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The most basic need at Joaquin Miller Park (JMP) is to quickly clear dead fallen trees blocking trails. Such trail obstructions can tempt users to socialize bypass trails, or to climb over the logs, which can be risky for vulnerable park users. Oakland Bike Patrol (OBP) tackles some of these projects directly….

While membership on our Meetup site continues to grow to over 4,000 followers, membership in the BTCEB, your mountain biking organization, has been lagging comparatively. To grow, to survive, and to represent the mountain biking community, we need your support.

trails are in decent shape due to a relatively dry winter, the cattle being grazed in other pastures to the east and south, riders asking about conditions and giving the trails some time to dry out and some great drain work by Dave Sturgis and Tim Christol.  A gravelling…

Looking for a chance to give back? Come on down to Dirt World Bike Park in Richmond on Sunday March 14th from 9am – 1pm to help perform maintenance on their dirt jumps and pump tracks. 

Austin McInerny and Scott Bartlebaugh from BTCEB and Helen Gilbert Snyder from the El Cerrito High Mountain Biking team are representing mounting biking at the EBRPD Trail User Working Group, a collection of over 30 trail stakeholders.

More park use and reduced trail work is a recipe for trail deterioration. Covid has people flocking outdoors. For example, EBMUD staff reports a 60% increase in trail permits. Purchases of outdoor equipment has skyrocketed. Heightening such usage concerns, are Covid restrictions imposed for larger organized volunteer groups. The resulting…

The BTCEB 2021 Nominating Committee is proud to announce the following positions have been filled at our February Board meeting.  Included where available is an introductory note from the winning candidate.

The BTCEB Board of Directors has unanimously approved the resumption of the pop-up group ride program.  Effective immediately members of BTCEB will be able to schedule pop-up rides similar to how we had run them pre-COVID-19.  Rides will follow the most current state, county, local, and park system restrictions in addition to other guidelines…

Are you dreaming about a summer adventure? Maybe even starting to plan one? Then maybe just maybe bike-packing is in your post-COVID future!

So that 2020 epic MTB road trip with stops in Bentonville, Brevard, and Knoxville didn’t happen and it’s unlikely for me in 2021 either, but it will happen *some* year. A much shorter trip to trails outside Las Vegas, another stop at Hurricane Cliffs & Gooseberry Mesa and Thunder…

Think of a switchback as a necessary zigzag delicately built on a steep mountainside. The switchback, known as “Switchie”, magically allows riders to ratchet up the slope via less grade or steepness. For a trail to require such magic, it must be on a steep hill and have no…

Here’s some food for thought on the advocacy front. We’re all advocates and each interaction with other trail users has an impact. Sometimes those are positive and sometimes not so positive. While we enjoy the experience of riding a bike on a trail, bikes and trails are…