San Francisco’s McLaren Bike Park Project hits a major milestone this month, as construction documents for phase one are currently out to bid.
MBP DIG: Fundraiser for the McLaren Bike Park
Check out Bermstyle on Facebook to see the gallery of photos from last night’s McLaren Bike Park fundraiser: www.facebook.com/Bermstyle Learn more about the park and how you can help make it a reality at http://mclarenbikepark.com
2014 San Francisco Mountain Bike Festival — Short Track Racing Returns to SF September 6th
San Francisco’s only sanctioned mountain bike race makes its comeback September 6th, with the return of the SF Mountain Bike Festival featuring the headliner event, the McLaren Short Track. The event will be held in SF’s McLaren Park, as the event is a fundraiser for the McLaren Bike Park Project. Besides the short track race, […]
Short Track Racing in San Francisco’s McLaren Park
Hundreds of riders gathered at McLaren Park Saturday for SF’s first sanctioned mountain bike race, the McLaren Short Track Challenge. The main event of the first San Francisco Mountain Bike Festival, it turned out to be a hell of a challenge, just as the name promised. We’ve been keeping busy the last few weeks with […]
SF MTB Festival — Riding the McLaren Short Track Course
On September 7th, the SF Urban Riders will be putting on San Francisco’s first sanctioned mountain bike race in McLaren Park. A fundraiser for the McLaren Bike Park, the feature event is a short track race. Riders will be cranking around a fun 2 mile loop in the park over a mix of terrain ranging from […]
SF MTB Festival — A Fundraiser for the McLaren Bike Park
Bay Area Riders, mark your calendars for September 7th, as San Francisco’s first Mountain Bike Festival is going down. Entry to the festival is free of charge and includes a demo riding area, youth bike skills area, box jump demo. The headlining event is a short track XC race dubbed the McLaren Short Track Challenge. […]
This Saturday: Brews 4 Bikes Fundraiser for SF’s McLaren Bike Park Project
SF’s first ever bike park is seriously close to becoming a reality thanks to a $250k grant. Unfortunately it’s just enough to build phase one of the park’s construction. And while a second grant could possibly double down on funds, it would still only be enough for phase one and two. In order to unlock the full […]
Bay Area Bike Parks Face Fundraising Challenges
Damn, bike parks are expensive propositions. We’re so close to having a legit bike park in the Bay Area, but before that happens, there are some serious fund raising hurdles that need to be cleared. SF’s McLaren Bike Park recently received a $250,000 grant, but in reality, that’s just the amount needed to really kickstart […]
San Francisco Bike Park Community Design Meeting this Saturday
The Valmont Park in Boulder Colorado opened this weekend after years in development. Boulder already had some good riding locally on the dirt jump side of the spectrum, and the addition of a world class public bike park that is free to the public makes Boulder a seriously rad place to consider relocating to! Why […]
SF Urban Riders Pump Track build at the SF Bike Expo
The SF Urban Riders spent the weekend of October 30 building a pump track for 2010 Bike Expo at the Cow Palace to raise awareness for the Mclaren Bike Park project as an example of what could be. The guys spent a week dialing the track in, and it was open for one day to […]
SF and Bay Area Riders: Support McLaren Bike Park
The SF Urban Riders are working to bring a bicycle skills park to San Francisco. A location has been identified in McLaren Park and discussions are underway to make this dream a reality. However, as part of the process, we’re asking everyone to show their support for the project by signing the petition and writing […]