This year has been a tremendous success for SF Urban Riders, but we are saving the best for last. The IMBA Trail Care Crew will be in San Francisco this weekend December 3-5 and there are a few ways to get involved and have fun. If you have trail experience, or need to burn off [...]
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 [...]
Do you ever feel that the weekend isn’t long enough? Sure you do. We all do. Albeit a 48 hour stretch plus friday evening isn’t an eternity, SF Urban Riders has packed an eternity of great times into this coming weekend. Come out and build some brand new trail with us, ride with us, ride [...]
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 [...]
Every spring as cyclists get into riding shape while burning out on the daily grind, conversation turns to V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N. Every text mailbox, forum, and facebook page echoes with the chatter of new adventure. Where is the tastiest weekend trail excursion that will totally blow the crew away? Here is SF Urban Riders pick for Summer [...]
It was a good week, we want to share Maybe we saw you on Saturday at Ales & Trails? We were already pretty buzzed from a week of teaching kids to ride trails, and then we had a blast mixing it up with mountain bikers from all over the region, and beers from all over [...]
As with most avid mountain bikers, I find a near-unparalleled sense of bliss while riding singletrack. The canopy of trees, the expanse of space stretching to all sides of me, and the organic flow of a trail over the natural contours of the earth’s surface all speak to me on a level that is beyond [...]
In an effort to better get to know our Neighbors and fellow users in McLaren Park, this last Sunday, SF Urban Riders set up a free bicycle repair area in McLaren Park. We got to meet lots of great people, and better yet, were able get some kids stoked on riding their bikes. Lots of [...]
A great many thanks to the volunteers that came out to our bike build, and unpacked bikes. They built a small army of bikes, smiled in the sun, wearing beautiful, matching tshirts, All so moments of beauty and raditude could happen.
