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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…

Joaquin Miller Park has seen a dramatic increase in bikers, much to the displeasure of a small but vocal coalition of anti-bikers. They feel the park is overrun with bikers. Yes, there also are many more hikers and bikers in the park. In my mind it is great to…

The Walnut Creek Parks Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Commission voted 5-0 to accept recommendations 1-5 of the Trail Committee report. Recommendation 6 on enforcement was withheld for further development and was targeted to be ready for PROS discussion in February. Huge kudos to BTCEB members Barry Mendelson…

BTCEB’s A Separately Together Gala Ride series continues in January at Fernandez Ranch (virtually of course). They way it works is we’ll provide three curated rides with increasing difficulty similar to our regular Gala rides (A, B, and C hardest to easiest). Situated just next door to Crockett Hills,…

Are you passionate about mountain biking? Would you like to be part of advocacy, trail work, and expanding access for mountain bikers in the East Bay? We may have the right job for you! The Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay (BTCEB) will be holding elections for several Board…

Fantastic news! The City of Richmond and East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) have been awarded $2.2 million for building 2.5 miles of Bay Trail along the shoreline from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Trail to the northern border of the City’s Point Molate property at Stenmark Drive. The California Natural…

I looked across the road in time to see a guy whip his old Toyota truck in a dramatic U-turn to park at the Sequoia-Bayview Trailhead. Strapped to the side of his rig’s lumber rack was a 1980’s era “first generation” mountain bike. You know the kind: pre-suspension…

BTCEB volunteers have cleared the vegetation and made some progress on improving the tread. The first rain of the season while meager did help the workability of the soil. It’s still a work in progress but it’s steadily improving. More wheels on it will accelerate the progression…

In the era of Covid we can’t do our normal Gala rides but we’re reaching out to provide some incentive to get out and ride and give you some possible routes to explore. To that end we bring you A Separately Together Gala Ride. They way it works…

As we all know the COVID situation has not improved and only gotten worse. We at the BTCEB would like to remind all trail users to wear masks, ride within your abilities, and stay local if you can. Here’s a great idea: ride to the trail head…