When: Sunday, June 3 Where: Forks of Salmon 8:00 AM Distance: 100 miles Climbing: 10,000 The Salmon River Loop is a beautiful low traffic century in Siskiyou county. It offers spectacular mountain scenery. We will complete the ride in a clockwise direction starting at the Forks of Salmon Post Office. This is an easier way since you hit [...]
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Salmon River Loop Ride and Campout
Posted in road on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Humboldt Bike Month Activities for week of May 13, 2012
Posted in gear, mtb, road, tech on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Bike Month Activities for week of May 13, 2012. Thursday, May 16, 2012 Eureka Bike To Work Day: 7-9am energizer station at Eureka Co-op, noon rally Old Town Gazebo with ‘minimal mass’ ride through Old Town following rally Saturday, May 19, 2012 Bicycle Gear Swap: Time to get rid of that box full of bike [...]
Mendocino Monster
Posted in road on April 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In our P.O. box we received a flier for the Mendocino Monster Century Bike Ride in early June. This link takes you to their website for more details.
Dyerville Loop Classic
Posted in Banana Slug, road on March 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This ride deserves the “classic” ranking. Some riders will say “I rode it once and never again.” But, after finishing today I realized it takes everything out of you no matter how fast you ride. Love it or hate it, it is one tough ride. Today we were greeted with sunny skies, short-sleeve temperatures, little [...]
Butler Valley Finishers
Posted in Banana Slug, road on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Our hopes were high for a sunny day, but typical Humboldt weather plagued us. The roads were wet and the sky was foggy. My bike shorts were so wet I was oozing slug slime on the way up the Korbel climb. Courtney Wood and Luke Ramseth put down a new fast time of 2:40 despite the [...]
Banana Slug #2- Bulter Valley
Posted in Banana Slug, road on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When: Saturday, February 11th, 9:00 AM Where: Arcata Community Center parking lot, across from HealthSport Finish: BeachComber, formerly Hank’s Coffee House, Bayside Distance: 50 miles, with 5,159 feet of climbing GPS INFO HERE Please join the Bigfoot Bicycle Club for a tough training ride next Saturday. The time to beat from last year is 2:45 [...]
Bear River Ridge Finishers
Posted in Banana Slug, road on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We had a small but enthusiastic turnout. Everyone thought, “what am I doing here?” But, after about 15 minutes of showers the skies cleared up and everyone enjoyed the break in the weather. Other than a short hail storm on Bear River Ridge, it was the best weather we had all week. Those who chose [...]
Banana Slug #1 Bear River Ridge
Posted in Banana Slug, road on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We are still on rain or shine. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that the rain will turn to showers as predicted by the National Weather Service. Saturday might be the nicest day of the week. We are starting at 10:00 on Saturday. Please come early if you have not renewed your club membership for 2012. [...]
It’s time to renew your membership!
Posted in mtb, road, trail work, tagged honorary membership, membership on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s 2012, and that means it’s time to renew your annual membership with Bigfoot Bicycle Club. If you joined us for one of our trail work days last year, you’re eligible for an honorary membership this year. Just fill out the application on our JOIN page, state the location and date you worked with us [...]
Kneeland Hill Climb New Year’s Day 2012
Posted in road, tagged kneeland hill climb, new year's day traditional race on January 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The annual Kneeland Hill Climb was held on New Year’s Day 2012, with more than 60 cyclists showing up for the unofficial, unsanctioned race. James Williams won this year’s climb in a time of just over 27 minutes, followed by Courtney Wood, Rob Vankirk, Steven Pearl and Joseph Carlson. For more pictures, check out Vicky [...]

