A League of American Bicyclists member organization

Welcome

The Desert Bicycle Club is a recreational cycling club whose objective is to promote cycling activities in the Coachella Valley. The club promotes bicycling as a lifetime activity that encourages good health, wellness, friendship, and personal accomplishment.

The club offers the opportunity to bring together like-minded athletes who wish to share the sport of cycling with others.  With an emphasis on fitness riding, club members believe in nurturing and respecting one another’s abilities, and work together to improve cycling skills for safe riding in a group. 

The Desert Bicycle Club serves the cities of the Coachella Valley including Palm Desert, La Quinta, Indian Wells, Rancho Mirage, Indio, Cathedral City and Palm Springs in Southern California.

Rides 

Saturday7:30am and 7:45am.   Palm Desert Civic Center Park   (click "Ride Details" below for more information) 

Sunday - Mountain Bike Ride 
Summer schedule rides start at 8am from Hurkey Creek Park up of Hwy 74 just past Lake Hemet, less than an hour from Palm Desert. 

Winter schedule rides meet at 8am, in Cathedral City on the west end of the strip shopping center parking lot on Hwy 111 just west of Cathedral Canyon Drive.  Ride above Cathedral City off Dunn Road (very steep climb).  Or ride the Goat Trails.  [NOTE: This is a "sometime" ride during hot summer months when most of the MTB'rs ride Hurkey Creek Park up off Hwy 74.] 

Sunday - Tandem Plus Ride
For those riders who like a leisurely ride on a tandem, triple or quad, there is a group leaving from Palm Desert Civic Park on Sundays at 8:30am.

Sunday -  Recovery Ride
Begins at Just Java Coffee on Jefferson & Ave 50 in La Quinta at 7:30 am

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday – Begins 6:45 am, from Palm Desert Civic Center Park

Ride Details

 

 

New 2009 Jerseys and Shorts are in!

 

President's Message


by Bill Lightner

Welcome to the Desert Bicycle Club and thank you for viewing our web site.  Guest riders are always welcome.  Click the “Rides and Maps” tab above to view our rides discription, routes, and cue sheets.  Also check the “Message Board” tab for the latest happenings and interesting posts. 

Thank you and enjoy the ride ...

Bill

 
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