May 17
Hey ROMPers I am cross posting my Ladies Monday night ride I lead for Bay Area Velo Girls on ROMP web site. The ride this Monday is at 5:45 pm at Montebello Open Space in Palo Alto off Page Mill road Parking Lot. Women of all abilty levels welcome. Please join us if interested. Check …
May 12
Ben Lagueux has been elected the new vice president of ROMP, taking over from Claire Nippress. Ben recently moved to the area from Arizona and brings a great deal of experience in mountain biking, advocacy, and working with land managers. He has been a regular at the club’s board members. His enthusiasm and dedication to …
May 03
About 25 local cycling advocacy and tri-athlete groups were represented at Friday�s meeting with Senator Torlakson. We only had about one hour of the Senator�s time. In that hour we discussed current and potential legislation, as well as other avenues of action in order to improve cycling safety. Knowing we had very little time in …
Apr 26
We have an audience with Senator Torlakson, a triathlete and sponsor of several bills concerning drunk driving and cycling safety. The meeting is set for 9am April 30th at San Jose State University. You can learn more about the Senator on his website at http://democrats.sen.ca.gov/senator/torlakson/ As we’re all too well aware, we risk our lives …
Apr 21
Calling all trail hounds! Want to help out with the budget issues at Soquel Forest and with other land managers? Did you know there is a fantastically easy way to contribute? You can help by just riding your bike on the trails! What?? That’s what you do anyway, right? What’s the catch? Well, we are …
Apr 16
ROMP, Today, the IRS deadline, was also the day in which a dozen people, from various regulatory agencies, the MROSD, a Certified Engineering Geologist, and the humble President from ROMP went on a field trip into ECdM to assess some exemplary erosion mitigation sites, discuss permitting issues, trail and road drainage, and the like, towards …
Apr 14
Ahhh, a sigh of relief. No more slipping out out of the office early to sneak a ride in before the sun sets. It’s finally Daylight Savings Time, with more opportunities for ROMP-sponsored rides. In case you’re wondering who I am, I’m the Ride Coordinator for ROMP and am interested in your feedback.The current ride …
