[RBW] Re: Mangini Ranch open to bikers?

2009-09-09 Thread Jason Lee
just be aware that there are a lot of steep hills in the dirt ... be prepared to walk some I would love the challenge. I have many years on the mountain bike and for the past year have been using my cross bike as a mountain bike with 38c tyres. Thanks for the warning - I'm even more excited to

[RBW] Re: Mangini Ranch open to bikers?

2009-09-09 Thread Jason Lee
I just spoke with someone at Save Mount Diablo (Trey?) who knows the trails well - Mangini Ranch is still closed off to the public - you must be on a led tour/hike to be on the land (for insurance purposes). I asked if there was a way around since the map showed a lot of private roads and no

[RBW] Mangini Ranch open to bikers?

2009-09-01 Thread Jason Lee
I just picked up a map made by Save Mount Diablo (http:// www.savemountdiablo.org/DiabloTrailMAPHomepage.htm) and noticed that it was published back in 2007. In it, the greyed out trails going through Mangini Ranch say No public access and the only thing I can find on the internet is that back