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Sept 2008 #99 Sept 2008 #99 www.nemba.org SSingleingleTTrackS NEMBA, the New England Mountain Bike September 2008, Number 99 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. Park City? SingleTracks is published six times a year by the New England Mountain Bike Association for the trail community. Ride City! NEMBA attends IMBA’s World Summit in force ©SingleTracks to gather with advocacy leaders around the Editor & Publisher: Philip Keyes globe and do some killer riding Contributing Writer: Jeff Cutler By Todd Bumen 10 Copy Editor: Nanyee Keyes Executive Director: Philip Keyes [email protected] NEMBA PO Box 2221 Acton MA 01720 16 Millstone Hill Voice 800.57.NEMBA Fax: 717-326-8243 [email protected] ~ Riding the Board of Directors Harold Green, President Quarry Peter DeSantis, Vice-President Modelled after the Kingdom Trails, Millstone Mill, in Anne Shepard, Treasurer Barre VT, boasts some incredible trails and scenic vis- Tom Grimble, Secretary tas. Maybe it’s time for a road trip to check it out! Rob Adair, White Mountains NEMBA By Alison Cornwall Bart Angelo, RI NEMBA Norman Blanchette, MV NEMBA Matt Bowser, SCNH NEMBA Todd Bumen, Mt. Agamenticus NEMBA Steve Cobble, SE MA NEMBA Hey, get creative! We wel- Jon Conti, White Mountains NEMBA SingleTracks Eammon Carleton, BV NEMBA come submissions, photos and artwork. This is Kevin Davis, Midcoast Maine NEMBA your forum and your magazine. Be nice, and Peter DeSantis, Seacoast NEMBA share! Bob Giunta, Merrimack Valley NEMBA Paper Trail Rich Kordell, Blackstone Valley NEMBA On the Cover: Lionel Chapman riding at the Steve LaFlame, Central NH NEMBA Mondo Calendar — 5 D.A.R. State Park during the Kona Bicycles MTB Frank Lane, NS NEMBA Adventure ride. Casey Leonard, Midcoast Maine NEMBA Treadlines — 6 Heather Linscott, Berkshire NEMBA Have a pic that would make a good cover shot? Eric Mayhew, CT NEMBA On Patrol — 15 Email it to [email protected] Liam O’Brien, PV NEMBA Tim Post, GB NEMBA Bike Review — 21 Want to Advertise? Matt Schulde, RI NEMBA SingleTracks offers inexpensive and targeted Tren Spence, CT NEMBA Urban Cycling — 22 Dan Streeter, North Shore NEMBA advertising which helps us defray the cost of Mike Tabaczynski, Greater Boston NEMBA Basic Biking — 23 producing this cool ‘zine. Call 800-57-NEMBA Kerry Tull, Southern NH NEMBA Chapter News —25 or email [email protected] for our media kit. John Vosburg, Blackstone Valley NEMBA Calvin Weeks, Maine NEMBA NEMBA Rides —32 Moving? Jim Wrightson, Wachusett NEMBA Don’t miss an issue! Change your address online Support our Sponsors —38 at nemba.org or mail it into SingleTracks, PO Box WWW.NEMBA.ORG 2221, Acton MA 01720 SingleTrackS No. 99 | 3 NEMBA 2008 Events Calendar Kona Bicycles MTB Adventures Series Sept. 6 NEMBAfest, Wompatuck State Park, Hingham MA October 5 Bear Brook Boogie, Allentown NH October 26 Wicked Ride of the East, Harold Parker SF, Andover MA Fun Stuff Aug 29 - Sept 1 Kingdom Trails Camping Weekend, [email protected]. Call 800-576-3622 to reserve your tent site Skills Training / Patrol Clinic Mondays: Intermediate Woman Skills, Lenox MA, 413-367-3010 Fridays: Skills Ride, Great Brook Farm, [email protected] Mondays: Novice Skills, Bradley Palmer SP, 978-580-0236 Thursdays: Fells “Practice Your Technique Ride” www.gbnemba.org Trek Bicycles / NEMBA Trail Care Series (CT, MA, RI) Blackstone Valley NEMBA Sept. 27 Hodges Village Dam, [email protected] SE MA NEMBA Aug 24 Wompatuck SP, [email protected] Merrimack Valley NEMBA Oct 12 Wompatuck SP, [email protected] Aug 24 TBA, [email protected] Oct 19 TBA, [email protected] Wachusett NEMBA Sept 27 Leominster SF, [email protected] North Shore NEMBA Oct 18 Westminster, [email protected] Sept. 13 Harold Parker SF, [email protected] Nov 8 Leominster SF, [email protected] Oct 19 TBA, [email protected] Jamis Bicycles / NEMBA Trail Care Series (NH & ME) CT NEMBA Southern NH NEMBA Aug 23 Upper Paugussett SF, [email protected] Sept 21 TBA Oct. 5 TBA Maine NEMBA Oct 18 Bear Brook SP, [email protected] Sept 7 Bradbury Mountain, [email protected] Oct 19 Bear Brook SP, [email protected] Oct 5 Bradbury Mountain, [email protected] Nov 5 Bradbury Mountain, [email protected] White Mountains NEMBA Aug 17 North Conway, [email protected] Sinister Bikes Vietnam Trail Tour Every Tuesday Evening [email protected] Sept 21Vietnam Trailbuilding, [email protected] SingleTrackS No. 99 | 5 TREADLINES Berkshire NEMBA Begins Trail Greater Boston NEMBA Kids Construction at Pittsfield State Explorers Ride the Fells Forest On June 21st, nine GB NEMBA RideGuides gave skills clinics to 48 new mountain bike riders, including 30 children and 18 adults. The June 21st was not only the summer solstice -- it was also the first parking lot at the Middlesex Fells' Flynn Rink was overflowing with day of trail construction at Pittsfield State Forest by the newly re- vitalized Berkshire NEMBA chapter. The new singletrack replaces the fallline Turner Trail and rise over 1000' to the top of the moun- tain. 39 volunteers came out to build the trail, and while nearly complete, the chapter plans to finish construction so it could be debuted at the Kenda Mountain Bike Festival late July. Our thanks to DCR's Western Mass Trails Coordinator, Becky Barnes, and DCR's Gary Briere, for allowing Berkshire NEMBA to build this new trail and their help in mobilizing the mountain bike communi- ty. This is the first new trail in the Berkshires created by mountain bikers working with the Department of Conservation & Recreation, and we hope that the partnership will be long-lasting and beneficial to all trail users. Thus far, Berkshire NEMBA has put in 477 hours of volunteer labor into the project and spent over $1000 on trail building tools. Thank You Redbones, Cycle Loft and Wheelworks NEMBA is fortunate to have many wonderful industry partners who mountain bikes and their eager riders. At 10:00 am the adult skills care about the future of mountain biking and NEMBA. Redbones' class convened under a shady tree and RideGuide and GB Chapter annual Bike Party was a rip-roaring success and raised $11,000 for President Tim Post explained the basics of riding on uneven terrain, NEMBA and MassBike. The premier of the movie, Season, by the best safety practices while riding in the woods, and the importance Cycle Loft was a great event that was not only well attended, but of trail etiquette and stewardship. At 11:00 RideGuide and NEMBA also generated $1000 for NEMBA's advocacy. And Wheelworks has Explorer Coordinator Howie Granat gathered up the younger crowd now premiered two mountain bike movies as benefits for NEMBA. and repeated the skills, safety and etiquette message to the group We thank all three of these fine institutions for their support and for ranging in age from 6 to 16. providing fun things to do off the bike. The skills clinics were broken into smaller more manageable groups by age and ability, and headed into the woods for fun and learning. Howie and Tim were ably assisted by RideGuides Andrea Jones, Rob Forney, Carol Powers, Adam Glick, Dana Coolen, Alex Post, and Chris Post. Thanks go to Stephanie Goodell and Boston Luna Chix NEMBA’s Jersey for yummy postride snacks, to Christina Illarmo, Matt Soycher and the rest of the crew from Bikes Not Bombs for joining us and always making it fun, and to Dick Stewart, Lynn Hildenbrand and Now in Stock! the rest of the MA DCR Fells District staff for sponsoring the event and making this day of offroad riding education possible. Central NH NEMBA's Partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers If you haven't visited Franklin Falls Dam in Franklin, NH, it might be a good time for a road trip. Over the last year, Central NH NEMBA has been building some new trail on the property, and riders are urged to check out their 5-mile singletrack. The US ACE has agreed to put the NEMBA trails on their maps which will be available at the entrance kiosks or you can download them from their website. Imagine vivid blues, luscious greens and bril- Central NH NEMBA now has a weekly ride, leaving Tuesday liant oranges and red — this is classic New evenings at 6pm. Check out www.cnhnemba.org for all the dirt. England. Ride with Pride, Ride Hard! Available Online @ www.NEMBA.org 6 | September 2008 NEMBA ACCESS RAFFLE Support NEMBA’s Trail Grant Program by entering to win some fantastic prizes donated by the generous manufacturers. Tickets are $10 a piece, six for $50 or fifteen for $100. Purchase your tickets online at www.nemba.org or call 800-576-3622 Giant’s new Trance XO is their ulti- mate trail bike, delivering 5 inches of Maestro suspend- ed confidence to daring trail riders and tireless single- track adventurers. This bike comes with a Fox 32 F120RL fork mated with a Fox Float RP23 rear shock, Shimano XT RapidFire shifters/XTR rear derailleur with Race Face Deus XC crankset and CrossMax ST wheels. This bike is designed to conquer steep climbs and tame rough descents with ease. Your choice of any of Western Spirits cycling vacations. What will it be? The North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Crested Butte singletrack, Fruita, Telluride to Durango? It’s your choice! A set of Exposure Lights Enduro Maxx and a handle- bar mount Joystick. A perfect combination of high tech LED lights, perfect for 24 hour racing or the epic night ride! The VDO Z1 is an altimeter cycle- computer that computes every- thing under the sun: climbing and descending totals, gradients, dis- tance climbed and much, much Your choice of any F Series or Float Front more.
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