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Con Amigos

Oct 21st, 2009 | By dcrites | Category: Lead Story

Why SF Urban Riders? Why bother? Because of the pure enjoyment that comes from gathering good people together, and enjoying the experience of a bicycle adventure together.  Laughing, looking, and leaning through turns and berms, one after another.   That’s why we lead group rides.  That’s why we’re working to create more off road opportunities in [...]



(Children + Bicycles) x Trail = Great

Oct 13th, 2009 | By dcrites | Category: Lead Story

This past Sunday, October 4th, SFUR hosted Take A Kid Mountain biking Day in San Francisco’s McLaren Park.  It was a great turnout, with 16 participants in age from 6 – 14 showing up to ride,  and plenty of family members to share the fun. For many this was their first off road biking adventure [...]



What’s a Pump Track?

Sep 28th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: Lead Story

UPDATE: Our web-savvy alumni Jason Van Horn, is up in Portland building his own – and y’all should head on over to his person site for a moment of inspiration as to what is possible with time, tools, and land.  The story is here.
You mean, aside from a dream backyard playground?  Just imagine taking an [...]



Labor day weekend – what are you going to do?

Sep 1st, 2009 | By dcrites | Category: Lead Story

Sure, you could go somewhere. You could sit in a metal box, around a bunch of other metal boxes on a large cement strip and bake in the heat. Or, you could come and (work) party with a three year old. That three year old is the Mt. Sutro Stewards trail and [...]



Sweet, Sweet New Trail

Aug 18th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: Lead Story

Thanks to everyone who lent a hand in McLaren park the other weekend.  It was a beautiful example of what can happen when like minded community gets together to build something beautiful.
The work was hard, the mood was uplifting, the result was a huge amount of new and restored trail in McLaren park.
SF Urban Riders [...]



Building Trails in McLaren

Aug 5th, 2009 | By dcrites | Category: Lead Story

Trails don’t happen by themselves.  Yet trails are happening in our backyard, and SF Urban Riders is looking forward to supporting SF Rec and Park and Volunteers for outdoor California.  We get to have a lot of fun with acronyms at SFUR as we support VOCAL and SFRPD in this trail building extravaganza.  It’s coming [...]



Planning for the Future

Jul 6th, 2009 | By dcrites | Category: Lead Story


I Build Trails

May 31st, 2009 | By dcrites | Category: Lead Story

Many thanks to UCSF, San Francisco Park and Rec, and Speakeasy Brewery, who all committed resources to help this last Saturday’s Trail work happen.  Many more thanks to everyone who contributed to the start of a wonderful connector trail between Edgewood Avenue and the rest of the Sutro Trails.   Over 70 volunteers showed up to [...]



Calling All Urban Riders!!!

May 25th, 2009 | By dcrites | Category: Lead Story

Please come down to San Francisco’s City Hall this Thursday, May 28th, from 6 to 7:30 pm.
SF Rec and Park is going to hold a meeting to receive public input regarding a 5million dollar stimulus to existing trail networks in San Francisco’s natural areas.

Wear a helmet in, state your piece.  Tell the officials what you’d [...]



This time, NYC. This time.

May 20th, 2009 | By dcrites | Category: Lead Story

Hustle and Flow…Flow…Some of you may have heard about SF Flow- a hugely popular, somewhat controversial off road bike race throughout San Francisco that had some people jumping for joy, and others up in arms, and others wondering what on earth happened.

Highbridge All-City 2009 XC MTB Race teaser from Jamie Bogner on Vimeo.
Looks like the [...]