San Diego Mountain Biking Association Trail News

Episode #9 Sagebrush Safari

Take a step back in time as we learn about the origins of the Sagebrush Safari Race which began in 1988 at Lake Morena. Listen in as SDMBA executive director, Susie Murphy, chats with Keith and Kirk Bennett who were the promoters of the event for years, building it into a Southern California classic! The event was resurrected in 2018 by Quick N Dirty Racing's Victor Sheldon.

Episode resources:

Sagebrush Safari - Quick N Dirty MTB Racing

November 20-21, 2021

March 26-27, 2022

https://quickndirtymtb.com/race-info/sagebrush-safari/

TrailForks - Sagebrush Safari 2020 XC Route

26.9 miles/3600 elevation gain

https://www.trailforks.com/route/sagebrush-safari-xc-2020/

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Susie Murphy, Executive Director of SDMBA and board president, Matt Bartel,t roll into this episode "with bells on." Listen to how the long running SDMBA Bike Bell Program is getting a reboot as pandemic restrictions begin to ease. Find out where the new bell stations have been installed so you can get your bell on!

Learn how having a simple bell on your bike, along with a cheerful hello as you slowly roll by other trail users, goes a long way to help everyone get along on our popular trails!

Resources:

Trail Bell Program

Timber Bells - Local sponsor that makes one of the best trail bells around!

Trail Etiquette Information

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Take a trip back in time to the early days of the San Diego Mountain Biking Association with Greg Lambert, the founder of SDMBA and Executive Director, Susie Murphy. Find out why SDMBA was even formed way back in 1994. Learn why it was important then and why it is still important today.

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https://sdmba.com

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Listen in on a conversation with Susie Murphy, SDMBA Executive Director and local legend Bill Porter (AKA Mountain Bike Bill) as he tells the story of how he is back on the bike after the diagnosis of unknown health condition last year when he really thought he was just getting old and slow. Learn how to plan for a horrible day on the bike and then go out and have a great day on the bike.

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Resources:

MountainBikeBill.com - a classic resource for San Diego County Trails and beyond

Mountain Bike Bill YouTube

Trail Preparedness with SDMBA

How to Survive Mountain Biking Webinar Part 1

How to Survive Mountain Biking Webinar Part 2

Del Mar Mesa - Love it or leave it! Susie Murphy, Executive Director and Matt Bartelt, Board President, tackle Del Mar Mesa - the two decade old trail advocacy tangle that continues to get people riled up. Presenting a little history, some current facts on the ground, and how you can help the situation.

Links:

City of San Diego Penasquitos Canyon website including current trail map

History of Trail Advocacy at Del Mar Mesa SDMBA.com

City of San Diego Resource Management Plan 2015

A quick google search "Del Mar Mesa Trails" will bring up a variety of articles from the past. Here are a couple of examples.

This one from the San Diego Reader dated December 10, 2008 is particularly interesting

Deer Canyon Trails Traffic Jam

Bike Association Tackles Deer Canyon Clean Up Del Mar Times, April 23, 2009

"A crowd of 92 volunteers--mostly mountain bikers...showed up on Saturday morning to clean up the trash-plagued canyon in the Del Mar Mesa Preserve."

In this episode, Susie Murphy, Executive Director of SDMBA chats with Jeremy McGhee, a San Diego-based adaptive mountain biker and advocate, all around man of adventure, and soon to be Van-lifer. Listen in on conversation about the local aMTB scene and what is going on in other regions for this growing segment of the cycling community.

To learn more about Adaptive Mountain Biking:

https://theunpavement.org/

Visit one of Jeremy McGhee's YouTube channels to see Adaptive Mountain Biking in action:

The UnPavement with Jeremy McGhee:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-gSh_Lx-Q02Jvm2q5LzWA

UnPavement uncut:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdvYmNZdsGO1Vpy6EE8K64Q

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Gain a new appreciation for how the trails you love to ride get made on this episode of the San Diego Mountain Bike Association Trail News podcast featuring Executive Director Susie Murphy and board President Matt Bartelt discussing how the Association helped secure, develop and grow the network of trails at Black Mountain.

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In this episode, SDMBA Executive Director Susie Murphy and Trails Coordinator Ben Stone, interview staff of the Center for Natural Lands Management. Markus Spiegelberg, recent past Director of CNLM and Sarah Godfrey, preserve manager of Rancho La Costa Preserve chat about the past, present and future of trails and conservation in the area.

Links:

Center for Natural Lands Management Rancho La Costa Preserve

SDMBA La Costa Advocacy History

SDMBA La Costa Ride Information

La Costa Blog by Rob Wessels

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of the San Diego Mountain Bike Association Trail News Podcast!

The SDMBA is a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and improving sustainable trail access for mountain biking in San Diego County, California. Formed in 1994, SDMBA is one of the largest regional trail advocacy organizations in the US.

On this episode, Susie Murphy, the Executive Director of the SDMBA and Matt Bartelt, the President of the Board of Directors, provide an overview of the association and the work that it performs to improve and maintain access to an extensive variety of mountain bike trails in San Diego county.

Future episodes of the Trail News podcast will feature interviews with top experts from all aspects of mountain biking from riding to maintenance to help you get the most from your rides. In addition, the podcast will keep you updated with information about trail access, trail work and how you can get involved to help create new mountain biking trails in San Diego county.

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