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February 2017 #149www.nemba.org

NEW ENGLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION

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SingleTrackSNEMBA, the New England Mountain BikeAssociation, is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organi-zation dedicated to promoting trail access,maintaining trails open for mountain bicyclists,and educating mountain bicyclists to use thesetrails sensitively and responsibly.

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Board of DirectorsAdam Glick, President

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Rob Adair, White Mountains NEMBAJohn Anders, Midcoast Maine NEMBAMatt Bowser, Central NH NEMBAAaron Brasslett, Penobscot Region NEMBADavid Burnham, Wachusett NEMBAPaula Burton, FC NEMBAEammon Carleton, BV NEMBAMatt Caron, Southern NH NEMBASteve Cobble, SE MA NEMBABrian Danz, Greater Portland NEMBAPerry Ermi, Cape Cod NEMBAChris Gaudet, Southern NH NEMBAPeter Gengler, RI NEMBAJeremy Hillger, Pemi Valley NEMBADavid Hughes, Carrabassett Region NEMBAStacey Jimenez, Quiet Corner NEMBAJohn Joy, Central Central CT NEMBAHank Kells, North Shore NEMBAMorgan Laidlaw, Midcoast Maine NEMBAThom Lamourine, SE CT NEMBAFrank Lane, North Shore NEMBARob Lavoie, Greater Portland NEMBABill Markham, Berkshire NEMBAJesse McGowan, Central NH NEMBAFred Meyers, Wachusett NEMBABarry Moore, Merrimack Valley NEMBAChris Nicodemus, Franconia Area NEMBAKevin Orlowski, Central NH NEMBAPeter Poanessa, BK NEMBAEric Pospesil, Franconia Area NEMBATim Post, Pioneer Valley NEMBAJon Regan, Northwest CT NEMBASteve Richardson, Merrimack Valley NEMBADavid Riding, SE MA NEMBAChris Riley, Central Maine NEMBAPete Schrader, BK NEMBAMaciej Sobieszek, Greater Boston NEMBACory Stiff, SE CT NEMBAJoshua Tauses, Carrabassett Valley NEMBAGlenn Tourtellot, Quiet Corner NEMBARyan Tucker, Fairfield County NEMBAGlenn Vernes, Central CT NEMBABrian Vibert, Northwest CT NEMBA

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eMTBs -- Wherecan they be

Ridden?NEMBA offers guidance about where electricmountain bikes can be ridden. Short answer:anywhere offroad motorized vehicles and go.

Places to RideFat Bikes in the

WinterIf you’re getting ready to hit the trails on yourfat bike this winter, check out our compilation

of destinations and events. By Bill Boles

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Massachusett Department of Conservation & Recreation and PVNEMBA announce a partnership to open a 15-mile network of single-track trails at Dubuque State Forest.

“Dubuque’s singletrack trails wind through gorgeous and diverse wood-lands and offer a variety of challenges, loops and scenic features thatmountain bikers seek,” says Harold Green, President of the PV NEMBAChapter. “But these trails will also provide new opportunities for cross-country skiers, hikers and trail runners as well.”

PV-NEMBA will organize trail maintenance and stewardship of the newtrail system, help monitor against illegal trail building and work to edu-cate trail users about etiquette and stewardship.

We are very excited about this partnership to expand recreationalopportunities at Dubuque,” said DCR Commissioner, Leo P. Roy. “Weexpect that this new trail network will draw users from both the PioneerValley and Berkshire County to Hawley, and we believe that excellenttrail networks and recreation can have economic benefits to local com-munities and the region. “

DCR and NEMBA are currently working to install signs, create new on-line maps, and build some additional trail connections.

Pioneer Valley NEMBA & DCRPartner to Open 15-miles

Singletrack Network at DubuqueState Forest

T R E A D L I N E S


Electric mountain bikes (e-MTBs) arenow being produced and promotedby the bicycle industry and soldthrough some bicycle dealers in NewEngland. While there are only a fewbrands and models currently avail-able, many of the major bicycle com-panies soon plan to introduce themto the US market.

There are four classes of e-bikes:

• Class 1 e-bikes have a maximum speed of 20MPH, a motor that is 750 watts or less thatis activated by pedaling.

• Class 2 e-bikes are the same as the Class 1but may utilize a throttle such as a regularmotorcycle rather than be pedal-actuated.

• Class 3 e-bikes may attain speeds up to 28MPH.

• Class 4 e-bikes may have motors greater than750 watts and attain speeds faster than 28 MPH.

Most current electric mountain bikes fall into the category of Class 1.

Where can e-MTBs be ridden off-road?

It is important for consumers and bicycle dealers in New England toknow where e-MTBs can and cannot be ridden on natural surfacetrails. Pedal-assist electric bikes can give more people the power togo further and to ride more trails, where allowed. To this end, theNew England Mountain Bike Association has contacted many of themajor land management agencies in New England to determine whatthe management policy is for e-bikes on trails.

The short answer is that all the major state and federal land manage-ment agencies in New England allow e-bikes only on trails whichallow motorized recreation. E-bikes may also be ridden on privateproperty and private trail systems with the permission of thelandowner.

Many local trail systems are managed by town conservation commis-sions or land trusts that have not fully developed policies specific toelectric, power-assist vehicles. However, those we've spoken to veri-fy that regardless of the amount of power emitted by the electricmotor, they are still by definition motorized and are managed as such.

How e-bikes are managed on paved public paths is unclear, and fre-quently state and local regulations have not yet caught up to thetechnology of e-bikes, and there is no definitive list of where e-bikesare allowed to ride on paved pathways.

STATE-BY-STATE GUIDANCE ON E-MTB USE

Connecticut

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection(CT DEEP) does not specifically call out e-bikes in their regulationsbut currently manages them as a motorized form of recreation.

There are two public motorized trail systems where e-bikes andmotorcycles are allowed.Pachaug State Forest (Voluntown CT) has 58

miles of motorcycle trails available to e-bikes. The forest is open year-ly except during mud season.


Electric Mountain Bikes: Where can they be Ridden in New England?A D V O C A C Y

E-biking is also allowed at the US Army Corps of Engineers' property,Thomaston Dam(Thomaston CT). There is formally designated trailarea on the west side of the dam that is open to trail bikes that areopen from late-May to September.

E-bikes are not allowed on any other trails in the Connecticut statepark system. They are also not allowed at any of the other popularmountain bike destinations, such as Rockland Preserve (Madison CT),Pisgah (Durham CT) or Mianus River Park (Stamford CT).

e-MTBs may not be ridden on local conservation land or land trustproperties that prohibit motorized recreation.

Maine

Maine's Bureau of Parks and Lands treats e-bikes as motorized vehi-cles and allows them only on trails designated for motorized use.Maine has an extensive network of motorized trails available to e-bikes. Regional Manager, Gary Best, recommends the AndroscogginRiverlands (Turner ME) as an excellent place to ride e-MTBs.

The Mt. Agamenticus Conservation Region allows e-MTBs on theirmulti-use, motorized trails but they are not allowed on any of thehiking or hiking/biking trails.


Massachusetts

e-MTBs are not allowed on any non-motorized trails inMassachusetts. There are no places to legally ride e-MTBs on public

land within the Route 128 beltway and there is only one within Route495.

Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation regards e-bikes as "motorized personal vehicles", (as opposed to a "bicycle") andallows them on trails designated for motorized use. Currently thereare eight state parks that offer opportunities for e-bikes:

• Beartown State Forest (Monterey MA)• October Mt. State Forest (Lee MA)• Pittsfield State Forest (Pittsfield MA)• Tolland State Forest (Tolland MA)• F. Gilbert Hills State Forest (Foxboro MA)• Franklin State Forest (Franklin MA)• Wrentham State Forest (Wrentham MA)• Freetown State Forest (Freetown MA)

The US Army Corps of Engineers does not have a formal e-bike poli-cy but they appear to be allowed on the motorized trails at HodgesVillage Dam (Oxford MA), blazed in orange. This is the only USACEproperty in Massachusetts that allows motorized use.

e-MTBs may not be ridden on local conservation land or land trustproperties that prohibit motorized recreation, including propertiesowned by The Trustees of Reservations.

New Hampshire

In New Hampshire e-bikes may only be ridden on trails designated asmotorized or on private trail systems with permission of the landowner. e-MTBs are not allowed on any non-motorized trail in the NHState Park system, per resolution 7301.18: "the recreational use ofelectric and power-assisted bicycles on natural surface trails shall be


A D V O C A C Y

managed within the same rules and regulations as motorized vehi-cles."

New Hampshire has an extensive motorized trail network availablefor e-MTBs. The US Army Corps of Engineers' Hopkinton Everett Dam(Contoocook NH) has a popular 26-mile multi-use trail system.Jericho Mountain State Park (Berlin NH) also offers many miles ofmulti-use trails available for e-MTBs.

In the White Mountain National Forest, the US Forest Service allowse-MTBs on designated snowmobile trails in the Saco Ranger Districtwhen such trails are open to snowmobiles.

e-MTBs are allowed on private property and private trails with per-mission of the landowner. One such property is PRKR Mountain Trails(Littleton NH) which does allow e-bikes on the trails.

It should be noted that e-MTBs are not allowed on trails at StonewallFarm (Keene, NH) or the FOMBA trails (Auburn, NH), per theManchester Water Works which owns the property.


Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management man-ages e-MTBs as motorized. Currently, there are no parks in RhodeIsland that allow e-MTBs except during permitted motorized events.As such, the popular mountain bike destinations, Big River

Management Area, Arcadia Management Area, Burlingame StateManagement Area and Lincoln Woods are off limits to e-MTBs.

e-MTB may be ridden on private property with permission of thelandowner, but they may not be ridden on local conservation land orland trust properties that prohibit motorized recreation.

Vermont

Vermont's Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation regards e-MTBs as a category of motorized All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and allowsthem only on trails designated for ATVs. Currently there are no StatePark trails open to ATVs. ATVs, including e-MTBs, are allowed onfrozen bodies of public water.

Vermont does have an extensive number of Class 4 roads that areopen to recreational vehicles, including e-MTBs.

Many of the popular mountain bike destinations in Vermont do notallow e-MTBs. This includes, among others:

• Kingdom Trails (East Burke, VT)• Green Mountain Trails (Pittsfield, VT)• Trapps Family Lodge (Stowe, VT)• Cady Hill Forest (Stowe, VT)• Perry Hill (Waterbury, VT)

We’ll be updating this article with the latest information atwww.nemba.org.


A D V O C A C Y


P L A C E S T O R I D E

Over the last few years Fat Biking has really taken off, not onlyin the winter, on snow, but really all year long. I don't thinkthat I was on a single ride in 2016 that didn't have at least one

fat bike in the group.

The best natural conditions to ride in? Well, a few inches of snow, orbest of all by far, deep snow that has been frozen to a consistencythat allows you to walk around on it without breaking through thecrust. Consider yourself extremely lucky any time you encounter that.

There's a hang up with fat biking in the snow. Even though they wereoriginally designed with snow in mind, winter fat biking presentssome special challenges. And they all have to do with snow depthand consistency. Too little snow, no problem. It's a normal ride savefor the need to watch out for ice. You fall just as fast on ice on a FatBike as you do with a regular mountain bike. If ice is the norm, I sug-gest upgrading to studded tires.

Too much snow, and well, you just can't ride. So, when there's morethan a few inches of snow, most Fat Bikers look for a prepared trackto ride on.

In the past, probably your best choices were packed snowmobiletrails. Snowmobile trails, especially the groomed ones are perfect forsupporting fat tires.

Many NEMBA chapters schedule days on snowshoes to pack snowdown. While others are experimenting with different kinds of

groomers. Usually ones that are dragged by a snowmobile. And aspeople all over New England are starting to groom trails for Fat Biking,Fat Bike events are coming into play.

What follows is a partial list of fat Bike events and locations wheresome kind of grooming is going on. This list will grow as winter pro-gresses. Check with your local chapter to see what's going on in yourarea.

Kingdom Trails will have groomed Fat Bike Trails all winter long andtheir big WinterBike event is scheduled for 3/4.

In Littleton, NH, Littleton Bicycles has a weekly Franconia AreaNEMBA Fat Bike Ride on Tuesdays. Also PRKR Mountain along withMoore Dam will be groomed this winter for fat Biking. Additionally,the Franconia Inn, the Horse and Hound Inn and the Hillwinds Lodgenear Fox Park all have fat Bike trails. Fat biking is permitted on snow-shoe trails maintained around the Inns and on select Nordic ski trails.

The Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, NH will havegroomed Fat Bike trails as well as rentals all winter long.

The Polartech Winter Fat Bike Event will be on 2/25 in WatervilleValley, NH.

The Essex Woods Fat Bike Ride & Race in Bangor Maine will be on 3/4& 3/5. This event is sponsored by Penobscot Region NEMBA and ispart of the Maine Fat Bike Winter Series.

Places to Fat Bike in the Winterby Bill Boles


SE MA NEMBA will be hosting their Snowpatuck Event, probablyin February as conditions allow. The event will be at WompatuckState Park in Hingham, MA. Also, SE MA NEMBA and the Friendsof Wompatuck will be grooming for Fat Bikes all during the snowseason.

Southern NH NEMBA has a regular Tuesday novice ride that willchange to Fat Only when there's snow.

Central Connecticut NEMBA has a weekly Faturday Ride.

365 Cycles, a NEMBA shop in Keene NH Will be doing a Sundayride.

When there's enough snow down on old Cape Cod, CC NEMBAalternates between fat biking on trails and fat biking on the beach.

And in fact, most of the rides listed at the back of this issue ofSingleTracks go Fat when there's snow.

If there's a Winter Fat Bike hot spot (Cold spot??), or event not list-ed above, let us know and we'll keep this list growing.

Since fat biking is so weather dependent, it’s a good idea to joinyour local NEMBA chapters Facebook page to get the latest trailconditions. There are also dedicated Facebook Groups, such as “FatBike New England,” where riders are organizing impromptu rides.

So, don’t let the snow and ice dissuade you from getting your rid-ing fix! Fat biking opens up a whole new world of fun and helpskeep the winter blues away!

What is Mountain Biking (off-road cycling, mountainbicycling, whatever we

want to call it)? I'm sure if I askedeveryone reading this I'd get a slight-ly different answer. Mine surely won'tbe yours. We are without a doubt ina pivotal time period for our personalfavorite (or not) form of outdoorrecreation. There are many changesafoot. This is my attempt to putsome structure and meaning behindwhat may appear to be chaos.

If you've ever met me or ridden withme a few things immediately becomeapparent. I usually show up to thetrailhead late, hungover, and with onegear. If you still decide to let me leadyou on the trails you learn more, typ-ically: we get lost, we hike-a-bike alot, and I take you on all the gnarlyuphills you would rather ride down.

That my friends, is why I joined this

movement. I like to suffer. There is nogreater suffering to me than classic NewEngland steep rocky singletrack and a sin-glespeed between my legs.

But, I've found myself in a bit of a quandary.I am currently paid to travel the countrydesigning and building mountain bike trails.And those paying are not always interestedin suffering. Queue my inner crisis.

We've all read it on the internet, talkedabout it over beers, and taken sides. Theeternal cry that our trails are being sani-tized. I am the sanitizer. How can I ethi-cally, a cranky New Englander, sell out tothe man?

I didn't. This form of fun we all share hasmany sides. It is full of diversity. And aswith all things in life (except gears, onlyneed one), I prefer moderation. I've seenthe way riding your bike in the woodschanges lives. Really.

Just because we build "dirt sidewalks" forbeginners, for families, for kids; does not mean we sell out to theindustry trying to push more bikes on us or those who "can't handleit". No, it means beginners, families, and kids are getting exercise, aredoing things together, and are getting out into nature.

I've been on builds this summer that are directional, downhill, flowtrails. I don't jump, I have no need for big berms, and yet even I smilewhen I ride my work. What makes me smile more is seeing the kid atthe top on her old v-brake skinny tired rig whooping it up as shedrops in. She might be home playing video games and eating chips ifI didn't help bring this trail to her town.

As I rake smooth the green trail, the man who lost his job, gainedweight, and took a myriad of pills for his health stops me. He is outhere every day. In a few months he got a new job, he no longer needsall that medicine, and he is happier. How can I argue with that?

I grew up on locals only, secret stash, rake-n-ride classics. I lovethose trails. We still have those trails. I challenge you to go toHarrisonburg, VA and ride the rocks they grow. Come down to Pisgahand tackle the backcountry fall line gnar. Come with me to Arkansasand I'll show you razor rocks and exposure.

I love riding. I love it for different reasons than you. But we both loveit, so why can't we get along?

And as a reminder; those dirt sidewalks won't be sidewalks after tenyears of freeze-thaw cycles. That flow will become chunky after1000s of passes. Trails change. Dirt will always erode. Without con-stant maintenance trails will always change. And don't ever tell mea machine can't build technical lines. Come to Coldwater Mountainin Alabama this winter to learn that the hard way.

If I offended you in this rant, good. If I challenged your point of view,good. I don't ride lifts, I don't need six foot wide roller coasters. ButI am more than happy to build them. I can assure you its not becauseI'm paid well. Its because, more than anything, I want people to havethe chance I had; to get outside and have fun on bikes.


S I D E T R A C K S

A Trail Builder’s Philosophical Rantby Stephen Kasacek

Balance and momentum are like the two sides of a spinning coin.On a recent ride, I watched a guy fly up a seemingly impossiblehill. His climb carried him up and over roots, rocks and debris.

All seemingly without effort. Later in the ride he rolled over a lengthyseries of babyhead rocks, almost without any change in direction. Hissecret, momentum.

Maintaining your balance when you ride is important. Because whenyou lose your balance you tend to fall over.

Most people don't think about it too much but the slower you go themore that balance plays a role in your riding and your safety. Thinkabout it. When your speed diminishes and you've almost stopped youtend to fall either to the left or to the right. Especially if you're sittingon your saddle. But while you're moving momentum works to keepyou upright.

Take this test: Stand on one leg and try to balance for a minute with-out putting a foot down. Then try the other leg. It was hard to keepyour balance, wasn't it? Now try hopping in a straight line on one leg.No balance issues now, not if you kept moving forward.

This column often suggests that momentum is your best friend. I haterepeating myself, but especially for newer riders, this point can't beoverstated. You don't tip over when you're moving.

Technical riding areas like Harold Parker State Forest contains lots offun trails. But some of them follow lines that are right at the edge of

drop-offs. While others find you traversing big boulders or sometimesriding over narrow bridges. Doing them too slowly can get you in alot of trouble. While, with a little more speed, they seem quitedoable. Or at least they will the second or third time that you trythem.

We've all seen videos of trials riders who seemingly pause for a longtime before attempting a stunt. They're pausing to get their balancebefore they move on. But then they don't stop until their trick is fin-ished.

One skill that many riders strive to master is standing motionless ontheir bikes. Usually with their front wheel cocked to one side. Theymay seem motionless, but, if you try it yourself you'll quickly realizethat there are really a lot of subtle movements going on. You're neverstill.

Good balance comes naturally to most people. But, by consciouslyplanning to never slow down, you enhance it. And then you'll neverhave to deal with the fear of falling.

There's a danger though. Go too fast and you may not have enoughtime to react to what's on the trail in front of you. Or to be able tostop when you need to.

But, under most conditions, momentum and balance work hand inhand to keep you upright and to keep your ride safe and enjoyable.


B A S I C B I K I N G

Balanceby Bill Boles


As the year winds down I'dlike to thank everyone whoparticipated in chapterevents, and give a reminderthat it's the members whomake the chapter. The moreparticipation we get the bet-ter we can advance the sportand the more fun we canhave.

Our day after ThanksgivingTurkey Burner ride was a success as always.

Although the weather wasn't the best, about 50riders showed up at Case Mountain to "burn offthe bird" on four rides ranging in length from 11 to18 miles. Thanks to Al Tinti for organizing.

In November the chapter joined forces withConnecticut Department of Energy andEnvironmental Protection (DEEP) employees tobuild a bridge and a skinny at River Highlands. Wereplaced an old dilapidated bridge that was aboutto fall into the gap and turned a fallen oak tree intoa 65 foot log ride with three possible lines. DEEP'senthusiastic participation and impressive collec-tion of power tools made the job a lot easier.Thanks for the permission and the help.

Lisa Maloney put on two great events this fall: aHalloween Ride & Costume Contest Ride attendedby 25 people and a 4th Annual Holdiay Ride &Luncheon at West Rock in Hamden which raised$200 for a local animal rescue group.

Our Winterfest is scheduled for SaturdayFebruary 11. There'll be group rides at MillersPond and Wadsworth Falls followed by a potluckand movie showing at CFPA Headquarters.

Work will continue at River Highlands. We haveabout a mile of new trail to build and enhance-ments on what's already there. The next segment,a half mile of fun flowy stuff, should be ready toride by the end of the year.

All our rides and events are listed on our blog-ctnemba.com, Facebook page-Central CT NEMBA,and on nemba.org.

Ride on!

—Glenn Vernes

C O N N E C T I C U T

Halloween Ride & Luncheon at West Rock. Photo by Lisa Maloney

Bridge construction with CT DEEP at River Highlands. Photo by Glenn Vernes.Halloween is a great excuse to get cosutmed upfor a mountain bike ride! Photo by Lisa Maloney

Donations gathered at the Holiday Ride at WestRock for an animal rescue group in Hamden. Photo

by Lisa Maloney

Central CTPresident: Glenn Vernes,

[email protected]: OpenTreasurer: John JoySecretary: Peter FinchAt Large: Jason Engelhardt, John Biehn

IV, Mark Lurie, Marc OtfinoskiBOD Reps: John Joy, Glenn VernesCT Web: www.ctnemba.comFacebook: “CT NEMBA”



Hello fellow Riders!

This will be my last year-end update, in 2017 FCNEMBA will be looking for anew president, time for newblood to continue buildingwhat our chapter starteddoing when we were thefirst "new" ConnecticutChapter way back in 2011.It's definitely been anotherawesome year though and I want to take thechance to highlight what our chapter has done foryour riding and riding opportunities in 2016 inFairfield County.

On the events front we had another great TrailFestthat saw us revitalize the first legal mountain bikerdesigned and built trail, Rock'n'Roll, at HuntingtonState Park. We dug, armored, and built some greatboard walk, rode, camped, and then did it again thenext day. Awesome time as always and somethingwe hope to keep in the rotation every year or two.

In addition to the TrailFest we had regular rideswith Waldo Fat Bike Fridays, the RBCo SundaySeries, and the more stop and play focused WiltonWoods Wednesdays. Our most recent AprèsThanksgiving (its FC, folks) was a hit with familiesand regular riders alike. Such an awesome sight!Something we do want to improve on are socialand group rides, if you have an idea and want tolead a regular ride, let us know, we always needmore ride leads!

Our relationships with our land managers arestrong. We've invested 1,000s of hours over ourchapter's history of delivering great work that livesup to what we've promised. Our chapter can beproud of its contribution in 2016 of over $1,400 oftools and equipment, 800+ volunteer labor hours,and maintaining over 60 miles of trails at 10 differ-ent parks. We are the premier source of trail con-sulting in the area and Paula, Kyaiera, and Dave'suntiring efforts to be land manager partners thatare experts, polite, and thoughtful have been thebackbone of getting us there this year and in thepast.

We've hosted events or contributed trail mainte-nance at Trout Brook Valley, Mianus River Park,Waldo State Park, Huntington State Park,Farrington Open Space, Wilton Woods, Bennett's

Farm State Park, Bradley Rd Open Space, Trumbull,with Quarry Head State Park being a new spacewe're working with Wilton on.

Thank you to our builder experts, and to ourbuilder volunteers without whom we'd never getdone what we say we'll do, I know our land man-agers appreciate that as much as we do!

We've also had an amazing year on engaging newparticipants into our sport. Monika Stokes hasbeen an unstoppable force in developing a closerelationship between FC NEMBA and the local kid'scyclocross and mountain bike teams. She shuttles,she organizes rides, she leads rides, and she does-n't stop! Her efforts have helped support the teamto being 4th in the state and 6 kids going tonationals... plus she got them to come out and digat Trout Brook Valley. Thank you!

Our board continues to reflect the diversity of rid-ers we have in the area, with folks who ride local-ly from most of our Parks and a strong mix of guysand gals. Thanks to Gunnar, Paula, Dave, Monika,Rich, Bill, Kyaiera, and Brian for your time and ded-ication.

Fairfield County NEMBA has had a huge year andthanks to everyone out there that didn't get ashout out but still made this chapter and local rid-ing awesome.

Next year we'll focus on riding opportunities andmore social events... YES we do want another bikeswap with easy food and beverage access. Staytuned

—Ryan Tucker

29 riders, including 9 kids, came to the Apre Turkey Ride at Troutbrook hosted by the Ridgefield BicycleCompany and FC NEMBA. Photo by John Sweeney

Rock work at Huntington State Park.Photo by John Sweeney

FC NEMBA Kids ride at Mianus led by Scott Randall. Photo by Monika Stokes

FairfieldCounty

President: Ryan Tucker,[email protected], 203-919-9439

VP: Gunnar WaldmanSecretary: Monika StokesTreasurer: David Francefort

At Large: Rich Coffey, Kyaeira Tucker

BOD Reps: Ryan Tucker, Paula Burton

Website: www.fcnemba.org


The last days of the year areupon us and we are begin-ning to once again add pre-cious minutes of daylight toeach passing day. No bettertime than the Holidays toreflect on the accomplish-ments of this past year andmake plans for the upcom-ing 2017 riding season thatrapidly approaches.

2016 was a very busy and productive year for theNorthwest CT Chapter. Ambitious trail projects,group rides and bike demos were all on the menuand served up in both Burlington and Harwinton.We even found some time to fire up the grill andenjoy some cold frosty beverages.

The trail work in Burlington was extensive thisyear. From completing the new "white/red" trail toour signature project, "The Big Dig" a full bench cuton a steep hillside over a quarter of a mile long.1000+ man-hours were volunteered to moveyards and yards of dirt, huge rocks, enormous deadfalls and stumps that refused to exit the trail tread.2016 was by far the most productive year we'vehad in Burlington but despite the accomplishmentsthis past year, the projects keep piling up so trailwork will resume next year as soon as the snowmelts in the spring.

The trail crews in Harwinton have been equally asbusy. The "Black" trail was completed this springconnecting the Recreation Area down to LeadmineBrook, the giant log ride/bridge and the CarrosProperty. It's a beautiful section of trail with uniquefeatures that rides great in both directions. Thecrew has also made many, many, many otherimprovements that have truly transformed theHarwinton ride experience.

In addition to building and maintaining the biketrails, NW CT NEMBA members have also beenworking with the CFPA (CT Forest and Park Assoc.)on the Blue Blazed "Tunxis" hiking trails that weavearound Burlington woods. A collaboration of vol-unteers most recently repaired "Baba's" Bridge afterit was vandalized numerous times this year.NEMBA loves working with the CFPA on projectslike this and we look forward to many more in theyears to come.

There were also the numerous group rides that ourChapter hosted and the many guided toursNEMBA members provided throughout the courseof the year. The list goes on and on.

After a busy and productive year, we look towards2017 with even more enthusiasm and vigor. Iwould like to thank all the great volunteers who

have lent a helping hand this year. Without yourhelp and support none of the accomplishmentslisted above would have come to fruition. Thankyou!

Happy Holidays.

—Jon Regan


Rogue Hoe Operator, Scott Ruell, working the berns. Photo by Jon Regan

Mary Reid banking it on Miller Time. Photo by Randall Reid

Northwest CTPresident: Jon Regan,

[email protected]

Vice-President: Scott Ruel

Treasurer: Cara Regan

Secretary: Brian Vibert

Event/Ride Coordinator: Margie BowenWebsite: www.nwctnemba.orgFacebook: “NW CT NEMBA”


2016 Wrap-up - Another great year of moun-tain biking. Our annual CT Trails Day Weekend funride at Goodwin/Natchaug went great. By requestwe extended the loop, with the Hero Loop exten-sion being a grueling 10 miles of classic Natchaugtrails. Not for the faint of heart, it took most every-one who attempted it, much longer than theyanticipated, but they were still able to smile andcompliment the challenge. As always, the ride wascelebrated with a post ride Potluck BBQ for all inattendance.

We were able to develop a new trail in Old Furnacethis past Spring and highlight it at the scorchinghot fun ride in July. While everyone suffered fromfatigue and heat exhaustion, many complimentswere passed about the new trail, Tomfoolery.

Thanks to Bob Caporaso for his time designing thetrail and to everyone who helped build. There weremany days of team work out there and it reallyshows.

Currently in the works, drum roll please….. a legal,non-motorized, multiuse trail within PachaugState Forest. Yes, you read that correctly. This hasbeen a long project with getting permission, work-ing with the different interested parties, workingaround protected/endangered areas, designing,marking, walk through tours, and on sightapprovals… This is all before we can even thinkabout beginning to clean the proposed path. Pleasejoin me in extending a HUGE Thank You, onceagain, to Bob Caporaso, who took this project onfull force, is working through all the red tape, hasdedicated hours upon hours and countless dayswandering the vast project area to find the very

best options to meet all the criteria put before him.

With that said, I would be remiss not to mentionour partners in DEEP whom have been more thansupportive of our efforts this year, Matthew Quinnand Mark Darin. Mark has been instrumental in thetrail development process within Pachaug, and weare so very happy to be blessed with his manage-ment there, along with his knowledge, experience,and love for mountain biking. Matt, also as amountain biker, is tasked with overseeing severalof our parks and forests here in the Quiet Corner,and has joined us on rides, explored trails on hisown, and is in tune with our efforts and vision forthe future. Currently, Matt is working with Friendsof Goodwin and NEMBA trail ambassador, GlenNewcomb, to add an additional blazed trail withinGoodwin. This trail will be designated as a nonmotorized, multiuse trail.

NEMBA Racing - Quiet Corner had an increasein members on the NEMBA Racing team this year,some returning to racing after along hiatus, somefirst timers, some continuing on with their regularschedule. It was great to see everyone out therehaving fun, and representing the Chapter andNEMBA. Congratulations to everyone on a funseason. We look forward to seeing even more jer-seys out there in 2017.

Group Rides - Starting back up in the spring,Quiet Corner NEMBA offers lots of riding opportu-nities: our Monday Mellow Ride at Goodwin SF, theWednesday Women’s Ride, the Saturday MorningSpecial, our Weekend Warrior Rides, and ourSunday Endurance Series. Check the NEMBA web-site and our Facebook page for details. comespring.

—Stacey Jimenez


Scott Grimshaw

Collage of Quiet Corner NEMBA members that are on Team NEMBA Racing.Bob Caporaso airborne at Vietnam.

Quiet CornerPresident: Stacey Jimenez,

[email protected]

Vice-President: Matt Danis

Treasurer: Glenn Tourtellot

Secretary: Chris TrajkovskiFacebook: “Quiet Corner NEMBA”Webpage: www.nemba.org/qcnemba



The SoutheasternConnecticut chapter maybe a small, but we had anamazing 2016. Our mainevent of the year, the BluffPoint MBAS, was a greatsuccess again with over70 riders. Thank you to allthe folks that helped clearthe trails of briars andvines, without your hardwork and time Bluff Point

is practically impassable in late summer. In addi-tion, we've maintained an excellent relationshipwith our local land managers, like the Town ofLyme and the Lyme Land Trust, building andinstalling bridges at Hartman Park.

Looking forward to 2017, the biggest news is therapid progression at Mooween State Park.Approval to build a new trail system was officially

granted this summer. This fall, work crews of vol-unteers have been out roughing in and sculpting atrail system that will cater to riders of all abilities.Smooth, flowing beginner trails will wind throughstone walls and the old abandoned summer campto link up with advanced features including steeprollers, log skinnies and 3 foot hucks. Trail build-ing will continue into the winter until MotherNature stops us. Watch the Facebook group,NEMBA Trail Project at Mooween State Park, for

trail day announcements and pictures of the nextgreat riding area in Connecticut.

Keep an eye on the SECT NEMBA Facebook pagefor ride and trail day announcements. As alwaysif you have an idea for a trail project, want to leada ride or just get a little more involved in the chap-ter…drop me a line.

—Cory Stiff

SECT NEMBAPresident: Cory Stiff, president@sect-

nemba.org

Vice-President: Mickey Gilland

Treasurer: Andy Bennett

Secretary: Thom LamourineFacebook: “Southeastern CT NEMBA”Webpage: www.nemba.org/sectnemba

SECT NEMBA build days at Moween State Park. Photo by Cory Stiff

Brian Kendall catching some air at Mooween SPPhoto by Brian Kendall

Eric Apgar squeezing through one of the manynatural features at Mooween SP

Photo by Eric Apgar

Brett Severson dropping into one of the bigrollers at Mooween SP. Photo by Tina Severson


Another year is in thebooks. Thanks to each ofyou who came toCarrabassett Valley to ride,to volunteer at an event or atrail work day, and to other-wise enjoy yourself in theoutdoors.

The year has been one ofgrowth, and as with allgrowth, there are growingpains. Some of the measures of growth include:

Chapter membership: As November, our member-ship total is 162. This membership includes 146from Maine, 16 from other areas including MA, andNH. Of the 146 members from Maine, 40 are fromthe Kingfield/Carrabassett area, while 106 of ourmembers represent other areas from Maine. That avast percentage of our membership is from outsidethe local geographic area is a testimony to theircommitment to our mountain bike trail networkand the riding experience available here. Thankyou all. We feel a special obligation to all of ourMTB sisters and brothers to provide the very bestin MTB riding and appreciate the support from allover Maine and beyond.

Another measure of the interest in our MTB com-munity is evident from social media. First we arefortunate to have our Chapter Secretary, LoriGerencer, as the social media champion forCRNEMBA. If you have visited our Facebook orInstagram page, undoubtedly you have seen a picor posting from Lori. Our Facebook fans now num-ber 1,882; our Instagram page has 220 followers.

Events are continuing to evolve and grow. In 2016,a couple of notable events include the most suc-cessful Carrabassett Backcountry Cycle Challengeto date with over 300 competitors; and inSeptember the first Sugarloaf MTB Festival - a non-competitive event that brought riders from far andride and showcased the working relationship ofMaine Huts & Trails, Sugarloaf, and CRNEMBA.The MTB Festival also attracted about 300 partici-pants.

If you are winter fat tire enthusiast, please markyour calendar for February 11 & 12, 2017 for whatis becoming an annual event- the Sugarloaf Fat TireFestival. This year's Festival promises a new courseand more riding options.

As mentioned, this growth has taxed everyoneassociated with MTB in some challenging ways.One of the elements that impact our riding com-munity is the opening and closing of trails in either

the spring or fall. First, CRNEMBA wants ourmembership to know the responsibility for openingand closing of trails rests with the CarrabassettValley Trail Committee (CVTC). This committeecomprises representation from the Town ofCarrabassett, Maine Huts & Trails, Sugarloaf, andCRNEMBA. Our trail system exists on land ownedby private interests, as well as public entities. Weare fortunate to have been granted permission tobuild and use the trail system on their land. Theprimary purpose behind any restrictions that havebeen imposed has been to protect the trails andthe investment (both volunteer and financial). Weare confident there will improvements to solvingthe challenges in keeping trails open and protect-ing the trails. I ask for your patience as the CVTCnavigates this area in the interests of all stakehold-ers. In addition, the CVTC is working on animproved signage system that will serve MTB rid-ers and winter trail users, including Nordic skiers,snowshoers, and Fat Tire riders.

Our trail system continued to expand. In 2016 wecompleted almost 2 miles of new single track con-struction. Almost $15,000 has been set aside byCRNEMBA and the Town of Carrabassett for trail

survey and design work for trails within the exist-ing network and in new areas. This work hasalready begun and will guide us for future develop-ment.

For 2017, you can expect to see the following trailwork: 1) further single track construction on theNewton's Revenge Re-route, 2) completion of theHurricane Knoll Trail, and 3) construction of a newconnector trail from the Outdoor Center to theSugarloaf base area.

Our funding remains solid for continued trail con-struction in 2017. We anticipate receiving our firstannual payment of $10,000 from the operators ofthe Bingham Wind Project sometime in 2017. Thisis the first of 20 annual payments to CRNEMBA asa result of State of Maine Law that requires winddevelopers to fulfill 'Tangible Benefit Agreements'with local community groups. Equally importanthas been the continued support of chapter mem-bers who have contributed individual donationsdirectly to CRNEMBA, at events or in the donationjar at the Bike Shop. We thank you all.

—Peter Smith

Gathering of Riders for the First Annual Sugarloaf MTB Festival September 23-25, 2016.Photo by Lori Gerencer

Lee Ann, Kerry, Kat, Liz, Mandy, and Hope at the Night Ladies Ride. Photo by Lori Gerencer

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CarrabassettRegion Maine

President: Peter Smith,[email protected]

VP: Ed GervaisSecretary: Lori GerencerTreasurer: Dana FriendFacebook: Carrabassett Region NEMBAWebsite: www.carrabassett.nemba.org


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It’s been an amazing yearfor CeMeNEMBA, so we’dlike to share some of thehighlights.

ClinicsClinics at Mt Apatite inAuburn virtually bookend-ed the season. FrancoisJalbert and others donatedtheir time and expertise toteaching skills and buildingconfidence. In between, CeMeNEMBA in conjunc-tion with CMCC (Central Maine Cycling Club) heldtheir second annual Women's clinic at TitcombMountain. With over 40 attendees the clinic cov-ered everything from rock rollovers to tire chang-ing. CeMeNEMBA provided lunch and a raffle ofitems donated by Northern Lights bike shop inFarmington adding a festive air to the day and avery welcome benefit to the participants.

The fall saw a different type of "clinic" withBusytown Bikes hosting a bike fashion show puton by our own VP and Liv ambassador DisaFedorowicz. As mountain bikers we tend to spendan inordinate amount of time devoted to our sport.Looking and feeling your best just makes sense.Busytown provided beer, wine and hors d'oeuvresproving that indeed mountain bikers can be civi-lized.

Races & FestivalsThe season kicked off in June with a new andimproved Bond Brook Treadfest in Augusta. Thisyears race/celebration moved to the spring addingone more day including camping, and both a funrace and an enduro race. These were an addition tothe already tried and true formula of cross coun-try, food, beer and music. We are already planningfor next year. Please keep June 24/25 on your cal-endar. We promise that it will be even better thanlast year.

The resurrection of the Titcomb MountainChallenge in Farmington saw over 100 riders gath-er for another day of testing their mettle. Thisshowcased some of the great new single track vol-unteers had been working on all summer. The facil-ities at Titcomb are ideal for events, a lodge, enor-mous outdoor fire pit and plenty of parking.

We opened the season with a barbecue at theReservoir in Hallowell. Lot's of folks brought theirkids. Fortunately the "Res" as we affectionately call

it has lots of options for different routes and wesplit up into several groups for different adven-tures. At the post ride BBQ, kids young and oldexperimented on the stunts which were set up.

End of season will see us at Titcomb Mountain inFarmington. An early season (we're talking winternow) freeze, thaw cycle may keep us off the trailsbut we'll have a bonfire to keep us warm and morethan a few memories to reflect upon.

Volunteer HoursRegular Tuesday night trail nights for theFarmington Area Trails, every other Tuesday(Tuesday Night Trail work) and numerous work-days at both Range Pond, AndroscogginRiverlands, and Mt Apetite generated lots of vol-unteer hours, not to mention actual trails andcamaraderie. We continue to see great participa-tion from our local riders. With so many peoplehelping out over a broad geographic area it's diffi-cult to keep the exact tally of hours, but we arepretty confident that once again we are close to1000 hours of volunteer time this year!!!

Volunteers from outside of our target audience,"Maranacook Day of giving Back" and "Colby Cares"engaged high school and college students in com-munity projects adding a very welcome addition to

our regular crew.

2016 saw our chapter's inaugural foray into paidtrail building. As with any new venture it was achallenge but in the end the benefits were clear.Happily we came away realizing that we can get somuch more accomplished with even just a smallamount of paid labor than with just our volun-teers. We funded 3 months of projects that weredone by a mix of 5 different builders that eachworked independently throughout the region. Thetrail crew this past summer was, in the end, atremendous success and we were able to accom-plish both new trail work, and long overdue main-tenance projects. We've also invested in machinebuilding for a few key sections of trail at BondBrook and in Farmington and are looking toincrease that in 2017.

Our chapter also achieved a long term goal of sur-passing the 100 member mark in 2016!! We havebeen consistently above 100 for most of 2016 andare excited for the next goal of 150!!!!

Great things are happening and mountain biking isgaining a lot of traction in our little corner ofMaine. 2017 will be another great year forCeMeNEMBA!!

—Ian Ogilvie

Mt Apatite in Auburn. Who you gonna call? Photo by Renee Bell Brezovsky

A little help from my friendly Bobcat. Photo by Brian Alexander

Central MEPresident: Chris RileyVP: Sarah Aviano CrossSecretary: Garry HinkleyTreasurer: Brett Van-Cott

Membership: Ellen WellsTrails: Brian AlexanderPR: Pete PhairFacebook: CeMeNEMBAWebsite: www.cemenemba.org


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November tends to mark the transition into winterriding here in the Midcoastand certain adjustments aremade to keep the ridingalive. Lights are mountedand cold weather ridinggear is staged. Anotherimportant adjustment iswhere we ride during hunt-ing season. We have amaz-ing support from locallandowners, along with ourstrong relationships withthe Town of Camden/Snow Bowl, and the CoastalMountains Land Trust. We've worked hard overthe years to earn their trust, and respect, which arekey elements to providing stewardship to the landwe're fortunate to build and ride on. Part of thatmeans remaining off the trails during hunting sea-son to respect hunting traditions on private land inthe Goose River (Rollins Rd) riding location.

As 2016 comes to a close it is important to high-light many of the significant and ongoing effortsthat your local mountain biking advocates havebeen focusing their time and energy on. Their will-ingness to devote their time and energy towardsimproving mountain biking opportunities is whatis helping trail riding progress and evolve. Our vol-unteers are involved with the Coastal MountainsLand Trust (CMLT) "Round the Mountain" collabo-ration committee, which is an important partner-ship to realize an approximate 9-mile trail that willcircumnavigate Ragged Mountain with the CamdenSnow Bowl serving as the primary gateway to themountain. Trail construction is expected to becompleted by the Fall of 2020. We are also advo-cating for expanded single track trail opportunitiesthat are envisioned to branch off of this 9 miletrail, which is intended to offer multiple optionsfor varying levels of riding ability. Our trail designcrew has also been working with CMLT to plan afun reroute from the Snow Bowl to the 5 Brookstrail in the Ragged Mountain Preserve that wehope to begin construction on in 2017.

Morgan Laidlaw has been leading the charge andworking steadily to evolve Camden's first ever MTBpocket park off of Sagamore Farm Rd near theCamden Hills State Park. Having these trails soclose to the heart of Camden has helped to edu-cate even more of our neighbors about the goodwork that is happening in the community. Manylocals are also excited about the option of not hav-ing to load up the car drive to a hit up a trail.McNEMBA also has representatives who are serv-ing on the Camden Snow Bowl Four SeasonRecreation Committee. Our goal is to ensure that

mountain biking interests are represented, whichinclude the development of a formal plan toexpand trails and to assess how mountain bikingmight serve to help support and sustain the SnowBowl as a community asset into the future.Conversations have also involved exploring poten-tial opportunities for lift served fat tire biking inthe winter.

Brice Shirbach from pinkbike.com also paid theMidcoast a visit to feature local riding where the"Mountains meet the Sea" in October. Brice spentnearly a week hitting up just a sample of the vari-ety of riding available, along with taking in theamazing scenery and local eateries around town. If

you haven't checked out the story yet, go to pinkbike.com and look up Camden East Bound andDown along with some other fantastic riding des-tinations that he has covered in the East.

Just in… Mark your calendars for February 5th.The Camden Snow Bowl will be hosting one ofBaxter Outdoors duathlons that will include fatbiking as part of their Packed Powder race serieshappening throughout New England.

Hope to see you many of you out on the trails thiswinter for some fat tire fun!

—John Anders

Rider Sam Kinney. He can usually be found on the Dreadnought flow trail, when he's finished up haulinglobster traps for the day out on Penobscot Bay. Photo: Brice Shribach

Round the Mountain Trail rendering - Coastal Mountains Land Trust

MidcoastMainePresident: John Anders, 207-542-0080,

[email protected] Committee:

Jason Buck, Mike Hartley, Trevor Mills,Kevin Callahan, Jason Derrig, StephenWagner

Treasurer/Secretary: Stephanie SzarkaFacebook: “Midcoast Maine NEMBA”


2016 End-of-YearWrap-UpWhat a wonderful life! Webuild trails. We ridethem...to celebrate, to raceand to remember. The per-spective of December fillsus with gratitude andwonder. This year, PRNEMBA focused on tworelated goals: attract morebeginner riders and foster more collaboration. Wesucceeded on both counts.

In early October, Emmy Monahan tackled the firstgoal by launching a series of beginner rides. Yes, itwas mid-fall. Yes, the weather got dicey.Undaunted, new riders, from their 20s to their 60s,met weekly to explore different trails and skills inthe Old Town/Bangor region. Whether they 'rodethe plank' or mastered the tightrope, all felt moreaccomplished for the effort. Look for this series tocontinue in the spring.

Handcrafted trail signs, new bridging, berms andreroutes all made the Kiski trails in Dedham moreaccessible to all riders, but especially to beginners,who could be daunted by trails like Endo Alley.Thanks to the good work of Keith Blanchard, JakeCardello, Brandon Tolman, Tyler Peabody and ReidGarrity, there's a more doable route to theOverlook. Trails named Boneyard, Bull Run and BigHill have gotten TLC...reshaped, massaged,bermed. Replacing an old wooden bridge with aproper culvert and stone means snowmobileaccess. Fat bikes, anyone?

A terrific partnership between PR NEMBA and theCity of Bangor launched a significant renewal atEssex Woods in Bangor. Led by Craig MacDonald,PR worked with the city to re-establish single trackat a site that saw racing 20 years ago. New volun-teers from Husson University, the newly formedMountain Bike and Trail Club at Bangor HighSchool, and other local riders joined PR NEMBAand Bangor Parks and Recreation to establish pur-pose-built trails—the first of its kind in the area. A

feature story in the Bangor Daily News, "Build itand they will come" brought even more attentionto the project. Look for news of Bangor's first everfat bike race in the next issue!

A substantial donation to PR NEMBA from RoseBike and Rose Bike Racing gave a jump start toimproving trails in Orono and Old Town, with akeen eye towards families and those new to thesport. These trails have been at the heart of the PRNEMBA network. Stay tuned for updates...there'seven talk of a pump track!

Time changes and waning light just mean that weput on our lights. Our band of women, in conjunc-tion with the Rose Bike shop ride, experienced thetrails at night—some for the first time. Needless tosay, the rides have become a staple, with new rid-ers joining all the time.

While not technically a PR NEMBA event, the 6thAnnual Rud Ride represents so much of the goodin mountain biking that I'm including it anyway.On the last Sunday of October, local riders gatherat the Farm to ride in memory of Dennis Rudnicki,an avid rider and outdoorsman. This year, morethan 65 riders geared up (and down) over therugged trails of the Woodlot. Coming together tohonor the memory of a fellow rider, celebrating hispassion by continuing the tradition: this is com-munity.

— Michele Yade Benoit

Justin Qualey & Jeremy Porter. Photo by Deb Merrill

PR NEMBA Beginner Ride. Photo by Jared Mulligan

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PenobscotRegionPresident: Aaron Brasslett,

[email protected]

VP: Craig MacDonaldTreasurer: Debra MerrillSecretary: Michele BenoitFacebook: PRNEMBAWebsite: pr.nemba.org

Big thanks to Rose Bike Racing and Rose Bicycles for the generous donation to PR NEMBA


We've had a busy season here in BVNEMBA withlots of activity, new and old friends, rides and trailbuilding. We had several riders step up and leadrides of their own or organize trail building events.We hosted a chainsaw safety class that waspacked, thanks to some generous support by MikeTonry and Milford 495 Rental Center. Things arewinding down now and I'm going to step back andlet a few of our volunteers share their thoughts.Thanks for a great season, see you on the trails! -Eammon Carleton

Bill Dakai on Mendon Town ForestIn April BVNEMBA members built a boardwalk tospan a seasonally wet area on the Yellow Trail inthe Mendon Town Forest. Lumber was donated byBVNEMBA. Members Brian Forestal, Kara Gilman,Justin Hollander, Ryan Olivia, Mike Flynn, EricGrimes and Bill Dakai helped transport the materi-als 1/2 mile into the woods and build the board-walk. Jake Berry donated the decking for the bridge.

In June BVNEMBA members helped raise a largekiosk at the main parking lot for the Mendon TownForest. Members Ryan Olivia, Dave Cournoyer,Pete Dunn, Charlie Dakai, Bill Dakai and Bill DakaiSr Assisted the Town Forest Committee in raisingand securing the main frame in place.

In October BVNEMBA members assisted MendonBoy Scout, Brian St. John raise the main frame forhis kiosk at the Southwick Zoo trail head to theMendon Town Forest. This was Brian's Eagle Scoutproject. NEMBA members Jake Berry, Charlie Dakai,Bill Dakai, Bill Dakai Sr, Justin Hollander, RyanOlivia and Russ Stearns all assisted to raise thestructure and secure it in place.

Also in October BVNEMBA members constructeda boardwalk to span a wet and rocky area at thebeginning of Shirley's Trail in The Mendon TownForest. NEMBA members Justin Hollander, RyanOlivia, Brian Forestal, John Goeller, Ted Johnson,Rob Farrell, Gary Rowden, Scott Mickle, JimNydam, Lisa Keary, Greg White, Chris Tosti and BillDakai decked the boardwalk and moved some bigboulders from the novice intended trail tread.

Brian Forestal on the Thursday NightRide SeriesThe Thursday Night Ride Series at Hopkinton StatePark was a success this year. We introduced somebeginners to the park and had the regulars cruisingat a nice pace by the end of the season. While wewere not injury free, we rode as much as we couldand met lots of new mountain biking friends. The

beer and bike talk after the rides is almost as goodas the ride.

We heard talk of goals through-out the year: ride100 times, ride 1,000 miles, ride 20 different parks,ride in every state, conquer bridges, get in shape,get back into mountain biking, contribute to thecommunity with trail and bridge building, or justride and have fun. Whatever your goal was, weenjoyed the journey with you, and look forward toriding along with you next year. Set your goalsnow. 2017 is right around the corner.

John Goeller on VietnamThis past year in Vietnam, we built two sets ofboardwalks that cross some usual wet areas. Thefirst one consisted of three 12ft sections and a 60ftsection, the second is just a single 60ft boardwalk.Both of these projects were built with the local BoyScout troop and the work was managed by twoEagle Scout Candidates as their final service proj-ect. The Boy Scouts did all the planning, includingobtaining approval from local Conservation agents.BVNEMBA supplied the tools, materials, some vol-unteers and the knowledge of the proper way tobuild a board walk that will last for 20+ Years.

Boardwalk building on Shirley’s Trail at Mendon Kiosk Volunteers

Installing a kiosk at the new parkling lot at the Mendon Town Forest. Photos by Bill Dakai

M A S S A C H U S E T T S

BlackstoneValleyPresident: Eammon Carleton, eam-

[email protected], 508-987-7655Vice President: John GoellerTreasurer: Rich KordellSecretary: Anne ShepardWebsite: www.bvnemba.orgBV Facebook: “Blackstone Valley

NEMBA”Vietnam Facebook: “NEMBA Vietnam”


Here on beautiful CapeCod, where the weather isalways mild and sunny, wewere dealt a blow fromMother Nature for ourinaugural MBAS ride onNovember 6. We had acold rainy day but as trueto their sport heartymountain bikers came fromnear and far to show theirmettle on the rain soakedtrails at TOT. Attendancewas near 150 riders. Food venders were well appre-ciated and the hot chili and pulled pork were a hitto all of the riders. Many thanks to all of the vol-unteers that made this a HUGE success for theCape Cod chapter.

On December 4th we will have our annual toys fortots ride. The success of this ride reaching 150 rid-ers and the amount of toys collected are some-thing that the locals have embraced. And a high-light of the winter season. We would encourage offcape riders to venture down to the Cape next yearto experience our little Santas helpers' event.

Cape Cod NEMBA will have our annual New YearsDay ride...

We are currently involved with the town ofBarnstable in continuing our maintenance of thelocal trails.

We look forward to using our fat bikes as the whitefluffy stuff will ultimately cover our rocks and rootsuntil the spring thaw.

—Perry and Kris Irmi

Cape Cod NEMBA’s Annual Toys for Tots Ride brought the Too Too’s!

Despite the inclement weather, the MTB Adventure Ride was amazingly well attended


Cape CodPresident: Michael Dube, dubati@com-

cast.netVice President: Perry ErmiTreasurer: Paul RichardsSecretary: Kris ErmiFacebook Group: “Cape Cod NEMBA

Group”Yahoogroup:

[email protected]


Annual Toys ForTots/Kids RideAnother holiday seasonstarts off with a very suc-cessful group ride on abeautiful late Fall day withthe purpose of bringingsome holiday cheer to oth-ers. Riders both young andadvanced filled a box full oftoys for Toys for Tots andthen embarked on a beautiful day of Fall riding.The sun was high, the temps were cool and thetrails were perfect! Thank you to all who joinedand supported a great cause.

"I REALLY Need a Fattie!"……proclaimed a jogger plodding along Turning MillRoad as we were about to embark on a great morn-ing ride. The mere fact that THIS woman wantedin on our fun just shows how far the popularityand accessibility of our sport has come. With pric-ing below $1,000 for a serviceably-equipped ride,'Tis the season to get out and enjoy the splendorsof fat bike riding, hopefully on some fantasticallygroomed trails. Head down to your local shop toview their offerings and join the fun.

It Pays to Play….Nice!Accessibility is a key factor in our enjoyment.Most trail systems are very open to NEMBA'sinvolvement, but then there are some that haveother influences who seek to limit our enjoyment.While GBNEMBA has had, at times, contentious"conversations" with our involvement in theMiddlesex Fells, those conversations over the pastfew years have become more fruitful. We've beenable to gain more legal trail access (Orange Blaze)and now we are finalizing discussions for more trailwork in 2017 that will include trail "re-routes" andpotentially access to new trails in parts of the parkthat were previously "closed" to mountain biking.Much of this is due in part to our fearless leadersat the top who have been consistent and VERYpatient in working with DCR to improve the trailsystem for EVERYONE. DCR has recognized thevalue-add and even gave us an invite to get someface-time with Governor Baker earlier this year.There are even rumors for the potential of groomedtrails this winter! Be on the lookout in the Springfor some fun trail work in the Fells and we strong-ly encourage everyone to join us for our monthlymeetings to be part of the conversation!

Group Rides!While it's usually dark by the time all of us leave

our offices, our Weekly Group Rides are hibernat-ing until Spring. However, we're still open to folksleading Weekend Group Rides throughout the

Winter. If you have interest in leading a group ridein your local or favorite trail system, let us know!Provide date, time and location to one of our BoardMembers and we'll get it posted to our typicalchannels.

Thank You!It's been a fantastic year. On behalf of everyone onGBNEMBA's board, I'd like to express our gratitudeto all our members and volunteers. It's your con-tinued support of our mission that continuallyinvigorates and engages us to build quality pro-gramming for your enjoyment and to sustain ourtrail systems as well as our access for the longhaul. To show our appreciation, we'll be holdingour annual Volunteer Appreciation Night inJanuary/February. Be on the lookout and we lookforward to supporting your enjoyment in 2017!

—Gregory Jones

GB NEMBA’s Mobile Trail Care Unit in action. Photos by Adam Glick

GB NEMBA’s Annual Toy Drive and Kids Ride at the Fells.

Steve Mailhot, Andrea Jones and Curtis Jacksonhanging around the campfire after the Toy Ride.


Greater BostonPresident: Adam Glick,

[email protected] , 781-354-7845

VPs: Maciej Sobieszek and Rick Forzese

Secretary: Greg JonesTreasurer: Bill Cohn

Website: www.gbnemba.orgfacebook: “GB NEMBA”


President's Message

The 2016 riding season is inthe books. It was anextremely busy season filledwith many accomplish-ments. The general mainte-nance (deadfall removal,leaf removal, brushing back,drainage…) continuedthroughout the season. Ourbiggest accomplishmenthas been the completion of

additional trails at Billerica State forest. Thereviews have been extremely positive. We will con-tinue to build new trail into 2017 and beyond.

With the close of the 2016 season, the 2017 sea-son is open. Winter riding is a great way to enjoythe outdoors and keep the legs moving. The num-ber of winter rides has increased over the last fewyears. The conditions have been amazing so far.We plan on hand grooming Russell Mill when theconditions make it necessary. We will post snow-shoe event on our Facebook group. It takes volun-teers to make it all happen. Get out there in 2017and give back to the trail systems you all enjoy!

We have seen an increase in trail modification thispast fall. We have added signs to the areas we havebeen having issues with. Please do not modify atrail you didn't build, period! Time spent repairingmodification is time taken away from new trail. Ifyou are going to spend 30 minutes sanitizing a trailfeature, or just creating a go around, why notspend that time practicing the trail feature.

Come ride with us!

—Barry Moore

Epic Group Ride at MV NEMBA’s MTB Adventure Ride at Great Brook Farm State Park. Photo by PK

Trail building at Billerica State Forest. Photo by Steve RichardsonKaren Korza

Getting fat over the winter was never so much fun! Photo by Karen Korza


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The Wicked Ride of theEast, held on Oct 30 atHarold Parker SF, isNSNEMBA's marquee event.This year there was a recordturnout with 771 registeredriders and 276 who joinedor renewed their NEMBAMembership at the event.Fair weather ruled and thosewho came were faced with a

great number of options as to how to spend theirday. There were led rides for all ability levels, aRide-like-a-Girl Skills Clinic, a vendor expo area, amerchandise tent with cool, limited edition WRclothing for sale, a chili tent staffed by LeeHollenbeck and his crew, a fundraiser BBQ Tent byForza-G and a stunt show sponsored by JRACycles. The success of the WR is largely due to thehard work and planning by NSNEMBA Volunteersbefore, during and after the event. But it is a laborof love for many volunteers who have, in manycases, devoted years to building and maintainingthe trail network at HP, which has become one ofthe top mountain bike trail networks in NewEngland.

Another noteworthy event was a 43 mile ride ledby Frank Lane on Nov 13. The ride started atWillowdale SF and proceeded through BradleyPalmer SP, Cleveland Farm, and Georgetown-

Rowley SF before returning to Willowdale.Frank does an amazing job linking togetherthe different trail networks and including hid-den gems in between. The ride ended at twi-light and hot food and beverages awaited thetired riders.

The final NSNEMBA Chapter Meeting of theyear will take place on Dec 4 at Scott andDebi Merloni's house in Ipswich, MA. A ridewill take place before the meeting inWillowdale SF starting at 9:30 AM. The ride isopen to everyone and all NSNEMBA Membersare encouraged to attend the meeting whichwill include planning and the election ofChapter Officers for 2017.

The weather is getting colder and winter isjust around the corner but the mountain bik-ing continues unabated on Boston's NorthShore. We are fortunate to live in an areawith so many fine places to ride. Best wish-

es for 2017.

—Hank Kells

Lee Hollenbeck and the Wicked Chili Crew. Photo by Hank Kells

Frank’s Big Ride. Photo by pk

Bob Ganley and Patricia Lane selling custom WREgear. Photo by Hank Kells

How many riders does it take to change a fatbike tire?Photo by pk

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Wow! What a ride! I mean,the fall of 2016 has beenquite a ride, both on andoff the bike. Most specifi-cally, November. Themonth started out with theBuck Hill Re-route, on the6th, with 85 volunteersmaking this new trail areality. The Buck HillReroute started as an idea-to provide another waydown from arguably thebest hilltop in the Blue Hills. The idea originallycame from the first Buck Hill reroute of a 'drainageditch' trail, into something way better, longer, andmore rewarding singletrack way to the top of thehill. We built that in 2013, at the request of MassDCR, who oversee Blue Hills. This original reroute,being the only legal way up and down Buck Hill,was getting too much use on its own. So in camethe new idea, to reroute another weather-abusedsection of trail that wasn't legal to bikes and makeit into a much longer, sustainable, safer, and morefun way for EVERYONE , including bikes, downBuck. At the same time, provide more of a loopexperience for those who prefer to do 'repeats' onBuck. The reroutes were both historical, being thefirst and second trails that have been built in BlueHills since the CCC days, back in the 1930's….

So, with a few weeks of preliminary work with a

half-dozen of us working every free hour we had,we organized the volunteer day to really get itdone. There was much to do-mostly in the form ofbench-cutting and grade-reversals and drainagefeatures… Finally, we could put all that trail-building theory and technique to use!

With all that manpower on the 6th, we were ableto not only complete the reroute, but to also closethe sections of trail that were washed out, ANDenjoy a barbecue lunch back at Houghton's Pondby 1:00!

If you haven't ridden to the top of Buck Hill, put iton your list of places to ride, you won't be disap-pointed!

I want to thank all of my NEMBA Crew Leaders,Co-leaders, Friends of Blue Hills, Milton Scouts,bike shops who sent employees, all the hard-working volunteers and especially all of the eyesand creative minds that from the very beginning, afew years ago, helped make the Buck Hill Reroutehappen.

This includes but certainly not limited to:

John Jacopo and Paul Jahnige (DCR)Tom McKennaEric HeinrichWayne StrohmChris PatrickRich HigginsDave RidingCorey FrenchLars Ahlzen (Map Guru)Jeff GilmanTim FriedmannMy wife Kelly (for getting up early and deliveringthe coffee and donuts)

Special Thanks also to supporting local shops andorganizations:

Landry's BicyclesBicycle LinkBike BarnGreater Boston NEMBA (tools)Friends of Wompatuck (tools)Friends of Blue HillsBlue Hills Cycling ClubWMBR.org 88.1 FM

The following weekend we assisted with BicycleLink's Wompaturkey, an annual poker ride that'salways a fun ride and gathering of the tribes. Wehosted a 50/50 raffle, where the winner would takehalf of the pot home, and the other half we wouldspend on trail tools and park improvements. Thewinner, Eric Perakslis of Hingham, decided not totake his half of the $$ collected and to let thechapter keep it. Thanks to Eric, that covered thepermits expenses with DCR and Natural Heritagethat we incurred up on the Buck Hill project.

Speaking of donations, Wompatuck's own leg-endary rider Brian Boyden upped the ante a bit bydonating the proceeds from the sale of one of hisquiver of bikes to the SE Mass and Friends ofWompatuck. Our trails are $3,000 richer, andyou're already seeing the results of that!

In other Wompatuck news, the pump track areahas been cleared, thanks to the herd of goats andthanks to the Schow family it is in the CADprocess. We hope to get it finalized by spring.

Our next huge event of course was the annualFoxboro Turkey AfterBurner Ride and BurritoBrunch. Over 200 people jones'ing for a rideworked up an appetite on the sweet and rocky hillsof F. Gilbert and reconvened for a family-style mealand swapped their tall twisted singletrack tales ofthe day. Our kitchen crew sliced and diced androlled and cleaned up and were honored to serve itup!

Now, we are pedals-deep in Toys Rides and suitingup for Winter. The sleds are tuned up, fat bikes areaired down, the groomers are standing by, waitingfor this Big Snow everyone's talking about. 'Regular'mountain bike riders like myself are hoping condi-tions allow for us to ride most of the winter any-ways. Most wheels go 'round despite the snow,and there's always snowshoeing, xc-skiing, and allmanner of winter-buzzing…..

Southeast Mass is a huge area with lots of placesto ride. Most of the up-to-the-minute rides andevents are on our Facebook page these days. Lookus up, check us out, and, most importantly, COMERIDE WITH US!! —Steve Cobble


SE MassPresident: Steve Cobble,

[email protected], 781-254-8796Treasurer: Rich Higgins VPs:Ames Nowell: Malcolm NeilsonBlue Hills: Steve Cobble (open position)Borderland: Rich HigginsBraintree Town: John DohertyCutler Park: Chip Baker Foxboro/Wrentham: Brad ChildsMassasoit: John BaileySE MA Bioreserve: Jason BerubeWompatuck: Dave FarrellSecretary: Dave RidingFacebook: “SE MA NEMBA”

Buck Hill Re-route at the Blue Hills. Photo bySteve Cobble


President's Message We've had some great rid-ing this fall. LeominsterState Forest, Pearl Hill inTownsend, the Grotontrails network are in primecondition. Leaf blowingwas put on hold (for themost part) this year. It'sbeen fun relearning how todrift around on the leaves.

We had six brave souls optout of Black Friday, instead

choosing to ride 16 miles in the cold and drizzle. Afew of us liked it so much we ran the mileage up to22.

On December 18th we'll have held our 3rd annualToy ride. The past couple years we've had about 25riders donate 50+ toys. This year we're hoping tosee that number go up. Both intermediate andadvanced intermediate groups will ride for a fewhours on some techy goodness.

—Dave Burnham

Ware River Watershed (WRW)In late November, we welcomed DCRCommissioner Leo Roy to visit the WRW for thefirst time. NEMBA’s pointperson, Brett Russ, and amember of the public also involved in this issue,Bill Dobson, showed Roy and DCR MassParksCentral Regional Director Nick Panarelli the situa-tion on the ground. We viewed authorized andunauthorized trails, both healthy and those need-ing work, saw some of the historic sites, got thelay of the land, and discussed the NEMBA propos-al. The Commissioner is working hard to gatherand weigh all of the facts in this issue and wouldlike to see a solution reached. We are honored thathealthy discussion is now taking place.

Following this tour, we've updated the NEMBAWRW trail map to also include Mass DEP surfacewater supply protection zones. This map and all ofour prepared documents on this issue can be foundat nemba.org/wrw.

Mark Conti, reporter from the Worcester Telegram,wrote a great piece on the WRW situation in late

November as well. That article can be found online.

Finally, Bike Magazine, the top national mountainbike periodical, spent a week in November coveringthis story from all sides. Their balanced feature iscurrently planned to release in February 2017.

Treasure ValleyThe future continues to look bright over atTreasure Valley Scout Reservation. The TrailsCommittee has been revived and is in full swing,meeting every month, and looking for more peopleto be involved. A healthy social media presence isonline at facebook.com/tvsrtrailsALIVE and we justpublished the latest version of our trail map. Lookforward to upcoming events marking and buildingtrails!

Rutland Town TrailsThere is now a small new trail network on thetown land known as Rutland Heights, the site of aformer hospital. Chris Stark of the abutting CentralTree Middle School, and his team of mountain bik-ers, have been instrumental in developing thisresource for the public. Combining these new trailswith the existing trails on school property providesafter school programs with approximately a fivemile loop for riding, running, and walking.

—Brett Russ


WachusettPresident: Dave Burnham, tattoodav-

[email protected], 978-852-4962Secretary: Brett RussTreasurer: Fred MeyerColdbrook Springs: Brett RussMidstate Trail: Don SeifertNashoba Trails: Dave BurnhamPetersham Trails: Alf BerryFacebook: “Wachusett NEMBA”Webpage: www.nemba.org/wachnemba

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2016 in ReviewFirst I'd like to thank our2016 Chapter officers. Wewouldn't be as organized orget nearly as much accom-plished without PeterPoanessa as our President,and Josh Reynolds andCorey Ickes as VPs (repre-senting VT!). Thanks to PeteSchrader for keeping the books organized, and toMike Davern for writing it all down.

Surprisingly last winter's fat bike season wasn't toobad. We didn't get much snow, but what we gotcrusted over (or iced over, depending on yourPOV…) and we were able to ride all winter - pro-viding you had studded tires... Winter was quiteshort, and we were riding dirt in early March.Unheard of. Even if the snow is gone that early,things are typically too wet to ride in March. Iguess we are paying the price for the dry ridingseason with our current drought conditions.

In late March we brought the movie unReal toKeene's Colonial Theater. We kicked the day offwith group rides around the area, met for pre-movie food and cheer, and then roughly 380MTBers descended on Keene to watch the movie.Huge thanks to everyone that came out for all orpart of the day. And a giant thanks to our spon-sors who made the movie possible: LothsteinGuerriero PLLC, Norm's Ski and Bike Shop, andWilson Orthodontics. We could not have done itwithout you. Thanks so much. Another bigthanks to all the businesses that donated coolswag for us to give away: West Hill Shop, Norm'sSki & Bike, Likin' Bikin', Highland Mountain BikePark, Andy's Cycle, VMBA, Advanced Cyclist, Ted'sShoe and Sport, and Strava.

Since we were on a roll, we decided to have our2nd Annual Spring Picnic at Todd and Pam Amato'sover in Vernon VT in May. Big kudos to Pam andTodd. Todd pulled out all the stops, tuning up thepump track, building a sweet skills course, organ-izing activities for kids (young and old), and set-ting-up some great rides. Special thanks toAdvanced Cyclist (365 Cycles now) and Likin'Bikin' for bringing over their demo fleets for the day- thanks for taking the time and for supportingBrattleboro-Keene NEMBA. As always, supportyour local shops people. The pizza by Little Zoe'sTake & Bake Pizza was delicious. We had over 100people attend the event.

Speaking of local shops - Thanks to 365 Cycles

(Advanced Cyclist) and Norm's Ski and Bike forrenewing their NEMBA dealer memberships. Youguys are great.

For the first time BK-NEMBA had a contingent rep-resenting at the 2016 NEMBA Fest. And thanks toJonathan Montgomery we even had a compound ofsorts in the camping area. Let's get more people upto Kingdom Trails for next year's event. We all hada blast, and Gerard took it to 11 with the groupnight ride.

And we'll be looking even more pro at NEMBA Festin 2017 with our new canopy that we purchasedwith donations from the movie event and springpicnic. Thanks all!

The chapter's Tuesday Night Rides were augment-ed by weekly rides put on by 365 Cycles as well.Attendance was good. We hit all the usual Keeneareas as our default rides, made a couple trips toAscutney (where some of us made our way into apromotional video getting filmed), we rode variousBrattleboro haunts, and had a well-attended ride inPutney (opps, my bad).

Mike Hoefer attended a NEMBA Trail School week-end and then came back to Keene and led a greatwork day at Drummer Hill where we armored astream crossing and a couple wet spots on Far Side.Let's get more people to trail school in 2017!

The areas kids MTB race team (more on thatlater...) put on a trail work day at Stonewall Farm.Cyclones racer Jonathan Hills organized the workday. Cyclones and others did some massive rockwork, put in a nice reroute, and did some armor-ing/drainage work. The chapter also built a newbridge at Stonewall Farm just in time for the Root66 race. We bridged an ever expanding mud pit.The kid's race team from the Dublin School alsocame over and did a work day at Stonewall Farm,putting in two reroutes around a couple areas thatwere getting blown out. It is great to see the kidsgiving back to the places that they ride.

To help support our future trail work, 365 Cyclesmade a very generous donation to the chapter tofund a major tool purchase. We'll be building outour tool inventory this winter and getting ready fornext year's projects. Thanks to the shop for sup-porting us and the trails in Keene.

The chapter hosted a fall Take a Kid MTBing Day atStonewall Fall. Big thanks to the farm for support-ing mountain biking. 365 Cycles provided adjust-ments/tune-ups to help make sure everyone's bikewas in tip top shape, Dave Levasseur built his skillscourse (better every year!), and we had a lot ofchapter members come out to help out. Despitethe cold, it was a nice day playing bikes at thefarm.

One of next year's projects will be to replace thesigns at Drummer Hill that have gone missing thisyear. We aren't sure if the signs are becoming col-lectors' items, or victims of vandalism. But wehave a lot missing. We'll be doing an inventorythis winter and hanging replacements next year.

The chapter hosted a Thanksgiving morning TurkeyBaster ride in efforts to make room for all thatturkey and stuffing. We had a good turnout withpeople coming from all over the regions to join us.

There are also a few things going on at the end ofthe year that haven't happened as I'm writing theyear end recap. December 4th we'll be celebratingGlobal Fat Bike Day over at Pam and Todd Amato'shouse. Guaranteed to be fun (and informative,special announcements…). We are making good

progress on getting a map for Drummer Hill print-ed and available in stores - It's been a long timecoming! We are also finalizing plans for the 2017movie event, and have some developments withprivate landowners in the Keene area that shouldbe very good news.

2016 was a great year. We are seeing an uptick inmembership. More and more people are gettinginvolved in chapter projects like meetings, workdays, advocacy, and rides/events. The kids MTBscene is blowing up! Trail work projects are hap-pening as well. People seem more excited andinvolved in mountain biking in Keene. The numberof people on the trails has significantly increasedas well. All the more reason to get people involvedwith the chapter. More riders = more mainte-nance. And remember, encourage your friends tobecome a member, volunteer, or lead a ride.

—Michael Davern

BK-NEMBA Cyclones Year End, 2016The season Kickoff was hosted by Tim and Loren inMarch, and well attended! There were activities forall ages and potluck followed.

Friday night practices started in May, and contin-ued right on through the end of August, and werea HUGE success in our inaugural season! We metat Stonewall Farm in Keene every Friday night.Stonewall Farm is a very gracious host; they evenkept the Ice Cream stand open late for us one nightwhen we rode later than usual! Average atten-dance at practice was 20 kids, plus their associat-ed adults, and made for quite a presence at theFarm and on the neighboring trail networks. Wasreally nice to see so many families out enjoyingbicycle time together! Thank you all for coming outthis year, we are all thrilled! Thank you StonewallFarm!

There were a few trail work days/weekends duringthe season, all were well attended, and with somany hands (big and small), a lot was accom-plished! Trailwork with the kids is a great way toteach them how to give back to the communityand to the sport they love.

The Root66 and EFTA race series' in New Englandwere well attended by the kids, especially our ownlocal race; Bikes for Bovines at Stonewall Farms!The kids had a blast racing, as well as cheering/manning the feed zone. It was a hot enough daythey made it the 'splash zone' and helped cool theracers in the Cat 2 and 3 races. (and was appreci-ated due to the heat!)

Next season's plans are in the works, and with allthe practices we had last season; the kids shouldall be ready to hit the dirt pedaling come Spring/Summer racing! Stay tuned for news of a Spring2017 kickoff BBQ/ event!

Many thanks to our local Screen-Printer; Bulldog-Athletics in Keene, NH for our awesome high-vis-ibility blaze orange gear this season! Also thanksto Daq Woods of Woodstech for his GREAT BK-NEMBA/ Cyclones logo! The combination is hardto miss!

—Dave Levasseur

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The autumn of 2016 wasepic north of the notches aswell as elsewhere in NewEngland. Our foliage camelate but held on and trailsremained dry and good wellinto November. TheFranconia Area Group invitedBill Boles from NEMBA, TomGiles and Jodi Cinchen fromThe Pemi-Ranger Districtoffice of the WMNF andTaylor Caswell,FA-NEMBA member and drivingforce behind the Parker Mountain trail system inLittleton to update our General Membership andthe Community on our progress with trails in theregion. More than 50 people attended the meetingand enthusiasm for the progress here was palpable.

Volunteer efforts from members and friends con-tinue to drive our community effort. Many hoursof individual effort have been expended both onthe trails and organizationally during 2016 and theresults are most evident. In collaboration with theAmmonoosuc Conservation Trust and the NationalForest we have completed the "yellow traverse"linking Trumpet Round Road in Sugar Hill at theCooley Jericho Community Forest to South Eastonvia a mid altitude wilderness ridge trail that joinsthe Jericho trail in the National Forest. TheNational Forest is actively engaged in reviewing ourproposal for linking the Jericho trail through an oldexisting but unofficial network of trails the lengthof Easton and back into Franconia on the Kinsmanside of 116 in private and National Forest Servicelands as an extension of our Franconia Area Trails.A focus for 2017 will be to improve the accessibil-ity and remove technical hazards from a core oftrails in Franconia Valley to make them more userfriendly especially for novice riders and familygroups. Grant funding from the New HampshireRTP will support some of that activity in collabora-tion with Lafayette Recreation. Efforts are focusedon Fox Hill Park and the new Lawrence Preserve butwill also extend to areas near the Franconia GliderPort and Franconia Inn.

As our valley trail network continues to improve,and we improve signage, there are a series of coun-try Inns and lodges that border the circuit andwould make fine destinations for riders seeking toenjoy our quiet valley while touring New England.The Franconia Inn supports a Nordic center in the

winter that transforms into the White MountainBike Shop and stables in the Spring. Fat biking ispermitted on the snowshoe trails maintainedaround the Inn and on select Nordic ski trails. Thisis a full service Inn with full dining and amenities.The Horse and Hound Inn is a quieter country Innon the network with more limited hours and serv-ices, but is noted for fine dining. The network trailtraverses the Inn's parking lot. Finally theHillwinds Lodge is a more basic accommodationlocated in downtown Franconia immediately adja-cent to Fox Hill Park and the Dow Strip. A trailentrance into Fox Hill Park can be found on theback side of the Hillwinds parking lot. Fat Bikes arewelcomed in Fox Hill Park. There are many addi-

tional hostelries in the neighborhood that are notyet directly on the network, but all are easy accessto our trails. We will highlight others in futureinstallments. Over the hill from Franconia Village,Parker Mountain in Littleton immediately adjoinsthe Remick Park and is a few short blocks from thenewly completed River Loop in DowntownLittleton and the adjoining Littleton Bike & Fitness.There are many accommodations to be found inLittleton and the Littleton Bike & Fitness can pro-vide further detail regarding the Tuesday night rideseries and local informationhttp://littletonbike.com/about/events-calendar-pg363.htm.

—Chris Nicodemus

FranconiaAreaPresident: Chris Nicodemus,

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Vice President: Gardner Kellogg

Treasurer: Sandy Olney

Secretary: Eric Pospesil

Trails Chair: Gabe Boisseau

PR: Janel Lawton

At Large: Bob Lesmerises

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Thanksgiving Weekend: Above is a photo of Gene Girdwood and Suzanne Beauchesne riding Red Flyertaken by Marsha Gingue

Below: On the same weekend, Cannon Mountain is open for business. Photo by Chris Nicodemus


Pemi Valley NEMBA mem-bers have a lot to be proudof as we look back on thelast year of trail buildingand advocacy. At our lastmeeting elections were heldand Slade Warner is nowpresident, Jay Harrington isVice President and JeremyHillger is BOD Rep. Wethank Jeremy for his serviceas president of our chapterfor the last few years.

Jody Chinchenden from the USFS attended our lastmeeting as the new dispersed recreation managerfor the Pemi Ranger District. Although Jody is onlya few months into her new position she has beenactively working with our chapter to legitimizeexisting trails on Forest Service property. Weappreciate her guidance as we work with the USFSto navigate this process and look forward to mov-ing our proposal forward to create new ridingopportunities in our region.

Pemi Valley NEMBA continues to move forward insupport of Squam Lakes Conservation CommissionSociety in our efforts to create a new mountainbike trail network in Ashland, N.H. Thanks to theprodigious efforts of Roger LaRochelle of SLCS weare moving closer to being able to design and builda trail network on this 700+ acre parcel which fea-tures amazing views of the Squam Lakes Region.We are optimistic that progress will be made thiswinter to pave the way for this exciting projectwhich will connect the towns of Ashland,Holderness and Plymouth.

We would also like to extend our thanks to JoshTrought of D Acres educational farmstead inDorchester, N.H. Josh has been actively workingwith P V NEMBA to open up new riding opportu-nities on the western bounds of our region. DAcres is a non profit organization which seeks toeducate the public about Permaculture and sus-tainable agricultural skills. D Acres also offerslodging and meals so please check them out if youplan to stay in the region for any recreation in thebeautiful White Mountains. www.dacres.org

The riding continues to grow and improve in FoxPark located in Plymouth. This is a small systembut the efforts of our trail crew have begun tomake for some fun and flowing terrain. Thanks tothe Old Coot for coming up from Cape Cod toenjoy our trails and pump track and doing thatgreat article in the last SingleTracks issue.

So tune up your fat bike and wax those skis to beready for the coming winter. Peace and keep rid-ing!

—Slade Warner


Pemi ValleyPresident: Slade Warner

Vice-President: Jay HarringtonTreasurer: Sean O’LearyBOD Rep: Jeremy HillgerFacebook: Pemi Valley NEMBA

Greg DiSanto at work ot to make Fox Park a great place to ride.

Pemi Valley NEMBA looks forward to partnering with the Squam Lakes Conservation Society in Ashlandto develop trail network on this 700+ acre parcel.


Bear Brook Boogie:2016 may have been theworst drought in southernNH in decades, but mothernature certainly made up forit on the day of the BearBrook Boogie at Bear BrookState Park. The weather pat-tern must have been trickyto call, because the forecastfor rain to end just afterdaybreak wasn't really accu-rate. Despite the rain, which got heavy and cold bymid-day, a bunch of hearty souls came out forwhat turned out to be a fun day on some of BearBrook's best trails. We raised $737 for trailwork atthe park. Let's hope for better weather next year.

Exeter Trail Work:This Fall a dedicated group of NEMBA membersreplaced a bridge along the Forest Ridge develop-ment at Fork Rock (formally known as Henderson-Swasey and Oakland Town Forests) in Exeter, NH,complete with a rock-armored entrance and exit.The project was funded jointly by the ExeterConservation Commission, NEMBA and local rid-ers and all the labor was provided by local riders.This is probably the first of many projects sincethere is a tremendous amount of positive energyamong the Exeter Conservation Commission, itsTrail Committee and local riders. It was veryrewarding to see a recent Commission meetingattended largely by local riders and to hear the kindwords spoken about mountain bikers by those hik-ers and cross-country skiers who use the trails.

Amherst Trail Work:

Six months ago, bicycling was formally restrictedto all but four trails in the entire town of Amherst,due to inclusion of mountain bikes in an OHRVordinance. Through the persistent efforts of ahandful of chapter members and Amherst resi-dents, a revision to the OHRV ordinance wasenacted, effectively putting regulation of access toconservation land in the hands of the AmherstConservation Commission. Since the ordinancewas changed, commissioners and chapter mem-bers have implemented a significant amount ofwork in a few short months.

Led by chapter member Wes Robertson, the Betty

Arnold Forest in Amherst has undergone an amaz-ing transformation. The existing trail network wasimproved by building and improving five bridges,creating a parking area with kiosk, replacing a rot-ted set of stairs, and building several reroutes onsteep slopes and in wet areas. Two new trails havebeen constructed, and when combined with theexisting trails, a nice loop is formed around theproperty. We've received rave reviews from thehiking community on the trail work and there ismore to come. Betty Arnold Forest is located at 9Austin Road Amherst, NH, a very short spin fromLikin Bikin.

As with the Fort Rock projects in Exeter, the lion'sshare of the materials and labor used on theAmherst trails have come from local businesses,

the SNH NEMBA chapter and local members. Thelesson here is if you don't like something, getinvolved. Work closely with land managers and, Ifyou really want a voice at the table, considerbecoming a member of conservation commissionsor join the board of a local land trust. Rally supportfrom like-minded folks. Keep them informed withthe web, emails and social media, and do the samewith abutters. Address opposition with facts, notemotion. Once you get a little momentum, amaz-ing things can happen. It's just like riding a bike.

—Dan Dwyer


Wes Robertson and SNH NEMBA volunteers have made major improvements to the trails in Amherst.

Margie Lynch, Alyssa Solomon, Dawn Dionne and Alanna Carson at the Bear Brook Boogie.Photo by Dan Dwyer.

SouthernNew HampshirePresident: Matt Caron,

[email protected], 603-321-8736VP: Dan DwyerVP: Bill Theroux Secretary: Alanna CarlsonTreasurer: Norrie KnottTrail Advisor: Peter DeSantisEmail list: [email protected]: Southern NH NEMBA


The White MountainsChapter finished our mostproductive year ever in theMt. Washington Valley.We have some great proj-ects in the works and areespecially stoked to havean influx of young gravity-oriented riders joining thefold.

Some of our 2016 accom-plishments:

Albany Town ForestWe began a new trail with a long bench cut on asteep slope to access an upper plateau. Thanks toMike Steward and Tom Gill for their work.

East Side Network -

• the long awaited sign project was nearly com-pleted, with just a few signs left to be made &installed.

• an extensive reroute of the Sidehill Trail waslaid out and built by Chris Krug & MollySavard, with a bit of finish work help from theusual suspects.

• the lower Red Tail Trail was upgraded withtabletops and berms thanks to Nat Lucy,Chris Lewando, Alex Leich and Amanda Tulip.A climbing trail was routed around the tableswith contributions from Chase Lee, ChrisFithian, Michael Hartrich and a host of others.

• The Cheater trail was routed off NatureConservancy property at their request. JohnBarley put in loads of solo hours to make ithappen.

Marshall Conservation Area -

• a mile of new machine-built trail was com-pleted; props to Chris Lewando, Jeff Lathropand many other finish workers

• extended and expanded the T-Bone loop; EarlSires & Rob Zimmerman get gold stars fortheir tireless efforts

• Lager's Lane received a couple of fun reroutesthanks to Zim & his crews.

West Side network -

• the long bridge on the Electric Loop wasreworked and the approach to one sidereconfigured.

• Stony Ridge got a sweet relo that climbers willespecially appreciate.

• Rob Zimmerman and John Barley put innumerous hours fighting back the jungle onthe High School Loop.

For 2017, expect to see:

• a new downhill-only trail in the HurricaneMountain Road area

• more new XC trails in the MarshallConservation Area

• improved signage and mapping

• resurrection of old expert-level trails onCranmore

• completion of an additional loop in the AlbanyTown Forest

Maryanne Dunfey and Leo Rossignol leaf blewmany, many miles of trails this fall and many peo-ple contributed to our success this year beyondthose mentioned above. We are very grateful fortheir help and the positive feedback received as aresult of their work.

Think snow!

—Rob Adair


Alex Leich, WM NEMBA’s new Vice President. Photo by Rob Adair

WhiteMountainsPresident: Rob Adair,

[email protected], 603-496-5853

VPs: Alex Leich and Lloyd BlizzardTreasurer: Phil Ostroski Secretary: Julie PosterWebsite: www.wmnemba.org

Jean Lee getting her fat on. Photo by Rob Adair


2016 was another great,action packed year for RINEMBA that proves the factthat time flies when you'rehaving fun! I remember sit-ting in the same seat lastyear writing our final chapterupdate of the year and itfeels like yesterday. Thoughthe time flew, reflecting backon the year shows that weaccomplished quite a bitover the last 365 days! Below are some highlights.

This year was kicked off in typical fashion with the11th annual Earth Day Cleanup at Big River. Wefilled 6 large dumpsters with tires and debris fromold dump sites as well as road side cleanup.Thanks again to Peter Gengler for coordinating thisamazing event, Chris Hughes for his fantastic workas MC, and everyone who came out to make BigRiver a cleaner place!

Soon after, in May, RI NEMBA hosted a cyclingclinic for the wonderful kids at Meeting StreetSchool. This event took place for 6 weeks and pro-vided many kids their first riding experience. AlanWinsor (Big River VP) put his heart and soul intothis clinic and affected many children's lives pro-viding a positive role model for those who may nothave one. This was truly a special event and hatsoff to all involved with making this clinic success-ful.

While the Meeting Street School Clinic was goingon, RI NEMBA was also hosting its second annual,6 week, Intro to Trail Riding Skills Clinic! Onceagain the clinic was met with great success,improving on the clinic with best practices learnedfrom the year before. One of the greatest improve-ments was changing the venue to Ryan Park in thetown of North Kingstown. The trails there provid-ed the perfect terrain to help develop the skills ofthe folks who participated in the clinic. Each week

we averaged 30 participants and 15 volunteers!Thank you to the participants and volunteers whocame out each and every week to make this clinicas great as it is. We couldn't do it without you! Aspecial thank you goes out to James Hoard, LaurenHoard and Haley Sumner for coordinating thisamazing event. A lot of work goes into this andit's GREATLY appreciated by all! I already can't waitfor next year!

In addition to our cycling clinics, RI NEMBA onceagain hosted 3 Fun Rides. Our spring ride was heldat Big River, our late summer ride at Arcadia, andmost recently our fall fun ride at Lincoln Woods.This year's Lincoln Woods ride was once again ourfood drive for the Rhode Island Community FoodBank. This year, a record 1283lbs. of food was col-lected! Thank you to everyone who attended theride and donated to this great cause. Also, thankyou Brendan Dee for doing a great job coordinatingthis big event, and James Hoard and Craig Mello fordelivering all the food to the food bank! Let's col-lect even more next year!

This year, RI NEMBA teamed up with Shimano andhosted two trail work days at Arcadia. Efforts werefocused on cleaning up some of the lesser traveledtrails and fixing an erosion issue on the Ben Uttertrail. Here we built a rolling grade dip to divertwater off of a fall line. Rolling grade dips requirelittle maintenance, last virtually forever and are amuch better alternative to a water bar. Nice jobeveryone! A special thank you goes out to JimGrimley from Shimano for providing us with free t-shirts and pizza!

As some may already know, 2016 will be my finalyear as RI NEMBA Chapter President. It hurts meto step down from this position, but personal rea-sons and workload with my occupation just aren't

allowing me the capacity to perform the duty foranother year. Thank you everyone for making thepast 3 years such an incredible experience!Looking back at it all, when I was asked if I want-ed to run for the position back in 2013 I was hes-itant. I didn't know much about trail advocacyand I didn't know many of the key individuals with-in NEMBA and RI DEM. I'm so glad that I decidedto give it a shot because it's truly been one of themost rewarding experiences of my life. The friend-ships I've developed and the education in steward-ship and ambassadorship I've received since thenhas been priceless. Thank you Philip Keyes,NEMBA and RI NEMBA for providing me with suchan experience. Also, thank you Haley Sumner forALWAYS being there. Thank you to the entire RIcycling community for your help and support!Whether it is trail projects or ride events, we neverhave a lack of volunteers and that's a direct reflec-tion of the awesome group of people we have herein RI and neighboring states! Haley and I will stillbe involved in the chapter, but to a lesser extent.We'll still be coordinating the Intro to Trail RidingSkills Clinic and the Arcadia Fun Ride. Again,thanks everyone for such a memorable 3 years!

2017 is already shaping up to be another excitingyear with events and trail projects already beingplanned, and an incredible group of mountain bik-ing advocates moving forward with leading thechapter. 2017 RINEMBA board members will bevoted on and announced at our annual holidaymeeting on December 10th. Stay tuned for nextmonth's update for the results! I hope everyonehas a safe holiday season filled with health, love,joy and of course, mountain biking! See you outon the trails.

—John Sumner

R H O D E I S L A N D

Rhode IslandPresident: John Sumner,

[email protected]

VP Arcadia: Bart Angelo

VP Big River: Alan Winsor

VP Burlingame: Lennon Schroeder

VP Diamond Hill: Michael LeBlanc

VP Lincoln Woods: Brendan Dee

VP Prudence Island: Peter Gengler

VP Washington SF: Adam Brule

Treasurer: Kerry Angelo

Secretary: Lauren Hoard

NEMBA BOD Rep: Matt Schulde

NEMBA BOD Rep: Peter Gengler

Email List: [email protected]

Websie: RINEMBA.org

Facebook: RI NEMBA

Webpage: www.nemba.org/rinemba


Special Events

2/11 Central CT NEMBA Winterfest All John Joy [email protected] 203-260-6200

3/4 - 3/5 Essex Woods Fat Bike Ride & Race All Bangor, ME Arlon Chaffee at [email protected]

3/4 KT Winterbike 2017 All East Burke, VT kingdomtrails.org

Central, Wachusett & Western Mass

Sundays Wachusett NEMBA Leominster SF Ride Jim Wrightson [email protected] 978-852-4800

1st Wednesday PV NEMBA Chapter Meeting/Ride Harold Green [email protected]

Connecticut

Sundays Quiet Corner Weekend Warrior Ride Stacey Jimenez [email protected] 860-230-1237 Location Varies

Alternating Saturdays Central CT NEMBA Faturday Ride Glenn Vernes [email protected] (TBD)

Saturdays Central CT NEMBA Branford Supply Ponds Ride Marc Otfinoski [email protected]

12/17 Fairfield County NEMBA Winter Solstice Ride Paula Burton [email protected] Redding

2/11 Central CT NEMBA Winterfest All John Joy [email protected] 203-260-6200

Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont

Mondays Brattleboro-Keene NEMBA Sunday Fat Bike Ride 365 Cycles 603-968-5797

Sundays Penobscot Region NEMBA Ride All Emmy Monahan [email protected]

Tuesdays SNH NEMBA Novice Ride Chris Gaudet [email protected] Nashua, NH (Fat Bike Ride with snow.)

Tuesdays Franconia Area NEMBA All Dave Harkless [email protected] 603-444-3437 Littleton, NH

Wednesdays CE ME NEMBA Ride Brian Alexander [email protected] 207-441-8227 (Location Varies)

2/25 Polartec Winter Fat Bike Series Waterville Valley NH

3/4 - 3/5 Essex Woods Fat Bike Ride & Race, Bangor ME All Arlon Chaffee at [email protected]

Metro Boston, Merrimack & North Shore

Tuesdays MV NEMBA Russell Mill All David Zizza [email protected] 617-543-3971

Thursday MV NEMBA Thursday Ride All David Zizza [email protected] 617-543-3971 Carlisle

Saturdays MV NEMBA Northeast MA Ride David Zizza [email protected] 617-543-3971 (Location Varies)

Sat & Sun GB NEMBA Weekend Rides www.facebook.com/groups/gb.rides/ (Location Varies)

NEMBA rides are led by individual NEMBA members for other members and prospective members. So if you haven't yet joined NEMBA, pleasedo. Rides are usually for small numbers of people and vary with the location and the personal style of the host. Rides have been known tochange location or time at the last moment. So be sure to contact the ride's leader, both to sign up, and to find out more about the ride. **Besure to contact the ride leader a couple of days before the ride takes place. That way you will be sure that the ride is on.

If you commit to a ride, go, since space is limited. That way the rides will stay manageable and will be enjoyable for everyone. Helmets arerequired on all NEMBA rides. Contact your ride's leader if the weather looks questionable.

HEY! - Why not lead a NEMBA ride yourself? Contact Bill Boles at 508-583-0067 or [email protected] for more information.

NEMBA Rides

Southeastern Mass. Blackstone Valley & Rhode Island

Sundays SE MASS NEMBA Intermediate Level Ride Corey French [email protected]

Sundays RI NEMBA Arcadia Ride John Sumner [email protected]

Tuesdays SE MASS NEMBA Foxboro Mellow Ride Iain Crerar [email protected]

Wednesdays Cape Cod NEMBA ToT Wednesday Ride All Mike Dube [email protected]

Wednesdays RI NEMBA Lincoln Woods Ride Brendan Dee [email protected] 401 335 3163

Thursdays SE MASS NEMBA Thursday Foxboro Ride Iain Crerar [email protected]

Thursdays SE MA NEMBA Blue Hills Morning Ride Steve Cobble [email protected] Milton, MA

Fridays Cape Cod NEMBA Friday ToT Ride All Mike Dube [email protected]

Saturdays SE MASS NEMBA Wompatuck Ride All Richard Banks [email protected]

Saturdays Cape Cod NEMBA Saturday Mellow RideBill Boles [email protected] Location Varies

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