Welcome to the 2026 riding season

Welcome, SOBs, to the 2026 riding season. The A and B rides have been posted on the schedule page of the website, together with start times, start places, and a link to the Ride with GPS routes. Please look at the help page of the website if you do not know how to use...

In Memoriam Don MacFarlane

Don MacFarlane, a longtime member of the SOB C group, passed away on March 13. Here is a link to the obituary: https://www.riverafamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/donald-macfarlane He will be buried at the Santa Fe Veterans’ Cemetery on what would have been his 96th...

Ride Administration

The ride directors have decided that the upcoming season’s rides will be directed by the individual groups (A, B, and C). Each will have a place on the SOB website under the Ride Schedule tab to announce upcoming rides, including date, start time, start place,...

Governor signs SB 73

SB 73 (requiring new driver education on vulnerable road users) has been signed into law. Thank you to everyone who worked for it. In her signing statement, the governor said that it was a good first step and indicated that more could be done, for example imposing...

Ride Leader Training

Very few people have signed up for the ride leader training next Friday at REI from 11-2 (one new person and three experienced ones). To determine whether we should have the full training session, we ask that people sign up by Sunday evening by emailing Lynn...