Sunshine Bikes Blog


Bill’s Trail, more, possibly opening to bikes
May 30, 2007, 11:53 am
Filed under: MTB Riding, Trail Access, Trail Politics

Tom Boss passes along this announcement from CA State Parks which proposes opening 4 state parks trails to bikes:

State Parks Trails Proposal Open House

California State Parks is considering multi-use opportunities on four park trails within the Marin District. Your input is requested.

The four trails under consideration are:

- Easy Grade Trail at Mount Tamalpais State Park
- McKennan Gulch Trail at Mount Tamalpais State Park
- Bill’s Trail at Samuel P. Taylor State Park
- Mt. Burdell Trail at Olompali State Historic Park

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Nick Fain pens IJ “Marin Voice”
May 15, 2007, 10:42 am
Filed under: Road Conditions, Road Riding, Urban Riding

images.jpegSunshine customer Nick Fain recently experienced what we all do at one time: a close call on the road.  He wonders how things could still be this way; read his self desribed “rant” in the Marin IJ.



Short film: “The Cyclists”
May 4, 2007, 9:04 pm
Filed under: Humor

Hilarious short on YouTube .. we all know someone like this!  Thanks to Liz Canning for submitting …



NY Times photo essay: Fixies
May 4, 2007, 8:45 am
Filed under: Fixies, Road Riding, Track Riding, Urban Riding

picture-1.pngCool photo/audio essay recently in the NY Times online about fixies in the NYC area — in the shop, at the track, and as a messenger on the street. Click here to check it out. Make sure to click on all three headings for three separate stories.

(Thanks to Tom Boss for the link).