It's almost time! Rumble in the Jungle 5/17!

Only a few days left to pre-reg - you know you want one .... 

Rumble in the Jungle - the 2015 edition!

It's that time of year - everyone wants to know - what's the course, how long is a lap, is XYZ trail in it, is there a beer stop, when will you pre-ride, what gearing are you using, where are the monkeys, can you put my favorite trail in it, what tires are you using - you know, the usual! We can't help you with with all of those questions (although we are in favor of a beer stop - illegal at NJSP's, unfortunately!) but here's what we have. 

• Course marking will start on Friday, May 15, and be finished on May 16. We'll try to have arrows up at critical intersections early on. It's a public park, so we can only tape the day or so beforehand. We appreciate your understanding!
• We will have a course pre-ride on Wednesday, May 13, wheels down at 6 p.m. We will do both the Cat. 1/2 lap, as well as the Cat. 3 lap. Due to the popularity of last year's format, we will again being doing 2 shorter Cat. 3 laps. 
• The course is about 90% the same as last years course, so if you are familiar with that course, you'll do fine with this one. Here is the Strava file for the Cat. 1/2 laps, and for the Cat. 3 lap. As most of you know, GPS is hard at Jungle - between several of the trails being so close to each other, and the weird GPS juju that often haunts Jungle, it's hard to get a super accurate lap. There is already some surveyors tape up to help you out in a few spots. 

As you pre-ride, please be considerate of the other park users - just because they might not be on bikes doesn't mean they aren't good people! Right? 

As always, info@teamtowncycle.com with any questions. Don't forget - this is the NJ State Championship race for this year - just another reason to sign up today!

Late notice - Ride, Sat. May 9!

A late notice for a road ride - tomorrow, Sat. May 9, 8 a.m. in Harriman. Meet at the Long Meadow visitor center, we'll go for a 3 hour cruise. Perfect weather - come join us! 

Last minute trail work announcement!

Come on down - I Dig Tuesdays starts tonight! Meet us at the Jungle Habitat gate at 5:45 p.m. - bring gloves, bug spray and water, we'll provide the rest! Paydirt eligible.

The week ahead - and a great big "Junior" thank you!

• A huge, gigantic, ginormous, big, squishy THANK YOU to everyone who came out to race or help out for Juniors in the Jungle this past Saturday!!! You guys are the best! From BJ with his always excellent MC skills, to Angela for taking such great photos, to Heather for the most welcome egg sandwiches and kielbasa (it was worth the trip right there!), to all 3 Toms, the Dave's, Steve, Vicki, Sherri, Norm, Chris, Dave, Ted, Kevin, Mike, Nick, Ethan, Rick, James, and all the other people we are forgetting. Most importantly, thanks to all the racers and their parents who came out and took a lap or more! No one got hurt, we cleaned up and were out of there in record time, and most important - we got some more kids psyched about cycling! So thank you again to everyone who came out, and to everyone who helped spread the word!
• TTC's BJ will be leading a night ride on Thursday, April 30. Wheels down at 8 p.m. at Jungle Habitat. Plug in your lights - we're looking for Bigfoot! Nothing racy about this ride - just a nice moonlit roll through JH. 
• Don't forget - this Friday, May 1 - the debut of the 2015 Friday Night Clinton Road rides! It's been a long winter - we are beyond glad to get this particular party started! Meet us at the United Methodist Church at 65 LaRue Road, Newfoundland. Please remember - we are guests of the church. Let's be considerate and park near the road, not by the church buildings. Wheels down at 6 p.m. Ladies rides start on Wednesday, May 6.
• Local MTB racing this weekend - the 2nd H2H race of the season is at Wawayanda! All info on www.bikereg.com. 

Have a great week everyone! 

Juniors in the Jungle is TOMORROW - April 25!!

24 hours from now, we'll be deep in the action of racing at the 7th Annual Juniors in the Jungle K-12 MTB race at Jungle Habitat! The weather forecast is perfect - sunny and 60! Corral the kids and bring them on over!

Got a kid who doesn't want to race, just ride? Join Kathi Krause from Dirt, Rock N Root Training at 11:30 a.m. as she takes our kids grades 6-12 out on a fundamentals ride in Jungle Habitat. You don't need to race to join the ride - just a bike and a helmet! 

All details in the flyers to the left, and any questions - info@teamtowncycle.com . See everyone mañana !!!

Help bring NICA to NJ!

There is a big push to bring more youth mountain biking via the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) program here to NJ! Our New York High School Mountain Biking neighbors started their very successful league 3 years ago, and we are now pushing to do the same here in NJ! Please join our VP David Kahl and others as they work toward establishing a NJ NICA league. - http://www.teamtowncycle.com/docs/fundraiserforms4-15.pdf

Contributions are time sensitive - please read, SHARE and act by April 24 - and THANK YOU for your support of youth mountain biking in NJ!

Any questions, let us know ASAP! info@teamtowncycle.com