Winter Passion Trail Bikes News # 2
This week's news and info on January 9, 2009:
1. Carlmont Dirt Jumps Cleanup Saturday 01/10/09 10:00AM
2. MTBR/ROMP/MBOSC Rides: 10K footies or be social at Soquel Forest Sunday 10/11/09
3. Soquel Forest Trailwork Saturday January 17th 9:30AM
4. Waterdog Trailwork Sunday January 18th, 9:00AM
5. Caltrain wants to hear from cyclists
6. We need YOUR comment about bicycling in National Parks EASY TO DO!
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1. Carlmont Dirt Jumps Cleanup Saturday 01/10/09 10:00AM
Jay jumping his Turner at Carlmont
Word.
Let's clean it up. Trash out, love in. Riders who hang out in the forums at Ridemonkey and RideSFO are organizing this cleanup day. We are recruiting
helpers so we can keep this area clean and tidy. Garbage will be hauled out, including some dumped furniture, and the area will be
scoured for random bottles, broken glass or other trash.
Bring buckets and brooms to sweep glass, work gloves, tongs or rakes for retrieving trash from bushes, garbage bags and any other tools you think
might be handy. Meet at the white fence on Village Drive.
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2. MTBR/ROMP/MBOSC Rides: 10K footies or be social at Soquel Forest Sunday 10/11/09
All the info here on this thread.
You can go for mega mileage and climbing, or just go to ride and hang out with a bunch of super fun people. This may be the social
event of the month!
10k Ride - 10,000 feet elevation gain
Start time: Promptly at 8am. Arrive by 7:30
Start: Demo Parking Lot - http://maps.google.com/maps...
Trail Map: http://www.virtualparks.org/maps/files/forest-of-nisene-marks.pdf
right UP Highland Aptos Creek fire road all the way to the peak (1100 foot climb)
left DOWN Aptos Creek trail.
right UP Sandpoint and right on Aptos Creek to the peak (900)
left DOWN on Ridge and right on Corral
left UP on Sulphur springs (700)
right DOWN Ridge to Saw Pit
right UP Hihns Mill Road, right on Tractor, left on Ridge to Braille (1600)
left DOWN Braille
right UP Hihns Mill to Parking Lot (900)
Total climb: 5200 feet
Middle: Parking Lot reload, lunch, beer.
right UP Highland Aptos Creek fire road all the way to the peak (1100 foot climb)
left DOWN Aptos Creek trail.
right UP Sandpoint and right on Aptos Creek to the peak (900)
left DOWN on Ridge to Saw Pit
right UP Hihns Mill and Sulphur (1600)
right DOWN Ridge to Braille
right UP Hihns Mill to Parking Lot (900)
Total leg: 4500 feet
End: Demo Parking lot.
Total ride: 9700 feet
If that's more than you have an interest in, go to this thread and check out who is doing what alternatives. Daryl from MBOSC will be there leading a social ride, gathering at 9:30am, riding at 10:00am. Something for everyone!
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3. Soquel Forest Trailwork Saturday January 17th 9:30AM
Finished Trail Feature
We kicked off the season with a special holiday workday on Braille. 6 of us met up at the parking lot, then carpooled down to the
bottom of Braille to work our way up. Our main goal was to make sure the drains were ready for the wet season, and to clear a
couple of trees that had come down.
As we worked our way up the trail I was amazed how well the trail was holding up. We've work to make the trail last longer with
less work, and it's really paying off. The 6 of us were able to get most of the way up the trail and clear all of the downed
trees.
On the way out we weren't able to pass up a great opportunity to add another classic feature to the trail. One of the downed
trees was the perfect place for a really solid ramp. It took 4 of us just to move the log into place! That thing is solid, and
will stay that way for a long time.
Ed is a master of the chainsaw; this feature is now carefully marked for your safety
We've arranged a very special treat for any volunteer that does 3 workdays this year! 6 people already have a head start, come on
out to the next trailwork and find out more about the volunteer appreciation day at the end of May!
Scott Robinson
For more information on trailwork in Soquel Forest, and to volunteer for the next workday, click here.
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4. Waterdog Trailwork Sunday January 18th, 9:00AM
Skinny on Canyon Creek Trail could use some poison oak removal
We aren't sure what will be the project next week. Probably, finishing up brushing upper Finch Trail, and then starting down Rambler
to Canyon Creek Trail. Please save the date and plan on helping out.
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5. Caltrain wants to hear from cyclists
Cyclists attempt to find room on a CalTrain Bike car. Image courtesy Richard Masoner
We got the following note from the San Francisco Bike Coalition:
If you ride Caltrain with your bike you know that 1) it's an excellent
service most of the time and 2) getting "bumped" is a giant drag that
seriously compromises the excellence of the service. After much
advocacy by the SFBC's BIKES ONboard campaign, Caltrain staff have agreed
to a "modest" increase in capacity per bike car by spring, and they've
asked to hear from cyclists as they prepare their proposal for the
Caltrain board of directors meeting on February 5. Act now -- send
an email to Caltrain by January 15 telling them we need 80 bikes per
train, so we won't get bumped anymore! See the
BIKES ONboard web page for background and details.
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6. We need YOUR comment about bicycling in National Parks EASY TO DO!
The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) has proposed a rule change which will make it easier for parks to open trails for mountain
bikers. We are now in a 60-day commentary period and must be successful on all fronts to make the change
official. Right now, donations from mountain bikers like you are critical in supporting our advocacy team's efforts,
which is striving to:
Please take a moment
to support possible riding opportunities in National Parks!
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650-620-9798.
Happy Trails, the PTB crew
Charles, Patty, Berry, John, Bret, Sterling, Daryl, Peter, Reba and Buster
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