SSingleingleTTrackrackSS November 2004, Number 76 www.nemba.org Last Chance for 2004! Fun Event Benefits Nov. 6 Fox Run Benefit Concert for NEMBA, 978-443-3253, lal@foxrun.org Mid-April 2005 Boston MTB Video Awards EFTA/NEMBA Fun Rides Oct. 17 Bear Brook Boogie, learnshaw@comcast.net, 603-895-6633 Oct. 31 Wicked Ride of the East, Harold Parker SF, Andover MA, 978-526-9799, slb@ix.netcom.com Nov. 26 FOMBA Turkey Burner, Auburn NH, 603-483-2951, jack@fomba.com Tomac / NEMBA Trail Care Series Blackstone Valley NEMBA SE MA NEMBA Oct. 24 Vietnam, 508-529-9339, mitchell.steinberg@charter.net Oct. 24 Wompatuck SF, 781-925-2512, peasleep@comcast.net Greater Boston NEMBA Nov. 7 Borderland SF, 617-512-5441, cpatrick@invensysene.com Oct. 23 Middlesex Fells, 617-515-4812, post_t@hotmail.com Nov. 13 Foxboro SF, 508-695-1033, mparent@fitcorp.com Mt. Agamenticus NEMBA Wachusett NEMBA Oct. 22 Mt. Agamenticus, 207-332-5497, todd@mwdsgn.com Oct. 16 Leominster SF, 978-464-5353, endothebars@aol.com North Shore NEMBA Oct. 16 Bradley Palmer, 978-462-4605, danstreeter@comcast.net Oct. 16 Salem Woods, 978-741-1933,Mike_in_Salem@yahoo.com Cannondale / CT NEMBA Trail Care Series Oct 24 Middlesex/Maromas, (860) 704-8500, barry@bburke.com More Info Available at www.nemba.org NEMBA Holiday Gift Ideas Fleece Blankets Polo Shirts Gift Memberships T-Shirts NEMBA Hats / Socks Crewneck Shirts Tote Bags Hoodies Messenger Bags Baby Rompers Great Gifts for the holidays! www.NEMBA.org 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 singletracks@nemba.org 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 pk@nemba.org 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.
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