days turn like leaves

The last couple days have been quite busy on the trails. both in terms of riders and work. Couple more blowdowns cleaned. Couple more briar sections cleared.

This is the drain fix at fawn. Hopefully it'll prove itself. If not we'll have a wallow in about six weeks.

There is supposed to be three planks across the bottom. Porcupines! They only seem to be attacking the set of benches at the vista and signage from the vista back on the ridge to Red Legs. With minor damages elsewhere. No fix yet.

This could be one of the trail projects slated for the IMBA RMBA WorkWeekend October 8-10th

Trail Conditions and Other Bits

Condtions:

The trails are ridin' fast. With the lack of any soaking rains recently the dust factor is high, leaving a layer of small loose debris on top of the tread. Lower tire pressures and tightly spaced knobs seem to be working the best right now.

Briars are mostly cleared from the trails with some small patches on Hydro Loop and sections of the Deer Trails. Nothing horrible just here and there.

Other Bits:

The Trail Work and Ride Weekend Scheduled for October 8th-10th is on.

Ridge Campground at Seven Points Recreation Area will serve as HQ.

Interested in attending just email at whysinglespeed@gmail.com. Why not?

DirtFest 2011 is on for May 20-23rd. Bring your helmet!

The Sixty is coming......

One For Doug

This is for Doug.

Great Loop.

Boxers Sixty

Most recent ride has been the aptly named boxers 60

Starting at Boxers Cafe' (410 Penn Street) with the finest of Ales, proceed out the door to the closest bike rack. After grabbing said bike, ride off down 4th Street crossing over the mighty Juniata River.

Making a right at the intersection with Rt 22. Followed by a quick left on "fast food alley" (Crooked Creek Road just after Burger King.) Than after a quick 1/2 mile stretch of road, a left at the "T" with Piney Ridge Road.

Climb the winding mile and a half to the top of the ridge. For the next several miles winding out to the lake on an endless vista. At the next "T" (9 miles out ) go left onto Seven Points Road, for another mile long climb to the top of the Allegrippis Ridge, or entrance to Seven Points Recreation Area.

Go left onto Bakers Hollow Road at the top of the hill. After climbing for another 1/4 mile, begin the descent when the turn gets tight turn right! This will take you on an unmarked grassy/ gravelly access road go into the woods, cross the wooden gate and jump onto the Stoney Trail.

Ride Stoney to the Bakers Hollow Lot and begin riding the trail system. Be sure to hit most of the trails.....generally doing a giant clockwise exterior loop followed by an interior loop. Back down Stoney....riding the south end trails in a figure eight. Back to Seven Points Road.....climb to the top enjoy a downhill, uphill, and than make a right back onto Piney Ridge Road. Crawl back to Boxers and enjoy a fine brew.

If you hit most of the trails as listed......
In all its about 35 miles of trail and 26 of road. So 60 miles. Don't break it down, don't bring a GPS, don't complain, and don't order a Budweiser.

www.boxerscafe.com - 410 Penn Street.

dirtFest hangover and trail gripes!

Sorry for the lack of posts or trail updates.

dirtFest was one hell of a time and its taken a while to get back to my semi-normal exsistence. Anyway now that the hoopla is over and the people and press gone. With 1100 people stopping out and exhibitors from as far as Florida and Arizona we had a huge turn-out. Be sure to check out the Dirtrag Mag write-up. Or the youtube.com video of the EarthTones jammin in the BigTop......if you didn't come this year, sorry you missed such a good time.

Anyway its time for summer, so here is my rant:

The trails are flowing with riders from across the nation, as I have bumped into folks from Maryland, Georgia, Cali, and most recently Colorado. The reviews keep coming back way positive about our level of maintenance and quality of trail. So heres my advice to the complainers....If you don't like super flowly, fast, groomed single-track don't come. As if you come expecting techincal rocky stereotypical central Pa legacy trails and fireroads....you came to the wrong place.

For everyone who has already ridden the trails, and loved it. Thanks for coming be sure to stop back as the trails continue to develop. Or stop by rothrock outfitters and catch us in person.

-evan

May 10th

The trail system saw alot of down trees and other debris this past weekend with the windstorm.

We where able to clear about 10 blowdowns out, and left alot of the little stuff. If you are headed out to the trails feel free to kick some of the little stuff off the trails or even carry a clipper in your pack to help us out a little.

The sections that really need to be addressed:
-Tip of Hydro Loop
-Sections of Berry Patch
-the top and bottom of Red Legs
-top of Sleek Dog briars.

Hope to see you at DirtFest!

Vandals on the Run

Well at first it was a joke that the porcupines were out eating the signs and running off with them. Than they started in on the benches and have nibbled away at the corners of them.

But this time the vandals are real two legged folk. About a week ago I recieved reports of signs that seemed to be missing out on the South End. After last nights work night we where out in this direction, and found a metal map and all the signs on two other posts stripped bare!

Let me say that it is all local volunteers doing the trail work and we don't have much time to dedicate to folks taking signs. So if you see any suspicious activity
Obviously let us know