NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: 15 Jan - 20 Jan, 2014

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. MTB Kickstart - Cross Country Mountain Bike Racing (01/19/14) [XC]

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: 1 Jan - 6 Jan, 2014

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. CCCX Super D Final #7 Toro Park (01/05/14) [SD]

Xlerad Kickstarter Ending

It’s down to the last few hours, go over and give this NorCal-based Kickstarter a look:

Two local entrepreneurs launched a funding campaign on Kickstarter.com Friday in hopes of raising at least $18,300 to take their innovative bike light design to the next level.Business partners

John Nicolini and Kyle Palmer both have a passion for bikes, and they have brought together their engineering and manufacturing experience to create the Xlerad bike light. The Xlerad (pronounced ik-sel-RAD) can light a cyclist’s path without needing adjustments or even buttons because it features smart sensors to detect current cycling conditions. When a cyclist needs more light, the Xlerad brightens, and it dims when less light is needed.

The co-creators decided to launch their Kickstarter campaign to make minimum order quantities for a production run. While many of the components are available off the shelf, some components require custom molds and tooling.

As avid cyclists, Nicolini and Palmer had been tinkering with a smart bike light concept because they found conventional bike lights to be lacking in brightness, battery life and also hard to adjust during a ride. Palmer is a Humboldt State University graduate and an engineer and designer, while Nicolini is a mechanical designer and manufacturing guru with a bachelor’s in manufacturing technology from California State University, Chico. Using their technical skills, they developed the patent-pending technology behind Xlerad.

The Xlerad is intended for all terrain, including road, mountain and commuter routes. Its smart sensors detect riding conditions and its internal performance to adjust to the best possible lighting level for the given situation. The brightness ranges from 200 to 1,000 lumens, and there is also a fixed mode set at 400 lumens. More information about the technology behind Xlerad is available online at http://www.xlerad.com/technology.html.

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: 4 Dec - 9 Dec, 2013

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. CCCX Super D #6 Toro Park (12/08/13) [SD]

SF Bike Expo This Weekend

The 6th Annual SF Bike Expo is this Saturday, Nov 16th!

60+ vendors including local bike shops non profits with an additional 50+ individuals, teams and riding groups in the swap section will be coming together under one roof! Our hallmark continues to be offering small to medium business an opportunity grow their business and get in front of Bay Area Cyclists. Prime examples are:

The SF Bike Expo is many things to many people but the fact of the matter is that it helps put more bikes out in the world. We hope you can join us this Saturday!

• Admission is FREE for attendees.
• FREE Valet Bike Parking by Potrero Bicycle Works. 
• Hours from 11 AM to 6 PM
• At the Cow Palace - South Hall - 2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City, CA 94014 
• See Industry Vendors from all over the country. 
• Find great deals & hard to find parts in the Swap section.

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: 13 Nov - 18 Nov, 2013

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. Bash at Boggs hosted by UC Santa Cruz/WCCC Championships (11/16/13) [XC, SD, STRX, DH]
2. WCCC Conference Chanpionsips @ Boggs Mountain (11/16/13) [XC, SD, STRX, DH]

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: 30 Oct - 4 Nov, 2013

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. Get Lost!! in Henry Coe (11/01/13) [24HR]

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: 16 Oct - 21 Oct, 2013

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. 24 Hours of Gold (10/18/13) [24HR, 8HR]
2. TBF MTB 50 Miler (10/20/13) [MA]
3. CCCX Super D #5 Toro Park (10/20/13) [SD]

Lagrange Fall Classic Unaffected By Shutdown

Although last week's Whiskeytown had to be postponed due to the government shutdown, the next race is on… 

LAGRANGE IS ON! OCTOBER 19!
Good news, the LaGrange Fall Classic will not be affected by the government shutdown. We will be able to hold the XC season finale on planned in Weaverville on October 19. 

If you've never done this race you owe it to yourself to come out and experience the fantastic singletrack within the Weaver Basin Trail System. Most of these trails were build by hand during the gold rush of the 1860's --- fun, flowy and twisty!

http://teambigfoot.net/LaGrangeFall2013.htm

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: 9 Oct - 14 Oct, 2013

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. Santa Cruz Super Enduro (10/11/13) [ENDR]
2. El Dorado Hills CX (10/12/13) [CX]

Whiskeytown Postponed Due to Govt Shutdown

As feared, the Whiskeytown races this weekend have been postponed:

WHISKEYTOWN NINE TO FIVE
24 HOURS OF WHISKEYTOWN
With the government shutdown still in effect and our permit with Whiskeytown National Recreation Area remaining suspended we will not be able to hold these events as planned this weekend. Hope continues that the shutdown will end and that we can reschedule for the near future. 

Continue watching your preferred news source. Once the shutdown has ended we'll do our best to quickly work with the Whiskeytown NRA to reschedule. Updates on the situation will be posted here and on our website.

Whiskeytown Threatened By Govt Shutdown

For those of you looking to race up North this weekend, best be following the national news:

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN & WHISKEYTOWN NINE TO FIVE / 24 HOURS OF WHISKEYTOWN
Well folks, here's the sitch, the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is subject to the current government shutdown, so at this moment our permit for this coming weekend has been suspended. However, if the shutdown is lifted prior to Friday morning, we'll still have time to get the course marked and run the events as planned.
Keep watching your favorite news for updates.

More news when posted …

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: 2 Oct - 7 Oct, 2013

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. 24 hours of Whiskeytown / Whiskeytown 9-5 (10/05/13) [24HR, 8HR]
2. Stanford Cycling MTB Race Weekend (10/05/13) [XC, DH, SD, STRX]

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: 25 Sep - 30 Sep, 2013

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. CCCX Super D #4 Toro Park (09/29/13) [SD]

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: 18 Sep - 23 Sep, 2013

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. Fresno State Mountain Bike Race Weekend (09/21/13) [XC, STRX]
2. Northstar Downhill Series (09/21/13) [DH]