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Wow where does the time go. Sorry for thew late ride time. Sunday is the IC so meet at Caledonia and do the usual ride and see some of the tough guys and gals do the IC. I don't think I can make the ride so I hope you all can find your way around. Ride at 9am!

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Sunday Ride

Hey Chief--What is happening Sunday for those not man (or woman) enough for iron cross?

Night ridin'

Night riding is a great experience. It made all the familiar trails feel like new.

I'm just glad we didn't run into this guy last night...



SQUEEEEEEAL LIKE A PIG BOYS!

big flat 9am

I will be heading to Big flat to ride this morning about 9am.I plan to ride 20 or 30miles moderate to fast sport pace.I drive white f150 super crue.My cell is 717 965 7426 Dennis

Nice Nite Ride

Chris's friends come out after dark.

This was my first real night ride, and it was really cool. The single speed was tougher than usual in the dark. It's hard to keep that momentum when you can't see what's coming next. Hopefully it will help my daylight riding.

1 is the lonliest number........

I decided to go on a Tuesday night solo of Buckets last evening. Need to improve my pace and stamina. Lower Buckets really gives me fits with all those logs to hop. It seems like so many of them are right around a tight corner or at the top of a steep section. What a beautiful place though.

I made the climb up the road past all the hunters' trucks much more easily than last Thursday night. Been paying attention to what I eat and loading up on those "quality carriers" Carmichael likes to talk about. I was glad to have on some orange to avoid becoming a trophy.

I chased a fat orange sun down turtle and made it back to the lot with some light to spare. What fun!

Scott

Fall PA MTB Summit, Oct. 18-19

Hey, everyone, the Fall PA MTB Summit is being held on October 18 and 19 at our house in Northern Michaux. MTB club reps, industry reps, people in the know, and other hangers-on get together to talk about what we can do for mountain biking across the state, share info, see what the state of the union is, and, of course, ride.

There will be group rides on Saturday at noon from our house, probably three groups--a Women's Ride (but guys can go, too) led by Donna, and two other groups. I'm leading one and Chuck B. was kind enough to say he would lead another one if need be.

The meeting will be around 4:00 or so, if anyone wants to stay for it.

On Sunday, we plan to ride from Big Flat at around 10:00, with groups to be determined based on attendance. A second Women's Ride is a possibility if there is interest.

Mavic Wheel Found

Big-E found a front Mavic MTN bike wheel near Big Flat this weekend. If it's yours give him a call at 423 842-9154

There goes my Man Card

Hey MBMers,
I was asked today to do motorcycle support for the IC so this was a perfect chance to wimp out and ride 62 miles with an engine. Let the name calling begin!
This is a great opportunity to pay back the guys from M.O.R.E. (Michaux Off Road Enthusiasts) They are the guys that helped us get Sue out of the woods.
I will have a MBM sticker on the front of my moto and will be carrying tubes, tire boots, tools, a pump, food and some extra water. Flag me down if you need help.
For a small fee I will tow you up the hills.
Jody

night rides

Hunting season is upon us. So thurs. rides will start at 6pm. Lights are a must. If you ride during the day be sure to wear bright cloths as if we don't already but you should have lots of orange. They will shot you gut you and drag you out of the woods hang you head on the wall and tell storys how they shot you. I'm a hunter so I know. I'll just take your bike!

Tuscarora State Forest

Six MBMers (and a few others) took a field trip to Ray's 'hood to check out a different Forest.

Different, it was.

Lost

Did anyone on Thursday night's ride find an arm warmer in the lot? Seem to have lost one.

Skills Clinic

Some talk of a skills clinic garnered energy, so I'll throw this out there. It will be held at a park in Chambersburg. It won't be at the the pump track, but the track is an easy ride away if anyone wants to hit that afterwards.

We won't be doing any Supermans, but we will get the rear wheel in the air. You could call this a rear wheel clinic actually, it's pretty much all we'll do. E-mail me if you're interested. If you don't have my e-mail, Comment this post and I'll get yours. Vote (over there on the right) for which day is better. Will probably last for 1.5-2 hours.

adventure race

Anyone doing the upcoming Michaux Team Challenge?

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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

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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!

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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!