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Last Chance for 2004!

Blackstone Valley NEMBAOct. 24 Vietnam, 508-529-9339, [email protected] Boston NEMBAOct. 23 Middlesex Fells, 617-515-4812, [email protected] Mt. Agamenticus NEMBAOct. 22 Mt. Agamenticus, 207-332-5497, [email protected]

North Shore NEMBAOct. 16 Bradley Palmer, 978-462-4605, [email protected]. 16 Salem Woods, 978-741-1933,[email protected]

SE MA NEMBAOct. 24 Wompatuck SF, 781-925-2512, [email protected]. 7 Borderland SF, 617-512-5441, [email protected]. 13 Foxboro SF, 508-695-1033, [email protected] NEMBAOct. 16 Leominster SF, 978-464-5353, [email protected]

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

Fun Event Benefits

EFTA/NEMBA Fun Rides

Tomac / NEMBA Trail Care Series

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

Cannondale / CT NEMBA Trail Care Series

More Info Available at www.nemba.org

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

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SingleTrackSNEMBA, the New England Mountain BikeAssociation, 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 thesetrails sensitively and responsibly.

SingleTracks is published six times a year by theNew England Mountain Bike Association forthe trail community.

©SingleTracks Editor & Publisher: Philip Keyes

Staff Writer: Krisztina Holly

Contributing Writer: Jeff CutlerCopy Editor: Nanyee Keyes

Executive Director: Philip Keyes

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Bill Boles, Vice-PresidentAnne Shepard, TreasurerTina Hopkins, Secretary

Rob Adair, White Mountains NEMBAOdin Adolphson, Berkshire NEMBANorman Blanchette, MV NEMBATodd Bumen, Mt. Agamenticus NEMBABob Hall, SC NH NEMBASteve Cole, Mt. Agamenticus NEMBABrian Condon, Maine NEMBAJon Conti, White Mountains NEMBALisa Coté, Maine NEMBAJohn Dudek, Pioneer Valley NEMBARich Higgins, SE MA NEMBADan Ibittson, SE MA NEMBAKrisztina Holly, At LargeTina Hopkins, Rhode Island NEMBAFrank Lane, North Shore NEMBAJoe Levine, Greater Boston NEMBAHeather Linscott, Berkshire NEMBARob Macgregor, VT NEMBATom McCrumm, Berkshire NEMBAJonathan Melzar, Seacoast NEMBATJ Mora, VT NEMBAMatt Mueller, CT NEMBAScott Nixon, SC NH NEMBABill Rogers, RI NEMBAMitch Steinberg, Blackstone Valley NEMBADan Streeter, North Shore NEMBAJohn Turchi, CT NEMBARoger Wharton, Cape Cod NEMBAGeorge Willard, Pioneer Valley NEMBAJim Wrightson, Wachusett NEMBA

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Paper TrailTreadlines —5Happenings—14SideTracks —24Chapter News —30NEMBA Rides —33NEMBA Sponsors—38

SingleTracks Hey, get creative! We wel-come submissions, photos and artwork. This isyour forum and your magazine. Be nice, andshare!

On the Cover: This mountain bike forest wasphotographed by Brad Quartuccio of Dirt Rag atthe East Coast North American Single SpeedChampionships of the Universe in RothrockState Forest, PA on May 23, 2004.

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NEMBA Trail Grants AwardedNEMBA is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fall Round ofNEMBA's Trail Grants.

Kingdom Trails Association received $500 toward the purchaseof trail tools to be used to construct a freeride-style trail as wellas to mitigate erosion on some of the most popular trails undertheir stewardship.

White Mountains NEMBA will use their $500 NEMBA TrailGrant for a mapping project at Echo Lake Park in Conway, NewHampshire.

Maine NEMBA plans to spend their $500 grant on buildingbridges, putting up signage and mapping the Maine Winter SportsComplex in Fort Kent, ME.

Mt. Agamenticus NEMBA's trail grant will be used to purchaseboardwalk materials and tools in order to install bridge crossingson the Goosefoot and Chestnut Oak Trails at Mt. Agamenticus.

NEMBA trail grants are usually subsidized by NEMBA's Trail CareRaffle, but this year we'd like to give special thanks to Bikebarn(Whitman, MA) and Paul Peaslee for a $1000 donation garneredfrom their Landmine Classic EFTA Race at Wompatuck StateForest.

The next round of grants are available to all those who apply byJuly 5th, 2005. For more information, visit www.NEMBA.org

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National Public Land’s Day atGreat Brook Farm State Park

Despite Ivan's drenching hurricane leftovers, NEMBA volunteerscelebrated National Public Land's Day at Great Brook Farm StatePark.

National Public Land’s Day is the nation's largest hands-on volun-teer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americansenjoy. Last year nearly 80,000 volunteers built trails and bridges,planted trees and plants, and removed trash and invasive plants.To learn more, visit www.npld.org.

NEMBA's event at Great Brook Farm re-opened a key trail that hadbeen severed by a housing development. The trail, nicknamed theFive Boardwalk Trail since NEMBA had previously installed theboardwalks to make the trail useable, offers an additional 3-mileloop in the park. NEMBA volunteers worked through the pouringrain to open up a new trail corridor that should be more enjoyableand scenic than the previous trail. While the trail is currently use-able, NEMBA will do the finishing work on the trail tread in thespring of 2005.

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$1000+ PlatinumBill Boles

Krisztina Holly & PeterBrandenburg

Rick Smith

$250 GoldKatherine Schwab & Stephen

BoninTom & Claire Grimble

Ray HubbeKevin Johnson

Kathy Olney & DavidKleinschmidt

Joyce Lockert & Sharon LambRebecca & Nick Nowak

Joseph PadudaErik & Liz Schoepke

Joe Scozzafava

Anne ShepardBarry & Claudia Spaulding

$100+ to $200 SilverRob Adair & Family

Jim AmidonSam & Marie Bartlett

Michael BevilleMark Bialas

Stig & Claudia BolgenPamela Bonin

Scott & Charlene BosleySkip Brown

Mary BrzezenskiKelton & Betsy Burbank

Paula BurtonEd Calnan

Maureen & Derrick ClickSteve Cobble

Andrew & Carolyn Coffin

Steve ColeChris & Nina Coleman

Lewis & Cary CollinsScott & Dawn Cook

Peter CrimminBrian Dahlstrom

David & Terry DayBrendan DeeTodd DibbleDavid Dunn

Neale EcksteinTim Eliassen

Kristin & Jon EricksonHarley Erickson

Jeffery EskaVictor Evdokimoff

Robert FergusonDouglas Fifolt

William FoxAndrew Gilbert

John GildayDan Glass

Kirk GoldsworthyStephen Goodwin

Steven GrahamGary & Anita Graham

Marc GurskyChris Harris Family

Rich HastingsGreg Hatfield

Rob HildebrandtP. Brandenburg & Krisztina Holly

Stephen HullTed Jablonski

Douglas JensenEric Johnson

Joseph JutrasSteve Kahler

Bob KellyJudy & Jonathan Keyes

Glenn KirbyEero Kola

Frank KrahenbuhlMatt Lennon

Lisa & James LewisPete Long

Steve MarohnDaniel McBride

Paul McGrathJennifer Miller

Scott MoradTom & Lisa Morley

Dan MurphyAlison Wald & John Mustard

Don MyersStephen Norwood

Marc & Geri Paradis

Jeff PhilibertJoachim & Susan Preiss

Albert RaineDavid Rifken

Thomas RiihimakiMichael Romney

Philip & Randee RoucouletPierre Rouzier

Anthony SalidoSarah Schlesinger

Ed & Tom SchneiderTim Scholz

Don & Kristen SeibSteven & Julie Shope

Ben SpencerKeith & Martha St. Denis

Ron TilsleyDavid & Graham Tobias

Michael TonryJames Tordella

Conrado VellveMichael Walsh

Andrew WaplesCarl WeymouthMaurice Wood

Andy Sanidas & Lesli WoodruffMichael & Brenda Zahner

John Zink

$50-$99 BronzeLynn Abbey

Mike & Jen AgostiErik Aho

Steven AikenJohn Allen

Mike AndersenStephen Anderson

Steve & Angela BaderJane Barbieri

H. E. BatesDouglas Baumgartner

Stephen BechtelDavid Belknap

Jeff BerlinStephen BernackiGary Bernatowicz

Dan & Mary BernierElse Bettencourt

Joe BinsackNorman Blanchette

Francis BlessoEric Boudreau

Tim & Sue BoyleDavid Boynton

Al BoyntonGeorge Brandenburg

Give to NEMBA's Annual FundThe simple truth is that NEMBA's Annual Fund is critical tokeeping our organization going and helping us to grow andbecome even more effective in protecting trail access. We areproud to be the nation's premier regional advocacy organiza-tion. Our success comes from hardworking chapters, ourboard of directors, and most importantly from the intelli-gence, dedication and generosity of our members. Your dona-tions are key to our strength and effectiveness.

Please send in your end-of-year annual gift to NEMBA assoon as you receive our Annual Fund letter. You may alsodonate online at www.NEMBA.org.

This is the season to give thanks for all that we have and allwe've accomplished. With over 75 trail care days in 36 differ-ent parks, we've been able to build miles of new singletracksand care for 100s of miles of trail. Each week we offer aplethora of rides and have put on a phenomenal series of larg-er mountain bike events. Behind the scenes, we've negotiatedwith scores of land managers and public agencies to promoteand protect our access to the trails. Mountain biking is grow-ing strong because of our efforts, and we need your financialsupport to continue these efforts.

We know you love this sport, so please show your passion toprotect it by sending in a donation today. Send in your dona-tion as soon as you receive our letter, or simply go online andmake a donation today.

The trails will thank you!

Thank you!


Gary & Adam BriereColin Britton

Charles BrownSlim Bryant

Becky McEnroe & Don BunkerRussell Burdett

Kim & Ben BurdonThomas Burke

Joe & Wendy BurkeDavid & Karen Butler

Dan CamilleriTimothy Cantwell

Robert CardilloDavid Carlson

Tom CarruthersDave Chicoine

Brad ChildsRoland & Judy Chirico

Richard ClarkEd Clausen

Prairie Rose ClaytonWilliam Cody

Gregory ColburnTom ColleyFred Collins

John ConnollyWilliam Conroy

Jon ContiSteven Conway

Rick CookeDavid CooperTim Cosgrave

Ross CromartyRoss & Diane Currier

Aaron DaigleKenneth Decko

Allen DeludeJames Deschaine

Kevin DicksonTom DoucetteMichael Dube

Peter DureyJon Elliott

Katherine EvansDavid Fagnant

Daniel & Amy FieldsBill Fixsen

Bob FortierDavid & Karen Freed

Kenji & Kimberly FreedmanBruce Friedman

Stephanie GagneRobert GagnonMike Gallagher

Mark GatesChris Geaghan

Mark GibsonRaymond Girard

Robert Giunta & FamilyJoe GoncalvesGlen Gordon

Jonathan & Heather GordonElizabeth Pell & Howard Granat

Edward GreeneThomas Grzejka

Mark & Pamela GunsalusMichael Hahn

Michael HallKarl Hanner

Barry & Lisa HarsipJeff Hattabaugh

Sean HawesRick Hennessy

Tom & Nancy HillJohn HoffmanGregory Holt

Jerry White & Linda HoodJim Humphrey

Dan HurwitzDan & Jacqueline Ibbitson

John IschCathy & Mark Jenks

Richard JerauldLarry JohnsenNiall Johnson

Stuart & Catherine JohnstoneNoah Kaatz

Steve KeenanRobert & Caroline Kelso

Cord KenyonDan Kesselbrenner

Joe KingScott KirschnerRichard Kordell

Simon KozinJon Kranes

Steve KrupskyJim & Ilona Kucharczyk

Denis LafailleFrank Lane

Russell LantzFred & Jill LawBill Lazdowski

Courtney LedgerJoseph Levine

Scott & Deborah LivingstonRobert LoveJohn Lynch

Ronald MacDonaldDavid & Natalie MacKnight

Peter & Tom MaherAdam MainesRich Manders

Thomas & Lynne ManleyLeif MartinsonDean Matsuno

Thrustin-Rustin McIntoshTimothy McLean

Richard MehlhornRobert Meister

Peter MelishChris & Kelly Meuser

Lisa & Tim MilesDavid & David Miller

Peter MilleyDavid MitchellScott Monette

Jeffrey MorrisseyDavid Morrow

Michael MulhernKevin Murphy

Diana DeValk & John NachillyMatt O'Keefe

Robert OhmanJames Panton

Christopher PatrickPatrick Pedonti

Twig PerkinsJohn Peters

John PetersonMichael Pfarr

Ed PiercePhil Pless

Michael PollackAndrew PortoTodd Provost

Gary PulsinelliJoe Pustizzi

Giles RaeJoseph Re

David ReichmanKris Reierson

Richard & Lauren RemesMarian Reynolds

Dianne Sforza & Paul RheaumeBruce Ringwall

Jamie RobichaudIan Robinson

Michael Robinson & FamilyRobert Ronan

Art & Melissa RotiJean & Harry Rubin

Bill RuckerRichard Rude

Robert & Ariane SalamyMichael Salerno

Cheryl & John ScaleseKirk Schmierer

Kathy SchonenbergDavid Schwartz

Jen SecorRichard Seltenrich

Dan SloanTerry Seavey & Gregg Smith

Magnus SnorrasonAlex SokolowJoe SorrentinoPatricia SouzaMichael Souza

Kenneth SpargoPhil & Amy Speare

Mark SponauerMichael Stamm

Jeannie Sellmer & MitchSteinberg

Eric SteinhartDoug StotzEric Strauss

Sean SullivanJohn Sweeney

Kirk & Sydney SykesJoseph Tack

Greg & Laurie TailleferMichael Tarantino

Erica Berl & Andy ThompsonTim Tierney

Dawn TiscioneLaura Bonk & Phil Trowbridge

Mike TrykowskiJohn & Jan Turchi

Stan ValencisSeth Vinick

John VosburgDedalus Wainwright

Richard WarnerDavid Wean

Gary WhittemoreRichard Wilk

Dennis WrightJim & Jennifer Wrightson

Paul YaworskyCarolyn Zepf

D. Chin & Sue Zimmermann

NEMBA thanks the following individuals and families for theirfinancial support over the last year. We hope for your continuedsupport, as well as the support of many others for the coming

year!

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Show us your stuff!It's been a great season of riding and taking pictures, so we want tosee the very best that you have. We'll be awarding top honors to fourcategories and will publish your pictures in the February/March issueof SingleTracks Magazine and on our www.nemba.org. Each winnerwill receive a $75 gift certificate from Wheelworks.

To enter, you must be a NEMBA member and all pictures (except cat-egory 4) must be taken in New England.

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 ofthe riders. Also include your name, address, phone number and email(if you have one).

Please send in only two submissions per category, so include onlyyour very best! Submissions may be made until December 31st, 2004.Mail your pictures or CD to:

SingleTracks Photo ContestPO Box 2221Acton MA 01720

Pictures can also be emailed to [email protected]

By submitting your pictures, you alknowledge that NEMBA has theright to print and reprint them with photo credit in the magazine andon our website.

Also, if you have cool photo collections that you'd like to share withNEMBA and SingleTracks, please burn them off on a CD and mailthem in. We're trying to build up a decent photo collection of allaspects of mountain biking and we could use your help. However,please don't email me photo collections since you'll crash my system!

SingleTracks Annual Photo ContestSponsored by Ace & Belmont Wheelworks


Lights. Camera. Action!

Calling all filmmakers: now's the time to start planning and shoot-ing your film to enter the Third Annual Boston Mountain Bike VideoAwards! 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 yourfilm.

Each person can submit up to 2videos (note: both of your filmsmay be finalists). Videos must beno longer than 10 minutes, butwe strongly suggest keeping themto 5-6 minutes each. Someaspect of New England riding cul-ture is preferred, whether it's localfootage, local filmmakers, or localriders. Videos can feature cross-country, freeriding, trials, urbanassault, touring, racing, or yourown unique interpretation ofmountain bike culture.

Creativity and humor are a bigplus. The most common formatentered every year is a huckingand riding montage set to music,but the judges challenge you tocome up with a distinctive format,unique focus, or something sur-prising. This will definitelyincrease your chances of seeingyour film on the big screen. Howabout a spoof on a reality show, adocumentary about a local bikebuilder, or even a game show? Gowild!

Stay tuned for the call for submissions later this fall.

We're looking forward to seeing your films!

Amazon Shopping toSupport NEMBA

Lots of our members (and their extended families) useAmazon.com to buy holiday gifts. Please spread the wordthat everyone should use the Amazon link on NEMBA.ORGso that NEMBA will receive up to 5% of your purchases tosupport our organization. Buying your gifts using the linkon NEMBA's website will support our advocacy.

NEMBA has raised hundreds of dollars for advocacy throughour Amazon affiliation. Please help us celebrate a bigChristmas this year by doing all your Amazon purchasesthrough www.NEMBA.org. Thanks!

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Fox Run Concerts’ NEMBA Fund RaiserOn Saturday,November 6,Fox RunConcerts ishosting a showwith the RussellWolff Band tocelebrate therelease of theirnew CD, "KarmaCo." The FoxRun series is runby long-timeNEMBA mem-ber, NealeEckstein and hiswife, LaurieLaba. For thepast seven years they have been presenting music in their home inSudbury. If you enjoy music - especially live music - house concertsare a terrific way to hear music in an intimate setting. I had difficul-ty scheduling an interview with Neale because he's either working asa pediatric dentist, working in his recording studio, or hitting thetrails in Callahan or Vietnam. He wouldn't return my calls and whenI finally tracked him down in his studio, I had to threaten to let thefluid out of his disc brakes just to get him to acknowledge me.

Neale, let me get this straight. These concerts are actu-

ally in your home?

Yep. We have a space that seats about 60 people. We've put in asound system and lights; no one is more than about 15 feet from theperformer. We have had over 100 of these shows with performersfrom all over the country. You can find a list of past performers on ourweb site as well as photos and other information about the series andmy studio. (www.foxrun.org)

That's an impressive list, but I've never heard of any ofthese people. Are they any good?

No, they suck. That's why we have them. There is a whole subcul-ture of music by reallytalented performerswho don't have thefinancial resourcesand sheer luckrequired to make itonto major radio.These performers relyon festivals and smallvenues to build theiraudience. Where doyou think John Mayerand Nora Jones usedto play before they gotthe big break? Thereare some amazinglytalented and enter-taining people outthere working the folkcircuit.

Oh, so this is folk music. I don't like folk music.

Neither do I. The choice for performers looking for an audience isplaying in "folk" clubs or bars. In folk clubs, people listen, but yourchoice of beverages is mostly limited to coffee and lemonade. In bars,you get an audience that is often more interested in trying to talk overyou while watching the game on the big TV's. Our concerts offer acomfortable space devoted to listening. People bring snacks anddrinks; the evening becomes more like a party with great entertain-ment.

Seriously, there are still "Folk Singers" and some damn good ones. I'veactually gotten to like a lot of traditional music. However, most ofthe acts we host are better billed as contemporary singer-songwritersand 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 fanat a time.

So this event is fund raiser for NEMBA. Are you normallymaking money on these shows?

I wish. Our series has always supported local charities. Normally theperformer receives about 3/4 of the money collected and the remain-der goes to charity. We've furnished a homeless teen drop-in centerand supported a local battered-women's shelter. We also collectclothing and often find bags of clothes on our porch, or people bringthem to our shows. Laurie is always looking for angles to raisemoney and collect donated goods for these organizations. She founda deal on e-bay and bought a bazillion pair of gloves for the drop-incenter.

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 beenobservant during this interview, you'll notice a lot of stuff in rackswith knobs surrounding us. In addition to doing these shows, I've gota recording studio that keeps me pretty busy. I co-produced Russell'snew project and it came out damn well if I do say so myself. The CDwill be available at the show.

There is a lot more of his music from previous CD's on his web site atwww.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 atwww.LizCarlisle.com Also, Russell just got his first mountain bikeand 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 hookedwhen we were recording the album.

OK, you've got me convinced. Do I have to commit, or canI just show up?

Only if you want us to have our vicious three pound Maltese attackyou. We do have a few rules you need to follow. You need to makean advance reservation either by e-mailing Laurie at [email protected] orcalling us 978-443-3253. After your registered and paid, we'll e-mailyou directions and other information. I hope NEMBA will embracethis 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 amostly NEMBA crowd, so while I know it goes against the spirit offollowing the trail wherever it may lead, you're going to have to com-mit here. If we get enough NEMBA members responding, maybe we

can hit up the generous people at Harpoon to send a little of their fineproduct over. And since this is a band, if people want to dance, we'llclear a space.

Anything else you want to add?

I think that about covers it. It's beautiful outside. I'm going riding.Wanna go? You can pedal uphill and I'll steer.

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The 3rd annual Mt. Greylock Go 'RoundMountain Bike ride, held on Sunday, July11th 2004 held at the Greylock Glen inAdams, was a great success according to

o r g a n i z e rH e a t h e rL i n s c o t t .Seventy-nineriders partici-pated in this27-mile ridethat circum-navigated Mt.Greylock, thehighest moun-tain in Mass-achusetts, ele-vation 3491.

Several enthu-siastic moun-tain bikers sentback com-ments viaemail withpraise for the

Glen, the beautiful views, the trails, and theride, and the three very appreciated ChowWagons that were on the trail:

Mike from Hanover New Hampshire wrote "Ithink you live in a great part of the world andyou should be proud of it."

Roy from Mystic CT: "I just wanted to let youknow how much I really enjoyed Sunday'sride. It was Awesome!" Bob in CT, "Bravo!Heather, thanks to you and your friends andfamily for putting on one great mountain bikeride.

Mike from Pittsfield wrote: Heather what ablast, cheers to you and Odin!

Ellen from Putney Vermont wrote"...you didan AWESOME job. I don't think it could havegone any better! Next year, I imagine you'regoing to have even more people. There's nobetter way to make people love Greylockthan to do what you're doing...it certainly isan incredible area".

Another Dad wrote in:

"I just wanted to say thanks for allowing myson Michael Thompson to ride in theGreylock event this past weekend. He had agreat time and we were quite proud of him

3rd Annual Mt. Greylock Go ‘Round Rideby Caroline Scully

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for finishing the toughcourse in fine shape. Infact, we were amazed thatsuch a young rider (14yrs.) could get through itso quickly. He ended upfinishing with the first 30or so with a big smile onhis face. He's now talkingabout joining NEMBA andgetting involved in otherrides....Hopefully, we'll seeyou again next year atGreylock."

Many riders took advan-tage of the pond in theGlen to take a dip, thenchowed on the famousfood that was ready to eatat the Gazebo next to thepond. The ride started and ended at thegazebo in the Glen where a post-ride picnicwas held. This benefit ride raised money forthe Friends of the Glen land stewardshipgroup. Funds raised from last year's ride wereused to create a map of the Glen trails.

The ride travels through forested doubletrack, some single track and up over one

shoulder and along a fun ridge of the moun-tain. You cover about 600 vertical feet over 6miles (about 3 on auto road) to a beautifulvista aptly named, Stony Ledge. The trailthen drops from Stony Ledge to RoaringBrook, about 700vertical feet over 2 miles,and is ledgy and a challenge. Many peoplewalk it. The route then travels along trails

and some roads to the BellowsPipe trail on Mt. Greylock.This trail goes up over anoth-er pass between two moun-tains and then drops downinto the Greylock Glen inAdams. The total verticalclimb is estimated at 3000feet ride. This ride is not forthe faint of heart, but at theend of the day you have agreat feeling of accomplish-ment. The best part of the rideis that it is not a race andthere is a lot of camaraderie.

The maps of the Glen and ofMt. Greylock StateReservation are available atoutdoor stores in the area orby calling Heather at 413-

743-7893 or email [email protected]. Thereis also a famous old ski trail called theThunderbolt on the mountain that is a greatbackcountry ski trail. Friends of the Glenhopes to do some trail work on theThunderbolt sometime this fall. For the insidescoop on that, or skiing on the Bolt, contactHeather.

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H A P P E N I N G S

Harpoon MTB Adventure Finale — NEMBAfest 2004!by MJ Sassler

This summer ended with a blast for all NEMBA members and newbiesfrom the New England area at Camp Lyndon in Sandwich,

Massachusetts. The weather couldn't have been better and theturnout was spectacular. Philip Keyes, Director of NEMBA was thereto start things off at 9am by announcing the rides and events of theday. Other campers who were unaware of the event were witness tothe descent of vans, tents, and of course, lots of cyclists Saturday andthe early hours of Sunday.

In their usual tradition, NEMBA members volunteered hours of theirtime to groom and cut new trails prior to this event. All hard workpaid off when 439 riders of all ages and levels showed up, along witha dozen vendors, including Harpoon Brewery, NEMBA's main sponsorfor this series of events. A few trails needed to be re-groomedbecause the amount of rainfall the area had caused wash out. By theend of Saturday, all the trails were well marked. The usual white, pinkand yellow signs were a clear indication that NEMBA was making surethat no one got lost. The beginner trails were windy, twisty and a lot


of fun, while the intermediate trails includedtechnical sections, boulder hopping and hills.A special women's trail was also blazed, aswell as an advanced trail that led those braveand unencumbered (those with the innateability to turn off their brains) souls into thewild unknown.

On The Drop provided the day's entertain-ment. A fledgling young band based out ofBoston, On The Drop was approached by aNEMBA member, asking to provide some cooltunes at a really cool bike fest. Of coursethey said 'yes'.

As the day wound down, bikers enjoyed hot

dogs and burgers, music, a little shoppingoffered by vendors and individuals who hadbike parts, clothing, and miscellany for saleand of course, a dip in the lake.

Not a bad way to say good-bye to summerand welcome the cooler, fall air.

H A P P E N I N G S

Love Bikes, Love Life.....

Thank you, Harpoon, for a greatMountain Bike Adventures Series!

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For the fourth year in a row, riders converged on the Mount WashingtonValley for an annual celebration of riding in the White MountainsAugust 27-29. This weekend there was no trail work involved; WhiteMountains NEMBA celebrated four years of accomplishments with alaid-back weekend of riding, camping, swimming, and partying. Despitereported heavy rains Saturday night only 5 miles to the East, thecampers escaped all traces of rain, and enjoyed great weather the entireweekend.

Saturday morning, four separate groups headed out on big rides; theycame back with smiles on their faces in anticipation of cracking open thecooler 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 ora 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 canbe long, or they can be lengthy!") Campsite #16 at Covered Bridgebecame party central as campers fueled up in anticipation of another bigday 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, challengingclimb 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 greatriding and camaraderie.

Thanks to Rob Adair, Peter Brandenburg, Jon Conti, Krisztina Holly,Michael Hartrich, Mark Jenks, Peter Minnich, Pete Ostroski, PhilOstroski, Rob Zimmerman, for leading the rides.

Epic Riding in the Whites

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

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A D V O C A C Y

If you like riding in the White Mountains, orever hope to one day, we'd like your help towrite two letters today! Your personalizedvoice is critical to IMBA and NEMBA's cam-paign to maintain mountain bike accesswhile protecting the backcountry.

The first letter we'd like you to write isregarding the latest Draft ManagementPlan for the White Mountain NationalForest. The plan proposes changes that willimpact mountain biking, including proposednew Wilderness and some language limitingwhat trails mountain bikers can ride. Thisplan is only done every 15-20 years, sowhat the Forest decides will have significantimpact for the years to come. The deadlinefor comment is December 15.

The second letter we ask you to write is todefeat the administration's new proposalthat threatens the highly popular RoadlessRule that has protected 60 million acres ofbackcountry across the country. This newproposal puts 45,000 roadless acres in theWhite Mountains at risk of logging and roadbuilding. The deadline to comment has beenextended to November 15.

Please see www.nemba.org for more details,including talking points and the contactinformation to write your letter.

Both of these issues are important to moun-tain bikers and NEMBA. The Roadless Ruleis regarded as a viable alternative toWilderness designations since they can belegislated to provide the same land andresource protections as Wilderness but stillallow for mountain bicyclists to enjoy thelands (along with equestrians and hikers).

NEMBA has formally submitted our supportof the Roadless Rule, commenting:

• The Roadless Rule is an exceptional leg-islative tool that protects our naturalresources while still permitting for non-motorized forms of recreation. Mountainbikers enjoy the backcountry experiencesthat the Roadless Rule creates.

• Changing the Roadless Rule would returnland management to individual forest plansunless the state governors specifically peti-tioned otherwise. These federal resourcesshould be guarded and protected by federalpolicies and the US Forest Service.

•Natural lands are playing a key role in thedevelopment of new tourist-basedeconomies in the White Mountain NationalForest. Over 7 million visitors visit andenjoy the recreational opportunities in theforest. The Roadless areas surrounding thePemigewasset, Sandwich Range and theWild River areas play an important role inpreserving the natural character of thesedestinations, making the White MountainNational Forest one of the most desirabledestinations in the US.

• The original Roadless Initiative had over-whelming public support. There were 1.6million comments in response to the origi-nal Roadless area proposal, and 95% ofthese strongly supported the RoadlessInitiative. The US Forest Service shouldstand strong and uphold the legitimacy ofthe Roadless Rule.

• There are already 380,000 miles of roadsin our forests; roads that the US ForestService does not have sufficient funds tomaintain and which introduce commerciallogging and its associated negative environ-mental impacts.

Please Help! Two Action Alerts for White Mountains

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sat us down on the terrace for a cappuccinowith sorta-famous former pro rider JacquiePhelan. Jacquie was staying at the hotel andwe ended up riding together for much of theweekend. We all took a stroll around townand then met with Marcello, our guide.

That first day Marcello and I rode right fromthe hotel and up a respectable 1000 foot dirtclimb with three Roman stone bridges, oneof which is still used for car traffic. Once upon the Altopiano delle Marie we hit someawesome singletrack, some of whichMarcello himself had built. We rode piecesof the 24 hours of Finale Ligure course andeventually to the location of the IMBA calen-dar photo. That's just such a cool feeling tohave come full circle like that, but there wasstill so much more to come.

Finale has terrain for everyone, including

During the deep freeze of this past NewEngland winter, I found myself performing anancient ritual: planning a trip to a warmerclimate and some new singletrack. This yearmy eyes were drawn to the May, 2004 photoof the IMBA calendar, which features a cou-ple of riders above an impossibly blueMediterranean Sea, and so began my journeyto Finale Ligure, Italy. Not only did I findmiles of extraordinary flowing singletrack, Iate incredible food and made some greatfriends.

Italians are always talking about food, and arecipe for Finale Ligure might call forNorthern California-ish landscape with ahigh plain at 1000 feet immediately adjacentto the coast and then 3500 foot peaks with-in riding distance. Oh, and hold the urbansprawl, please. Instead, add a sprinkling ofcastles, ancient Roman bridges, quaint

restaurants along the trails and a pleasantmedieval town center. Mix in some genuinehospitality at reasonable prices. Finally, dol-lop on a liberal helping of primo singletrackand serve next to a turquoise MediterraneanSea. Serve warm and buon appetito!

We flew into Nice, France and hopped on theeastbound train along the coast to FinaleLigure in northwestern Italy. There we metup with Lorenzo, the proprietor of the HotelFlorenz. My wife, Claudia, who is Italian,commented that Lorenzo reminded her of herfather, always smiling and happy to attend toour every need (like a couple of full-suspen-sion Kona Bears) and just made us feel rightat home. One of the many great thingsabout Italy is that people don't rush. Weshowed up ready to ride and chomping at thebit. However, "tranquilo" is the gear intowhich one switches in Finale, and Lorenzo

FinaleLigure:Italy’sParadaisodelSingletrack

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Claudia, who was a few months pregnant. SoMarcello and I met Lorenzo, Jacquie andClaudia for a plate of fresh pasta with pesto,a Ligurian specialty, at one of the many fineupcountry trattorias. Together we rode somemellow dirt roads with more mind-blowingviews and then descended back to town onthe Roman cartway. Claudia enjoyed the rid-ing and only had to dismount for a few rockysections.

The next morning began again with the tradi-tional chatting and cappuccino by the pool atthe hotel. Lorenzo wanted to show me theFlydown Bike Park in town, basically askatepark of freeride stunts of varying diffi-culty. From one of the higher platforms Iobserved an interesting scene: in front of meabout a dozen pre-teen boys were taking aclass in how to ride logs and teeter-totters,while next door another group of boys waspracticing one of Italy's great pastimes: soc-cer. The freeride movement is strong here inFinale with the Flydown Park and plenty ofRobocop impersonators shuttling to the top,so if you swing that way, you will find plen-ty of action. The locking doors of the bikestorage area at the Hotel Florenz are signedby Wade Simmons and Brett Tippie, to name

a few. Indeed, transplanted Canadian Erik'Stack' Bergon had planned to show us theLigurian freeride scene, but he broke both ofhis arms riding only a few days before our

arrival. Personally, I prefer swoopy leavesand pine needles instead of downtown lum-ber and hospital beds, so we headed up to

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the higher peaks.

Lorenzo insisted onshuttling us up 3000feet to the abandonedNATO base decoratedwith some interestinggraffiti regarding thecurrent president of theUnited States. Jacquieand another ride, aka"Wheelie Guy", pedalledup in about an hour orso, which is the usualmode of reaching thetop, but we were tighton time and Claudia hadpulled out her reusable-for-9-months "pregnan-cy card". Another guide,Ricardo, showed me thereal jewels of this para-dise: a couple of descents of the type of singletrack which just put abig old smile on your face. "Cravarezza" and "de la Base" wind youdown through the beech trees with flowing banked turns and justenough rocks and steep pitches to keep your heart pumping. Then wemet up again with Claudia and another woman, a newly arrivedAmerican tourist, whom Marcello had taken down some easier dirtroads.


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At this point Ricardo pulled a giant sausageout of his backpack and explained that theleader of his racing team is a butcher andmakes great sausage. Indeed he does!Jacquie, Marcello and "Wheelie Guy" thenmade the rendezvous point with us for thehuge descent back down into town via PianMarino and Castel Gavone, while Claudiadrove down with Lorenzo. That ride certain-ly challenged me with the wet rocks andsome steep stepdowns. I will have to admitthat Finale claimed some blood, but I was

being stupid trying to keep up with Jacquie.Our route brought us right down by the cas-tle above town and to a fine restaurant wherewe all met up for a fine post-ride meal.

Finale has much more to offer than riding. Infact, in terms of outdoor sports it is probablymore well-known for rock climbing. Thebeach is what draws most of the Italiantourists to this place, particularly in August,so you might want to avoid that month. Likethe rest of the world, there seemed to be a

lot of German hikers with ski poles. Jacquiewas into the flea market in the town square,which happens the first weekend of eachmonth. There was some talk of an Italiancooking school in town, as well. The roadriding looked awesome if you like huge gru-elling climbs and scenic winding ridge roads,and Lorenzo said that much of his cyclingclientele are roadies. Interestingly, none ofmy in-laws in Rome had ever heard of FinaleLigure.

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Some useful informationHow to get there: Closest airport is Genoa, Italy, (1 hourby train) but Nice, France is also close by (3 hour train, 15euros per person, switch in Ventemillia) and usually has bet-ter airfare deals. Airport pickup is possible through somehotels. Some airlines offer free bike transport on internation-al flights, so ask.

Accommodations: Hotel Florenz, a former monasterywww.florenzhotel.com (closed January). At about 90 eurosper person per night, including all meals and a guide (depend-ing on the season and what level of service), it's a little moremoney so we stayed elsewhere (Hotel Santa Maria, 65 eurosper person per night, including meals). We regret that as itwould have been a better deal at Florenz since IMBA mem-bers get 20% off. There is a Youth Hostel at Via E. Caviglia46. Reservations are recommended. www.italybikehotels.it

Maps: Alp Finalese Cartoguide 2 1:25000 1998, but mosttrails are not on any map. Supposedly a guidebook is comingout summer 2004.

Bike Shop: Riveria Outdoor www.rivieraoutdoor.com rentsKona bikes for 18 euros per day.

Dining: so many choices! In town, Osteria ai Cuattru Canti(Via Torcelli, 22) was excellent for lunch then head to BarCentrale for a gelato on the main piazza.

Currency: During our trip (May, 2004), 1 euro = 1.20 USDollars.

Spring and Fall are the best times to visit Finale Ligure. The sum-mer can be hot and full of tourists, while sometimes in January andFebruary you might not be able to ride the higher trails due tosnow. The 24 Hours of Finale Ligure sounds like fun, and is the lastweekend of May, 2004 (www.24hfinale.com). Looking at the map,there is so much terrain to ride here it would keep anyone busy forquite a while. Marcello and Ricardo said that they take groups ofadvanced riders on new terrain everyday for a week no problem.They should know, they built a lot of the new trails.

If you are looking for something a little more than the usual moun-tain bike vacation, consider Finale Ligure. Italy might sound faraway and expensive, but if you are going to get on an airplane andstay in a hotel, do the math and you might find Italy to be a gooddeal in comparison to going to the western USA, even with theweak dollar at the moment. Do not be afraid if you do not speakItalian, as many people here can speak English and trying to com-municate can be an enjoyable challenge. You and your travellingcompanions will get more out of the trip than miles on dirt.Simply being in Italy really puts you in a good mood, so I see thisas being a great place to visit with a varied group, like a family, per-haps as part of a longer European vacation. You can make stops inFlorence, Venice and Rome which are all a few hours by train. Justbring your helmet, clothes, pedals and shoes and the rest can berented in Finale, or purchase your needs at the local bike shop,which appeared to have everything. You can get in a good morningof riding then enjoy a great meal and a stroll up to the historic cas-tle. The town itself deserves some time to explore and simplyenjoy an espresso on the square. La Vita Dolce!

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Dear Philip Keyes, Respected One,

I know this mail may come to you as a sur-prize, especially since we do not know eachother in person. To briefly introduce myself,my name is Mr. Phro Ryder, the only son oflate Chief Festus Phro Ryder, the former headof once great bicycle cartel in Liberia andChairman of Liberia Bicycle Corporation. Ireceived your contact from the IMBA officein Cote d'Ivoire. My sources of your contactgave me courage and confidense to rely onyou.

I am writing you in absolute confidense pri-marily to seek your assistance to transfer oursum of Ten Thousand Five Hundred (10,500)2005 model full suspension bicycles now inthe custody of one of the prime exportationcompanies here in Abidjan to your privatestable pending our arrival to your country.

SOURCE OF THE GOODS: My late father, lateChief Festus Phro Ryder had already madearrangement for his family; my mother, my

sister and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan,Côte d'Ivoire with our personal effects,including helmets, a box of energy bars, anda box containing our valued titanium spareparts and tools. My father deposited thebicycles on safe custody until after the warwhen he will join us by sag wagon.

As the war is persisting in my country, andfollowing the indiscriminate looting of publicand Government properties by the rebel localfreeride forces, the Liberia BicycleCorporation was one of the targets lootedand destroyed. My father including other topGovernment functionaries were attacked,forced to ride Huffys, and later killed inMarch 2004 because of the discontinuationof the popular 5" travel model-the Phro Lite-and rumors of an upcoming distribution dealwith Wal-Mart Liberia, LLC.

As a result of my father's death, and with thenews of my uncle's involvement in a suspi-cious bicycle crash in June, the untimelydeaths caused my mother's heart failure and

other related complications of which shelater died after a long visit in hospital. Thisordeal very much ruined our entire ridingseason.

Now, my sister and myself are alone in thisstrange country, suffering without any care,bicycles, or trail maps. This godforsakencountry seems to have no open singletrack,as the President is advised by a band ofHateful Old Hikers, and we are now orphansand refugees with no place to ride. Our onlyhope now is in the container of bicycles ourfather left with the exportation company. Tothis effect, i humbly solicit your assistance inthe followings ways:

(1) To assist me claim this bounty as co-beneficiary.

(2) To transfer these bicycles in your name toyour country and make a good arrangementfor a joint business investment at Interbikeon our behalf in your country.

(3) To secure a place of habitation for my sis-

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The whole documents issued after deposit is in my custodyand will be forwarded to you on demand. For your assistance,i beg to concede one of the prototype 10" travel bikes and15% of the business deal to you for your effort and kindassistance. I will like you to treat this transaction withabsolute confidentiality considering the popularity of theorganizations involved.

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The Yoruba God of Chaos and Disorder, Eshu, pedalshis offroad bike while toking on his tobacco pipe. Thisimage, carved in the lid of a sacred bowl, is said to showEshu's power and ability to harness the technologies ofthe outside world. (No mention of the little guy on theback, perhaps he's just quaffing a Guinness and goingalong for the ride.) In Nigeria, Yoruba priests use thesebowls to hold palm and kola nuts, cowrie shells andother things used to divine the future and resolve con-flicts and disputes, The bowl is at least 40-years old

(since that's when the wood carver died), and it's probably a lot older. Justgoes to show that not everything originated in the mountains of Marin.The bowl can be seen at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts.

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Basements, living rooms, bedrooms andheaven-forbid, garages. These are the placeswe keep our loved ones. You know the onesthat give us joy. The ones that complete usand contribute to our social, emotional andphysical well-being. The ones that are madeof space-age materials and have two wheels.

Our bikes are pretty much a part of the fam-ily in the way we treat them and there'snothing wrong with that. I think bikes shouldhold a place near and dear to your heart.They should get at least a third of your atten-tion (unless you have two or more kids and aspouse). Then, each bike should get aboutthe same amount of attention as your leastfavorite household member.

Seriously. If you're preparing to spend$12,000 a year to send a child to privateschool, you should at least consider makinglife easier on your bike. That's where this col-umn really begins.

Catering to your bike's needs is essential.Ignoring your bike except on ride days is akinto peeing directly on the trail instead of in

the woods below the main flow of traffic.

In early 1998, I stopped to relieve myself onone of the trails in Wompatuck State Park inHingham, MA. The ranger station was too faraway and the toilet near the campgroundwouldn't open again until April, and I could-n't wait that long. So, I let the trail have it.

Shortly thereafter, approximately one weekand one day later, I crashed horribly inWompatuck shattering my collarbone andbruising my whole body. The trails had got-ten even with me and I learned a valuable les-son about not taking any object for granted.

So, if you want your bike to treat you right,you'll have to look out for its needs. We allknow we should check the bolts and the lubeon our bikes before and after each ride. Wealso know how important air pressure is, andthat shifting and brake assemblies deservecareful scrutiny.

But, I'm talking about making your bike com-fortable.

Back to the ugly child analogy. Even if you are

really unhappy with your offspring, you'll stillfeed it and look after it. Well the same goesfor your bike.

Pull out all the stops. Let's look briefly todayat the care and feeding of your favorite two-wheeled friend.

Housing

Keep the bike close to you. I don't care if thecrankset stains your antique ottoman, it'simportant that the bike know you care. In myhome it's so important that my bikes under-stand the depth of my love that I keep thembeside my bed. Then, I bring one to theshower with me in the morning and I allowthem both to sit nearby while I play Madden2005 on my Playstation in the evenings.

It's this camaraderie that will ensure that anendo doesn't occur without reason or that atube magically stops holding air.

If you must keep the bike in another room orthe basement, visit the bike frequently. Or atleast put in a baby monitor with the soundend with the bike so you can play music for

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Transportation

Allow your bike, wheneverpossible, to ride in style.Think about how much funit was when you were littleto ride in the Thule ski carri-er on the roof of the CapriceClassic station wagon. Notmuch fun, right?

The seat you wanted wasthe "way-back" where youcould dish the goss withyour siblings and make facesat other drivers.

Well, open up this possibili-ty to your bike. Put it IN thecar, not strapped haphazard-ly to the roof or the rear. Infair weather, you canSECURELY keep your bike on top around theneighborhood...then it must stop. Bring thebike into the car with you for trips over44MPH or in weather that requires rain gear.

Bikes like rain when it's on the trail, they hateinclement weather when it spits at them offa windshield or a late model Ford Focus.

Finally, work accommodations

Ask yourself one question and then answer italoud at your desk.

"Am I crazy for wanting to keep my bike withme here at the office, AND should my bossreally have done all those awful things that Ihave on tape?"

Then say, "I'm not crazy!And I probably deserve araise and a better office."

That one question andanswer will probablyallow you to get a corneroffice with a windowwhere your bike can lookat the pretty peoplebelow. It will also be anice place to take napswhile you wonder whyyour boss acted sostrangely when sheoffered you a promotionand a raise. Don't eventhink about her profusenodding and murmuring,"how did anyone get acopy of that tape?"

So that's it. Keep yourbike happy and you'll be a better person. It'seasier than feeding soup to the homeless ordoing trail work (although I recommendthose two things as well).

Until next issue, keep your wheels close toyou wherever you go.

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Blackstone Valley NEMBA has been all about theride lately. We've been fortunate to have culti-vated great relations with our land managers andseem to be without major trail access concerns.

Weekly Ride SeriesAs it has been forever, our weekly Wednesdaynight ride series will continue well into the fall.(And for some, all the time).

Since late August we've taken to bringing lightswith us. You can still come and ride with us ifyou don't have lights. We can get you back to

the start before dark. Or you can keep on ridingif you don't mind bumping into more trees thanyou usually do!

Be ready to go by 6:00 PM. HUFF: The firstWednesday of the month we ride at HodgesVillage Dam in Oxford, the second Wednesday atUpton State Forest, the third at Framingham'sCallahan State Park, followed by a Floater ride onthe fourth (and fifth) Wednesday. We welcomeyour suggestions and offers to lead future floaterrides. Let us know if you're interested in leadinga ride.

Don't forget that our rides and event details areposted on our website, www.BVNEMBA.org.Thanks to Mitch Steinberg for keeping the sitecurrent and looking good.

Special RidesThere are several additional rides going on inOctober.

On October 16 Dave Freed will be leading hisfifth annual Triple Basin Blast. If you've not donethis ride before, you may be asking yourself,"What's a Triple Basin Blast?" The Triple Basinrefers to the fact that this ride traverses three ofthe state's major watersheds (or river basins).Vietnam is the headwaters of the Charles River,which empties out into Boston Harbor.Peppercorn Hill and Upton State Forest are partof the Blackstone River watershed, which goesthrough Providence into Narraganset Bay.Whitehall State Park is the one of the headwatersof the Sudbury River, which empties into theConcord River, which flows into the MerrimackRiver and the Atlantic Ocean near NewHampshire. Our ride goes through all three.Enough geography. There will again be 3 routesto choose from, one of 35 miles, another of 25miles and one of 15 miles. The routes are fairlytechnical and mentally, physically and mechani-

cally challenging. And the ride is a blast on somegreat trails. Each ride has a ride leader and groupsize will be limited. You must pre-register for thisride. Watch the website for details.

Other members of Blackstone Valley NEMBA areoffering up some fine riding opportunities. PeteTaylor has two moderately paced rides planned,each about 15 miles. One on October 3 will befrom Hodges Village to Charlton via the Mid-State Trail and return via part of Buffumville Trail.Another will October 17 will be in northernWorcester County, starting at the WachusettVillage Inn to scenic Muddy Pond, Westminster.He promises opportunities for good food and aleafter the rides. Call Pete Taylor, 978 365 6242 fordetails..

Vietnam Trail MaintenanceA trail building day is planned for October 24.The Milford Conservation Committee has gra-ciously allowed us to build a new access trailthrough their property. The trail will start at Rt85, north of the power lines and office park. Thiswork day will be organized by the Vietnam LandManagement Committee. Watch the website fordetails.

Chapter Meeting and VolunteerAppreciation EventWe're planning our annual chapter meeting forNovember, date and place TBD. As always, it isopen to everyone. We'll go for a ride, do somelunch and finish up with our meeting and elec-tions.

Speaking of elections, we'd welcome yourinvolvement as a candidate. Contact any of ourcurrent board members to find out more. Butjust remember my brother Jeb will again be incharge of the vote counting! —Rich Kordell

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ter.net, 508-865-9964Treasurer: Mitch SteinbergSecretary: Anne ShepardRide Coordinator: Jeff GalloCallahan SF: Mark LamkinDouglas SF: Mark DonoghueHale Reservation: Jack MaxwellHodges Village Dam: Rich KordellHopkinton SF: David FreedUpton SF: Jeff GalloVietnam: Mitch SteinbergEmail List: [email protected]: www.bvnemba.org.

I finally got the fat tire bike out of the garagetoday. Man, I forgot how different mountain bik-ing is from the road. After a summer with a bro-ken hand interrupting my cycling season (not fairsince I rode at least twice a month all winter

long), I hardly made time to ride the trails. Awelcome return.

We've got some issues to work on. We reallyneed your help. Now, this is a catch 22, butwe're on the side of right here, Illegal stunts arebeing built at Bolton and, (I've heard) elsewhere.I know NEMBA can be perceived as "the guyswho take down the stunts" and / or "the guyswho dumb down trails". This is the catch-22.We want to harness free-riders and younger rid-ers just getting started, yet our desire to changethese trail violations creates ill will.

How to succeed?1.) Get to know the land manager where youride. Set up a face to face. Take the 30 minutesout of your schedule and let them know who weare and what we're about. Create good will withthe person responsible for where you ride and letthem know we're the good guys. Ask if thestunts and new trails are permitted. If so, you'redone.

2.) Watch carefully. Know when things re-appearand if in the same place. Ride the area where youfirst observe anything and ride it repeatedly.

3.) Take them down. Don't allow it to propagate.Remove construction material if practical; crunch

it up and make it un-useable if you can. Again,don't allow it to propagate.

4.) Spread the word at the LBS. You'd be sur-prised who they talk to and know who's doingwhat where. They could clandestinely tell theoffending party to stop and the problem maysolve itself.

5.) Be vigilant. It takes time to change behavior.Again, we're on the side of right here.

Off the soapbox now. Exhausting (But impor-tant).

In happier news, please check out the websitewww.ctnemba.com or www.ctnemba.org Pauland Brian have done an excellent job with it.Write up some TM, happenings, whatever. Evenrecap a ride and post it as news. Without freshcontent, the site is cool, but like a shark, it needsto move forward to survive.

Hope everyone enjoys the fall fiesta and comesfor the annual meeting. I'm going to hold anoth-er open meeting this spring; stay tuned for more.

—Dave Singleton, CT-NEMBA chapter presidentand espoused roadie at heart!

ConnecticutPresident: Dave Singleton, 860-536-8052,

[email protected]: Matt Mueller, 860-489-

0004, [email protected]: Mike DewsTreasurer: Mike GnazzoBoard: Paul Bassett, Barry Burke, Paula

Burton, Art Roti, Alex Sokolow, JohnTurchi, and Don Whaley.

Trail Care Coordinator: John Turchi,[email protected]

Ambassador Coordinator: Alex Sokolow,[email protected]

Email List: [email protected] Web: www.ctnemba.org


It's been a great summer for riding and while themembers of the Greater Boston Chapter ofNEMBA have found plenty of opportunities toride, many chapter volunteers have been hard atwork on a variety of projects.

In August, the chapter was host to the 5th ridein the Harpoon Mountain Bike Adventure Series.This installment of the series was held at GreatBrook Farm State Park in Carlisle. Despite a hor-ribly rainy day the day before the ride (whichmade for marking the course a very damp affair -many thanks to the volunteers who spent hoursin the rain hanging arrows), Sunday dawnedbright and clear and the perfect day for a ride.

We had 130 riders, some hailing from as far awayas Long Island. While Great Brook does not havethe most technical riding in the state, we wereable to showcase all of the trails that NEMBA hasdesigned and maintained at the park includingStone Row and Keyes Loop. We raised over$900 for the park at the end of the day.

While the riding was great, many of us had justa good a time at the Harpoon Post Party. Due tosome logistical problems, the restaurant we hadhoped to use for the post party fell through atthe last minute but due to the generosity ofPhilip and Nanyee Keyes, palatial NEMBA head-quarters served as the host for the after party. —Claire Grimble

Fall Trail Maintenance at the FellsA higher bar is set at the Fells

On August 28th, Greater Boston NEMBA com-pleted the fourth of six maintenance days sched-uled for the Middlesex Fells this year. Six main-tenance days is a very ambitious goal for onepark but there is lots of work to be done on themountain bike loop and we wanted to make avisible showing of our commitment to the park.

The workday we planned on the 28th was a sim-ple re-route of a fall line trail. The layout was alittle tricky but the implementation was sup-posed to be pretty straight forward.Complexities on this project arouse when theDepartment of Conservation and Recreationasked us to use methods that are more stringentthen what we normally encounter. Instead of

broadcasting topsoil removed from a bench cutdown the slope to blend in with the hillside, theDCR requested that we transport all of the soilsremoved and use them to cover up and re-vege-tate the old trail that we were retiring. Our sim-ple trail day turned into a massive cut and filloperation.

The new methods would require a much largerwork force then we originally anticipated. Thework would also go slower because the limitingfactor would be the availability of wheel barrowsand people to move them. To make mattersworse, August is not the coolest month of theyear and that Saturday turned out to be ascorcher. But none of this daunted us. Weaccepted the higher standards as a test of ourcapabilities and pulled out all the stops to makesure we met every expectation. The results wereastounding. 30 volunteers showed up to helpand the trail looks great. The old trail is well onits way to becoming forest floor again and thenew trail is fun and sustainable.

In the end I am very pleased that the land man-ager asked us to step it up a notch. I think ourwork is even better then it was and it was a greatopportunity to display our organizational capac-ity. Much thanks to those who showed up andhelped out. We will soon be setting the agendafor next year’s trail maintenance. If you wouldlike to be involved in that process, drop me anemail at [email protected]. —Tom Grimble

Greater BostonPresident: Joe Levine [email protected] 617-945-2061Vice-President: Mike TabaczynskiSecretary: Chris HarrisTreasurer: Claire GrimblePatrol Director: Art Paradice,

[email protected] List: [email protected]: www.gbnemba.org

Meetings: Check website for monthlymeeting schedule 1st Monday eachmonth.

Hello PV NEMBA. Summer is behind us, days areshort, fall is in full swing, the oak leaves are realslippery, and the yellow jackets have finally putaway their stingers, at least for a while. So what'sa rider to do? Get out there and ride, that's what.Check with any of our local shops that are havingnight rides. They carry an assortment of the goodlighting systems and are certainly willing to setyou up. If you haven't experienced night riding, itcan be a blast. It can also get you into some realtrouble if you're not prepared. Always have anemergency backup light, and, don't go out alone.

New Trail at the D.A.R State ParkI hope by now the 2-mile trail off of the Long Trailis finally completed. It's a little frustrating gettingthrough the bureaucratic shuffle to get the trail

completed; yet we know it's for good reason. Wejust can't go out in the woods to design a trail onState property, or any other property for that mat-ter, without permission. Please remember that.

The carsonite signs that we put up at the trail-heads have been a real bonus for all trail users.Plus, all of the bridges seem to be holding upextremely well. Thanks Rich.

We hope you all have had the chance to ride thisgreat Park. If not, you're missing out on some verygood riding.

Batchelor Street Entrance-Holyoke/Skinner Range State Park What can we say that hasn't already been said? It'samazing how many riders from all over have heardabout this little piece of mountain bike heaven. Ifyou want technical, we got it. You want rockwork;we've got that too. You want to smooth singletrack? You're not going to find it there. You will findsmooth singletrack and lots of it, across the streetfrom the Notch Visitor's Center on the west side ofRoute 116. Go diagonally across Rt.116 to thedriveway, then all the way along the chain linkfence, look for single track. The rest is up to you.

PVNEMBA at Jiminey PeakFor those about to rock, we salute you. Actually,we'd like to salute Pete Vangel for his tireless workat this location. Pete and his rock meisters havebeen working at Jiminey all summer long to helpestablish downhill runs to satisfy that gravity urgein all of us.

And for those of you who aren't aware, Pete had ahand in most of the great rockwork we all enjoy atBatchelor Street. See what Trail Building school cando for you? Thank you Pete. Great work!

Sponsor CorrectionOur newest sponsor is PEAK PERFORMANCE inHolyoke, Ma. Sorry for the typo error in the lastissue, Matt. They have been doing advanced ridesfor the greater part of the summer.

And, speaking of our sponsors, please supportthem. A list of them is located in the back of thisissue.

Election Time for PVNEMBAWe will hold a Chapter ride and Annual OfficerElection on Sunday, November 14th. at 9:30a.m atthe Notch Visitor's Center on Route 116 inAmherst. (Please double check with GeorgeWillard or Rich LaBombard for final verification)

All Chapter members, and potential new membersare invited.

We will be choosing /electing new chapter officers.All positions are open, and we are always lookingfor new blood/talent that will be willing to keepour PVNEMBA train rolling.

Let's keep on keepin' onOther than the usual weekday and weekend ridingwith your friends, not a lot has changed. Those ofyou who know us by now, realize we don't do a lotof the social things that some chapters do. Butthat's OK. Our chapter has had a hand in creating,designing, and maintaining some of the finest trailsin New England, and we would like to thank eachand every one of you for joining and supporting us.We hope that you will continue to do so, and , if Imay be so bold, ask each of you to get the wordout to your non-NEMBA friends. Enough said.

Go Ride, GW

PioneerValleyPresident: George Willard, 413-527-

0330, [email protected]

VP Hampshire County: Rich LaBombard,413-527-7427, [email protected]

VP Franklin County: John Dudek, 413-772-0496, [email protected]

VP Hamden County: Position openTreasurer: Peter Ogulewicz Email List: mtb-

[email protected]: http://pvnemba.tripod.com/pvnem-

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The Seacoast Chapter is pleased to announce theopening of the Woronoco trail this summer at

Pawtuckaway State Park. It is the culmination of alot of work by a number of people - but most espe-cially the extraordinary efforts of David Heath andJoe Dizzazo. Our small chapter took on this chal-lenge and I am extremely proud to say completedit ahead of the plan. It would be impossible for meto fully express my appreciation for all the hardwork our group has put into the project - all I canreally say is thank you. I also want to thank thegreat support we have received from our neighbor-ing chapters - South Central NH and North Shorein helping us to make this 2.5 mile trail happen soquickly. For those who haven't had the pleasure ofriding it yet - the Woronoco has two substantialbridges and three boardwalks (who can forget lug-ging 2"x12"x16' pressure treated lumber in over amile on rough trails in the pouring rain! - thank

you so much for the help!). Please go to our web-site and take a look at the photos (www.snem-ba.org).

Coming this fall we will be hosting the 5th AnnualEFTA/NEMBA Bear Brook Boogie Fun Ride. Pleasecome to Bear Brook SP on October 17th and havea great time - more details will be posted on ourwebsite.

Last, but not least - our fall trail care schedule is:

Oct 24 Northwoods Meadows

Nov 7 Fort Rock-Exeter

—Jonathan Melzar

It's been a long hot summer down here in south-eastern Mass NEMBA land……NOT! I've heard

more people complain than any time in recentmemory about having no summer. While July andAugust were both above average in terms of rainmeasurements at the Blue Hills observatory, therewas certainly plenty of good riding to be had."They call it stormy Monday" and it did seem asthough a lot of the rain came on Mondays whichled to the canceling of many of Bill Bole's popularmellow Monday rides. This is a great ride forbeginners or folks just looking to do a recoveryride. Bill changes the location every week so makesure you're signed up to [email protected] forupdates.

But putting a positive spin on things, Septemberis one of the best months to ride of the entireyear. The bugs start to disappear, the humidity isdown, and there aren't too many leaves on theground yet.

In terms of major events or projects, it was a rel-atively quiet summer with two exceptions. PaulPeaslee and Kevin Chichlowski of the Bikebarnhosted the 7th annual Landmine ClassicMountain Bike Race. The race raised enough toprovide two $500 grants to other NEMBA chap-ters plus some left over for additional tools for

SEMASS. Great work as always, Paul and Kevin!

The other big project was a beautiful new bridgethat was built with funding provided by SEMASSNEMBA in Borderland. The bridge uses cedar treesfor stringers and has a beautiful design.

At our September meeting at the Blue Hills, wedecided to organize an event for kids in conjunc-tion with IMBA's National Take A Kid MountainBiking Day on Saturday, October 2nd. We arepartnering with Trips for Kids of Boston, a non-profit group that takes under-privileged kidsmountain biking. In the next issue, I'll let youknow how it turns out.

We are also planning another toy drive/Christmasride at the Blue Hills on December 5th. The fes-tivities will start around 9:00 (checkwww.semassnemba.org for updates on the time)at the Houghton's Pond parking lot. Please bringan unwrapped toy. We'll have organized rides anda fun atmosphere. Bring the whole family!!! —Rich Higgins

SE MassPresident: Rich Higgins, rlhiggins@com-

cast.net ,508-238-7590 Vice-Presidents:Ames Nowell: Don Jordan, 781-767-

4044Blue Hills: Joe Sloane, 617-696-3533Borderland: Christopher Patrick, Franklin SF: Jan Hubbell, 508-341-5509Freetown: Dennis Lewis, 508-993-5920Wompatuck: Paul Peaslee, 781-925-2512Wrentham: Kevin Delaney, 401-722-

2426Treasurer: Bill Boles, 508-583-0067Secretary: Eero Kola, 781-356-2518Email List: [email protected]

SeacoastPresident: Jonathan Melzar,

[email protected], 603-659-7233Vice-President: Kevin CoxSecretary: Jason RecordTreasurer: David HeathEmail List: [email protected]: www.snemba.org

Wow, how quickly the summer has flown by! Aswet as the weather has been, it has kept the dustdown and the trails here in the Whites have beenin good shape.

NEMBA's 4th Annual White Mountains TrailBuilding Weekend was held August 28 and 29,but without the trail building. After overdosing ona number of major projects last year, we limited

this year's schedule to routine maintenance. Itmanaged not to rain on us, and a pile of great rid-ing was squeezed into the weekend. FromSaturday's 57-mile hammerhead epic to the 20+mile "moderate" ride, everybody seemed to have agreat time. The Swift River was welcome relieffrom the heat & humidity, and food & beveragesflowed around the campfire until the strictly-enforced quiet hour came - much to the delight ofmore than one tired rider. Sunday's relatively shortride still featured over 2,000 feet of climbing.Many thanks to Krisztina Holly for taking care ofall the details, and to ride leaders Phil & PeteOstroski, Jon Conti, Peter Minnich, and RobZimmerman for not losing anyone!

The White Mountain National Forest should havereleased their proposed alternative to the ForestPlan by the time you read this. Language in theproposed draft is likely to significantly change reg-ulations regarding mountain biking in the Forest.PLEASE be prepared to write comments to theForest Service during the 90-day comment period.This is not to be confused with proposed changesto the Forest Service's Roadless Initiative, whosecomment period ended November 15th.

The Town of Conway has been having good suc-cess in getting property owners to grant recre-ational trail easements through properties cur-rently being developed. We are hopeful that a con-tinuous, permanent trail network can be main-tained within the town.

The White Mountains Chapter scored a $500NEMBA grant to conduct a mapping project inEcho Lake State Park. The project will includeinstallation of a small kiosk outside the parkentrance and display of a map of the small butinteresting park features. The AMC's top notchcartographer Larry Garland will be compiling thedata and producing the map. We are very thankfulto SE Mass NEMBA's Paul Peaslee and KevinChichlorochi for supporting this grant program.

That's it for now. Happy riding! —Rob Adair

WhiteMountainsPresident: Mark Jenks, 603-356-0233,

[email protected]: Rob Adair, 603-356-

5214, [email protected]: Phil Ostroski Secretary: Cathy SteersEmail List:

[email protected]


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 are led by individual NEMBA members for other mem-bers and prospective members. So if you haven't yet joined NEMBA,please do.

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 tochange location or time at the last moment. So be sure to call theride's leader, both to sign up, and to find out more about the ride.**Be sure to contact the ride leader a couple of days before the ridetakes place. That way you will be sure that the ride is on.

If you commit to a ride, go, since space is limited. That way the rideswill stay manageable and will be enjoyable for everyone. Helmets arerequired on all NEMBA rides. Contact your ride's leader if the weath-er looks questionable.

HEY! - Why not lead a NEMBA ride yourself? Contact BillBoles at 508-583-0067 or [email protected] for moreinformation.

(MBA) Indicates a NEMBA Mountain Bike Adventure SeriesRide(EN) Indicates an EFTA/NEMBA Fun Ride.(D) Indicates a weekday daytime ride.(DB) Indicates a daybreak or early morning ride.(BHTW) Indicates a Blue Hills Trail Watch ride.(NBTRS) indicates Newington Bike Trek Ride Series(Dog) Indicates you can bring your dog.(W) Indicates a WOMBATS ride.(K) Indicates a Kids & Family ride.(CALL) Indicates contact the leader to see if the ride is on.(TBA) Indicates location to be determined.(U) Indicates an urban ride.(SS) Indicates Single Speed bicycles are OK.(SKILLS) Indicates a skills training session

The following ride categories are only general guidelines. You shouldask the ride's leader exactly what type of ride he or she is planning interms of distance, pace and technicality. Also, be realistic about yourlevel of riding skills and don't join a ride that is beyond your presentability or fitness level.

MBAS Harpoon MTB Adventure Series ride. 10-20 miles.A ride on a marked course for all ability levels.Normally includes short and long loops. Call formore information.

EFTA/NEMBA 10-25 miles. Marked loops for all ability levels.Normally includes multiple loops. Call for moreinformation.

Kids/Family 2-10 miles, usually easy pace & terrain. Theserides are aimed at parents with young children.

Beginner 2-7 miles, easy terrain, easy pace. These rides areaimed at riders with little or no riding experience.

Novice 4-9 miles, mellow pace, easy terrain, frequentstops.

Advanced Novice6-10 miles, mellow pace, either mostly easy ter-rain, or could be technical terrain done slowly, fre-quent stops.

Intermediate 10-20 miles, moderately technical, somewhatfaster pace, occasional stops and bail out points.Intermediate rides are designed for people whoride frequently, and have some skills, but whoprobably don't enter races.

Advanced Intermediate The same as intermediate, except fasterand harder terrain.

Advanced 20-30 miles, high technical difficulty, fast pace,few stops or chances to bail out. These rides areintended for advanced riders or, racers who wouldlike to go for a challenging ride at less than all outrace pace.

Women's Ride Can be any level of difficulty. Call for more infor-mation.

NEMBA Rides

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Cape Cod & Islands10/09 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-480710/09 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/09 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-437510/09 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-29810/10 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-677310/10 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/10 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-490510/12 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130010/13 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130010/13 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/16 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-480710/16 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/16 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-437510/16 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-29810/17 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-677310/17 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/17 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-490510/19 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130010/20 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130010/20 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/23 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-480710/23 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/23 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-437510/23 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-29810/24 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-677310/24 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/24 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-490510/26 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130010/27 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130010/27 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/30 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-480710/30 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/30 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-437510/30 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-29810/31 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-677310/31 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568910/31 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-490511/02 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130011/03 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130011/03 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/06 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-480711/06 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/06 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-437511/06 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-29811/07 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-677311/07 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/07 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-490511/09 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130011/10 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130011/10 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/13 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-480711/13 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/13 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-437511/13 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-29811/14 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-677311/14 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/14 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-490511/16 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130011/17 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130011/17 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-5689


11/20 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-480711/20 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/20 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-437511/20 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-29811/21 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-677311/21 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/21 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-490511/23 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130011/24 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130011/24 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/27 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-480711/27 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/27 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-437511/27 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-29811/28 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-677311/28 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568911/28 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-490511/30 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130012/01 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130012/01 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568912/04 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-480712/04 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568912/04 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-437512/04 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-29812/05 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-677312/04 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568912/04 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-490512/07 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130012/08 Trail of Tears All Mike Dube [email protected] 508-477-130012/08 Nickerson SP Intermediate Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568912/11 Pochasset Novice Mitch McCullough 508-564-480712/11 Trail of Tears Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568912/11 Harwich /Punkhorns All Mark McKenney [email protected] 508-430-437512/11 Bebe's Woods, Falmouth Novice Ted Rowan [email protected] 508-540-2200 X-29812/12 TBA Beginner & Inter. Village Cycles [email protected] 508-759-677312/12 TBA Advanced Roger Wharton [email protected] 508-428-568912/12 Vineyard Intermediate David Whitmon [email protected] 508-693-4905

Central, Wachusett & Western Mass10/07 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-052110/10 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-535310/10 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-245310/14 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-052110/17 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-535310/17 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-245310/21 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-052110/24 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-535310/24 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-245310/28 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-052110/31 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-535310/31 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-245311/04 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-052111/07 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-535311/07 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-245311/11 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-052111/14 Leominster SF Beginner - Adv. Beg. Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-464-535311/14 Holyoke Advanced Intermediate Peak Performance [email protected] 413-535-245311/18 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-052112/02 MIT/Groton Advanced Intermediate Mike Andersen [email protected] 978-448-0521

Connecticut10/09 Penwood SP Adv. Novice John Turchi [email protected] 860-653-5038

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10/12 W. Hartford Res. Intermediate Don Myers [email protected] 860-561-275510/19 W. Hartford Res. Intermediate Don Myers [email protected] 860-561-275510/26 W. Hartford Res. Intermediate Don Myers [email protected] 860-561-275511/13 Shenipsit SF Intermediate John Turchi [email protected] 860-653-5038

Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont10/10 Fat Tire Frolic, Carrabassett All Deborah Lander 207-263-451110/10 Minkhills All Glenn Kirby [email protected] 603-456-380510/12 FOMBA Intermediate Bob Hall [email protected] 603-673-181710/19 Yudicky Intermediate Bob Hall [email protected] 603-673-181710/26 Blood Road Haloween Ride Intermediate Bob Hall [email protected] 603-673-181711/02 TBD Intermediate Bob Hall [email protected] 603-673-181711/09 TBD Intermediate Bob Hall [email protected] 603-673-1817

Metro Boston, Merrimac & North Shore10/09 Charles Ward Res. Advanced Beginner Bob Hicks 978-774-090610/10 Wompatuck SP Intermediate Steve Cobble [email protected] 781-254-879610/14 Great Brook Farm SP Women - Intermediate Nanyee Keyes [email protected] 978-263-045910/16 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] 978-263-045911/13 Charles Ward Res. Advanced Beginner Bob Hicks 978-774-090611/13 Blue Hills Novice Joe Sloane [email protected] 781-696-3533(BHTW)11/14 Wompatuck SP Intermediate Steve Cobble [email protected] 781-254-879612/05 Blue Hills All -Toys for Tots Joe Sloane [email protected] 781-696-3533(BHTW)

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