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Drink Beer, Raise Money – MOJO PARTY February 29th!

Feb 17th, 2012 | By Dan | Category: Featured Articles

Special Leap Year Celebration….. Don’t Miss It! You are cordially invited to the SECOND SF Urban Riders Social Fundraiser, hosted by  Team Mojo. This event follows the DFL Film Night event which raised $500 from sitting around watching movies and drinking beer. It’s a great way to hang out with old friends, meet new ones, [...]



SFUR Social Fundraiser #1 on January 24th

Jan 16th, 2012 | By Dan | Category: Past Run

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 [...]



Next Steps: Fun and Fundraising!

Dec 16th, 2011 | By Dan | Category: Lead Story

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 [...]



Big Smiles at 2011 TKMBD Event in McLaren Park

Dec 16th, 2011 | By Dan | Category: Featured Articles

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 [...]



Amazing 2011 Cycling Videos You May Have Missed

Dec 15th, 2011 | By Dan | Category: Blog

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: [...]



Help Build Bike Trails in McLaren Park This Summer!

Jun 29th, 2011 | By Dan | Category: Blog

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 [...]



Women’s Mountain Bike Boot Camp #2 – JULY 2011

Jun 5th, 2011 | By Dan | Category: Past Run

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. [...]



Kids are Riding the Trail to Success in San Francisco!

Jun 5th, 2011 | By Dan | Category: Past Run

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: [...]



Trail Meetings: Oak Woodlands in GGP

May 26th, 2011 | By Dan | Category: Past Run

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 [...]



Youth Mountain Bike Program in McLaren Park -Starts MAY 14th

Apr 4th, 2011 | By Dan | Category: Past Run

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 [...]