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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…

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…