General Discussion

I will be renewing our Club Insurance. Here is a link to this years invoice.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22037018/VMB/VALLMOU.pdf

Submitted for comments, I got the following message via the VMB contact form:

Good evening,

On a damp a dreary day like today with nothing else better to do, I found out my resting heart rate is 60bpm. That's a wee bit better than the average schlub and I'm sure not as good as some of you supper human types out there.
So post up and see where you stand - are you normal or a genetic freak with an Ox heart that explains your ablility to climb The Superman in a single breath?

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It's that time of year again, here is some information on cycling on Gamelands.

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_game_land...
Scroll to "DESIGNATED ROUTES for Horses and Bicycles" Note: Such riding activities will not be permitted, except on Sundays or on roads open to public travel, from the last Saturday in September to the third Saturday in January, and after 1 p.m. from the second Saturday in April to the last Saturday in May. This does not apply to anyone lawfully engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing on State Game Lands.

The Jim Thorpe locals are hosting their weekly ride Thursday's at 6:00pm from the train station. Not a "hammer ride", the focus of the weekly event is on bringing people together from the region to promote a consistent ride in town that showcases the diverse local trail system with a different destination each week. Lights will be mandatory as the nights become longer each week.

So on saturday i have to pick up my mom from newark airport and was thinking of hitting round valley rec area on my way since i've never been there...i saw there is an exit for it right of 78...anybody know any more info about this place...i heard its a out and back trail...thx.

Hi,
my name is Eric Eschner,I'm 20 years old, I'm from Germany and I am going to work at Bosch Rexroth for 6 months as an intern. I was searching for a group of bikers where I can join when I found this community. I already read that you guys have some training rides. Do you only meet once a week for the wednesday ride, regularly, or are there some groups who meet more often? How long will you meet for the wednesday ride concerning the wintertime? Do I need a car to get to the meeting points?

I'm looking forward to biking with you!!! :rockon:

Join the Nations Largest single day volunteer event for public lands at your local State Park. (Jacobsburg)

Meet: Belfast Rd Paved Lot

Learn what it means to be a steward of the land while taking part in maintaining the parks gardens & trails

For more info contact: Lauren Forster @ 610-746-2809

If you've not been to Hubbard, you might want to check it out this Thursday. There is going to be a huge powerline going through there, with will eliminate many of the trails. A bunch of sections of them have already been destroyed as the power company has been cutting access through there. It is a shame as the trails there are really really good, rocky, flowing and creatively built. The Hubbard crew still rides every Thursday night (just not from the Barn), an they are organizing a big shindig for this week. Weather looks great. Post here if you want info or directions.

Riding the Deer Path after the American Standard is pretty much tradition, and I got to do that for the first time in years today. We (sadly) came across some weird selective cutting, clearing, and rough forest roads criss crossing the Deer Path trail. It was pretty weird, and we figured it was the Game Commission clearing deer habitiat. Riding on the doubletrack through the Broad Mountain Loop past the Gorge lookout and the headwaters of the Glen Onoko, the doubletrack crosses another stream.