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Saturday July 10, 2021 9am to Noon Oakland Pump Track maintenance days are back by popular demand! This Saturday 7/10 at 9am, come out to the pump track at Joaquin Miller Park to put in some work to help keep the rollers and berms rolling fast. Closed-toed shoes, gloves and water are a must….

Saturday July 17th, 2021 8:30AM to NoonCrockett Hills Trailhead38.047080, -122.221270 The Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay (BTCEB) hosts a women-only mountain bike ride, usually on the first weekend of the month. The intent of the ride is to have fun, learn new trails and meet other women who love to mountain…

Reminder: As a BTCEB member, you can receive a 10 percent or higher discount for parts at many of the bike shops in the East Bay.  You just have to ask.  Thank you to the many bike shop sponsors for your support! OUR SPONSORS INCLUDE: REI                                 (Bike and other sports store)Hank…

by Scott Bartlebaugh There’s trail etiquette in several forms.  We’ve got the etiquette towards  other trail users but there’s also the etiquette towards the trail designer, builder, and maintainers.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf45gP-bXio Here’s a short video from Pinkbike with 6 items they’ve gleaned from trail builders: Skidding, Braiding, Changing Features, Riding in the…

By Scott Bartlebaugh I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my life and I continue to do so.  One of the most regrettable was failing to have my daughters join me in loving bikes.  Salsa has a good article talking about many aspects of doing right by your kids with bikes.  In…

By John Roberts The Oakland Devo middle school mountain biking team did their share of trail work this season. Covid did not stop these youngsters from improving the drainage at Joaquin Miller Park and then some. Following various precautions including wearing face masks, workdays were broken up by pods. One pod insured there…

by John Roberts Volunteers, including many on bicycles, showed up to remove Acacia debris Our beloved Joaquin Miller Park (JMP) is being terrorized by horrible weeds. Although they are known as Acacias, they are not appropriate to the trail and trees in the park system.  These bushes can grow…

By Scott Bartlebaugh A number of in progress efforts continued including a bike bell station pilot though EBRPD.  Public comment was submitted specifically on the EBRPD capital plan trail projects and comment made to the joint EBMUD/EBRPD Liaison Committee regarding increasing access to people riding bikes on EBMUD roads…

Group rides will be restarting in June (whoot whoot!) and we are searching for a new permanent leader for our women’s group rides, normally held the first Saturday of the month.

Saturday June 19, 2021 – 9am to 12:00pm2313 Oak Grove Rd.Walnut Creek, CA 9459837.928724, -122.0166683 The BTCEB Board of Directors approved the resumption of the club’s venerable Gala group rides.  The first “post-COVID” ride will take place at Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek.Meet up at Mike Hess Brewing Company’s parking lot at 2313 Oak…

Contra Costa County is surveying transportation including bike transit (focused on road riding but that could get riders to parks with trails).  And another EBRPD survey in conjunction with UC Davis.  This is your opportunity to express yourself to the Park District.

Reminder: As a BTCEB member, you can receive a 10 percent or higher discount for parts at many of the bike shops in the East Bay.  You just have to ask.  Thank you to the many bike shop sponsors for your support! OUR SPONSORS INCLUDE: REI                                 (Bike and other sports store)Hank…