Hey! You! Have you ever wanted to carve your very own wooden utensil that you can bring around with you so that you look like you are the absolute coolest, most earth loving, sustainable, and handy human being any of your friends have ever seen?! well… We have just the workshop for you. Thursday late afternoon, as our week starts …
take 2 bc the first one was posted for the wrong day XD I haven’t made it up to O’Hill yet, so I’m planning to take a nice chill walk up around on my way to the bonfire on Thursday (8/31). Alsoooo I will bring a set of binoculars and a Tree Finder so that we can look try to …
greetings 🙂 I haven’t made it up to O’Hill yet, so I’m planning to take a nice chill walk up around on my way to the bonfire on Friday. Alsoooo I will bring a set of binoculars and a Tree Finder so that we can look try to identify (or at least better appreciate) trees and birds along the way. …
Hellooo ODC friends!!! Did you just join ODC and want to learn how you can go on trips WHENEVER YOU WANT?? Or maybe you’ve enjoyed trips for a long time and are ready to spread the ODC love by creating even more trips!!??? Do you want your DUES REIMBURSED???? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, SIGN …
Wow do I feel rusty when it comes to posting trips and even riding bikes 🙁 BUT there’s only one way to get back in form, keep posting trips and keep biking! And since there’s THREE whole beginner trips this week 🙂 here’s an intermediate one from Alan and me! WE WANT YOU ON THESE TRIPS! Don’t feel intimidated if …
Hey all u toads! Here I am again with a bike trip, but this time I’m leading it with my awesome friend Susannah!!!!! If you have been itching to try out mountainbiking for the first time ever, this is a trip for you, or if you have biked before a few times but want to take your time getting back …
Ohill has a great range of trails – I have a good beginner loop picked out and depending on people’s comfort levels, we could try some easier intermediates. We’ll keep it slow and take lots of breaks. The only prerequisite for this trip is the ability to ride a bike. You don’t need to know anything about biking on trails …
We are going to go BOMB and you should join us!!! This will be a beginner mountain biking trip geared towards people with little to no experience riding a bike on trails (others are still welcome but true beginners may be given priority). Our plan is to ride around and familiarize you with our trails, how riding the bike feels …
Have you ever wanted to become a bunny?? (your answer should be yes) Then come learn to bunny hop a mountain bike! This adventure is a skill-building, bunnyhop-learning clinic for beginner/intermediate mountain bikers. To join, you don’t need loads of experience – but at minimum, you be comfortable riding a mountain bike on trails and have a few rides under …
Heyooooo! Are you battling the waitlist blues and want to get on trips? Do you have cool ideas of ways to get outside with your friends? Are you super cool? Do you want your DUES REIMBURSED???? If the answer to these questions is yes, SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP! This will be a fun and silly walkthrough of every little …
No better way to start the school year than a long day out on the bike. Buried in the heart of GWNF, and by buried I mean it’s like 45 min away, lies one of our favorite trail networks. Surrounding Sherando Lake are 20-30 miles of pristine singletrack that will challenge your riding abilities with steep climbs, tight turns, Virginia …
Tiffany and I would love to welcome you to an intermediate mountain bike ride right before the first ODC party of the year. The party is beach themed so we plan on biking in our beach fits. (Note: as promising as the title was, there is no biking on a beach. This will be local trails – Ohill/Heyward). So, whether …
Hope y’all had a good first couple days of classes! I plan to take us first to Ohill and then to the Heyward trails. This trip is for people who have done at least two or three rides, and now feel confident on beginner trails. If you are unsure about coming on this trip feel free to text me (my …
AHHHH YES. There is no better way to end the first most awesome week of classes than by riding bikes up on the mountain and hangin out and stuff. We’re going to meander our way up and down as we please based on everyone’s skill level and comfortability until we’re tired or need to go home to get ready for …
HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII EVERYONE SO, if you don’t know, I love biking and I love leading these WTF trips!!! Since mountain biking is such a male dominated sport, both in our club and in general, I like to lead these affinity trips for our women, trans and non binary members! Sometimes joining a trip that is all (or mostly) men is very …
Let’s spend our final day before school starts on the lake and reminisce about how cool our summers were, but also how excited we are (at least I am) to be back in charlottesville with our comrades. Monday’s supposed to be a hot one, so if you’re a sun hat or a swim shirt kinda person then plan accordingly. Should …
Waddup, Sujith and I are back for another great year of mountain biking, and starting it off is this pre-classes beginner ride! Whether your an incoming first year, or old 4th year like me, come learn the basics of mountain biking in our own backyard over on O-Hill. All you need to know how to do is ride a bike, …
Ohill has a great range of trails – I have a good beginner loop picked out and depending on people’s comfort levels, we could try some easier intermediates. We’ll keep it slow and take lots of breaks. The only prerequisite for this trip is the ability to ride a bike. You don’t need to know anything about biking on trails …
I plan to ride Ohill but we can also make our way over to the Heyward trails. This trip is for people who have done at least two or three rides, and now feel confident on beginner trails. If you are unsure about coming on this trip feel free to text me (my number can be found by clicking on …
Helloooo my fellow utensil users! Are you heading home in a few days, feeling disappointed with your grades, and wishing you had something more concrete than a hastily written research paper to show your parents? This just might be the trip for you! In a few short hours, you can carve your very own wooden spoon that is sure to …
Come hang out with Mitch and Ed as we work to repair some of our most heavily used and regularly bruised gear items. No experience needed. We will put you to work! Some things we might get up to: Replacing elastic in our poor MSR hubba hubbas Repairing holes in tent bodies with seam seal or patches cleaning tent footprints …
**DRIVER(s) NEEDED** – will get priority off waitlist To send off the semester and take a step outside of the finals grind, Anusha and I are looking to hop on some paddle boards and paddle as far away as we can from our computers and final exams. Since we’re planning on leaving at 10:30, it might be in the 60’s …
Disclaimer #1: This is a weird trip for logistics, please read all of this before signing up Disclaimer #2: You do not have to sign up for all 5 days, you can sign up for as many and whichever you want to Disclaimer #3: Weather is a bit iffy at the beginning of next week, days may be cancelled for …
How about a finals study break? The Blue Ridge School is located super close to Charlottesville and maintains top notch mountain bike trails that are open to the public. Seriously, if you think O’Hill, Ragged, or Preddy are awesome, the Blue Ridge School will blow your mind. I’ve been several times and each time was a blast. I plan to …
Ok here’s the deal. This trip is admittedly early and if you sign up and end up sleeping through it we will not be mad. That said, it’s gonna be a blast. Ohill trails should be nice and greasy from Fridays rain and we’ll do some fun stuff. Note we’ll be staying on trails that drain really well to not …
Hey friends! This will be a good ‘ol MTB trip to OHill. It will be leaning on the side of intermediate, but all beginners are welcome! If you don’t have your own mountain bike or helmet, let us know on the trip questionnaire and we’ll try to secure you a club bike/helmet. Everyone will be waitlisted for this trip initially …
Howdy hey hey. We’re back again with the last WTF ride of the semester 🙂 Here is the trip description in poem form, written with a little help from our dear friend chat gpt xoxo shay Come hit the trails on a bike, With Jade and I, it’s sure to strike A chord of joy within your heart, And make …
heYYYY I know that this trip is happening in 5 hours. You should sign up anyway. You do not need to know how to do ANYTHING to sign up for this trip — it is completely BEGINNER LEVEL — I just ask if you let me know if you are not comfortable with your swimming abilities in case you fall …
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To celebrate this national holiday, Max^2 is here to share our love for bikes, mountains, and touching grass. Whether or not you are celebrating this holiday, we invite you to explore the Ohill trails with us. This trip is targeted towards beginners so no experience mountain biking is necessary. The only requirement is that you are comfortable riding a bike …
Is your bike making mystery crunchy noises? Do your brakes squeal? Does your chain jump around every time you pedal? Then come learn how to fix these problems and more this Tuesday! Bikes are great as they provide accessible transportation, exercise, and fun. Unfortunately they have many moving parts that can become unaligned or break and thus this workshop is …
It’s not your first time around the block, but you are still looking to build your skills. Sure, you have ridden your bike before, but you truly long to shred the trail. Or perhaps you’re tired of riding in Charlottesville and want to get some backcountry-esque experience without being miles and miles from civilization? Western Slope is calling your name. …
yeah, you read that correctly… BIKEpacking. Not backpacking. All the fun of biking, with all the self-reliance and minimalism of backpacking. And all while taking in so many beautiful views and soaking in the remote scenery of the Appalachian mountains. Over the course of two days, we’re going to ride a ~50 mile loop that circumnavigates and summits Reddish Knob …
This adventure is a skill-building, bunnyhop-learning clinic for beginner/intermediate mountain bikers. To join, you don’t need loads of experience – but at minimum, you be comfortable riding a mountain bike on trails and have a few rides under your belt. What is a bunny hop, you ask? Basically, you hop the bike into the air – first your front wheel, …
We posted an advanced MTB trip to carvins this weekend, but were thinking it would be more fun to get more people out to an area that has plenty of accessible riding. And Carvins is kind of like a bigger version of ohill, with trails largely based out of the same area making splitting into groups easy. So, we’ll run …
When: Wednesday, April 12th, 5pm – 7pm Hey friends! This will be a good ‘ol MTB trip to OHill. It will be leaning on the side of intermediate, but all beginners are welcome! If you don’t have your own mountain bike or helmet, let us know on the trip questionnaire and we’ll try to secure you a club bike/helmet. Everyone …
You wanna ride tougher trails but big hills scare you? Then join this skills building workshop! This trip is open to riders of all skill levels and the only requirement is that you can ride a bike. We will be working on a couple key skills: – body positioning – cornering – brake control – getting over obstacles We will …
hi y’all! I hope everyone had a relatively chill week as we gear up for the end of the semester. the weather tomorrow is looking minty fresh for sends and it may be the last time we get good bouldering temps until next fall, so I thought it would behoove us to check out a boulder in the Forest that …
well hello!!!! It’s been SO long since I’ve posted a trip and honestly I’ve been missing it a LOT and this afternoon I have decided to just say screw it and post a trip for today. We will see if anyone signs up lmao. You do not need to know how to do ANYTHING to sign up for this trip …
Just your standard intermediate mountain biking trip brought to you by Max^2. We plan to ride Ohill but we can also make our way over to the Heyward trails. This trip is for people who have done at least two or three rides, and now feel confident on beginner trails. If you are unsure about coming on this trip feel …
Shame on me for missing my weekly trip last week, but here’s me setting myself back on track! This is an intermediate trip so you should have done at least two or three rides, and feel confident on beginner trails. That being said, I plan on taking it easy since I haven’t biked in 2 weeks 🙁 and as always, …
***DRIVERS NEEDED*** Buried in the heart of GWNF, and by buried I mean it’s like 45 min away, lies one of my favorite trail networks. Surrounding Sherando Lake are 20-30 miles of pristine singletrack that will challenge your riding abilities with steep climbs, tight turns, Virginia rocks, and exhilarating downhills. The plan is to ride up Mill Creek trail, with …
Charlottesville is hilly, but I crave a truly mountainous route. So I’ve contrived a route inspired by the Middle Mountain Momma XXC race course that explores all the highlights of Douthat State Park plus some extra at almost 200 feet of climbing per mile (see the links below for some ideas of what we’ll be riding). Come join me Friday …
When: Friday, March 31st | 3:00pm-4:45pm Hey friends! Hoping to get out and bike some on Friday as I haven’t yet this week. This will be a beginner trip so as long as you feel comfortable riding a bike on the road you should be good. We’ve got a beginner route in mind but we can adjust based on time …
Hey I’m back again!!!!! Any of you who have ever had any interest in hitting the trails on a bicycle, or have done so before and want to do it again, come join Max and I for a short, easy lil bike ride around Ohill!!! We have an idea for a nice route or two picked out but we can …
hey hey folks! our most dearest friends Eliza and Marion are organizing and hosting a super amazing art show called Close to Home. It’s an art exhibition inspired by environmental sustainability!!! If you like art, going to High Tor (a used gear exchange store) and biking around Cville: this is the most ideal trip ever that could exist! Come hang …
HEYYYYY peeps, I have been thoroughly enjoying mountain biking lately and I have only one class on friday so it’s one of my fav days to bike and a great way to start off the weekend (the weekend of ODC’s first formal nonetheless). I was planning on doing a short bike ride on O-hill, at least 5 miles but I’m …
Fingers crossed for no inclement weather this time! Word is Siggy might make an appearance and Max (which one???) might cook steaks so get stoked Come join us for a 1.5 day exploration of Carvin’s Cove plus grilling+camping: Carvin’s Cove is a big trail network near Roanoke, filled with challenging climbs and thrilling descents, from rocky, rooty, technical stretches to …
The plan for next Friday is a simple as it gets: bike up a forest road to the beginning of our trail, climb up some more singletrack, and fly back down, taking in some gorgeous views along the way. Our route will utilize the roads the forest service has graciously built (8 mi) and part of the Wild Oak Trail …
It’s not your first time around the block, but you are still looking to build your skills. Sure, you have ridden your bike before, but you truly long to shred the trail. Heyward (with brand new trails as of this weekend!) is calling your name. We’ll be tackling some steep hills and a few technical spots so you should have …
This is an intermediate trip so you should have done at least two or three rides, and feel confident on beginner trails. Ohill Long Downhill and some stair sets sound appealing but everything is flexible depending on how the group feels. If you don’t have your own mountain bike or helmet, let me know on the trip questionnaire and we’ll …