Pictures from the Festival

Reggae Riding was a great sucess! Thank you to all who attended, we hope to see you again next year. Special thanks to Rohn Jennings for helping to promote this first annual festival, to Jolynn for the beautiful pictures and all of her hard work, to Prezident Brown for playing such an awesome set, all of the volunteers who helped set up, work, and take down the site, to all of the generous local businesses who donated for the raffle, to Cal Cycling who prepared delicious food, and to all of the racers, both kids and adults who came and out and gave it their all. Much love!

Race Results and Times!

BEGINNER Age Hometown Finish Time Team
Women 19-34
1. Ryan Payton 24 Myers Flatt, CA 50:58
Women 35-49
1. Kathy Fraser 40 Salmon Creek, CA 39:23
2. Kay Christian 44 Redway, CA 51:46
Men Under-18
1. Latrell Wilson 12 Arcata, CA 44:48
2. Joshua Vella 12 Redway, CA 01:03
3. Randy Reese 12 Briceland, CA 01:12
Men 19-34
1. Fraser McDonald 23 Loveland, CO 50:31
Men 35+
1. Robert LeClair 54 Miranda, CA 39:17
2. David Wilson 62 Garberville, CA 42:12
SPORT
Women Under-18
1. Ivey Luna 17 Miranda, CA 1:39:50
Women 19-34
1. Amy Conway 34 Redway, CA 1:20:01
2. Sunshine Mansfield 34 Bayside, CA 1:28:08
3. Cheryl Woodard 34 Miranda, CA 1:29:17
Men Under-18
1. Mike Radenbaugh 17 Garberville, CA 1:03:40 South Fork HS MTB Team
2. Justin Brooks 18 Redway, CA 1:10:52 SFHS MTB Team
3. Jeremia Anderson 15 Arcata, CA 1:24:10
DNF Thoddeos Zoelluer 17 Eureka, CA DNF
Men 19-34
1. Starling Faraon 32 Redway, CA 1:07:09
2. Themba Alleyne 23 San Francisco, CA 1:07:33 Roaring Mouse
3. Winston Sauber 21 Arcata, CA 1:08:43 HSU Cycling
4. Cameron Mull 30 Arcata, CA 1:10:04
5. Jesse Hill 32 Salmon Creek, CA 1:10:16
6. Joe Wolf 30 Garberville, CA 1:13:15
7. Solomon Gienger 34 Whitethorn, CA 1:16:08
8. Tyson Hansberry 33 Arcata, CA 1:22:03
9. Jessie New 27 Fort Bragg, CA 1:24:01 Catch-a-Canoe
10. Joshua Nolen 31 Miranda, CA 1:24:59
11. Chris Blencowe 29 Mendocino, CA 1:26:44
12. Anson Wait 32 Gainsville, FL 1:27:42
DNF Eric Johnston 33 Arcata, CA DNF Rankin' Reggae
DNF Carl Hesselein 21 Arcata, CA DNF
Sport Men 35+
1. Tyce Fraser 45 Salmon Creek, CA 1:07:10
2. Bob Beede 54 Arcata, CA 1:16:04
3. William Staples 52 Garberville, CA 1:22:00 Lost Coast Brewery
4. Rowdy Kelley 40 Fortuna, CA 1:24:59
5. Gary Pritchard-Peterson 53 Whitethorn, CA 1:25:00
6. Jeff Lambert 42 Redway, CA 1:26:16 Wookie/Sasquatch
PRO/EXPERT
Men
1. Amon Pease 30 Jenner, CA 1:32:33 Intense
2. Brian Astell 26 Gualala, CA 1:32:34
3. Tsering Alleyne 21 Berkeley, CA 1:41:06 Lost Coast Brewery
4. Chris Belnap 26 Oakland, CA 1:47:08 Cal Cycling
Women
1. Emma Worldpeace 20 Berkeley, CA 1:34:14(6laps) Lost Coast Brewery

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE RACERS! FULL POST-EVENT REPORT WITH PICTURES AND DETAILS COMING SOON. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND GENEROUS BUSINESSES THAT MADE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE!

All about the Music!

Reggae Riding promises the best line up in SoHum all summer! Get ready to dance the night away. To start the evening's festivities, SoHum's hardest working band, the NPK is sure to move your feet and gather an enthusiastic crowd. Then Rootstock, a highly respected 5-piece rock/ World Reggae Fusion Jam Band will get you feeling Ire. And finally, announcing the new Reggae Riding Headliner, Prezident Brown! A world-renowned reggae artist known for his rootsty, conscious dance hall music with lots of live instrumentation. Reggae Riding is absolutely thrilled to have Prezident Brown playing at the show and invites the whole community to enjoy his presence in SoHum as part of his tour of the West Coast!

Check out the band sites below to sample some of their music and to get excited for what is sure to be an un-forgettable show!

NPK: http://www.myspace.com/thenpk

Rootstock: http://www.myspace.com/rootstock

Prezident Brown: http://www.myspace.com/prezidentbrown

Note: For all race info such as categories and course descriptions, please click the "older posts" link at the bottom of this page. Thanks!

Directions to Reggae Riding

Reggae Riding, the mountain bike race/ festival will be held at the Southern Humboldt Community Park in Garberville, CA this Sunday, August 19th. Rider clinics and races start at 12noon and live reggae music begins around 5pm. Please read the posts below for all the event info.

Directions to the venue:

Coming from the Bay Area or South of Garberville: From 101, take the main Garberville exit. Follow Redwood drive through Garberville. Make a left onto Sprowl Creek Road at the main stop sign in town. Follow Sprowl Creek road for about 1 mile. Event enterance is on the left.

Coming from Eureka or North of Garberville: Take the Garberville exit. At the end of the exit ramp, make a right onto Sprowl Creek Rd. Follow Sprowl Creek road for about 1 mile. Event enterance is on the left.

map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=934+Sprowl+Creek+Rd,+Garberville,+CA+95542,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

Please Note: there is a $5 discount for those who arrive to the event on their bikes and we highly encourage carpooling, as space is limited.

Announcing RootBeer Garden with Sweets!

Lost Coast Brewery rootbeer will be fresh from the keg at Reggae Riding! Replacing the beir garten, there will be a lush rootbeer garden next to the barn featuring delicious, locally-brewed Lost Coast Brewery rootbeer. We're hoping to have rootbeer floats and other sweets for sale such as cookies and brownies. Bring the kids and refill the calorie tank after a hard day's race in the hot sun!

Also, please note that this is now a no-alcohol event. We will not be serving any alcoholic beverages and request that you don't bring any of your own.

The SoHum Community Park thanks you for your understanding and cooperation.

Please Note: NO CAMPING at event site, camp in Benbow instead

There will no longer be camping at the Southern Humboldt Community Park event site in Garberville. The park has requested that people respect their request and camp elsewhere. We have some sites reserved and there are many more available at the Benbow Lake State Campground. Benbow is a large campsite with very nice facilities close-by in Benbow, only 2 miles south of Garberville on the 101. The campsite has showers, fire rings, picnic areas, nice restrooms, and river access. The sites towards the back of the campground offer ample shade on a hot summer day.

Full details here: http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDetails.do?agency=CA&parkId=120008

Driving Directions:

From 101 heading South, take the Benbow exit off highway 101, just 2 miles past Garberville. Head South on Benbow Drive, following along the river. The state park entrance is to the right, crossing a low-water bridge to the main fee area. We encourage camping near the rear end of the campsite for tents.

Listen to the Interview! Emma and Barbara Groom on KMUD

Local radio station KMUD (91.1FM) interviewed Emma Worldpeace of Team Lost Coast Brewery and Barbara Groom, Brewmaster/Owner of the Lost Coast Brewery on August 15th, 2007. Emma and Barbara were interviewed by Juna and BR on the weekly Women on Wednesday show. Emma spoke about racing and training at the expert women's level and the upcoming Reggae Riding event, which she is helping to organize. Barbara, who is the only female Brewmaster and owner of a brewery in the US, spoke about her entrepreneurial efforts, supporting the mountain bike team, managing the brewery, and what she sees in store for her future and the future of the business.
You can listen to the show streaming online at http://kmud.org/site001/program-schedule/302.html. It is in their audio archive under Women on Wednesday, the (11-12) edition. The interviews start about 12 minutes into that hour and are very entertaining.
Reggae Riding thanks KMUD for their support of this family event and for hosting such a great show!

Community Park Trail Work

On this past Monday's 4pm ride, a few of us stayed a little later to do some trail work in the Community Park. Our mission was to fix the first section of the New Forestry trail, which was previously 4. very tight, un-makeable switchbacks. It is now one sweet, extended switchback. Wish I had pictures of the finished product, but we were too busy digging and shaping to catch the action. Here's the group shot:

From left to right: Uncle Bill, Mike Rad, Star, Tsering, and Joe (Emma not pictured)

Team Lost Coast Brewery/ Reggae Riding in the news!

The Redwood Times ran a great article about Team Lost Coast Brewery last week. We made the front page! Rebecca Washburn did a fabulous job with the article, and we even made into the sports section of the Times-Standard up North. Check out the article- http://www.redwoodtimes.com/news/ci_6461021

Send out a copy to your friends and get them hyped about the event, happening in less than 3 weeks!

Race Info and Schedule of Events

Course Info: The XC race course is a short, twisty, and mostly flat course. There is only one significant climb of about 100 feet. Super fun, lots of lines for passing, about 70% singletrack in and out of the woods and up and down the creek bed. Great course for beginners or a fast, circuit like race for advanced riders. Lots of spectating opportunities on the 3 mile loop.

11am
Registration: Opens at 11am, closes 15 minutes before each race

Bike Swap (sell or trade your old bike gear) ongoing from 12-6pm

BBQ and Drinks for Sale starting at 12noon!

Beer Garden- Open 12noon-10pm. Enjoy some Local Lost Coast Brews!
12pm
Rider Clinics: 12 noon, meeting on front of the barn
Newbie Knowledge for Beginners with Emma
Advanced Skills and Style with Tsering
Basic Bike Repair- ongoing during afternoon

1pm
Beginner XC Race, 3 laps

2pm
Sport XC Race, 5 laps

2:30pm
Kid’s Race (12 and Under)- Special short course around the meadow for the little ones! Helmets mandatory for all participants. Parents must register and fill out a waiver.

3:30pm
Expert/ Pro Race, 8 laps

5pm Slow Race (practice your track stand!)
5:15pm Wheelie Contest

6:30pm Podiums/ Awards/ Raffle

Race Categories and Lap Counts

Race entry fee includes admission to the event

Kid’s Race (12 and Under) laps vary based on age
There will be a special, short and mostly flat course for the kids’ race in the meadow. All children must wear a helmet and have a parent present to register and fill out waiver. Make a donation of any amount. All participants receive a prize.

Beginner (3 laps) +/- 9miles
Junior Men (18-under) $15
Junior Women (18-under) $15
Men 19-34 $30
Women 19-34 $30
Men 35-49 $30
Women 35-49 $30
Men 50+ $30
Women 50+ $30

Sport (5 laps) +/-15 miles
Junior Men (18-under) $15
Junior Women (18-under) $15
Men 19-34 $30
Women 19-34 $30
Men 35-49 $30
Women 35-49 $30
Men 50+ $30
Women 50+ $30

Expert/ Pro (8 laps) +/- 24miles
Men $30*
Women $30*

*Pro Payback: $10 from each entrant in the Expert/Pro race goes towards a cash purse to de distributed among top finishers.
**Please note: Categories with less than 3 riders may be combined with the nearest age category

Get in shape for the race! Weekly Community Rides

Let's get the Southern Humboldt mountain biking community together! There has been lots of talk about getting together to do some rides in the area and we are psyched about the idea. We will be hosting 2 weekly rides leading up to the event so that everyone can get in shape and get ready to race! These rides will be open to all ages and abilities (bring along the kids, the grandparents, who ever!) and will be mellow and fun. Work on your skills, speed, or endurance. Get out, enjoy the sunshine, breathe in some fresh air :) Rides start this Friday!

The Rides:
Monday, 4pm 07/23, 07/30, 08/06, 08/13
Friday, 9am 07/20, 07/27, 08/03, 08/10

Both rides will meet at the Southern Humboldt Community Park (Below Garberville on Sprowel Creek Road, just across from Toby Park). We will meet up at the main enterance parking lot, near the barn. http://www.sohumpark.org/

Rides should last about 2 hours and depending on who shows up and how people are feeling, we may just ride in the Community Park or venture over to Benbow along the Kimtu trail. We may also host rides along the Ave of the Giants or out in the Chemise Mtn area, check the blog for any possible changes.

Please bring plenty of food and water, a (mostly) working bike, shoes & gloves, and a good attitude :) HELMETS MANDATORY for all riders!

Now you have no reason not to participate in the upcoming races! Get out and get in shape with your friends. The Community Park is a great gift, let's use it positively. See you there!

Event Poster

Big thanks to Rohn Jennings for putting together such a lovely poster! Feel free to send a copy to your friends, print one to hang at your local shop, or spread the propagnda however you see fit!

Welcome to Reggae Riding!

What: a mountain bike festival in Southern Humboldt featuring a fun race for all ages and abilities, skills clinics, kids events, a wheelie contest, great food, local brews, camping, and live Reggae Music!

Where: The Southern Humboldt Community Park, just below Garberville on 934 Sprowl Creek Road http://www.sohumpark.org/

When: Sunday, August 19th. Cycling events start at 12noon and music will last until 11pm or later

Who: The Reggae Riding mountain bike festival is a fundraiser for Team Lost Coast Brewery www.teamlcb.blogspot.com (a locally based, national-level mountain bike racing team), the South Fork High School MTB Team, and the Community Bike Shop.

Why: To promote cycling as a fun activity for the whole family, a great way to get in shape, and to lessen our impact on Mother Earth by not driving. And, of course, to groove to some incredible, live reggae music!

Check back to this blog frequently for more information and details about the festival!