San Francisco’s McLaren Bike Park Project hits a major milestone this month, as construction documents for phase one are currently out to bid.
McLaren Bike Park DIG Fundraiser
San Francisco’s first ever bike park is close to becoming a reality with $550,000 raised to date; unfortunately it is still not enough to get the project shovel ready. To get over the last hurdle, the McLaren Bike Park founders are hosting an event this Sunday, April 26th. The Goal: raising funds for construction documents — the last pedal stroke […]
Dirt to Work with Kitsbow
The fellas at Kitsbow are known for being high-end textile connoisseurs, and to announce their foray in the casual commuter genre, they created a video documenting the best dirt you can find in San Francisco. Although it shows a bit more than you could reasonably cover on your way to work, (while still getting there […]
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, […]
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. […]
Bike Shops We Like: Huckleberry Bicycles (San Francisco)
I logged countless hours toiling in various bike shops during my stint in the industry. Whether it was behind the counter, walking the floor, or hiding out and wrenching in the back, I loved talking about and being around bikes all day. For a card carrying bike geek, the best shops are like candy stores […]
SF Bike Expo is this weekend
This weekend marks the 5th iteration of the SF Bike Expo put on by the gang at RideSFO. The event seems to grow exponentially every year, thanks to the nice weather we’ve been enjoying in the Bay Area is what is supposed to be winter. As always, the headline event is the huck-filled display of skill known […]
Danny MacAskill in SF
It’s always amazing to see a trials/ street rider of Danny MacAskill’s level riding his bike. I’ve been on a few rides with incredibly skilled trials riders, and it often just turns into a show. These guys look at features of a city in such a different way from most of us. Where you and […]
Kenny Belaey – SF edit
GT put together this nice edit of their new team rider Kenny Belaey. The best part about it? The whole thing was shot in our backyard here in the Bay Area. It’s always amazing to see riders of this caliber riding the features in our everyday environment. When you see a cement block you might […]
Fixed gear SF streetstyle clip
Fixed gear freestyle continues to evolve in this video from iMinusD shot here in SF. I’ve ridden most of these spots on my Black Market Riot, and admittedly not half as well as these guys. Turns out my favorite treeride line in Golden Gate park is a lot more popular than I had imagined. To […]
NEWS ALERT: SF FLOW AFTERMATH
Last week’s SF Flow ride really ruffled some feathers. Anti-bike and nature groups are freaking out and calling for a full ban on bikes on areas that don’t officially outlaw cycling.
NEWS ALERT: SF FLOW AFTERMATH
Last week’s SF Flow ride really ruffled some feathers. Anti-bike and nature groups are freaking out and calling for a full ban on bikes on areas that don’t officially outlaw cycling.