Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival
words by Michele Lamelin of MBoSC
Wow, seems like just yesterday we were in the planning stages of this festival -- now all of a sudden, it's SHOWTIME!
Fox 3rd Annual Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival at a glance:
- Competitive events including Bell Super Enduro at Demo, Specialized/Scotts Valley Cycle Sport Short Track, Epicenter Pump Track Pandemonium, Black Market/X-Fusion 831 Jump Contest, WTB All Mountain Challenge
- Bike Skills Clinics (mountain bike & pump track) taught by pro riders Tammy Donahugh and Kat Sweet
- Fun for the kids: Specialized/Scotts Valley Cycle Sport Kids' Rodeo and Kids' Fun Lap
- Big Air Bag compliments of Camp of Champions
- Shuttle Rides to Demo by Shuttle Smith Adventures
- Demo bikes available from the industry's top manufacturers
- Beer Garden and brand-new Food Court featuring local flavor
- $1 & $5 raffles featuring awesome goodies from our generous sponsors
- Sold-out exhibitor area packed with everything BIKE
- Saturday After-Party with reggae/rock/funk band WhoGas!
If you haven't signed up for your competitive event, now's the time to do so as on-line registration closes this Wednesday 4/11 at 11:59 pm PST. Cash payout & awesome prizes -- check out individual event descriptions for deets.
We still need volunteers -- sign up now for your
shift... and sweet bennies are yours, including a festival t-shirt,
lunch, beer & raffle ticket! volunteer@
In case you missed it a couple weeks ago, check out this article about our festival and Santa Cruz mountain biking by our very own Event Director (i.e. The Task Mistress), Shannon Armstrong.
Please be sure to support our generous sponsors, without whom this festival would not be possible!
And lastly -- keep in mind that parking is limited
near the festival venue. We encourage you to carpool or ride your bikes.
Plenty of parking available 1.5 miles away at Cabrillo College. People Power of Santa Cruz
will provide free, secure bike valet parking on the Expo grounds. Ride
your commuter bike to the festival and try out a mountain bike from one
of the many bike demo vendors! Download our "at-a-glance" festival packet (maps, schedule, exhibitor info) to print out and take along with you.
See ya this weekend!!
