beginner-licious WTF mountain biking (thursday)

OVERVIEW

oh em gee. this weather has been TOOOO GOOD! only solution: bikes. wow and you don’t have class thursday afternoon!?!?! ugh. best news ever.

I spy a perfect little route up on Ohill that is great for beginners getting into the sport, or folks who have tips and tricks to share with friends. We will take the pace nice and slow, so that everyone feels comfortable taking their time and getting comfortable on the trails because AHHH biking is scary sometimes!!! We’ll also take plenty of breaks and walk any features that we need to! The only prerequisite for this trip is the ability to ride a bike on regular ground. You don’t need any mountain biking experience, just know the basics of bike riding ie. pedaling and some balance. nothing crazy. If you have question about anything, shoot me a texty 540-750-5431.

And, since mountain biking is such a male dominated sport, both in our club and in general, decided to make this trip an affinity trip for our women, trans and non binary members! Please only sign up if you identify as a member of one of these groups. If you feel uncomfortable signing up for this trip through the website, shoot me an email at smu5dv@virginia.edu and i’ll sign ya up sans-website.

We will meet at the Shred Shack (116 Washington Ave) to get y’all your bikes and helmets fitted, and then head up to ohill trails.
***this trip isn’t necessarily first come first serve, as removal from the waitlist will be based on bike size availability, however we will try our best to go in order of sign ups***

What to bring:
Water! and maybe a small backpack to carry it, unless it will fit in a bike water bottle cage
Closed toe shoes plzzz (I like Vans!!)
snazzy sporty clothes comfy to bike in
glitter and sparkle and pizzazz for biking

What i shall bring:
Bikes
Helmets
my knowledge of the bike
also glitter and sparkle and pizzazz for biking

le plan:
3:30 Meet at shred shack garage (116 Washington Ave)
3:45 ish ride up to Ohill trails
5:00 head on back to the shred shack

*this is a loose plan and may take shorter time!
**I will be using WAITLIST RANDOMIZATION (to the extent bikes allow) to let folks off the waitlist. WOOHHOO! no stress if you seem to be last on that list. this will happen tomorrow at 9AM