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Winners Announced in 2026 CAMTB Dreambike Giveaway! The 2026 CAMTB Dreambike Giveaway closed on September 27 (after the deadline was extended by 24 hours) with a bang! A huge congratulations to all of the prize winners and an even bigger thank you to everyone who entered, donated, and supported along the…

BTCEB’s Candidate Survey & Election Guide Fall 2026 election day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Vote-by-mail ballots arriving October 5! The upcoming November 2026 elections will have several races with significant impacts on East Bay open space land management and mountain bike access.  We ask that you become an…

August 2026 The Back to School Edition Photo credit: Nathanaël Desmeules on Unsplash About BTCEB Bicycle Trails Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 1987 by a dedicated group of volunteers who fought the impending closure of almost all bike trails in the East Bay. Today we are active with…

EBRPD and EBMUD board meeting agendas by email Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash. Both EBRPD and EBMUD now offer the possibility of receiving board meeting agendas by email. This will save you from needing to check their websites again and again to see if the agendas have been posted before an…

Freehub PRESENTS: A Mountain Bike Film Festival Join BTCEB in celebrating community, culture and cinema Freehub PRESENTS, brought to you by Arkansas Tourism, is a collection of films from not only some of the best filmmakers and riders but also new up-and-comers, all given the proper big screen experience….

Bike the Vote! Are YOU registered to vote? We’ve got a couple of significant East Bay Regional Park District Races coming up for the general election on November 3, 2026.  We urge you to participate in the election.  In order to vote you need to be registered.   You…

EBRPD Director election filing closes We’ve got 3 races! You’ve got an opportunity to make a difference in mountain bike access in the East Bay by participating in the general election on November 3, 2026  Filing has closed for the East Bay Regional Park District Director elections: four Director…

Win Your Dream Ibis Bike! DEADLINE EXTENDED 24 HOURS! Support Mountain Bike Advocacy at the State and Local Levels Support Bike-Friendly Trails in California and Win an Ibis Dreambike of Your Choice! Bicycle Trails Council is teaming up with the California Mountain Biking Coalition (CAMTB) and the legendary Ibis…

Filing deadline approaching for EBRPD Director elections The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) covers all of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. EBRPD is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors, with each Director representing a specific geographic area of the District known as a ward. Directors are publicly…

June 2026 The Summer Solstice Edition Photo credit: Alex Wigan on Unsplash About BTCEB Bicycle Trails Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 1987 by a dedicated group of volunteers who fought the impending closure of almost all bike trails in the East Bay. Today we are active with programs…

Recent trail work on Cinderella Trail On Sunday, May 9, an enthusiastic group assembled on a perfect sunny day to do trail maintenance on Cinderella Trail in Joaquin Miller Park. The day’s tasks included cutting back vegetation — which inevitably includes poison oak — and moving dirt to improve…

Hardening Up Sugar City This spring BTCEB volunteers completed an upgrade of the hardening on the upper start of the Sugar City trail at Crockett Hills Regional Park.  A chronically wet area due to a seasonal seep had been rock hardened a couple of seasons ago.  That rock hardening…