Welcome to Bicycle Palm Springs

Shadow Tours announces the 2nd Annual Holland Cycles Palm Desert Century, Saturday, November 10th, 2012

• Holland Cycles returns as 2012 Title Sponsor!
• Desert Recreation District (DRD) joins PDC as the 2012 Presenting Sponsor! The DRD is providing event Volunteers, in support of their Trips for Kids Coachella Valley programs for at-risk local children. Trips for Kids Coachella Valley is designated as the 2012 Palm Desert Century Official Event Charity!
• View Flash Photo PDC Course Gallery courtesy of Armando Estrada, Master Photographer, and owner of Sport Action Photos, Official PDC Photographer.
• CEP Timing, LLC: Official timer of the El Tour de Tucson returns to provide chip-timing for the Optional 15-mile Chiriaco Summit Time Trial.
• Clif Bar, Chamois Butt'r, Pearl Izumi, and Vitalyte return as strong PDC Sponsors.
• NEW for 2012: Optional 130 Mile Super Century
• NEW for 2012: Optional Hanes "Tec T-shirts

You'll find that riding in the desert will expose you to some dramatic temperature changes. You can start out in the morning at 42 degrees and hit 70 before you're finished. Wearing layers is the solution! But do you have a bike bag or big enough pockets to stash your cold riding gear?

I found a cheap solution in a local hardware store. It is a pair of inexpensive, small bungee cords. Small enough to carry wrapped around your handlebars but large enough to strap on your windbreaker and leggings.

My jersey pockets are already full of stuff; phone, energy bar, tube, CO2 pump, garage door opener, etc. It may look a little geeky to some of your purists to have them stored on your handlebars, but not as much as wrapping your windbreaker around your waist.

The valley supports several bicycle shops and rental companies.

• Palm Springs Cyclery - bike shop, Palm Springs
• Palm Desert Cyclery - bike shop, Palm Desert
• Tri-A-Bike - bike shop & rentals, Palm Desert
• Fun Seekers - bike shop & rentals, Palm Desert
• Joels Bike Shop - bike shop, Thousand Palms
• Bike Palm Springs - bike rentals, Palm Springs
• Big Wheel Tours - bike rentals, Palm Springs

See map below.

There are several cycle clubs in the valley. See the Resources page for more information.