This weekend we got out and rode our bikes. This typically is the formula for any good weekend in my book, as I, make that we— pretty much revolve life around the desire to be on a bicycle. We also got our first bit of rain in a long time, something the trails sorely needed. […]
East Bay: Cinderella Trail Work day at Joaquin Miller Park
The Cinderella Trail is our favorite descent in Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park, if not the entire east bay. Featuring high speed turns, the best flow in the park as well as a rock garden section, it is one of the few multi-use trails that offer the experience advanced technical trail riders seek out. Unfortunately, the […]
Joaquin Miller Park Cinderella Reroute: First Look
Re-routing even just a section of the most popular trail around these parts is bound to result in some resistance from the riding community. Here in the Bay Area we don’t have a lot of (currently authorized) places to go when we want to take a quick spin on our bike after a long day […]
Joaquin Miller Park: Sunset Trail $2 Hill Reroute in Construction
It’s the end of an era and the beginning of a new one for riders in the East Bay that frequent Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park. The steep fire road climb known as $2 Hill is receiving a welcome reroute, with a new alignment that is not only much more sustainable, but more inline with the […]
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. […]
MTB Advocacy in the East Bay Area: BTCEB at Joaquin Miller Park
I have a confession. I’m one of those mountain bike riders that would rather pedal his bike downhill rather than up. Unfortunately, here in the bay area, opportunities for riding down hill without having to “earn your turns” aren’t very common. I even tried to move back to the Portland area a few years back […]
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 Construction Update
If you weren’t stoked on the prospect of the Bay Area’s first flow trail currently being under construction and mere months or even weeks away from being a rideable reality, perhaps these images of our roughed in route will change that. Sunday, December 16th was a cold and foggy morning. After getting soaked on an […]
Bay Area’s First Flow Trail Under Construction Now (And You Can Help)
The Bay Area has always been a bit behind compared to the northwest when it comes to the amazing new single track experiences that are being created. After our stint traveling, riding and building trail everywhere from Texas to Fairbanks to Saskatoon, (way out there!) and landing back in the Bay Area (after a stretch […]
Bishop’s Walk Trail Work at Joaquin Miller Park
This weekend, a major trail project took place at Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park. Bishop’s Walk, a popular entrance and exit point to the park has been eroding for a number of years now. The route follows an old road bed (likely established by Joaquin Miller himself) before diverting off in what essentially was a straight […]
Defining flow for the masses
Ask a die-hard mountain biker what “flow” is and you’ll likely get an enthusiastic response. Compare the answers though, and odds are you’ll find them to be very different. Ask a random person off the street what flow is in context to the mountain biking experience, and who knows what kind of response you’ll receive. […]
2010 Black Rock Trail Work Days Posted
BRMBA has posted their major trail work days for 2010 on the site. You know you love Black Rock and all the radness that it is. They just had their January build day this weekend, so make sure to put the March and May build days on your calendar. We’ll be Portland natives by then, […]