Blue Mountain Race Pre-ride on 4/23

The first Jamis Bicycles/H2H mountain bike race of the year is coming up this Sunday, April 27 at Blue Mountain Reservation in Peekskill, NY. TTC's David K. will be leading a race pre-ride there on Wednesday, April 23. Meet at the parking lot off to the left (stay to the left when you enter the park, and drive around the lake to the lot.) at 5:30 p.m. Ride will be race pace. Course has not been set in stone yet, but any riding there will be beneficial to anyone planning on racing. 

Last Minute Good Friday ride

Last minute ride addition for this weekend - TTC's Nick L. will tentatively be leading a 2 hour ride this Friday, April 18, at Blue Mountain in Peekskill. The ride will be moderate pace, and will be wheels down at 9:30 a.m. If any changes happen due to weather, etc., we'll post here by 7 a.m. 

Blue Mountain is similar in terrain to Jungle Habitat, so if you like Jungle, you'll definitely enjoy Blue! 

Ride recap for the week of April 15

Quick recap of rides for this week -

• On Wednesday, April 17, meeting at 4:30 p.m. at Blue Mountain, we will have a pre-ride of the race course for Sunday's Chain Stretcher race.  At least 2 fast, race pace laps, so bring your snacks, water bottle, and race face! 
• Also on Wednesday, weather permitting, will be the first Wednesday night Ladies only Clinton Road road ride of 2013! Meet in the old Village Square Inn parking lot  at the intersection of Clinton Road and Rt. 23 in Newfoundland and be ready to ride at 5:45. Great place to learn about group road riding with a great group of ladies!
• A second pre-ride of the Chain Stretcher course at Blue Mountain on Thursday, April 18 - meet at 5 p.m., wheels down at 5:15. One easy lap to study the course, then one lap at speed. 
• Friday, April 19 - Friday night ride on Clinton Road - great for all levels of riding! Meet at 5:30 at the aforementioned Village Square Inn parking lot at 5:30. Long range weather forecast doesn't look great for Friday night, but they've been wrong before ... 

info@teamtowncycle.com for questions. Have a great week, everyone! 

Chainstretcher pre-rides over at Blue Mountain

The first Campmor H2H race is coming up on April 21, so we'll be headed over to Blue Mountain Reservation in Peekskill, NY for a few rides. 

First ride will be Sunday, April 14, 10 a.m. Probably something short of race pace, but still a good ride. 

Second ride will be Thursday, April 18 - time TBD. We'll update you during the week. 

Not racing in the H2H series? No worries - come out and check out the park. Great place - technical, yes, but oh so fun! 

Weekend rides

A little something to think of as you slog through the week ...

• Friday Night road rides on Clinton Road are back! We're slowing getting back into our routine. Newbie or experienced riders - come join us, learn the basic etiquette of group road rides, or get a good brisk ride in as you shake off the stress of another work week! We'll meet at the old Village Square Inn Parking lot, 2887 Route 23, Newfoundland, NJ - let's try to be ready to ride at 5:30. We'll break into groups and do our usual out and back on Clinton Road. 
• Saturday, April 21 - join us at Allaire State Park for a mountain bike ride. If you've never been to Allaire, you're missing out on a great park. It's an excellent place for newer riders, and lots of flowing singletrack for experienced riders! The terrain is completely different than in our neck of the woods, so treat yourself and take a trip there! Map to the parking lot is here - plan on 90 minutes travel time from the West Milford area. We'll meet you at 10 a.m. in the Hospital Road parking lot - bring plenty of water and snacks. More info on the park can be found here. Rain will cancel our ride. 
• Sunday, April 22 - the first Campmor H2H race of 2012 is at Blue Mountain Reservation in Peekskill. If you like Jungle Habitat, you'll love Blue Mountain. Come on out and give it a try - details at www.wmba.org. And good luck to all our TTC racers! 

More info on more events coming up - stay tuned!

Weekend rides, and good luck to our road racers!

First - members of the Team Town Cycle road racing contingent are off to the Tour of the Battenkill this weekend. It's a classic spring race, and a tough one. TTC has been training hard for this one though, and they are up for the challenge - good luck to them all! 

Second - don't forget, Friday night rides are on! Meet at the Old Village Square Inn parking lot on Route 23 Newfoundland - wheels down at 5:30 p.m. 

Third - the Campmor H2H series starts next weekend at Blue Mountain in Peekskill. For those interested in pre-riding the course this weekend, we'll meet at the parking lot at 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 15. Hopefully, the course map will be released by then, and we'll do a few easy laps of the course to get acquainted with the route! 

As always, email us with any questions, and have a great weekend!

School is over!

The school year that was never ending is finally over - hallelujah! Time to celebrate!

• No guided road ride for the ladies tonight - if you can make it, you'll have to work together and motivate each other!
• Friday night, July 1 - and the beginning of a long weekend! Get off to a good start by joining us on our Friday night road ride on Clinton Road. Meet us at 6 p.m., the old Village Square Inn, Rt. 23, Newfoundland. Work off that July 4th BBQ before you even start!
• New addition! Steve and Martha Boshart will lead a moderate pace mixed group road ride from the shop at 9 AM tomorrow, about 40 miles+, up through Warwick, Sugarloaf, Chester, Monroe and Greenwood Lake. Probably about 3 hours. Moderate climbing at start and will work our way down into Warwick and through valleys back into town. Bring food and water, probably a water stop at halfway.
• Don't forget - you want to avoid riding at Jungle Habitat this Friday and Saturday, as Thunder in the Highlands will be bringing droves of people to our normally quiet park! 
• Speaking of Jungle Habitat, TTC member Tim will be leading a beginners ride meeting at noon on Sunday, July 3. Tim is super knowledgeable about all of the trails at the Hab, so he's a great guide to show you around the joint!
• Looking for more of a challenge? We'll be riding at Blue Mountain on Sunday morning at 9 a.m. Blue Mountain, home to the 7th race in the H2H series, is a great park with lots of technical trails and climbing. We'll be doing an intermediate+ ride, about 3 hours long. Please note there is a fee to park if you are going! 

Check in later in the week for more updates - and have a great long weekend!