Beginner mountain biking at Ohill

OVERVIEW

Hi Everyone,

I’m back with yet another beginner trip. This is another small one since a lot of mtb trip leaders have lame responsibilities like this thing called “homework” and “exams”. That being said, I’m still stoked to teach you all and rip some trails. There is also a beginner trip at Creekathon on Saturday as well so I probably won’t be leading another on Sunday.

IMPORTANT: We have a few bikes down for the count this week that may not make it up and running by Thursday, so depending on the size you need you may not make it on this trip. Please don’t be discouraged, I’ll try to make it up in the future and get you out there ripping trails if we can’t get a good bike for you this time.

With the free access to mountain bikes and a great hill with a range of trail difficulties, we have an excellent situation for you to learn mountain biking. We have a nice beginner trail picked out, but we have some flexibility depending on how everyone is feeling. We will be going slow and taking lots of breaks, this trip is focused on learning how to mountain bike not testing physical limits.

If you don’t have your own mountain bike or helmet, let me know on the trip questionnaire and we’ll try to secure you a club bike/helmet. Everyone will be waitlisted for this trip initially and depending on bike availability individuals will be taken off the wait list accordingly.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me (434-270-1818).

What you need:
– Water (Either a bottle that will fit in a bottle cage, or bring a small backpack/hip pack to hold it)
– Gloves (optional)
– Closed-toe shoes
– Weather appropriate clothing

What the club will provide:
– Bikes
– Helmets

The plan:
5:30pm- meet at the shred shack a grab a bike for everyone
6:00pm- Ride up O-hill
7:45pm- back at the shred shack

The timing on the plan is pretty flexible to how people are feeling after some biking, we can always end early if people are tired.