California Bike Parks

Elk Grove Bike Park … work in progress

The Sacramento area gets another step closer to being a riding destination with the addition of the Elk Grove Bike Park, just 10 minutes south of Sacramento. Technically, this makes a total of three bike parks in the area, not counting BMX tracks. While not yet completed, the construction of the Elk Grove Bike Park [...]

11.06.2011 Elk Grove Bike Park Read the full story →

Coming soon: the Elk Grove Bike Park in Sacramento

It appears that the extended Bay Area will be getting one more bike park added to the list of what is available to ride soon. Located in the Elk Grove Regional Park, the park is will be 2.4 acres, and include the following amenities: (PDF Link) Pump tracks Jump lines Skills Areas Flow trail According [...]

07.17.2011 Elk Grove Bike Park Read the full story →

Fresno Sessions

Last weekend we headed out to Fresno to take a better look at the Woodward MTB Park. Last fall I had the chance to ride it briefly while heading down to SoCal, but due to the intense summer heat, the session was limited to a few runs. We hooked up with local riders Oswaldo and [...]

06.11.2011 Blog Read the full story →

Stafford Lake Bike Park Site visit; Novato, CA

It looks like the area close to the birthplace of mountain biking may finally take a few steps in catching up to the rest of the world. Stafford Lake Park is the site of a new proposed bicycle skills park. The skills park would be an addition to the existing facilities, and for Bay Area residents, this [...]

02.04.2011 California Bike Parks Read the full story →

Woodward MTB Park in Fresno

On my way south through California, I’ve been making it a point to stop by and check out the status of a number of bicycle skills parks. Although it has been ridiculously hot, it hasn’t stopped me from taking the long way on my trek south to check out a few public riding spots I’ve [...]

10.11.2010 California Bike Parks Read the full story →

Bike check with the Santa Cruz Syndicate carbon V10

The Carbon V-10 is no longer cutting edge news, but that doesn’t make them any less desirable. In fact, the new carbon wunderbike is finally available to the masses, and has even been added to the Santa Cruz website. At $3k for the frame only, the baddest on the block doesn’t come cheap, but with [...]

10.01.2010 bikes Read the full story →

Folsom Bike Park Fam Jam

THE FAM JAM – The Folsom Fam Jam went down Friday September 12. Presented as the Folsom Bike Park’s first dirt jumping competition, the comp featured pro-level riding, as well as an amateur class in two catagories: BMX and MTB.

09.17.2008 California Bike Parks Read the full story →