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Saratoga REI Event 6/10: The Future of Mt. Biking in Santa Clara County
Date: 6/10/2015 Event Location: Saratoga REI Event Fee: Free Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM PDT 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.…
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SVMTB has received a $15,000 Grant from REI!!!
The grant funds will be used to produce design and construction documents to build many of the different features in the bike park. These features will be designed for a range of skill levels and include some of the following: Pump Track Area will allow cyclists to learn and perfect their riding skills. This track…
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Important meeting for Mountain Bikers – April 29
Fellow parks and trail lovers: There is an important MidPen meeting regarding the Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve on Wednesday, April 29 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Los Gatos Community Center – Adult Recreation Center 208 E. Main St. Los Gatos, CA 95030. It is an ‘information gathering’ session put on by the…
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New Segment of Ancient Oaks Trail Complete
Construction of new 1-mile segment of the Ancient Oaks Trail was completed last fall by District field staff. The new trail was the final phase of the POST-funded Mindego Gateway Project, and will connect the new Mindego Parking Lot with Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve’s popular multi-use trail network. The trail also provides a new,…
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IMBA Announces Spring Membership Drive – Special Prizes
IMBA is launching a unique membership campaign—to dramatically improve mountain biking nationwide—with a spring registration drive that will offer special prize opportunities and limited-edition IMBA gear to all who register, join or renew in March, April and May. The drive’s goal is to increase the capacity of IMBA’s local chapters by helping them grow their…
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Crystal Springs Watershed
One of our directors, Charlie Krentz, rode the Fifield Cahill Ridge ride in SFPUC’s Crystal Springs Watershed yesterday. Outrageously beautiful land! Though our docents were great, we look forward to the end of their accompaniment’s being mandatory. We also look forward to the proposed opening of Whiting Ridge out to the coast and perhaps the opening…
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SVMTB Flow Trail workday coming up Feb 28th
Don’t forget! The next Volunteer Trail Work Day on the flow trail at SDSF is scheduled for this coming Saturday February 28, with Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers (SVMTB) generously providing the day’s hospitality, along with regular work day sponsors Whole Foods, Summit Store, Adventure Sports Journal, and Ninkasi Brewing. We’re looking forward to another inspiring…
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