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Prez SezG r e et in g s t o a ll y o u " c a bi n f ev e r" b i ke r s o u t t h e r e. H o p e fu l ly t h e

w e a th e r c o n di ti o ns w i ll b e m o r e f av o ra b le t h is M a rc h . . . t h an l a stI apo log ize fo r m y ab se nc e a t th e F e bru ary m ee tin g. I w as

a ss ur ed th at a ll w e nt a s s m oo th a s p ow d er . I w o ul d li ke t o th an kE ri c F o rt f ro m B o b's B i ke s f or sh ar in g h is k n ow l ed g e o f l ay er in gfo r c old w e ath er rid in g. I h ea rd i t w a s v ery in fo rm a tiv e. Thism o n th w e w i ll f ea tu re H a rd w ic k G r eg g o f C a ha ba C y cl es .

I w o uld lik e t o th an k a ll th os e c on ce rn ed c lu b m e m be rs w h oto ok tim e o ut o f th eir s ch ed ule s to atte nd o ur F eb ru ary O pe nS te eri ng C o m mi tte e M e etin g. T h an ks a ls o to J ac k B ra ns do rf f or

v olu nte erin g to ho st th e m ee tin g a nd fo r fix in g s om e g re atspaghet t i. W e d e ci de d t ha t u p on i nc o rp o ra ti on , B U M P w i ll h av ese ve n B o a rd o f D i re c to r s. I n a d di ti o n t o t he f o ur c u rr e nt officers.t hr ee a dd it io n al p er so n s h av e b e en n om i nate d a nd w il l b e v ote d o na t t h e M a r ch B U M P m e e ti n g.

D u e t o t he f re ez in g w e a th e r w e h a ve e xp e ri en ce d l at el y, B U M Pa n d O a k M o u nt ai n P a rk O f fi ci al s h a ve d e te rm i ne d t ha t a s ec ti ono f o ur tr ail : C h im n ey S w ee ps , w o uld h av e to be c lo se d. W e w i llr eo pe n th is s ec tio n a fte r w e do so m e e xte ns iv e m a in te na nc e t hism o nt h. T ra il c l os ure s w ill o cc ur f ro m ti m e to tim e a cc or din g toc o n di ti o ns s o p l ea s e b e p a ti e nt, a ck n ow l ed g e t he s ig n s. a nd d o n 'tt r ash t h e t ra i ls .

A s a lw a ys . e v er y r id e r a t O a k M o u nt ai n i s o ff ic ia ll y i nv i te d t oa tt en d o u r n ex t v o lu n te er t ra il w o r k- da y . E v en i f y o u s ho w u p fo r a

c o u pl e o f h o u rs , y o u r c o n sc i en c e w i ll b e m o r e a t e a se . S e e y o u t h e re .H U G H. T H E L EA D ER

TRAILWORKDAYOur last work -dayon February 12 w~ very produc tive . Since the sedKlns we had

wanted to do main tenance on were under water , we w ent ahead withnew construd ionon the last leg of the loop . W e had a good tum -out, taking in accoun t the cokl, grayweather . W e even h ad bur new faces show L P and reportk lr duty so they "W oukln 'feelso gu it} 'ri dng on the trailsanym ore .' A bog se ction of heftysQ e-h ilng w~ knockedoutin just a few hours . O u r ne xt T r ai l w o rk d ay i s s c he du le d f or S u nd a y,Ap ril 10th. Ifwe are rained (orSl lOwed )ou t we wil l reschedule fo rS unday , A pr i l17 th .W e are planningto wo ri

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R e s p o n s e F r o m B i k e S h o p sA nyo ne in th e B U M P C lub w ho goes to th e m eetings know s, Ha rdw ick 's

a lw ay s th e re. C ahab a C ycle s has repeated ly soughtou t B U M P to o ffer suppor t .. T heday before th e M em o to tl.. o ca lB ik e S to re s in th e F eb ru ary Grin der ev en cam e ou t, Ih app ened to b e at B ob 's an d E ric Fon L ookm e asid e to tell m e he and B ob 's B ikesw anted to becom e m or e in vo lv ed with B U M P. E ri c d id a grea tj ob V o 'ilhou r fi rs t S to reP res en ta 1 irnat th e F ebr u a ry m eet ing an d show ed a H ans Rey v id eo th a1w as im edib le .

W e truly appr ec ia te the in te re st and s upp ort we have already received ,and fm sure th es to res no tice w e 'r e in the re suppon ing th em as w e ll . B U M P wan t s to bu ild on thegood re la tion s w e hav e w ith t h e sto res . G ub and LocalB ik e Shop re la t ionsh ave beenstr n ined in rec em yea rs fr om wha l I understand , bu t th a t w as be fo re m y ti m e , and th eclim ate in th e local cyc ling com m unity tod ay is suc h th at no one underes tim a tes theneed for u s a ll to w o rk tog e th e r . The re sponse th a1we h ave re ceivedfrom th e lo ca lb ik eshop s is a s fo ll ows :

Id ea s for Struc tu r ing of De aler M em ber s hi p P r o g ra m f ro m B o b ' sB U M P is m os t d efInite ly th e m os t fo cu se d g r o u p o f a l l the b ik e c lub s in

B irm ingham , an d h ave a s tr a igh t- fo rward ap proach to th e sport of m ounta in bik ing .A s an ind ep enden t b ik e shop w e w ould l ik e to show o u r support o f BU M P b y no ton ly com inui ng th e half-pric e m em be rsh ip p ro g ram and th e B U M P d iscou m , bu t b y

jo in in g th e B U M P D u b a s a D eal er M em ber in m uch th e sam e w ay dealers can be ap an of IM BA . In back ing the BU M P Club , I be l ieve a l l o f the loca l shop s w i l l

b en efit b eca u se w ithout an ad v O O lC ygr ou p fightingfo r land access , th e re would be nop lace to rid e and no re ason to bu y m ounta in b ikes. Land acces s i ss u es h ave b een ap rob l em s in ce w e 've sold m ourn a in bik e s. W hat w e w anLB U M P to do for u s is tocon tinu e 1 0 patron ize our shop as w el l as th e o th e r loca l shops, and d iscourag e m ailo rd er ing . W e wo uld like to b e included in th e m onthly m em be!1 ihipros ter as a D ealerM em ber . W e w ou ld lik e th e oppo rt un ity to con tr ibu te to th e G rinde r in the form of art ic les and adve rti s in g . A nd a s m ention ed in the last Grinde r, to tak e pa rt in B U M Pm eeting s to g ive p res en ta t ions, and occasion a ll y g ive m ain te n anc e or skills wo rk -sh ops in con jun c tion w ith BUM P even t s . Add ition al de tails w ill n ee d to b e w o rkedou t, but w e a t Bob 's B ik e s appreciale th e exposu re w e can rec e ive th roughbe ing a parto f B UM P and w is h t o l end ou r s upp o rt to st reng then th e posi t io n o f th e cyc lingcom m unit y in A labam a . Roge rBy rd , ow ner of Bob 's B ike s

P r o p o s a l F o r B U M P Spon so r sh ip F r o m C a h a b a C y c l esA . C o n ti nu e half -p r ice m em bersh ip s for n ew BU M P m em bers V o 'ithpun ;h a se o f

any b icycle .B . C on ti nu e 10% d is counton non -sa le m er chand iseexc lud ingb icyc le sand labo r.

C . T he N ew D eal!

BUM P m em bers k eep th e ir re ce ip ts each tim e the y m ake a p urch a se at e i ther

C ahaba C ycle s lo catio n s. At the m on th ly B U M P m eeting s, turn in th e re ceip ts to

B U M P O fficers. T hey w ill tOl3 lth e re ce ip ts and tu rn th em in to Cah ab a C ycles ead !

m on th . C ahab a C yc le s w il l wr i t e a ch eck to B U M P for 5 % of th e to ta l o f all

p u rc h ases i n cl u d in g b i cy c le s a n d s a le m e r ch a n d is e .W hat we w ant in re tu rn:A . A disp laya d in eac h issue o fth e G rin le r.

B . B U M P M em be rs to suppo rt s hops tha1spon so rt h e c lu b and to en cou rage th e irfri end s to do lik ew is e .

C . T he oppo rt un i ty to b e in vo lv ed V o 'ithB U M P rid e s , races , e tc .

R espon se fro m H o m ew o o d C yc l e and F i t n es sT hankyou fo r you r in v ita t ion to you r m onthly m eet ings and th e oppo rtu n ity to

repres e m o u r pr o d uc t s a n d s e rv ic e s . I wou ld a lso l ik e t o say t h ank s f o r you ro rg ani za tion 's suppo rt of th e L ocal B ik e Shop s, sp eci fica lly H om ewood C yc le an d

F i tness . L oyal cu sto m ers su ch a s y o u rse lves h elp u s t o suppo rt t h e b i cy c lingco m m un it y llOl on ly by prov id in g bik e produc ts and s erv ice bu t a lso by dona ting t im e

and m oney to bicy cling organ iza tions such as yours .

M at t Yeste r, M anager : Hom ewood C yc le &Fim ess

R e s p o n s e f r o m R iv e r O a k s C y c l esI a pp laud th e e ffo rt s and ac com p lis hm en ts o f B U M P and wo u ld lik e to offer a

20% d is count to a ll BU M P m em bers . E arl H all, ow ner o f RiverO aks

ROCKFORDSo m e 2 3 r id e rs w e n t t o R o c k f o rd o n t h e c h il ly , g r ay m o r ning o f

Sunday , F eb ru a ry 6 th to ta ke on som e o f t h e m o st chal leng in g trails , insom e o f th e m ost ch al leng ing cond iti o n s B U M P h a s e ve r rid den . O urhos ts , D oug a n d S a r ah M c C o n n el l, o w n a n d m a n a g e 2 2 0 0 a c r e s in C o o saCoun ty , sou th ea s t o f B i rm ingham .

The r ide w as sp l it u p i n to two p a r t s, b e f o r e and a f t e r l u n ch . The f i rs tp a rt, a n in e m ile loop wh ich was m e t i cu lou sly m ark e d by D oug , consis tedo f c re e k c ro ssi ng s , s ing le t rack, and num e rous s te ep uph il ls w h i chrequ ir ed p u sh in g t he b ik es . B ec au se o f th e r e c en t r ain a n d f r ee zingt em pe r a tu r e s , t h e m udd in e ss o f t he tr a i l m ade i t d i f f icu l t t o c l im b a n ddescend , bu t a t h ick l ay e r o f le av e s cu sh ioned ou r m any sp i ll s th a t d ay .

W hen w e reached D o u g a n d S a r a 's c a b in , w e dove in to the hom em adech il i and Po r tuguese sw eet b r e a d w a it in g th e r e . W e a te and so c ia liz ed andr ecoun ted f a l ls and ev en ho sed o f f ou r b ik es . A fte r o u r b e llie s w e r e f u l l,a b o u t tw o t h ir d s o f o u r n u m b e r h e a d ed f o r a w a rm c a r a n d a c h a n g e o f c lo thes .. . especia l l y d I y so ck s. B u t th e r e s t o f u s f o rg ed o n f o r t h e s e c o n dloop , w h ic h w a s a l it tl e shor te r b ut a s ch a l lenging a s t h e first, a n d w e rere w ar d e d w ith s o m e su n sh ine .

T h is a re a i s a p ro p os e d s ite o f th e N O R B A s a nc ti on ed B U M Pm oun ta in b ik e r a ce w e a r e hop ing to ho ld som e t im e i n '9 4 . Desp i t e t h e

h a rsh n e ss o f t h e c o n diti o n s t h e d a y o f o u r r i de , w e a re e x c it ed about th eoppo rtun it y t h e M c C o n n el ls h a v e e x te nded to u s to fu r th er exp lo re th e irex ten s iv e s in g Je tr a c k and w o o ds-r o a d n e tw o r k.

O u r t ha n k s t o D o u g and Sa r a M cConne l l. W e are p lann ing to re tu rnf o r a weekend cam p ing t r ip on Ap r i l l s t-3 r d. T h e c o s t w i l l b e o n l y $10p e rp er son wh ich w i l l i n c lud e d i nn e r o n S aturday n igh t . Or you can go ju s t f o rS aturday fo r $5 . P lan to j o in us l J a c k B r a n sd o rf

~eal Life Letterst() Iledda

Dear S irs , .As I would be very interested in your ass ociation for mounta in b ikes, so i f

you send me your entry fonn, I would be very gratefu l. I 'm looking fo rwa rd tobe your mem bersh ip , a nd to having your in format ions.S incerely yours ,

Y as um a s A shida2774 1 K awasak i

Y on a go -s h i, Tottori683 J apan

De ar S irflv1a'am :I p icked up a copy of your news letter "the G rinder" at the lake end of O ak

M ounta in S ta te P a r k on F eb. 12 a nd g a ve wha t I could in the BU M Penvelope. Y ou have a great newsletter-p robab ly read it 3 o r 4 tim e s n ow .R eal ly sad about the R ace Da y M ass ac re Hedda R ockhopper wrote a bout inW hen W e W ere Kicked O ff The T ra ils . I do hope that is eventual ly re laxedam t r a i l access is O K aga in.

T hi s tim e when I was v is iting in Hoover I d id not br ing my b ike -m o s tlybeca use I did not know wha t the status of M tn. Biking wa s at O ak M ountain.In my area som e p laces are b ike friemly a rd s ome are not At least ore paceis ...1:xJ tstay C NV aywhen irs roggy wet (like all ths winter!)

I expec t to return to H oove r and O ak M ountain in the ne ar future . I am no tespecia lly fast, but I can r ide for hours. ~sure would be app rec iated i f som erepresentatives of B U M P could go o n a r ide with me m y next tr ip. n you haveany ofYOlJ ' folks visit the K nox ville area tha t wa nt to r ide, give m e a c all or write .T ha nk s .

D av i:l M arlin(615) 523-9563

4524 M illertown P ikeK noxvil le , TN 37917

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~@ ~~~ [fU @ [p~~[fU @ @ @D r. J u an S ax o n o n F ir e W al k in g

I don' t k n ow much abou t f i r e wa lk ing , it' s n o t my a re a o f expertis e a n d I

don' t h a v e t im e to look i t up . ..bu t I saw a sh ow o n D isco v er y o r m ayb e it

w a s T h e L e a rn in g C h an n el , c al le d A r t hu r C . C la rk ' s M y s t er i ou s W o r ldab ou t f i re w al k ing and i t r e a lly m a d e m e th i nk .

If I 'd bee n pa yi ng c lo se r a t t en tio n t o t he s h ow , I w o u ld p r ob a bl y n o t beany mo r e a ccu r at e i n re la tin g t h e fo l low i ng v agu el y d is t o rt ed f a cts s i n ce I

u su all y m a n ip u la te t h e p a rt ic u la rs o f m o s t a n e cd o tes t o s u it m y p u rp o se

a n yw a y -b u t t he r e w a s so m e p r of e ss o r o r d o c to r o r s o m e th in g , w h o p u tel ec tr ode s on some f i re walk ers fr om I nd ia o r whe r eve r, and a l so on some

"re gu lar" peopl e w h o v o lu n tee re d t o w a lk a cr os s h o t co al s. T h e br ai nw ave s o f th e I nd i an f ire w alke rs d u ri ng t he f ew s e co n d s of th e ir w a l k

ac r o ss t h e co als w e r e v e ry u n i fo rm i nd i ca t in g a s e lf -i nd u c ed t ra n ce t h at

en ab led t h em to su f fe r no p a in o r i n ju r y. The b r a in waves o f th e " r egu la r "

people sho w ed s li g ht b u t d i sce r n ib l e un i fo rm r onfiguration s a s we l l wh ich

le ts us know th a t ev en th e un trai n ed m ind i s ab l e t o r ope wi th p a in when i t

wan ts to .

S o , whe r e doe s moun ta in b ik ing come in ? W e l l, I d id my own l i t t le case-

st u dy o n p a in . Ou r sub j e c t, we ' l l c a l l . ..Hedda H . , i s a 34 y ear o ld av id

f ema le moun tai n b ik e r w h o a lw a y s h a te d c lim b in g h il ls an d r o nsidered

th e ac t o f c lim b i ng t o be p a in fu l . She u sed to h ave t o tr y t o p sy ch h e r se lf

in to st ay ing on the b ik e un t il sh e r e ached th e t op o f t he h ill . B u t s lo w l y a s

h e r fi tn es s i m pr ov ed , s he n ot ic ed t ha t s h e d i dn 't c uss a n d c o m p la in

anymo re , sh e d idn ' t h av e t o p l ay m ind g ames t o s t ay on th e b ik e , and some

days sh e a c tu a l ly en joyed c l imb in g . O n c e w a rm e d -u p , s h e r e po rt s t h a t s h e

wi l l rea c h t h e t op o f a l on g , m e a n h i ll w i th o u t c lear rero l lec tio n o f th e

ascen t. She d e sc r ib es t h e e xp e ri en c e o f cl im b in g a s b e in g c o m p le te ly

ab sor bed i n t h e m o m e nt , b u t t h e p a rt o f h e r t ha t u s ed t o m in d t he p a in i s

ab sent or asle ep . I was go ing to pu t e lec t rodes on rer bu t t ren I go t too busy , so

I d rew ronclu sion s anyw a y. T he change h a s rom e ab ou t no t bec ause she is insu ch g o o d s h a p e t h a t c lim bin g d oesn 't h u r t anymo re-it still hurts, a n d it

pr obabl y st il l h ur ts Ju l i Fur tado , so th er e goes the f i tness theory . The source

o f th e d i f f e ren ce , I be l ie v e, i s i n d e ve lo p in g e n d ur an c e .. . of p a in . Even

reg u l a r moun tain b i ke rs l i ke M s. H . h ave t h e m in d -p o w e r t o o v er c om e t h e

pai n o f c l imbing .

I n add i ti o n t o imp rov ing you r f i tnes s , developin g the ab i lity to b lock ou t

pa in is an im po rt an t as pec t o f cond it io n ing to b ecome b e t te r a t c l imb ing

hills o n y o u r m o u n ta i n b i ke .. . or d ea li ng w i th l ife i n g ene r a l. I a m n o t

ad vocating going to su ch ex tr em es as bec oming a f i re wa lker t o ach i ev e t h is

en d . M aybe ju st don ' t use pot ho lde rs f o r a w bi le.

The Frame MaKerJOHN HODGKIN5-SMOOTIlER BIKES

M any of us a re fam il iar wi th John Hodgk ins by r epu ta ti on , if nO lperso nal ly . To

m an y ofus h e ha s rep re se nt ed an alte rn ative to th e shops because of h is excel lence inbi cy cl e twling skills,superiorwheelbuilding and reaso nabl e prices . But that 'snot how

John w ants us to k now h im. W hat John rea lly w ant s to do more of i s w hal he doesbes t...fi am e build ing .

One of n ine .k id s in his fam ily , the only w ay John was going to get his own b ike

wa s to put one together himsel f . H e was around twelve years old when h e boughth isfiThtframesetfo r $ 1 jO . He SC IOW lgedfo r !M' and w heels in junkyard s and resoned to

filling out the rest of the gruppo at W estern Auto . From these humble beg inn ings,Jo hn has bec om e th e M cG yver of th e b ike wor ld

John took early retirem ern from B el lS out h , an d a considerab le p ay -cu t, to bu ild

b ike s fu ll- time in h is garage work-shop . He is es tabl ishi ng his reputation throughuti lizI D gtac ticstha t wO Ikedfor ToyO la--

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.8 GRINDER

ASK HUGHIEDear Hughie.

I had a dream and I was hoping you could tell me

what it means. I was mountain bik ing in a d im

warehouse on an obstacle-strewn singlet rack

through junk and antique furniture in disarray. I

came to a doorway before which I d id a 360 in twocounterclockwise hops. and then continued to pedalthrough the door. The "trail" opened up into

sunshine. wide open meadows and roll1ng single

track as far as the eye could see. Tell me what you

think. Pondering in Pell City

Dear Pondering,Uh. well ...dreams can be very interesting as

well as very ditJ"tcult to explore. The. the. the intentof your subconscious in this case however isglaringly obvious. You see...your mind is making a

poignant commentary on the growth of humanity asa cancer on our planet. In ourpaleolithic bodies. wehave inherited a world which has been vandalized.and we must face picking our way through thewreckage and making do with what we have lfifl Thecounterclockwise 360 represents turning the clockback and entering an WlSullied world with endlessopportunities to move through it and be a part as wewere meant tobe before the domestication of wildanimals and agriculture sent us on our way in thedownward spiral of civilization. The main messagehowever. is that the only thing worth taking back tothat paleolithic paradise is...the wheeL

Dear Hughie.

When my boyfriend and I drive to Oak Mountain

before a ride. I like to listen to hear t-lifting AnduvianFolk music, and he likes to listen to head-banging

rock shit. We fight the whole way down and by t he

time we get there I'm so mad at him that I'm not

willing to ride slow enough for him to k eep up with

me ... then he p outs. What should we do?

Mad in Mountain Brook

DearMad,

Drive separately.

J J I U 5 T JJ()I~fl[)Scott Chiz Bill Harrington*

Sport Cole* Gregg Houston

Joe Cotlin* Rex Jones

Barbara Dailey Tom Murphree

Jim Dailey Debbie Murphree

Chris DiGiorgio Kennan Smith*

Thanks to our new members for your support o f BUMP

and of Mountain Biking in Alabama. We look

forward to getting to know you. * Special thanks to

long-time BUMP pillars for re-joining.

Scotty Smith

Mike Wilson

Chris Woods

Matt Yester

C a le n d a r o f E v en tSM arch 5th-S aturday 1Oam.Tra ilwork dayatO ak Mountain.

March 6th-Sunday 9am. BUM P ride at Kentuck Trail in Talladega.

Meet at O live G arden near E astwood Mall. Ifweather is questionable, callRoger Keel to confirm. 942{)506 or 251-6778.

March 18th-F riday 7:30pm. Open S teering Committee M eeting IS lumberPartyto be IlJ ld at BarryHa ir'sHome. Bringbed-rolland pillow,P .J .'soptional. C all Ba rryfor directionsandto find outwhat foodtobring. 987-8510

March 26th & 27th-Weekend campout at Sherman's Bluff withS ylacaugaClub. CallBillyBeaneformore info. 245-2652

April lst3rd-BUMP Weekend camping trip at Rockford. Aweekend of riding, food and fun at the proposed site of the BUM P NO R BAMountain Bike Race. See "RO CKFO R D" on page 2, and Call J ackBransdorffor particulars. 985-1233

April 6th-Wednesday 7:30pm. BUMP Monthly Meeting at theHoover Public Library, downstairs in the second meeting room on the left.We will be having dinner afterwards. Please note time change from7pm to 7:30 During Daylight Savings Time.

April 10th-Sunday 1Oam.Trail work-day atOak Mountain.

April 16th-Maddog, N O RB A Sa nc tioned Mountain Bike race.P reregistrationformswill be availatle in the bikeshopssoon.

April 23rd & 24th-N O C R a ce a t N antahala Outdoor C enter inwes tern North Carolina. Preregistration forms will be available in the bikeshops soon.

May 2Oth22nd-NO RBA N ational Championship Series Event #1.S ee "W alter Mitty Meets Tomac" on page 3, for more details and getyourreservations in no w !

~PersonQlsQ.Name Tbat Race Contest-We need a name for our BUMP NORBAsanctionedmounJainbikerace.CallBarrywithentriesandwinnerwillreceivea prize.

9 8 7 -8 5 1 0 .

For Sale-BUMP sweatshinsonly$15andtanktopsonly$10. See Hughorcall

9 4 2 -9 1 2 8 o r 3 2 8 - 2 6 2 6 .

To Order-Team BUMPjerseycallBarry9 8 7 - 8 5 1 0 or% 9 - 6 3 5 6 .

Needed-Donationsfortrailmaintenanceat OakMountain.UseBUMPenvelopes

providedatNonhandSouthtI3ilhead"Shrires"fordorutionIx>xes.

BUMP WEEKEND HOTLINE-Call 8061484 to hear a recorded

messageofridesandeventsforupcomingweekend. Please call before ridesto

double cbeck meeting place and time. Leave a message to let us knowyou'recomingortoreceivea phonecallformoreinfo.

Pictures Wanted-For BUMPScrapbook,call Quinton. 9 3 3 - 7 5 0 4

SlbnissionsTo submit information of any kind, write to: TheGRI NDER City Office, 54D1 9th Avenue South.S'ham 35212; or fax to 591-0990. Office hours-9amto 12pm.