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The Poto is a trail with contradictory reputations.
“It’s the best trail in Lower Michigan!” This statement often comes from people who probably have not ridden some of the best trails in Lower Michigan, and many of Lower Michigan’s trails have fans who say this about their favorite trails.
“It’s okaaaaay, very eroded. [...]
Categories: Trail Reviews
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Tags: Mountain Biking, Potawatomi, Poto
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W9 is preparing to give away some great prizes.
Daddy, I wanna help build the Strider PREbike!
Testing the helmet.
Are you done, yet?
This is what I’m talking about!
Dad’s turn!
The “special needs” event.
View more photos for this event at the MMBA Mid-State Chapter website or their Facebook page.
Click here to view my Examiner article, “Riders enjoyed [...]
Categories: Bike Culture, Photo Essays
| Tags: Mid-State Poker Run, Mountain Biking
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I didn’t expect much.
My friends – the people who know me – said, “Di, Island Lake is a ‘roadie course.’ It’s for people who don’t ‘really’ like to mountain bike.”
Okay, I can see that.
What I can also see is that Island Lake is magnificently built. Sure, it is most definitely a beginner [...]
Categories: Trail Reviews
| Tags: Island Lake Recreation Area, Mountain Biking
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For the first time since 2007, I rode the Fort Custer trails on Sunday. I signed up for the Fort Custer Stampede in the Sport Class, meaning two 9-mile loops.
I wasn’t too keen on the forecast for rain, but I chose to tough it out and pre-register for the race. Once [...]
Categories: Racing
| Tags: Fort Custer, Mountain Biking, Racing, Weight Loss
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There are some trails systems that I just have to ride, every year. The following are my top five. Mind you, this is my opinion, so don’t get your panties in a bunch if your favorite trail isn’t on the list, or you don’t like the order.
Check my previous post, [...]
Categories: Trail Reviews
| Tags: Churning Rapids, Copper Harbor Trails, Highland Recreation Area, Michigan Tech Trails, Mountain Biking, Pontiac Lake, Trails
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Having arrived in Houghton on Tuesday, I had to take the mountain bike out for a spin. After two hours of packing my belongings and loading them into the U-Haul, I decided to leave my downtown-Houghton hotel to ride up the hill to Michigan Tech’s Student Development Complex (SDC) where I could pop into [...]
Categories: Mountain Biking
| Tags: Michigan Tech Trails, Mountain Biking
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A couple of days ago, Neil commented on “Attempting to Miss the Yankee Springs Time Trial” and asked, “How does one forget their pedals…I mean…aren’t they, like, attached to the bike?”
Ideally.
Last fall, I broke the rear dropout on my Jamis (see A Surefire Cause of Inappropriate Verbiage). I went for a [...]
Categories: Equipment
| Tags: Clipless Pedals, Mountain Biking
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“Go!”
The guy next to me took off and I got rolling. I started down the course for the Yankee Springs time trial having no clue what was in store for me. I heard that there were some bad climbs, and that the trail was notorious for sand, but I really had no clue [...]
Categories: Racing
| Tags: Mountain Biking, Racing, Yankee Springs Time Trial
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I don’t have pictures. I am sorry.
I called for a group ride at Brighton, last Saturday. The first trick was getting there. Between the map and the instructions that I had, things were not jiving and there seemed to be some holes – missing information – for example, the part [...]
Categories: Mountain Biking
| Tags: Brighton Recreation Area, Mountain Biking
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Tuesday was great for one reason: I got to see Glen throw his bike.
Ali, Glen, and I rode Burchfield in Holt on Tuesday. The parts that were raked were greasy and difficult to ride. The parts that were untouched were fast and in great shape; however, Burchfield has many stunts, [...]
Categories: Mountain Biking
| Tags: Burchfield, Mountain Biking
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