Kick the New Year off with a social night of Vintage Mountain Bike Films and good local beer! This is a low key social fundraiser for SF Urban Riders, their will be a low-key sliding scale donation jar to help raise funds for the McLaren Bike Park and other SFUR programs ($1-$20) The 1994 coverage [...]
After several years of advocacy, partnership building, and program development…. it is time for SFUR to take a deep breathe, and shift gears as we enter the next segment of the ride. The next segment is a long straightaway with a slight incline known as ‘The Fundraising’ stretch. An effort, that if successful, will convert [...]
The rolling terrain and grand views of McLaren Park hosted another spectacular Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day event. This year (2011) SFUR worked with local youth groups such as Real Options for City Kids, and the Boys & Girls Club (Excelsior) to motivate over 65 youth participants to this years event. Thanks to a [...]
There are so many videos out there, its hard to keep track of them all. Here are just a few we think all cyclists need to see in 2011. Some amazing riders and situations that everyone will learn from and enjoy. Antelope MTB Crash: HERE Cyclocross Barrier Crash: HERE Danny Hart’s 2011 Championship Downhill Run: [...]
Sound to good to be true? Well it is happening the weekend of July 23rd -24th, and SFUR is encouraging the cycling community to come out and join the fun! This will be the THIRD Year in a row that SF Urban Riders has stepped up to the plate to assist our partners SF Rec [...]
It is a new year, and a new era at the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. SFRPD has stepped up to offer more focus on contemporary recreation like Thai Kickboxing, Kayaking, Geocache Adventuring, and even Mountain Biking. The developing partnership between SFUR and SFRPD has produced a winner: The Women’s Mountain Bike Boot Camp. [...]
Seasoned mountain bikers that live/ride in urban San Francisco are clearly enjoying the recent trail revitalization to the McLaren and Mount Sutro trail networks that SFUR members have generously contributed to. As awesome as all the trail improvements are, there is an even more amazing MTB development happening in the heart of our urban playground: [...]
Hopefully cyclists are enjoying the awesome TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS found on Mount Sutro and cross town in McLaren Park. SF Urban Riders has been a Big Big part of making all that goodness happen! Now we are asking our members to join SFUR and our Community Partners to initiate Multi Use Trail Improvements in the crown [...]
SF Urban Riders is pleased to announce a new Youth Mountain Biking Program has been launched, this time with the SF Recreation & Park Department. This exciting new program will be hosted at Crocker Amazon Playground, and rides will take place in scenic McLaren Park. Please spread the word to any interested youth. More programs [...]
With the success of the Norcal High School Mountain Bike Racing Series, it was only a matter of time before kids attending High School in San Francisco would want to participate. The time has come, as young riders have stepped forward and asked for the opportunity. So far it is just Saint Ignatius and Stuart [...]
