Mountain Bikers Protest Trail Restrictions At Pleasanton Ridge Park

By John Ramos, CBS San Francisco:

PLEASANTON (KPIX) — Mountain bikers are upset at what they consider a lack of access to East Bay Regional Park trails. On Sunday, they held a demonstration ride to make a point about what they say is the fastest-growing outdoor sport in the nation.

On a warm Sunday morning, Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park was a popular place as hikers headed up the fire roads to take in the views and, this day, they had a lot of company on the trail.

A large group of dedicated mountain bikers staged a protest ride — a kind of “Critical Mass” — on the very same fire roads which are the only trails they’re legally allowed to use.

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