GoMountainBiking: mountain biking tours:
"When you decide on purchasing mountain biking tours online check out their returns policy. Many mountain biking tours sites offer no obligation periods with a guarantee of full refund of the purchase price if you return the goods in a satisfactory condition. "
What an excellent tip, for anyone buying.... Anything...
Dwight
Slow and Tired: Clear sunglasses?:
"That might not make sense... unless you own a pair. Shields would be a better term. Basically, they are like sunglasses (usually non-prescription) with clear lenses. In the mountain biking world, I've often found them very useful. I've used them most on night rides in mud. If you've ever caught a glob of mud in the eye on a fast singletrack descent, you'll know just how useful they can be. Other obstacles that can ruin a ride include, but are not limited to: branches, dirt, dust, and bugs"
Clear Sunglasses/Eye Shields could be very useful when freeriding or downhilling... or in those buggy situations... or whatever you might come accross that poses trouble to the unpretected eye!
Dwight
The Lewis and Clark Bicycle Trail
Want to do a historic trail... or go nearly accross the country!
Do the Lewis and Clark Trail! This site has all the resources.
Wouldn't that be fun,
Dwight
A most excellent site for finding great trails with your input on location, difficulty, environment, length and more!
Check it out
Dwight
IMBA Signs Breakthrough Agreement with National Park Service:
"For the first time, National Park Service leaders in Washington, D.C., have formally recognized mountain biking as a positive activity, compatible with the values of our National Park system."
I just came accross this (though it is as of May 2, 2005) I thought I'd pass it on in case you didn't hear of it before.
The IMBA and the National Park Service signed a 5 year agreement to allow mountain bikers access to trails in the National parks.
See the full article for specific details.
Isn't that exciting!
Dwight Miller
IMBA - International Mountain Bicycling Association
If you haven't checked out the International Mountain Bicycling Association's website yet, and you are into mountain biking, then you are missing a lot!!
They have a ton of great resources (check out their 'Resources' menu), they also have a great trail tool (their 'Trailfinder').
Don't miss out on these excellent resources!
Check them out.
Dwight Miller
Thought I'd start blogging again on the site!
I came across this site as I was doing some research, and thought it was as awesome site for you all to know about.
Strange thing is that this blog is starting to grow as a collection of great places to find trails. If there's anything you would like to know other than where trails are, then let me know... just leave a comment somewhere and I'll try to answer any of the questions I get.
What I might do if I start accmulating too many trail sites is I might review the sites and let you know a little more about them, or create a trail resource site for better reference. Let me know what you think about this idea.
For now I just keep making my postings, and hopefully more frequently than I have been - and mabye get some more of what you want in here.
Give me your feedback!
Dwight Miller
"Mountain biking is an exciting sport that involves riding bicycles anywhere off paved roads. it is roughly broken down into three categories: cross country, downhill, and free riding. However all mountain bikes have a somewhat similar look, knobby tires, large round tubing, and usually some sort of suspension or shock absorbers. Mountain biking can be done anywhere from a back yard to a gravel road, but the surface of choice is tight, twisting, hilly, rocky trails known as single track."
Thought this was an excellent description of mountain biking!
The very basic.
Dwight
Centre Daily Times | 07/31/2005 | 101 miles, 240 riders and one grueling race:
"'It's a very mental race,' she said as she lounged on the lawn at Coburn Park, her legs and bike shorts streaked with mud. 'There's a lot of times you're having an internal dialogue -- you're cheering yourself on, you're beating yourself up. And everyone you pass or passes you, they're all really supportive.'"
Though these types of races are very exciting and get you going on a degree that you normally won't get on a typical joy ride or outing on your bike, many of us can probably confess to that voice in our head being present.
When on a ride you have nothing but you, your bike, and the surroundings. You are constantly peddling and your mind is always meddling. You are keeping youself going and perhaps you are even working out your life.
This may be one of the reasons that so many people can find biking so enjoying... it offers the opportunity to think, while getting a great work-out at the same time
Dwight Miller
Mountain Bike Trail Information, Gear Review, and Photos || SINGLETRACKS.COM
This site has just about everything for the Mountain Biker!
Dwight
Tour de France 101: "I think its time for... Education time: the basics of Le Tour de France"
Get the run down of how the Tour de France works, and what it all means.
Morea's Photos: biking: "got new mountain bikes this summer and I am already addicted"
Isn't this how you got started. Now you can't have enough, and wonder how you ever managed without mountain biking!
Happy trails,
Dwight
The Best Mountain Biking in Southern California in a Photo and Topographical Expose
This site has it all, tons of photos for the trails, topographical maps, gps maps, points of interest and more!!
Go Mountain Biking In Southern California Dude!!
Dwight
Mountain Bike Trails Source | Epic Biking Adventures
This has honestly got to be the coolest and near most complete mountain biking trail resource out there!!
You have to check it out!
Dwight
Colorado Biking Trails - Mountain Biking & Road Biking
Check out this site for some of Colorado's Mountain Bike Trails. It has a ton of great information about each individual trail listed (it lists about 10). It also ranks the distance and difficulty!
Excellent resource... I think we all know Colorado has got to be the bets place to have fun!
Dwight
Here we will discuss everythingn about mountain biking!!
It will be very exciting. We'd love to hear from you - Just click on the comment button below the post and introduce yourself and leave a comment!!
Dwight Miller
