we did VRBO a few years ago for a condo right on the side of burke mountain. my buddy booked it last minute and emailed the owner something to the extent of, "We are interested in coming to Burke for the weekend and noticed your condo isn't rented. Will you take $150 a night? We are very clean...
you selling that thing? how do you like it? I just had twins and I'm trying to figure out how to take them biking with me when they can stop themselves from casually breaking their own necks.
santa cruz makes reasonably priced lock on grips in a bunch of colors. how expensive was the bike and how far off is his birthday? if you've got some time, strip the components off the bike and run sandpaper over the entire thing until all of the paint is nicely scuffed and tape off the headset...
@Tim S. Don't forget about Mountain Creek Bike Park! Great DH and XC trails (anyone who raced this last weekend there will attest). @Team Town Cycle does a group ride there almost every Thursday evening at 5:30 during the summer.
the free lift ticket is for the scheduled pre rides and thursday night xc rides throughout the summer but a single ride xc pass is pretty cheep and you get a discount with a jorba membership. you dont have to be out by 7 but the lift stops then.
the trails up there are fantastic with a nice mix...
i'm surprised the rangers and DEC haven't started spraying the bears there. With so many visitors leaving trash and food everywhere it is only a matter of time until we have another Ramapo mountain situation where the park gets closed and "suspect" bears are eliminated due to bears no longer...
The problem with judging your ability level by using speed is that it is, well, wrong. Fitness is generally what makes riders seem fast in terms of XC racing. There are lots of people who are fast, but I would not consider to be an advanced riders. I look at truly advanced local riders (Lenowski...