Footloose Sports and The Town of Mammoth Lakes have once again teamed up to offer a unique women’s only bike event. Trolleys and Trials combines a scenic uphill trolley ride, a skill improvement bike ride form Minaret Summit to Footloose, and a wine and cheese party. Sounds like a perfect combination for fun doesn’t it?

On Monday, August 4th, the town trolley with attached bike trailer will be waiting at the Footloose parking lot to whisk 30 lucky women to the top of Minaret Summit. Once you arrive you will be guided down either the road or Mountain View trail buy or expert Footloose staff. Along the way back to Footloose there will be several ridding and repair clinics given in a real world ridding environment. This is your chance to ask our professional staff that question you always wanted answered in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

After the ride enjoy a wine and cheese party at Footloose Sports while you take advantage of special deals on our selection of bikes and equipment designed especially for women.

The trolley is limited to 30 seats so call ahead and reserve your spot. Road or mountain bikers welcome.We look froward to seeing you on the trolley and the trails!   

 Footloose and the Town of Mammoth Lakes are happy to announce “The Tour of Mammoth: Commuter Bike Challenge”. This fun event allows the whole family to ride around Mammoth, collect prizes, get specials at various business, and at the end of the day get entered in a drawing for a free bike.Come into Footloose to receive your free passport and map when your ready to start your tour. You will get a stamp in your passport along with directions on where to go next.First stop is the new Footloose store at the Snowcreek Athletic Club. Get your passport stamped at the store and you will receive a free gift. Second stop is Village Sports at the 8050 Hotel. Another stamp for your passport and free gift awaits you there. The final location is the Mammoth Visitors Center. A third stamp and free gift bag are your rewards for completing the last leg of the tour. Collect a stamp at the three destinations around town on the same day you stared and upon returning to Footloose to hand in your passport you will be entered into a drawing for a free bike. Along the way stop off at many fine business around town and receive special discounts for tour participants. Visit Sierra Sundance Whole foods, Giovanni’s Pizza, Ben and Jerrys, or Base Camp to refill your gas tank for the next leg of the tour.This promotion is open to everyone who want’s to participate. Please come buy and take the Tour of Mammoth Commuter Bike Challenge.  It should be a great time for everyone! 

Click the ‘Tour of Mammoth’ event link under Blogroll, in the left side column, to view all event details:

On July 9th Footloose Sports organized a gathering of the mountain bike tribe for a Bratwurst barbecue on the front deck. Attendees were treated to free food, drinks and a raffle for some amazing prizes. Fun and a bit of advocacy were had buy all. A few highlights of the event were:Mark Hendrickson’s animated run down of the new features to be found at the Mammoth Mountain Bike Park this season.Mark’s presentations are always interesting to listen to with good stories and extreme body language. Look out for the new Twilight Zone trail. Oh…and Don’t Cut Trails!!!–The two representatives of IMBA gave great arguments regarding the need for a collective voice among the mountain bikers of Mammoth. With such a strong reputation for mountain bike racing and riding it should be easy to organize a group of like mind dirt enthusiasts. Without a collective of riders it’s way harder to lobby the local politicians for new trails and other bike related amenities.–John Armstrong offered his considerable experience with staring the robust Eastside Velo Road Bike Club to anyone brave enough to tackle the more individualistic mountain bikers. His experience and his spot on the board of Mammoth Trails should be enough resources to help anybody form an organization.–A big thank you goes out to all who spoke at the event and everyone who attended. Footloose can’t wait to throw another barbie next year.  

Corty and John Armstrong listining to Silver talk about trail acess.

Silver getting animated.

Silver talking and Mark Hendrickson in the blue and black jersey.

John Armstrong, from Eastside Velo, offering his services to anyone who wants to start a club. 

Yes we gave all the stuff in the boxes away.

The 4th of July is here and the weather in Mammoth could not be better. I rode the Mammoth Mountain Bike Park all day yesterday and the trails are in great shape. There is still a bit of snow on some trails up high or in the shade, but over all, the riding is phenomenal. As an added bonus the lakes are warming up just enough to go for a nice refreshing swim after a long dusty day hiking or biking the trails. Life in the mountains doesn’t get much better than this.