Mountain biking season is upon us!!! The first races that we’ll be going to are next weekend…
Saturday Sept 24
XC race and Dual Slalom at Holiday Farm, Dalton, MA
The XC course is awesome, it has a lot of variety and has been used for many races over the years. It is fairly hilly, with some wicked fun singletrack.
Dual Slalom can be done on an XC bike(not really the preferred bike for it, but totally workable), and is a really fun way to add another race to the weekend.
Sunday Sept 25
Short track and Downhill at Jiminy Peak, Hancock, MA
Short track is like a criterium on mountain bikes. It will consist of a short, varied course with a little bit of climbing.
The Downhill course is meant to be very fun as well, although you would need a bike with more travel than a standard xc bike to participate, as well as the appropriate armor and helmet.
Judging by everything I’ve been hearing, I think we’re going to have better luck trying for the next weekend, which has been switched from Sunday River, Maine to the rather awesome Highland Mountain venue in New Hampshire. I’ll post a new forum topic on it soon!
