Rear wheel dusty spinouts when climbing

[Catrin]

We will definitely keep you in the loop, and you make a good point about just picking a date and running with it. My biggest concern is weather and the state of the trails. Of course, that's always a gamble.

Exactly, there are no guarantees. Do we want to make this a weekday event and have it right after the Women's Clinic, or just pick the following weekend? The reason I am suggesting weekdays before or after the Clinic is some of us might be interested in attending the Clinic...but of course there would be a longer travel/vacation time commitment and that might not be feasible. The Midwest Women's MTB Clinic is always in mid-June. Both Indy and I know the organizer and it would be easy enough to get date confirmation. Registration typically starts in January - and she fills up faster each year.

[indysteel]

Exactly, there are no guarantees. Do we want to make this a weekday event and have it right after the Women's Clinic, or just pick the following weekend? The reason I am suggesting weekdays before or after the Clinic is some of us might be interested in attending the Clinic...but of course there would be a longer travel/vacation time commitment and that might not be feasible. The Midwest Women's MTB Clinic is always in mid-June. Both Indy and I know the organizer and it would be easy enough to get date confirmation. Registration typically starts in January - and she fills up faster each year.

One thought Catrin is to have the TE weekend the same weekend as the clinic. Those who want to participate can and those that want to stay an extra day either before or after the event can. There's still some down time where we can call visit, ride and hang out.

But these are just thoughts. I personally don't feel any pressing need to get anything sorted out now. Let's table all of this until later this year/early next year.

ETA: Certainly, even if we had it that weekend, TE members wouldn't have to participate in the clinic itself.

[Artista]

I like the idea of piggy-backing it with the clinic. That would require weekday group rides for the TE gathering, though. I could deal with the weekdays since I'd have to take vacation to attend anyway. Weekday TE rides may not be so popular with the local TE'ers, though.

[Artista]

I agree that nothing has to be decided now.

[indysteel]

I like the idea of piggy-backing it with the clinic. That would require weekday group rides for the TE gathering, though. I could deal with the weekdays since I'd have to take vacation to attend anyway. Weekday TE rides may not be so popular with the local TE'ers, though.

I have no problems taking a weekday off to ride and I'm guessing Catrin doesn't either. Boy, are the trails nice during a weekday. They're typically pretty empty.

[Catrin]

I have no problems taking a weekday off to ride and I'm guessing Catrin doesn't either. Boy, are the trails nice during a weekday. They're typically pretty empty.

For me this would be perfect! Take the Clinic on the weekend - which is quite full of activities, then ride the trails on Monday after everyone else has left and gone back to work? Sweet! Indeed I would probably choose just to stay/camp the entire week for my summer vacation

This thread has really changed since I first started it - but I LIKE the direction it has taken!

[indysteel]

For me this would be perfect! Take the Clinic on the weekend - which is quite full of activities, then ride the trails on Monday after everyone else has left and gone back to work? Sweet! Indeed I would probably choose just to stay/camp the entire week for my summer vacation

This thread has really changed since I first started it - but I LIKE the direction it has taken!

Yeah, talk about thread drift! Given when the clinic registration opens up, I'll put a feeler out in December or so to at least put a bug in people's ear. If the consenus is that people have no desire to combine the two things, then we can talk about doing it a separate weekend.

The main thing I'd want to get my head around if we were to combine the two is how to coordinate camping at the Rally campground. We'd be camping there as part of the clinic for the weekend and then holding over on Sunday night. My hope would be that the park wouldn't make that into a big hassle.

[Catrin]

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The main thing I'd want to get my head around if we were to combine the two is how to coordinate camping at the Rally campground. We'd be camping there as part of the clinic for the weekend and then holding over on Sunday night. My hope would be that the park wouldn't make that into a big hassle.

Oh I have a potential solution for THAT little problem Since I would probably be there for a full week (from Friday to Friday) I would consider getting my favorite campsite on Taylor Ridge. It is a large site that would accommodate 2 large tents and still have room left over for some free space around the tents. Rally is just a short bike ride away.... Nice way to warm up. Of course it is also nice to be in the middle of the action, both for the Clinic and with other TE members, so I will see how things develop. It is also nice just to be able to fall in one's tent if one has consumed a little too much beer. Not that I ever do that of course... It wouldn't take long for me to move my campsite if needed.

December would be a good time to give everyone a heads up - I am pretty sure she opens registration on Jan 1, and as quickly as it filled up THIS year, it will probably fill up even quicker next year. I really hope that I can do intermediate next year, but we will see!

[indysteel]

Yeah, if I want to do the intermediate, then I need to work on getting my front wheel up and over 12" diameter logs. I have a mental block about even working on that, let alone doing it consistently.

[zoom-zoom]

For me this would be perfect! Take the Clinic on the weekend - which is quite full of activities, then ride the trails on Monday after everyone else has left and gone back to work? Sweet! Indeed I would probably choose just to stay/camp the entire week for my summer vacation

Oh, this is awesome...I am already VERY seriously thinking about doing the clinic. It looks like it would be the weekend immediately following my DS's school getting out, so having a day or two of TE riding following the clinic would be PERFECT! We're already talking about making a long weekend vacation out of it.

[Giulianna23]

I am in for sure...sounds great!