San Diego Mountain Biking Association Trail News Susie Murphy

Listen to our chat about Girlz Gone Riding! For more than a decade, Wendy Engleberg has been at the helm of the movement with a mission of getting more women mountain bikes in a supportive and super fun way.  It started as a women’s mountain biking group in Los Angeles and now boasts 8 chapters around the southwest. Learn about how you can get involved  
How to get involved 
#1. Check out the GGR Website http://www.girlzgoneriding.com/
#2. Find your chapter and then look them up on Facebook and ask to join the private group
#3. Get ready to make new friends and ride! 
 
GGR Chapters - 
Los Angeles
San Diego
Inland Empire
Orange County
Big Bear
Mojave Desert
Central California
Kern Couty
 
Other resources:
Girlz Gone Riding Celebrates its 10th Anniversay with a Decade of Milestones  Feb. 2022
Girlz Gone Riding: Group Gets more Women Mountain Biking Together Singletracks Podcast Dec. 2019
 
Become a member of SDMBA today!  Visit SDMBA.com 
Only $39 for basic annual Membership! 
Sign up for the SDMBA newsletter “Trail news” 

We always love to talk trails and we really like talking trails with one of our favorite rangers!  City of San Diego Ranger Melanie Fontana who works mainly at Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve.  
 
Melanie is great at being out in the community arranging volunteer work and more! Always there with a smile to make sure visitors have a great experience!  Want to volunteer with Ranger Melanie?  MFontana@sandiego.gov 
 
Become a member of SDMBA today!  Visit SDMBA.com 
Only $39 for basic annual Membership! 
Sign up for the SDMBA newsletter “Trail news”  
 
Resources:
City of San Diego Open Spaces
 
City of San Diego Penasquitos Canyon Preserve
 
City of San Diego Penasquitos Trail Map
 
Friends of Los Penasquitos Canyon 
 
Trail Etiquette Tips
 

Listen in as Susie Murphy, Executive Director of SDMBA, chats with Joshua Bonnici. Josh is a fixture of the San Diego cycling scene as a rider, racer, sponsor and advocate.  
 
For his day job, he is the founder of the Bonnici Law Group, a cycling-focused personal injury law firm in San Diego. When he isn’t working or volunteering as a board member with SDMBA, he can be found doing laps around the San Diego Velodrome, sending his gravel-bike on local singletrack, or guiding new friends through the best parts of Mount Laguna and Noble Canyon. 
 
Become a member of SDMBA today!  Visit SDMBA.com 
Sign up for the SDMBA newsletter “Trail news”  
 
Resources:
Bonnici Law Group
 
A Lawyer Who Rides
 
BLG Community Support
 
Bicycle Law articles 
 

Episode #12 - Conversation with Ranger David Hekel   Working and cooperating with our local land managers to make trails better is a big part of what SDMBA does.  Listen in on a conversation between Susie Murphy, SDMBA Executive Director and David Hekel, Senior Ranger of the San Dieguito River Park.  Ranger Dave is a wealth of knowledge of the San Dieguito watershed, as well as being an experienced mountain biker, trail builder and wildlife photographer.    
Become a member of SDMBA today!  Visit SDMBA.com 
 
Resources:
San Dieguito River Park website:  http://www.sdrp.org/wordpress/
 
Volunteer Contact: Senior Interpretive Ranger Leana Bulay  leana@sdrp.org
Trail Maintenance - Second Sunday of each month
Habitat Restoration - Third Saturday of each month
Dust Devils -  Tuesday Volunteer Group 
 
San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy: https://sdrvc.org/

East to West of the Coast to Crest

Adventure awaits those who take on the bikepacking challenge of the Stagecoach 400. From mountains, to urban streets, to the coast, to the foothills and the desert - this route has it all! Learn more about this epic route from event organizer, Meg Knobel. Hear about the history and present status of this event as well as some tips and tricks in case you ever want to attempt this adventure yourself.  
 
Resources:
 
Stagecoach 400 Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/710242629008593
 
https://bikepacking.com/routes/stagecoach-400-bikepacking-route/
 
https://socalenduro.wordpress.com/stagecoach-400/
 
Julian Bikepack Challenge
 
IG: @stagecoach400



 
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Be inspired to hear all that is going on to get more kids on bikes with the SoCal League in San Diego County from Program Coordinator, Nikki Peterson. The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) and High School MTB racing has been growing by leaps and bounds and is gearing up for the upcoming 2022 race season.  Hear more about how to get involved and learn why Nikki Peterson is a powerhouse in our Southern California MTB community!  
 
SoCal League
 
National Interscholastic Cycling Association
 
Teen Trail Corps
 
California Mountain Biking Coalition



 
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