RAY'S MTB WOMEN'S WEEKEND 2013

The Weiser Hippie van is going again this year - we are staying at a friend's house for the weekend, but the Holiday Inn nearby has a killer Ray's Mtb rate...I've been to this before and it is an awesome event.  Email me or leave a comment if you are interesting in caravaning or hooking up with us! WiserW

 

RAYSMTB CLEVELAND PROUDLY PRESENTS:
CLE WOMEN'S WEEKEND (WW) 2013
FRI. FEB. 15th FREE EVENT: WOMEN ONLY (FRIDAY) 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
SAT 16th and SUN 17th -- 1/2 PRICE FOR ALL WOMEN

WW SCHEDULE:

Thursday, Feb. 14
It's best to arrive Thursday night, doors open 8AM Friday

RAY'S HOTEL DEAL

Rental bikes are available all weekend and reservation is highly encouraged. Simply call CLE at (216)631-7433 to reserve your rental today.
Friday, Feb. 15
8AM................Doors open
9AM-12PM.....Women Only Ride and Coaching
12 PM.............Chipotle Catered Lunch
1PM-4PM........Women Only Ride and Coaching
4PM.................Park opens to the public
8PM.................LET'S PARTY!!! (6th Floor Holiday Inn VIP LOUNGE)
Open to everyone. Cash bar, free snacks. Food available for purchase
Note: Males are only allowed to ride the Troy Lee Rhythm Room Friday between 9a.m. and 4p.m. Thanks for understanding guys!
Saturday, Feb. 16th and Sunday, Feb. 17th
9AM...............Park opens to All Riders
10PM.............Park Closes to All Riders

RAY'S MTB

Cars vs Bikes

Blog, Links, Hucking Logs.

I cleaned up all the links in the sidebar. A few weren't working. There was one link that I could not repair so if you want that restored or need another added start by posting up here.

Blogs stats: We average around 50-100 hits per post. Thursday night ride posts rule recently with around 130 hits per. Our blog gets great traffic. I'm told this by all the marketing people who contact me. That's why the "contact us" info is gone. Too much spam. After I set up some rules for that inbox to bounce junk I'll put it back. (a "hit" is someone who viewed the comments)

We get a lot of people clicking links to our blog from two bike shops, a few personal blogs and of course the #1 search engine sending people our way is Google. Interesting info to know. You can click on the map of the world to see where they are all coming from. We're famous!

Hope your winter is awesome. Details on the Annual Club Meeting coming soon.

Sunday Morning

Bottom of Quarry Gap Rd tomorrow morning at 9am.

Cold? Summer is coming!

Michaux Race Dates

Michaux Maximus
May 5th
Curse of Dark Hollow
July 21
Terror of Teaberry
September 15
More details will be posted in the near future.  

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Thursday night?

Any suggestions for Thursday night?

It could be a cold one!

Thursday night

Canceled. Since there are no comments indicating interest I'll see you this weekend.

BikeReg

Bike Reg has been updated. The link for membership is located on the right side of the blog.

Although you are not required to be a member to come join us for rides, there are benefits to membership. This past year members enjoyed:
*Discounts at Gettysburg Bicycle on bikes and accessories.
*A fully supported membership tent after races.
*Discounted club jerseys
*Discounted registration at the Michaux Enduro.
*Free stuff
Bottom line: You don't have to be a pro to be treated like one!

See you at a ride soon!
slow

STOP SWAP AND SAVE TIME!!!!!!

Hello all! Just wanted to let everyone know about the swap! I purchased a VERY LARGE 10x20 $150 spot this year! If you have a few things to sell you are invited down! You are more than welcome to come down and put some stuff out in my spot. All I ask is if you sell some stuff kick me back a few buck towards the spot. If you have more than a few things please bring something to display your stuff on like folding tables/bike displays. IF YOU PLAN ON COMING I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU ARE BRINGING PLEASE! I want everyone to have enough space!!

CLEAN OUT THE BASEMENT!

DON'T FORGET A LIST!

 http://stopswapandsave.com/event_info.html

It's time for 16th annual STOP, SWAP AND SAVE, Sunday, February 10th, 2013. Every year over 4000 people make the trip from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and beyond to the spend the day at the East Coast’s largest indoor bicycle swap meet and consumer bike expo. If you’ve never made it to the SWAP before, don’t miss out in 2013!

The STOP, SWAP AND SAVE is the place to sell your old parts and bikes or take advantage of unbelievable deals on everything you need for a great season of cycling. Buy, sell, browse, shop, trade or just hang out with industry reps, individual vendors, bike shops, manufacturers and like-minded cyclists!!

What will you find at the SWAP.... more than 200 vendors, thousands of discounted cycling and fitness products, product demos, prizes and giveaways, special events and so much more…. We're excited to announce that for 2013 it has finally happened...we've taken over the whole building! Now even more space, more vendors and more of everything! Download our 2012 Event Guide here to see who attended last year.

Beat the cold and kick-off your Spring cycling season at the SWAP! Admission is still only $5 and includes thousands of square feet (yes, it's all indoor and heated) of everything that cycling has to offer. Whether you’re looking for road bikes, mountain bikes, triathlon bikes, BMX bikes, clothing, bike parts, cycling accessories, vintage, new or used, there’s something for everyone... all for sale at discounted prices!

Click here to download an event flyer or visit our FAQs page for additional info. Location information and driving directions are here. To find out more about becoming a vendor at the SWAP visit our Registration Info page.

Event Schedule

6:00 am-9:00 am Venue opens, check-in and set-up for vendors only

9:00 am Event opens for general admission

2:00 pm Event closes to consumers, vendor tear-down begins

4:00 pm Venue closes, all vendors must be packed-up and headed home

See you at the SWAP!

Thursday Ride

5:30pm @ Mont Alto

New Years Day Ride

Ride time 10:30am

Old reservoir parking lot.

New Years Ride

I hope everyone had a great Christmas!  I wanted to see what kind of interest there was for doing a ride new years eve.  For a past couple years a few of us ventured into the woods a couple hours before midnight and road to a pretty sweet lookout spot along middle ridge road were you can see a least 3-4 firework displays at midnight.  After that then riding to a predesignated beer stop and possible campfire stop.  The past years its been pretty fun and I would like to continue and grow this tradition.

Who's in?

And feel free to forward this on to anyone else you think might be interested.  

Email jbacinski@gmail.com if you are plan on going.

Anybody get a bike for Christmas?

To you and your family. 

And all the best this holiday!

See you at a ride soon.

~Slowride

Sunday Long Pine

I'm going to ride from Long Pine Sunday at 9:00am.  Going to finish by noon and keep it to 10-12 miles.  Anyone welcome.

Scott

Sunday: Old Forge

I am the self designated poster. Chief will be the delegated ride leader. Chief will be leading from the rear. Leaving at 9AM.

Shedding light

http://www.more-mtb.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25005

Two Local Cross Gigs

Hey Ya'll, coming up soon I've got a few little cross races planned for around here.

THIS SUNDAY is a free cross race at new frontiers just outside of carlisle. Bonfire, potluck food, and maybe the octobong (the legendary beverage dispenser from dirtfest party boat) out on some singletrack. There's several categories, prizes hidden in the woods, and the unofficial trail doggie world champs. Things go off at 10am. 51 people are signed up already. Info here: https://www.bikereg.com/Net/17256

Saturday January 5th: PhillySSWC'13 Semi-Invitational Kick-Off SingleSpeedaTerrificNess Cross Race!!!  If you haven't heard, SS Cross Worlds are coming to philly in 2013. This is part of a big effort to get some stoke on for the one geared skinny tired knobbies. We've been building some trail and a pump track out at Ralph's in Chambersburg. I think he's got plans of sharing his little lunch time mecca-to-be, and this is a good chance to come hang out, drink some beer, watch some idiots, and have some fun. This one isn't free to race, but we can try to get the pump track rolling smooth if its dry enough because that is free. https://www.bikereg.com/Net/17753

Just some fun local stuff going on in the next couple weeks.

End of the World, Scotts B-day, Beer!

What do these have in common you ask? Well, they'll all be happening in one place at the same time this Friday evening starting at 5:30pm at Good Ta Go in Chambersburg.

First, we'll be sending one of our own over the hill......further. Scott will be celebrating 46 years! Come help us figure out why he only looks 30'ish.

Second, we'll be sending ourselves into the abyss...further right? The world should have ended at 12:21pm that day so, if you're still alive make the best of it and join us!

Third, Beer! Good Ta Go has a great selection. Most of us like beer. So, this place is like giving a bike junky keys to Sram's warehouse. I know what you're thinking. We'll be there early too!!

See you there.

Sunday 12-22

I am not planning on the world still being around.
See ya'll in the next life.
Seriously though, no regular Sunday ride is being scheduled. If anybody wants to lead a ride, go ahead and post it.
Merry Christmas!

Sunday 12-16

Hmmmmm.
Was thinking either a redo on last week's classic Caledonia ride, or a trip north from big flat with a little 3 mile (maybe in both directions?).
Let's hear some votes!!
It'll be a 9am start. I will decide Saturday morning.

****Added Sat am****
Alright, there it is. It'll be Caledonia. See you all there.

Thursday Ride

Thursday we will ride out of Big Flat lot at 5:30pm. The plan is to roll out a casual loop, then return to the lot for beverages, hang out and view the Geminid meteor shower which peaks out on Thursday night. With forcasted clear skies, a new moon and a wide open lot on top of a mountain, conditions couldn't be more well suited for spectating the shower. There's talk of cooking food over a campfire as well, so bring your meat n prongs! This will be an evening gathering in Michaux that you will not want to miss!!!

Sunday 12-9

Caledonia ... classic.
9am.

 SICK DAY AT ALLEGRIPIS - Monday Dec. 10th.
Who feels a fever coming on????

Tuesday Ride

5:30pm @ Big Flat.

where kegs fly

Rockburn Skills Park

Walking Dead Party at Hugheys' House!

If only I'd had this idea at Halloween!  Over the last week I've become aware that quite a few of my mountain bike brethren are, like me, not so secretly addicted to the TV show "The Walking Dead".  Some of you have not been able to watch season 3 so I am coming to the rescue.

So, this Thursday night, we will watch at least the first four episodes of season 3 starting at 6:00pm.

We will provide Pizza and a case of beer.  If you have some kind of snacks you'd like to bring or something non-alcoholic to drink besides water please feel free.  Please post a response to this thread with your pizza preference if you intend to come so I know how many and what kind of pizzas to get.

Sorry to conflict with the usual Thursday night club ride but this just needs to be done!

Sunday Ride

Back down to Old Forge.
Planning a little enduro-style loop, so bring the full-squishes if you have them (or if they're working - mine's currently in pieces).
Ride at 9.

Hunting and Mountain Bikes?

Well, the guns are here for a few weeks....

I decided to search the internet for mountain bike hunters. I did not realize how much hunters utilize mountain bikes. Seems there is a hunting guide specifically on how to convert a mountain bike into a deer cart. Other hunters actually ride the bike. What got me was the fact that there are gun racks for bicycles!! Which made me wonder....Does anyone make a bike specifically for hunting?

You bet yer SS they do!

Here it is. The Beast Stalker. Complete with handlebar mounted gun rack! 

It's gun season. Be careful out there.

Sunday Ride

Laurel Lake parking lot.
Ride at 9am.

Happy Thanksgiving!

To all you bike riding turkey's....Have a good one!

For WMU 5A (Michaux): Bear season closes at sunset today. Archery is closed already.  Deer gun seasons opens Monday the 26th. So, for the rest of this week you are free to move about the forest during daylight. Don't take any chances, wear orange and leave the antler helmet at home. 

See you at a ride soon!

~Slow