Get out and ride!
Like chocolate it is always good!
- Wednesday Night Trail Grind
Roots Rocks Reggae! Let's get them trails into tip top shape for our thrills and spills!! Check out the calendar to see when and where the next trail grind is!!!
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
Hey! Has anyone been riding in the new KWW national monument? I'm looking to write a story for the Bangor Daily News Outdoors about biking there, and I'd love to talk to people about their experiences! :D Send me a private message or feel free to give me a call at 990-8287.
Plenty of laughs and giggles on yesterday's skills ride. Great work on the slow tight turns by this bunch covering 2+ generations!
Hey riders! Got something to sell that is biking related? Checkout the New PR NEMBA Online Bike Swap right here on Facebook. Sometimes it's nice to do business locally and not have to ship or get something shipped to you. This is a FREE forum brought to you by Penobscot Region NEMBA and it will be promoted on Facebook. Join the Group and start listing here: PR NEMBA Online Bike Swap (MAINE)
Weekly Skills Ride - Saturday, September 23rd – Walden Parke Preserve, Bangor
If you want to acquire the skills and maneuvers that will help you ride better and have more fun on your mountain bike, come join us in Walden Parke Preserve, Bangor. We’re leaving from the parking area at the end of Tamarack Trail at 9:00 AM. Position and balance, terrain awareness, operation of controls/cadence, slow tight turns, and ... juggling may be among the skills and maneuvers that we’ll cover. The ride will last about 1.5 to 2 hours. The ride is suitable for beginner and intermediate riders, and anyone else looking to improve and learn new skills.
Directions to Walden Parke Preserve: From the Stillwater Avenue / Essex Street intersection in Bangor drive approximately 4 miles north on Essex Street, passing Church Road on your left. Take your next right onto Walden Parke Way at the entrance to the Edgewood Subdivision. Turn right onto Tamarack Trail and park at the end of the road where you will see a Bangor Land Trust kiosk.
The Rick Swan Trail System, located at Perch Pond, is dedicated to a close friend of mine who, last year, passed from cancer. Rick had a great passion for riding and creating trails for individuals like himself to get outside and enjoy Maine!
In benefit of Rick Swan, from our PR NEMBA group, there is a group of riders participating in the upcoming Dempsey Challenge (October 7-8). Rick was an extraordinary rider, athlete and trail builder. If you ride trails in Orono, Old town, or Bangor you need to thank Rick!
Even before PR Nemba, there were people who rode in the woods, built and maintained trails. Rick was involved in every era of the trail evolution in the local area and I am proud to support Rick's riders at the Dempsey Challenge.
Below is a link to support Rick's riders NOW!
support.dempseychallenge.org/site/TR/Events/General?team_id=5977&pg=team&fr_id=1130
2 berms and a few hundred feet of rough trail smoothed out and covered with new tread at WNTG. Come ride tomorrow at Essex Woods if you want to check it out! The crew worked late and had a blast!
The Bangor Alleycat is happening Saturday, Sept. 30! Check it out!
Bangor Alleycat 7!
September 30, 2017, 11:00am - September 30, 2017, 2:00pm
It's time for another awesome Alleycat Race through the streets of Bangor! ALLEYCAT is a messenger-style race to reach ten checkpoints in whatever order you wish, using whatever route you choose. A challenge is completed at each checkpoint. The first person to complete all ten wins (and gets to organize next year's race)! Join us for prizes and camaraderie at the after party! Race individually or as a team! Other important details: All riders must obey the rules of the road. Safety first. Because of the nature of the event, minors are welcome, but must be accompanied by a parent at all times. Registration will run from 10:30-11:00. You MUST register and sign a waiver before riding. Manifests will be distributed at 11:00 and the race will begin at 11:10 sharp!
Just a reminder that this Thursday we will have a PR NEMBA Board Meeting and ride! Come take a tour of Essex Woods Trails at 5:00 PM - We will look at the work we have done and what else is in the works. While we are out riding, pizza will be on it's way to the clubhouse for us to enjoy. At 6 PM we will start our Board Meeting and all are invited to attend. Come share ideas and ask questions. We usually keep our meetings to a time limit of 1.5 hours; Essex Woods is at 12 Watchmaker Street Bangor, just off Essex St. See you there!
Suffering from Norake Allrideitis (no-rake all-ride-itis)? Tired of riding the trails with a paper bag over your head? Is the guilt of riding the trails and not paying it forward or back, becoming too much to take any more?! We've got the cure! WNTG will cleanse your soul of the guilt associated with this all too common illness.... Ditch the paper bag, grab your work gloves, bring your helmet with its light and join us at 5:30 PM for this weeks Wednesday Night Trail Grind! We will be at Essex Woods doing a little bench cutting and trail maintenance. We will have all the PR NEMBA Tools, water, extra gloves and lights. Come find redemption in the dirt and the dark with the rest of us ;-)
