Bicycling

Milpitans love to go bicycling in the flatlands along the Bay or up in the mountains to Ed Levin Park or Mission Peak. Sometimes the Amgen Bike Tour of California has gone through Milpitas. Locate groups to go biking with. Find a map of local bikeways.

• Bicycling Events
• Buy, Sell, Give Away, or Rent Bikes
• Clubs & Bicycling Organizations
• Information, Plans
• Laws
• Mountain Biking
• Online
• Trails & Maps

Bicycling Events

Movie I took of Amgen Bike Tour 2006 
First leg of the loop along Piedmont Road near Seacliff here in Milpitas.

Amgen Bike Tour of California
Stage 3 of the race went along Piedmont Rd., Milpitas, CA, on May 15, 2012
Taken by me, Ann Zeise, from Yosemite and Piedmont Road

Bike to Work Wherever Day
Whether you bike every day or once every couple of months – to work, to school, to the farmer’s market, to the library – you’re invited to join thousands in celebration of the humble bicycle. May is Bike Month, and you, your friends, and your family are welcome to ride with us on May 18, 19 and 20 for Bike to Wherever Days. Will you pledge to ride?

Hellyer Velodrome
The Hellyer Park Velodrome remains closed, but check for updates here. Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation re-opened some low risk park facilities last week, where you can recreate alone or with members of the same household. Hellyer County Park Velodrome strives to promote the sport of track cycling by offering diversified racing programs, developing athletes, providing healthy fitness programs for the community and bringing world-class track racing to the Northern California area.

Mt. Hamilton Challenge
Still due to Covid – 19, the ride for this year – 2021 is canceled. We are looking forward to the 2022 Mount Hamilton Challenge! Check back in February 2022.

Buy, Sell, Give Away, or Rent Bikes

Best Bicycle Shop near Milpitas
Yelp reviews of nearby bike shops.

Bicycles for Sale In or Near Milpitas
Place to offer or buy bicycles or bike parts online.

Dick’s Sporting Goods
Free shipping on selected bikes or pick up in store at the Great Mall.

Donate Old Bikes

Silicon Valley Bike Exchange
Volunteer days are back, in a new format! They’re the second and fourth Saturdays, on a smaller scale. See our Eventbrite site at bikex.eventbrite.com for details and to RSVP. Grab your spot and join in on the wrenching for good! See the event calendar for more events and volunteer days. Donate bicycles and parts by appointment. Email us a photo and details of what you have. Our warehouse is located at 2566 Leghorn Street in Mountain View. We encourage participation by volunteers of all ages and skill levels.

Clubs & Bicycling Organizations

Civic

Bike East Bay
Bike East Bay was founded in 1972 (as the East Bay Bicycle Coalition) a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization dedicated to promoting bicycling as an everyday means of transportation and recreation. Facebook page.

Local

Almaden Cycle Touring Club
A group of Silicon Valley bicycling enthusiasts with a wide range of abilities. They sponsor safe and fun events for beginner and advanced cyclists.

Cherry City Cyclists
For us, rides are social events, not races, so we make every attempt to ride as a group for safety and camaraderie. Our members ride all sorts of bicycles: road bikes, mountain bikes, tandems, hybrids, etc. We also do special events, such as overnight rides to Sacramento, San Juan Bautista, Santa Cruz, Monterey, etc.

Fremont Freewheelers Bicycle Club
Organization which promotes all facets of bicycling, including leisure, recreational, touring and racing, always with an emphasis on bicycle safety and education.

San Jose Bicycle Club
Come get some great racing practice of all different formats during our Winter Series. Our Winter Series is famous for fun formats and all different types of races (Individual Time Trial, Hill Climb, Criterium, Road Race), plus our Clinic. Come try out racing in a friendly environment. This is the time to try different things and get some more race practice. Check out all of the details HERE.

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
Since the Fall of 2017, SVBC has been working to make its commitment to cultural humility and social justice central to the organization and its work. It is a big challenge and a huge learning curve overcoming a long legacy of inequities in the bike movement. A forum for bicyclists to organize, discuss common concerns, and take action.

Western Wheelers Bicycle Club
WWBC rides have re-started under COVID restrictions. Please read WWBC Guidelines prior to participating in a club ride. A nonprofit organization based on the San Francisco Peninsula (Palo Alto) that hosts a variety of rides every month to suit cyclists of all abilities.

California & National Directories

California Association of Bicycling Organizations – or – CABO
California’s bicycle clubs organized into a state federation in 1972  to protect bicyclists’ interests state-wide and to encourage, maintain, and improve bicycling conditions.

California Bicycle Coalition
Harnesses public and private resources to make our streets and trails good places to ride, to educate bicyclists and motorists regarding their respective rights and responsibilities, and to promote competent bicycling as a safe, clean, fun and healthy means of transportation and recreation.

Northern California/Nevada Cycling Association
Good page for road racers. Lots of interesting features and event information.

Information, Plans

Santa Clara Countywide Bike Plan
The plan establishes a network of Cross County Bikeway Corridors that will provide continuous, complete bike connections across the county. The plan also identifies locations where new and improved bike connections are needed across freeways, rail lines and creeks. Lastly, the plan identifies ways to make it easier for people to use their bike with transit, including bike access to major transit stops, bike parking at stops, and bicycle accommodations on board. Here is the Countywide Bicycle Plan published in February 2018.

Kids

Bicycle Safety Activity Activity Kit
A bicycle is actually a non-motorized vehicle and just like driving a motorized vehicle, there are responsibilities that go along with it to ensure personal safety as well as the safety of others. That’s why it is so important to teach your children the basic principles of bicycle safety.

Laws

California Bicycle Laws
The California Vehicle Code contains the state laws that specify where and how bikes must operate. For the most part, bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicle drivers. There are some specific rules. Below, for your benefit, we summarize the key sections of the law that relate to cycling.

Mountain Biking

Mountain Bike Trails in the Milpitas Area
Brief descriptions. For more you must be a paid subscriber.

Mountain Biking Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers. A non-profit 501(c)(3) mountain bike organization promoting mountain bike recreation and establishing sustainable trail access in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. SVMTB is a regional chapter of the International Mountain Biking Association.

Online

BA.bicycles
News group message board for bicyclists in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition Facebook Group
Our purpose is to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. We envision a community that values, includes, and encourages bicycling for all purposes for all people.

Trails & Maps

City of Milpitas Bicycle Map
Has bike suitability ratings according to bicycling proficiency.

Best Mountain Bike Trails near Milpitas, California
Most popular routes near Milpitas.

Best Paved Bike Trails near Milpitas
Yelp reviews of the best bike trails in and near Milpitas.

Santa Clara Valley Bikeways Map
This PDF map allows you to zoom into an area of Santa Clara County to see the bikeways routes.