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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…

Remember that every time you clip on a helmet and ride a trail that you are taking part in mountain bike advocacy! Little things like yielding, wearing a bell, and being friendly go a long ways towards trail user cooperation and are just part of being a good human.

Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and growing. The festival has an incredible history of working with the most important artists, filmmakers, venues, and institutions around the…

In case you haven’t heard MBOSC, Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz, have changed their name to Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewards.  REMBA, Redwood Empire Mountain Bike Association is unifying with SCTC, Sonoma County Trails Council. 

Great news everyone!  Mike Hess Brewing has decided to extend the fundraising campaign for their seasonal, hazy IPA called “Hard Charger Hazy IPA” through the end of May!

The work continues on Sunday May 30th at Dirt World Bike Park in Richmond! Last month we made great progress on smoothing and resurfacing the tracks, and there’s plenty more work to be done as we roll into the summer months. 

The 2021 EBRPD Community Survey is now open.  We encourage you to participate, voice your interest in increased bike access to trails, and anything else you’d like to see from EBRPD. 

On May 2nd, the El Cerrito Middle School Mountain Bike Team had a trail grooming event in China Camp State Park.  The strong showing of 78 volunteers was divided into three more-manageable groups. 

Progress was made on getting a couple pilot bike bell stations set up with EBPRD.  REI committed to funding a grant to the East Bay Regional Parks Foundation.  Look for pilot stations to be installed in early summer at Crockett Hills and Briones.