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Last Chance for 2004! Fun Event Benefits

Nov. 6 Fox Run Benefit Concert for NEMBA, 978-443-3253, [email protected] Mid-April 2005 Boston MTB Video Awards

EFTA/NEMBA Fun Rides

Oct. 17 Bear Brook Boogie, [email protected], 603-895-6633 Oct. 31 Wicked Ride of the East, Harold Parker SF, Andover MA, 978-526-9799, [email protected] Nov. 26 FOMBA Turkey Burner, Auburn NH, 603-483-2951, [email protected]

Tomac / NEMBA Trail Care Series

Blackstone Valley NEMBA SE MA NEMBA Oct. 24 Vietnam, 508-529-9339, [email protected] Oct. 24 Wompatuck SF, 781-925-2512, [email protected] Greater Boston NEMBA Nov. 7 Borderland SF, 617-512-5441, [email protected] Oct. 23 Middlesex Fells, 617-515-4812, [email protected] Nov. 13 Foxboro SF, 508-695-1033, [email protected] Mt. Agamenticus NEMBA Wachusett NEMBA Oct. 22 Mt. Agamenticus, 207-332-5497, [email protected] Oct. 16 Leominster SF, 978-464-5353, [email protected]

North Shore NEMBA Oct. 16 Bradley Palmer, 978-462-4605, [email protected] Oct. 16 Salem Woods, 978-741-1933,[email protected] Cannondale / CT NEMBA Trail Care Series

Oct 24 Middlesex/Maromas, (860) 704-8500, [email protected]

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SingleTrackS No. 76 | 3 SSingleingleTTrackS NEMBA, the New England Mountain Bike November 2004, Number 76 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 is published six times a year by the New England Mountain Bike Association for the trail community. 20 ©SingleTracks Editor & Publisher: Philip Keyes Staff Writer: Krisztina Holly 20 Contributing Writer: Jeff Cutler Finale12 Ligure: Copy Editor: Nanyee Keyes Executive Director: Philip Keyes NEMBA Italy’s PO Box 2221 Acton MA 01720 Voice 800.57.NEMBA Paradaiso del Fax: 928-395-7759 [email protected] Board of Directors Singletrack Tom Grimble, President Bill Boles, Vice-President Anne Shepard, Treasurer Tina Hopkins, Secretary

Rob Adair, White Mountains NEMBA Odin Adolphson, Berkshire NEMBA Norman Blanchette, MV NEMBA Todd Bumen, Mt. Agamenticus NEMBA Bob Hall, SC NH NEMBA Steve Cole, Mt. Agamenticus NEMBA Brian Condon, Maine NEMBA Jon Conti, White Mountains NEMBA SingleTracks Hey, get creative! We wel- Lisa Coté, Maine NEMBA come submissions, photos and artwork. This is John Dudek, Pioneer Valley NEMBA Rich Higgins, SE MA NEMBA your forum and your magazine. Be nice, and Dan Ibittson, SE MA NEMBA share! Krisztina Holly, At Large Tina Hopkins, Rhode Island NEMBA On the Cover: This mountain bike forest was Frank Lane, North Shore NEMBA photographed by Brad Quartuccio of Dirt Rag at Joe Levine, Greater Boston NEMBA Paper Trail the East Coast North American Single Speed Heather Linscott, Berkshire NEMBA Championships of the Universe in Rothrock Rob Macgregor, VT NEMBA State Forest, PA on May 23, 2004. Tom McCrumm, Berkshire NEMBA Treadlines —5 Jonathan Melzar, Seacoast NEMBA Want to Advertise? TJ Mora, VT NEMBA Happenings—14 Matt Mueller, CT NEMBA SingleTracks offers inexpensive and targeted Scott Nixon, SC NH NEMBA SideTracks —24 advertising which helps us defray the cost of Bill Rogers, RI NEMBA Mitch Steinberg, Blackstone Valley NEMBA Chapter News —30 producing this cool ‘zine. Call 800-57-NEMBA or email [email protected] for our media kit. Dan Streeter, North Shore NEMBA NEMBA Rides —33 John Turchi, CT NEMBA Moving? Roger Wharton, Cape Cod NEMBA NEMBA Sponsors—38 George Willard, Pioneer Valley NEMBA Don’t miss an issue! Change your address online Jim Wrightson, Wachusett NEMBA at nemba.org or mail it into SingleTracks, PO Box WWW.NEMBA.ORG 2221, Acton MA 01720

4 | November 2004 TREADLINES

National Public Land’s Day at NEMBA Trail Grants Awarded NEMBA is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fall Round of Great Brook Farm State Park NEMBA's Trail Grants. Despite Ivan's drenching hurricane leftovers, NEMBA volunteers Kingdom Trails Association received $500 toward the purchase celebrated National Public Land's Day at Great Brook Farm State of trail tools to be used to construct a freeride-style trail as well Park. as to mitigate erosion on some of the most popular trails under National Public Land’s Day is the nation's largest hands-on volun- their stewardship. teer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans White Mountains NEMBA will use their $500 NEMBA Trail enjoy. Last year nearly 80,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, Grant for a mapping project at Echo Lake Park in Conway, New planted trees and plants, and removed trash and invasive plants. Hampshire. To learn more, visit www.npld.org. Maine NEMBA plans to spend their $500 grant on building NEMBA's event at Great Brook Farm re-opened a key trail that had bridges, putting up signage and mapping the Maine Winter Sports been severed by a housing development. The trail, nicknamed the Complex in Fort Kent, ME. Five Boardwalk Trail since NEMBA had previously installed the boardwalks to make the trail useable, offers an additional 3-mile Mt. Agamenticus NEMBA's trail grant will be used to purchase loop in the park. NEMBA volunteers worked through the pouring boardwalk materials and tools in order to install bridge crossings rain to open up a new trail corridor that should be more enjoyable on the Goosefoot and Chestnut Oak Trails at Mt. Agamenticus. and scenic than the previous trail. While the trail is currently use- NEMBA trail grants are usually subsidized by NEMBA's Trail Care able, NEMBA will do the finishing work on the trail tread in the Raffle, but this year we'd like to give special thanks to Bikebarn spring of 2005. (Whitman, MA) and Paul Peaslee for a $1000 donation garnered from their Landmine Classic EFTA Race at Wompatuck State Forest. The next round of grants are available to all those who apply by July 5th, 2005. For more information, visit www.NEMBA.org

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 5 Thank you!

$1000+ Platinum Anne Shepard Steve Cole Jeff Philibert Bill Boles Barry & Claudia Spaulding Chris & Nina Coleman Joachim & Susan Preiss Krisztina Holly & Peter Lewis & Cary Collins Albert Raine Brandenburg $100+ to $200 Silver Scott & Dawn Cook David Rifken Rick Smith Rob Adair & Family Peter Crimmin Thomas Riihimaki Jim Amidon Brian Dahlstrom Michael Romney $250 Gold Sam & Marie Bartlett David & Terry Day Philip & Randee Roucoulet Michael Beville Brendan Dee Pierre Rouzier Katherine Schwab & Stephen Todd Dibble Anthony Salido Bonin Mark Bialas Stig & Claudia Bolgen David Dunn Sarah Schlesinger Tom & Claire Grimble Neale Eckstein Ed & Tom Schneider Ray Hubbe Pamela Bonin Scott & Charlene Bosley Tim Eliassen Tim Scholz Kevin Johnson Kristin & Jon Erickson Don & Kristen Seib Kathy Olney & David Skip Brown Mary Brzezenski Harley Erickson Steven & Julie Shope Kleinschmidt Jeffery Eska Ben Spencer Joyce Lockert & Sharon Lamb Kelton & Betsy Burbank Paula Burton Victor Evdokimoff Keith & Martha St. Denis Rebecca & Nick Nowak Robert Ferguson Ron Tilsley Joseph Paduda Ed Calnan Maureen & Derrick Click Douglas Fifolt David & Graham Tobias Erik & Liz Schoepke William Fox Michael Tonry Joe Scozzafava Steve Cobble Andrew & Carolyn Coffin Andrew Gilbert James Tordella John Gilday Conrado Vellve Dan Glass Michael Walsh Give to NEMBA's Annual Fund Kirk Goldsworthy Andrew Waples Stephen Goodwin Carl Weymouth The simple truth is that NEMBA's Annual Fund is critical to Steven Graham Maurice Wood keeping our organization going and helping us to grow and Gary & Anita Graham Andy Sanidas & Lesli Woodruff become even more effective in protecting trail access. We are Marc Gursky Michael & Brenda Zahner proud to be the nation's premier regional advocacy organiza- Chris Harris Family John Zink tion. Our success comes from hardworking chapters, our Rich Hastings board of directors, and most importantly from the intelli- Greg Hatfield $50-$99 Bronze gence, dedication and generosity of our members. Your dona- Rob Hildebrandt tions are key to our strength and effectiveness. Lynn Abbey P. Brandenburg & Krisztina Holly Mike & Jen Agosti Please send in your end-of-year annual gift to NEMBA as Stephen Hull Erik Aho soon as you receive our Annual Fund letter. You may also Ted Jablonski Steven Aiken donate online at www.NEMBA.org. Douglas Jensen John Allen Eric Johnson This is the season to give thanks for all that we have and all Mike Andersen Joseph Jutras we've accomplished. With over 75 trail care days in 36 differ- Stephen Anderson Steve Kahler ent parks, we've been able to build miles of new singletracks Steve & Angela Bader Bob Kelly and care for 100s of miles of trail. Each week we offer a Jane Barbieri Judy & Jonathan Keyes plethora of rides and have put on a phenomenal series of larg- H. E. Bates Glenn Kirby er mountain bike events. Behind the scenes, we've negotiated Douglas Baumgartner Eero Kola with scores of land managers and public agencies to promote Stephen Bechtel Frank Krahenbuhl and protect our access to the trails. Mountain biking is grow- David Belknap Matt Lennon ing strong because of our efforts, and we need your financial Jeff Berlin Lisa & James Lewis support to continue these efforts. Stephen Bernacki Pete Long Gary Bernatowicz We know you love this sport, so please show your passion to Steve Marohn Dan & Mary Bernier protect it by sending in a donation today. Send in your dona- Daniel McBride Else Bettencourt tion as soon as you receive our letter, or simply go online and Paul McGrath Joe Binsack make a donation today. Jennifer Miller Norman Blanchette Scott Morad The trails will thank you! Francis Blesso Tom & Lisa Morley Eric Boudreau Dan Murphy Tim & Sue Boyle Alison Wald & John Mustard David Boynton Don Myers Al Boynton Stephen Norwood George Brandenburg Marc & Geri Paradis

6 | November 2004 NEMBA thanks the following individuals and families for their financial support over the last year. We hope for your continued support, as well as the support of many others for the coming year!

Gary & Adam Briere Mark Gates Ronald MacDonald Bill Rucker Colin Britton Chris Geaghan David & Natalie MacKnight Richard Rude Charles Brown Mark Gibson Peter & Tom Maher Robert & Ariane Salamy Slim Bryant Raymond Girard Adam Maines Michael Salerno Becky McEnroe & Don Bunker Robert Giunta & Family Rich Manders Cheryl & John Scalese Russell Burdett Joe Goncalves Thomas & Lynne Manley Kirk Schmierer Kim & Ben Burdon Glen Gordon Leif Martinson Kathy Schonenberg Thomas Burke Jonathan & Heather Gordon Dean Matsuno David Schwartz Joe & Wendy Burke Elizabeth Pell & Howard Granat Thrustin-Rustin McIntosh Jen Secor David & Karen Butler Edward Greene Timothy McLean Richard Seltenrich Dan Camilleri Thomas Grzejka Richard Mehlhorn Dan Sloan Timothy Cantwell Mark & Pamela Gunsalus Robert Meister Terry Seavey & Gregg Smith Robert Cardillo Michael Hahn Peter Melish Magnus Snorrason David Carlson Michael Hall Chris & Kelly Meuser Alex Sokolow Tom Carruthers Karl Hanner Lisa & Tim Miles Joe Sorrentino Dave Chicoine Barry & Lisa Harsip David & David Miller Patricia Souza Brad Childs Jeff Hattabaugh Peter Milley Michael Souza Roland & Judy Chirico Sean Hawes David Mitchell Kenneth Spargo Richard Clark Rick Hennessy Scott Monette Phil & Amy Speare Ed Clausen Tom & Nancy Hill Jeffrey Morrissey Mark Sponauer Prairie Rose Clayton John Hoffman David Morrow Michael Stamm William Cody Gregory Holt Michael Mulhern Jeannie Sellmer & Mitch Gregory Colburn Jerry White & Linda Hood Kevin Murphy Steinberg Tom Colley Jim Humphrey Diana DeValk & John Nachilly Eric Steinhart Fred Collins Dan Hurwitz Matt O'Keefe Doug Stotz John Connolly Dan & Jacqueline Ibbitson Robert Ohman Eric Strauss William Conroy John Isch James Panton Sean Sullivan Jon Conti Cathy & Mark Jenks Christopher Patrick John Sweeney Steven Conway Richard Jerauld Patrick Pedonti Kirk & Sydney Sykes Rick Cooke Larry Johnsen Twig Perkins Joseph Tack David Cooper Niall Johnson John Peters Greg & Laurie Taillefer Tim Cosgrave Stuart & Catherine Johnstone John Peterson Michael Tarantino Ross Cromarty Noah Kaatz Michael Pfarr Erica Berl & Andy Thompson Ross & Diane Currier Steve Keenan Ed Pierce Tim Tierney Aaron Daigle Robert & Caroline Kelso Phil Pless Dawn Tiscione Kenneth Decko Cord Kenyon Michael Pollack Laura Bonk & Phil Trowbridge Allen Delude Dan Kesselbrenner Andrew Porto Mike Trykowski James Deschaine Joe King Todd Provost John & Jan Turchi Kevin Dickson Scott Kirschner Gary Pulsinelli Stan Valencis Tom Doucette Richard Kordell Joe Pustizzi Seth Vinick Michael Dube Simon Kozin Giles Rae John Vosburg Peter Durey Jon Kranes Joseph Re Dedalus Wainwright Jon Elliott Steve Krupsky David Reichman Richard Warner Katherine Evans Jim & Ilona Kucharczyk Kris Reierson David Wean David Fagnant Denis Lafaille Richard & Lauren Remes Gary Whittemore Daniel & Amy Fields Frank Lane Marian Reynolds Richard Wilk Bill Fixsen Russell Lantz Dianne Sforza & Paul Rheaume Dennis Wright Bob Fortier Fred & Jill Law Bruce Ringwall Jim & Jennifer Wrightson David & Karen Freed Bill Lazdowski Jamie Robichaud Paul Yaworsky Kenji & Kimberly Freedman Courtney Ledger Ian Robinson Carolyn Zepf Bruce Friedman Joseph Levine Michael Robinson & Family D. Chin & Sue Zimmermann Stephanie Gagne Scott & Deborah Livingston Robert Ronan Robert Gagnon Robert Love Art & Melissa Roti Mike Gallagher John Lynch Jean & Harry Rubin

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 7 TREADLINES SingleTracks Annual Photo Contest Sponsored by Ace & Belmont Wheelworks

1. Best Scenic Picture with a mountain biker 2. Best Riding Picture 3. Best Group Picture, ie, more than two riders. 4. Best Picture taken outside New England You must include the location of the picture as well as the names of the riders. Also include your name, address, phone number and email (if you have one). Please send in only two submissions per category, so include only your very best! Submissions may be made until December 31st, 2004. Mail your pictures or CD to: SingleTracks Photo Contest PO Box 2221 Acton MA 01720 Pictures can also be emailed to [email protected] Show us your stuff! By submitting your pictures, you alknowledge that NEMBA has the It's been a great season of riding and taking pictures, so we want to right to print and reprint them with photo credit in the magazine and see the very best that you have. We'll be awarding top honors to four on our website. categories and will publish your pictures in the February/March issue Also, if you have cool photo collections that you'd like to share with of SingleTracks Magazine and on our www.nemba.org. Each winner NEMBA and SingleTracks, please burn them off on a CD and mail will receive a $75 gift certificate from Wheelworks. them in. We're trying to build up a decent photo collection of all To enter, you must be a NEMBA member and all pictures (except cat- aspects of mountain biking and we could use your help. However, egory 4) must be taken in New England. please don't email me photo collections since you'll crash my system!

8 | November 2004 TREADLINES Lights. Camera. Action! Amazon Shopping to Support NEMBA Lots of our members (and their extended families) use Amazon.com to buy holiday gifts. Please spread the word that everyone should use the Amazon link on NEMBA.ORG so that NEMBA will receive up to 5% of your purchases to support our organization. Buying your gifts using the link on NEMBA's website will support our advocacy. NEMBA has raised hundreds of dollars for advocacy through our Amazon affiliation. Please help us celebrate a big Christmas this year by doing all your Amazon purchases through www.NEMBA.org. Thanks!

Calling all filmmakers: now's the time to start planning and shoot- ing your film to enter the Third Annual Boston Mountain Bike Video Awards! The deadline will be just after the holidays, so take advan- tage of the nice fall weather and a little extra time to put together your film. Each person can submit up to 2 videos (note: both of your films may be finalists). Videos must be no longer than 10 minutes, but we strongly suggest keeping them to 5-6 minutes each. Some aspect of New England riding cul- ture is preferred, whether it's local footage, local filmmakers, or local riders. Videos can feature cross- country, freeriding, trials, urban assault, touring, racing, or your own unique interpretation of mountain bike culture. Creativity and humor are a big plus. The most common format entered every year is a hucking and riding montage set to music, but the judges challenge you to come up with a distinctive format, unique focus, or something sur- prising. This will definitely increase your chances of seeing your film on the big screen. How about a spoof on a reality show, a documentary about a local bike builder, or even a game show? Go wild!

Stay tuned for the call for submissions later this fall.

We're looking forward to seeing your films!

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 9 TREADLINES Fox Run Concerts’ NEMBA Fund Raiser

On Saturday, ally in your home? November 6, Yep. We have a space that seats about 60 people. We've put in a Fox Run sound system and lights; no one is more than about 15 feet from the Concerts is performer. We have had over 100 of these shows with performers hosting a show from all over the country. You can find a list of past performers on our with the Russell web site as well as photos and other information about the series and Wolff Band to my studio. (www.foxrun.org) celebrate the release of their That's an impressive list, but I've never heard of any of new CD, "Karma these people. Are they any good? Co." The Fox Run series is run No, they suck. That's why we have them. There is a whole subcul- by long-time ture of music by really NEMBA mem- talented performers ber, Neale who don't have the Eckstein and his financial resources wife, Laurie and sheer luck Laba. For the required to make it past seven years they have been presenting music in their home in onto major radio. Sudbury. If you enjoy music - especially live music - house concerts These performers rely are a terrific way to hear music in an intimate setting. I had difficul- on festivals and small ty scheduling an interview with Neale because he's either working as venues to build their a pediatric dentist, working in his recording studio, or hitting the audience. Where do trails in Callahan or Vietnam. He wouldn't return my calls and when you think John Mayer I finally tracked him down in his studio, I had to threaten to let the and Nora Jones used fluid out of his disc brakes just to get him to acknowledge me. to play before they got the big break? There Neale, let me get this straight. These concerts are actu- are some amazingly talented and enter- taining people out there working the folk circuit. Oh, so this is folk music. I don't like folk music. Neither do I. The choice for performers looking for an audience is playing in "folk" clubs or bars. In folk clubs, people listen, but your choice of beverages is mostly limited to coffee and lemonade. In bars, you get an audience that is often more interested in trying to talk over you while watching the game on the big TV's. Our concerts offer a comfortable space devoted to listening. People bring snacks and drinks; the evening becomes more like a party with great entertain- ment. Seriously, there are still "Folk Singers" and some damn good ones. I've actually gotten to like a lot of traditional music. However, most of the acts we host are better billed as contemporary singer-songwriters and their recorded music stands up well to most anything you're like- ly to hear on the radio. They just have to build their careers one fan at a time. So this event is fund raiser for NEMBA. Are you normally making money on these shows? I wish. Our series has always supported local charities. Normally the performer receives about 3/4 of the money collected and the remain- der goes to charity. We've furnished a homeless teen drop-in center and supported a local battered-women's shelter. We also collect clothing and often find bags of clothes on our porch, or people bring them to our shows. Laurie is always looking for angles to raise money and collect donated goods for these organizations. She found a deal on e-bay and bought a bazillion pair of gloves for the drop-in center. Who's this Russell Wolff guy? He any good?

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Well, music is very subjective thing. But I dig his stuff. If you've been observant during this interview, you'll notice a lot of stuff in racks with knobs surrounding us. In addition to doing these shows, I've got a recording studio that keeps me pretty busy. I co-produced Russell's new project and it came out damn well if I do say so myself. The CD will be available at the show. There is a lot more of his music from previous CD's on his web site at www.RussellWolff.com. Check it out! This is going to be great show with the band! Liz Carlisle is opening; you can read about her and listen to her music at www.LizCarlisle.com Also, Russell just got his first mountain bike and wants to do his part for NEMBA, so he asked us to drop the tick- et price to $15 for his show ($5 goes to NEMBA). I got him hooked when we were recording the album. OK, you've got me convinced. Do I have to commit, or can I just show up? Only if you want us to have our vicious three pound Maltese attack you. We do have a few rules you need to follow. You need to make can hit up the generous people at Harpoon to send a little of their fine an advance reservation either by e-mailing Laurie at [email protected] or product over. And since this is a band, if people want to dance, we'll calling us 978-443-3253. After your registered and paid, we'll e-mail clear a space. you directions and other information. I hope NEMBA will embrace Anything else you want to add? this event and get on-board early. We won't limit it to NEMBA mem- bers because we'd like to sell out, but it would be great if it were a I think that about covers it. It's beautiful outside. I'm going riding. mostly NEMBA crowd, so while I know it goes against the spirit of Wanna go? You can pedal uphill and I'll steer. following the trail wherever it may lead, you're going to have to com- mit here. If we get enough NEMBA members responding, maybe we

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 11 TREADLINES 3rd Annual Mt. Greylock Go ‘Round Ride by Caroline Scully

organizer Mike from Hanover New Hampshire wrote "I Heather think you live in a great part of the world and Linscott. you should be proud of it." Seventy-nine Roy from Mystic CT: "I just wanted to let you riders partici- know how much I really enjoyed Sunday's pated in this ride. It was Awesome!" Bob in CT, "Bravo! 27-mile ride Heather, thanks to you and your friends and that circum- family for putting on one great mountain bike navigated Mt. ride. Greylock, the highest moun- Mike from Pittsfield wrote: Heather what a tain in Mass- blast, cheers to you and Odin! achusetts, ele- Ellen from Putney Vermont wrote"...you did vation 3491. an AWESOME job. I don't think it could have Several enthu- gone any better! Next year, I imagine you're siastic moun- going to have even more people. There's no tain bikers sent better way to make people love Greylock back com- than to do what you're doing...it certainly is ments via an incredible area". email with Another Dad wrote in: The 3rd annual Mt. Greylock Go 'Round praise for the Mountain Bike ride, held on Sunday, July Glen, the beautiful views, the trails, and the "I just wanted to say thanks for allowing my 11th 2004 held at the Greylock Glen in ride, and the three very appreciated Chow son Michael Thompson to ride in the Adams, was a great success according to Wagons that were on the trail: Greylock event this past weekend. He had a great time and we were quite proud of him

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12 | November 2004 TREADLINES for finishing the tough and some roads to the Bellows course in fine shape. In Pipe trail on Mt. Greylock. fact, we were amazed that This trail goes up over anoth- such a young rider (14 er pass between two moun- yrs.) could get through it tains and then drops down so quickly. He ended up into the Greylock Glen in finishing with the first 30 Adams. The total vertical or so with a big smile on climb is estimated at 3000 his face. He's now talking feet ride. This ride is not for about joining NEMBA and the faint of heart, but at the getting involved in other end of the day you have a rides....Hopefully, we'll see great feeling of accomplish- you again next year at ment. The best part of the ride Greylock." is that it is not a race and there is a lot of camaraderie. Many riders took advan- tage of the pond in the The maps of the Glen and of Glen to take a dip, then Mt. Greylock State chowed on the famous Reservation are available at food that was ready to eat outdoor stores in the area or at the Gazebo next to the by calling Heather at 413- pond. The ride started and ended at the shoulder and along a fun ridge of the moun- 743-7893 or email [email protected]. There gazebo in the Glen where a post-ride picnic tain. You cover about 600 vertical feet over 6 is also a famous old ski trail called the was held. This benefit ride raised money for miles (about 3 on auto road) to a beautiful Thunderbolt on the mountain that is a great the Friends of the Glen land stewardship vista aptly named, Stony Ledge. The trail backcountry ski trail. Friends of the Glen group. Funds raised from last year's ride were then drops from Stony Ledge to Roaring hopes to do some trail work on the used to create a map of the Glen trails. Brook, about 700vertical feet over 2 miles, Thunderbolt sometime this fall. For the inside and is ledgy and a challenge. Many people scoop on that, or skiing on the Bolt, contact The ride travels through forested double walk it. The route then travels along trails Heather. track, some single track and up over one

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 13 HAPPENINGS Harpoon MTB Adventure Finale — NEMBAfest 2004! by MJ Sassler

This summer ended with a blast for all NEMBA members and newbies Massachusetts. The weather couldn't have been better and the from the New England area at Camp Lyndon in Sandwich, turnout was spectacular. Philip Keyes, Director of NEMBA was there to start things off at 9am by announcing the rides and events of the day. Other campers who were unaware of the event were witness to the descent of vans, tents, and of course, lots of cyclists Saturday and the early hours of Sunday. In their usual tradition, NEMBA members volunteered hours of their time to groom and cut new trails prior to this event. All hard work paid off when 439 riders of all ages and levels showed up, along with a dozen vendors, including Harpoon Brewery, NEMBA's main sponsor for this series of events. A few trails needed to be re-groomed because the amount of rainfall the area had caused wash out. By the end of Saturday, all the trails were well marked. The usual white, pink and yellow signs were a clear indication that NEMBA was making sure that no one got lost. The beginner trails were windy, twisty and a lot

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of fun, while the intermediate trails included On The Drop provided the day's entertain- dogs and burgers, music, a little shopping technical sections, boulder hopping and hills. ment. A fledgling young band based out of offered by vendors and individuals who had A special women's trail was also blazed, as Boston, On The Drop was approached by a bike parts, clothing, and miscellany for sale well as an advanced trail that led those brave NEMBA member, asking to provide some cool and of course, a dip in the lake. and unencumbered (those with the innate tunes at a really cool bike fest. Of course Not a bad way to say good-bye to summer ability to turn off their brains) souls into the they said 'yes'. and welcome the cooler, fall air. wild unknown. As the day wound down, bikers enjoyed hot

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 15 Love Bikes, Love Life.....

Thank you, Harpoon, for a great Mountain Bike Adventures Series!

TREADLINES Epic Riding in the Whites

Each year, White Mountains NEMBA hosts a gala of camping, riding and trailwork. Since they’ve done so much over the years, they decided to forego the trailwork and just ride and have some fun. They succeeded! Photos: upper and lower left by Tim Post. The group shot was taken by Kirk Goldsworthy

For the fourth year in a row, riders converged on the Mount Washington Valley for an annual celebration of riding in the White Mountains August 27-29. This weekend there was no trail work involved; White Mountains NEMBA celebrated four years of accomplishments with a laid-back weekend of riding, camping, swimming, and partying. Despite reported heavy rains Saturday night only 5 miles to the East, the campers escaped all traces of rain, and enjoyed great weather the entire weekend. Saturday morning, four separate groups headed out on big rides; they came back with smiles on their faces in anticipation of cracking open the cooler and swimming in the Swift River. The "hammerhead" group cov- ered 57 miles of technical singletrack and climbing. Other groups cov- ered a little less ground, some of them getting tempted by swimming or a little berry picking during the ride. But whether it was 25 or 57 miles, everyone had plenty of riding. (As Bill Boles once said, "Epic rides can be long, or they can be lengthy!") Campsite #16 at Covered Bridge became party central as campers fueled up in anticipation of another big day of riding. On Sunday, the gang headed over to explore the East side of Conway, and most of the riders decided to tackle the 3 mile steady, challenging climb of the Red Tail Trail to the ledgy summit of Black Cap. The exhila- rating, rolling downhill back to Cranmore wrapped up a weekend of great riding and camaraderie. Thanks to Rob Adair, Peter Brandenburg, Jon Conti, Krisztina Holly, Michael Hartrich, Mark Jenks, Peter Minnich, Pete Ostroski, Phil Ostroski, Rob Zimmerman, for leading the rides.

18 | November 2004 ADVOCACY Please Help! Two Action Alerts for White Mountains If you like riding in the White Mountains, or Please see www.nemba.org for more details, •Natural lands are playing a key role in the ever hope to one day, we'd like your help to including talking points and the contact development of new tourist-based write two letters today! Your personalized information to write your letter. economies in the White Mountain National voice is critical to IMBA and NEMBA's cam- Forest. Over 7 million visitors visit and Both of these issues are important to moun- paign to maintain mountain bike access enjoy the recreational opportunities in the tain bikers and NEMBA. The Roadless Rule while protecting the backcountry. forest. The Roadless areas surrounding the is regarded as a viable alternative to Pemigewasset, Sandwich Range and the The first letter we'd like you to write is Wilderness designations since they can be Wild River areas play an important role in regarding the latest Draft Management legislated to provide the same land and preserving the natural character of these Plan for the White Mountain National resource protections as Wilderness but still destinations, making the White Mountain Forest. The plan proposes changes that will allow for mountain bicyclists to enjoy the National Forest one of the most desirable impact mountain biking, including proposed lands (along with equestrians and hikers). destinations in the US. new Wilderness and some language limiting NEMBA has formally submitted our support what trails mountain bikers can ride. This • The original Roadless Initiative had over- of the Roadless Rule, commenting: plan is only done every 15-20 years, so whelming public support. There were 1.6 what the Forest decides will have significant • The Roadless Rule is an exceptional leg- million comments in response to the origi- impact for the years to come. The deadline islative tool that protects our natural nal Roadless area proposal, and 95% of for comment is December 15. resources while still permitting for non- these strongly supported the Roadless motorized forms of recreation. Mountain Initiative. The US Forest Service should The second letter we ask you to write is to bikers enjoy the backcountry experiences stand strong and uphold the legitimacy of defeat the administration's new proposal that the Roadless Rule creates. the Roadless Rule. that threatens the highly popular Roadless Rule that has protected 60 million acres of • Changing the Roadless Rule would return • There are already 380,000 miles of roads backcountry across the country. This new land management to individual forest plans in our forests; roads that the US Forest proposal puts 45,000 roadless acres in the unless the state governors specifically peti- Service does not have sufficient funds to White Mountains at risk of logging and road tioned otherwise. These federal resources maintain and which introduce commercial building. The deadline to comment has been should be guarded and protected by federal logging and its associated negative environ- extended to November 15. policies and the US Forest Service. mental impacts.

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 19 Finale Ligure: Italy’s Paradaiso del Singletrack

words and photos by Jason Hyatt

During the deep freeze of this past New restaurants along the trails and a pleasant sat us down on the terrace for a cappuccino England winter, I found myself performing an medieval town center. Mix in some genuine with sorta-famous former pro rider Jacquie ancient ritual: planning a trip to a warmer hospitality at reasonable prices. Finally, dol- Phelan. Jacquie was staying at the hotel and climate and some new singletrack. This year lop on a liberal helping of primo singletrack we ended up riding together for much of the my eyes were drawn to the May, 2004 photo and serve next to a turquoise Mediterranean weekend. We all took a stroll around town of the IMBA calendar, which features a cou- Sea. Serve warm and buon appetito! and then met with Marcello, our guide. ple of riders above an impossibly blue We flew into Nice, France and hopped on the That first day Marcello and I rode right from Mediterranean Sea, and so began my journey eastbound train along the coast to Finale the hotel and up a respectable 1000 foot dirt to Finale Ligure, Italy. Not only did I find Ligure in northwestern Italy. There we met climb with three Roman stone bridges, one miles of extraordinary flowing singletrack, I up with Lorenzo, the proprietor of the Hotel of which is still used for car traffic. Once up ate incredible food and made some great Florenz. My wife, Claudia, who is Italian, on the Altopiano delle Marie we hit some friends. commented that Lorenzo reminded her of her awesome singletrack, some of which Italians are always talking about food, and a father, always smiling and happy to attend to Marcello himself had built. We rode pieces recipe for Finale Ligure might call for our every need (like a couple of full-suspen- of the 24 hours of Finale Ligure course and Northern California-ish landscape with a sion Kona Bears) and just made us feel right eventually to the location of the IMBA calen- high plain at 1000 feet immediately adjacent at home. One of the many great things dar photo. That's just such a cool feeling to to the coast and then 3500 foot peaks with- about Italy is that people don't rush. We have come full circle like that, but there was in riding distance. Oh, and hold the urban showed up ready to ride and chomping at the still so much more to come. sprawl, please. Instead, add a sprinkling of bit. However, "tranquilo" is the gear into Finale has terrain for everyone, including castles, ancient Roman bridges, quaint which one switches in Finale, and Lorenzo

20 | November 2004 Claudia, who was a few months pregnant. So Marcello and I met Lorenzo, Jacquie and Claudia for a plate of fresh pasta with pesto, a Ligurian specialty, at one of the many fine upcountry trattorias. Together we rode some mellow dirt roads with more mind-blowing views and then descended back to town on the Roman cartway. Claudia enjoyed the rid- ing and only had to dismount for a few rocky sections. The next morning began again with the tradi- tional chatting and cappuccino by the pool at the hotel. Lorenzo wanted to show me the Flydown Bike Park in town, basically a skatepark of freeride stunts of varying diffi- culty. From one of the higher platforms I observed an interesting scene: in front of me about a dozen pre-teen boys were taking a class in how to ride logs and teeter-totters, while next door another group of boys was practicing one of Italy's great pastimes: soc- cer. The freeride movement is strong here in Finale with the Flydown Park and plenty of Robocop impersonators shuttling to the top, so if you swing that way, you will find plen- a few. Indeed, transplanted Canadian Erik arrival. Personally, I prefer swoopy leaves ty of action. The locking doors of the bike 'Stack' Bergon had planned to show us the and pine needles instead of downtown lum- storage area at the Hotel Florenz are signed Ligurian freeride scene, but he broke both of ber and hospital beds, so we headed up to by Wade Simmons and Brett Tippie, to name his arms riding only a few days before our Continued on page 22

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 21 the higher peaks. Lorenzo insisted on shuttling us up 3000 feet to the abandoned NATO base decorated with some interesting graffiti regarding the current president of the United States. Jacquie and another ride, aka "Wheelie Guy", pedalled up in about an hour or so, which is the usual mode of reaching the top, but we were tight on time and Claudia had pulled out her reusable- for-9-months "pregnan- cy card". Another guide, Ricardo, showed me the real jewels of this para- dise: a couple of descents of the type of singletrack which just put a big old smile on your face. "Cravarezza" and "de la Base" wind you down through the beech trees with flowing banked turns and just enough rocks and steep pitches to keep your heart pumping. Then we met up again with Claudia and another woman, a newly arrived American tourist, whom Marcello had taken down some easier dirt roads.

22 | November 2004 At this point Ricardo pulled a giant sausage being stupid trying to keep up with Jacquie. lot of German hikers with ski poles. Jacquie out of his backpack and explained that the Our route brought us right down by the cas- was into the flea market in the town square, leader of his racing team is a butcher and tle above town and to a fine restaurant where which happens the first weekend of each makes great sausage. Indeed he does! we all met up for a fine post-ride meal. month. There was some talk of an Italian Jacquie, Marcello and "Wheelie Guy" then cooking school in town, as well. The road Finale has much more to offer than riding. In made the rendezvous point with us for the riding looked awesome if you like huge gru- fact, in terms of outdoor sports it is probably huge descent back down into town via Pian elling climbs and scenic winding ridge roads, more well-known for rock climbing. The Marino and Castel Gavone, while Claudia and Lorenzo said that much of his cycling beach is what draws most of the Italian drove down with Lorenzo. That ride certain- clientele are roadies. Interestingly, none of tourists to this place, particularly in August, ly challenged me with the wet rocks and my in-laws in Rome had ever heard of Finale so you might want to avoid that month. Like some steep stepdowns. I will have to admit Ligure. the rest of the world, there seemed to be a that Finale claimed some blood, but I was Continued on page 24 Switch to Telphonic to Support NEMBA & IMBA 4¢ per Minute Long Distance — Anytime! Free Stuff: You’ll get a free IMBA Ball Cap, IMBA Jersey* and Ned Overend will even send you his book, Mountain Bike Like a Champion.

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SingleTrackS No. 76 | 23 Spring and Fall are the best times to visit Finale Ligure. The sum- Some useful information mer can be hot and full of tourists, while sometimes in January and How to get there: Closest airport is Genoa, Italy, (1 hour February you might not be able to ride the higher trails due to by train) but Nice, France is also close by (3 hour train, 15 snow. The 24 Hours of Finale Ligure sounds like fun, and is the last euros per person, switch in Ventemillia) and usually has bet- weekend of May, 2004 (www.24hfinale.com). Looking at the map, ter airfare deals. Airport pickup is possible through some there is so much terrain to ride here it would keep anyone busy for hotels. Some airlines offer free bike transport on internation- quite a while. Marcello and Ricardo said that they take groups of al flights, so ask. advanced riders on new terrain everyday for a week no problem. They should know, they built a lot of the new trails. Accommodations: Hotel Florenz, a former monastery If you are looking for something a little more than the usual moun- www.florenzhotel.com (closed January). At about 90 euros tain bike vacation, consider Finale Ligure. Italy might sound far per person per night, including all meals and a guide (depend- away and expensive, but if you are going to get on an airplane and ing on the season and what level of service), it's a little more stay in a hotel, do the math and you might find Italy to be a good money so we stayed elsewhere (Hotel Santa Maria, 65 euros deal in comparison to going to the western USA, even with the per person per night, including meals). We regret that as it weak dollar at the moment. Do not be afraid if you do not speak would have been a better deal at Florenz since IMBA mem- Italian, as many people here can speak English and trying to com- bers get 20% off. There is a Youth Hostel at Via E. Caviglia municate can be an enjoyable challenge. You and your travelling 46. Reservations are recommended. www.italybikehotels.it companions will get more out of the trip than miles on dirt. Maps: Alp Finalese Cartoguide 2 1:25000 1998, but most Simply being in Italy really puts you in a good mood, so I see this trails are not on any map. Supposedly a guidebook is coming as being a great place to visit with a varied group, like a family, per- out summer 2004. haps as part of a longer European vacation. You can make stops in Florence, Venice and Rome which are all a few hours by train. Just Bike Shop: Riveria Outdoor www.rivieraoutdoor.com rents bring your helmet, clothes, pedals and shoes and the rest can be Kona bikes for 18 euros per day. rented in Finale, or purchase your needs at the local bike shop, Dining: so many choices! In town, Osteria ai Cuattru Canti which appeared to have everything. You can get in a good morning (Via Torcelli, 22) was excellent for lunch then head to Bar of riding then enjoy a great meal and a stroll up to the historic cas- Centrale for a gelato on the main piazza. tle. The town itself deserves some time to explore and simply enjoy an espresso on the square. La Vita Dolce! Currency: During our trip (May, 2004), 1 euro = 1.20 US Dollars.

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SIDETRACKS In Good Faith by Krisztina Holly

Dear Philip Keyes, Respected One, sister and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, other related complications of which she Côte d'Ivoire with our personal effects, later died after a long visit in hospital. This I know this mail may come to you as a sur- including helmets, a box of energy bars, and ordeal very much ruined our entire riding prize, especially since we do not know each a box containing our valued titanium spare season. other in person. To briefly introduce myself, parts and tools. My father deposited the my name is Mr. Phro Ryder, the only son of Now, my sister and myself are alone in this bicycles on safe custody until after the war late Chief Festus Phro Ryder, the former head strange country, suffering without any care, when he will join us by sag wagon. of once great bicycle cartel in Liberia and bicycles, or trail maps. This godforsaken Chairman of Liberia Bicycle Corporation. I As the war is persisting in my country, and country seems to have no open singletrack, received your contact from the IMBA office following the indiscriminate looting of public as the President is advised by a band of in Cote d'Ivoire. My sources of your contact and Government properties by the rebel local Hateful Old Hikers, and we are now orphans gave me courage and confidense to rely on freeride forces, the Liberia Bicycle and refugees with no place to ride. Our only you. Corporation was one of the targets looted hope now is in the container of bicycles our and destroyed. My father including other top father left with the exportation company. To I am writing you in absolute confidense pri- Government functionaries were attacked, this effect, i humbly solicit your assistance in marily to seek your assistance to transfer our forced to ride Huffys, and later killed in the followings ways: sum of Ten Thousand Five Hundred (10,500) March 2004 because of the discontinuation 2005 model full suspension bicycles now in (1) To assist me claim this bounty as co- of the popular 5" travel model-the Phro Lite- the custody of one of the prime exportation beneficiary. and rumors of an upcoming distribution deal companies here in Abidjan to your private with Wal-Mart Liberia, LLC. (2) To transfer these bicycles in your name to stable pending our arrival to your country. your country and make a good arrangement As a result of my father's death, and with the SOURCE OF THE GOODS: My late father, late for a joint business investment at Interbike news of my uncle's involvement in a suspi- Chief Festus Phro Ryder had already made on our behalf in your country. cious bicycle crash in June, the untimely arrangement for his family; my mother, my deaths caused my mother's heart failure and (3) To secure a place of habitation for my sis-

26 | November 2004 SIDETRACKS ter and myself in Moab, Utah. The whole documents issued after deposit is in my custody and will be forwarded to you on demand. For your assistance, i beg to concede one of the prototype 10" travel bikes and 15% of the business deal to you for your effort and kind assistance. I will like you to treat this transaction with absolute confidentiality considering the popularity of the organizations involved. Best regards, Mr. Phro Ryder Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

The Yoruba God of Chaos and Disorder, Eshu, pedals his offroad bike while toking on his tobacco pipe. This image, carved in the lid of a sacred bowl, is said to show Eshu's power and ability to harness the technologies of the outside world. (No mention of the little guy on the back, perhaps he's just quaffing a Guinness and going along for the ride.) In Nigeria, Yoruba priests use these (since that's when the wood carver died), and it's probably a lot older. Just bowls to hold palm and kola nuts, cowrie shells and goes to show that not everything originated in the mountains of Marin. other things used to divine the future and resolve con- The bowl can be seen at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. flicts and disputes, The bowl is at least 40-years old

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SingleTrackS No. 76 | 27 SIDETRACKS Bikes are People Too by Jeff Cutler, www.jeffcutler.com Basements, living rooms, bedrooms and the woods below the main flow of traffic. really unhappy with your offspring, you'll still heaven-forbid, garages. These are the places feed it and look after it. Well the same goes In early 1998, I stopped to relieve myself on we keep our loved ones. You know the ones for your bike. one of the trails in Wompatuck State Park in that give us joy. The ones that complete us Hingham, MA. The ranger station was too far Pull out all the stops. Let's look briefly today and contribute to our social, emotional and away and the toilet near the campground at the care and feeding of your favorite two- physical well-being. The ones that are made wouldn't open again until April, and I could- wheeled friend. of space-age materials and have two wheels. n't wait that long. So, I let the trail have it. Housing Our bikes are pretty much a part of the fam- Shortly thereafter, approximately one week ily in the way we treat them and there's Keep the bike close to you. I don't care if the and one day later, I crashed horribly in nothing wrong with that. I think bikes should crankset stains your antique ottoman, it's Wompatuck shattering my collarbone and hold a place near and dear to your heart. important that the bike know you care. In my bruising my whole body. The trails had got- They should get at least a third of your atten- home it's so important that my bikes under- ten even with me and I learned a valuable les- tion (unless you have two or more kids and a stand the depth of my love that I keep them son about not taking any object for granted. spouse). Then, each bike should get about beside my bed. Then, I bring one to the the same amount of attention as your least So, if you want your bike to treat you right, shower with me in the morning and I allow favorite household member. you'll have to look out for its needs. We all them both to sit nearby while I play Madden know we should check the bolts and the lube 2005 on my Playstation in the evenings. Seriously. If you're preparing to spend on our bikes before and after each ride. We $12,000 a year to send a child to private It's this camaraderie that will ensure that an also know how important air pressure is, and school, you should at least consider making endo doesn't occur without reason or that a that shifting and brake assemblies deserve life easier on your bike. That's where this col- tube magically stops holding air. careful scrutiny. umn really begins. If you must keep the bike in another room or But, I'm talking about making your bike com- Catering to your bike's needs is essential. the basement, visit the bike frequently. Or at fortable. Ignoring your bike except on ride days is akin least put in a baby monitor with the sound to peeing directly on the trail instead of in Back to the ugly child analogy. Even if you are end with the bike so you can play music for

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SingleTrackS No. 76 | 29 CHAPTER NEWS

the start before dark. Or you can keep on riding cally challenging. And the ride is a blast on some if you don't mind bumping into more trees than great trails. Each ride has a ride leader and group you usually do! size will be limited. You must pre-register for this ride. Watch the website for details. Blackstone Be ready to go by 6:00 PM. HUFF: The first Wednesday of the month we ride at Hodges Other members of Blackstone Valley NEMBA are Village Dam in Oxford, the second Wednesday at offering up some fine riding opportunities. Pete Valley Upton State Forest, the third at Framingham's Taylor has two moderately paced rides planned, President: Rich Kordell, kordell67@char- Callahan State Park, followed by a Floater ride on each about 15 miles. One on October 3 will be ter.net, 508-865-9964 the fourth (and fifth) Wednesday. We welcome from Hodges Village to Charlton via the Mid- your suggestions and offers to lead future floater State Trail and return via part of Buffumville Trail. Treasurer: Mitch Steinberg rides. Let us know if you're interested in leading Another will October 17 will be in northern Secretary: Anne Shepard a ride. Worcester County, starting at the Wachusett Ride Coordinator: Jeff Gallo Village Inn to scenic Muddy Pond, Westminster. Don't forget that our rides and event details are He promises opportunities for good food and ale Callahan SF: Mark Lamkin posted on our website, www.BVNEMBA.org. after the rides. Call Pete Taylor, 978 365 6242 for Thanks to Mitch Steinberg for keeping the site details.. Douglas SF: Mark Donoghue current and looking good. Vietnam Trail Maintenance Hale Reservation: Jack Maxwell Special Rides Hodges Village Dam: Rich Kordell A trail building day is planned for October 24. There are several additional rides going on in The Milford Conservation Committee has gra- Hopkinton SF: David Freed October. ciously allowed us to build a new access trail Upton SF: Jeff Gallo On October 16 Dave Freed will be leading his through their property. The trail will start at Rt Vietnam: Mitch Steinberg fifth annual Triple Basin Blast. If you've not done 85, north of the power lines and office park. This this ride before, you may be asking yourself, work day will be organized by the Vietnam Land Email List: [email protected] "What's a Triple Basin Blast?" The Triple Basin Management Committee. Watch the website for Website: www.bvnemba.org. refers to the fact that this ride traverses three of details. the state's major watersheds (or river basins). Chapter Meeting and Volunteer Vietnam is the headwaters of the Charles River, Appreciation Event Blackstone Valley NEMBA has been all about the which empties out into Boston Harbor. ride lately. We've been fortunate to have culti- Peppercorn Hill and Upton State Forest are part We're planning our annual chapter meeting for vated great relations with our land managers and of the Blackstone River watershed, which goes November, date and place TBD. As always, it is seem to be without major trail access concerns. through Providence into Narraganset Bay. open to everyone. We'll go for a ride, do some Whitehall State Park is the one of the headwaters lunch and finish up with our meeting and elec- Weekly Ride Series of the Sudbury River, which empties into the tions. As it has been forever, our weekly Wednesday Concord River, which flows into the Merrimack River and the Atlantic Ocean near New Speaking of elections, we'd welcome your night ride series will continue well into the fall. involvement as a candidate. Contact any of our (And for some, all the time). Hampshire. Our ride goes through all three. Enough geography. There will again be 3 routes current board members to find out more. But Since late August we've taken to bringing lights to choose from, one of 35 miles, another of 25 just remember my brother Jeb will again be in with us. You can still come and ride with us if miles and one of 15 miles. The routes are fairly charge of the vote counting! —Rich Kordell you don't have lights. We can get you back to technical and mentally, physically and mechani-

long), I hardly made time to ride the trails. A it up and make it un-useable if you can. Again, welcome return. don't allow it to propagate. We've got some issues to work on. We really 4.) Spread the word at the LBS. You'd be sur- Connecticut need your help. Now, this is a catch 22, but prised who they talk to and know who's doing President: Dave Singleton, 860-536-8052, we're on the side of right here, Illegal stunts are what where. They could clandestinely tell the [email protected] being built at Bolton and, (I've heard) elsewhere. offending party to stop and the problem may Vice-President: Matt Mueller, 860-489- I know NEMBA can be perceived as "the guys solve itself. 0004, [email protected] who take down the stunts" and / or "the guys who dumb down trails". This is the catch-22. 5.) Be vigilant. It takes time to change behavior. Secretary: Mike Dews We want to harness free-riders and younger rid- Again, we're on the side of right here. Treasurer: Mike Gnazzo ers just getting started, yet our desire to change Off the soapbox now. Exhausting (But impor- these trail violations creates ill will. Board: Paul Bassett, Barry Burke, Paula tant). Burton, Art Roti, Alex Sokolow, John How to succeed? In happier news, please check out the website Turchi, and Don Whaley. 1.) Get to know the land manager where you www.ctnemba.com or www.ctnemba.org Paul Trail Care Coordinator: John Turchi, ride. Set up a face to face. Take the 30 minutes and Brian have done an excellent job with it. [email protected] out of your schedule and let them know who we Write up some TM, happenings, whatever. Even Ambassador Coordinator: Alex Sokolow, are and what we're about. Create good will with recap a ride and post it as news. Without fresh [email protected] the person responsible for where you ride and let content, the site is cool, but like a shark, it needs to move forward to survive. Email List: [email protected] them know we're the good guys. Ask if the stunts and new trails are permitted. If so, you're Hope everyone enjoys the fall fiesta and comes CT Web: www.ctnemba.org done. for the annual meeting. I'm going to hold anoth- er open meeting this spring; stay tuned for more. I finally got the fat tire bike out of the garage 2.) Watch carefully. Know when things re-appear today. Man, I forgot how different mountain bik- and if in the same place. Ride the area where you —Dave Singleton, CT-NEMBA chapter president ing is from the road. After a summer with a bro- first observe anything and ride it repeatedly. and espoused roadie at heart! ken hand interrupting my cycling season (not fair 3.) Take them down. Don't allow it to propagate. since I rode at least twice a month all winter Remove construction material if practical; crunch

30 | November 2004 We had 130 riders, some hailing from as far away broadcasting topsoil removed from a bench cut as Long Island. While Great Brook does not have down the slope to blend in with the hillside, the the most technical riding in the state, we were DCR requested that we transport all of the soils Greater Boston able to showcase all of the trails that NEMBA has removed and use them to cover up and re-vege- President: Joe Levine designed and maintained at the park including tate the old trail that we were retiring. Our sim- [email protected] 617-945-2061 Stone Row and Keyes Loop. We raised over ple trail day turned into a massive cut and fill $900 for the park at the end of the day. operation. Vice-President: Mike Tabaczynski While the riding was great, many of us had just The new methods would require a much larger Secretary: Chris Harris a good a time at the Harpoon Post Party. Due to work force then we originally anticipated. The Treasurer: Claire Grimble some logistical problems, the restaurant we had work would also go slower because the limiting hoped to use for the post party fell through at factor would be the availability of wheel barrows Patrol Director: Art Paradice, [email protected] the last minute but due to the generosity of and people to move them. To make matters Philip and Nanyee Keyes, palatial NEMBA head- worse, August is not the coolest month of the Email List: [email protected] quarters served as the host for the after party. — year and that Saturday turned out to be a Website: www.gbnemba.org Claire Grimble scorcher. But none of this daunted us. We accepted the higher standards as a test of our Meetings: Check website for monthly Fall Trail Maintenance at the Fells capabilities and pulled out all the stops to make meeting schedule 1st Monday each A higher bar is set at the Fells sure we met every expectation. The results were month. astounding. 30 volunteers showed up to help On August 28th, Greater Boston NEMBA com- and the trail looks great. The old trail is well on pleted the fourth of six maintenance days sched- It's been a great summer for riding and while the its way to becoming forest floor again and the uled for the Middlesex Fells this year. Six main- members of the Greater Boston Chapter of new trail is fun and sustainable. tenance days is a very ambitious goal for one NEMBA have found plenty of opportunities to park but there is lots of work to be done on the In the end I am very pleased that the land man- ride, many chapter volunteers have been hard at mountain bike loop and we wanted to make a ager asked us to step it up a notch. I think our work on a variety of projects. visible showing of our commitment to the park. work is even better then it was and it was a great In August, the chapter was host to the 5th ride opportunity to display our organizational capac- The workday we planned on the 28th was a sim- in the Harpoon Mountain Bike Adventure Series. ity. Much thanks to those who showed up and ple re-route of a fall line trail. The layout was a This installment of the series was held at Great helped out. We will soon be setting the agenda little tricky but the implementation was sup- Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle. Despite a hor- for next year’s trail maintenance. If you would posed to be pretty straight forward. ribly rainy day the day before the ride (which like to be involved in that process, drop me an Complexities on this project arouse when the made for marking the course a very damp affair - email at [email protected]. —Tom Grimble Department of Conservation and Recreation many thanks to the volunteers who spent hours asked us to use methods that are more stringent in the rain hanging arrows), Sunday dawned then what we normally encounter. Instead of bright and clear and the perfect day for a ride.

completed; yet we know it's for good reason. We Sponsor Correction just can't go out in the woods to design a trail on State property, or any other property for that mat- Our newest sponsor is PEAK PERFORMANCE in Pioneer ter, without permission. Please remember that. Holyoke, Ma. Sorry for the typo error in the last issue, Matt. They have been doing advanced rides The carsonite signs that we put up at the trail- for the greater part of the summer. Valley heads have been a real bonus for all trail users. President: George Willard, 413-527- Plus, all of the bridges seem to be holding up And, speaking of our sponsors, please support 0330, [email protected] extremely well. Thanks Rich. them. A list of them is located in the back of this issue. VP Hampshire County: Rich LaBombard, We hope you all have had the chance to ride this 413-527-7427, [email protected] great Park. If not, you're missing out on some very Election Time for PVNEMBA VP Franklin County: John Dudek, 413- good riding. We will hold a Chapter ride and Annual Officer 772-0496, [email protected] Batchelor Street Entrance- Election on Sunday, November 14th. at 9:30a.m at VP Hamden County: Position open Holyoke/Skinner Range State Park the Notch Visitor's Center on Route 116 in Amherst. (Please double check with George Treasurer: Peter Ogulewicz What can we say that hasn't already been said? It's Willard or Rich LaBombard for final verification) amazing how many riders from all over have heard Email List: mtb- All Chapter members, and potential new members [email protected] about this little piece of mountain bike heaven. If you want technical, we got it. You want rockwork; are invited. Web: http://pvnemba.tripod.com/pvnem- we've got that too. You want to smooth single ba.htm We will be choosing /electing new chapter officers. track? You're not going to find it there. You will find All positions are open, and we are always looking smooth singletrack and lots of it, across the street for new blood/talent that will be willing to keep from the Notch Visitor's Center on the west side of our PVNEMBA train rolling. Hello PV NEMBA. Summer is behind us, days are Route 116. Go diagonally across Rt.116 to the short, fall is in full swing, the oak leaves are real driveway, then all the way along the chain link Let's keep on keepin' on slippery, and the yellow jackets have finally put fence, look for single track. The rest is up to you. away their stingers, at least for a while. So what's Other than the usual weekday and weekend riding a rider to do? Get out there and ride, that's what. PVNEMBA at Jiminey Peak with your friends, not a lot has changed. Those of Check with any of our local shops that are having you who know us by now, realize we don't do a lot For those about to rock, we salute you. Actually, night rides. They carry an assortment of the good of the social things that some chapters do. But we'd like to salute Pete Vangel for his tireless work lighting systems and are certainly willing to set that's OK. Our chapter has had a hand in creating, at this location. Pete and his rock meisters have you up. If you haven't experienced night riding, it designing, and maintaining some of the finest trails been working at Jiminey all summer long to help can be a blast. It can also get you into some real in New England, and we would like to thank each establish downhill runs to satisfy that gravity urge trouble if you're not prepared. Always have an and every one of you for joining and supporting us. in all of us. emergency backup light, and, don't go out alone. We hope that you will continue to do so, and , if I And for those of you who aren't aware, Pete had a may be so bold, ask each of you to get the word New Trail at the D.A.R State Park hand in most of the great rockwork we all enjoy at out to your non-NEMBA friends. Enough said. I hope by now the 2-mile trail off of the Long Trail Batchelor Street. See what Trail Building school can Go Ride, GW is finally completed. It's a little frustrating getting do for you? Thank you Pete. Great work! through the bureaucratic shuffle to get the trail

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 31 Pawtuckaway State Park. It is the culmination of a you so much for the help!). Please go to our web- lot of work by a number of people - but most espe- site and take a look at the photos (www.snem- cially the extraordinary efforts of David Heath and ba.org). Joe Dizzazo. Our small chapter took on this chal- Seacoast Coming this fall we will be hosting the 5th Annual lenge and I am extremely proud to say completed President: Jonathan Melzar, EFTA/NEMBA Bear Brook Boogie Fun Ride. Please [email protected], 603-659-7233 it ahead of the plan. It would be impossible for me to fully express my appreciation for all the hard come to Bear Brook SP on October 17th and have Vice-President: Kevin Cox work our group has put into the project - all I can a great time - more details will be posted on our website. Secretary: Jason Record really say is thank you. I also want to thank the great support we have received from our neighbor- Last, but not least - our fall trail care schedule is: Treasurer: David Heath ing chapters - South Central NH and North Shore Email List: [email protected] in helping us to make this 2.5 mile trail happen so Oct 24 Northwoods Meadows quickly. For those who haven't had the pleasure of Nov 7 Fort Rock-Exeter Web: www.snemba.org riding it yet - the Woronoco has two substantial bridges and three boardwalks (who can forget lug- —Jonathan Melzar The Seacoast Chapter is pleased to announce the ging 2"x12"x16' pressure treated lumber in over a opening of the Woronoco trail this summer at mile on rough trails in the pouring rain! - thank

more people complain than any time in recent SEMASS. Great work as always, Paul and Kevin! memory about having no summer. While July and August were both above average in terms of rain The other big project was a beautiful new bridge SE Mass measurements at the Blue Hills observatory, there that was built with funding provided by SEMASS President: Rich Higgins, rlhiggins@com- was certainly plenty of good riding to be had. NEMBA in Borderland. The bridge uses cedar trees cast.net ,508-238-7590 "They call it stormy Monday" and it did seem as for stringers and has a beautiful design. Vice-Presidents: though a lot of the rain came on Mondays which At our September meeting at the Blue Hills, we led to the canceling of many of Bill Bole's popular decided to organize an event for kids in conjunc- Ames Nowell: Don Jordan, 781-767- mellow Monday rides. This is a great ride for tion with IMBA's National Take A Kid Mountain 4044 beginners or folks just looking to do a recovery Biking Day on Saturday, October 2nd. We are Blue Hills: Joe Sloane, 617-696-3533 ride. Bill changes the location every week so make partnering with Trips for Kids of Boston, a non- sure you're signed up to [email protected] for Borderland: Christopher Patrick, profit group that takes under-privileged kids updates. mountain biking. In the next issue, I'll let you Franklin SF: Jan Hubbell, 508-341-5509 But putting a positive spin on things, September know how it turns out. Freetown: Dennis Lewis, 508-993-5920 is one of the best months to ride of the entire We are also planning another toy drive/Christmas Wompatuck: Paul Peaslee, 781-925-2512 year. The bugs start to disappear, the humidity is ride at the Blue Hills on December 5th. The fes- down, and there aren't too many leaves on the tivities will start around 9:00 (check Wrentham: Kevin Delaney, 401-722- ground yet. www.semassnemba.org for updates on the time) 2426 In terms of major events or projects, it was a rel- at the Houghton's Pond parking lot. Please bring Treasurer: Bill Boles, 508-583-0067 atively quiet summer with two exceptions. Paul an unwrapped toy. We'll have organized rides and Secretary: Eero Kola, 781-356-2518 Peaslee and Kevin Chichlowski of the Bikebarn a fun atmosphere. Bring the whole family!!! — Rich Higgins Email List: [email protected] hosted the 7th annual Landmine Classic Mountain Bike Race. The race raised enough to It's been a long hot summer down here in south- provide two $500 grants to other NEMBA chap- eastern Mass NEMBA land……NOT! I've heard ters plus some left over for additional tools for

this year's schedule to routine maintenance. It The Town of Conway has been having good suc- managed not to rain on us, and a pile of great rid- cess in getting property owners to grant recre- ing was squeezed into the weekend. From ational trail easements through properties cur- White Saturday's 57-mile hammerhead epic to the 20+ rently being developed. We are hopeful that a con- mile "moderate" ride, everybody seemed to have a tinuous, permanent trail network can be main- great time. The Swift River was welcome relief tained within the town. Mountains from the heat & humidity, and food & beverages President: Mark Jenks, 603-356-0233, flowed around the campfire until the strictly- The White Mountains Chapter scored a $500 [email protected] enforced quiet hour came - much to the delight of NEMBA grant to conduct a mapping project in more than one tired rider. Sunday's relatively short Echo Lake State Park. The project will include Vice-President: Rob Adair, 603-356- installation of a small kiosk outside the park 5214, [email protected] ride still featured over 2,000 feet of climbing. Many thanks to Krisztina Holly for taking care of entrance and display of a map of the small but Treasurer: Phil Ostroski all the details, and to ride leaders Phil & Pete interesting park features. The AMC's top notch cartographer Larry Garland will be compiling the Secretary: Cathy Steers Ostroski, Jon Conti, Peter Minnich, and Rob Zimmerman for not losing anyone! data and producing the map. We are very thankful Email List: to SE Mass NEMBA's Paul Peaslee and Kevin [email protected] The White Mountain National Forest should have Chichlorochi for supporting this grant program. released their proposed alternative to the Forest Wow, how quickly the summer has flown by! As Plan by the time you read this. Language in the That's it for now. Happy riding! —Rob Adair wet as the weather has been, it has kept the dust proposed draft is likely to significantly change reg- down and the trails here in the Whites have been ulations regarding mountain biking in the Forest. in good shape. PLEASE be prepared to write comments to the Forest Service during the 90-day comment period. NEMBA's 4th Annual White Mountains Trail This is not to be confused with proposed changes Building Weekend was held August 28 and 29, to the Forest Service's Roadless Initiative, whose but without the trail building. After overdosing on comment period ended November 15th. a number of major projects last year, we limited

32 | November 2004 Other NEMBA Chapter Contacts: Berkshire NEMBA: Heather Linscott, [email protected], 413-743-7893 Cape Cod NEMBA Charlie Genatossio, [email protected], 508-477-4936 Maine NEMBA Lisa Cote, [email protected], 207-935-4157 Merrimack Valley NEMBA Norman Blanchette, [email protected], 978-957-0800 Mt. Agamenticus NEMBA Todd Bumen, [email protected], 207-332-5497 North Shore NEMBA Mark Derrane, [email protected], 781-718-0285

Rhode Island NEMBA Tina Hopkins, 401-392-3596

South Central NH NEMBA Scott Nixon, [email protected], 603-424-7469

Vermont NEMBA Rob Macgregor, 802-824-3642, [email protected]

Wachusett NEMBA Jim Wrightson, [email protected], 978-464-2763 NEMBA Rides

NEMBA rides are led by individual NEMBA members for other mem- MBAS Harpoon MTB Adventure Series ride. 10-20 miles. bers and prospective members. So if you haven't yet joined NEMBA, A ride on a marked course for all ability levels. please do. Normally includes short and long loops. Call for more information. Rides are usually for small numbers of people and vary with the loca- tion and the personal style of the host. Rides have been known to EFTA/NEMBA 10-25 miles. Marked loops for all ability levels. change location or time at the last moment. So be sure to call the Normally includes multiple loops. Call for more ride's leader, both to sign up, and to find out more about the ride. information. **Be sure to contact the ride leader a couple of days before the ride Kids/Family 2-10 miles, usually easy pace & terrain. These takes place. That way you will be sure that the ride is on. rides are aimed at parents with young children. If you commit to a ride, go, since space is limited. That way the rides Beginner 2-7 miles, easy terrain, easy pace. These rides are will stay manageable and will be enjoyable for everyone. Helmets are aimed at riders with little or no riding experience. required on all NEMBA rides. Contact your ride's leader if the weath- er looks questionable. Novice 4-9 miles, mellow pace, easy terrain, frequent stops. HEY! - Why not lead a NEMBA ride yourself? Contact Bill Boles at 508-583-0067 or [email protected] for more Advanced Novice6-10 miles, mellow pace, either mostly easy ter- information. rain, or could be technical terrain done slowly, fre- quent stops. (MBA) Indicates a NEMBA Mountain Bike Adventure Series Ride Intermediate 10-20 miles, moderately technical, somewhat (EN) Indicates an EFTA/NEMBA Fun Ride. faster pace, occasional stops and bail out points. (D) Indicates a weekday daytime ride. Intermediate rides are designed for people who (DB) Indicates a daybreak or early morning ride. ride frequently, and have some skills, but who (BHTW) Indicates a Blue Hills Trail Watch ride. probably don't enter races. (NBTRS) indicates Newington Bike Trek Ride Series Advanced Intermediate The same as intermediate, except faster (Dog) Indicates you can bring your dog. and harder terrain. (W) Indicates a WOMBATS ride. (K) Indicates a Kids & Family ride. Advanced 20-30 miles, high technical difficulty, fast pace, (CALL) Indicates contact the leader to see if the ride is on. few stops or chances to bail out. These rides are (TBA) Indicates location to be determined. intended for advanced riders or, racers who would (U) Indicates an urban ride. like to go for a challenging ride at less than all out (SS) Indicates Single Speed bicycles are OK. race pace. (SKILLS) Indicates a skills training session Women's Ride Can be any level of difficulty. Call for more infor- mation. The following ride categories are only general guidelines. You should ask the ride's leader exactly what type of ride he or she is planning in terms of distance, pace and technicality. Also, be realistic about your level of riding skills and don't join a ride that is beyond your present ability or fitness level.

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 33 Cape Cod & Islands 10/09 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-4807 10/09 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/09 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-4375 10/09 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-298 10/10 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 10/10 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/10 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905 10/12 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 10/13 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 10/13 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/16 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-4807 10/16 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/16 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-4375 10/16 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-298 10/17 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 10/17 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/17 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905 10/19 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 10/20 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 10/20 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/23 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-4807 10/23 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/23 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-4375 10/23 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-298 10/24 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 10/24 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/24 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905 10/26 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 10/27 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 10/27 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/30 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-4807 10/30 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/30 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-4375 10/30 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-298 10/31 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 10/31 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 10/31 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905 11/02 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 11/03 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 11/03 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/06 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-4807 11/06 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/06 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-4375 11/06 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-298 11/07 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 11/07 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/07 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905 11/09 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 11/10 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 11/10 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/13 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-4807 11/13 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/13 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-4375 11/13 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-298 11/14 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 11/14 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/14 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905 11/16 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 11/17 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 11/17 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689

34 | November 2004 11/20 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-4807 11/20 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/20 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-4375 11/20 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-298 11/21 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 11/21 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/21 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905 11/23 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 11/24 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 11/24 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/27 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-4807 11/27 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/27 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-4375 11/27 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-298 11/28 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 11/28 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 11/28 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905 11/30 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 12/01 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 12/01 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 12/04 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-4807 12/04 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 12/04 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-4375 12/04 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-298 12/05 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 12/04 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 12/04 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905 12/07 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 12/08 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-1300 12/08 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 12/11 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-4807 12/11 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 12/11 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-4375 12/11 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-298 12/12 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 12/12 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689 12/12 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905 Central, Wachusett & Western Mass 10/07 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-0521 10/10 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-5353 10/10 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-2453 10/14 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-0521 10/17 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-5353 10/17 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-2453 10/21 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-0521 10/24 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-5353 10/24 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-2453 10/28 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-0521 10/31 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-5353 10/31 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-2453 11/04 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-0521 11/07 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-5353 11/07 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-2453 11/11 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-0521 11/14 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-5353 11/14 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-2453 11/18 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-0521 12/02 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-0521 Connecticut 10/09 Penwood SP Adv. Novice John Turchi [email protected] 860-653-5038

SingleTrackS No. 76 | 35 10/12 W. Hartford Res. Intermediate Don Myers [email protected] 860-561-2755 10/19 W. Hartford Res. Intermediate Don Myers [email protected] 860-561-2755 10/26 W. Hartford Res. Intermediate Don Myers [email protected] 860-561-2755 11/13 Shenipsit SF Intermediate John Turchi [email protected] 860-653-5038 Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont 10/10 Fat Tire Frolic, Carrabassett All Deborah Lander 207-263-4511 10/10 Minkhills All Glenn Kirby [email protected] 603-456-3805 10/12 FOMBA Intermediate Bob Hall [email protected] 603-673-1817 10/19 Yudicky Intermediate Bob Hall [email protected] 603-673-1817 10/26 Blood Road Haloween Ride Intermediate Bob Hall [email protected] 603-673-1817 11/02 TBD Intermediate Bob Hall [email protected] 603-673-1817 11/09 TBD Intermediate Bob Hall [email protected] 603-673-1817 Metro Boston, Merrimac & North Shore 10/09 Charles Ward Res. Advanced Beginner Bob Hicks 978-774-0906 10/10 Wompatuck SP Intermediate Steve Cobble [email protected] 781-254-8796 10/14 Great Brook Farm SP Women - Intermediate Nanyee Keyes [email protected] 978-263-0459 10/16 Blue Hills Intermediate Blue Hills Trail Watch 617-698-1802(BHTW) 10/16 Blue Hills Novice Joe Sloane [email protected] 781-696-3533(BHTW) 10/28 Great Brook Farm SP Women - Intermediate Nanyee Keyes [email protected] 978-263-0459 11/13 Charles Ward Res. Advanced Beginner Bob Hicks 978-774-0906 11/13 Blue Hills Novice Joe Sloane [email protected] 781-696-3533(BHTW) 11/14 Wompatuck SP Intermediate Steve Cobble [email protected] 781-254-8796 12/05 Blue Hills All -Toys for Tots Joe Sloane [email protected] 781-696-3533(BHTW) Southeastern Mass, Blackstone Valley & Rhode Island 10/09 Hodges/Buffomville Advanced Intermediate Mark Donovan [email protected] 774-275-0722 10/10 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 10/10 Wompatuck SP Intermediate Steve Cobble [email protected] 781-254-8796 10/13 Upton SF Beginner & Intermediate Jeff Gallo www.bvnemba.org 508-366-2655 10/13 Plymouth All Walter Masgul [email protected] 603-512-5095 10/14 Foxboro SF Intermediate Dan Ibbitson [email protected] 508-384-0665 10/16 Blue Hills Intermediate Blue Hills Trail Watch 617-698-1802(BHTW) 10/16 Blue Hills Novice Joe Sloane [email protected] 781-696-3533(BHTW) 10/16 Hodges/Buffomville Advanced Intermediate Mark Donovan [email protected] 774-275-0722 10/17 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 10/20 Callahan SP Beginner & Intermediate Jeff Gallo www.bvnemba.org 508-366-2655 10/20 Plymouth All Walter Masgul [email protected] 603-512-5095 10/22 Foxboro SF Intermediate Dan Ibbitson [email protected] 508-384-0665 10/24 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 10/27 Plymouth All Walter Masgul [email protected] 603-512-5095 10/27 TBA Beginner & Intermediate Jeff Gallo www.bvnemba.org 508-366-2655 10/28 Foxboro SF Intermediate Dan Ibbitson [email protected] 508-384-0665 10/31 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-6773 11/03 Plymouth All Walter Masgul [email protected] 603-512-5095 11/04 Foxboro SF Intermediate Dan Ibbitson [email protected] 508-384-0665 11/06 Hodges/Buffomville Advanced Intermediate Mark Donovan [email protected] 774-275-0722

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