Posted Sun, 08/29/2010 - 15:09 by CWilson
Six FATRAC members enjoyed a cool Saturday ride this weekend south of Tahoe. We started in Hope Valley and rode to Round lake and then Dardanelles Lake. The clouds were threatening and the winds were blowing, but it ended up being a wonderful day. Bert even got to ride with mountain bike legend, Tinker Juarez who was in Kirkwood for an eight hour race. We went out the next morning to cheer on the 24 hour racers who were just finishing. Keep you eyes on the calendar for future opportunities in the Kirkwood area. It was well worth the drive.
Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 13:37 by BPierroz
On Sunday, four of us ventured out of the valley and up into the foothills above Nevada City to ride the Pioneer trail. The weather was perfect, and the trial, although a little dusty, is in good shape. There was just enough climbing and technical sections to keep everyone entertained. And as always, the high-speed descent back to Harmony Ridge was a blast. The one regret was that we didn’t explore the Hallelujah Trail extension off the main Trail – that’s something we can do next time.
Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 12:37 by CWilson
On Saturday, Mad Cat Bikes sponsored our monthly club ride. It was hard to get up early to get out to FDLT, but we were rewarded later in the morning by cool climbs up the exposed fire roads. Cold drinks at the end of the ride were also a welcome relief. Everyone had a great ride and we all went for burritos on the way out of the canyon. Stop by Mad Cat and say thank you to Mike for sending TJ to help us. Join us next month.
Posted Mon, 08/16/2010 - 17:28 by CWilson
Twenty lucky FATRAC members were able to experience the best mountain bike trails that California has to offer during a multi-day camp out. We were able to ride trails that pushed us to our limits and well as awed us with their beauty. We were able to build new singletrack on the Tahoe Rim Trail http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrismatthews/sets/72157624610056207/show/ and share lots of good food and great beverages around the campfire. Keep your eye out for this trip next year because it just gets better every year. Thanks go to Vice-President, Patrick McDaniel for his work getting FATRAC involved in this annual event.
Posted Sun, 07/18/2010 - 10:25 by fatracAdmin
Looking to join FATRAC? Want to do a little more and join our core groups? Joining one of these teams will help us fulfill our mission:
Posted Sun, 06/27/2010 - 18:19 by CWilson
Ten volunteers were not scared off by the hottest temperatures of the year and came out to cut back Poison Oak and Star Thistle along Sweetwater Trail on Sunday. We even had one dedicated trailworker come from Oregon just to put in some sweat equity on this great trail (she also had some meetings in Sacramento this week, but that was secondary)! After the trailwork we splashed around in the lake to cool off, celebrated with cold drinks and raffled off a bunch of gift cards from Bicycles Plus in Folsom. Stop by and say thanks and buy something next time you are there. Keep your eye on the calendar and come out to help maintain the trails you enjoy so much.
Posted Wed, 06/23/2010 - 21:43 by CWilson
Gil, our webmaster, just forwarded this to me and I thought it would be a good post for FATRAC. Avoid riding on dusty days anywhere near mine tailings. There is a lot of toxic residue floating around. None of our trails are mentioned, but stay alert. Read the article and look at the map:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/23/MN2E1E36I7.DTL
Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 14:23 by CWilson
Forty people showed up this morning for the Mad Cat sponsored Try the Divide ride. The weather was perfect and the trail is in superb condition. Eddie, from Mad Cat, brought coffee and pastries to get us started and even looked over a couple of bikes before we rolled out. Be sure to stop by Mad Cat and say thanks to Mike for being such a great supported of our trails. Come out next weekend for our Salmon Falls traiwork and next month for our Try the Divide.
Posted Thu, 05/27/2010 - 18:30 by CWilson
On Saturday, May 22, The Hub bike shop in Roseville sponsored the trailwork on Salmon Falls by purchasing a new long-reach hedge trimmer for FATRAC. This will allow us to cover more territory without having to reach into the Poison Oak to clear the trails. The next time you are in the shop, be sure to thank Heath for his generous donation. Come out next month so that you can help finish clearing Sweetwater trail.
Posted Wed, 05/26/2010 - 06:10 by CWilson
Please join us at Hidden Falls Regional Park in Auburn to celebrate National Trails Day, June 5. We'll do a little trail work in the morning and then do GPS navigation class after lunch (provided by REI) Yeah! Please register with REI so they can get a head count. If you are like me you may have quite a collection of the tech tees from years past. I've seen this year's - it's a nice color.
Here's the link to Roseville REI with further info on our National
Trails Day event. http://www.rei.com/stores/74
