2008 NUE Schedule

Tentative 2008 Schedule:

Cohutta 100 Tennessee April 19
Mohican MTB 100 Ohio June 7
Lumberjack 100 Michigan June 14
Breckenridge 100 Colorado July 19
Wilderness 101 Pennsylvania July 26
Fool’s Gold 100 Georgia August 16
Shenandoah 100 Virginia August 31
Tahoe-Sierra 100 California September 6
Best 4 out of 8 All ties broken at the final event

http://www.nuemtb.com/

Mohican State Park Trail Grand Opening

Event Date/Time : Saturday, October 20 th at 11 am

"Ohio Mountain Bikers:

It is SIGNIFICANT that the "NEW" Chief of ODNR and the "NEW" Chief of Forestry, as well as Dan West, Chief of Parks, are showing up to recognize this grand opening! The Governor has been invited but there is no word yet on whether he will attend.

With a new administration in place, I think it is especially important to show our support publicly in order to keep mountain bike advocacy on the front burner with our new state government.

This formal public event will be covered by the press and is an excellent opportunity for mountain bikers statewide to let the new management at ODNR recognize the contributions made by ALL OMBA member clubs,
including the Mohican/Malabar Bike Club.

This is a great opportunity to show state leaders and the press our numbers if you can attend!

And if none of that is important to you...think of it as another great reason to ride the new 24.5 miles of flowing single-track that loops around the gorge! "

A downloadable PDF map as well as directions are available at mohican.net

Hope to see you there!(-"

Ryan O'Dell
Mohican/Malabar Bike Club
nolimit@mohican.net
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post info. courtesy of Ryan O'Dell

IMBA/OHC/ADT/ODNR Trail Weekend

HUESTON WOODS STATE PARK Nov. 9-11, 2007

International Mountain Bike Association - Ohio Horsemen’s Council - American Discovery Trail - Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Friday Nov.9
7-9pm Slide show and Social- Trek Store West Chester

Saturday Nov. 10
9:30-11:30am IMBA slide show and presentation: Building sustainable trails- Park Office
11:30-12 noon Grants and funding presentation by ODNR Bring your proposal!
12:00 noon Lunch
12:30pm Dedication of Dr. Paul Daniel Trail Volunteer Cabin
1:00-4:00pm Trail building- Campground
4:00-6:00pm Hueston Woods Future Use Committee- Hueston Woods Resort [coffee & cake]
7:00-10:00pm Night bike ride/bike-lights provided by Light & Motion
Free Camping Info ph 513 523-1316

Sunday Nov. 11
10-3pm Mule ride and trail work at Horsemen's Camp
12 noon Barbecue (bring something for the grill)

IMBA Trail Crew Visit

IMBA's only Ohio visit is coming up this November 8th - 11th 2007. Hueston Woods State Park will host the IMBA Trail Crew weekend and we need your help to make it successful.
The Trail School will have representatives from CORA, MVMBA, American Discovery Trail, Buckeye Trail Association, Ohio Horsemen's Council, Ohio Trails Partnership, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Oxford Audubon Society, Miami University Depts. of Geology, Engineering, and Botany.

We will also be unveiling the new Dr. Paul Daniel Trail Volunteer Cabin located at the trail head, as well as a self-guided bike tour map and a newly routed advanced "Hell and Back" 7 mile loop.

If you are willing to be part of an ad hoc committee for this event, contact the man, the myth the legend who brought us this fine event : bob@bikerbob.com
And certainly get out and go ride Hueston Woods!

To get you ready for this great event here is a few more excellent links and key information:

Click Here

Gary Fisher Bicycles are the official bike supplier of the of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Crew, providing cutting edge bikes to keep IMBA's field teams rolling. The company also supports IMBA financially as an Above-and Beyond Corporate Member

LOCAL TRAIL MAPS

There are two links on the Cincinnati Off Road Alliance home page at www.mtbohio.com/cora that help you find all the local trails and maps.

Map of Local Trails – takes you to a Google map with pinpoints for each of the trails in the area. Click the pin point and it will give you the name of the trail and the approximate location.

Local Trails – lists the trails in the area. Click “read more” or the park name and it will take you to a profile of the trail. Click “trail map” in this profile and a downloadable map will appear.

TRAIL SOLUTIONS BOOK

Trail Solutions: IMBA's Guide to Building Sweet Single-track
https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Ecommerce/1824089260?JServSessionIdr009=3prkc3r0k2.app6b&VIEW_PRODUCT=true&product_id=1101&store_id=1121

In my opinion, this is the best trail building book I’ve found. Easy to read, broken down into logical segments, simple illustrations, and great pictures. Well worth the money if you want to get into trail building or just want to learn why trails are built the way they are.

TRAIL DVD

The federal government has free trail literature including DVDs, manuals, and publications.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/trailpub.htm
The DVD is modeled after the IMBA Trail Solutions book. It’s 40 minutes long and covers the most important aspects of trail building. The web site also has trail construction note books and wetland trail design books.

TRAIL SCHOOL

We are heading into the best time of the year for trail scouting and building. What better time to attend a Trail Building School put on by IMBA’s traveling Trail Care Crew? These folks travel all over the country providing education on proper trail building. They will be at Hueston Woods November 8-11. You can attend as much or as little as you wish. These are usually free but they ask that you pre-register just so they know how many to expect. Usually, there is a classroom session on Saturday morning with trail building in the afternoon. Contact Bob Feldman a.k.a. “Biker Bob” for more information. (email listed above)

IMBA
The International Mountain Bike Association has a wealth of resources at www.imba.com. Some of the major ones include:

TRAILBUILDING AND MAINTENANCE
http://www.imba.com/resources/trail_building/index.html Several helpful articles.

TRAIL TOOL GUIDE
http://www.imba.com/resources/trail_building/tool_guide.html Places to order tools and other resources.

A schedule of events will be posted soon.
Links and Information provide by myself, Bob and a key CORA member, aka - Ohioburg.