First of all, we would like to thank John Pollock, professor, author and mountain biker extraodinaire,  for his role as SAMBA's leader, promoter, webmaster, coordinator and public face for many years!  . We miss his cheerful presence on our rides!

We are now re-organizing SAMBA as a collective of dedicated members.  We hope to keep to our primary objective of promoting the enjoyment of nature through mountain biking.

CONTACT INFO:

SAMBA,  3113 S. BECK DR., TUCSON, AZ 85730  

Coordinator: Jim DiDomenico  520-358-4438;  jdidomenico@msn.com

Trails Advocate: Tom Bartlett  520-623-9347;  tbartlett79@earthlink.net

SAMBA Advisory Board:
  Dick Hall, Sue Hall, Lilian Jacques, John McCarthy, Stan Peterson, Carlos Resto

Gnarly Old DudeS  (over 65):
   Stan Peterson, Bill Adamson, Chuck Hill, Tom Hausam, Mike Solgonick, Robert Thul (almost)

ABOUT OUR RIDES:

To arrange for car pooling, most of our rides leave from Himmel Park, one block south of Speedway, between Tucson Blvd. and Country Club, NE area of the parking lot. 

Most of our rides would fall into the moderate / intermediate  category, unless otherwise listed.  Our rides generally last about three to four hours, with a fair amount of stopping to regroup. Beginners with good stamina should do fine.  If  you have questions, please contact the ride leader, or one of the contacts above.

We do try to gear the pace of each ride to the ability of the group.  We  stop to regroup at intersections and along the route to keep the group together.  This makes for a longer  ride than it would usually take, but we don't want to leave anyone out in the desert for the buzzards!

Please make sure you and your bike are prepared for the ride: bring plenty of water, snacks, extra tubes, sunscreen, helmet, tools, etc.