Rides, more rides, and then some more rides!

• Thursday night TTC's Dillon VW is leading a XC ride at Mountain Creek - and it includes a free XC lift ticket! Hit the bike shop for your lift ticket before you meet him at the lift at 5:30 p.m. He'll give you a good tour of the XC trails at Mountain Creek!
• Saturday, July 26, TTC's Cliff and Diana will be going on an epic road ride in the Catskills. The route is 82 miles of paved and decent dirt roads. Elevation gain is 7,600 feet of climbing, with the worst grades at 14 to 16%. Road bikes with 25mm or larger tires will do fine, and you can make do with a rear cog of 26 teeth, but 28 teeth is definitely better. A cyclocross bike would be ideal! Bringing a spare tube is a good idea. The basic Strava route is here- http://www.strava.com/routes/589645. With all those hills and distance the ride won't be hard, just steady, with an average speed around 11-12 mph. They plan a deli stop or two along the way, and probably be rolling from Boiceville around 9:30 a.m. If you're interested, e-mail -diana.rooney@gmail.com, or give her a call/text at two zero one -566-five five two five.
• Also on Saturday, a special trail maintenance project is going on at Jungle Habitat. Meet at the gate at 9 a.m., bring water and gloves - we'll bring the rest. We'll work until noon. Paydirt eligible for all you H2H racers out there! 
• Sunday, July 27 is Race #3 in the NYS MTB series at Stewart, the SOS MTB Challenge. If you like Stewart, you'll love this race!
• Do you like good riding and good food? Would you like an event that combines both? Then you should definitely check out the Tour de Farm NJ! It's a cycling and tasting tour of NJ farms - gourmet farmer's breakfast, tastings at each farm, and healthy post-ride hors d'oeuvres. A few TTC members have already signed up, so join them and make it a party!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Weekend rides

• Friday Night Ride - Clinton Road - 5:45 p.m. at the old Village Square Inn parking lot on Route 23 in Newfoundland - be there! Not sure how many more of these there will be this season, so make sure you don't miss out!!!
• Saturday, September 7,  TTC's own Vicki and James will be leading a mountain bike ride up at Stewart in Newburgh. You can either meet them at the first rest stop (Sloatsburg) on the NYS Thruway at 10 a.m., or meet them at Stewart at 11 a.m. (use 400 Ridge Road, Rock Tavern, NY 12575). They plan on doing the 10 mile race loop from the Stewart Six Pack at least once (your mileage may vary!). There are no facilities there, so please bring plenty of snacks and water, etc. This would probably be classified as an intermediate ride - not a lot of climbing, but  it will have a good amount of distance to it. Weather looks great for the weekend - this should be a fun ride! 
• Also on Saturday, Sept. 7 - TTC's BJ will be leading a cyclocross basic skills session at the Tourne Park in Denville (parking in the small lot on Old Denville/Norris Rd off of Powerville Road- the river access lot) at 11:30 a.m. He'll focus on skills such as barriers, shoulder carries and running starts, etc. - all the things that make a good cyclocross racer. Beginners are always welcome - and if you don't have a CX bike, bring your mountain bike! 
• The New Paltz ride is rescheduled!!!! Thanks to Tom G. and Jeff S. for stepping up, the ride will now take place on Saturday, September 14. Meet at Town Cycle at 9 a.m. For those of you who only want to ride one way, you'll need to arrange your own way home (but please let us know if you have any extra space!) Please RSVP by Thursday, September 12 so we can make lunch reservations at the Gilded Otter. Rain will cancel. This ride is a TTC annual tradition, and the weather should be great for a mid-September ride through the Hudson Valley to the Shawangunks. 

Lots of dates for your calendar - drop us a line at info@teamtowncycle.com with any questions! 

Weekend mountain biking fun!

Lots of mountain biking fun for the weekend! Check us out! 

• Saturday, August 11 - JORBA ride at Jungle Habitat - part of the ever popular JORBA ride series! Two groups - one for those who would like the complete tour, one for those who want to go fast! Meet at the gate, wheels down at 10 a.m. Great chance to meet the good people who do the hard work at other parks in the state! More info here!
• Also on Saturday, TTC's BJ will lead a ride at Mountain Creek. Meet at 9 a.m. at the biker parking lot across from the mountain, we'll be on the lift by 9:30 a.m. $7 buys you a one time ride up the mountain, where we'll hit the cross country trails. The XC trails are pretty tame, any level should be able to handle it! At the end, we'll sneak in a downhill run or two, or if you prefer, hitch a ride on the gondola. 
• Sunday, August 12 - TTC's James will lead a ride up at Stewart State Forest, meeting at 12 noon. It will be about a 20 mile loop in a beginner/intermediate level. Weather permitting. Stewart is a great place for riders of all levels, a good place to check out! Use the Weed Road Entrance just off Rt. 207. 

Hopefully the weather will cooperate across the board! Have a great weekend, everyone!

Singlespeed-a-palooza and Darkhorse 40 Registration now open!

Looking ahead to warmer days? Registration opened today for the Singlespeed-a-palooza on April 29, and the Darkhorse 40, held on August 5! These perennial favorites, run by our friends at Dark Horse Cycles, are always great events. There are limited spaces available, so don't wait to register. The SS-apalooza, with only 250 spots available, already has 111 sign-ups...and registration only opened at midnight! So don't delay - both events are available for registration online at www.bikereg. com . 

Singlespeed-a-Pooloza course posted!

For those of you who are racing (or just curious!), the course for Singlespeed-a-Pooloza was posted today. Here's the map! Go forth and conquer!

Reminders!

Hi all-

Hope everyone is staying warm on this frigid day! Here are a few things to look forward to!

• Just a quick reminder that we will be climbing tonight at the Gravity Vault in Upper Saddle River. Join us at 6 p.m. Directions can be found here. 
• Registration is open for the famous (or is it infamous?!) Singelspeed-a-polooza, to be held at Stewart State Forest in Newburgh, NY on April 17, put on by our friends at Dark Horse Cycles. They will close registration at some point, so don't delay! This event is pre-reg only - no day of registration will be available! Register at BikeReg today!
• Speaking of Dark Horse and Stewart and crazy epic rides as we were, registration is also open for the Dark Horse 40, the classic 40 mile race also held at Stewart State Forest. This year, it will be held on July 31, and right now registration is only $55. It will go up to $75 on May 1, so don't delay! 

Stay tuned for some announcements of more events coming up in the next few weeks - fun stuff!

Dark Horse 40

The classic Darkhorse 40 is on August 1 - and registration closes on July 16th! It's a great race at a great location, and beer and bar-b-que chicken for all participants - what's not to love? Bike Reg info is at http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=9800 , and check out their blog at http://www.darkhorse40.blogspot.com/ - it has the course map, sneak peak at their event t-shirt, etc.

If you're not sure you can do the whole 40 miles yourself - no worries! You can make a 2 person team of it as well! A good way to dip your toe into a longer distance event!

The Darkhorse 40 is pre-reg ONLY - so hurry up and sign up! If you have any questions about it, we have several club members who have run it in the past, so let us know - we'll hook you up with them!