BEGINNERS!: Hey All, I've got a leader for one guided beginner tour of Wendell--Going out from the registration area at 10:00am.
EVERYONE ELSE: with some encouragement we've laid out a new route at Wendell-most notable because
1.it'll feature some new trails (but alas, not the mother of all trails-as it just ain't ready...)
2. It'll offer some serious opportunities for extended riding beyond the forest boundaries into leverett.
3. Those who've done one of our rides before might recall the one long, helacious grunt climb up to the lookouts near the end of the ride. And I'm sure you thought-what the heck is wrong with these PV-knuckleheads--don't they realize this would be a great downhill--why are the taunting us...well, we've decided we agree-The Steep climb to the lookouts is now the challenging descent from the lookouts (of course, now you'll have climb the hannah swarton....)
We'll be out all week touching up the trails for the ride so conditions ought to be great.
This just in from da boss--Anyone who drives on Sunday from RI, CT, VT, NH or the Cape (!) gets a free kenda tire with registration (verifiable Drivers license requested of course!).
Well said, H. I know this forum is dominated by our eastern, ma friends-I hope they come on out and see what's happening in the wild west! It's not that far, really. See Ya sunday.
Ok these are probably a dumb question and I appologize for asking both but...
1. Will credit cards be accepted for the registratioin fees or is it cash only?
2. I ve been putting off joining nemba for a little while now so I plan to get that done while im there. Will it go towards a chapter of my choice or will I be signing up with who ever is hosting the event? Basically I want to go with BVNEMBA since thats who I ve been riding with and they are the most local. Thanks.
There will be a 9:30 guided group ride for advanced riders (at a friendly-no drop pace)
However-the marked route for advanced riders can be self-guided as well--since you're a local dfinn-please stop by and say hi--I'd love to get more local riders helping out with our trail efforts.
Ok these are probably a dumb question and I appologize for asking both but...
1. Will credit cards be accepted for the registratioin fees or is it cash only?
2. I ve been putting off joining nemba for a little while now so I plan to get that done while im there. Will it go towards a chapter of my choice or will I be signing up with who ever is hosting the event? Basically I want to go with BVNEMBA since thats who I ve been riding with and they are the most local. Thanks.
However-the marked route for advanced riders can be self-guided as well--since you're a local dfinn-please stop by and say hi--I'd love to get more local riders helping out with our trail efforts.
Sure thing. I don't think I'll be making the 9:30 ride but I'll probably be there sometime around 10 or 11. I'd be more than willing to take a group out at that time if anyone is interested. Does the marked route include any of these new trails you mentioned?
I'm looking forward to riding the new trails, as far as I know I haven't ridden them yet.
You know-these events, in th end are always so weather dependent.....What a Friggin' perfect day-low 70's, bright sun, no humidity-bone dry trails-ah, got to love that.
Just wanted to thank the 130 or so riders who came out, kicked in, and spun tires around the hilly, rocky glory of Wendell SF. I hope everyone had fun, enjoyed the bbQ and the good vibes. As most of you know-over the last 15 year Massachusetts (and Ct, RI, NH, ME, and VT) have seen a boom in trail creation and land access, a rise in responsible trail maintainance, and a general elevation in the esteem in which mountain biking and mountain bikers are held-and this is due squarely to the vibrancy of the regional bikers themselves. To that end, I'm grateful to all those that come out and visibly and vocally support the work we do in our state parks-and enjoy the fruits of our labor to the fullest.
Anyway-I've got to go out and spend a day taking down all those Pink arrows! Enjoy the fall-like weather!
Great time yesterday. Trails were in awesome shape, weater was perfect, pace was quick (I slept well last night), and the company plesant. Awesome pork sandwiches as well. One wasn't enough for me, I had to get two!
Anyway, I didn't take many pictures but I did take about 50 minutes of helmet camera footage on the long loop and grabbed about 50 pics from that.
Below is the link to the slideshow. You can click the icon in the middle of the screen to view it full screen. However, I recommend not using the full screen. It streaches the images so it actually looks a little worse. There is music so adjust your volume accordingly. If the music doesn't start right away you will have to restart the show (sometimes the show starts before the music is done downloading).
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