Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers

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  • Wilderness Act of 1964

    There’s a lot of misinformation about the Wilderness Act of 1964 out there. It’s understandable because the law is complicated. In fact the Wilderness Act of 1964 has been amended only once since its inception, and the amendment had nothing to do with bicycle access to federal Wilderness. Properly read, the Wilderness Act does not…

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  • November – January Mountain Cyclist now online

    The November – January issue of ROMP’s Newsletter, The Mountain Cyclist is now available on line: Download PDF Inside this issue: Coe Park After The Lick Fire Switchback Basics Celebrate ROMP Ride and Club Care IMBA California Berry Samples Dirt Meet Joe Breeze � Designer of the World�s First Mountain Bike You Are Invited !…

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  • Why can’t we get along?

    State parks has been holdong public workshops for the Empire Mine trail system located in Grass Valley. The event was very positive and super exciting; generally speaking, State Parks has some great plans for new trail and restored trails in the Osborne Hill area of the park. The truly amazing thing is that all user…

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  • Road to SDF to be blocked off 11/8

    Santa Cruz County Roads will be putting a K-RAIL (concrete barrier) on Highland Way at the slide about 4 miles past Burrell Fire Station on Thursday, November 8th at about 09:30. The road has been closed to CAL FIRE vehicles since April, 2007. Now it will be closed to all traffic. County roads said that…

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  • Status of Trails in the Coe Fire Zone

    The fire in Coe, and much more disastrous, the fires in SOCAL, have been devastating for many. In Coe, trails in the fire zone remain closed to the public. While this consequence is a minor inconvenience for a handful of recreationists, the fire has resulted in the death of many plants and animals. They will…

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  • Pumpkin Ride Report

    10 of us on three tandems and 4 singles started pedaling along Hwy 35 from Southern gate of Purisima Creek OSP to fetch pumpkins from Halfmoon Bay. It was the first off-road ride for Jenny and me, a brand new tandem team on a brand new rigid mountain tandem (and the second ride overall.) Photos…

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  • Lick Fire burns 47,000 Acres

    [Paul Nam reflects on the Lick FIre in Henry Coe] On Sunday I went to see what I could of the effects of the Lick Fire upon Coe. It was a beautiful cool day, and a good number of friends met on Gilroy Hotsprings Rd with the same agenda. Photos Eventually we rode along Willow…

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