Let me get two things out of the way first. Yes, that’s a picture of us cleaning our chicken with non-potable water this past weekend. No, there’s no actual bug I’ll be spreading. Rather, I’m looking to spread the love of mountain biking to absolute beginners (hence the beginner-beginner in the title). This trip is prompted by the absolutely incredible …
Do you like freedom?? Have you ever thought about how magical it would feel to bike into the woods, rip down the trails and explore the beauties of our mountains all while knowing everything you need to sustain your living is strapped to the bike you’re riding?? We introduce to you: the art of bikepacking. This will be a two-day …
Why hellooo ODC friends!!! Did you recently join ODC and want to learn how you can go on trips WHENEVER YOU WANT?? Have you 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 these questions is yes, SIGN UP FOR …
HELLO! This is a special trip. I very timidly mountain biked for the first time on a beginner ohill trip a year ago today. In celebration, I’d love to give others an introduction to the sport that I’ve become obsessed with! I plan to take you on the same trails I was taken upon and bestow all the knowledge I …
let’s try AGAIN to do a routine ohill trip! this is an intermediate trip so you should have some experience, but by no means will we be doing The Hardest Trails Ever! So know that YOU ARE CAPABLE, and we want you there <3. I expect to do trails like reactor, long down hill, maybe slide/spider, waterspout? and anything else …
Hello hello hellooooooo my fellow queer shredders (or shredders to be!) My thursdays are wide open, and as I will be spending fall break in the big apple far far away from my favorite bike trails, I wanna hit them one last time before I leave. As you may have noticed I love leading mountainbiking affinity trips, and this time …
This trip is part of the reading days Pisgah trip: https://outdoorsatuva.org/adventure/pisgah-fall-break-extravaganza-main-trip/ Make sure to sign up for that first Hi everyone!! Do you want to go camping in the beautiful Asheville NC area?? I know I do. I also know that biking is not for me so…. Hiking!!! This trip is to coordinate an INT hiking group. We will get …
This trip is part of the reading days Pisgah trip: https://outdoorsatuva.org/adventure/pisgah-fall-break-extravaganza-main-trip/ Make sure to sign up for that first This trip is to coordinate an ADV bike group. We will be riding for several days in the Pisgah National Forest and in Dupont State Forest. We will also ride with the INT group when possible. If you are interested in …
This trip is part of the reading days Pisgah trip: https://outdoorsatuva.org/adventure/pisgah-fall-break-extravaganza-main-trip/ Make sure to sign up for that first This trip is to coordinate an INT bike group. We will be riding for several days in the Pisgah National Forest and in Dupont State Forest. The INT group and ADV group will ride together some days, but ADV will split …
Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina is an East Coast outdoors gem, with world class biking, white water, hiking, and more. The leaves should be turning, so we’ll have incredible fall scenery as a backdrop for our weekend of camping. And, it’s under 6 hours from Cville, making it super feasible for Fall break. So, we are planning on taking …
Oh my!!!! Another mountain biking trip!!!! If you’ve never rode the Rivanna, it is pretty epic and awesome and sweet and I’d love to give you an introduction to it. I’m hoping to ride up OHill, take a fun downhill trail to the Rivanna and ride it to Barracks. It won’t be a super crazy trip but I also don’t …
let’s do a routine ohill trip! this is an intermediate trip so you should have some experience, but by no means will we be doing The Hardest Trails Ever! So know that YOU ARE CAPABLE, and we want you there <3. That being said, I expect/plan to do trails like reactor, long down hill, maybe slice/spider? and anything else the …
HELLO AGAIN MOUNTAIN BIKERS!!!! The last time I tried going to BRS it got rained out so this is take two. If you aren’t aware, the Blue Ridge School is just outside of Charlottesville and has some super sick looking trails that I’ve wanted to ride for a good long time now. If you happen to not have Friday classes …
oh em gee. this weather is TOOOO GOOD! only solution: bikes. wow and you don’t have class friday 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, …
oooooooh yoooooooohooooooooo! max and I are running back our slightly foiled attempts at a biscuit run trip. promises to include actual mountain biking this trip as we will be hopefully driving there xoxo This is an intermediate trip. We won’t be going over the basics as we would on a beginner trip, but we won’t be doing anything crazy and …
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. O-hill is calling your name. We’ll be tackling some steep hills and a few technical spots so I wouldn’t recommend this as your first ride. That being said, …
An animal howls off in the distance, the pines whisper to each other, and the smell of fire smoke fills your nostrils as you gaze up into the vast starry sky. To be alone with the world for a moment is all you need and everything you’ve been missing. Let’s go spend some time away from our beloved Cville hustle …
First of all, yes I know its an amazing title. Second, why not spend a Saturday night out paddle-boarding on the water with your pals to watch the sunset??? The plan is to get the sups packed up, head over to the Ragged Mountain Reservoir, and paddle around for about an hour before drying off, packing up, and returning before …
Pretty routine cville ride, just wanna go rip around the local trails. This is an adv trip so you should be comfortable on a bike and ready to ride some harder trails, although there won’t be any need to hit mandatory drops, gaps, or other scary features. If you’re on the fence about it, feel free to reach out. If …
Of all the riding that I’ve done in the local cville area, I’ve never ridden at Biscuit run. Luckily, Shay is somewhat of an expert and will give us a tour of the area. This is an intermediate trip. We won’t be going over the basics as we would on a beginner trip, but we won’t be doing anything crazy …
THIS IS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE GAULEY FEST MAIN TRIP YOU WILL NOT GET OFF UNLESS YOU ARE ON THE WAITLIST FOR BOTH On the way to the epic epic Gauley Fest we plan on making a stop at one of Virginia’s premier mountain biking destinations: Douthat State Park. Filled with challenging climbs and exhilarating descents, Douthat is sure to please …
This trip is not a concrete plan or itinerary, but rather looking to see if anyone else wants to do a full-day ride this weekend. I’m pretty flexible on most details. I’d probably rather ride on Saturday but could do Sunday too (would just need to be back a bit earlier). In terms of location, I have some potential routes …
My apologies for posting this with such short notice, I didn’t think I’d be able to bike at all and then a prof canceled a meeting. So hell yeah more biking less school. Also another Ohill bike trip will be out at the same time so this trip will be fairly limited by available bikes. Pretty routine intermediate trip. I …
Hey goons! Are any of you interested in water, or camping, or music, or festivals, or being outside!?!?! JK I know some (most? (all??)) of you are interested in at least one of those things. This is going to be a dope and unique weekend trip that ranges for beginners (beginners to just being outside even– you don’t have to …
Solo leading?!?!? Lots of my friends are busy with other trips and whatnot, so since there’s a lack of beginner trips this week (besides Bryons & Gabe’s the day before this one) here’s another one! WE WANT YOU ON THESE TRIPS! Don’t feel intimidated if you might need to hike a bike (we all do at times). That being said, …
Dear mountain bikers, This will be an intermediate/advanced trip to the Blue Ridge School, another local gem just outside of Charlottesville. These incredible trails are super close to home and have a little something for everyone! I’ve been wanting to go here for months and am incredibly stoked to explore and see just exactly what it has to offer. We …
Hello mountain bikers!!!! This is going to be an accelerated beginner trip, NOT an intermediate trip! This is targeted towards people who have been on one or two beginner trips and really enjoyed it, who want to learn and try more but may not feel comfortable signing up for an intermediate trip yet. We will take you on some slightly …
Tuesday afternoon… you have school to do and probably other things as well.. But what if… What if you hopped on a paddle board and floated around ragged?? I’m going to try to let people off the waitlist who have never been on a trip before, so if you’re a new member– WELCOME! Come join me as I leave my …
Max^2 is back with another backcountry MTB ride! This time we are heading up to Stokesville to do an intermediate route on Narrowback mountain. This trip is targeted for intermediate riders who are now comfortable on most Ohill trails. If you are unsure about your ability level, feel free to reach out to either of us (numbers on our profiles). …
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 …