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Feb

A New BMX Riders Organization Emerges (BMX into skateparks)

Over a decade ago, I attended a meeting in the San Francisco area for a new not-for-profit BMX organization aimed at establishing a network of advocacy for getting BMX bikes into skateparks throughout the U.S. The organization was known as the BMX Riders Organization (BRO). At the time, it was a roundtable discussion of seasoned BMX riders that was aimed at getting legal permission to ride BMX bikes at skateparks that banned bikes. And the organization had some good momentum behind it, as well as altruistic motives.

Their mission was simple: The BMX Riders Organization was a not-for-profit group that advocated for the inclusion of BMX in skateparks  …  More

26
Feb

Mt Bike – USA Cycling announces 2011 Pro GRT and Pro UET

Colorado Springs, Colo. (February 25, 2011) – USA Cycling announced today the dates and locations for its 2011 Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (ProGRT) and its 2011 Professional Mountain Bike Ultra-Endurance Tour (Pro UET). 

The two announcements round out USA Cycling’s three 2011 Pro Mountain Bike Tours as the Professional Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour (Pro XCT) was announced previously. Click here to read the Pro XCT release.  

PRO GRT

In its third year, the Pro GRT boasts five races and will continue to provide a consistent stage of international-caliber events for the nation’s elite gravity racers.

The downhill-only series will visit five states between April and June. For the third year in a row, the series will open with the NWCup in Port Angeles, Wash., April 9-10. The month of May will see the series move to the east coast for a pair of races – the Highland Bike Park event in Northfield, NH, May 14-15, and the Plattekill Gravity Open at the Plattekill Bike Park in Roxbury, NY, May 21-22. In June, the Pro GRT will make its penultimate stop in California for the Northstar-at-Tahoe event in Truckee, June 18-19.  The fifth and final event on the tour will be the Wildflower Rush in Crested Butte, Colo., June 25-26   …  Details

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26
Feb

Bicycles a big part of San Diego County’s transportation plans

Transportation planners have proposed spending $2.58 billion building bicycle paths and improving streets for pedestrians in San Diego County over the next 40 years.

You read that right: billion.

San Diegans are accustomed to connecting “billion” with muscular highways, trains and bridges, not what planners term “active transportation.” For some, it’s   …  Details

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25
Feb

Mt Bike Video – 2011 Australian National Championships – DH Helmet Cam

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