State Trails Day 2018 - Jesusita
State Trails Day is an annual collaborative event planned by SBMTV, Dave Everett, The Multiuse Trail Coalition and The City of Santa Barbara. For this years State Trails day, we wanted to focus on a trail that would bring both hikers…
Snyder Trail Work Showdown
On a beautiful Saturday morning we all met at First Crossing off Paradise Road in the Santa Barbara backcountry. It is always exciting to see both familiar and new faces for these work days. There had been rain a week…
Post-Rain Trail Etiquette
The weekend is coming! We see this forecast and think, "Hey, it's only raining Friday, which means it's clear all weekend!" With the approaching rain, we as mountain bikers need to make decisions whether the trails are in good enough…
SBMTV on KEYT News
SBMTV was featured on KEYT news discussing the post-Thomas Fire and January Flooding impacts to local trails and restoration and fundraising efforts. Story and video here: http://www.keyt.com/news/environment/trail-advocacy-groups-raise-money-to-restore-devastated-trails-in-montecito/700753187 MONTECITO, Calif. - Hiking trails in Montecito remain closed following the Thomas Fire…
Camuesa Group Ride and Fundraiser
On Sunday, February 18th, the SBMTV community along with Velo Pro Cyclery, Topa Topa Brewing Company, and Santa Cruz Bicycles gathered to celebrate the BackOnTrail campaign and re-opening of Camuesa Connector Trail. With the assistance of an REI grant, SBMTV…
BackOnTrail.org $128,249 for SBMTV and REMBA!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2018 SANTA BARBARA, CA — Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers (SBMTV) and Santa Cruz Bicycles are pleased to announce the industry-wide effort “Back On Trail” just concluded its campaign and raised an amazing $128,249…
CAMUESA RIDE * TOPA TOPA PARTY * SANTA CRUZ BIKES * THIS SUNDAY
Santa Barbara Kick-off Party and Ride THIS SUNDAY, 2/18 GROUP RIDE CAMUESA * 9AM * First Crossing Parking Lot Paradise Road TOPA TOPA PARTY * 3PM * Waterline, FunkZone SB *** The Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers (SBMTV) in…
Santa Cruz Bikes - Back on Trail Fundraiser - Donate and Win Today!
BackOnTrail.org – Santa Cruz Bicycles Trail Restoration Campaign SBMTV is excited to announce the, a joint effort of initiated by Santa Cruz Bicycles with California bicycle industry suppliers and mountain bike advocates to create the “Back On Trail” campaign to…
Camuesa Connector Trail Work
Our largest project this year has been rebuilding the first mile of Camuesa Connector Trail, which was devastated by fire and subsequent heavy rains. Work included installing culverts in large gullies, repairing switchbacks, brushing, and re-benching big slides. Finish work…
Thomas Fire Update
SBMTV attended a Thomas Fire meeting hosted by Santa Barbara County District Ranger Smith along with other local trail advocacy groups, on Tuesday, January 2nd. Ranger Smith briefed the group on the extent of the damage, with over 57 drainages…