Last years TKMBD event was a tremendous success. This years event will be even better! A national event to promote off-road cycling for youth and as a family activity An IMBA world-wide event - Locally Organized by SF Urban Riders EVENT INFO: Date: Saturday September 24th, 2011 Event Time: 10 am – 2 pm Location: McLaren Park (Eastern [...]
Many great cycling opportunities involving McLaren Park are percolating heavy right now. It means cyclists are close to better Trails, a Bike Park, Youth Instruction, and all sorts of fun (for real). SF Urban Riders has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to initiate the momentum, but now there are simple ways everyone can get involved, and give the support SFUR needs to make these opportunities realities!
On Sunday October 3rd, SF Urban Riders and its partners hosted San Francisco’s Second Annual ‘Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day’ to great success. Over 30 youth between the ages of 8 – 16 years old, and their families, participated and took on the challenges of McLaren Park. The events long list of partners included Specialized [...]
Its been rumored about for quite some time, there have been community meetings, and there was even an emotional vote of approval from the SFRPD Commission, but nothing tells the story like a photo. The long awaited Interior Greenbelt Trail project, or better known as the Stanyan Street trailhead, finally breaks ground on Saturday October [...]
While SF Urban Riders is hard at work planning our Second Annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day event, we happened to stumble across this very cool video of a TKMBD event in another city last year. The location may be different, but the results are usually the same… Big Smiles and Great Fun shared [...]
A national event to promote off-road cycling for youth and as a family activity An IMBA world-wide event Locally Organized by SF Urban Riders EVENT INFO: Date: Sunday October 3rd, 2010 Event Time: 9am – 12:30pm Location: McLaren Park Eastern Parking Lot at intersection of Mansell St and Visitacion Ave. MAP LINK EVENT TIMELINE: 8:30am [...]
The SFUR Summer Mountain Bike Camp in partnership with the Presidio YMCA, was once again an overwhelming success. Over 45 youth participants between the ages of 10-14 years old attended the week long camps. Schools from all over the city were represented, such as Brandeis, Claremont, Marina, Presidio, Everett, Aptos, Star of the Sea, Claire Lilienthal, [...]
Participating in trail work events at your favorite riding areas is always a good idea. It not only helps with the trail maintenance, but also continues to emphasize to land managers and other user groups that cyclists are a valuable part of maintaining open space. The best benefit of all is a chance to continue [...]
