Sara pointed out the following free mountain biking class sponsored by REI (Thanks Sara!):
http://www.rei.com/event/19522/session/24127
Boise REI — Mountain Biking Basics
Cycling
Date: 5/11/2011
Event Location: Boise REI
Event Fee: Free
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (MDT)
Presenter: SW Idaho Mountain Biking Assn.
Group Size: 75 (41 spots still available as I post this)
Description: Join members of Southwest Idaho Mountain Biking Association (SWIMBA) and learn how to get started in mountain biking, what gear is needed, and where to go. SWIMBA members will share how to select a mountain bike, getting started, gear essentials, and trail destinations for beginners to experts.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
5/2 Ride - Seaman's Gulch Loop
Quick Note - I will be out of town for this ride so please email Tesh (tesh.denton@hotmail.com) or Cacia (cacialee@yahoo.com) and let them know if you can make it on Monday.
The ride this week will be at Seaman's Gulch Loop. It is another wonderful short and sweet beginner ride which will help new riders get a taste for mountain biking as well as be another nice ride to ease everyone's biking legs into the season. Plan on arriving prior to 6:30 as they will start up the trail at that time.
Here is some information on the trail as well as directions:
Distance: Loop #1, 1 mile; Loop #2, 3 miles
Difficulty: Beginner
Tread: Singletrack
Vertical gain: 540 feet
Getting there: Follow Hill Road west of Boise past Gary Lane until you come to an intersection with Seaman’s Gulch Road and Hill Road Parkway. Bear right on the main paved road and follow signs to Hidden Springs. At .9 miles from this junction, turn right into a parking area and trailhead. The ride starts here.
The ride this week will be at Seaman's Gulch Loop. It is another wonderful short and sweet beginner ride which will help new riders get a taste for mountain biking as well as be another nice ride to ease everyone's biking legs into the season. Plan on arriving prior to 6:30 as they will start up the trail at that time.
Here is some information on the trail as well as directions:
Distance: Loop #1, 1 mile; Loop #2, 3 miles
Difficulty: Beginner
Tread: Singletrack
Vertical gain: 540 feet
Getting there: Follow Hill Road west of Boise past Gary Lane until you come to an intersection with Seaman’s Gulch Road and Hill Road Parkway. Bear right on the main paved road and follow signs to Hidden Springs. At .9 miles from this junction, turn right into a parking area and trailhead. The ride starts here.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
4/27 Pictures - Eagle Bike Park
Perfect first ride of the season!
Hillary, Mandy, Tanya, Cacia, Mendy, Sara, Amy, Dustee
Heading out...
Tanya and Sara enjoying the scenery.
Cacia and Dustee performing bike surgery.
Mid-way break
Hillary trying out the pump track for the first time. 
Mandy heading down the switchbacks.
Ride over - time to celebrate.
Cheers to the first season ride. 
Perfect sunny spring day.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Rained Out - New Ride 4/27
Bummer. It looks like mother nature is being grumpy today and we definitely don't want to advocate riding on muddy trails. We will be postponing our first ride until Wednesday 4/27 which is currently forecasted to be 61 and mostly sunny. Same time.....Same place.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
First Season Ride - 4/25
EAGLE BIKE PARK
For our first ride we will start back where we ended last season - the Eagle Bike Park "Junkyard Trail". It is one of the easier rides that I know of - short and sweet - and will be a nice way to ease our biking legs back into it. It also has plenty of other fun biking things to do for those who are feeling super energetic that day.
Plan on arriving prior to 6:30 as we will start up the trail at that time.
Directions: From State Street, head North on "N Horseshoe Bend Road". This is the road just east of Highway 55 (right by WINCO). Stay on this road for a few miles and you will see the park to your right. You can also type in "Idaho Velodrome and Cycling Park" into mapquest to get directions. The park website is at http://eaglebikepark.org/visiting/maps/ which also has directions.
Bring some food/snacks/drinks for yourself after the ride. There is a nice covered picnic area we like to take over. Also, I will be providing plastic cups for any adult beverages you may want to partake in afterwards. ;)
Hope to see everyone there!
For our first ride we will start back where we ended last season - the Eagle Bike Park "Junkyard Trail". It is one of the easier rides that I know of - short and sweet - and will be a nice way to ease our biking legs back into it. It also has plenty of other fun biking things to do for those who are feeling super energetic that day.
Plan on arriving prior to 6:30 as we will start up the trail at that time.
Directions: From State Street, head North on "N Horseshoe Bend Road". This is the road just east of Highway 55 (right by WINCO). Stay on this road for a few miles and you will see the park to your right. You can also type in "Idaho Velodrome and Cycling Park" into mapquest to get directions. The park website is at http://eaglebikepark.org/visiting/maps/ which also has directions.
Bring some food/snacks/drinks for yourself after the ride. There is a nice covered picnic area we like to take over. Also, I will be providing plastic cups for any adult beverages you may want to partake in afterwards. ;)
Hope to see everyone there!
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