Final Admin Post

Just a reminder that Mountain Bikers of Michaux has moved to http://www.mtbmichaux.org

Our new club forum is located at http://www.mtbmichaux.org/forum

Please join us over at our new web digs!

Scott
MBM Prez 2014

Sunday 4/6/14 "Ride with MBM Officers" Ride

This weeks MBM ride will start at 9:00am from the Caledonia lot at Rt. 30 and Rt. 233.

All of your 2014 MBM officers will be in attendance at this ride except Brooke who was blindsided by a change in her Master's Degree program.

If you want to talk with the officers about the club's direction this year or if you just want to shake off those winter time blues and get on the bike come out and ride with us!

I'll be sweeping as my fitness level currently makes it impossible for me to do anything else!  :-)

Hope to see you there!
Scott
2014 MBM Prez

PA to require licenses for all bikes.

State of PA to require licenses on all bicycles.

Today the state of Pennsylvania will begin to enforce a law requiring all bicycles used on public property to be licensed according to type.

The law outlines that bicycles will be divided into two major categories with sub categories for each.

State law makers decided to first divide bicycles into two major categories: road bikes and off road bikes. When questioned about cross bikes the lawmakers remarked that the law will require those owning cross bikes to pick a category and get on with it. 

Likewise road bikes will be subdivided into those bikes with the seat lower than the handlebars and those bikes with the seat higher than the handlebars. It was noted that any road bicycle with the seat higher than the handlebars will pay extra. One official was overheard saying that the extra fee will cover all the damaged tow mirrors on passing trucks caused by oblivious road cyclists riding around with their seats too high. This same official, who shall remain nameless, is also quoted as calling those cyclists “tight short wearing leaners who should sit up already!"

The new law includes stipulations which would require any owner of a fixie to sport a mustache with a name, tight tennis shorts and a funny hat incapable of protecting anything but great hair in the event of a crash. In addition, fixie's must be fitted with extremely bright tires. In this way lawmakers feel that fixie cyclists can quickly be distinguished from normal cyclists who may actually obey common road rules. 

Off road bicycles are also subcategorized. While most off road bicycles are equally capable, lawmakers chose to establish specific categories for wheel size, suspension and number of gears. 

It is interesting to note that single speed off road bikes with no suspension will be charged the same fee as a road bike with the seat higher than the handlebars. Lawmakers stated that it is universally understood that anyone owning a single speed, rigid mountain bike also owns a road bicycle with a high seat and is at risk of purchasing a fixie in the immediate future. Lawmakers want to deter cyclists from becoming fixie riders and understand that a rigid SS is a gateway bike to cycling addiction.

When asked why wheel size would be categorized lawmakers responded harshly stating that off road 29ers are used by cheaters and real mountain bikers ride 26 inch wheels. There is also a non related law in the works to officially rename 26 inch wheeled bikes “26ers” regardless of how ridiculous it sounds to virtually every cyclists on the planet. 

For those into gravity, anyone riding a fully suspended bicycle with travel longer than 120mm will be required to prove they can actually pedal uphill.

Finally, anyone riding a XC mountain bike will be given short test in which they will ride their bike and then be shown a life-size picture of a horse. Riders who huck the horse or scream “Strava” and pedal faster will be invited to the next beer run.

April fools…..It’s been a good blog.

A FAREWELL TO THE BLOG

Thursday Evening ride?

 Is there one? Last week nobody from the club (ride leader) showed up but no cancellation was posted. SO what is the protocol? They are posted as weekly rides. Will there be a cancellation posted if nobody is coming? What if some new guy shows up and we Bucsexy him? Who are the"OFFICIAL" ride leaders? Why change the venue if nobody is going to be there? So many questions! Tubes or Tubeless? Water bottles or Camelback? IPA or Pale Ale.......AHHHHHHH!!!!!

 

Thursday Night Ride 3/27/14

Looks like we have some interest in a Thursday night ride this week so I'm posting it here and also in the forums at our new home over at http://www.mtbmichaux.org/homepage

Remember, this blog will be set to read-only soon so please head over to our new page and create an account for yourself.  Go to the forum page and click the "Register" link.

As far as the actual ride on Thursday goes start time will be 5:00-5:15 though we could probably delay until 5:30 if it will help someone make the ride.  We'll be meeting at the Old Reservoir lot at the bottom of Milesburn road on Rt. 233 a mile or so north of Rt. 30 on Rt 233.

We'll have some newish mountain bikers along most likely so this will be a relaxed pace introductory type of ride.  I plan to climb Milesburn Road and then maybe ride over to Breast Trail and descend Blue Trail.  Should be a relatively short ride and we'll take it easy and adjust according to how our newer riders are feeling.

Hope to see you there!
Scott
MBM Prez 2014

MBM Moving to a new web home!

If some of you have bookmarked the http://www.mbmblog.com URL you may notice that it takes you to MBM's new home on the web at:

http://www.mtbmichaux.org/homepage/

The homepage itself is not quite done but the forums are fully functional and ready to go.  You'll need to create an account with an email address and password.

In the very near future the old blog will be set to "read only" mode so I encourage you to head over the new forums and check out the various categories there and to start using them.

The new website and forum hosting that we have is very feature rich and we haven't even begun to scratch the surface of all we can do with it so if you have ideas for improvements please post them in one of the forum categories.

Here is to a great 2014 for MBM!

Sincerely,
Scott
2014 MBM President

3/23/14 Post Ride

Fun day in the woods. We had flats, mechanicals, and saw a big truck stuck in the forest. Here are some pictures from Vista (my finger was in the way). Most of us sissed out at the end but Dave and Darren finished strong. Fun ride! Hope the race went well for everyone else..and happy birthday, Dave W.

Sunday 3/23/14

Pine Grove Furnace @ 9:00

Tuscarora Off-Road Weekend

A number of MBMers will be attending and 'racing' at this event on Sunday the 23rd.
Come on out and join us if you want to put in some early-spring milage in a different forest.
There may be some carpooling going on, so let me know if anybody wants to join us.
https://www.bikereg.com/tuscarora-off-road-weekend

Sunday Ride 3-16

Oh boy! The moment I've been waiting for!
Caledonia at 9.

Trail update

Rode wildcat and Abby this morning. Trails in decent shape. Some crunchy snow but rideable.
Breast trail is clear. Birch run rd. is 80% iced over - avoid if possible.

Ride

Well, I want to ride Fri. 9am at Caledonia, can't wait to get back on my bike.
  (Oxford comma?)                        (Oxford comma?)                           (Period)

Trail Recon Update.....

         Rode Old Forge a little Monday evening... Southern facing slopes were bare and pretty dry. Northern side was a mix, roads are rideable but muddy. Trails on southern are nice, road part of Spooge and it was dry and bare. Road lower suckerpunch and it was 70/30 bare to snow. Tuesday rode Sidewinder? and Virginia and they were dry and bare, very good shape. Have fun and enjoy this break in weather!!

Dave R

First Post, hopefully it looks right?!

Connector and the Old Res. Trail are cleared.

Behold the power of Howard and his unit.

Missing Mountain Biker Found Dead

Click -> Story or Video

The symptoms sound like a concussion. "Words slurred, disoriented..."
He was only going 18 miles that day and from the map it looks like only half of the trip was in the woods and the return on roads.
This is a classic case of underestimating the power of cold weather when you are immobilized from an injury.
This could have easily happened in our forest.

Mountain Biking is dangerous!
1) Please don't ride alone if you can avoid it.
2) Use an app that maps your ride and provides regular links to loved ones so they know you are OK. I use Cycle Meter.
3) Provide the cell phone numbers of other mountain bikers to your family. Tell them to inform other riders of the situation as soon as possible. Large numbers of people familiar with the area and physically capable of performing a timely search will increase the opportunity to successfully find and extract the victim quickly. The more the merrier!
4) Always leave a note with the time you plan to hit the trail and where you plan to go.

Be careful out there.

Milesburn Rd on wednesday

Climbing was good, flats were ok, descending was slow and sketchy. If you decide to ride, get out early while everything is still frozen.

TRAIL REPORT

Has anyone been out to see what the trails/forest roads look like? I know people have been skiing as recently as yesterday but I'm wondering if maybe the gravel/fire roads are clear? Are some trails clear and others snow covered??? Maybe I just need to hibernate until May...

Happy Birthday

Oh the things you find on the interwebz....

Happy birthday, Chief...keep on rockin' in the free world...

Michaux tank for sale

2013 trek rumblefish full suspension
17.5 " Aluminum frame
SRAM x5 crank triple 44-33-22 (replaced May 2013)
Xt rear cassette 11-36 (replaced May 2013)
SRAM x7 shifters front and rear ...
XT hydraulic brakes (added May 2013)
Wheels- stock bontrager duster 29
Set up tubeless with Schawlbe Hans dampf Evo snakeskins mounted and practically brand new.
Rock shock revelation front fork
Fox float rp3 rear shock
crank brother candy pedals mounted but can swap out with shimano spd if wanted.
Bike is a tank and has been ridden and has a few minor battle scars, but everything is solid, works great and has been serviced regularly.
Weighs 30lbs 10 oz.
Asking $1500.00 obo