The new flow trail in Marin has been open to ride for a few weeks now, and the word has gotten out. Local bike shops are reporting massive increases in the number of riders coming through Fairfax. Parking lots are full, the trails are busy, (as if they weren’t well populated before) and riders are […]
Flow Trail Test Ride: BTCEB Girls Take a Test Run
Last week, at the BTCEB’s monthly Ride Like a Girl group session at Tamarancho, the ladies received a bit of special treatment in the form of sampling the newest addition to the trail network, the flow trail. The trail isn’t due to open for a few more weeks, but it seems that being a lady […]
Tamarancho Flow Trail Construction Reaches the Final Stretch
Building a trail packed with features is a time consuming affair, even with the mechanical help of a Sweco mini-dozer and ST-240 trail building machine to doing the bulk of the heavy lifting. Even after the shaping is done, each roller and berm needs to be compacted properly to result in the desired riding experience. […]
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 […]
Tamarancho Flow Trail: 1/12/13 Build Update
January progress on the flow trail initially has been slow due to the grade in the transition area through the trees. Although we now have Kevin and the ST 240 working in overdrive to cut the new trail in, retaining walls needed to be built on a number of the turns in order to make […]