So it sounds like the Fuji bikes stole the show huh?
Pedro's MTB Festival 2007 (long report, lots of pics)
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I demo-ed the Racer-X on Sunday tooCan we go back?
I mean right now?
oh yeah and I am UBER jealous that you guys took out Titus roadies
Nice ride for sure!!!!
I don't know about that, but it was my favorite test ride over the weekend. I would LOVE to have a bike like that for Ashford.
A short ride from the new location would have put you on the trails in Pittsfield SF.
the festival was great.
and there were a ton of trails, from the photos i can see some of you made it to the condos, if you went a little further you would have been in another great section of singletrack, just past the construction site.
a little longer road ride (15/20 minutes) and the riding was great. alot of singletrack with many hills!
i did see a few of the intersections were hidden to prevent unwanted motorized use but that is the point of a ride leader, they can show you the good stuff!
mmcg,
there were carvers, vicious, kona and titus 29ers for the taking.
and there were a ton of trails, from the photos i can see some of you made it to the condos, if you went a little further you would have been in another great section of singletrack, just past the construction site.
a little longer road ride (15/20 minutes) and the riding was great. alot of singletrack with many hills!
i did see a few of the intersections were hidden to prevent unwanted motorized use but that is the point of a ride leader, they can show you the good stuff!
mmcg,
there were carvers, vicious, kona and titus 29ers for the taking.
I wish we would have known that. Maybe that could have been mentioned in the registration packet.
My wife and I joined a group night ride and the ride leader and sweeper promptly dropped us.
in this first pic that's me in the black and orange sinister bike shirtThat ended up being the last ride for MBC and I.
Back at the expo, a trials demo was going on. Lots of people watching.
ride leaders that we saw=
lthumbsdown:
SSSShhhhh....it's a secret!
Yeah , a map of trail woul;d have been really really help ful
PLus I was on that Night ride , there were 4 leaders one at the fron one at the back and 1 in teh middle . I was with the the front group , and we turned one way and teh guy in the middle turned the other way. , then we got back to where we met IAB and MBC again. and some how we found the guy who was suppose to be sweepeing , and he said he would sweep , well some how we lost him again . Its really good , when your sweeper has no idea where he is going!! this has been my Experieance on all the ride ( past and present , the ride leaders are clue less, and they don't even lead a ride well. )
We were annoyed at the ride leaders, but really had a fun ride on our own. MBC was bummed we had to leave Saturday afternoon because she would have done another night ride.
It probably was hard for the ride leaders to lead since the trails themselves were newly cut - weren't they?
Still they should offer more trails when you pay that much money to get in to the event.
Still they should offer more trails when you pay that much money to get in to the event.
That's a load of crap. You're a ride leader than lead the ride. If you ride sweep, then don't ride past the last rider and leave HER in the dust.
I agree with you MBC - they shoulda been sure that the ride leaders had a chance to ride those trails more often. but I bet the people leading the rides barely had much time on them themselves.
Seems like this is the third time in three years that the festival has been at a different site. Maybe they should think about relocating it to someplace other than the Berkshire region of Mass altogether.
Seems like this is the third time in three years that the festival has been at a different site. Maybe they should think about relocating it to someplace other than the Berkshire region of Mass altogether.
Sweet...Alison really is great and we had such a large group of women...it was incredible!!!!!! I was helping out with Alison's ride & clinic. What was your wife riding?
I agree the NEMBA Harpoon Rides I've been on have rocked as well.
Definitely a great time, but the trails left a lot to be desired. They were too new, too few, not strung together well, and across the street was painful. A huge doubletrack climb through the mud got you to some fun & challenging switchbacks, but I ended up cracking my slider dropout torquing around some of those turns.
Splat - thanks for the Tranny pic. Mine's the grey Preston and I like taking cred for makeing the GFY sticker on my friend Greg's(slingblade-shower-guy) Bottlerocket. It's the perfect response for the pink-haters.
tozovr - Next year's no-handed skid will be made with my weight a little further back. My shoulder is still a little sore from the wreck.
Next time we'll have to organize a meeting time and place. I'd like to meet more of you.
Splat - thanks for the Tranny pic. Mine's the grey Preston and I like taking cred for makeing the GFY sticker on my friend Greg's(slingblade-shower-guy) Bottlerocket. It's the perfect response for the pink-haters.
tozovr - Next year's no-handed skid will be made with my weight a little further back. My shoulder is still a little sore from the wreck.
Next time we'll have to organize a meeting time and place. I'd like to meet more of you.
IAB, glad to hear the good reviews of the Fuji Outland. There will be one in my garage soon. Racing road for Fuji has its advantages:biggrin: . As a company you can't ask for a nicer group of guys
The guys who were there were AWESOME!IAB, glad to hear the good reviews of the Fuji Outland. There will be one in my garage soon. Racing road for Fuji has its advantages:biggrin: . As a company you can't ask for a nicer group of guys
They were the first ones to NOT try to get me to take out a short travel xc bike. GIMME THE BIG BOY!! LOL
That was great. "I've got the bike for you! You'll have to work a little harder than the guys, but you'll kick thier butts on the downhills."
Those Fuji guys were great.
Ahh the skid machine!!! I wish i had seen the no handed Skid, now I wish i had taken a Better pic of this Bike. I still can't believe you ride it in the woods.
is that a tube?
Here are a couple of Pics ( stolen from Busted Spoke . ) of my SOn in the Mud Bog race . they say he lost his heat , but it was close , he is in the yellow helmet
MTB Fixie!?Ahh the skid machine!!! I wish i had seen the no handed Skid, now I wish i had taken a Better pic of this Bike. I still can't believe you ride it in the woods.
I LOVE the color of that bike.
Hell yeah. A whole new adventure. It handles great in the woods, but the ride across the street was rough going up. Hike-a-bike styles.MTB Fixie!?
I LOVE the color of that bike.
Thanks, I love the color too. Its also got some cool pinstriping.
pinkshirtphotos - it's a 26" x 1.25" specialized fatboy slick for special occasions.
Here's a good pic of the no-hander.
Hell yeah. A whole new adventure. It handles great in the woods, but the ride across the street was rough going up. Hike-a-bike styles.
Thanks, I love the color too. Its also got some cool pinstriping.
pinkshirtphotos - it's a 26" x 1.25" specialized fatboy slick for special occasions.
Here's a good pic of the no-hander.
I've got the big brother to yours - but not crazy fixie-like
not if.......when.
I thought you were a writerHey!.......I resemble that remark!
Ahh , THis thread Brings a Smile , it was sooo much fun , but I just got a Link from Pedal Pushers ( on Pedrosfest site) and there articles on the womens clinic .
http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=1125
Allison Dunlop, My wife is the right top corner wearing the red Jersey
And doing the Limbo , with Treesaw in the background
http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=1125
Allison Dunlop, My wife is the right top corner wearing the red Jersey
And doing the Limbo , with Treesaw in the background
Just found teh image galleries for pedrosfest!
http://pedalpushersonline.com/index.php?CID=1122
My Wife again on the right side
Tree saw operating the limbo bar.
http://pedalpushersonline.com/index.php?CID=1122
My Wife again
on the right side
Tree saw operating the limbo bar.
Bad news, no more Pedro Fest
After thirteen years of good friends, good rides and plenty of Berkshire mud, the Pedro's Festival has come to an end.
The Pedro's Festival began in Randolph, Vermont in the fall of 1995 to celebrate the season and enjoy the spirit of the mountain bike.
"There were many good times had but, in the end, there just wasn't enough growth or interest to keep the lights on," said Chris Zigmont, Pedro's general manager and original Pedro's Festival participant. "It's sad after more than a dozen years of watching the cycling industry grow [but] the festival just couldn't keep up. We could only draw about 1600 attendees."
Pedro's marketing manager Jason Elhardt said shutting down the show was only partially due to attendance being down. Some of it also had to do with Pedro's marketing objectives changing.
"We have realized that our bread and butter are the shop guys," Elhardt said. "We were working with the organizers at Pedro's Fest to make it the 'year of the shop guy' but the execution was not what we hoped for."
Pedro's would like to extend its thanks to the family of attendees and sponsors who continued to support the festival for so many years. Although the festival may be gone, look for Pedro's at other events across the country and around the world, spreading the message of sustainability through cycling.
After thirteen years of good friends, good rides and plenty of Berkshire mud, the Pedro's Festival has come to an end.
The Pedro's Festival began in Randolph, Vermont in the fall of 1995 to celebrate the season and enjoy the spirit of the mountain bike.
"There were many good times had but, in the end, there just wasn't enough growth or interest to keep the lights on," said Chris Zigmont, Pedro's general manager and original Pedro's Festival participant. "It's sad after more than a dozen years of watching the cycling industry grow [but] the festival just couldn't keep up. We could only draw about 1600 attendees."
Pedro's marketing manager Jason Elhardt said shutting down the show was only partially due to attendance being down. Some of it also had to do with Pedro's marketing objectives changing.
"We have realized that our bread and butter are the shop guys," Elhardt said. "We were working with the organizers at Pedro's Fest to make it the 'year of the shop guy' but the execution was not what we hoped for."
Pedro's would like to extend its thanks to the family of attendees and sponsors who continued to support the festival for so many years. Although the festival may be gone, look for Pedro's at other events across the country and around the world, spreading the message of sustainability through cycling.
RIP Pedro's
Not really a surprise. $40 for a day pass, crappy campsites, and group rides that have almost zero organization on unmarked trails. (Other than the small loops right at the festival). Two parents with two kids would cost over $100 just to get in. I'll bet they could have seriously increased attendance by offering a more reasonable day-pass. Lots of people can't swing a whole weekend and probably would have gone at a more reasonable price point.
It was a fun event, but the fun mostly came from hanging out with your friends and riding.
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It was a fun event, but the fun mostly came from hanging out with your friends and riding.
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No worries Steve!
I'll bet most of the fee goes to insurance.