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Singletracks #165 Winter 2021 Issue 165 | nemba.org Bikes and Beer with Castle Island Brewing • Responsible Riding • Penobscot Region Grant Report • Chapter updates from: Central CT • Fairfield County CT • Housatonic Valley • Northwest CT • Quiet Corner • Southeastern CT • Carrabassett Region • Central ME • Greater Portland • Midcoast ME • Piscataquis County • Six Rivers • Berkshire MA • Blackstone Valley • Cape Cod • Greater Boston • Merrimack Valley • North Shore • Pioneer Valley • Southeast MA • Wachusett • Brattleboro-Keene • Central NH • Franconia Area • Pemi Valley • Southern NH • White Mountains • Rhode Island WINTER 2021 A NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR In October 2020, NEMBA hired their second Executive Director in 33 years. Turns out that’s me. I was born and raised in Southern Vermont, and still con- sider that ‘home’. I spent my last 7 years out in Hawaii working for a bicycling non-profit, as well as running my own bike shop. My wife and I recently moved back east to Fairfield, CT, although we’ve been riding out COVID in Vermont. Enjoying some snowy trails on our fat bikes! The past few months I have been learning and gathering as much information about NEMBA as possible. I’ve attended over 20 chapter meetings and had conversations with leadership at nearly all of the 29 chapters. Additionally, I’ve had weekly calls with our Board of Directors Executive Committee. I’m truly amazed at the accomplishments of NEMBA over the past three decades and the energy to keep that momentum going. When I think of NEMBA, I think of a bicycle wheel. I see the role of Regional NEMBA as the hub of a wheel. A place that ties the spokes (chapters) together and makes the overall wheel stronger. The members create the rim and tire that connects all the spokes and keeps the organization rolling. We are all part of the same wheel; playing different yet equally important roles. In my calls with chapter leadership, I’ve heard repeat calls BOARD OFFICERS for better communication between chapters and sharing of best President practices. I’ve heard the need for additional funds to build and ADAM GLICK, GREATER BOSTON maintain important trail networks. There is a need for better marketing as well as member engagement. Also a clearer outline Vice-President of “Why be a NEMBA member?”. These conversations help cre- MATT SCHULDE, RHODE ISLAND ate the foundation for action. Treasurer As I look towards the future I see a huge amount of ANNE SHEPARD, BLACKSTONE VALLEY potential for NEMBA. Some of my goals are to provide greater support to chapters, increase benefits of being a member, com- Secretary municate our achievements more frequently, and thus create TOM GRIMBLE, GREATER BOSTON broader awareness of NEMBA. My grand view for NEMBA is a diverse and inclusive com- munity of trail stewards that represent the future of mountain STAFF biking. We will continue to build, maintain, and advocate for Executive Director amazing trail networks with trails for all skill levels and desires. TRAVIS COUNSELL Continue to host epic riding festivals and events. Be a commu- nity that welcomes new energy and ideas. Operations Coordinator CRYSTIE MCGRAIL Thank you for your support. Outreach Coordinator BILL BOLES Happy Trails, Travis Counsell NEMBA Executive Director [email protected] P.S. Look forward to riding with you in Fairfield County soon Gunnar. 2 Issue 165 Winter 2021 MASTHEAD Winter 2021 ISSUE 165 nemba.org COVER PHOTO: SARA DRAPER. PHOTO BY CALEB LANGER REGIONAL TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OFFICERS Glenn Vernes Dustin Moyer Jonathan Mauterer John Puziss Aaron Brasslett Marc Lombard President Central CT Penobscot Region Pioneer Valley ADAM GLICK, GREATER BOSTON Vice-President Mike Malwitz Chuck Wagenheim Steve Cobble MATT SCHULDE, RHODE ISLAND Fairfield County Henry Gilbert Tim Friedmann Piscataquis County Southeast MA Treasurer Paula Burton ANNE SHEPARD, BLACKSTONE VALLEY William Lake Kristian Haralson Brett Russ Secretary Housatonic Valley Kristin Jhamb David Burnham TOM GRIMBLE, GREATER BOSTON Six Rivers ME Wachusett Jonathan Regan Brian Vibert Alison McGee Michael Davern STAFF Northwest CT Kevin M Delaney Pete Schrader Berkshire Brattleboro-Keene Executive Director Serena Dupuis TRAVIS COUNSELL Heather Merson Kris Munroe Shelly Temple Operations Coordinator Quiet Corner Laura Zimmer Grant Drew CRYSTIE MCGRAIL Anne Shepard Central NH Brett Severson Blackstone Valley Outreach Coordinator Kim Bradley Sara Thomson BILL BOLES Janet Andersen Frank Merola Tim Clough Southeastern CT Lev Malakhoff Franconia Area Cape Cod DESIGN Julie Coleman Kevin Luce Warren Gerow Mary McCarthy Jeremy Hillger RICKY BLOXSOM David Hughes Adam Glick Pemi Valley Carrabassett Region Tom Grimble Greater Boston Matt Caron Chris Riley Chris Gaudet Disa Fedorowicz Barry Moore Southern NH Central Maine Karen Korza Merrimack Valley Paula Churchill NEMBA, the New England Mountain Bike Ilse Teeters-Trumpy Maryanne Dunfey Association, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization Matthew Warner Frank Lane White Mountains committed to creating epic riding experiences, Greater Portland Hank Kells preserving open space, and guiding the future North Shore MA Chris Hughes of mountain biking in New England. Trevor Mills Wayne Asselin John Anders Rhode Island NEMBA , PO Box 2221 . Acton, MA 01720. Midcoast ME [email protected] MASSACHUSETTS INJURY AND MALPRACTICE LAWYERS DISCOVERING TOP ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SALES, SALES ENGINEERING, AND CSM TALENT Attorney Marc L. Breakstone Breakstone, White & Gluck is committed to cycling safety. Through our Project KidSafe campaign, our law firm has donated more than 25,000 bicycle helmets to children in eastern Massachusetts. Learn about our work at www.bwglaw.com/bikes. We represent injured cyclists. For a free legal consultation, call 800-379-1244. 2 Center Plaza, Suite 530 | Boston, MA 02108 … & WHEN NOT RECRUITING, RIDING THE TRAILS WITH YOU! 800-379-1244 | 617-723-7676 | www.bwglaw.com WWW.XTRAEFFORT.COM 4 Issue 165 Winter 2021 TOC 6 YEAST COAST WITH CASTLE ISLAND BREWING DISCOVERING TOP ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SALES, SALES ENGINEERING, AND CSM TALENT 12 RESPONSIBLE RIDING … & WHEN NOT RECRUITING, RIDING THE TRAILS WITH YOU! 14 PENOBSCOT REGION WWW.XTRAEFFORT.COM NEMBA SIGNATURE TRAIL GRANT 19 CHAPTER UPDATES 19 CONNECTICUT 25 MAINE 31 MASSACHUSETTS 40 NEW HAMPSHIRE 46 RHODE ISLAND FAT BIKING DESTINATIONS THIS LIST OF GROOMED TRAILS AND EVENTS WILL BE UPDATED FREQUENTLY TO GUIDE YOU TO THE BEST WINTER FAT BIKING OPPORTUNITIES IN NEW ENGLAND. VISIT NEMBA.ORG/NEWS/WINTER-FAT-TRACKS New England Mountain Bike Association 5 YEAST COAST Obviously, mountain biking and beer few SE Mass members were able to give there. In an attempt to build a trusting go well together. In July of 2020, I was him a good showing of the areas where relationship, Adam and I met to discuss introduced to Adam Romanow, owner of we ride. how SE Mass and Castle Island could Castle Island Brewery. Like many, Adam Of course as the owner of a brew- work together. We discussed trail care, returned to mountain biking during ery in SE Mass, with beers that I par- events, brewery rides, board meetings COVID after a few years off the bike. A ticularly enjoy, I just couldn’t let it end and introductions to land managers 6 Issue 165 Winter 2021 near the brewery. We quickly realized that most of these ideas were limited by COVID. A few rides later, I asked Adam about brewing a SE Mass beer. Not knowing anything at all about commer- cial brewing and how they operate, I was assuming this was a bit of a reach, or at a minimum, potentially at great cost to SE Mass. It turned out a brewing partnership is called a Collab (short for collaboration) and is somewhat normal in the indus- try. Each brewery has its own concerns but probably needs to start with trust between both parties. Adam’s concerns were with the economics and scale behind a brew collaboration with SE Mass so it took a number of follow-on discussions, and rides, to get to a point where we both felt comfortable with a Collab. By the end of September, we had a tentative brew date of January 14, 2021 with a release a couple weeks later. I started a to-do list. This included forming a SE Mass brew committee, deciding on a brew type, naming the YEAST COAST brew, labeling the brew, brewing, can- ning, promoting and releasing the brew. Okay...so this was going to be some work. My first thought was to get my riding buddies together to form the commit- tee. Ha! That initially sounded great but it might have gone sideways with too much fun. So then I thought maybe a more diverse group of SE Mass mem- bers would be a better choice. I reached deep into the membership and came up with a 7-person committee (plus me) that included three women and five men. Most of the committee was purposely not on our chapter board and I includ- ed new members and even some light beer drinkers. A few had a preference for anything other than an IPA, and, like me, there were a couple DIPA lovers. All were very excited to be on this committee. Fortunately, one member, Amy Spencer, is a graphic artist that helped extensively on the Afterburner and is passionate about beer. She immediately started on the can design. Adam came up with the idea of a brew survey to help us decide on the type of beer to brew. This went out to all SE Mass members via an email blast from Bill Boles. Nearly one third of those sent the survey responded with a clear winner as a New England Hazy IPA with a modest abv. We now had a brew type. The survey was huge as it took away the committee’s own personal pref- erences and simply made us agree on its New England Mountain Bike Association 7 interpretation.
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