Singletrack Saturday: Silver Lake Park

This is an OFF ROAD - SINGLE TRACK - MOUNTAIN BIKE ride.

Road bikes, hybrid and fitness bikes are not appropriate for this ride.

Join us Saturday morning for a group ride on the Silver Lake Park (SLP) Mountian Bike Trails. SLP is located just over the border and east of Wilmot, Wisconsin. MEET IN THE SOCCER FIELDS PARKING LOT!!!

>>> CLICK HERE FOR MAP TO THE SOCCER FIELD <<<

You will need:

An off road bike (any old or new mountain bike, fat tire bike, or similar will do). If you want to ride and need a bike here's a couple bike shops that rent mountain bikes:

Crank Revolution, Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Main Street Bicycles, Carpentersville, Illinois (limited selection)

Appropriate clothing for the forecasted weather.

Snacks and beverages for picnicing after the ride.

A chair or blanket as there are no picnic tables.

This event may be cross-posted to other meetup groups and we will have multiple abilities of riders and, thereby, multiple groups riding together on the trails. There will definitely be a fast group ripping and running and a slower group.

We will start with a warmup on "Tike-onderoga" and some basic individual instruction for those who may want it. If you're new to mountain bike riding watch this video:

5 Basic Skills With Leigh Donovan | MTB Skills

Once we're warmed up we'll ride Pines, Snowflake and Yeti before stopping back at "camp" to regroup. Then, we head to the fast and flowy K-D Line connector over to the Gravel Pit and the West Side for more challenging trails.

Afterward, we'll socialize back at the Soccer Fields. BYOB.

A HELMET IS MANDATORY for this ride. Extra padding/protection is at the discretion of the rider. You should also bring the normal accoutrement; (ID with Emergency Contact and insurance card(s), spare inner tube, pump, etc.), proper attire based on the weather forecast, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, money for food and/or beverage, a bicycle lock and a good attitude!

All riders participate and ride at their own risk. Meetup.com, Let's Ride and/or its organizers are not responsible for your safety or well being.