Skills Series #2

Come on down to the fells and learn how to avoid loose dogs, poop, and RAGE'rs.



Beginner's Skill Clinic's

2nd in series

Rain will cancel !!!

Location: Middlesex's Fells

Date: Thursday 5/29

Meet: Sheeps Fold Parking Lot

Time: 5:30 - 7:30

Contact: Bill Piotte [billjeanandkids@juno.com] or Derrick Click

(dclick@zoll.com)



Directions: From I-93:
Zoom up (or down) I-93 from Boston and get off at exit 33 (It's the Fellsway Exit, if you're coming from the south it's the second one you should see for route 28 , the exit after the route 60 Medford/Malden exit) either go down 28 to get to the Sheeps Fold parking lot



Remember parking is limited get there early!!!!!



Agenda :



X 4:45 - 5:30 Gather at Kiosk at Sheeps Fold parking Lot

Ø 5:30 - 5:45 Lecture from NEMBA

Ø 5:45 - 6:30 Balance Drills / Lectures

o How to Fall

o Braking

o Shifting

o Cat Drills

o Handling Drills

o Track Stands

o Lifting Front Wheel



Ø 6:30 -7:30 NEMBA Loop



Items to Bring:



Ø Working Bike

Ø Helmet , Gloves

Ø Water



Future Beginners Clinic's: new start time 6:30

6/12 and 6/26 Bradley Palmer State Forest (Topsfield)

7/10 and 7/24 Harold Parker State Forest (N. Andover)

8/7 and 8/21 Great Brooks State Forest (Carlisle)

9/4 and 9/18 Lynn Woods (Lynn)

[EVIL BOTA]

Well if you beginers out there need some good tips, go to the skillz 3 class. Bill and Derick have a nice set up and was interesting even for the more advanced riders. After Bill give us a nice tour of the Fells. Other than my face plant I had a good time.

Thanks for the ride

Evil

[splat]

EB, what were you doing , that caused you to face plant ?

[errollthin]

And a good muddy time was had by all. If U have any questions at all I highly recomend attending one of these clinics. Now I have to go wash my huffy. :-[

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank EvilBota for his assistance at the skills clinic. We did discuss the safer method for falling over the handle bars and Derrick aptly demonstrated the forward dive roll, tucking in the chin and protecting the face. Evil provided the opposite example, the value of which can never be overstated.

Thank You Evil


Can you come and do it again at Bradley Palmer on 6/12. Splat can bring his camera. We can find another nice mud puddle there or maybe make our own . We would'nt want the reinactment to be any less entertaining then the original.

[EVIL BOTA]

As long as there is a mud bog close to a bridge with a small drop. I would be glad to demonstrate how to stop with your face. Splat it was like this. Never turn shaply on a muddy slick bridge just before you are about to drop off the end of it (going into a large mud bog). :o