One of the best parts about racing the downhill at the Sea Otter is the practice sessions. My favorite memories of racing have always been the times we’ve walked the course, then worked to dial in lines with friends. The race is certainly the most exciting part of the weekend, but the hours of waiting […]
Rock Armoring at Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park
Every time we ride the bike friendly trails in Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park we would comment on a particularly bad section of trail. It was essentially a mud bog that stayed wet all winter, even when every other part of the trail was dry. It was so bad that a go-around route had been formed […]
Poor Trail Marketing at Annadel?
The Sonoma Trails Council is promoting a trail work day that is coming up on April 30th at Annadel (in the Northern Bay Area). In an effort to get more volunteers out to help with the work day they posted the following images with some almost ironic captions: Do you want your trails to look […]
NorCal MidPen AM Ride Gallery
I’m always amazed at the great weather we get here in the Bay Area, especially considering it’s February. This weekend I hit up one of our default riding spots with some new friends to enjoy the sweet riding conditions. To change things up a bit, the DH bike was left at home in favor of […]
Rockville Park- Fairfield, California
Believe it or not, there is a decent amount of riding fairly close by for mountain bikers that reside in the Bay Area. The drawback to the stuff in near proximity to the population centers, is that much of it is overrun with park users. (said population) Its a situation ripe for user conflict. There are […]
Midpeninsula Session Edit
More Mid-Pen action with an edit from a Midpeninsula downhill single track session by the SF Dirtlab crew.
Dialing in new lines in the Mid-Penn; Bay Area, CA
It doesn’t feel like there is a lot of new single track trail action going on here in the Bay Area, so in moving back here I haven’t had my hopes up. With that said, you can imagine that when I met up with the local homies at their spot in we now refer to […]
Skegg’s Point – Woodside, CA
Skegg’s Point, also known as El Corte de Madera, is a popular destination for Bay Area XC riders. Although there is an awful lot of double track and fire roads, there are more than a few choice sections of twisty single track hidden in the woods that make the trek worthwhile. We started the day […]
Night riding at Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, CA
We recently relocated back to the Bay Area and have set up a home base in Oakland, California. The other night we met up with fellow PDX transplant Cedar Kyes for a night riding session in Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park. JMP is located in the east bay hills of the bay area, and lies in […]
Oat Hill Mine Trail, Calistoga, California
The Oat Hill Mine Trail is more of a road than a trail. A former stage coach route, this route leads to a former mining camp in Calistoga, California. While it’s a bit of a haul from the heart of the bay area, the views and the rocky tread make it worth checking out at […]