Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz is proud to have played such a key role in the development of this beautiful multi-use trail named in honor of trail advocate Emma McCrary. What an incredible accomplishment and testament to the spirit of community cooperation in Santa Cruz County. Please come celebrate with Mayor Hillary Bryant, trail designer and crew leader Drew Perkins, and all the volunteers and supporters of this endeavor.
Hope to see you there!
We finally processed all the data and and we have a total of 8882 entries and raised a total of $44,410 for the new flow trail. There were 1,640 supporters with an average donation of $27. We added all the entries to a spreadsheet in no particular order and used random.org to pick a number between 1-8882. The number chosen was 7692.
The lucky winner of the Own the Flow Ibis bike is…. Joel Steinberg of Lodi, California. You bought a nice chunk of dirt and have been rewarded with a sweet new bike from Ibis, FOX, Easton and Shimano! Congratulations Joel!
Joel is such a deserving guy. He’s a medical doctor in Lodi, and comes down to Santa Cruz a few times a month to ride his bike. He currently rides a 26 inch hard tail and has chosen the Ripley – his first 29er – to enjoy the trails of Santa Cruz. He has been one of our most generous supporters of MBoSC and the Emma McCrary trail in particular. Then he started to give us something more valuable: his time. He regularly comes out to work on the Emma McCrary trail when in town and volunteered for the Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival.
MBoSC would like to thank FOX, Easton Cycling, Shimano and especially Scot Nicol and Ibis Cycles for their participation in this fund raiser. Thanks to Eve for legal and finance, Kyle M for graphics, Daryl, Seb, Drew, Dave, Patty, Tammy and many others worked the Sea Otter and Santa Theresa in support of this raffle.
A special thanks to Alan S for being an incredible volunteer for us in the month of April. He stepped up and completely owned sound for the Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival and didn’t finish with the festival until 2:30 am the next morning. This didn’t embitter him on MBoSC and he went to the Sea Otter and was selling Own the Flow tickets all 4 days in the Ibis Cycles booth. As if that wasn’t enough he set up the MBoSC booth and provided solar powered tunes for Trail Head Cyclery‘s demo at Santa Theresa. He’s been a generous volunteer and drove a lot of face to face ticket sales for Own the Flow. I’m so pleased that Alan managed to spend a few hours on the Ripley last Sunday and had a very enjoyable ride. Thank you Alan!
Thank you all for participating in this fund raiser. We are all winners because we will be starting the flow trail project within a month!
While we were all going crazy with the Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival, Ibis Cycles founder and mountain bike legend Scot Nicol was in San Francisco at Mission Workshop doing a Bike Magazine founders event on April 12th.
We are really pleased that Scot mentions Ibis’s support of bike advocacy and the Sierra Butte’s campaign. He also mentions the Pogonip (Emma McCrary) trail, the flow trail in Demo and the Own the Flow raffle in particular.
The whole interview is great but fast forward to min 14:50 to see the advocacy part.
You can see the story behind the founders event and the full 2 hour interview with Scot at the Bike Magazine link.
Enjoy and remember to Own the Flow and buy a piece of this new flow trail!
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MOUNTAIN BIKERS OF SANTA CRUZ ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL 4th ANNUAL SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL
Santa Cruz, CA, April 23, 2013—Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz (MBoSC) is pleased to announce a successful 4th Annual Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival presented by MBoSC and FOX. The event was held in Aptos Village, CA at the Barry Swenson Builders property (Aptos Pump Track and Post Office Jumps) courtesy of Barry Swenson Builders. The eco-conscious festival drew over 9,000 attendees and 395 registered participants—a 50% increase in attendance and 220% increase in registered participation over 2012—in Aptos, California.
This family friendly two-day, volunteer-run festival included competitive events, kids’ rodeo, skills clinics, demo bikes, an exposition area, food court, beer garden, live band and more for bike enthusiasts, family members, and friends.
Early reports indicate a substantial increase in growth for activities, attendance, and funds raised compared to 2012’s successful event.
“We are happy to announce this event grows larger each year. We believe this is an indication that the love for mountain biking is spreading at a tremendous rate. We are extremely pleased to be able to provide a festival that fosters and supports a healthy activity for all.”—Mark Davidson, President of Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz
Those who attended enjoyed multiple activities and competitive events. Over 300 kids aged 12 and under tried their skills at the Kids’ Rodeo and enjoyed a Fun Lap on the Short Track. Those wishing to improve their skills flocked to clinics offered by pro riders such as Kat Sweet and Kirt and Lindsey Voreis. Bike aficionados checked out the latest from top bike industry vendors, demo’d bikes from a record number of top bike manufacturers, and shuttled to the renowned Soquel Demonstration State Forest (Demo). The first day’s festivities concluded with a Saturday after-party featuring Oakland funk/reggae/rock band WhoGas and both days featured raffles.
Be part of the effort to build the best singletrack in Santa Cruz County by donating today! We need to raise $100,000 to build a four mile flow trail in Soquel Demo Forest and our friends at Ibis Cycles have launched the fundraising effort by donating the much anticipated Ripley 29 or the award winning Mojo HD – YOUR CHOICE.
FOX, Shimano and Easton Cycling have joined the effort to get this trail going by equipping the new Ripley with all the goodies to get you on the trail and RIPPING!
With the Ripley, Ibis wanted to bring the advantages of a 29” wheel to a lightweight, nimble and fun trailbike. They gave it 120mm of travel front and rear, which hits the sweet spot for a snappy bike that isn’t cumbersome or heavy. It’s approved for 140mm forks too, if you want to veer away from XC and head over to trailbike country. As with most Ibises, it’s a super versatile bike. The most unique feature of the Ripley might be its dual eccentric linkages, which are the brainchild of Mr. dw-link himself, Dave Weagle. Ibis had Dave give the Ripley pedaling efficiency, XC-like acceleration and it was optimized for 29er specific gearing. The Ripley also features the usual dw-attributes such as excellent small bump compliance, predictable travel through the range with no wallowing or harsh bottom out.
It’s the most anticipated Ibis ever, and they have generously agreed to donate one to our cause.
MBOSC is proud to host the Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival in Aptos Village April 13-14, 2013
