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Upcoming Events
- February 25, 2012
- Wilder Slow(er) RideWilder Slow(er) Ride
Time: 10:00 am
We would like to welcome beginner or slower mountain bikers on our monthly slow ride every 4th Saturday of the month. This ride will be at a more leisurely pace. We may not cover as many miles but it will be a beginner friendly ride. There will probably be an intermediate/advanced group for the regulars and fast people as well. The slow ride is beginner friendly but does require fitness and controlled off-road bike handling skills. at 10:00 am - Ride @ WilderRide @ Wilder
Time: 10:00 am
We meet every Saturday at 10am, weather permitting, for a ride starting at Wilder Ranch State Park. at 10:00 am
- Wilder Slow(er) RideWilder Slow(er) Ride
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Soquel Demo Forest
Shuttle Smith: A Bike Shuttle from Aptos to SDSF/Nisene
June 2nd, 2010
Dave Smith has been mountain biking for a long time and used to work in the construction industry. With the downturn in construction he started a new business to called “Shuttle Smith” which provides a service to shuttle riders from Aptos to Buzzard Lagoon road near the East entrance of Nisene Marks. Dave converted his cube van and can securely carry 9 bikes and riders.
The goal is to provide a way that riders can get to SDSF and upper Nisene Marks without driving. After a loop or two in SDSF then you can ride down the Nisene Marks fireroad back down to Aptos. Or you can ride over to Aptos to catch the shuttle and meet some friends at SDSF.
The service costs $15 and starts June 5th 2010 with pickup next to Epicenter Cycling in Aptos Station at 9:00 am, 11 am, 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm. See the Shuttle Smith flyer for more details.
Dave is quite flexible to provide shuttle services for other locations or you can rent Dave and his van for special events.
I applaud Dave’s entrepreneurial spirit and he recognizes there is a market for mountain bike tourism and services.
Call Dave at 831-234-3383 to make a reservation.
New(er) Soquel Demo State Forest Map
May 6th, 2010
MBOSC has been working with the Santa Cruz County RTC to update the commuter bike map to show mountain biking trails in the local parks and forests. The map will not be adequate to navigate the trails but our goal is to show that mountain biking trails exists in these parks. The new edition of the commuter bike map should be available later this summer.
We have been passing a lot of documents by email and I was given a nice representation of the SDSF trails and roads. I also got a copy of the March 2010 SDSF brochure from CDF and we recognized that this is the same (official?) map.
Enjoy the map and we would like to remind people that there will be trail work at SDSF this Saturday. Sign up and we would love to meet you!
Soquel Demo State Forest Trailwork May 8th
May 4th, 2010Hey all you trail riders and trail workers out there,
Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz is sponsoring the next trail work day at the Soquel Demonstration State Forest. We will be providing coffee and pastries, and FREE SCHWAG for those who sign up at www.trailworkers.com, a free raffle and post work snacks and beers! Now, that’s an offer you just can’t refuse!
First, please sign up at www.trailworkers.com so we know how many tools and food and free stuff we will need to bring. Next show up on Saturday May 8 at the Demo parking lot by 9:00AM to get your free stuff and to sign in. We will be opening the parking lot for trail workers only so don’t be late if you want to park inside the gate. Bring a lunch with you because we won’t make it back to our vehicles until sometime between 2:30 and 3:30.
We will be working on Ridge and Corral so bring your gloves, comfy boots and your great attitude and let’s get’r done!
This could be one of the last trail work days of the season at Demo so let’s make it a good one!
View Soquel Demo State Forest Parking Lot in a larger map
Titus El Guapo Raffle at the Sea Otter Classic
April 28th, 2010The raffle for the Titus El Guapo was held on the last day of the Sea Otter. It was a very successful campaign. We managed to raise about $5500 with raffle sales and we also used this bike raffle as a motivation to do online memberships – which is something we have been wanting to do for a few of years.
We had an amusing way of conducting the raffle at the MBOSC Sea Otter booth. Cooper was a great barker/host who really drew the crowd in and pumped them up. I gave a pitch for MBOSC, thanked the audience, Sea Otter and Titus and mentioned why we are raising funds. Then I held my blindfolded 7 year old daughter upside down in the raffle bin. She shuffled the tickets and the crowd told her when to pick the winner. There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind about the randomness of the drawing.
The winner was Mark Woodhead – a Santa Cruz local and one of the founding members of MBOSC. Mark is no longer active with MBOSC leadership but he does lead the weekly ride. Winning the bike was good karma for him and he has promised to be more active in the future. I wasn’t surprised that a good friend won the bike (since a lot of my good friends bought multiple raffle tickets) but I’m pretty impressed at how many tickets we sold at the Sea Otter. Titus has a great reputation and a strong enthusiast base. Many bought tickets to support MBOSC and the cause. But many out of towners bought tickets because they love Titus and wanted to win the El Guapo.
Thank you all for participating. We raised about enough money to fully fund the SDSF parking lot environmental mitigation project. We’re golden. All mountain bikers of Santa Cruz County and the visitors to Soquel Demo State Forest are winners!
