Vermont Mountain Bike Festival

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

BikeStowe will be at the Vermont Mountain Bike Festival this weekend armed with Intense demo bikes, GoPro POV demos, and Vermont Peanut Butter!

Stop by our tent to try out a full suspension mountain bike,  record your radness with a GoPro, and after fill up on some VT Peanut Butter samples!

In addition, our legendary tour guide we speak so highly of, Dean Decas, will be around to guide you through Perry Hill.  We will also be scheduling FREE guided rides throughout the rest of the summer, so bring your calendar!

It is going to be a beautiful weekend, get out and ride!

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Mud City Rapids Loop

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

On Sunday a few of us from the Bike Stowe crew headed out to Mud City Loop in Morrisville for a quick ride after closing up shop.  The route we took was a relatively short climb up double track, followed by a long flowy singletrack downhill that spit us back out on dirt roads, on which we rode back to our trucks.  The loop was just over four miles total, and although we only had time for one run, could easily be ridden twice within 2-3 hours.

We were joined by the newest member of the Skiershop/Bike Stowe team, Tara.  Seen here thoroughly content after completing her second ever VT mountain bike ride:

Little muddy, but all smiles

Skiershop guide Dean Decas was also in attendance, and will for sure be adding this to his list of local trails for future group rides.

You can see a map of the ride here.

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Ride with an expert Guide- Dean Decas

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

We mentioned it last month and now its finally happening! Dean Decas will be at Skiershop for FREE guided road and mountain bike tours most weekends through July and August.  Dean has tons of years of experience guiding and teaching both on snow and bikes,  so if you are new to the Stowe area and want to learn new routes, improve your bike handling skills, or just ride with a ski legend this is your opportunity!

Here is a list of dates Dean will be at Skiershop:

July-16, 17, 22, 23, 29, 30

August- 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20

If you would like to schedule a ride, call (800-996-8398) or stop by Skiershop.
Let us know whether you want to go on a road or mountain ride, and Dean will choose a ride best suited for you or your group! Also, if you have a ride you want us to feature let us know, and we’ll do our best to accommodate it!

 

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Lift service mountain biking at The Bush

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

This past Wednesday was a beautiful day for downhill riding at Sugarbush. Though is was 85 degrees and we were armored up in padding and long sleeve shirts there was a nice breeze that kept us relatively dry.

If you haven’t been to Sugarbush to ride you need to get out there. Each run offers a staggering 1,575′ vertical drop with potential for more if you climb higher up and do the cross country loops. Whats nice about Sugarbush is that the trails arn’t like the other DH parks around. A lot of the trails are like single track cross country trails which makes it a great place to take your full suspension XC bike and improve your riding skills every now and then. It is remarkable how getting in a few downhill laps -especially the lengthy ones at Sugarbush- can quickly improve your bike handling skills. Hardcore DHers don’t fret, there is plenty of terrain that is best suited for full on DH bikes.

The Sugarbush crew is improving there network daily and every time we visit it just gets better. With 25 trails stretching over 18 miles there is plenty of riding to do in one day. There are trails for beginner and experts alike ranging from double track going down ski trails to steep rocky/rooty pitches. A must do run is Grand Stand- Wood Lot- Big Birch- Burly Maple then down to the bike park from there. This run has rocky terrain with awesome berms, jumps, and log rides. Take the first couple runs slow and look around, there are a ton of features to hit on either side of the trail that arn’t always easy to see.

Enjoy.

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Why week day riding rocks!

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

Working in the service industry does require weekend work days but there is a lot to be said about a week day off in regards to going out and riding. Check out this post on mtbvt.com, it sums up the beauty of being at Perry Hill on a week day.

To read post click here

 

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This week looks great for biking!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Have you had a chance to look at this weeks forecast? The weather looks great for riding whether it be road or mountain! Just be sure to bring plenty of fluids, with the sun also comes a fair amount of heat.

Click here for the Stowe, VT extended forecast.

Tomorrow a couple of us are heading down to Sugarbush for some lift access riding. Leave a comment below with your bike plans this week, maybe we can form some group rides!

Have fun out there!

Maybe you should come by Skiershop and demo a Intense Tracer 29er this week

 

 

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Local Trails Shot with GoPro Hero

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Here is Bike Stowe’s June mountain bike edit which we shot entirely with a GoPro HD. Some of the featured trail networks include Tony’s, Tamarack, Perry Hill, and Kimmers.

Come by Skiershop and check out whats playing on our new GoPro TV! We have been filming some pretty amazing stuff!

Also be sure to come to the Vermont Mountain Bike Festival this July 16 and 17. We will be there with Intense Mountain Bike demos and GoPro demos!

Hope everyone is having a great summer!

 

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