Get out and ride!
Like chocolate it is always good!
- Trail Days behind UMO
- Who loves moving rocks? Who loves performing trail maintenance? Who wants to do both? All of you??? Perfect! Come on by next Monday and/or Thursday and let's give a little love to Gateway!! The trail needs some love and there is a truck load of stone waiting to be spread in the mud holes.
Meet at 4:30, work a bit, and maybe there will be a bit of ride time afterwards. Bring buckets, shovels, and people to help move material. Once the base material is laid we will get some gravel to top it off. - Where is Gateway? The trail starts here: Map Link
If you're driving the best place to park would be at Old Town Elementary School. Or ride yer bike!
- Who loves moving rocks? Who loves performing trail maintenance? Who wants to do both? All of you??? Perfect! Come on by next Monday and/or Thursday and let's give a little love to Gateway!! The trail needs some love and there is a truck load of stone waiting to be spread in the mud holes.
And a few other things to consider.....
- At least half (if not more) of the trails in the "bog" actually lie on BLT properties. As a land trust they must balance conservation and the recreational needs of their many users. Mountain bikers are their largest user group on these trails, we have put in hours of trail work on our own and with BLT over the past few years. And yet very few of us are paid members. Please consider joining or making a donation. It would be nice to show BLT that conservation AND trails are not mutually exclusive......here's the link: BLT Donate Page
- And if you are a rider of the Orono Land Trust properties, consider joining or donating to this land trust: OLT Donate Page
- And don't forget about us! Since we have organized we have been forging relationships with landowners. And they are taking notice. So please support our efforts to improve mountain biking opportunities in our community by joining or renewing here
Anyone want to play hooky for a little while this Friday morning? Bangor Land Trust is looking for a few strong arms to help unload bog bridging for Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve. Meet at the Kittridge Road entrance around 8:30.
PR NEMBA rolling skills clinic - Sunday, August 27, 2017 from 11am to 4pm at Essex Woods Trails, Watchmaker Street, Bangor - Giant Bicycles and Liv demo event.
The goal of the clinic is to help you understand mountain biking better so you can take your riding to the next level.
The clinic is free and consists of four sessions, each of which builds on the other, to help you understand mountain biking better so you can take your riding to the next level. Join us for all or some of the sessions.
Each session begins with skills and/or maneuvers in a controlled and safe environment to give you personal attention before applying them when riding on the trails. The clinic is geared toward riders new to mountain biking (beginner), riders with limited off-road riding experience (novice), and riders comfortable at slower speeds on trails with roots, rocks and tight single track (intermediate).
Please bring a bike helmet, water and snacks.
Schedule
11:00am-12:00pm Position, balance and changing gears
12:15pm-1:15pm Braking and terrain awareness, brief overview of skills from prior session
1:45pm- 2:45pm Bike body separation and angulation through bermed corners, brief overview of skills from prior sessions
3:00pm-4:00pm Standing front and rear wheel lift, riding over small obstacles, brief overview of skills and maneuvers from prior sessions
Spectacular week of riding weather for us and a Giant Bike Demo with Slipping Gears Cycling at Essex Woods this Sunday. More info on the PR NEMBA rolling skills clinic happening the same day - this coming Sunday 11am to 4pm at Essex Woods Trails.
Wonderful day of riding bikes at Essex Woods. Thank you to the PR NEMBA instructors! Everyone walked away with something new they learned. Thank you to Ski Rack Sports for helping sponsor the event and bringing the Scott Bike Demo Van along.
Great turnout for the Nemba Skills Clinic at Essex St Woods!!! Thanks to all that participated!!
Is there a cyclocross series near the Bangor area? I moved recently from Michigan and don't know where to look to find one if one exists.
Looks like a little rain in the wee hours of the morning before tommorow's co-ed clinic and Scott Bike Demo. The moisture will be welcomed as the trails have been quite dry. The Ski Rack Sports Scott Bike Demo starts at 12 noon. See you there!
We have a few spots open for the Essex Woods Coed Clinic this Saturday, August 19th! The event is FREE, lunch is provided and starts at 10! The Scott bike demo truck will be there with top of the line bikes to demo starting at 12! Don't miss this event! Registration is in the link below!
Essex Woods Co-ed Mountain Bike Skills Clinic Online Registration
bikereg.com
BikeReg.com - online cycling event registration
