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Monday, 30 April 2007 05:44 |
Whitetail, Snowshoe and other local resorts, take note. The first study on the economic impact of a lift-assisted bike park has been released. The Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association (MBTA) study shows that the western BC trails generated over 10.3 million dollars in visitor spending last summer. When the Whistler bike park and Crankworx spending is factored in, that number jumps to 38 million!
This is the first study of this nature that proves what we've been saying all along. Done correctly, there is plenty of profit in converting your ski mtn into a bike park in the summer months. We're here, and we want to spend money at your resort... will you take it??
Link to the MBTA press release
Download the study (pdf) |
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Single Speed Outlaw Announces 2007 Grassroots MTB Team |
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Wednesday, 18 April 2007 01:38 |
 Frederick, MD (April 17, 2007) -- The e-zine Single Speed Outlaw ( www.singlespeedoutlaw.com) has launched a grassroots mountain biking team for the 2007 season. Based out of Frederick, MD and known as the Single Speed Outlaw Factory Team, they will promote mountain biking and trail advocacy throughout Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington DC. In addition to mountain bike racing the team will work with local organizations in building and maintaining trails as well as leading rides for their sponsoring bike shop, The Bicycle Escape. Other sponsors include Harlot, Clipper City Brewing, Serfas Optics, Kenda Tires, Deuter, Chrome, and Carbboom Energy. The team consists of a wide range of cyclists who ride single speed bikes. Members range from cyclists with over 15 years of mountain biking experience to those who have been involved with the sport for only a few years. Additionally, nearly half of The Single Speed Outlaw Factory Team roster is made up of women. Team photo, by Jason Stoner, available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlespeedoutlaw/462309556/. For more information, contact Jojo Maralit at
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. Additional team information can be found at http://www.singlespeedoutlaw.com/factoryteam.html . |
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Wednesday, 11 April 2007 06:41 |
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Kicking off the east coast DH season, the first race of the year is the infamous Duryea Downhill. May 5th & 6th in scenic Reading, PA. View the official flyer here , or the rideDC thread here . More info on www.readingracing.com . See you there! |
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Tuesday, 10 April 2007 00:21 |
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Help bikes get access to the brand new Olney skatepark. View the thread here . |
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Friday, 06 April 2007 13:13 |
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Welcome to rideDC.com!! All users coming over from DCStreet.com, just log in with your current usernames & passwords. There were a handful of usernames that didn't transfer over. If you can't log in, let me know. All your posts are over in the forums, go check it out. Let us know if anything is broken, or could be better using the 'contact us' link up top or send an email to
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. Thanks! |
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Wednesday, 04 April 2007 00:08 |
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Got these pix in from Adam Ward. He spent the weekend working with Rich Edwards (IMBA) and MORE to create this massive bermed downhill area at the Wakefield powerline trail. These pix are from the construction on Friday, apparently they’re all finished and ready to ride! Thanks again to these guys for recognizing the need to go beyond singletrack XC trails. |
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Tuesday, 27 February 2007 09:31 |
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 The Avalon Bikepark is up and running. Hidden away from the cold and rain inside the warehouse behind Avalon Cycles, it’s tight but loads of fun on bikes of all sizes.
Sessions are $5 or you can ride all day on Sunday for $8. Sunday 12-4 and 6-10
Tuesday 6-10
Thursday 6-10
Friday 6-10
For more info call the shop — (410)276-2029 — or check the myspace.
(410)276-2029 |
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Sunday, 18 February 2007 12:49 |
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Welcome to rideDC, the mid-atlantic's newest online cycling community. We're still in beta with many features still being developed and polished. An official launch will happen in the near future. Feel free to drop a line using the Contact form. |
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Powers Bike Shop presents an "Old School BMX Jam"; Saturday, May 12 10am - 8pm
