The latest issue of our newsletter, The Mountain Cyclist, is now online.
Category Archive: News
May 17
girls ride, Monday nights
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
ROMP elects a new Vice President
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
Cycling in Safety � Meeting with Senator Torlakson, 4/30/04
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
Audience with Senator Torlakson concerning drunk driving and cycling safety
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 16
April 15 ECdM news
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 13
New Stewards of SDF Website
The Stewards of Soquel Demonstration Forest is a group that works closely with the California Department of Forestry, and acts as a liaison between the public and CDF regarding issues of access, volunteerism, recreation, and more. Check out their new website at http://soquelforest.org/