Superfly

Gary Fisher 2008 Superfly~ carbon 29'er

Superfly frame, which weighed just 1.23kg (2.71lb)

Psycho Series Race # 3 - John Bryan State Park

This Sunday, June 10th at John Bryan State Park will be race # 3 of the Psycho Mountain Bike Race Points Series. It's an early one - Registration opens at 9am and Expert Class takes off at 9:30am , Sport at 10:30am and Beginner's at 11:30am . This is going to be a good one and very fast, the trail is dry and prime for racing.

Calling all Ladies...

A great ride starts with a bike designed around you.
Trek was the first to design bikes made just for you,

now Trek of Cincinnati is proud to offer rides specifically for Women!

We will meet each Wednesday at 6:00pm.
Rides will be geared for all abilities offering different pace
and distance options. This is a great opportunity to participate
in Women's Specific group rides.

These rides are complimentary.
June 6th: Introduction to WSD Rides
and Bicycle Basic's Clinic (no ride)
June 13th: Ride on the Loveland Trail
June 20th: Ride on the Loveland Trail
June 27th: Ride from the store (advanced)

Contact Shellie: 755-3773 Trek Bicycle Store of Cincinnati
7594 Voice of America Dr. West Chester, OH

www.trekstorecincinnati.com

New post coming soon- stayed tuned...and keep the rubber side down.

Upcoming Races and Events...

This weekend (May 12th-13th) has one of the biggest and most popular bicycle touring rides in the country departing from downtown Columbus, Ohio. TOSRV , Tour Of the Scioto River Valley is a two day, 200 mile trek from Columbus to Portsmith, Ohio and back again. This year is the 46th year for the event, I've done the ride 5 or 6 times myself, many moons ago with my father and I highly recommend it if you've never done it.

May 19th - OMBC's Get Fit Naturally ride at Finlay State Park
"Get Fit Naturally", a partnership between Ohio State Parks and the Ohio Mountain Bike Championship Series (OMBC), is a plan of action to encourage the general public to become more active by participating in one or more non competitive scheduled events at Ohio State Parks hosted by the OMBC and participating Ohio Mountain Bike Association (OMBA)

May 20th - OMBC Race # 4 at Vulture's Knob in Wooster, OH

Vulture's Knob Race Course

Lower Course

June 1st,2nd & 3rd - NUE Race # 2 : Mohican MTB 100
This is a must see event and plan to see several big name pro's coming to Ohio for this one. Mohican State Forest provides some of the best and most challenging riding in the Midwest.

OMBC Race #3 - East Fork St. Pk.

Alum Creek State Park MTB Trail : Phase I

My favorite ride - 05' Gary Fisher Rig

It could not have been a better evening to hit the single-track and explore the trail for whats changed over the long (& wet) winter we had here in Columbus. The trail has been closed for well over a month, until just recently. The trail is on the outskirts of Alum Creek Reservoir and is mostly low-lying flat terrain with a few rolling ravines and plenty of roots. There are two trails here, a beginner loop (1 mi.) and the intermediate trail (6 mi.) .

The trails are the closest thing to ride for the city of Columbus, so expect a crowd on the weekends, for me I like to ride early in the AM or in the evening to miss the crowds. For the novice rider it takes about 50-55 minutes to ride the 6 miles of the intermediate trail and about 35 minutes for the experienced rider. The trails are maintained by Central Ohio Mountain Bike Organization (COMBO), if you ride the trails - do your part and come help trail build...

I brought my Single Speed Fisher Rig out to ride, it was a Sunny evening - 75 degrees when I started out. And after my 10 mile ride, it had dropped to 71 degrees . I took it easy on the ride with the upcoming race, this weekend, and rode for about an 1 hr. 15 minutes, with a 9.8 mph average. You can always expect to see a variety of wild life on the trails - especially deer. You'll also come across turkey, water-fowl, owls and if you night ride - well watch out for Big Foot on Phase II...

Bad spot for a nest...trail side at Phase I (Sec D)