Trail Work @ La Costa Hills

Yesterday El Camino Bike Shop supported a day of trail work at the La Costa Hills. SDMBA and Richard J. are very active in the area and more than 60 people showed up for the 4 hours effort. We will be working on the very heavily used Switchbacks. The work included repair of drainage features to keep water OFF the trail and revegetation of shortcuts to keep people ON the trail.

After the work, the workers noshed on Chipotle burritos and we gave away swag including Continental Tires, Sockguy Socks, and PI Jerseys.

The day started at 8am with Rich and others explaining about trail efforts around San Diego County, how to use tools safely and what were the goals for the day. Rich had posters of lobbying efforts he and SDMBA are doing in Los Penasquitos Canyon and Calavera Lake area. Rich is trying to keep a major portion of Penasquitos open and create a Mtn Bike Skill Park in Calavara. GO RICH....

They had over 100 people coming out to work on the trails. It was great to see so many people. After the work, everyone sat down and got something to eat as Rich did a raffle and quickly gave away all the swag that we provided.

Go to SDMA to see when and where the next trail day occurs.

Tori Comes by to help out and pick up the Demo Bikes

Tori B from Trek, recently back from her 3 week vacation to Costa Rica came back on Friday to impart her wisdom to ECBS and to sadly pick up the cool Trek/Gary Fisher Demo bikes she had lent to us.

With the new year Tori will be touring the Western US for Trek, spreading the word of the great bikes and people from Trek Bicycles. At our shop Tori spent a day working with us and our customers. Tori worked with new hire Robin, talking about WSD bikes, clothing and equipment.

With Tori help, ECBS hopes to have several new event in 2009, including Ladies Night, new Bike Demos.

It’s the end of an era - team Trek-Volkswagen will not continue in 2009, forcing dozens of racers and team managers to scramble for new sponsors, according to VeloNews. Trek says the decision came after Volkswagen decided cut its involvement with the team making it impossible for Trek to finance on its own.

This has impacted Tori as well as her cool VW that pulls her trailer of bikes will need to be replaced. Who knows what kind of truck she will come back with...