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It’s taken years since Henry Mitchell, Jim Arth, and Amy Arcus started lobbying to get a rollover gate installed at the Southwest side of the tunnel that runs underneath Cummings Skway but it’s finally installed! 

Mike Hess Brewing is releasing a seasonal, hazy IPA called “Hard Charger” on April 15th. As a part of the release of this beer, the Mike Hess Brewing Taproom located in Walnut Creek is donating a portion of Hard Charger sales to the BTCEB to support advocacy for mountain biking and trail stewardship programs.

Saturday April 17th – 9am to 1pm4 21st St, Richmond, CA37.931499, -122.350425 We had a great bunch of folks turn out for the Dirt World maintenance day in March.  If you missed it, we’d love to see you for another work day at Dirt World this month! Come on down to Dirt World…

After a long winter of COVID lockdowns we have pulled the tarps, cleaned up the track, and treated the soil for a good spring and summer of pump track fun. The track is open and riding well, come check it out!

BTCEB is helping develop trail work safety practices.  This is in collaboration with the Piedmont High School (PHS) Mountain Bike Team at Joaquin Miller Park (JMP).

In addition to meeting up with mountain bike riders at Briones interested in advocating for better trails we also try to work with other trail users to understand how we can coexist, share trails and parks better and improve the experiences for all users. 

Scott Bartlebaugh, BTCEB’s new Advocacy Director, Chris Wikler, our even newer Trail Director and, Tom Gandesbery, the much older Member-at-Large conducted a reconnaissance of Briones Park trail riding opportunities on March 22nd   We were joined by local riders Ash and Alec who had contacted us about collaborating with BTCEB and East Bay…

No advocacy milestones this month but there are a variety of items in progress.

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…

When you’re out on a trail and you come across another user keep in mind that expanding access does involve compromise and coalitions.  Each encounter with another user is an advocacy opportunity.  We can choose to try to build an ally or not.  The

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.