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Thanks to the volunteers who contributed photos: Steve Clark, Claudia Mitchell, Steve Messer, Wendy Engleberg, and a special thanks to Xandei Tena who paid to attend but spent most of the day taking photos for CORBA!
There are multiple pictures of all riders, arranged randomly, so you can look through all 20 pages of thumbnails to find photos of yourself and your friends!
We had 20 participants in this month’s basic skills clinic at Malibu Creek State Park with cool temperatures under a cloudless sky. There was no water in the creek even though it rained a little the day before – everybody rode across in both directions! You can see all the photos in the November Skills Clinic Photo Gallery.
Though it was a small group who showed up for the November CORBA Kids ride in Cheeseboro Canyon last Saturday November 5, their enthusiasm ran big. Light rains the day before provided perfect riding conditions. The summer dust was lightly packed, the skies were clear and blue, and the temperature was pleasantly brisk.
After our standard greetings, 3 adults and 3 kids saddled up and headed out. Dave rode up front with Ethan and Nolan, John rode with Josiah, and Kat was sweeper and some-time photographer. When we got to “The Bees,” John guided the kids one-by-one through a small water crossing; the kids did great! We continued on until we hit 3.25 miles before taking a break and turning back. Most of the kids were tired after a total ascent of 500 feet.
During the break, John demonstrated the strength of his Kevlar gloves. He dared the kids to hit his gloved knuckles with a rock, and they each took a turn. After watching a large group of adult riders negotiate some technical rocky areas, the group saddled up. Most of the kids were uncomfortable riding back down some of the rockier sections, so they learned another lesson in mountain biking: There’s no shame in walking! Once we got past “The Bees,” everyone enjoyed the mostly downhill ride back to the parking lot.
After the ride, the kids snacked on chips and cookies, while the adults compared bike racks.
Check out the photo gallery of this ride. Next ride will take place Saturday December 3rd in Sullivan Canyon; meet on the Brentwood side: http://www.socalmtb.com/socal/trails/sullivan.htm . Hope to see you there!
The November edition of CORBA’s monthly newsletter, the eTerraTimes, was published today, November 4. If you don’t get it by email, you can view it online.
As always, the eTerraTimes has all the latest news for mountain bikers in the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding areas.
Save the date: November 13, 2011.
For 2011 we have altered the format of our annual anniversary event. In years past it had grown to be quite the undertaking, with lots of festival activities, vendors, a poker ride, even a cyclocross race. Although fun for attendees and a great success, our volunteer coordinators and support staff got pretty burned out, despite the many accolades received from appreciative participants.
The bottom line is to raise money for our programs while having fun celebrating our great trails and advocacy efforts. So this year we decided to keep it simple and do what we love best–RIDE! We are excited to be back at Malibu Creek State Park in Calabasas. The main ride route will feature the Crags Road Trail through the creek canyon, past the MASH site, and up Bulldog Motorway, and will also connect to National Park Service property at the Solstice Canyon section of the Backbone Trail with an optional out-and-back to Kanan Dume Road at Tunnel #1. It will continue along Mesa Peak Motoryway and down Tapia Motorway, finishing by coming back into Malibu Creek State Park via the Tapia Spur Trail. With the out-and-back to Kanan Dume Road the ride is 27 miles, or 15 miles if the Backbone Trail to Kanan Rd. is skipped. There will also be shorter easy rides in Malibu Creek State Park including the Grasslands Trail to De Anza Park. There will be plenty of opportunities for every level of rider to have a great ride in support of your local trail advocacy organization.
Of course, we’d hate to pass up the opportunity to have some cool demo bikes on hand, and so far we have gotten commitments from Trek, Specialized, Giant, and Bionicon who will have some of the newest technology on hand.
We’re also very excited to announce that New Belgium Brewery will be serving samples!
And of course there will be a raffle, with some really cool prizes including bikes, gear, and more.
Click here for more information and to get registered. Hope to see you there!
We had 28 participants in this month’s basic skills clinic at Malibu Creek State Park with clear weather and a perfect temperature. There was no water in the creek – everybody rode across but there were no splashes! You can see all the photos in the September Skills Clinic Photo Gallery!
The September edition of CORBA’s monthly newsletter, the eTerraTimes, was published today, September 1. If you don’t get it by email, you can view it online.
As always, the eTerraTimes has all the latest news for mountain bikers in the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding areas.
CORBA’s August 12 2011 fundraiser at Cycle World was a new type of event for CORBA, and turned out to be a completely worthwhile one at that. The smaller event
brought in almost 60 guests with about a dozen volunteers to keep things running smoothly. Several people walked away with some smokin’ deals on helmets, shoes, body armor and other cycling accessories in the silent auction. Others took advantage of Cycle World’s donation of 10% of all sales to CORBA, and picked up what they needed to continue enjoying the sport.
Former world champ Leigh Donovan was our special guest, and we were honored to have her there. After an introduction by CORBA president Mark Langton, the crowd watched a retrospective video about her career, while she gave a running commentary about many of the race scenes. She reminisced about downhill racing in the days of hard tails and 2” of travel, and reveled in the improvements in bike technology and the growth of the sport. Now the mother of a beautiful daughter, Leigh is still competing and doing well at the national and international levels. Her mission these days is to get more women on bikes, and to further that cause she donated a set of women’s workshops to the auction.
Mark Langton gave a great taste of what people experience at CORBA’s free monthly skills clinics. Though restricted by the shop space, it was clear that Mark’s instruction can and does give many new riders a jump-start into this great sport, boosting their skills and confidence. Steve Messer talked about the importance of volunteering, and at the same time introduced and thanked the volunteers who made the evening possible.
Cycle World owner Erick demonstrated the amount of detail he takes when doing a bike fit, a clear indication that these guys know bikes, and know cycling.
Special thanks to all the volunteers who made it possible. Wendy Engleburg, a long time CORBA volunteer and supporter organized the event. She had help from Tamara Napier, who coordinated the auction, Miyuki for photos and support (photo gallery of the evening), Jim for serving beer and of course everyone who came out on a Friday night to support CORBA and have some fun.
Also we’d like to extend our sincerest thanks to the Cycle World owners Erick and Mike, and their dedicated staff who made the new store available for the event. Lots of people learned about this new Cycle World branch, and met the friendly folks. The pizza and beer on tap went over really well, with most getting their fill of both.
The object of the event was to raise awareness of CORBA, introduce people to a new CORBA-supporting bike shop, and raise funds to keep our volunteer programs running. On all fronts it was a great success and we’re looking forward to the next one.
We had a great turnout for our fundraiser at the new Cycle World store in Chatsworth on Friday evening. There was much spirited discussion and demos! Thanks to CORBA volunteers Miyuki, Drew and Wendy for their contributions to our gallery of photos of the event!
Look at what we have for you at the CORBA Fundraiser at Cycle World! Included with your $10 admission on August 12th, Friday night at 7:00 pm:
Here are some of the items you will be able to bid on in the silent auction (all proceeds go to CORBA):
In addition, Cycle World will donate 10% of the price of purchases from 7 – 8 pm to CORBA! And, Mountain Bike Action magazine will be there to cover the festivities!
Date: Friday, August 12. Doors open at 7pm.
Cost: $10 donation at the door: 100% of proceeds go directly to CORBA.
Location: The new Cycle World Chatsworth
21112 Devonshire Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311
818-349-6902
View the location and get directions with this Google Map.
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