Acess4Bikes
                  November Events & Election

November 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
680 Trail Workshop
REI Ridge Trail Service Day
Biketoberfest Success
Dear A4Bers,
Welcome to all our new members that were gathered at Biketoberfest Marin 2010! Don't forget this Tuesday is Election Day. Please get out and VOTE!  A4B Endorsements are as follows:

                     YES on PROP 21 - CA State Park Initiative
                      MMWD Board Division 2 - Armando Quintero
                      MMWD Board Division 4 - Cynthia Koehler

To learn more about the A4B endorsements.
  Biketoberfest a       HUGE SUCCESS!
Biketoberfest raises over $20,000 for Bicycle  Advocacy in Marin.



Thousands of people came to Fairfax on Saturday, October 16, to see beautiful bikes, ride with pioneers and pros, listen to great music, taste delicious food, and drink fine beers from Northern California’s best brewers. Biketoberfest raised over $20,000 for Access4Bikes  and the MCBC

A big thank you to the 140+ volunteers who came out and made this event a huge success! We’d like to thank our sponsors, including Lagunitas Brewing, Whole Foods, Marin Bikes, REI, R.W. Knudsen, Santa Cruz Organic, Clif Bar, Northstar, Live 105, The Pacific Sun, Adventure Sports Journal, Patch.com, Aidell’s Sausage, Golden Gate Meats, Metropolis Baking Co, Cannondale, Fox Shox, Jamis Bicycles and Urban Bros. Painting.

Special thanks to Heidi Adler (A4B Event Director) and Tom Boss (MCBC) for producing such a fine event. And thanks to all of you who attended and helped support bicycle advocacy in Marin.
680 Trail Workshop - Nov 3rd - 6:30pm

680 Trail Mitigations Public Workshop

Marin County Open Space District invites interested organizations and individuals to a public workshop about the 680 Trail. Following a project overview, staff will facilitate small group discussions to identify potential revised and new measures to mitigate impacts of the proposed trail.

November 3, 2010 - 6:30 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall, Manzanita Room
10 Avenue of the Flags
San Rafael, 94903

For more information, please contact
Chris Bramham at (415) 499-6387


REI - Ridge Trail Service Day on Saturday, Nov 6
Join hundreds of other trail enthusiasts at one of 13 sites around the Bay Area.
 
Enjoy morning refreshments from  Peet's Coffee & Tea and REI. Pitch in, get dirty, make friends and have fun building and caring for the Ridge Trail!  Then relax with your new friends and feast on burritos donated by Chipotle Mexican Grill.

Marin: Mt Tamalpais State Park
The popular Miwok Trail is part of the signature trail event Ridge to Bridge. Volunteers will pitch in to remove many deep ruts in the trail, widen and improve the trail tread, repair drainage issues, and brush back heavy overgrowth. Ages 18 and up are welcome.

Advance registration is required. Click here to learn more, find a work party near you, and sign up. 

Register now! 

Norcal CycleFest - November 6th


The NorCal CycleFest is a weekend of festivities in support of the NorCal High School Cycling League. 100% of the proceeds will go to the formation of the best youth cycling program in NorCal.

Sit down dinner…Hear Mary McConneloug 2 time Olympic Athlete

Great Music

Silent Auction bid on four incredible bikes !!  Of course, all of the proceeds go directly to supporting the NorCal League's mission of providing quality mountain bike riding and racing programs for young adults.

2011 Specialized Tarmac Elite

Specialized Camber Expert

Trek Fuel EX 9.7

Santa Cruz Nickel R XC

To purchase tickets to this event, please click here.

Thank you for taking the time to be active, and please get out and vote!
Regards,

Lisa Luzzi
Access4Bikes
www.access4bikes.com