Tight trails & tacky dirt - '16 NE thread

[biggins]

Werd

[JayPowHound]

Today was a good day

[ticketchecker]

Today was memorable.



Have any Maine people ridden the Gorham trails (non-Mainers as well)? Was thinking of exploring tomorrow but info is kind of hard to come by.

Quite fun, sugaree area is great. I parked behind the high school. Make sure you go under the highway to the Rock and roll trails

[HankScorpio]

^^ shrink wrap. I've heard that gorilla tape can turn to goo and become useless, I haven't heard of it happening with shrink wrap. 2 or 3 layers stretched tight then trim the excess after the tire is aired up.

The black Gorilla tape gets all gooey but the clear stuff stays in place and comes off nice an clean.

Never even thought to use shrink wrap, great idea.

[akahn]

Very nice day at Batchelor St in Western Mass today.

Edit: sorry, I don't know how to remove the sideways attachment

[buttahflake]

Sea bass wins, Conor second, Westover 3rd. Me 8th, first 50+!
So much fun, burgers, chili and beer!

[biggins]

Terrible day for it

[milestogo]

Morrisville riding awesome this weekend, but you better know where the hell you're going this time of year!

[MaineSkiAddict1]

Gorham didn't disappoint. I need to get back so I can explore some of the trails behind USM.

[ticketchecker]

^^right? I haven't been behind USM yet

[gravitylover]

The black Gorilla tape gets all gooey but the clear stuff stays in place and comes off nice an clean.

Never even thought to use shrink wrap, great idea.

Just use wide enough to cover just a bit more than edge to edge pulled tight. You still need to use a strip if your rim is drilled/cut out like a lot of fat rims.

I have to agree with everybody, today was a great day to be in the woods on a mt bike.

[Vt-Freeheel]

It was OK today

[JayPowHound]

Cool setup vtf, really makes the red pop through the black tire.

Is that in Johnson? Kinda looks like the view from Prospect Rock there..

[Vt-Freeheel]

Thanks, It's Waitsfield with MRG in the far background.

[Generalstark]

^^^ Wu Hooo

[milestogo]

Stowe's Bridgey trail. Quick post work lap.

[Vt-Freeheel]

Night riding at 72` mid Oct. WTF. Oh well, I'll take it.

[gravitylover]

Some of the less frequently used trails are getting tough to find. I had to come to a complete stop a couple of times the last few days to figure out where to go. Pretty kickass weather to be confused in though.

[biggins]

Anyone gonna be at Vermont Academy this afternoon for the NNEHSMTB race? I'm bringing three aspiring racers and I'm pretty stoked.

[Anospa]

Anyone gonna be at Vermont Academy this afternoon for the NNEHSMTB race? I'm bringing three aspiring racers and I'm pretty stoked.

Good luck man, hope they do well!!

[Peruvian]

Agree on the comments that the rain and leaves are making it slick out there. All 4 of us tumbled at some point during yesterday's ride.

Drop your tire pressure a few PSI and be safe!

[gravitylover]

^^ Or get fat and run ~8psi and have loads of traction. Wet leaves are always challenging but the low pressure helps take the edge off the small unseen hits.

[Generalstark]

Yes the leaves are getting deep.

[biggins]

Anyone have a 29" hardtail (or 2) in good working order you would be willing to loan or sell on the cheap to a HS MTB racer? We have a couple of capable, fired up, but cash strapped kids racing on beater bikes.

A shot in the dark, but I figured why not.

[gravitylover]

What sizes? I'll keep my eyes open as I'm in and out of a bunch of shops the next few weeks.