Category: Updates

4/15: Brushing Mission on Georgia Camp Trail

What: A Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition Trail Work Day on Georgia Camp When: Saturday April 15 at 9am Where: Meet at Confederate Breastworks off of US 250 West of Staunton. 50 minute drive from Harrisonburg See Google Map for directions and specific location Why: Georgia Camp is a great way to access Confederate Breastworks, Road…
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April 11, 2017 0

GAVCC- Summer Jobs!

The Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps (GAVCC) is hiring crew leaders and crew members for both young adult (18-25 y/o) and youth (16-18 y/o) trails and conservation crews. GAVCC crews work across Virginia and West Virginia on trail maintenance, habitat improvement, historical restoration and disaster response projects. Here are the links to Crew Leader: http://bit.ly/2mz7Jtc and…
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April 10, 2017 0

4/10: SVBC Monthly Social

Monday, April 10, 2017, We will meet at our regular time of 7:00pm and will be in our typical location of Ruby’s Lounge in the basement of Clementine. More Details on Location Join Us! Read the Agenda by clicking here: April 2017 SVBC Social Agenda Most folks arrive around 7:00 pm, order food, and/or drinks, hang out…
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April 10, 2017 0

Matt Hassman and Cargo Bikes!

Local Safe Routes to School Coordinator for the City of Harrisonburg, SVBC member/volunteer, and all around great guy, Matt Hassman was recently featured in the Virginia Safe Routes to School Email Newsletter talking about cargo bikes. You can read the entire March newsletter here Friends & Faces: Matt Hassman and Kaspers Kargos   Matt Hassman…
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April 10, 2017 0

4/8: Help Us Save the Power Line Trail at Hillandale

What: Come and help us save the power line trail from the bulldozer! We need to clear some brush and trees to start the process of increasing access and accessibility to the power line poles. We will also have a handful of JMU student volunteers out there to help us with this important work! Where:…
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April 6, 2017 0

National Youth Bike Summit

This three-day, national conference is geared toward youth—offering hands-on workshops, keynote speakers and demonstrations—many lead by youth themselves. The planning committee is passionate about making sure that local Virginia community has the opportunity to both attend and actively shape this opportunity.   Three ways you might like to be involved: Submitting a proposal to present…
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April 3, 2017 0

4/4: SHEN-ROCK Open House @ Hillandale

JOIN the SHEN-ROCK Team The ShenRock Mountain Bike Team is an interscholastic youth mountain bike team in the Shenandoah Valley consisting of boys and girls from local public, private, and home schools. Join the team at Hillandale on April 4 at 5:30 to see if you are interested! Everyone is welcome to come out, meet the team…
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April 2, 2017 0

4/2: Goshen Pass 200K Randonee

This ride is NOT a Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition Event. The event is organized by Matt Hassman This is the second annual Goshen Pass 200K Randonee Read Matt’s take on what has become a classic local ride and mark your calendars! Everything old is new again! The sport of randonneuring is nearly as old as…
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March 28, 2017 0

Trail Caution: Massanutten Western Slope April 1st

On Saturday, April 1st from 7 am – 3 pm there will be a 5K, 25K & 50K trail running race. The trails will remain open to all users but we ask folks to use caution and think about riding the trails that are not being used for the event. Below is a map of…
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March 28, 2017 0

4/9: Harris-Roubaix Help us Celebrate Dirt Roads

When: 12:00 Noon, Sunday, April 9 2017 (always at noon the same day as the European Spring Classic, the Paris-Roubaix). Where: Ride from Court Square, downtown Harrisonburg, leaving at 12:00pm Sharp!! More Harris-Roubaix Details Have an hour to spend to help with the Harris-Roubaix on April 9th? Here is what we need! Helping mark the course: 2…
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March 26, 2017 0