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![]()
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.So it sounds like the Fuji bikes stole the show huh?
A short ride from the new location would have put you on the trails in Pittsfield SF.new owners at the old location that didnt want a fest on their land, so this year the fest was held miles (and a mtn) away from that location, AND I think there was zero exisiting trails at the new location.
I wish we would have known that. Maybe that could have been mentioned in the registration packet.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!
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.
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ride leaders that we saw=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!
SSSShhhhh....it's a secret!No No No ! tree Saw MUST have the Red Sox paint /Decals for after all the is a Yankee Fan!!
Yeah , a map of trail woul;d have been really really help fulMy wife and I joined a group night ride and the ride leader and sweeper promptly dropped us.
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.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. )
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.It probably was hard for the ride leaders to lead since the trails themselves were newly cut - weren't they?
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?{snip}
Despite this horrible ride, we had a great time and look forward to next year. My wife had a such a great time in the clinic and ride with Allison Dunlop. She kept going on and on "Allison Dunlop said this", "Allison Dunlop told me to do this", and "Allison Dunlop is so nice".
agreed! We'll push for itMaybe NEMBA should take over the group rides next year. All the NEMBA events I have been to have been led, marked, and planned perfectly.
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![]()
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."The guys who were there were AWESOME!
They were the first ones to NOT try to get me to take out a short travel xc bike. GIMME THE BIG BOY!! LOL
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.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.
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.
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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.![]()
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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.
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not if.......when.Awesome. I was "this" close to buying that over the 26"
Let me know if you ever want to part with it.
not if.......when.
I thought you were a writerHey!.......I resemble that remark!:biggrin:
No worries Steve!I don't know how much stock to put in this but someone in a local forum posted that its not dead - its just being run by different people.
Edit - Silly me for not checking the lounge first. Thanks Tigg.
I'll bet most of the fee goes to insurance.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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