Hi all you mad ones ! Can anybody tell me the fixure date for the MTB Mayhem 24hr event in the UK in 2001. Most make it next year !!! Merry Xmas all you MTBers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release: December 11, 2000 Contact: IMBA, info@imba.com, or 303-545-9011 IMBA Issues Action AlertBLM Plan Could Restrict Mountain Biking The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has released a draft plan that will govern how off-highway vehicles can be used on BLM-managed public land. The International Mountain Bicycling Association is concerned that the plan groups mountain bikes with motorized vehicles despite the different impacts of the activities. IMBA is against grouping mountain bikes with motorized vehicles because it could lead to severe and unwarranted restriction of bicycle access. The physical and social impacts of bicycle use are clearly less than that of motorized use and IMBA believes bicycles should be managed separately. "We're disappointed the BLM has chosen this route," said IMBA executive director Tim Blumenthal. "We have worked as partners with the BLM for a decade to carefully manage mountain biking. This plan is not consistent with that partnership." The Draft National Off-Highway Vehicle Management Strategy was released Dec. 4 for public comment. IMBA is encouraging mountain bikers to submit comments on the plan before the Jan. 3, 2001 deadline. The BLM has said it will finalize the strategy by Jan. 19, 2001 the last day of the Clinton Administration. IMBA suggests the following points be included in comment letters: * Bicycling should be managed separately from motorized recreation. Explain from your personal experience the fundamental differences between bicycling and motorized recreation. * IMBA believes that bicycling should be grouped with other nonmotorized recreation forms, such as hiking and horseback riding, in the management guidelines for public lands. We agree that bicycling and all forms of recreation need management. We will be happy to work with BLM to improve the management of bicycling on the public lands, and we encourage the agency to develop a bicycling strategy, or a nonmotorized recreation strategy, to complement its OHV strategy. * The BLM did not sufficiently inform the public that bicycles would be included in the plan during the initial comment period. Because of this, many bicyclists did not comment. The deadline for additional public comment, Jan. 3, 2001, is too soon for cyclists to adequately review the plan and submit comments. * More than 10 million Americans enjoy mountain biking. BLM decisions made today about mountain biking will impact our activity for years to come. Our sport is big enough to warrant its own management plan. * The BLM, mountain bikers and the International Mountain Bicycling Association have a long, positive history of cooperation that began in the late 1980s and includes several formal agreements and joint projects. This controversial plan to group mountain bikes with motorized vehicles could harm this relationship. * The BLM plan fundamentally differs from a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Forest Service and IMBA, the Forest Service pledged that it shall "Encourage the management of mountain bike use as distinct from motorized activities when developing agency policy, forest management plans, and travel management rules." Send your letter by mail, email, or fax to: BLM OHV Strategy Comments U.S. Department of the Interior, BLM 1849 C ST N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Email: ohv_comment_manager@blm.gov Fax: 202-452-5124 View the BLM Draft National Off-Highway Vehicle Management Strategy at http://www.blm.gov/ohv ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEMBA Auctions Ned Overend’s Race Bike Charles Gleason of Greenwood, Delaware made the winning bid of $965 for Ned Overend’s 1992 Championship M2 Race bike. Gleason, a 54 year old mountain bike enthusiast, is a huge fan of Ned Overend and of Specialized Bicycles in general. Not only does Gleason own three Specialized Bicycles, but even has a Specialized logo tattooed on his left ankle! He’s been riding for many years, but has re-kindled his enthusiasm with the purchase of his most recent Specialized dual suspension bike, a Rockhopper A1 Comp. He is thrilled to own such a great momento of mountain bike racing, and had expected the bidding to go to more that a couple of thousand dollars. The auction benefits the trail advocacy programs of the New England Mountain Bike Association, an organization with a membership of more than 2600 riders and 14 chapters around New England. To learn more, visit http://www.nemba.org. NEMBA thanks Ned and Specialized for helping make the trails a better place for cyclists. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IMBA Reaffirms Support for Forest Service Roadless Initiative BOULDER, CO The International Mountain Bicycling Association today reiterated its support for the U.S. Forest Service's Roadless Areas Conservation Initiative, which will preserve 49 million acres of U.S. public land. "This is good for the forest and good for mountain bicycling, too," said IMBA executive director Tim Blumenthal. Earlier this week the U.S. Forest Service released a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposal, which leaves decisions about trail use to local national forests. "We're pleased that the plan does not prescribe national rules or guidelines for recreation," said Blumenthal. "We continue to believe that travel management decisions should be made by local national forests." Gary Sprung, national policy consultant for IMBA, said, "Roadless areas are important to mountain bikers because they are undisturbed and natural and because they often include narrow, singletrack trails that off-road bicyclists enjoy." "We know there will be future debates about designating Roadless Areas as Wilderness, which excludes bicycling," Sprung continued. "But this current decision protects pristine landscapes and allows quiet, human-powered bicycling on singletrack trails." During the initial public comment period in the fall of 1999, IMBA supported the basic concept of the Roadless Initiative. The group's formal comments stated, "IMBA recognizes that all types of forest uses, including recreation, have ecological impacts. IMBA agrees with the Forest Service statement that roads and activities associated with roads cause ecological problemsŠ. Roads are typically built to support logging, mining and other industrial activities, or to access inholdings. These activities can degrade the quality of mountain bicycling experiences, discouraging visitation and hurting tourism." The Roadless Initiative's effects on logging have made the proposal highly controversial. IMBA has no formal position on the appropriate level of logging, if any, within Roadless Areas and is focused on the Initiative's road-building directives. end -- Pete WebberMembership Director International Mountain Bicycling Association PO Box 7578, Boulder CO 80306 ph: 303-545-9011 x 112, fax: 303-545-9026 email: pete@imba.com, web: http://www.imba.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Merlin Renews Sponsorship of the Merlin/NEMBA Trail Maintenance Series for 2001 Though Merlin Metalworks has re-located south of the border to Chattanooga, Tennessee, the company will continue to support its New England roots by continuing its sponsorship of the Merlin/NEMBA Trail Maintenance Series. Managed and promoted as a race series, volunteers are entered into an end-of-the-season raffle for a Merlin titanium mountain bike frame. The more trail maintenance events attended, the greater the chances of winning the coveted titanium bicycle. In addition, a special raffle is held for those who attended three events or more. The prize: Merlin’s new dual suspension mountain bike frameset, the Extra Fat. The Merlin/NEMBA Series has grown each year since its inception in 1996, and currently boasts 53 separate events in Massachusetts and Rhode Island which cover 23 different parks, making it the largest trail maintenance series in the world. Merlin’s donations have also made it possible for NEMBA to gain access to over $47,000 of grant money allocated through TEA-21, with an additional $8500 budgeted for the 2001 season. “From the start, Merlin realized that mountain bike sales are related to trail access,” comments Philip Keyes, NEMBA’s executive director. “The company also realizes that individuals who care enough to give back to the trails also care about the type of bikes that they ride, and they want the best.” According to Merlin Marketing Director, Herbert Krabel, “The design, strength and artistry of Merlin’s bikes grew out of riding New England’s rooty, tight singletrack, and we believe in the importance of trail access for public enjoyment.” ----------- The New England Mountain Bike Association has 14 chapters and more than 2600 members throughout New England. Its mission is to promote responsible mountain biking and to protect and preserve New England trails and open spaces. The group also leads about 1000 recreational rides, holds mountain bike festivals, organizes trips and has bicycle patrols in many parks. Contact NEMBA at www.nemba.org or 800-57-NEMBA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arson in Vietnam (Updated ! 08/06/99) The Milford Fire Department needs help to catch those responsible for setting fires along the trails known as Vietnam in Milford, Massachusetts. More than 65 fires have been set since May, and sometimes multiple fires have been set in a single day. Anyone who has knowledge or sees anything suspicious is urged to call Deputy Chief John Touhey at 508-473-1214. There is an up to $5000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the arsonists, so call the State Police's Arson hotline at 800-682-9229 if you have any leads. According to one report by a mountain biker on July 15th, he and a friend put out a small fire along one of the trails using water from their hydration packs. They noticed large sneaker prints (size 11-12) all around the fire, and they followed the footprints up to the cell towers and then down the powerlines to Rte. 85. Because mountain bikers cover so much ground so quickly and! quietly, we are in a good position to help put a stop to this. However, please DO NOT APPROACH anyone who you believe suspicious. Call the authorities. This person (or persons) should be regarded as very dangerous. www.nemba.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've got a tip I just learned today, don't go blazing any new trails through the woods in hunting season. I bumped into a couple of hunters on a four wheeler, they kept lecturing about us making alot of noise and scaring the deer away and how lucky we were not to be shot. I wasn't about to call them on that making too much noise thing, cause they had guns and they looked like crazy rednecks, and I had no idea that it was hunting season, but we were pretty safe in our brightly colored outfits. Kind of an interesting story... Cole We agree with your analysis. Please watch out for the muzzleheads, bow brains, deer destroyers, rifle rats, and other assorted sharpshooters during THE SEASON. Please check with your local rangers and officials, look for postings, and be aware of season dates. Wear brightly colored clothes, make some noise, and steer clear of the hunt heads. Please respect their rights to hunt and use the woods. Don't be nasty, remember they have weapons and you don't! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I would like to see if you would list the Road Apple Rally in your list of bike trails and festival. The Road Apple Rally is the oldest running mountain bike race in the world. This year was our 20th. We were racing before there were any mountain bikes in production and before NORBA. This was the first race that Ned Overend, John Tomac, Greg Herbold and others pros did before they were famous. This year was the last race John Tomac did as a pro, since he is now retired. Our site www.roadapplerally.com has more of our history. Thanks Dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thought you might enjoy this picture. We love these bottles! The liquid comes out so much easier than the others you have to suck on. We could use a few more. I had the Shimano hydraulic disc brakes installed a few weeks ago and I love them. I'm sure I'll appreciate them even more when our rainy season begins in December. We had quite an adventure this weekend. Not one I'd like to repeat. Check it out at: http://arnica.csustan.edu/mtbike/Folsom_1/index.htm Dr. Steven ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greetings fellow hammerheads: The remainder of our 2000 season is now fully booked, so we have started to plan for next year already. What a year! After focusing on 2 trips for the last 4 years, we decided to add a new trip, the best-of-B.C. singletrack feast, to our schedule. Starting small, with only 2 departures, we were overwhelmed by the response and had to add 3 more departures. It was a great success! - thanks to everyone who joined us this year and a hearty invitation to everyone who didn't. We have now posted 2001 dates on our website - please visit http://www.ferniefattire.com to find out when our trips are departing. Save 15% off the cost of your 2001 trip by booking online at http://www.ferniefattire.com/reservations.htm by Dec. 15, 2000. Photos from the 2000 season should be posted soon. Anyone who joined us this year, please feel free to send us copies of your photos or scans via e-mail. Aloha and happy trails, everyone! Sincerely yours, Mike Brcic, President, Fernie Fat-Tire Adventures Box 2037, Fernie, BC, Canada V0B 1M0 ph./fax: 1-888-423-7849 http://www.ferniefattire.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ READ BELOW FOR DESCRIPTION OF OUR EVENT. WE ARE TRYING TO CONTACT ALL OF THE PA MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUBS WE CAN. WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT DEVELOPING A STATEWIDE MB ORGANIZATION. PLEASE TRY TO MAKE THE "BASH" IF POSSIBLE. PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO ALL POSSIBLY INTERESTEDE PARTIES. 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REMEMBER, IF YOU DON'T PAY OR GET TICKETS IN ADVANCE, THEY'RE $ 20.00 AT THE GATE. 1ST ANNUAL MOUNTAIN BIKE BASH SEPTEMBER 8-10 AT CAMP MUCKLERATZ SE OF ELIZABETHVILLE, PA HOSTED BY THE RATTLING CREEK SINGLETRACKERS GATES OPEN AT 3:00 PM FRIDAY TICKETS $15.00 IN ADVANCE $ 20.00 AT GATE FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT CAMPING WITH SHOWERS & FACILITIES PLENTY OF SHWAG (FREE STUFF!!!) PROVIDED BY OUR GRACIOUS SPONSORS FRIDAY NIGHT GROUP RIDE (BRING THOSE LIGHTS!!!) SATURDAY GROUP RIDES (RIDES ON OUR EPIC SINGLETRACK & ALTERNATIVE SNOWMOBILE TRAIL RIDES FOR YOU NOT SO TECHNO TREADHEADS) APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES OF GRASSY SNOWMOBILE TRAILS & DIRT ROADS 15 MILES OF SUWHEEEET SINGLETRACK SOME TWISTY SOME FAST & SOME TECHNICAL WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT? SATURDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT ( ROB YOST COVERING ROCK' N' ROLL FROM JIM CROCE TO METALLICA / HOW'S THAT FOR DIVERSITY?) PLENTY OF PRIZES!!! EXTRA PRIZE DRAWING FOR ALL TRAILWORK VOLUNTEERS ON SUNDAY!!! THIS IS A B.Y.O.B. 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RIDE ON!!! Keith Whitcomb, Secretary Rattling Creek Singletrackers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey Thanks MaNiMaL. That's unbelievable! I'm 47 years old and although I used to ride the pavement many years ago I just got the Fuji 10 speed back out of the shed this spring. After a good cleaning and a little maintenance I'm riding once again. I'm just about to pick up my first mountain bike, it's a new leftover 2000 Diamondback XR1. I know I over spent being it's my first MT bike but, I couldn't resist the deal $889.00. Just found your site the same day I played the contest. Great Site!! I know it will help me tremendously with the in's and out's of trail riding. Or should I say up's and endos. Keep the great info. coming on Web Mountain Bike. I need all the help I can get. Wayne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Enrique Cubillo Team Manager Flat Iron Bicycle Racing Association, Inc Squad in 2000 "Team CRCA Keith Haring Foundation" 85 8th Avenue 5B NYC NY 10011 www.flatiornracing.com cubo@aol.com 212 243 9601 cell 646 765 4395 pager 917 712 3148 Non Profit Status We are seeking top notch expert class mtn bike racers on the east coast for a decent expert squad next year. downhill and XC. We have excellent suport from Sugoi and many more very good brands. We can supply riders with lots of benefits they need to race minus cash for right now. If you know interested parties have them contact me, thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A note of thanks for the samples you sent. The Choc. Nut Clif Bar not only does the job but about the best tasting energy bar i've ever put between my pearly whites. I'll be ordering in the near future, as quick as I get lower on the 48 Power Bars I purchased recently, if I could explain it to the wife i'd pitch em and make the switch immediately, but alas she has no sense of humor when it comes to waste. I'll slip one to the dog now and then and make quick work of em, the Clif Bar is superior to anything on the Market, you must stop, get off the Bike, and savor this thing. The only problem i'll have is not using em as a midnight snack. Thanks again Bob ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey Man, With regards to the website: 1. I think you have approached it in the right way - keep it relatively simple, and consequently the response (click) time is excellent. Unfortunately, it only takes a first time user a 20 or 30 second wait on a click to go to another site (bikeonline.com unfortunately). 2. If you get a faster connection (I don't know what you are using, but DSL is the best at the moment), you could put more graphics on if you wanted. 3. From both a work aspect and studying (an MBA at the moment), Customer Relationship Management is key - you have that very well covered at the moment. What you might think about is that word will get around about your excellent service - if you start to get larger volumes of people visiting the site, and purchasing, how are you going to deal with that? You will need faster servers and connections, and you will need to organize data so that you can utilize it easily, and continue to give great service (You won't be able to remember everybody you deal with anymore). The key to these things is to prepare for them in advance - if service levels go down, you may alienate existing customers, and drive away new ones. There is also a correlation that if you give good service, that you need not be the cheapest in the market. You are not necessarily competing with bikeonline, which is a pile'em high, sell 'em cheap, no service philosophy. I guess, after all this speel, the crux is keep doing what you are doing - just prepare now for the increase in demand that I am sure you will get! And, if you need anything, I would be pleased to help any way I can. Hope I have not bored you to tears with this! Regards, Robin. Robin, Thank you for your kind comments. You are "Ride On" with your analysis. When Webmountainbike becomes famous, and a bustling e-commerce site, we will remember that you warned us. In the mean time, I guess we'll have to keep riding our mountainbikes while we still have the time to do it... ~MaNiMaL~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MaNiMaL, Hey I just though i would let you know that I am doing a marathon and if you wouldn't mind give me some hint on how to ride +50 miles in a day. thanx-cole Cole, I have done several rides between 100 and 200 miles, and they required about 50 miles a day for 2 and 4 days respectively. On the 4 day ride, I got a little saddle sore on the third day after about 150 miles. You will easily be able to ride +50 miles in a day, but you need to prepare by riding before-hand and ramping up the miles. Start about a week ahead of time and do a couple of 20-25 mile days, with a break day in between. If you can do 25 miles, and then take a rest day or two, you will be able to do 50 in a day. You will be "pumped up" on your ride day, just take it slow in the beginning and don't burn out early. Stay hydrated (cytomax), keep up your electrolytes, and bring plenty of food and fuel. Let me know some more details>> is it a race, what is the terrain like, how many riders, do you have a partner, where is it, etc... I can give you some more tips. Carry a Tylenol or Motrin in case you get any pain anywhere. Make sure you have some clif or energy bars. Get a good night's sleep two nights before the day of the marathon, as the night before you may be too excited to sleep well. If you believe you can do it, YOU CAN! Good Luck! Let me know how it goes. You will feel great afterwards, and be proud of your accomplishment! If you need any nutrition stuff, you can check out our store. These items will help you stay energized, and we use them on all of our rides. Web Mountain Bike Store Ride On ~~MaNiMaL~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MaNiMaL, Yup I did get the bottom bracket out but it took to cooperation of the local bike shop to do it. I guess what happend was, the previous owner did not take such good care of the bike (which happens to be a Marin) and the threads of the bottom bracket fused with the bike frame. So the guys at the bike store told me the only solution was to torch it out, so I was like alright (because as of this point it was pretty much a last resort) and a few days later I had it out and my new 00' Shimano XT crank set was installed (and let me tell you that it is awsome) well I hope that you had a good vacation and thanks for responding I had wrote others and you were the only one who wrote back I will tell others if they ever have questions where to go. Oh and if you have a couple of water bottles you dont want I would be gald to take them for you ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Been riding daily for 12 weeks now and i'm hooked. Your site is really a wealth of information for a 56 yr old kid such as myself. You don't make me want to buy anything, since I already want that, but make me want to get out and ride and learn more about this mountain biking experience. Being from the flats of NW Kansas, i'm forced to do the country roads and the wheat stubble, yet am only 4 hrs from Boulder, CO. and will be heading in that direction in the near future. Really appreciate the information you provide, and you've become my source for getting information, motivation and inspiration. Thanks for making me feel 25 yrs. younger and keep it up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have you seen an all-wheel-drive or front-wheel-drive bike without using chain or cable mechanism for its drive train? What if there is? http://hometown.aol.com/kimbike/index.html Kimbike, Sorry it took awhile to rsvp, we were away on vacation... We agree that a bike without a chain would be awesome, but we are not familiar with any moutainbikes without a chain drive. Also, I don't think there are mountain bikes with front wheel drive that are any good yet... Our mechanic is experimenting with a road bike and cable-less shifting. There is a receiver on the rear derailleur and a transmitter on the handle bar. If you want more info on this, please let us know. So far, it is not yet perfected for mountain biking and he is checking it out on his road bike.... ~~MaNiMaL~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I enjoyed your page and the comments that were contained there in. What I enjoyed most was the lack of presence from advertising. In a day and age when every piece of publication is scoured with ads, it is refreshing to see and read a page that is pure! rippin' it up in MD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey guys: I must compliment you on the design of your water bottle. The soft silicone stopper/mouthpiece is much more comfortable than the standard water bottles I have been using. My Webmountainbike bottle is now quite scratched and battle scarred from riding trails here on Oahu, Hawaii. I'm still working on those trail reports for your web site. Best from Paradise. John Dockall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey MaNiMal, I got your package today and it was the BEST thing I got in the mail this week. I totally needed a new water bottle. I hate to buy them. I usually get them for free from bike shows and other places, but I have not gotten a new one in two years. Thank you for the snack, drink mixes and the water bottle. You the MAN! I cannot wait to try the webmountainbike margarita. If you need any web advise or computer questions in general please feel free to drop me a line any time. Joe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MaNiMaL, Came across your site while searching for information on the WV fat tire festival. I'm totally new to riding, had to try after being bugged to do it by my climbing partners for the past three years. Now I'm totally hooked, wondering why I didn't start earlier. I ride mainly at Little Bennett, Schaeffer, and up at the Watershed. Will be riding at Snowshoe this weekend. Here's to a sunny weekend! PS Great site! Keep up the good work. Maybe a section on trip reports? I'm sure your readers would love to submit some. Cheers, Alvin Alvin, Hope you have a great time at Snowshoe! I have ridden the mountain many times on ski's and a snowboard, but only biked a few days there - near Elk River Touring. Last time I was there, it was after riding the Greenbriar River Trail from Cass to Covington. Stop by at Greenbank observatory if you get the time to see the world's largest radio telescope. You can look for us at Little Bennet, Schaeffer, and certainly our favorite the "Catoctin Hiking Trail" in the watershed. We ride at these places all the time, just look for the "Webmountainbike" teal safari van, and you can be sure the "Wrecking Crew" is nearby. Say Hello if you see us... Please let us know if you would like to do a "trip report" on your visit to Snowshoe. We would love to have it on our site... ~~MaNiMaL~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Snap Directory team is pleased to inform you that a site you submitted to Snap LiveDirectory: http://www.webmountainbike.com has distinguished itself as one of the most popular Live Directory sites in its category. In recognition, we have promoted the site to Snap's premium Directory, found at http://edition.snap.com. Each site in Snap's premium Directory has been independently reviewed by one of our editors and placed where it will be available both in the Top Web Sites section of search results and in our topic-based directory of Web listings. Please accept our congratulations on your submitted site being included among the best sites on the Web! Sincerely, The Snap Directory Team ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ hey dr.stan, thanks for the cool swag. i'll give the glue-less pathches a run but we've got these things called bull needles out here and they are straight from hell!! 2 flats in a day is common and if you can't repair a flat quickly, you get left to ride w/ the minnesota people. sedona and flagstaff are just up the road and the riding atmosphere is world-class!! i'll send some pics as soon as i can get my girl to show me how, you know, i gather & she's smart. still no thought on the zen master, i hate those things. hell, half the time its ALL a blur. the zen-master of flagstaff is a guy called Cosmic Ray , check out his website www.mountainbikingarizona.com & the guys at www.mountainbikeheaven.com are cool, too. hey man, i dig yer website and i'll keep in touch. later, jimmy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey folks, Love the page. Question, I am about to buy a 97 VW edition Trek in good condition, it's a GT5600, any idea what it's worth, I'm afraid I'm gonna waste a few of my hard earned bucks on a dog. Any reply will be greatly apprieciated. E-mail me at Oldsock@netzero.net . Thx, Puzzled in PA Oldsock, If you provide additional info we can help you more. Does it have any suspension? What type? What are the bike components? - LX, XT, STX (if Shimano.) Let us know about the hubs, shifters, derailleurs, rims, fork, etc... Also, how much do you have to pay for it? Let us know and we'll get back to you ASAP! ~~MaNiMaL~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey. I really like your site. It's really cool. I just started mountain biking a year or so ago. I did it about once about every week or two weeks. Come fall I was really into it. I've only biked with a few people and they think they are the Gods of muntain biking. They don't tell me any basic tips or anything. So could you put up on your websites basic tips. Like how to go downhill. How to bunny hop. How you should keep you seat when you read, etc. I think that would be great. thanks bill Bill, We will include a section on the basics for new riders, and we think you have an excellent idea!! Thank You!! Your message will be posted on our message board if that's o.k. with you, and we will let you know when the new page is up, and you can help us to add to it or modify it. You can expect a link of our new section sent to you fairly soon, and then you could give us some feedback. Your comments and suggestions have earned you some free gear. Just let us know your address and we will send it out to you... ~~~MaNiMaL~~ |
