trail building

Tamarancho Flow Trail Construction Reaches the Final Stretch

Building a trail packed with features is a time consuming affair, even with the mechanical help of a Sweco mini-dozer and ST-240 trail building machine to doing the bulk of the heavy lifting. Even after the shaping is done, each roller and berm needs to be compacted properly to result in the desired riding experience. [...]

03.08.2013 Tamarancho Read the full story →

MTB Advocacy in the East Bay Area: BTCEB at Joaquin Miller Park

I have a confession. I’m one of those mountain bike riders that would rather pedal his bike downhill rather than up. Unfortunately, here in the bay area, opportunities for riding down hill without having to “earn your turns” aren’t very common. I even tried to move back to the Portland area a few years back [...]

02.21.2013 BTCEB Read the full story →

Flow Check! Tamarancho Flow Trail Update: 1/20/13

It feels like this blog has been all about this one new trail and nothing else lately. And it’s probably an accurate reflection what it’s like to have a conversation with those of us that were in the mix from the start. I know for a fact I’m currently not doing nearly as bad as [...]

01.24.2013 Tamarancho Read the full story →

Tamarancho Flow Trail Construction Update

If you weren’t stoked on the prospect of the Bay Area’s first flow trail currently being under construction and mere months or even weeks away from being a rideable reality, perhaps these images of our roughed in route will change that. Sunday, December 16th was a cold and foggy morning. After getting soaked on an [...]

12.18.2012 Tamarancho Read the full story →

Bay Area’s First Flow Trail Under Construction Now (And You Can Help)

The Bay Area has always been a bit behind compared to the northwest when it comes to the amazing new single track experiences that are being created. After our stint traveling, riding and building trail everywhere from Texas to Fairbanks to Saskatoon, (way out there!) and landing back in the Bay Area (after a stretch [...]

12.11.2012 Tamarancho Read the full story →

Bishop’s Walk Trail Work at Joaquin Miller Park

This weekend, a major trail project took place at Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park. Bishop’s Walk, a popular entrance and exit point to the park has been eroding for a number of years now. The route follows an old road bed (likely established by Joaquin Miller himself) before diverting off in what essentially was a straight [...]

06.12.2012 BTCEB Read the full story →

Portable Trail Tool: the Trail Boss

The McLeod is one of the tools most favored by trail builders all over. Originally designed as a wildland firefighting tool, it has a large, hoe-like blade on one side, and a tined blade on the other. Essentially a burly rake mated with a hoe, the McLeod is a staple in constructing bench cut trails. [...]

02.28.2012 Stuff we like Read the full story →

Defining flow for the masses

Ask a die-hard mountain biker what “flow” is and you’ll likely get an enthusiastic response. Compare the answers though, and odds are you’ll find them to be very different. Ask a random person off the street what flow is in context to the mountain biking experience, and who knows what kind of response you’ll receive. [...]

03.20.2011 Trail Building Read the full story →

2010 Black Rock Trail Work Days Posted

BRMBA has posted their major trail work days for 2010 on the site. You know you love Black Rock and all the radness that it is. They just had their January build day this weekend, so make sure to put the March and May build days on your calendar. We’ll be Portland natives by then, [...]

01.19.2010 From the world-wide web Read the full story →

Subaru/ IMBA Trail Care Crew Visits Part II: Payson, AZ

Life on the road can be a bit hectic. Trying to balance bike advocacy with having a personal life, as well as trying to maintain a semblance of physical fitness has been a challenge, but after a few months of living on the road, we’re actually managing to get into a sort of non-routine-routine. If [...]

04.07.2009 Blog Read the full story →