Krisztina
Holly moderates a discussion about
NEMBA's central resource: volunteers
Breakout
sessions allowed everyone to enjoy
the warm Cape Cod sun and generate new ideas to protect
and
preserve our sport.
Bill
Boles facilitates a discussion about NEMBA's
challenges and how we can meet our goals and dreams.
Scott
and Brandon from the International
Mountain Bike
Association with Wachusett NEMBA's
Joachim Preiss
Group discussions and brainstorming sessions will help
professionalize NEMBA's chapters and provide
direction for NEMBA as a whole. There was incredible
synergy
between the leadership of each NEMBA chapter
It's
all about the ride! Participants got plenty of saddle
time during the two-day event, riding both the Trail of
Tears
and
Otis
Things
got a bit crazy after dark! What could go wrong?
Anthony
Parent heads off on one of the group rides.
Tim
Post, Anne Shepard, Chris Thurrott and Joe Levine
Scott
Linnenburger, Director of IMBA
Trail Solutions,
leads a breakout session
on how to lead awesome trail work events.
Tom
Grimble, NEMBA's fifth president, discussing
strategies NEMBA can use to prevent riding
areas
from being closed to bikes.
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Cape
Cod's Trail of Tears provided an
inspirational backdrop to a weekend of
brainstorming and education
Jim
Hasenauer, past IMBA president,
Hall
of Famer and eloquent voice for
mountain
bike advocacy, made the keynote address
on efffective leadership.
Thanks
to Harpoon
Brewery, NEMBA's
leadership remained hydrated after the ride.
John
Turchi of CT NEMBA and Mt. A's Steve Cole
Greater
Boston NEMBA's Joe Re, providing some
evening
entertainment. Don't worry,
no tires were injured during the filming
of the summit!
Chapters shared ideas about overcoming key issues
that
affect all mountain bikers in New England..
The
ideas generated should help guide
NEMBA's
goals and strategies during the
next few years.
IMBA's
Brandon Dwight was attracted to the
bonfire like a moth to flame.
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