Mt. Biking 101
August 12, 2008
With all this mt. biking activity happening, I thought now might be a good time to go over some mt. biking 101 for those of you who are looking to get started. Mt. Bike Oregon is this weekend, the Oregonian just did a travel section article about MBO, the Forest Park trail work parties led by PUMP have had great attendance and all around there is tons of enthusiasm for mt. biking.
First off, MBO really is a great event to attend even if you're new to mt. biking. There are clinics, demo bikes you can test ride on the trails, flat easy trails, guides to show you the way, non-biking activities for when you need a break and tons of cool people all around you with friendly, free advice.
Another good resource is MTBR.com, an online mt. biking site that has an extremely active forums feature where the Beginner's Corner is particularly great. The forums have 29,668 active members, they're run really well, and it's a great place to get mt. bike info. If you're headed to ride in a new place, check out the forum for that region and ask the locals. These people are really tapped in to the local trails and have the best info. There are also forums for deals, family riding, tandem mt. biking, gear, and much more. Overall, it's a great resource where people who really ride will have advice to offer.
Posted by orbike at August 12, 2008 5:48 PM
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