MOUNTAIN BIKE

Mountain Bike: The A,B,Cs and 1,2,3s of Mountain Biking

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Just getting into mountain biking and need a few tips for safety and piece of mind? This clinic will teach you trail-side maintenance, safe route planning and basic body positioning on the bike. Get your new adventure of mountain biking off to a good start and learn the A, B, Cs..
Mountain Bike: Iceman Racecourse Recon
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Ride time: Custom Guide Series
Difficulty: Beginner to Advanced
Type: XC MTB
When: Every Saturday from September to the first Saturday in November.
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Northern Michigan is the home to the  biggest point-to-point mountain bike race in North America.  You have put in the miles and made the entry deadline, now it is time to know the course.  Learn where the breaks happen, where you can expend your energy and where you should conserve.  Use my services as a guide and trainer to strategize your next race or use my vehicle to shuttle back and forth on the ICEMAN course.
Mountain Bike: Northern Michigan's Backcountry

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Ride time: 2-4 hours
Difficulty: Beginner to Advance
Type: XC MTB
When: By appointment

This is a back country adventure. Find yourself "getting lost" in the kettles, moraines, river valleys and woodland forests of the North. Northern Michigan is home to so many great trail systems, join me at the VASA or The Big M to get off the beaten path and into the backcountry.
 Mountain Bike Traverse City's Urban Trails 

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 Ride Time: 2-4 hours
Difficulty: Beginner to Advance
Type: XC MTB
​When: By appointment
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Within a few minutes of downtown Traverse City you are out of the city and into the trails of the Old State Hospital or Hickory Meadows. In accordance to Dr. James Munson's guiding philosophy, "beauty is therapy" I will lead you in and around the grounds making sure to lead you straight to the heart of this urban oasis. You are continuously rewarded for you climbing efforts with vistas of Traverse City's Grand Traverse Bay and the historical barns and botanical gardens. ​