General Discussion

Do you have a wife, daughter, sister, mother or friend who would like to begin an exercise program that doesn't involve a mountain bike? Direct her here: http://www.firststrides.com/bsi.html

First Strides is a fun, supportive, 12 week program in which participants SAFELY train to walk or run a 5K! We will meet at Charlie Brown's Ice House on Sand Island at 6:15 on Thursdays, from March 22nd-June 7th.

All woman (age 12 or older), of ALL abilities are welcome. Whether she is coming straight from couch, or looking to improve her level of fitness, she will benefit from this program.

Sharing:
Marty's Rep Night
Wednesday 2/15 at 6PM
Talk to the legendary Ned Overend fresh off his win at the 2012 UCI Masters Cyclocross World Championship!

Reps. will have displays setup with the latest gear including; Garmin, Tifosi Optics, Louis Garneau, Reynolds wheels, Specialized Bicycles, Trek Bicycles, Powerbar, Fox clothing, Vittoria/Geax tires, Thule, SRAM, Shimano, Mavic, Serfas, Profile Design, Bellwether, Speedplay and more!

Stop by the JORBA table and learn about plans for 2012.

Go here: http://nsmb.com/4996-hey-neighbour/

The warm weather is definitely melting anything that was remotely frozen beneath the trail. Part's of SMB were getting pretty slimy. Otherwise it was a great ride if you get on it early enough!

Any interest in DH? Mountain creek bike park(formerly Diablo) is opening on May 5th. Check out link for more info. Looks like they are going to have food and beer now for that after ride refuel! http://summer.mountaincreek.com/parks/bike-park/ :cornut:

Wind was bad yesterday. Watch out for a big tree newly down suspended off the trail about 100 yards or so after the crick crossing on Red but before that short rock garden. Just after the turn and into a little descent so you'll be picking up a little speed when you see it - no warning especially at dawn/dusk. A definite climbover - bigger chainsaw will be necessary.

Also smaller trees that a foldable saw can take care of just into Lubyland on Blue and near the start of the 3B's. I pulled a bunch of smaller stuff off here and there.

My little band of mtb buds have decided to take our annual Mancation trip to beautiful Rothrock State Forest. Surprising, none of us have ridden there, even though it is basically in our own backyard. I've done some research and found there are quite a few places to find good maps such as on NMBA's website and the Purple Lizard maps seem to be very good also.

Sad news today Diablo freeride park closes after 9 years of one of the coolest places to ride and hands down the premier DH race "US OPEN" will no longer be around due to new ownership, trail damage sustained during the storms we've had over the last year. I had some off the best summers riding there and watched the best racers in the world battle it out every US OPEN Im sure most of us had fond memories of the place and will miss it dearly. Its a huge lose for the mountain bike community. Farewell.

Please do not ride the Hammer or the EWR trails. These two trails will be closed soon
so that the guys can continue there progress on them. Please respect the builders and
there hard efforts and don't ride these trails.

footage from our ride at trexler today before heading to the party. was so glad to finally put some faces to screen names!! can't wait to hit the trails with all of you! :beer:

http://youtu.be/11urIIXbivA