Every year SVMTB sponsors high school mountain bike cross country teams, and this year one of our teams, the Black Mountain Composite are the 2017 California Division 2 State Champions! Black Mountain Composite team are students from Cupertino and its neighboring cities. They are an official member of the NorCal league of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), a national high school mountain bike racing organization.

SVMTB is currently working on a “draft” operation plan for SCC Parks. In June, SCC Parks, REI, and SVMTB plan to hold a public meeting where we will set up a Sanborn Bike Park steering committee. To date, SVMTB has invested more than $25K in the Sanborn Bike Park concept, but we still need more help. In particular, we are looking for people with experience in trail building, fundraising, bike park management, and/or a passion for seeing this become a reality. If you would like to help, please send me an email with your contact information.

sean@svmtb.org

Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers hosted a discussion at REI with representatives of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District upcoming access improvement projects and regional trail connections in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Click the image for the full presentation.

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Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers supports Open The Watershed (openthewatershed.org) to again access to 23,000 acres of open space on the SF Peninsula. We want this watershed open for public hiking, cycling and equestrians.

Here’s our take on what to do when you’re out riding and need to get past an equestrian. Our hope is that we can all happily coexist, sharing multi use trails. You can also check out our page: A mountain Biker’s Guide to Hikers and Equestrians.

Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers is giving its membership and the public an opportunity to meet Dorsey Moore, Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Open Space Authority, and Greg Bringelson, Trail Program Coordinator of Santa Clara County Parks. They will discuss current projects, conservation, volunteering, and the future of mountain biking in the county. Santa Clara County Park’s five decade legacy of providing outstanding recreational opportunities in beautiful natural locations has resulted in one of the largest regional park systems in California. The Santa Clara County park system has grown to include 29 regional parks encompassing nearly 48,000 acres of land. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority is an independent special district – rather than a part of county government. The Open Space Authority’s purpose is to preserve key portions of the natural environment in order to balance continuing urban growth. Buying land, acquiring easements, contributing funds to joint conservation efforts, and careful land management are OSA’s major preservation tools. Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers (SVMTB) is a local chapter of the International Mountain Biking Association.

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