While we were initially drawn to the Gestalt X10 and it’s wallet-friendly price point, it was the ample amount of seat post available for a dropper that caught our eye. Billed as the mountain biker’s dropbar bike, the Marin Gestalt features a simplified 1x drivetrain and dropper post routing, it features tire clearance for up […]
Stafford Lake Bike Park on Track to Open August 22nd
Although progress or fresh news of the bike park at Stafford Lake in Novato, California has trickled out painfully slow at times, things are on track. In fact, the long wait is finally over with the first phase of the new bike park set to open on August 22nd. The long awaited opening event is presented by […]
Stafford Lake Bike Park Update: Construction in Progress
Construction on the long-awaited Stafford Lake Bike Park in Novato, California is in progress at the moment, and images of massive, shaped mounts of dirt have finally appeared on social media thanks to contractors from IMBA Trail Solutions. Riders have been anticipating updates for months, as news on the progress has been slow to surface, […]
Marin vs. Mountain Bikes, Continued
In the latest chapter of the entitled people of Marin vs. cyclists, the Marin IJ reports on the recent “discovery” of a decades old riding spot. According to the article in the Marin IJ, the Marin County Parks and Open Space Rangers only recently discovered the site, known by riders as the Scott Valley Jumps. […]
Flow Check! Tamarancho Flow Trail Update: 1/20/13
It feels like this blog has been all about this one new trail and nothing else lately. And it’s probably an accurate reflection what it’s like to have a conversation with those of us that were in the mix from the start. I know for a fact I’m currently not doing nearly as bad as […]
Dirt Roll with Mark Weir
It is clearly fund raising season for local NorCal bike groups. We came across the 3rd event is about as many weeks. This time it was for Marin trails group MCBC and the NorCal High School Cycling League. Lead by local Enduro champion Mark Weir, the no-drop ride took a route through Fairfax fire roads […]
680 Trail Construction – Marin, CA
Whenever I think of the riding in Marin, I have mixed feelings about the whole place. On one hand, it’s the birth place of mountain biking, and there is fantastic terrain located a relatively short distance from a major population area. However, as we all know, only the smallest fraction of it is legally accessible […]
Stafford Lake Bike Park Site visit; Novato, CA
It looks like the area close to the birthplace of mountain biking may finally take a few steps in catching up to the rest of the world. Stafford Lake Park is the site of a new proposed bicycle skills park. The skills park would be an addition to the existing facilities, and for Bay Area residents, this […]
Historic Opportunity for MTB Access in Marin County, California
For Immediate Release 5-26-09 Contact Mark Eller IMBA Communications Director markeller@imba.com 303-545-9011 ext. 115 California State Parks has announced a proposal to open a singletrack trail for mountain biking in Marin County, on the shoulders of Mt. Tamalpais. The agency plans to allow bicycle use on the 4-mile Bill’s Trail segment, and is soliciting public […]