What is the Sanborn Family Mountain Bike Park Proposal? Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers (SVMTB) funded a bike park design concept at the South West corner of Sanborn Park near the John Nicholas Trail which is now an abandoned Christmas Tree Farm. The design concept includes several miles of bike specific trails, slaloms, pump tracks and …

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TIME: 6:30 PM Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium County Government Center  70 W. Hedding Street, 1st Floor San Jose, CA 95110 November 01, people who live near and around Sanborn County Park intend to show up at the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC) Meeting and voice their displeasure with the Sanborn Bike Park …

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Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers (SVMTB) has developed a concept for a mountain bike park located in Sanborn County Park in Santa Clara. The specific purpose of this committee is to advocate, fundraise, build, and establish a bike park operation plan. To date, SVMTB has invested more than $25K, including a $15K Grant from REI, into …

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Every year SVMTB sponsors high school mountain bike cross country teams, and this year one of our teams, the Black Mountain Composite are the 2017 California Division 2 State Champions! Black Mountain Composite team are students from Cupertino and its neighboring cities. They are an official member of the NorCal league of the National Interscholastic …

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SVMTB is currently working on a “draft” operation plan for SCC Parks. In June, SCC Parks, REI, and SVMTB plan to hold a public meeting where we will set up a Sanborn Bike Park steering committee. To date, SVMTB has invested more than $25K in the Sanborn Bike Park concept, but we still need more …

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Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers hosted a discussion at REI with representatives of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District upcoming access improvement projects and regional trail connections in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Click the image for the full presentation.  

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