The Sutro Stewards has earned its reputation with the Mount Sutro trail system, but has positioned itself to now work with other city land managers such us the SF Fire Department near Twin Peaks, or the Department of Public Health at Laguna Honda Hospital. Building a trail system through neglected areas in  the center of a dense urban area takes time, vision, and a good strategy.  Watch the video and learn how the Sutro Stewards benefit the community in this process.

There are several great photos of the event up on the internet, including on the MBP Facebook Page.

However, most of the curious riders wanted to know more about the process and the effort it took to make this one day dream a reality. Thanks to the SFUR volunteer crew for this video documentation.

SFUR hopes to see you at McLaren Park on October 3rd, 2010 for this years big event!

Enjoy the Video!

With all the talk of ‘green’ in the marketplace these days, it seems that at times, we forget the most important ‘green’ aspect of all.  And that is to get outdoors, to touch the earth and soil with your hands and feet, resting under the green shade of a forest canopy, and resting one’s self and one’s soul in a natural oasis, here in our dense and urban city.

Check out this video of the Mt Sutro Steward’s work, something SFUR continues to be involved in until this day.

The next day to get out and do your part to enjoy Mt. Sutro and do your part to beautify will be 6/6/09, which happens to be national trails day.   We’ll be posting more information about that workday as the date draws closer.

Here’s our latest clip-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugWh5CRIRCA

And if you missed it, don’t worry, we’ll be back and better than ever at the pilarcitos cyclocross race in Golden Gate park on 11/30/08.

As they spin around and through, the children’s faces lit up with enthusiasm and glee, grew focused and intense as they focused on riding the line, or just focused on riding.  It was a non-stop whirlwind of children playing through our home-made skills park, loving every minute of it.  Some fell down, all got back up.  Some rode fast, and others slow.  None needed encouragement.  They saw the teeter totters, the new bunny hop obstacle, and the 2×4 skills boxes, and just rode.  Over, and over, and over again.

Once again, SF Urban Riders brought a mountain bike skills course to the most important cycling demographic in existence today.  They perhaps are not the biggest group in terms of dollars spent or policies made, but certainly in terms of our future: The children.

With more space than we previously had available, a baseball diamond track was used as our backdrop, and inbetween the bases, we set up the skills course.  Many mothers fathers, and children were returnees from our first foray at the Excelsior festival, many were just passing by, and overall, we had more than 100 sign-ins, mostly youth that enjoyed our set up.

Truly this is the type of entertainment and physical activity that our children don’t get enough of.  This was more than evident as many children stayed on, pedaling non stop around the course for 1-2 hours.  It amazes me how children just know how to have fun on these courses.  Very few needed, or wanted, any coaching, and if they weren’t riding, would just watch the other children ride before they followed to imitate.

In a land that is filling up with strip malls, paved highways, and housing developments,  don’t you think it is time we created some fine opportunities for ourselves and our children in our parks?  Thanks for reading, and stay tuned to this website to find out how you can help, as SF Urban Riders moves forward through 2008, and into 2009, working hard to bring the children, both young and old, off road cycling recreation, within our fine City.

Check out the video!