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    Re: Dogs on winter bike trails / bikejoring

    in Beginners, Newbies, Noobz, etc
    Creeper
    January 25, 2024, 08:20 AM

    Dane County Parks has a pet area at Indian Lake County Park. The mountain bike, single Trek Trails I believe will be too narrow and too soft on the margins in order to be able to be towed by a dog and keep both the dog and the bike on the trail and not constantly carving out the sides. The cap city loop and commuter bypass which are paved would perhaps be ideal on certain days. They do eventually get plowed, but will offer a nice firm base to give the dog traction and they allow dogs with a permit.

    Re: Dogs on winter bike trails / bikejoring

    in Beginners, Newbies, Noobz, etc
    Kevin M
    January 24, 2024, 03:38 PM

    When conditions are right I bet that would be fun on the lake, Military Ridge trail, or some of the wider ungroomed trails in the state and county parks that allow bikes and dogs.

    Re: Dogs on winter bike trails / bikejoring

    in Beginners, Newbies, Noobz, etc
    augs
    January 20, 2024, 09:53 AM

    Looks like fun!  I would say that if the tread is  packed firmly enough that the dog's paws are staying on the surface, you're okay.  I wouldn't be surprised if you encountered other riders who thought you shouldn't be there, so I'd be prepared to calmly explain that the dog isn't hurting the tread and hopefully they accept that, but people can be irrational.  Someplace like Quarry Park that isn't officially groomed (and is frequented by plenty of dogs) is perhaps less likely to result in confrontation.  Though it may be difficult to navigate through those tight trails.

    Help with lost and found glove retrieval

    in Blue Mound
    mlove6
    January 16, 2024, 02:30 PM

    Hey all, I was out at blue mounds on the 8th and left some gloves in the chalet.  They have them in the office, but I’m not sure when I’ll be able to make it back out there.  If anyone happens to be out there and can mule them to Madison anytime soon id greatly appreciate it.   8one2-239-3098

    Thanks,
    Mitch

    Dogs on winter bike trails / bikejoring

    in Beginners, Newbies, Noobz, etc
    Anu
    January 12, 2024, 06:16 PM

    Greetings! I've recently started bikejoring with my husky mix. Essentially he pulls the bike instead of a sled. It definitely takes a bit of finness and I'm glad I was a solid MTBer before trying it out. This winter I'd love to find some trails that are somewhat groomed that also allow dogs, are not too technical (green and blue), and have decent trail visibility / are one-way only so we don't have any surprise collisions.

    Any and all recommendations welcome and THANKS!!!
       - Anu

    If anyone is curious what this all looks like I'll attempt to attach a pic of us from last winter :)

    Attn Fat Bikers. Please help us groom the trails.

    in Middleton Bike Park
    imwjl
    January 12, 2024, 03:03 PM

    Hello fat bikers. Please help get the grooming done. Grab your snowshoes and reply with what is done and needs to be done. Thank you!

    Open Resource Development committee position

    in Volunteer Opportunities
    benon2wheelsNG
    January 07, 2024, 01:57 PM

    This committee promotes membership and fundraising. Maximize your impact by helping plan and implement campaigns, meet with donors, organize member information, and drive other actions that will sustain CORP with supporters and financial resources to make local mountain biking the best it can be! The principle requirements are the time and commitment to follow through with tasks. Meeting cadence or bi-monthly. Requires a handful of hours per month, much work will be done via email.
    Interested? Contact info@madcitydirt.com.

    Open Communications committee position

    in Volunteer Opportunities
    benon2wheelsNG
    January 07, 2024, 01:56 PM

    Work with this team to promote events and inform membership of news and activities. A knowledge of social media is helpful, but not required; we have folks with those skills, and the ability to coordinate and communicate amongst those people will serve you, and the club, better than any technical knowledge. The principle requirements are the time and commitment to follow through with tasks. Meeting cadence monthly. Requires a handful of hours per month, much work will be done via email.
    Interested? Contact info@madcitydirt.com.

    Open Trail Development committee position

    in Volunteer Opportunities
    benon2wheelsNG
    January 07, 2024, 01:55 PM

    Help determine what projects get prioritized and make recommendations to the board. Meeting cadence may be monthly or bi-monthly, depending on project load. Requires a handful of hours per month, much work will be done via email. The principle requirements are an interest in mountain biking and the time and commitment to follow through with tasks.
    Interested? Contact info@madcitydirt.com.

    CORP Clinics : Bike Repair and Maintenance!

    in News
    The Hermit
    December 30, 2023, 03:37 PM

    We are super excited to announce a series of bike maintenance clinics CORP is organizing this winter run by the experts at our fabulous local bike shops on Wednesday evenings in Jan and Feb!

    You can learn to optimize your bike setup for comfort and efficiency, maintain your bike during the season, fix common issues on the trail as well as special clinics for NICA athletes and NICA parents.

    CORP members get a discount and can register now! General public registration opens a few weeks before each event.

    All proceeds from these clinics go towards CORP efforts to expand and maintain our lovely area MTB trails.

    Anyone have a new year's resolution to get better at bike maintenance?

    Register for Clinics Here!


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