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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 [...]



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 [...]



Too Good to Be True

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

But it is.  Ales and Trails is back! On Saturday, May 2nd, you can raise funds and help promote mountain bike trails all over the United States by…riding your bike, drinking beer, eating bbq, picking up swag from industry insiders, and riding SF Urban Rider’s amazing triple threat wooden feature.   Did I mention you get [...]



Communal creation

Apr 9th, 2009 | By dcrites | Category: Lead Story

This last weekend, a wonderful group of people from the Bay Area and beyond came together to realign a trail on Mt. Sutro.  Some had decades of trail building experience, full beards, and chainsaws.  Others picked up their first trail building tool that afternoon, and most of us were somewhere in the middle. The first [...]



Making Beautiful Trails with IMBA

Mar 24th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: Lead Story

It’s what we do around here.  We just wanted to remind everyone to come out in 2 weeks time to learn how to do it right. Saturday April 4th Join SF Urban Riders as we join the International Mountain Bicycle Association’s (IMBA) trail crew, Jason Van Horn and Inga Beck as they lead a trail [...]



Look! Dream!

Feb 6th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: Lead Story

SFUR realizes that our stalwart troops may be in need of some inspiration.  Lord knows I catch myself seeking it.  Sometimes I catch myself thinking, why, oh why am I stuck loving mountain biking in the Bay Area, where so many people seem to misunderstand mountain bikers solely because they dress unusual, or move differently, [...]