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Have you been looking for a co-ed group of mountain bikers with a lower skill level than that of the x-games, that like the dirt and don't mind going slower? Even walk up or down some technical sections and don't care! Then this is the group for you! Keep in mind this is mountain biking and not flat dirt path around the lake group.

We like to ride bikes, improve our skills, get a work out, not be sore for the next 5 days, one or two days is ok, and enjoy the company we are with! We ride trails that are not treacherous climbs and descents that you see on x-games but do have rocks and roots going through them. Because of the easier riding we do, we ride year around. We also do last minute rides that can be a blast! Green Mountain is a favorite place to go because it is so close and easy as well as Bear Creek lake and Lair-O-Bear.

If you get winded walking through the mall at a brisk pace this may not be the group for you. This is a friendly fun group ride, a bit like the marines (no one is left behind). Be sure to have your bike in good running condition so you don’t hold the group up with foreseeable bike problems. We really enjoy trouble free rides! Please take the time to look at the message board to find out what is expected of each rider as far as rules of the trail and how to be prepared for your ride.

We encourage new riders. That being said we also encourage more experienced riders. In order to meet the group in the middle the new riders will have to work pretty hard to keep up and the more experienced ones will have to have some patience. Better riders can bring cameras and take some pictures of the things you normally miss when you are burning up the trail.

If you’re just getting started riding mountain bikes this might be a little tough for you. We can give help or advice if you want but this is not a class, we want to ride as much as anyone. Please come prepared to mountain bike, appropriate clothing, helmet, gloves etc. I suggest that you be able to operate your people power machine effectively before trying mountain biking. You must understand how to shift the gears as well as knowing when you should. We have had 20 year old no suspension bikes that kicked but on a full suspension newer bike. The bike does not make a good rider. On the flip side if you have no mountain biking skills, shifting, climbing, descents, braking but on a new bike you will have some trouble. The trails will have some steep sections both up and down with some obstacles even on the easy rides. Most of the trails will be single track, about 1-2 feet wide. I really don't mind if you have to walk up or down them but keep in mind this is not a hiking group. I like to climb hills in a low gear but I do shift up as it flattens out, not saying I'm in any danger of a speeding ticket but I like to keep it moving forward. Think of really narrow 4x4 trails and that will probably give you a good idea of what the "beginner-easy" is. The best thing is to come out and look at it, if it is too hard then you can always turn and go back. The places that we go most of the time will be people friendly and we’ll run into other bikers as well as hikers and horses. Please, at this time or unless it is posted that it is ok, please leave your k-9 friend at home. There are too many things going on with the group, newer riders that don’t feel comfortable riding around loose dogs on single track. There is also a lot of foot traffic and other trail users that need the dogs to be on leash not to mention park rules. It is just too hard to ride and hold a leash, not to mention its hard on the dogs to keep the pace.