Santa Cruz pump tracks are breeding a bunch of skilled and friendly young riders. by Dave Robinson Santa Cruz is famous in the surfing community not only for it’s quality surf and talented pros but also for its fierce localism. Our surf spots seem to spawn not only talent but, too often, also hostility. Santa … Continue reading Pump Track Generation
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It’s at that point when you’ve focused on a project for a while, invested a bunch of effort and received mixed reviews on the value of the endeavor. It could go either way. Four of the guys were sitting on their saddles looking down the slight incline of the entry into Wilder Ranch State Park, … Continue reading Pumped at the Pump Track
Recently I got a call from Tawn Kennedy of the local bike-advocacy group Greenways to School asking if I’d like to join the Mission Hill Bike Club for a Wednesday ride. Heck yeah! Bike Club is amazing. It’s a chance for about 20 students to get together and pedal locally while interacting and challenging each … Continue reading Fat Tire Friendships
There are few sensations that beat blasting down singletrack in complete control (or perhaps on the ragged edge). The trees that take so long to pass on the way up blur into benign gates as I consume all that hard-earned elevation at a rapid clip. The annoying drivetrain creaking and clicking of the derailleur ceases … Continue reading An MBoSC Challenge – Dig, Donate, or Advocate
Wow! That’s all I can say after The Ride Guides first week teaching pumptrack skills to youth in Santa Cruz. The stoke from our crew, both coaches and students, is palpable and the rewards have been huge. The Westside Pumptrack project was spearheaded by Another Bike Shop (ABS), designed by Kyle Jameson and opened in November … Continue reading Pumptrack Rewards