Are there going to be any group rides at Laurel Hill this season? I would like to hit it like once a week or so and was wondering if anyone else would like to ride there or if there were going to be group rides?

I check in here from time to time but it seems they have picked up an east coast writer...

http://www.mtnbikeriders.com/2012/05...niner-s-i-r-9/

The Bicycle Escape and Singlespeed Outlaw's are proud to present.....The MoCo SMORE's ride. Yep you guessed it. This will be a ride for the SMORE's, you know the little one's, Mini me's, Little whipper snapper's, the offspring, Kids, etc. We want to get the kids hooked on Mountain biking early. Plus this gives a chance to ride with our kids.

These weekly rides will be on Tuesday's at 6pm. Starting on May 22nd. We will rotate which park we ride at. There are several parks around Germantown which are great for kids to ride at. Check this thread every week to find where the starts from. The Main parks will be Schaeffer Farm, Hoyles Mill and Black Hills.

There are a couple of things you need to know.

1. All participants must wear a helmet (adults, this also means you).

2. Have a bike in good working condition.

3. Everyone must sign the MORE waiver.

4. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian (this ride is about riding with your child as much as it is about getting kids to ride)

5. Rides are weather permitting. So check this thread for updates.

6. Have fun and enjoy riding with your child.

Of course all rides will be adult lead and have an adult sweeper. Todd Bauer and David Kegley with be the primary leaders of these rides.

Hey All:

RockShox Ride Experience is coming to MD!

I'm planning to set up the tents in Frederick, either at Hamburg Rd or Sand Flats. I have forks and rear shocks for you to try out, on your bike. You show up, I bolt one on and off you go. Your bike, your trails, RockShox suspension.

I have SID, Revelation, Lyrik, Totem and BoXXer so I can accommodate all types of riders. I'll have 29r and 26r forks with 15 and 20mm thru as well as a few qr forks but all with disc brakes, straight, tapered and carbon crowns/steerer.

For rear shocks, I have almost all eye-to-eye/stroke combos in Monarch, Monarch Plus, Vivid Air and Vivid Coil.

No rsvp is required but it will be first come, first served.

Please feel free to ask any questions and provide any input you may have.

mk

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I think the time has come to upgrade to a Full Suspension 29er, but I have never ridden one outside of a parking lot.

Can people please provide me with some recommendations on brand and price.

I have been looking to stay with Trek (as i currently ride a 2011 6700 and the bike is sick). I was looking at a 2012 Rumblefish Elite or a 2012 Superfly Elite. I have also reciently put my eye towards the Santa Cruz Tallboy, and then even more reciently SC came out with the Superlight 29.

Please any feedback would be much appreciated. Also is there any bikeshop that will let me demo a 29er (take it on a trail)?

Is anybody heading over to check out some Moots product at FBS tonite (5/15)?

I'm taking the RockShox van over there as well so we can race Sprinters. I have a ton of product in there if you want to check out Lyrik, Totem, SID, Revelation or BoXXer or Monarch, Monarch Plus or Vivid Air/coil. And yes we can arrange for you to borrow one...

I can't wait to see those new Divide bikes from Moots. Lookin' purty sweet!

mk

2011

Marin

Nail Trail frame w/ stock seatpost and headset.

Never used

22" frame ---- 26" wheels (this not a 29er frame)

SPECS:
http://www.marinbikes.com/2011/bike_...221&Nail_Trail


Pull all the parts from the bike and move them onto a Transition Bank.

ergo --- frame left over

$350 w/ stock seatpost and headset

additional items from bike for sale:

$30 stem
$30 handlebar

our pics won't upload for some reason, here's a link for pics: http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1048562/

Marin

Pine Mountain 29er frame

20.5"


never used


JUST THE FRAME -- NOT THE WHOLE BIKE

$350



Will also sell the entire bike 20.5 or 22inch only for $1230


Not sure why the pics we have won't post (files are not large at all) so, here's a link for pics --- http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1065319/

Brand new; $35.

Two brand new; two mounted w/ Stan's and rode one time around FH.

Specs: http://www.maxxis.com/Bicycle/Mountain/Ignitor.aspx

These are the 505 g 120 tpi eXC/Silkwork version.

Price: $65 for two brand new tires; $60 for the two that were mounted and used once; $115 for ALL FOUR. These retail for about $60 each, so these are a pretty good deal at nearly half price.

The new ones:



Uses ones:

On Wednesday, May 16, the Arlington Drafthouse will be showing "24 Solo", hosted by film maker Jason Berry and 6-time World Champion Mountain Biker Chris Eatough who stars in the film. It's also a fundraiser for Trips for Kids and IMBA. $5 gets you in, and that includes a raffle ticket.

http://www.arlingtondrafthouse.com/?page=event&eid=1523

For people who live in MD or NW DC, I will be leading a ride to the theater, and back after the movie. We can eat and have a beer during the movie.

Meet at Sangamore Safeway parking lot at 5:30p. Ride into VA through Chain Bridge, W&OD, 4-mile run, and return via 4-mile Run, Mt Vernon Trail and Capital Crescent.

I'll be on my mountain bike, but cross bikes or road bikes with good tires can also work. Bring a light for the return trip.

Ride will be canceled if it rains (the movie will not!) but not if the trails are simply wet (it's mostly paved trails).

$40

Used for two short rides. Still has those special new tire nubs.

Continental X-King Tires are great for all around terrain, wet or dry, with intermediate tread designs that deal with anything the trail can throw at you.

Hi,
Has anyone ridden at Shenandoah River State Park?
http://www.virginiaoutdoors.com/park...ver-state-park
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=38...om=15&layers=M
Any comment about it?
Thanks,
Ian

So I was out on the greenway trail about to cross the creek to head to Damascus. I rolled over a tree branch lying across the trail. I didn't bother to hop over it as it was only about 1-1.5" but sort of shaped like a Y. I hit it and the next thing I know, the other branch rolled up like a frickn whip (think your dads belt) and smacked the living s#$7 out of my leg! Man, I tell ya, I was almost in tears!

So to my surprise the snakes are already back out at Schaeffer!

I came flying around the last turn out of the woops on the Orange trail. You basically come out to a left turn riddled with tree roots and a tree at the apex on your left making for a bit of a blind turn. You have to carry some speed to make it over all the roots so when I made the bend, I slammed on the brakes, squealed like a little school girl and somehow managed to get off my bike all at the same time.

There stretched out across the trail was a black snake. I am guessing that it was at least 3' as it spanned the entire trail and I couldn't see either end of it. I dragged my bike back from it and started searching for a stick. Damn More folks and their cleaning of the trails. I had to walk at least 20' before I found a stick suitable for snake whipping!

I then started poking at it to figure out which end was which and it wouldn't move. I then started thinking it was dead until it's head finally poked out from the right side of the trail. Holy crap, this thing had to be all of 4.5' long!! I started trying to push it along and eventually it turned and headed back across the trail to the left. I continued poking it along until it was completely in the brush and finally threw the stick at it for good measure!

I tell ya, it scared the piss out of me. Litterally. I had to run off the trail to find a tree afterwards! Other than that, it was the only one I saw but I suspect there will be more here soon. Especially in the areas where the trail boarders the fields out there.

just lost my wallet today i think it fell out of my baggies during all that exciting riding on the new crazy awesome trails.
switching back to tights to prevent this further :thumbsup:

Anyone headed out to Fountainhead tomorrow afternoon for the Salsa demo? It's not at the most convenient time for a mid-weeker (3-7pm), but I plan to get out there to try the Spearfish. It might be fun to barrel around on a Mukluk too.

Gravel access road after park police stables. Sign stating trail closed for repair. Its not the trail but the road over the creek. There are steel plates on either side of the road over the creek and another fence before the HMC trailhead.

Hey Friends, Who's going to Stokesville for the Memorial day weekend MTB festival this year? Penny and I will be there, and we look forward to seeing familiar faces, and meeting new friends.

My fitness level is non existant, I am another year older, fatter, and slower, but my enthusiasm has grown at a greater rate than my waistline. So little bald knob, reddish knob, wolf run, chestnut, Yea baby yea, bring it on. Maybe this year is the year I try Braileys pond and dowells draft?

Regards David Marchyshyn.

This is just an FYI. I did a quick ride yesterday at Cedarville. While riding I noticed that there was a lot of overgrown foliage reaching into the trails that was slapping at my arms and legs, otherwise the trails were perfect.

Half way in I noticed a small brown dot on my arm. Turned out to be a deer tick. ( Yeah, it bit me the bugger. :mad: ) When I got home I did a more thorough inspection and found another on my leg. :nope:...Now it looks like I have to do a Lyme watch. :rolleyes: Time to buy a new bottle of repellant.

Used: wheelset:
front wheel dt swiss 240 centerlock 15QR 32H rim with dt swiss revolution 3x spokes to stans olympic rim.
rear wheel dt swiss 240 centerlock 10mm thru bolt/9mm axle dt swiss revolution 3x spokes to stans alpine rim.
Comes with XTR 180mm rotor and 160mm rotor
great shape, no dents in the rims, perfectly true/round/dished/spoke tension.
$400 OBO

New: stans alpine 26” 32H rim:
http://www.notubes.com/ZTR-Alpine-26...k-P338C53.aspx
$40
Used Shimano XTR Shadow 9 speed RD:
$80
Used Shimano XTR 3 speed Front 3 Derailleur:
$30

Used XT 9 speed cassette and XTR chain. Great condition, shifts well.
$40
New: Raven 2.2 tires two available, $40 each.
New: Schwalbe Racing Ralph 26x 2.25 Snake Skin two available, $45 each.
New: (I mis-ordered this item) SRAM X.7 175mm 26-39 Gray Crankset with GXP Bottom Bracket: $140
Slightly used formula Rx disc brake front and rear set. Maybe used for 2-3 rides, pads show little signs of wear.
$200

Will give a discount to combined purchases. Please let me know if you have any questions on these items. The used items are takeoffs of my merlin frame that I sold.
Thanks

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gte534j at gmail dot com

Found on Thursday 5/10/2012 evening at Schaeffer Farm.

One Gps/Cyclecomputer - Waiting for confirmation from the finder. IF you lost one on Thursday PM or email me at atlantis.rob@gmail.com with a description and I'll pass it on to see if it matches.

Big thanks to our good Samaritan for bringing this to us, damn things aren't cheap.

I've got a brand new, never built up, never even unwrapped, Medium 2012 Trek Gary Fisher Superfly Pro frame for sale:



I'd like to get $1200 for the frame.

These wheels are 29er 2011 Bontrager Race Lites. They have about 9 months of riding on them, but are in good shape with out a few minor scratches. There is no skewer for the rear wheel.



I'd like to get $150 for the wheels.

I've also got a Fox F29 FIT RL with E2 steerer, custom G2 geometry. This fork is specifically designed to be used with Trek's geometry. Like the wheels it has about 9 months of riding on it but it was recently serviced and completely rebuilt.



I'd like to get $200 for the fork, or $1300 for the frame / fork combo.

Finally I have an X9 front, and rear derailleur, and shifters, 3X10. Again they have about 9 months of riding on them.



I'll let these go for $100.

Let me know if you're interested in anything here.

Here's the link to the pictures in case they aren't working in the thread:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6922033...7629684315660/

Selling my 58cm 2009 Scattante full carbon road bike. I bought this new in 2010 and never rode it until this year. Bike has less than 300 miles on it total. Bike is in good shape with a few dings here and there from learning to clip in. Bike just got a complete tune-up as well. Selling because the shop I bought it at sucked at fitting and this bike is way too big for me. It has ALX220 wheels, Shimano 105 rear, and Tiagra front and shifters. Carbon seat post and new Forte seat. Bars were just wrapped with new tape to for thicker wraps. Looking to sell this so i can get a proper sized bike. Does not come with seat bag or Garmin speed sensor but does come with bottle cages and Forte Delta pedals. $700 and I can arrange to meet with buyer. PM or call Brian at 410-615-4100 if you have any questions. Thanks. I tried to post pics but they didn't attach so I can email photos for you.

Selling a Reba race 29er fork(80mm). It can be converted to 100mm as well. Comes with the remote lock out. In good shape no scratches on the stancions. 200 bux! PM me and I will send you pics

2007 Cannondale Rush 3 - Size Large - $900

Posting this up for my girlfriend - she just built a new bike and its time to sell this one. Aluminum Frame, Lefty fork with lockout, Fox RP23 Rear Shock. Bike is in good shape, some cable rub here and there but doesnt need anything.

FSA Crank. XT Dual Control shifters, cassette, brakes & derailleurs - rear derailleur is rapid rise (high normal). Wheels are Mavic 819 disc. Specialized Phenom Saddle. Pedals not included.

The cassette, chain, and middle chainrings and cables are less than a year old. If you prefer trigger shifters and a normal rear derailleur, or a different saddle/handlebar/pedals, I have some parts available to buy and will swap them out for you. Also available is an M975 XTR lefty wheelset, with rotors/XT cassette/specialized captain tires for $300.

I am a sometimes SS racer. I was thinking doing these races SS. I race a 32 x 18 at the W@W races on a 29er. I do fine, besides the switchbacks. I do spin out on the Fireroads, but over-all I like that gear there. Was wondering what people run at these races. Another refrence point I ran a 32x22 at 12 hours of Lodi and I like that gearing since you had to get out of corners quickly. For Fountain head I did it like 2 years ago on a 32 x 20 and that was a little too much after 2 laps.

thanks,
-Darren

Anyone have a report?