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Hey Kids
Stump had an idea that I liked so If you don't tell Stump. But be easy on him because he has a hard time keeping friends as we all have seen. This Sunday we will meet at Caledonia at the parking lot as usual. We will ride up secret trail and for the not so timid do raccoon run and a couple trails on top. We will then go back down Secret. Ride time will be 9am.

initiation

new Steve

Old and new Steve

Good thing he's already paid up through 2009, he may not come back after today, his first trip to Meeshow. A classic "don't re-group at the intersection..." led Steve to take a different way back to the cars than the rest of us. We took Yellow Hill. He took Blue to Quarry Gap Rd. Chris took Milesburn/233 to look for him. All arrived at the lot with no Steve. Cars dispatched, each assigned a different road. I found a group of backpackers at the top of Quarry Gap that said they saw a solo rider with a gash on his leg 10 minutes prior. Said he descended what I just drove up??? I guess Steve got to the bottom of Quarry Gap and went into the campground trails before I turned up.

A snotty, greasy day up there. No more photos after I buggered up my thumb and couldn't work the camera. I went down hard on a 4" log

RIDE

Hey Kids
Better late then never. Sunday caledonia. Ride at 9am. Hey Stump if you show I bet we will ride with you. I'll even let you take me pic. and tell people you are my friend.

A ride with my friends

So I rode with all my friends again tonight. There was barely enough room in the parking lot for everyone. It's a good thing alot of my friends don't drive because we would have had to park cars along 233 and that wouldn't have made the state troopers very happy.

I led the pack out of the lot at 5 pm. We headed across 233 and followed the trails behind campus. The weather was perfect and the pace was pretty quick for such a large group.

At the top of Lost Creek we stopped and posed for another group photo in the clearing. Sometimes it's hard for me to remember the names of all my friends (because I have so many) so I have to take pictures of them all like this one below and make notes later.

The rest of the ride was fast-paced so I really couldn't snap any more pictures. We made it back to the parking lot just as the sun was setting.

I know I'm lucky to have so many friends, but if you are interested, there's probably room for one more on my rides.

WEDNESDAY Night ride, 9/24

Hey all - Wednesday night ride option this week. Leaving from Mont Alto at 5 pm sharp. Should be back to the lot by dark. Anyone interested? Post a comment or just show up.

Cyclocross in Hagerstown 10/4

Cyclocross is coming to Hagerstown on Saturday 10/4/08. Great course with only two barriers, a cool sand pit and a short steep hills. No man made mud. The race benefits Breast Cancer Awareness. Get your cross bikes out or put skinnies on your mtb. Register at Bikereg.com.




photo of a Hagerstown race by cbnystrom.

Post-race massage

Does Evelye Noll still do sports massage in the area? Does anyone have contact info for her?

opening day

Dr. Dave, distracted on his way to the office.

Thanks to all the MBMers who made this happen!

more here

opening day tomorrow

Saturday, 10:00-2:00

snacks provided by The Butcher Shoppe
All invited

Of course it's SPD compatible!

Another Couple Iron Cross VI Volunteer spots!

Yeah, you'll get tired of me.

We have two more spots that really need volunteers--both gates on the deer exclosure fence on Rattlesnake Ridge off of Michaux Road. DCNR is kind enough to open the big gates for our race, but they require us to have someone at the gates at all times to prevent deer from wandering in. Those pesky Al Quaeda (whtever) terrorist deer.

These spots can be driven to if you have a 4x4 and you can bring an EZ-up, camp chair, drinks, a book, music, whatever to pass the time. This position is probably about 3-4 hours of sitting since the pack is so spread out by that point in the race. Heck, bring a friend and play horseshoes.

If we don't have people to staff the gates, we can't have the deer fence open and that will add another nice twist to the race course....

Thanks!

......15 weeks until I can mountain bike....

Iron Cross VI Call for Volunteers

Image stolen from Tomi's stash

Hey, guys,

Iron Cross VI is fast approaching and we still have volunteer slots left to fill. Would anyone be willing to help out with a fun day in the woods? I'll be running Sweep vehicle all day but we still need some other key people:

Photo 1 transport

Photo 2 transport

Road marshal (Milesburn Rd.)

Lead vehicle (could also be photo transport)

Food helper Sunday

Merchandise sales

Prize table set-up

Beyond this, I am still looking for one or two people to help with course marking and demarking--Friday is key if you can afford a day off work! A race like this takes a ton of people to run and great volunteers are the only thing that keeps it going.

The race website is updated, too, so check it out.

Leave a comment or email me if you want to help out. Thanks!

RIDE

Hey Gang
Congrats to all who suffered thru the race last Sunday. It was hot and sticky. This may seem cruel but I think we need to ride at Old Forge this Sunday. Meet at 8:45 and ride at 9:00am. The trails should be in great shape since the race went through last Sunday. The one nice thing is we won't be racing each other and it looks to be a nice day.

Congrats Jason

Congrats Jason! Our very own Jason finished 2nd in the 25 mile Vet class in the Michaux End. Series. Great Job!

Pump Track Day 1

I'll be bloggin' over here for the week of the pump track build.
Things are going great so far.
Check in there if you want updates.

Congrats Racers!

Congratulations to all who braved the terror of Teaberry! Joel and Jason were "on" and Dave K. was not to shabby either, way to go. I hoped to have more exciting pics to show however I had a battery mechanical after the first hour of the race. Next stop Iron Cross. Get those skinny tires ready.

Pump Track Volunteers

If you have some free time this week come out and help build the pump track. Work will be going on from noon Tuesday thur Friday from morning to dark.

If your coming Wed. Thurs. Or Fri. bring your bike. Part of the process is riding in the track and defining the lines.

The location is the corner of King and Hood streets in C-burg. If you need directions contact Larry larry.camp@comcast.net or Jody eberly@pa.net

This is just a test

Just wanted to see if my post showed up

Sunday

Hey All
Sunday is race day so good luck to all that are racing. I think I learned alot from Charlie F. . I'll be helping rather than racing so I'll see you all somewhere. Just call me water boy. Hey Camp who has the MBM tent thingy? Good luck big guns!!!!

ICEBURG!! SWEET RIDE!!

Like the title says SWEET RIDE! Today Trevis, Dale, Dave and I took the day off to go visit The Water Shead. Oh yea it was PERFECT riding weather! That is if you didn't look out the window at work today and notice :) This was my second time on "ICEBURG" and what a trail it is! Just wanted to say GREAT TRAIL to whom ever did the construction! Lots of work moving big rocks! If you haven't gotten down to the Shed to check it out WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR!

Takin' My Drugs

Saw the surgeon this morning... I have a pretty serious fracture that will be plated this Wednesday at Robinwood Surgery center. I quickly got in to see an orthopedic surgeon this morning, thanks to Dona. If everything goes well, I will be in a walking cast 2 weeks post surgery and the Doc said I may be back on the bike at 8 weeks. Thanks again for everyone's help. I'll try not to be too hard on Mike, but he is already whining about having to learn how to do the laundry. He said "we have lots of clothes don't we?" Well, it's time for more drugs.... Later

pump track build next week!

Here are a couple shots of the site. The boro has already been doing some of the prep work. B4 Consulting will be here next week, Monday-Friday, and the track should be finished and riding by Thursday and Friday.

If anyone can spare a day or half-day off work Tues, Weds, or Thurs, we'd love to have your help.

SLIP UP ON THE RUN UP

First... let me thank all my MBM homies for getting me out of the woods alive today. Chuck, Dona, Chris, Matt, Dan and Jody. We were hiking up the 'Iron Cross' runup & I slipped and fell, my ankle was facing south instead of north and wedged between a rock and a tree. After much screaming Jody got my foot unstuck. After coming to my senses and realizing I was not walking out, everyone scrambled to get me off the mountain. Chris & Jody pretty much carried me down toward the gate at Milesburn Road, which was a ways to go. Dona heard some enduro motorbikes below and asked Matt to try to wave them down. Matt stopped them, somebody lifted me onto the back of the motorcycle I held on,closed my eyes and was taken to Milesburn road . Dan drove me in Chuck's truck back to rt 30, Jody drove me to the hospital and stayed with me the entire time. I was released with a big plaster cast and crutches. I have 2 broken bones and torn cartilage. I will be seeing an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow. Thanks again to everyone. Dona, thanks for the t-shirt and my shoes. Needless to say... I won't be at Teaberry...

Bike Swap!! Start saving OR Clean out your SHIT!

33rd Annual Fall Bike Swap
Saturday, October 11, 2008
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
www.valleypreferredcycling.com

COMMERCIAL VENDOR SPACES

AVAILABLE TO BUSINESSES FOR DISPLAYING OR SELLING MERCHANDISE, THESE 20’X’20’ SPACES ARE LOCATED IN THE PLAZA OR THE INFIELD. GUARANTEED TO BE HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. SET UP TIME IS 6:00 AM. TOTAL OF 5 PEOPLE ADMITTED
WITH EACH COMMERCIAL VENDOR SPACE. VENDORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THEIR OWN SET-UP.

INDIVIDUAL VENDOR SPACES

AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS SELLING MERCHANDISE, THESE 10X10 SPACES ARE LOCATED ON THE INFIELD. VENDORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THEIR OWN SET-UPS. SET UP TIME IS 7:00AM. TOTAL OF 2 PEOPLE ADMITTED WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL VENDOR SPACE. ADJACENT SPACES ARE LIMITED TO TWO (2).

DAY-OF VENDOR REGISTRATION OPENS @ 7:30 AM SATURDAY OCT. 11, 2008
~SPACE AVAILABILITY MAY BE LIMITED AND IS NOT GUARANTEED~

Start saving your cash or start packing boxes of parts to SELL!! This will get re posted closer to October 11!!

Multiple Sunday RIDES!!

Ride your sweeeet bike out to this Sundays ride! This Sunday there will be Multiple rides! Chuck is going to ride a Cyclo cross style ride From Caledonia Parking lot. Intersection of Route 30 and 233. Bring your cross bike for a partial Iron Cross Race course preride! The Ride should be 3+ hours. Meeting at 8:45am and rolling at 9ish! If you have to bring your mountain bike you should still have fun!

Second ride will be a Mountain Ride Leaving from the Mont Alto Parking lot along 233 just north of Penn State Mont Alto collage! Same meet at 8:45 and roll around 9ish. This will be a fun ride with lots of ROCKS! Should be 3+ hours too! Any one not doing the cross ride that would lead the Mountain ride if I can't make it??

Sunday Ride?

There has been some interest in doing a Teaberry pre-ride on Sunday.

Is anybody interested?

If someone would like to lead a different ride thats fine too. Lets hear it.

Mackey Rerun

Today was a great ride considering it was on Mackey. Everybody in the group tried the big obstacles several times. I started the day with the intension of counting my dabs. I quit counting at five and I'm sure 20 more followed. This is one of those trails that once you loose your groove it can be very had to get back in it.

The rocks claimed one of Joel's pedals but he still made it look easy.

Paul finally got a day off to ride with us.

Chuck tried every obstacle until he cleaned it, except this one. He gave it a couple tries but just didn't have enough rear tire for the job.

And to top it off we went back to Rob's to party. Rob's place is simply awesome. Pool, hot tub, waterfall, huge patio and perched on a mountain top with an amazing view. If you missed this party you need to kick yourself.

And Rob your playlist was great.

Thanks for having us and I hope to see you back on the trails soon. Jody