2010 Caspar Classic Mountain Bike Race

Mendocino Coast Cyclists will once again host this year’s Caspar Classic Mountain Bike Race held on Sunday, September 5th. A new and exciting race course has been designed to challenge all participants. The official start of the race course will be in the same location as in the past on the Caspar Logging Rd (Road 500) and junction of Road 600. Registration will open at 9:00am with the race commencing at 10:30am.
Come and enjoy a great day at the Mendocino coast while racing or just watching some of the best riders in Northern California when past winners Brain Astell and Mary Allen take to the trail. A great way to round out the Labor Day weekend!

Race Categories: Sport and Elite classes (ages 18-49), Juniors (17 and under with parental consent), Seniors (50 and over)

Entry Fee: $25
$12.50 Juniors (17 and under with parental consent)

Directions: From Hwy 1 at Caspar go east on Fern Creek road ¼ of a mile to Caspar Orchard road turn right and proceed to dirt road (Road 500), continue on road 500 for one mile to junction of Road 600 and staging area. Be aware of large speed bumps on Road 500.

For further information please contact Stan Miklose at (707) 964-4661 or email miklose@mcn.org

Club Membership

Please join Mendocino Coast Cyclists and help us promote and improve bicycling.
Members receive discounts at The Outdoor Store, Catch a Canoe and Bicycles Too, and Fort Bragg Cyclery.
Click on image below print it, fill it out and send it with your dues to Mendocino Coast Cyclists, P.O.Box 742, Fort Bragg, CA 95437.

Please fill out a disclaimer and send with your membership application to participate in Club events.

New Bike Club Logo 2010

The new bike club logo

Monthly First Saturday Group Ride

Starting May 1st 2010 Mendocino Coast Cyclists will host a group mountain bike ride to be held the first Saturday of the month through September 4th 2010.
Everyone is welcome!
Ride leader Roo Harris will be meeting at the end of the pavement on Road 409 (about 3.5 miles east of Hwy 1) at 10 a.m.
Bring water, food, and proper clothing for a 2-4 hr ride.
The route will depend on the ability of the riders that show up. An easier short ride followed by a longer hard ride will also be a possibility.
We love riding and helping others enjoy the Mendocino Coast on a bike!
A note from Roo,
Any cyclists who are thinking of coming should make reservations with Roo Harris prior to the first Saturday of each month trail ride. Please call (707) 937-4238 to make reservations. Without reservations the ride will not be scheduled for those dates. We at Mendocino Coast Cyclists look forward to showing you our back yard.

Enjoy,
Chris

Strategic Plan for the California Coastal Trail in Mendocino County and Cyclists

Here is a link to the Draft Strategic Plan for the California Coastal Trail in Mendocino County

Bicycle riders are being excluded from most of the proposed trails in the Strategic Plan for the California Coastal Trail in Mendocino County. Access to trails along the coast is very much desired by local and visiting cyclists. Riding a bicycle is an enjoyable and healthy way to see the coast and brings many visitors to our area. Mountain bikes do not need a "class one bike path" to ride on. Cyclists can walk stairs, tight corners, and other obstacles so in reality no trail is unusable to them. The idea bicycles are more damaging to "sensitive natural resources" then hikers has not been backed up by scientific studies. "Access to trailheads and parking" is less important to cyclists then it is to hikers since riding to the trail is a possibility. Allowing bicycles on new trails should be open to review. "Land management agency policies" have been changed to allow cyclists in the past and should not be used to automatically exclude them. Bicycle riders have contributed their time and money to acquire right of ways and build trails on the coast but have not been included in forming policies for trails. Mendocino Coast Cyclists would like to help insure bicycling is included on the California Coastal Trail in Mendocino County.

Sincerely,

Chris Clutton

Past president Mendocino Coast Cyclists