This year’s Moonlight Madness ride glowed with 50 blinking, flashing and sparkling riders of all ages riding from downtown to Fort Tuthill Park and back; about 11 miles. We had a beautiful nearly full moon and surprisingly crisp weather for our great, enthusiastic group. Click the Images link above to see some photos from the event (be patient while the photo galleries load on the Images page). We are already getting suggestions
Join Flagstaff Biking Organization’s famous annual Moonlight Madness Ride (formerly called the Giro de la Luna ride) Friday night, August 7th! This Family, Fun & Fitness ride leaves from the downtown Mt Line bus transfer station on West Phoenix Ave (near Biff’s Bagels and across from Fratelli Pizza, see Google map here). We will explore about 10 miles of Flagstaff’s Urban trails. The sun sets at 7:23pm, the Moon rises at
August 1st, 8:00 am, FS164B trail head just off of Highway 180. Lower Fort Valley Trails maintenance Meet at the FS164B trail head between 8:00 and 8:30 am. Coffee will be served between 8:00 am and 8:30 am, and snacks, beverages, tasty lunch at 1:00 pm and FUN are all provided. Sturdy closed-toe shoes, long pants, sunscreen, water, a hat or head protection are required. Hardhats, gloves, tools, and trail
Join our next Loop Trail work day on Observatory Mesa this Saturday, July 11th! We got a great start on this trail National Trail Day in June; we hope to connect to Cheshire this summer, please help us. Trail building is fun, you meet great folks who share your love of Flagstaff Trails, and you become part of the legacy of the Loop Trail in this great town. Saturday’s FORECAST
The City of Flagstaff is considering a proposed ordinance that would require all children under the age of 18 to wear a protective helmet while riding a bicycle on any street, road, sidewalk, bikeway, or trail. The City wishes to promote public involvement and invite public comment. FBO supports this effort. There will be a series of public meetings to consider the ordinance, the first before the City’s Bicycle Advisory
We continued our annual tradition of a family-friendly Father’s Day event with a bike ride and brunch at the Schultz Creek Trailhead on Sunday, June 21. We split into two great groups of mixed kids and adults, including four fathers with their kids; thanks to Robin Hoff and Dave Needham for stepping up to help lead the groups. We came back to delicious hamburgers and hotdogs, fruit, and drinks thanks
We continued our annual tradition of a family-friendly Father’s Day event with a bike ride and brunch at the Schultz Creek Trailhead on Sunday, June 21. We split into two great groups of mixed kids and adults, including four fathers with their kids; thanks to Robin Hoff and Dave Needham for stepping up to help lead the groups. We came back to delicious hamburgers and hotdogs, fruit, and drinks thanks
We have almost reached our Bike to Work Month membership drive goals but we need your help! Bike to Work Week 2009 was a spectacular success.. With 1250 folks pedalling over 28,000 miles, we kept 15.4 metric tons of carbon from the air and burned over 260 pounds of human kibble. And we felt great! But Flagstaff Biking’s Bike to Work Week, youth & adult education and riding programs, and trail work need an active
So ends another triumphant Bike to Work, School and Errands Week! But does bike to work week really ever conclude…??? I don’t think so! It is a Spectacular and Never-Ending EVENT! Over 1250 pedalers logged in 3400 times last week for a distance of 28,000 miles! That’s more than 8000 miles and 850 more log-ins than 2008! What we accomplished… We pedaled away 260 pounds of fat… The equivalent of
Update: Thanks to all who participated in this successful trail day. See photos on the images page. Nothing like fresh air, pine trees and dirt to get the summer rolling! Join us for a Loop trail building day this Saturday, May 23rd. We will complete a link from YX Ranch road to Skunk Canyon started last fall. To get there, turn north off Lake Mary Road just east of the