Oct 27, 2013 at 03:44 AM
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Mountain Biking
Oct 27, 2013 at 09:31 AM
i congratulate you
Oct 27, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Oct 27, 2013 at 06:46 PM
@Mattie Davitt CONGRATULATIONS
Oct 27, 2013 at 08:32 PM
Congrats Mattie.
Oct 30, 2013 at 03:09 PM
Can anyone recommend MTB trails in Northampton area? Or maybe a guidebook to look at? Oh and @gwynna yes going to be mountain racing this spring. Still navigating the mb....
Oct 31, 2013 at 04:25 PM
I'll be "upstate" in Accord, NY (Ulster County) with the family this weekend and plan to get a couple of hours of mountain biking in Saturday and/or Sunday to ride Lippman and/or Jockey Hill (both great trail systems) up there. Please let me know by PM or call (917-579-6580) if any of you want to drive up (2 hours) for the day and ride. I'm cross posting to the Group Ride thread since the road riding up there is spectacular as well and I'll also ambitiously try to get some of that in if time allows.
Nov 03, 2013 at 01:18 AM
I rode out to Cunningham this morning with Al Barouh and Dave Vollbach to christen my new C'dale F29er.
It was awesome. So excite. Watching Dave ride is a real clinic in "How to do it right." The dude was dropping us on his cross bike over any kind of terrain. Burly!
So nice.
Nov 07, 2013 at 04:22 AM
At least two of us Kissena(s) are headed out to Ringwood, N.J.for some mountain biking on Saturday. (Mountain biking is the "new 'cross" by the way.) We have room for one, and possibly more, riders/bikes. Post if you're interested in joining. Leaving Brooklyn at about 10AM, returning by 4:00.
Nov 07, 2013 at 01:00 PM
Dang. Would live to but gonna be traveling.
Nov 07, 2013 at 06:56 PM
@WilliamDC- You're shunned anyway cause you're leaving us....
Nov 16, 2013 at 12:31 AM
If it weren't for bad knees and a bad back...sigh
Nov 16, 2013 at 01:22 AM
I am planning on going to the MTB Park in Cunningham Sunday morning at 8am. Need to be back home at a reasonable hour. Let me know if anyone is interested
Nov 16, 2013 at 04:25 AM
@JoshuaC- I'm interested (if I don't end up on the road), but only about 50/50 I can make it. I'll shoot you a note tomorrow night if I can.
Nov 17, 2013 at 01:48 AM
@JoshuaC- I;m actually going to head out for a road tomorrow morning. Have fun....
Feb 10, 2014 at 08:30 PM
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Feb 10, 2014 at 08:51 PM
@Gwynna- Mike Sherry at BikeRidersNYC in WBurg knows fit and mountain bikes well. However, his fits jobs are expensive - circa $350. I'm curious to hear of your bad experience with SID's if comfortable describing it.
Feb 10, 2014 at 09:04 PM
I'm looking for a "Can't miss races" on the mountain bike front.
Anybody?
Feb 10, 2014 at 09:14 PM
I've heard the same. But I've also heard that subsequent visits for other fits e.g. next year's mtb fit, your road and/or cross bike etc will often be discounted for you as a repeat customer/client.neilx said:@Gwynna- Mike Sherry at BikeRidersNYC in WBurg knows fit and mountain bikes well. However, his fits jobs are expensive - circa $350. I'm curious to hear of your bad experience with SID's if comfortable describing it.
Feb 10, 2014 at 10:33 PM
Hey hey - while we're on the subject of MTB racing, I wanted to give a shout out for this year's NEMBA Fest. It's always a good time so if so inclined I encourage you to join in on the fun: http://www.mtbadventureseries.org/mtbadventure/NEMBAfest2014.htm
Feb 10, 2014 at 10:34 PM
Even with a fit - I've found that you need a setup (spring return,
suspension etc...) and does anyone know a specialist for that here?
Best,
-Eric
Eric J. Robertson
*Mr. X Gotham*
214 Sullivan Street
New York, NY 10012
ejr@mrxfx.com
Office (212) 993-7878
Mobile (917) 509-4696
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suspension etc...) and does anyone know a specialist for that here?
Best,
-Eric
Eric J. Robertson
*Mr. X Gotham*
214 Sullivan Street
New York, NY 10012
ejr@mrxfx.com
Office (212) 993-7878
Mobile (917) 509-4696
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Feb 10, 2014 at 10:36 PM
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Feb 10, 2014 at 11:23 PM
I'll list my favorite H2H courses in a separate post below, but
Beyond H2H:
- There are usually one or two races at Stewart Forest and for me anything at Stewart is good to race. Look for names like "Stewart Super Six pack" (a 6 hour "endurance style' race there) and the "Stewart Darkhorse 40" (2 loops/40 miles).
- Also sprinkle in "Hike A Bike" on May 7th at Lippman Park https://www.bikereg.com/Net/annual-hike-a-bike-mtb-race
- Look for the Williams Lake Classic--last year it was in early June http://www.williamslakeproject.com/events/2013-event-schedule/
- If you qualify, the closest Nationals this year are at Bear Creek,Pa July 17-20:
By Fall, if you're not too tired with MTB racing or otherwise absorbed with 'cross, there are:
- Darkness at 909-Around Halloween, a night individual time trial on a great course-to which last year's Cat 3 winner, Mattie Davitt can attest.
- Something Wicked-Six Hours of Cathedral Pines-around Thanksgiving, a six hour endurance style race, relatively nearby in LI.
Feb 10, 2014 at 11:40 PM
Is L-ville still a possibility for you?
As a general note, if the winter
we've had continues well into March, it's possible that the April start
to the season will be pushed later until the trails are dry enough to race on
without damage.
As Gwynna mentions above, the local H2H (Hudson to Highlands) Campmoor series is always a great place to start. If you can do the whole Series, great. If not, I've highlighted the courses I like best from those, but of course, YMMV.
Date Race / Bikereg Link Location / Directions Link Promoter / Info Link
April 27* Chain Stretcher Blue Mountain, Peekskill, NY WMBA
May 4* Wawayanda Spring Cleaning Wawayanda State Park, Hewitt, NJ Black Bear Cycling
May 18* Rumble in the Jungle Jungle Habitat, West Milford, NJ Team Town Cycle
June 22* Lewis Morris Challenge Lewis Morris Park, Mendham, NJ Marty's Reliable Cycle
June 29* Bulldog Rump Kittatinny Valley State Park, Andover, NJ CycleCraft/Team Bulldog
Aug. 3* Taconic 909 Challenge Taconic-Hereford MUA, Pleasant Valley, NY Eastern Sports Promotions
Aug. 17* Mtn Creek Summer Scramble Mtn Creek Bike Park, Vernon, NJ Mountain Creek Bike Park
Sept. 14* Tymor Park Challenge Tymor Park, Lagrangeville, NY Eastern Sports Promotions
Feb 10, 2014 at 11:47 PM
One more-The Wildcat 100 (now with 66 mile option) is a great endurance level MTB race in the New Paltz area (June 28th). A fair amount of connector rail trail where you can practice your road bike TT skills (on a mountain bike). There's also a lot of good stuff to do in the New Paltz area for the family.
http://www.wildcatepicevents.com/wc-100/
Feb 11, 2014 at 12:29 AM
Wow. Thanks guys!
Feb 11, 2014 at 12:54 AM
neilx
Just wondering where the various H2H races fall within the technicality spectrum i.e. which ones are fairly technical, which ones are less so?
Thanks
Also do you know anything about the Hop Brook Dam race? I watched some Go Pro footage from the Cat 1/Pro race. It looked pretty neat
Feb 11, 2014 at 01:30 AM
I don't know Hop Brook Dam.
As for the H2H races, it's been some years since I raced or rode a bunch of them (think 19' Ought Something for a few them), but assuming the general character hasn't changed, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most technical, and one being the least, I'd say something like this:
April 27 Chain Stretcher Blue Mountain 3
May 4 Wawayanda Spring Cleaning Wawayanda State Park, 4
May 18 Rumble in the Jungle Jungle Habitat, 4
June 22 Lewis Morris Challenge Lewis Morris Park, Mendham, NJ 1
June 29 Bulldog Rump Kittatinny Valley State Park, Andover, NJ 3
Aug. 3 Taconic 909 Challenge Taconic-Hereford MUA, Pleasant Valley, NY 2/ 3
Aug. 17 Mtn Creek Summer Scramble Mtn Creek Bike Park, Vernon, NJ 3/4 (I think Marc B. and./or Phillip M raced there last year)
Sept. 14 Tymor Park Challenge Tymor Park, Lagrangeville, NY 3
Rick- You're from the West Coast originally, right? Then, it's worth noting that "technical" around here generally means rocky stuff (from baby heads to shale-type outcroppings) . And, depending on the time of year and weather patterns, it can mean muddy as well some times. As you head north and east into new England, the outstanding technical aspects tend to be roots, though there's no shortage of rocks or mud there as well. Of course, exceptions abound.
Feb 11, 2014 at 02:57 AM
Thanks Neil!
Yeah I grew up both West Coast and upstate Ulster County. The vast majority of my off road riding was on bmx bikes(cruisers too) in CA in the hills around Santa Cruz. Rocks scare me a bit but that's something I'll get over.
I might check this one out too as it's close to Saugerties/Woodstock…the turf of my youth
the West Hurley Burly
Feb 11, 2014 at 03:23 AM
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