are camping and will miss this Sunday’s ride as well. 

Brian

Be Well

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[Lucia Matioli]

That description works too! 

I assumed since the location was called CoRo coffee room…

It’s delicious either way you call it!

L

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[Donzaemon]

The route and meetup point sounds like fun. I especially dig the diverse offerings available at CoRo (had a Sidra from Flowerchild this morning). Count me in! 

[Lucia Matioli]

Awesome!
Yeah, since I found CoRo, I have been totally obsessed! They brew a great cupand have so many wonderful roastings. 

Cheers and look forward to seeing you there. 
Lucia

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[Diana H]

Ah sad that I'll miss this! Just finished building up my Homer this past weekend and have been *loving* it 

Catch you all at the next meetup!

[Brendan Willard in SF]

I'll likely be there on a green Atlantis!

Brendan in SF

[Greg J]

I won't be able to make it this weekend but looking forward to the next one!

Greg / Oakland

[Lucia Matioli]

We’ll do it again!

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[Dan Bluestein]

I need to be home by 11:30 so I'll only be able to do about 15 minutes of the ride before I need to drop out, but I'll try to show up for a coffee and to say hi. If I don't make it, I'll look forward to the next one!

dan

[Sue J]

Despite bikes in the garage, I won't be joining a ride soon.

I want to know - where is CoRo?

Sue Estey

El Cerrito

Saluki & Cheviot

[Nicholas Lofaro]

Sorry to miss this.  I'm about to get a brand new platypus and live in Oakland.  My Sundays might be too busy to join for a while but I'd love to join in the future or if there's ever a ride on a different day.

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[Lucia Matioli]

Hey everyone!

We’re still on for tomorrow! 

See whoever wants to join starting at Coro 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/HduVNKbYu5aWExuX7?g_st=ipc at 10am with departure to Richmond via bay trail at 10:45am. 

See you soon!

Cheers,

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[Shannon Menkveld]

Gonna have to miss out this time, but y'all have fun... and ride reports and pix are requested!

--Shannon

[Lucia Matioli]

Hey folks. 

We’re going to roll out now!

Happy trails. 

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[Lucia Matioli]

Well! Hope everyone is enjoying and has enjoyed a lovely weekend. 

What a blast today was-First East Bay Rivendell Ride for me, and maybe for a few others. 

Rolled into CoRo at 10 to find a mustard yellow Homer locked up outside. Don was the first person there (gold star!), followed by Dan (gold yellow Homer), and Toshi and Yonchu (who rolled up on their HubbuhHubbuh! Wowza-that's a delight in design and mechanics. Also, Props for everyone who rode quite aways from their starting points. Toshi seems to be a machine in and of himself. ;)
Nice chatting for a bit over some coffee and snacks. I realized I shouted out to Don while on my second voyage in Alameda on my newly built, at the time, Homer. I shouted HOMER! How can you not like people who ride Rivendells? Great to see us taking over the bike parking outside of CoRo-we had a few gawkers. A fellow admirer chatted us up in line and guessed which bike belonged to whom and was pretty spot on. I think we convinced him to go buy a Riv, although his partner said their grage already looked like a bike showroom. I told him to join the google group. I think I also told his partner you can never have enough bikes...

We left a bit on the earlier side then planned at 10:30, riding from CoRo over to Aquatic park. I am still learning about the short cuts and bike lanes here, so that was a welcomed surprise. 
Dan and I chatted along the way to Pt Isabel, all things biking, all things s24o, all things one does when getting to know new people, and of course about Rivendell's and each one's respective stables. I love meeting new folks, especially folks who dig bikes, as much as I do. 

Unfortunately Dan had to leave so we snapped a photo at the point that made sense for him to turn around. 

Yonchu, Toshi, Don and I kept pedaling along the bay trail, and while we were under some cloudy skies, it's a gorgeous ride while getting to glance at the city, the bridges and marin, while riding alongside gliding vultures, seabirds and dragonflies. The bike paths along the way are pretty nice, even when you have to cross against some traffic, as there is a strong contingency of reiders, without the lanes feeling overly congested. 

Don knows alot about the biking infrastructure here, which was nice (or not so nice) to learn about some new trails as well as some closures (boo-hiss).
We rode by the Rosie the Riveter Museum and landmark (very very cool old factory buildings and Old Ford assembly plant, before making our way along some turns and roadways into Pt Richmond. Such a cute small town. 

We decided to keep on pedaling on to Pt Molate, which was cool to see how the east bay connects with the Richmond bridge (which gets you over to Marin), should you choose to keep on keeping on. We made the turn to Pt Molate, which was a small climb and then led down to the water. The weather got sunny at this point and at this location. I was hot wearing my wool sweater (yes wool in August-our summer is super late!), so was happy to get to shed some layers. We stopped to chat, talking about where Yonchu and Toshi's kids are at school or are considering going to. Really nice and easy conversations, plus the view was gorgeous. This is where Don mentioned that there will be trail openings that will connect this area to allow for further riding around the point. I am ALL for trails and more roads to ride. This is also where we learned that the lanes on the Richmond bridge will be closed to cyclists during the week now, and only open on the weekends. Also Boo-Hiss. Toshi and Yonchu shared figs from their tree-deliciously sweet, which maybe took some of the sting out of the closure learnings. 

We decided to head back after a bit of rest and chatting. We headed back through Pt Richmond and decided to take the Miller Knox loop back. We got another perspective of the bay-pretty park and beach front view. Welp. Bike rides are made for wrong turns, right? LOL-while we went a bit off course, at a port of sorts, it was still a very cool view. I don't know about you, but I am fascinated by industry, especially large warehouses...and what seemed to be a holding area for Subaru and Honda cars, waiting for their new owners? Like what seemed like thousands of them. 
We rode past the SS Red Oak Victory, which on Google search "...is the last surviving vessel of 747 ships of all types built at the Richmond Kaiser Shipyards during World War II. She continues to serve today as a museum ship and as a monument to the thousands of men and women who worked hard to build these ships in a time of national crisis." The Rosie the Riveter signs that were marking the part of the path struck me in a way I didn't think about before. Even though I am not into this type of museum, I can appreciate the working folk who made sacrifices to do this type of work. 

Well, no path out, we had to retrace our pedal strokes. I appreciate everyone's kind demeanor, as when the mileage goes over what was previously stated, at least for me, I can do some brain gymnastics and get slightly anxious about how much longer I have to keep going. Everyone was super kind and rolled with it. All in all I logged 34 miles, which actually felt great. 

We made it back to CoRo for a snack and coffee, in hindsight we should have rolled into a full blown eatery...next time for sure!

I know one thing is I can't wait to ride with these and other fine folks again, and feel like I have a whole new burgeoning community.
Looks like we might roll into Alameda for our next ride. 

Did I mention I can't wait?

Cheers!

Lucia, Oakland

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[Dan Bluestein]

Hey Lucia, thanks for organizing, and all who were there, it was great to meet you! See ya at the next one (when hopefully I'll have enough time to be there for the whole thing).

dan

[Toshi Takeuchi]

What a wonderful day. Thanks Lucia for organizing and taking pictures! It was great to meet Dan and Don too. Alameda sounds great and maybe pastries and burgers near the Claremont hotel as another future option. I think we all agreed that good coffee and/or food would be an essential part of the ride ;).

Toshi in Oakland

[Corwin Zechar]

Hi Sue -

CoRo is on Fifth Street in Berkeley:

2324 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710

Regards,

Corwin