hamster

There is apparently a number of semi-regular big group rides in San Diego. There was a "holiday ride" out of Encinitas today that drew a sizable crowd (I see 32 people just in Strava), there is a "belgian waffle ride" (in April?), a "pie ride" (not sure if it's a regular thing or just a route).

Which others are there, and is there a place that lists all of them?

GP

Go to google groups and join the Swamis group . The Ride holiday ride and BWR are all Ride/Spy/Swamis rides. The pie ride is a route that is done by different groups/clubs.

tony2v

SDBC had their Annual Turkey Hunt & Shoot ride today, usually about 100 riders. SDBC has some other annual rides also, Dec 14th Xmas Toy ~300 riders (yes 300), MADD (Mother's Against Drunk Drivers) Labor Day.
Campagnolo will have their Toy Ride on Dec 7th leaving from their office in Carlsbad.

Gallo

BWR is an event with spy caf lost abbey and more. They limit the riders so registration must be done early. link to last years registration below

https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Regi...cJNKYMzEdIVLgJ

hamster

I was thinking more along the lines of free rides, which I assumed BWR was. Good to learn otherwise.

Gallo

sounds like you should join a club SDBC has a bunch of different levels

swamis seems race oriented but a large club idk all the levels with their size I assume they have a B and maybe a C, Ranchos I have seen the fast guys don't know if they have a B and Decenders smaller but fast, I get dropped like a rock off a cliff nice group of guys . Most of the clubs do Sat and Sun rides that are no cost.

hamster

The only one that starts near me is Ranchos, I went with them once and got dropped after about 10 min. There's another that starts a bit further out but they ride on Tuesdays, which is an obvious problem. To ride with all others, I'd have to drive to the start or get up at 6 AM on Saturdays.

It's mainly that I see/hear about these big rides, sometimes they go through my neighborhood (last year, SPY BWR and New Years passed right by my house), and I always learn about them after the fact.

GP

when you join a club you find out about all the unofficial rides. Off the top of my head I can think of a Tuesday, 2 Wednesday and a Thursday ride that start near me.