Announcing Four Mini Clinics at the Livezey Pavilion This Saturday ! 11am
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« Reply #30 on: July 12, 2008, 06:51:24 PM »
First I would like to give out props for anyone who made today possible or donated their time & effort today.  What a GREAT DAY TO MOUNTAIN BIKE!! I had a blast & it reminded me of how much fun riding can be!

Second I would like to give give HUGE props to Steph for her assstance & leadership in the girl ride.... to help maintain a more approachable riding style (i.e. allow others to use the trails Steph stepped up and lead her own group; once that group had to leave... I promise on their own accord... Steph located the first group & her & she & I took turns in playing front & anchor.  I was unaware of her presence prior to the event however her presence helped make the ladies beginners ride (what I feel) a huge success!!!! Thanks Steph.

The ladies beginner ride started at the "Coil" trail to the end of Demo 1; reverse and then went all the way (not only back) but up Gorges to the long down that followed!  We then took Forbidden to Livesey fireroad up to the Pavilion... It was an awesome time.

There were so many successes in today ride & I want to thank everyone for coming to the clinics... both Jesse & Jon for organizing it... all of the leaders that turned out to help & everyone in PMBA who came out today 7 showed support & gave awesome imput.  Everyone participation in today clinics made this not only a club that I am not glad I am apart of but one that I am very p0roud that I am apart of.   

For any girls who rode today (in all clincs) their is also a girls ride that happen every Tuesday @ the Pavilion @ 6 pm.  I hope that you can attend.

Thanks for all the support from everyone today... members... non members & PMBA  alike... Can't wait to see everyone in August!

- Thanks for reading!
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« Reply #31 on: July 12, 2008, 08:51:13 PM »
Quote from: Kellyann on July 12, 2008, 06:34:04 PM
First of all I would like to start out giving props to everyone who help or start out today clinic WHAT A GREAT DAY TO MOUNTAIN BIKE!!!!!!

hey Kelly-

Muchos thank yous for showing my wife (RAW) the trails today! I've been trying to get her out there & finally convinced her to go today. The result? She came home TOTALLY AMPED UP about riding today. She was so fired up (& still is) that she wants to get back soon & do more..I think your ride today gave her some of her confidence back from last year.
If she does make the decision to jump in on the Tues girl's ride, I may hire a sitter for those nights & do trail maintenance w/Tom & Jeremy while you're all out there if that plan gets off the ground. 

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« Reply #32 on: July 12, 2008, 10:01:31 PM »
Quote from: Kellyann on July 12, 2008, 06:51:24 PM
First I would like to give out props for anyone who made today possible or donated their time & effort today.  What a GREAT DAY TO MOUNTAIN BIKE!! I had a blast & it reminded me of how much fun riding can be!

Second I would like to give give HUGE props to Steph for her assstance & leadership in the girl ride.... to help maintain a more approachable riding style (i.e. allow others to use the trails Steph stepped up and lead her own group; once that group had to leave... I promise on their own accord... Steph located the first group & her & she & I took turns in playing front & anchor.  I was unaware of her presence prior to the event however her presence helped make the ladies beginners ride (what I feel) a huge success!!!! Thanks Steph.


Kellyann and Steph,
Thanks so much for leading this ride!  I had a great time, and like the hubby said I gained a lot of my confidence back.  I'm excited to ride there again, but I need to work on the hill climbs!  I do love the downs, tho!  All the ladies did a great job!
Also, thanks to everyone who organized these clinics!  Honestly, I wouldn't have attempted the Wiss for a while if it hadn't been for this.  It was a great no pressure way to be introduced to this awesome resource.  Please plan more of these, it was a great experience.  I can't make the one on the 26th (2 parties already on the calendar), so I'll look for the next one!
Thanks again!  And I maybe out some Tuesday!!!

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« Reply #33 on: July 13, 2008, 11:39:56 AM »
I had a great time at the clinics yesterday and I'd like to thank the leaders of the intermediate/advanced demo 2 ride for their advice and help. I learned a lot and in spite of my first OTB in the wiss my confidence probably went up a notch or two. I did make it down demo 2 safely once, but on my second attempt I did everything wrong:- went too slow, didn't get back far enough, didn't look far forward enough and to top it all off, used the brakes (too much). Falling off my bike and landing on my neck/windpipe was a big fear of mine beforehand, but now having done it and come out the other end, it is obviously quite a safe thing to do and I would recommend everyone try it...Wink

Seriously though, all I can say is that for anyone learning in the wiss (like me), if a drop off / step / obstacle looks like it's too much for you to handle safely, this may well be the case and it might be best to find something similar but smaller elsewhere in the park and practice on that first.

I thought the mini clinics were a great idea and thanks again to all the organizers.
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« Reply #34 on: July 13, 2008, 03:20:18 PM »
OUR INTRO GROUP DID ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!

You guys rocked! We as the injured 'advanced' riders (Lou and I) were impressed. Thanks John for being a great leader.

Hope you guys better plan to be part of our next clinic again, or come out to a weekly planned ride. Ride on!
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« Reply #35 on: July 13, 2008, 03:55:55 PM »
Colm, glad to see your post and hope you are feeling ok.  Sound like you've moved past the OTB already - nice.

I went back over there today and was trying to clear the section I had trouble w/yesterday but, in fact, I couldn't make it up the one section that I was clearing before...go figure.

See you Thurs maybe.

John

 

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« Reply #36 on: July 13, 2008, 06:35:33 PM »
Well, the so-called "beginner" group turned out to be totally awesome.  These guys handled everything on the Demo 1 trail  - all of the logs, dropoffs and hills.  Everyone cleared the log at Wises Mill Road on the first try (it took me weeks to get up the nerve to try that) and most of the group hamdled the Gorgas climb with only one stop.  These guys are all ready for prime time.  Certainly the expert and enthusiastic instruction from Nick and Lou was instrumental in their success.  Keep checking the PMBA calendar - this event was a great success and we'll have to do it again soon.
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« Reply #37 on: July 13, 2008, 07:27:57 PM »
Colm
I want to thank you for my first bloody neck experience on the trail. I'm glad you're ok. Soon you'll be clearing that section no problem. Everyone in our group did great, even when the pace picked up a bit, which is bound to happen in the advanced group. There's alwasy someone steppin to keep the pace lively.

Great time. We are already planning the next one.
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« Reply #38 on: July 14, 2008, 09:44:24 AM »
I wish I could have made it out to Demo 2.  Unfortunately, a busy week and bad sleeping pattern had wiped me out and I had to bail before we got to the clinic spot.   Cry

Sounds like it was a good time.
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« Reply #39 on: July 14, 2008, 10:50:53 AM »
Yea it was a great day! I am still surprised at how many people showed up. I really enjoyed helping the beginners out and passing on a few techiniques that make the ride better and more enjoyable. I used to be a ski instructor and was having flash backs. I love teaching people and sharing knowledge. But I may have been rambling a couple times becuase my brain is still bruised from the concussion 4 weeks ago! Sorry!
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« Reply #40 on: July 14, 2008, 05:45:58 PM »
Awesome to see so much positive feedback from the clinics! 

After reading a story in dirt rag (while waiting for Sport race to finish) I had a great idea for next month's cliinic's... we should have a kids clinic.  Perhaps 2 clinics one for the younger kids & one for teenagers.  This will help continue the sports growth as the article went on to say that Mountain Biking is usually a sport that develops for people who spent a lot of their childhood riding bikes; and that most kids are now shuttle around to practice in cars &/or goes to school via buses. 

Also something to keep open is October 7 is IMBA National Kids Trail day!
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« Reply #41 on: July 14, 2008, 10:34:48 PM »
good call Kelly. I'm still blown away from the turnout of the last clinic; I mean, we planned it on Monday and by Saturday it was rocking.  Given some time I think it will be a huge event. (We're really going to have to do some planning...) Including the kids means an event for the entire family.
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« Reply #42 on: July 15, 2008, 09:12:13 AM »
Once again yes it was an outstanding success. But we need to keep in mind that we are not a business, and nobody at PMBA gets paid. We are all volunteers. So before we plan a huge undertaking like a childrens clinic, etc, someone (the leader) needs to make sure that there are volunteers lined up and committed to come and run their particluar clinic. On top of that we need to make sure we have all the other stuff organized as well. I am all for it, and will definitely help out, but I'm just one person. The larger we make these events, the more planning it will require as well as up front money. Just food for thought.
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« Reply #43 on: July 15, 2008, 10:12:57 AM »
I'd like to keep it simple. That being said the event was a big success with virtually no planning. If we put one together a month out, just from the website it will be big. And if we added it to the local public calendars as a 'free' event and we could be overwhelmed.  Shocked

I don't think we have to push membership; just have it available and maybe a short invite to join. Important basic things just need to be there, like sign up sheets! Collecting their information is vital and yet it totally slipped my mind last Saturday.  We should have some kind of form they can fill out, and we should leave them with more than a sticker when they go.

If we are providing food though too we may actually want to charge a nominal fee; $5 or $10, (which also can encourage people to value the experience even more). But taking money for the clinic might put us in a different situation as far as the FPC is concerned?  (reminds me I just saw a beginner clinic in the UK for a couple hours advertised at $100/person!)

We also have to consider the issue of the FPC trail pass.

Fortunately we had a lot of PMBA members out and many of us gained valuable experienced in presenting a "clinic". It was great having so much talent on hand. But no doubt we'll need more for a bigger event.
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« Reply #44 on: July 15, 2008, 10:25:00 AM »
Hey guys..excuse me. hows it goin...

I don't think the general members need to read all this planning stuff. There is a thread on this in the board of directors forum where I've already stated these concerns. If you could go there with your comments it would be great. Thanks!
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« Reply #45 on: July 15, 2008, 04:48:41 PM »
I agree with Lust4, except to say that Jesse was rambling more than you Lou, but you cut him off, I got video, so you can't argue with me.

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But seriously, this was a great day, and Jesse did one hell of a job.


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