'14 NE thread

[BushwackerinPA]

I found the NEMBA website to be sparse on VT and NH riding.

can not hep you on NH but here is a good resource for finding places in Vermont.

https://vmba.org/chapters

[BushwackerinPA]

http://www.mtbproject.com/directory/166776/vermont this another site to look into as well I personally am adding all the legal trails in my area as time allows.

[chatton18]

I'm starting to think about a weeklong summer road/camping trip with the better half and two dogs through Upstate NY/Northern New England. Biking will not be the primary focus, but I'm hoping to get out for a few rides on it.

She's a beginner and probably only up for an hour or two of riding on smooth easy trails, some singletrack is okay but she's really not very strong technically. Would be nice to get some views etc. so she can actually enjoy the experience. Basically looking to bitch rides with her. We'd like to bring the dogs out too, but we're fine living them in the car for a few hours as well. Ideally there'd be something a little more fun to rip for an hour or two after she's done. Thinking Kingdom (will leave dogs in the car), but I haven't really been tracking everything thats happening up there with burke etc. Any other suggestions?

Would also be nice to find some places where I could sneak out for an hour or two while she hangs out at the campsite. Prefer flow to tech.

[Rontele]

You'll have better luck finding the good local info in the mtbr local boards, various local riding sites, and local facepage groups. That, and hooking up with locals that you meet while riding and hooking up with shop dudes will net you the best trail beta.

Trails out here tend to be spaghetti networks of loops. Lots of places either have no maps, or they are crappy, or limited to gps tracks from other riders. You just gotta' go ride and get lost.

Where in/around Boston are you going to be living/working? Hook up with other riders, and bring beer.

Thanks. Living in the city for the time being with a move to Cambridge or Brookline likely in the near future. Work is TBD. Likely doing deals in Denver so kind of my own boss, but will have some travel.

[powbmps]

Fantastic weather on Sunday with surprisingly few mosquitos. Solo morning ride, followed by flat rail trail with the kids. Ice cream is always good motivation.

[Anospa]

Thanks. Living in the city for the time being with a move to Cambridge or Brookline likely in the near future. Work is TBD. Likely doing deals in Denver so kind of my own boss, but will have some travel.

Some suggestions:

-Lowell-Dracut State Forest
-Russell Mill (Chelmsford) is similar, only like 8 miles with some doubling back but really fun trails with plenty of cool features
-Lynn Woods
-Bruce and Tom's
-Vietnam
-Willowdale (flowy and fast, kinda atypical for a lot of areas)
-Harold Parker

Way too many other places, but those will kinda give you an indication of what's around and the types of trails close to Boston. I don't know anything on the south shore, but Wompatuck seemed fun the one time I went there. I don't know NH/VT areas apart from the popular ones, never really make it up there as much as I should. Highland is worth a stop, and I really like the XC stuff that's been going in, perfect mix of flow and tech.

Feel free to reach out if you want, I work a 9-5 but generally ride 4 days a week and love showing what we have for trails.

[strawjack]

Fantastic weather on Sunday with surprisingly few mosquitos. Solo morning ride, followed by flat rail trail with the kids. Ice cream is always good motivation.

Nice! Ice cream motivates me as well! Well, that and IPA's.

Nice ride yesterday in the new zone. Did some work and started a new line. Amazing what we have now on the seacoast of NH. So many little spots with a variety from techy, flowy, playground, new pumptrack, and rocky rooty shitshowy.

[schuss]

Nice! Ice cream motivates me as well! Well, that and IPA's.

Nice ride yesterday in the new zone. Did some work and started a new line. Amazing what we have now on the seacoast of NH. So many little spots with a variety from techy, flowy, playground, new pumptrack, and rocky rooty shitshowy.

Errrrrgggggg. Need to get bike fixed. Must ride.

[east or bust]

Absolute hero dirt in VT yesterday. Perfect and tacky, and someone has been up to some trail building cause there's a new booter that wasn't here a month ago. Will get a pic when I go again today.

[strawjack]

Errrrrgggggg. Need to get bike fixed. Must ride.

yeah man! I haven't rode the newi spot after work yet due to LAX and other stuff, but I will text you when we go. The other new spot is in Rye that Rog told me about. That place is really good! We are also building out there too.

[schuss]

yeah man! I haven't rode the newi spot after work yet due to LAX and other stuff, but I will text you when we go. The other new spot is in Rye that Rog told me about. That place is really good! We are also building out there too.

Yeah, I need to get my shit together. Just moved and doing a ton of other shit, so haven't had time to look to the bike.

[east or bust]

Here she is, new booter. Didn't build myself.







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[FussyDutchman]

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Looks nice, where is that, SH?

[Anospa]

Well THAT looks fun!!! Why can't we have trails like that last in MA?!?!

[Ksyrium]

yeah man! I haven't rode the newi spot after work yet due to LAX and other stuff, but I will text you when we go. The other new spot is in Rye that Rog told me about. That place is really good! We are also building out there too.

Care to share the spots? We need to get a seacoast area ride together at some point.

[east or bust]

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Looks nice, where is that, SH?

Yessir!

Well THAT looks fun!!! Why can't we have trails like that last in MA?!?!

I had to head back down to NJ today and was asking myself the same question!

[chatton18]

I had to head back down to NJ today and was asking myself the same question!

Jersey ain't all bad

[awf170]

Well THAT looks fun!!! Why can't we have trails like that last in MA?!?!

'cause you would need to mine about 5 sq. miles of land to obtain that much good dirt down in MA.

But yes, that jump looks awesome and I agree that I wish we had that in MA (or central NH)

[east or bust]

Jersey ain't all bad

Phantom drop, good times!

[schuss]

Random q - anyone hooked up with some trail orgs interested in building in Western NH? My dad is a chief selectman of a small town and they're looking to expand their recreational offerings to try to spur more visits to the area. Tons of town land to potentially develop.

[JerseyDave]

Random q - anyone hooked up with some trail orgs interested in building in Western NH? My dad is a chief selectman of a small town and they're looking to expand their recreational offerings to try to spur more visits to the area. Tons of town land to potentially develop.

The process is to hire someone for a design. One option is Sinuosity:Flowing Trails. Brooke has done designs for Killington, Shelburn, Northfield, and a bunck of Fellowship work. Another guy would be sustainable trail works. They do alot of the SMBC work, BlueBerry Lake They both build great trail and are both strong riders. Not sure how much Sustainable TW travels outside Vt, but I know Sinuosity just got back from there talking about design work. Once they have a design, put out a request for proposals to build. Nemba would be a good resource for a more volunteer based option.

[chatton18]

Phantom drop, good times!

im actually not a huge fan, its really easy to overshoot, but it looked good and was recent.

ill be up there at the race tomorrow hanging out, giant glory, old fox 40, green urge helmet, ask for change.

[east or bust]

The process is to hire someone for a design. One option is Sinuosity:Flowing Trails. Brooke has done designs for Killington, Shelburn, Northfield, and a bunck of Fellowship work. Another guy would be sustainable trail works. They do alot of the SMBC work, BlueBerry Lake They both build great trail and are both strong riders. Not sure how much Sustainable TW travels outside Vt, but I know Sinuosity just got back from there talking about design work. Once they have a design, put out a request for proposals to build. Nemba would be a good resource for a more volunteer based option.

By coincidence I was over on mtbr today and found a bunch on Sinuosity. The trails (especially orange) they did in Northfield looked sweet, really high quality.

im actually not a huge fan, its really easy to overshoot, but it looked good and was recent.

ill be up there at the race tomorrow hanging out, giant glory, old fox 40, green urge helmet, ask for change.

Yea there was a good overshoot video on youtube that I can't seem find. More reflecting on my nostalgia, haven't ridden there since a couple years before they changed the name over to MCBP, pretty funny that I still had the ticket on my bike until last week. I'm sure I'll be out there at some point this summer, although you're probably a much better rider than I.

[Rontele]

Excellent time riding Vietnam today. Definitely under gunned on the fully rigid 29er+, but was able to ride most things (just not that fast). Different challenges than riding out west, but no less fun. I think I will be fine here. Question, I have all day Wednesday to play and willing to drive 2hrs each way to check out a riding spot in Western MA, NH or VT. Need more xc riding. Thoughts?

[MaineSkiAddict1]

You're about 2 hours from Nassahegan in CT which has tons of riding. (Spent last weekend checking it out for the first time and did only a tiny fraction of what's there) Some awesome trail building going on in that part of the state.

You're also only 1.5 to Bear Brook in NH which has a bunch of stuff.

I'm not familiar with much south.