2009 Sinister Bikes VIETNAM Trail Day #2 9/20/09

[If_Rider]

2009 Sinister Bikes VIETNAM Trail Day #2

Sunday, September 20, 2009


Come out, get dirty and maybe you’ll win a beautiful frame from Sinister Bikes!! All participants will be entered to win.

Please join us for the second and final Sinister Bikes Vietnam trail care day of 2009. We have a bunch of projects planned depending on the turnout.

When: Sunday, September 20th, 9:00am to 1:00pm with a ride afterward

Where: We will meet at the parking lot behind Wendy’s in Milford on Rt. 85 near Rt. 495, at 8:45AM.

Link to Parking: http://tinyurl.com/c5tqf8

What Else:
Please bring water, work gloves and bug spray (long pants and work boots are recommended). Bring your bike too for the ride afterward.
Tools and lunch will be provided.

For questions, please email us at: nemba-vlmc@googlegroups.com

The VLMC (Vietnam Land Management Committee)

[Ivey]

Marked on calendar... :)

Hopefully this time I don't almost run over half the work crew though... :D

[Okraz]

I will be there...should I bring along my rock-bar? What are some of the planned projects? Has there been any scouting or planning for starting any new trails? Sorry for the 20 questions, but just one more...which beautiful sinister frame is going to be up for the winning? Ok, I'm done. See you on the 20th!

[bullitfreerider]

In.

[If_Rider]

I will be there...should I bring along my rock-bar? What are some of the planned projects? Has there been any scouting or planning for starting any new trails? Sorry for the 20 questions, but just one more...which beautiful sinister frame is going to be up for the winning? Ok, I'm done. See you on the 20th!

We'd love to hear any ideas you have for new trails. If you can't make it Sunday send me a message and we can meet some time out there to scope it out.

I wouldn't bother bringing a rock-bar, we have plenty of tools. We're planning a small re-route where the new log rides are to make the trail flow a little better. We may also put in a new log ride or two depending on how many people show up. Unfortunately, our last few trail days have been pretty small with just the regular Tuesday night crew showing up. No matter, we'll get it done.

I believe the Sinister frame is a Gruitr, same as last year.

Mike

[steve_b]

This will be a 3-hour, 1/2 day trail maintenance, followed by subs from the casa de Pizza 99, followed by a 1:00pm-ish ride afterwards. There should be several of us to lead groups on rides afterwards, so there will likely be an XC and a cross-stuntery ride.

If you are somebody who rides 'Nam regularly, we will be working just after "Frankie Goes to Hollywood" - which is where the 3 new-ish skinnies are located back-to-back-to-back. If you were at the NEMBA plaque, you can take Rubber Stamp to the bottom and go left when you reach the junction with the down-n-up, or with the NEMBA plaque behind you, head down the trail toward 3 ledges, and turn right onto the down-n-up. (It's the first trail you come to).

The VLMC strongly encourages anyone interested in making 'Nam a better place to ride to come out and help, and if so inclined speak to us about any resonable improvements or modifications you would like to see. (Keep in mind we are limited to our little 55 acre plot of land, and don't do TM on the Holliston or Hopkington parsels, unless something changes in the future).

We have lots of trail-building tools, and regardless of whether you have ever done TM before, please come out.

:)

[If_Rider]

We'd like to thank everyone for foregoing a beautiful day of riding to help us out for the last official trailday of 2009. 12 of us were able to complete our goal of rerouting a section of trail, moving one of 2 log rides and building a new drop on the new trail called Linkin' Logs.

Thanks to Bo, Rich, Bill, DR, Karl and Peter for all their hard work...I hope one of you wins a shiny new Sinister frame!!!!!

We're hoping to do a few more short trailwork/ride days this fall to finish up a few things.

Pics to follow.

Mike

[If_Rider]

Here's a few pics of the new stunt we worked on yesterday, we nicknamed it the balloon drop...:D
pics courtesy of Steve_B.


The run-in...before cutting...
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8789/beforekw.jpg

The landing...
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8886/before3.jpg
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2555/before2.jpg

The run-in all finished...
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/3829/after1.jpg

The landing all finished...
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2163/after2w.jpg

This rode really nice and smooth.

Splat has a bunch more pics from the trailday that he'll post at some point.

Mike

[Bo]

Thanks to Bo, Rich, Bill, DR, Karl and Peter for all their hard work...I hope one of you wins a shiny new Sinister frame!!!!!


Mike


I hope I win the bike especially since DR filled out his ticket after me and i've only been to one TM this year (correction 2...forgot about the Wompy TM)........ wouldn't that just be pisssa!:D