A group of friends from Fremont area has ridden together every Sunday since 1996 which led them to establish a cycling club and named the club "California Deaf Wheelers" (CDW).  It is affiliated with the United States Deaf Cycling Association, Inc. (USDCA).

The following founding members are: Bob Morrison, Jack Lamberton, Ethan Bernstein, Bobby Skedsmo and Ron Stern. They have ridden every weekend in the morning from Niles going along the Alameda Creek to the Coyote Hills and back.

Since the establishment of cycling club, the bike ride from the Bear Hunt to Santa Cruz becomes a traditional challenge so every rider gives a shot by the end of the year that always takes place on Sunday, the day before Columbus Day.