NEW ENGLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION FallFall 20182018 #157#157 www.nemba.orgwww.nemba.org SSingleingleTTrackS NEMBA, the New England Mountain Bike Fall 2018, Number 157 Association, is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organi- zation dedicated to promoting trail access, maintaining trails open for mountain bicyclists, and educating mountain bicyclists to use these trails sensitively and responsibly. ©SingleTracks Editor & Publisher: Philip Keyes Contributing Writer: Bill Boles “But I’m Not a Executive Director: Philip Keyes 4
[email protected] NEMBA PO Box 2221 Leader”: Acton MA 01720 Board of Directors Adam Glick, President NEMBA’s Women’s Matt Schulde, Vice-President Anne Shepard, Treasurer Harold Green, Secretary Rob Adair, White Mountains NEMBA Leadership Summit John Anders, Midcoast Maine NEMBA Aaron Brasslett, Penobscot Region NEMBA by Disa Fedorowicz David Burnham, Wachusett NEMBA Paula Burton, FC NEMBA Matt Caron, Southern NH NEMBA Steve Cobble, SE MA NEMBA Grant Drew, Central NH NEMBA Perry Ermi, Cape Cod NEMBA Disa Fedorowicz, Central Maine NEMBA Brian Forestal, BV NEMBA Tim Friedmann, SE MA NEMBA Chris Gaudet, Southern NH NEMBA Peter Gengler, RI NEMBA Jeremy Hillger, Pemi Valley NEMBA SingleTracks Hey, get creative! We wel- David Hughes, Carrabassett Region NEMBA Paper Trail come submissions, photos and artwork. This is Stacey Jimenez, Quiet Corner NEMBA your forum and your magazine. Be nice, and John Joy, Central CT NEMBA share! Hank Kells, North Shore NEMBA Features — 4 Morgan Laidlaw, Midcoast Maine NEMBA On the Cover: Adele Paquin (Pioneer Valley Frank Lane, North Shore NEMBA Basic Biking — 8 Rob Lavoie, Greater Portland NEMBA NEMBA) racing at the Gnar Weasels in Alex Leich, White Mountains NEMBA Chapter News Brownville,VT (www.bikereg.com/ gnar- Bob Lesmerise, Franconia Area NEMBA • Connecticut — 10 weasels).