North Fork Mountain Ride - Oct 2010 from Outdoornut Duane on Vimeo.
Some folks did a great job putting together a sweet video of the North Fork ride. Check it out, ride the trail and remember this bill is still in Congress. Lets keep the trail open!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
North Fork Mountain Ride video
Some folks did a great job putting together a sweet video of the North Fork ride. Check it out, ride the trail and remember this bill is still in Congress. Lets keep the trail open!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Ride Recap- North Fork Mountain Awareness Ride
A 5am meet up for a ride share is not a common occurrence for most mountain bikers. We consider that more of a Triathlete thing. Heck most Triathletes are already done with their swim workout by 5am and are possibly already out on their bikes for a time trial ride around the neighborhood before the traffic hits. Still when a trail ride has as much promise as the IMBA Epic North Fork Mountain trail a 3am wake up call to make it to a 5am ride share is a small price to pay for the fun that awaited.
With a water bottle full of iced coffee and eyes half open Richmond MORE member David R. & I made our way over to Harrisonburg to meet the second ride share of the day for our trip into West Virginia. In the Food Lion parking lot we met up with another Richmonder and Richmond MORE member Aaron B. who was also looking for a fun ride on a new trail. Aaron was looking to extend the pre planned route out a bit further but David & I were quietly hoping to score a shuttle opportunity so that we could ride the entire ridge from tip to tale (South to North.) In typical mountain bike brethren fashion a member of the SVBC was cruising the parking lot trying to corral all the hardcore riders who were looking to ride the full ridge. Jackpot!
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
After a short drive into West Virginia via route 33 David & I were parked on the roadside getting chamoised up and debating if arm & knee warmers would be necessary. We had a nice group of 15-20 start at the route 33 trail head and take on the full monty. The beginning of the trail was fast and rolling and while mostly non technical
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
it didn’t take long for the classic WV rocks to appear from beneath the beautiful Fall leaf cover. Now the line choices start becoming key to staying on the bike. After a fast wide open descent the trail turned upward and the real climbing started. Uphill rock gardens that could be ridden by skilled riders soon gave way to a few hike a bike sections that were ridiculously steep and covered with leaves. The pay off for the short hike a bike was consistent incredible views from almost every rock outcropping in sight. The incredible view phenomenon would continue throughout the rest of the trail.
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
The single track would change from a bright red carpet of fallen leaves and hidden embedded rocks to a pine needle covered trail with big nasty rock gardens that required full attention and subtle body English to clean your lines.
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
*Photo courtesy of a fellow rider.*
The trail would then change again into a dark brown WV dirt with a beautiful firey orange and yellow tree canopy. Occasionally you would pop out onto a fire road/access road for a minute or two to connect the trail segments and allow vehicle access up and over the mountain.
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
While riding the trail we encountered a multitude of trail users ranging from other fellow cyclists to a group of Scouts hiking along the ridge then a group of 8-10 equestrians who were out for a nice Sunday horse ride in the woods.
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
Eventually we ran into the main group of riders who were along for the shorter organized ride. Everyone that we encountered throughout the day was highly impressed with the quality of the trail and the beautiful overlooks.
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
*Photo courtesy of a fellow rider.*
After some rolling rocky ridge riding the trail pointed up once more before leveling off into a good sized technical section then it begin to flow downhill like a ribbon. Screaming down the descent was very similar to carving sweet turns in the snow or waves in the water.
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
It’s a feeling that’s hard to describe to someone but easy to enjoy when you find yourself knee deep in the flow.
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
We hit the small parking lot at the end of the trail and took a quick spin on the pavement back up to Redman Run to meet the shuttle. In the end this was one of those rides where everything just fell into place. The weather could not have been better, the trail was definitely worthy to be deemed an Epic, the views were incredible and the company was the best. If you’ve never had the chance to ride the North Fork trail I strongly recommend that you make time to make a trip over and check it out. In the meantime please join us in helping keep the trail open for bikers to enjoy. Keep an eye on the “Save the North Fork Mountain Trail” website for updated specific information. Information about the current Wilderness Proposal Bill can be found here.
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
With a water bottle full of iced coffee and eyes half open Richmond MORE member David R. & I made our way over to Harrisonburg to meet the second ride share of the day for our trip into West Virginia. In the Food Lion parking lot we met up with another Richmonder and Richmond MORE member Aaron B. who was also looking for a fun ride on a new trail. Aaron was looking to extend the pre planned route out a bit further but David & I were quietly hoping to score a shuttle opportunity so that we could ride the entire ridge from tip to tale (South to North.) In typical mountain bike brethren fashion a member of the SVBC was cruising the parking lot trying to corral all the hardcore riders who were looking to ride the full ridge. Jackpot!
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
After a short drive into West Virginia via route 33 David & I were parked on the roadside getting chamoised up and debating if arm & knee warmers would be necessary. We had a nice group of 15-20 start at the route 33 trail head and take on the full monty. The beginning of the trail was fast and rolling and while mostly non technical
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
it didn’t take long for the classic WV rocks to appear from beneath the beautiful Fall leaf cover. Now the line choices start becoming key to staying on the bike. After a fast wide open descent the trail turned upward and the real climbing started. Uphill rock gardens that could be ridden by skilled riders soon gave way to a few hike a bike sections that were ridiculously steep and covered with leaves. The pay off for the short hike a bike was consistent incredible views from almost every rock outcropping in sight. The incredible view phenomenon would continue throughout the rest of the trail.
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
The single track would change from a bright red carpet of fallen leaves and hidden embedded rocks to a pine needle covered trail with big nasty rock gardens that required full attention and subtle body English to clean your lines.
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
*Photo courtesy of a fellow rider.*
The trail would then change again into a dark brown WV dirt with a beautiful firey orange and yellow tree canopy. Occasionally you would pop out onto a fire road/access road for a minute or two to connect the trail segments and allow vehicle access up and over the mountain.
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
While riding the trail we encountered a multitude of trail users ranging from other fellow cyclists to a group of Scouts hiking along the ridge then a group of 8-10 equestrians who were out for a nice Sunday horse ride in the woods.
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
Eventually we ran into the main group of riders who were along for the shorter organized ride. Everyone that we encountered throughout the day was highly impressed with the quality of the trail and the beautiful overlooks.
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
*Photo courtesy of a fellow rider.*
After some rolling rocky ridge riding the trail pointed up once more before leveling off into a good sized technical section then it begin to flow downhill like a ribbon. Screaming down the descent was very similar to carving sweet turns in the snow or waves in the water.
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
It’s a feeling that’s hard to describe to someone but easy to enjoy when you find yourself knee deep in the flow.
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
*Photo courtesy of Shenandoah Mountain Touring.*
We hit the small parking lot at the end of the trail and took a quick spin on the pavement back up to Redman Run to meet the shuttle. In the end this was one of those rides where everything just fell into place. The weather could not have been better, the trail was definitely worthy to be deemed an Epic, the views were incredible and the company was the best. If you’ve never had the chance to ride the North Fork trail I strongly recommend that you make time to make a trip over and check it out. In the meantime please join us in helping keep the trail open for bikers to enjoy. Keep an eye on the “Save the North Fork Mountain Trail” website for updated specific information. Information about the current Wilderness Proposal Bill can be found here.
*Photo courtesy of Metro.*
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Sustainable Trail Building 101 Class this Saturday
The header says it all but this link will give you the full details. We hope to see you in class on Saturday.
Friday, September 24, 2010
2010 IMBA Take a Kid MTBing Day
On Saturday, October 2, 2010, IMBA will celebrate its sixth annual International
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day. This is a great opportunity for you to pass your
passion for pedaling on to kids!
Location
Pocahontas State Park, Chesterfield, VA, 23832
37° 23' 51.6084" N, 77° 35' 46.7772" W
Time:
10 am – 2pm
Details:
Parent and child riders only (children must be accompanied by a legal guardian)
Helmets required! NO TRAINING WHEELS!
Food and snacks provided.
Special giveaways/prizes to participants!
A big thanks to our supporters who include: REI, Friends of Pocahontas State Park, Richmond MORE and DCR.
Flyer
Monday, September 20, 2010
Make sure your voice is heard.
Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen,
We wanted to fire off a quick reminder email about tonight’s public forum meeting.
We at Richmond MORE strive to be good stewards and advocates of the cycling community. In doing such we would like to pass along some info that we feel is very important for you as a cyclist to know about.
The Mayor's Bike, Pedestrian and Trails Commission will hold a public forum on Monday, September 20 (That’s Tonight) at The Carillon at Byrd Park, 600 S Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23219 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The presentations will start at 6:30 pm.
The purpose of the meeting is to present the Commission's preliminary findings and recommendations on how to make Richmond a bike, pedestrian and trail friendly town. The Commission hopes to gain input and feedback from citizens.
We ask that you come out and have your voice heard.
Thank You,
The Richmond MORE Board.
We wanted to fire off a quick reminder email about tonight’s public forum meeting.
We at Richmond MORE strive to be good stewards and advocates of the cycling community. In doing such we would like to pass along some info that we feel is very important for you as a cyclist to know about.
The Mayor's Bike, Pedestrian and Trails Commission will hold a public forum on Monday, September 20 (That’s Tonight) at The Carillon at Byrd Park, 600 S Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23219 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The presentations will start at 6:30 pm.
The purpose of the meeting is to present the Commission's preliminary findings and recommendations on how to make Richmond a bike, pedestrian and trail friendly town. The Commission hopes to gain input and feedback from citizens.
We ask that you come out and have your voice heard.
Thank You,
The Richmond MORE Board.
Friday, June 4, 2010
RaMORE Monthly Meeting June 2010
We will be holding our monthly meeting at Legends on the patio this month. After the meeting’s business is tended to we will have a social to celebrate the end of the 09/10 Fall into Winter Trail work being completed and to get our 2010 Summer kicked off.
Here’s the info:
Where: Legends Brewery out on the patio (inside if the weather is bad)
When: Wednesday June 16th 2010 at 6:00pm
We hope to see you there.
Here’s the info:
Where: Legends Brewery out on the patio (inside if the weather is bad)
When: Wednesday June 16th 2010 at 6:00pm
We hope to see you there.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
National Trails Day a partnership of RaMORE & REI.
I wanted to take a second to pass along some info about our partnership with REI & the James River Park System for National Trails Day on June 5th.
Please join us on Saturday June 5th at 9am in the Reedy Creek parking lot. We will be working on rerouting a section of the Buttermilk trail. This will involve cutting in about 300 feet of new trail and reclaiming about 250 feet of trail. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers as well as a REI OXT t-shirt.***
VORS series racers don't forget that you can earn series points for trail work!
***In order to get the REI OXT shirt you will need to register to volunteer with REI at www.rei.com/stores/127 or call their customer service number 804-360-1381. You don't need to register just to come out and help out but you must register if you want a free shirt.
We hope to see you there in support of National Trails Day.
Thank You,
Richmond MORE
Please join us on Saturday June 5th at 9am in the Reedy Creek parking lot. We will be working on rerouting a section of the Buttermilk trail. This will involve cutting in about 300 feet of new trail and reclaiming about 250 feet of trail. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers as well as a REI OXT t-shirt.***
VORS series racers don't forget that you can earn series points for trail work!
***In order to get the REI OXT shirt you will need to register to volunteer with REI at www.rei.com/stores/127 or call their customer service number 804-360-1381. You don't need to register just to come out and help out but you must register if you want a free shirt.
We hope to see you there in support of National Trails Day.
Thank You,
Richmond MORE
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