Great Ride Yesterday...Oh and... This Is Not Mooch and Clownie's Beer Trailer

Sunday May 30th Ride

Caledonia 9:00 AM- 'Secret Trail' to Mont Alto and back. Wait until you see what's parked at the middle of the 'Buckets'...

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Why are we hiding and/or deleting comments on our blog posts?

Tuesday Ride

We will meet at Teaberry parking lot.
Ride time 5pm.

DirtFest ride report

DirtFest was a lot of fun. I got there Friday, parked at the Five Points trail head and hit Stoney to Doe to Switch down to the fest area. I talked to several vendors while they were setting up and was offered lots of swag like bottles, stickers, etc.

The registration table was handing out Stans sealant and really nice laminated pocket maps of the trail system. The maps came in handy and are definitely keepers.

Friday night was a band and beer tasting. Great weather and a good time had by all. The only areas well lit were the beer tent and band tent. I frequently had to recharge my glow in the dark beer mug under the lights near the tap. I recall that worked out even better than expected!


I hit the trails Saturday with the MBMVP and his family. Lots of families were there.

I took the long travel bike for lack of anything else in operable condition and had a great time. The suspension loaded up at the bottom of the humps and helped launch the bike over the next one. Minimal pedal effort except on climbs. Lots of people but plenty of room. Trails were mostly dry and in good shape despite rain earlier in the week. I encountered no traffic jams slowing the trails at all. Most people were riding up the road and down the trails. It worked out well.



The Hydro Loop intersection seemed to be the congregation point. Hydro was one way and people were hanging out, riding loops and socializing.

I headed home Saturday afternoon just as the rain set in.
My phone doesn't have a flash so none of the pics I took Friday night came out. Sorry.

I think the trails have great flow. I think it is possible to go through entire sections with very little pedal input. Other areas make you pay for it. I had a great time. I will go back.

Thanks to everyone who made it happen.

Sunday May 23 Ride

Chief is still on leave, he asked me to post this week's ride. Caledonia 9:00 AM, skilled GPS users welcome...

RIDE REPORT/OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ANOTHER BIG ADVENTURE WITH CRASHED AND HIS PINK LINES

Another ride for the books.... those of you who have ridden with Crashed as 'Leader' will be able to use your imaginations.... I may need a blood transfusion after 'bushwackin' thru the endless briars, as we followed the 'pink' lines on his GPS.

Sunday Ride

Dale has taken unauthorized leave.... of his senses and made me the ride leader for Sunday. I am tired of driving and Teaberry parking lot is the closest ride start to my house. Let's meet there. We will ride 15 miles and climb 2000 feet. There will be no descents, as usual. Use this link if you need directions.

http://gettysburgbmx.com/michaux/wp-content/directions/teadir.pdf

Bruce, the ride leaves promptly at 9:00

TOUR de CURE JUNE 6 BIG FLAT ATV LOT

It would be nice if more of you MBM members would sign up for this worthwhile & fun event! Please go to Donna's post for all the info.

Additions to the Pump Track

They must not be too difficult- some older folks are riding them already!

Frederick Bicycle Coalition

Many MBM'ers ride in the Frederick area.  Hell, a bunch of us even live down here.  Please take a moment to help the newly formed Frederick Bicycle Coalition get a handle on who is riding where, why, and how so they can better manage their advocacy efforts.  Feel free to forward this to anyone you know who rides in Frederick County.

Survey

Thanks.

Michaux named Forest of the Year

Just an FYI - click on the title above to link to the story.

RIDE

I'd like to hear some race stories. Sunday will be at Big Flat. Ride time 9am

2010 MBM Team/Tour de Cure

Join the Mountain Bikers of Michaux Tour de Cure team!

Road Ride is in Boiling Springs on Saturday May 22 (Same as Dirtfest)
MTB ride is at Big Flat on Sunday June 6

If you sign up by tomorrow, you can save $10 off the registration by entering the promo code "autumn".

Please contact me for more information or visit our Team Web page using the link below. Thank you in advance for any help and support you can provide.

Together we can stop diabetes. One mile at a time.

Sincerely,
Donna Weiser
Click here to view the team page for Mountain Bikers of Michaux

If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/SoutheasternPennsylvaniaArea?team_id=446408&pg=team&fr_id=6855&et=6JGBzPGwjMkUUs-d4S9RNg..&s_tafId=292442

DirtFest 2010

Allegrippis Trail System at Raystown Lake presents DirtFest 2010.
May 21-23, starting at 9am on the 21st.

DirtFest

General Camping
There is also a camping option on BikeReg for tent camping only in a group area.

Register@bikereg

pic from camps, words from brett

The walk-through yesterday with Levi on the new trail to replace Wildcat went really well. Levi liked what he saw and is going to move ahead with requesting the environmental assessment to be performed. He said that will probably take about a month to move through Harrisburg. If everything goes well with that, we will receive the go-ahead to start building. He doesn't expect any issues with the assessment since it is a ridgetop trail.

I think the line will run in to be very similar to the higher sections on Abigail. Fun and flowy with enough rocks creeping into the mix to keep you on your toes. Not a lot of rocks poking through the leaf litter and duff right now, but given time, they will emerge. There is a rock garden or two, nothing major in the world of Michaux. I'll say it again, I think this is going to be fun, flowy trail.

This is a great thing. New official trail in Michaux. I'm looking forward to advertising some work days in June.

Tuesday Night Ride

Midnite Ridge Trail
I knew there was a great view up there somewhere.

29er suspension Fork needed

Does any one have a fully functional 29er suspension fork for sale or loan? It's needed before the Mohican 100 June 5th.
I hope all you MBMers are well and good luck to all racing the Michaux Maximus

-Sandie/Mary Moon

Maximus

Who is doing the Maximus. I will be racing the 20 miler SS cat. It will be nice to get up to Michaux. I have not been there in a while.

ANNUAL MBM MEETING THIS SUNDAY APRIL 25TH

Ride at Mont Alto 9:00 AM. Meeting at my house at 1:00 PM. Pizza & beverages for everyone. Please plan to attend, 2635631 for directions.

29er for Sale

Gary Fisher HiFi 29er 2009 large frame, only ridden for half of last year.

RP23 shock

Fox RLC fork (factory rebuilt over winter)

XTR crank, spins easy and fast, new bearings.

Sram XO derailleur

race X lite wheel set (with stans rim strips can run tubeless or with tubes)

XXX lite seat post (new)

RXL stem 90mm (new)

RL big sweep bars (new)

Juicy Ultimate Brakes

Oury grips (new)

Bontrager seat (nearly new)

Weighs under 26lbs as shown above.

$2000 firm through me from this website. Will be on floor at Hub City for $2400.

Love the bike. Selling it because I upgraded to a superfly 100.

Tuesday Night Back of the Pack

Park at the bottom of Quarry Gap Rd. Climb, Climb, Climb.
Don't whine SS'ers, it'll make you strong like bull!
Ride time 5pm.

Midnite Ridge Trail

Has anyone been on this in the past several years? Might be an old trail, it's in the database as an Unnamed Foot Path.
looks interesting
'cept for the bottom

RIDE

Sunday will be at Mont Alto. Bring your tools so we can clean up colonel and spooge. I think next week will be the meeting. ride time 9am

new trail

This is now ready for prime time. A few of us (here, and not so here) have been working behind the scenes for a while on this. DCNR want to close down Wildcat. We suggested a full re-route on top of the ridge to the high junction on Abby.

Purple line = the new trail
orange arrows are the usual race start
Purple line is where we will all need to "put up" with tools.
I think this will happen this season. Possibly real soon.
Is anyone interested in helping?

SMP Summary

Was planning to talk some about this at the meeting, though there's too much to really cover it all at the meeting. For any who are interested, and not planning to attend the meeting, here's a short description of the 8 teams and what they were there for.

Battle of Monterey Pass
A group from the Waynesboro area wanting to develop a historical Civil War battlefield site at Monterey Pass (east of Mentzer Gap Rd on Route 16)

Camp Michaux
A group wanting to create a historical protected site of the remains of the old CCC and POW camp located off Michaux Road. They also want to restore/preserve the barn wall that is currently deteriorating. This is the wall visible from the trailhead parking lot along Michaux Rd. We ride very near this location. I expect things may change at that site in coming years

Cumberland Valley Rail Trail
A team working to extend the rail-trail from Newville to Carlisle, making one trail from Ship > Carlisle.

Michaux Trails
The one I participated in. Partnering with Michaux State Forest, volunteers, and others to improve the mountain's trail network.

South Mountain Hike & Bike Festival
A group creating an annual Labor Day weekend festival centered in Mt. Holly or Boiling Springs including road rides, hikes, mtn bike rides?, paddling, local food, art, etc. (They will be asking MBM for support)

Village of Boiling Springs
A team devoted to making Boiling Springs a destination hub, a "livable walkable community", and a recognized "trail town" by the ATC.

Adams County Fruit Belt
A group wanting to create a brand of quality for Adams County fruit growers and promote locally grown products.

Cumberland County Agriculture
A team to promote the cultural heritage and local farmers combined with economic development in the county.

That's the short and sweet. They were all much more interesting than I could possibly describe here.

Day 2

No pics from Day 2. Yesterday was focused on DCNR's priority #1, which was the volunteer coordination. I'm sure we'll do much better at getting along with other users than we do amongst our own. I deleted the Day 1 post. The last 8 comments were off-topic and not useful. I posted it, I deleted it. I may employ that again when it turns to shit. If someone must create shit, do it under your own post.

I learned this week that people who make important trail decisions read this blog. Two others from the conference want to attend our meeting and/or join MBM. One of them suggested we create a separate front web page for true visitors and keep our dirty laundry bullshit in a separate area. I think many members may like this idea, though none of us know how to do it. I'll take a look into the Blogger settings and see. I've seen other blogs do it. Are any of you Anonymous people good at this kind of thing? Wanna help?

Whoever suggested putting the meeting minutes up, thank you. That's a good idea. I'll get the minutes from the last 2 meetings (if I still can find them) and post them over there on the right.

Back O' The Pack Wednesday

Tuesday wasn't working out this week so the BOP ride will be Wednesday at the Long Pine Reservoir parking lot. Start time 5:00PM. Route to be determined.

Monday ride?

Is anybody riding tonight? The earliest I can ride is 4:30.

Chuck