Archive for June, 2007
Wet Weather Riding at Marsh Creek, PA
by Bryan on June 29th, 2007
We decided to meet again up with Jake for his regular Thursday evening ride over at Marsh Creek. This time we checked out the trails in the North West section of the park. I totally enjoyed the trails we hit last week and was definitely look forward to seeing what the rest of the area had to offer.
French Creek, PA
by Bryan on June 27th, 2007
French Creek State Park is much larger than Marsh Creek. Our trail head was at the East Entrance past the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. With over 7000 acres you would figure that would a lot of trails but most of them are actually closed off to mountain biking. We were limited to the trails in the northern section of the park which was just fine.
Our ride started out on Lenape Trail and headed East to connect with Boone Trail. Once again we were sheltered from the heat and sun by the wonderful green trees of PA. It reminded me a lot of the forests of Endor. In fact I am pretty sure I saw two Ewoks
Marsh Creek, PA
by Bryan on June 25th, 2007
Single track for miles, green lush forests, a beautiful lake and plenty of crisp clean air. A description that is completely quite the opposite of what mountain biking is like in Southern California. This is Marsh Creek, Pennsylvania.
Allen and I met up with Jake Davidson, one of the Evomo sponsored Mountain bike athletes. Jake is local to West Chester and we lead us on nice 2 hour ride through some of the sweetest trails around Marsh Creek. Marsh Creek is
There is more than corn in Indiana
by Bryan on June 21st, 2007
DINO Series race number 2 and 3 are proof positive, there is more than corn in Indiana!
Race #2 took place in Brown County State Park (BCSP). These trails are the “show piece� of the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association (HMBA). The trails are a testimate to the hard work and dedication of the HMBA, and the cooperation of the Indiana DNR.
Now about the race, BCSP is a flowing bunch of single track with moderate climbs throughout. If you can climb, you’ll like BCSP. It is also a fairly fast course due to the incredible flow designed into the course. The turn-out for the race was above average, as many people enjoy the trails at BCSP. The heat played a factor in the race as temps climbed into
Castaic Lake Ride
by Bryan on June 16th, 2007
Castaic Lake… was definitely a fun ride. We rode the course they use for when the California State Series race makes their stop here - which was in May. It has some serious climbs. Right at the start we were climbing a very steep section which had about 4-5 switch backs. In addition to that the switchbacks were had some really loose
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