Comments on: Bend, OR is 2009 best mountain biking town PLUS new Boulder singletrack http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-news/bend-or-is-2009-best-mountain-biking-town-plus-new-boulder-singletrack/ Mountain bike news, trails, travels, and dirt. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mongoose http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-news/bend-or-is-2009-best-mountain-biking-town-plus-new-boulder-singletrack/comment-page-1/#comment-4015 Mongoose Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:06:47 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=2458#comment-4015 Not only do we have a East Coast, the "Sidewinder Trail" in East Burke, Vermont won the "Best Flow Trails" of the year, and the "Powerline" (one of my favorite DH rides) at Snowshoe Mtn., West Virginia was one of the "Best Lift-Served Trails". "Blue Mtn." in Peekskill, NY won the "Best Hometown Trail", the"Black Mtn. Trail" in NC was one of the top "Best Climbs", and 'Lynn Woods" in Lynn, MA won the "Best Technical Trail" of the year. We all know that the West Coast won a few and had more runner ups than we did here on the East Coast, but we do offer some great trails with much technical challenge. Our East Coast trails are notorious for technical challenge that challenges many riders skills. I will admit that the West Coast does offer some diverse challenges as well, and being lucky enough to have Whistler or any of those British Columbia's MTB trails is a dream come true. For now, I will stick with Snowshoe and some of our more challenging East Coast trails until the day comes that my dream of reaching the A-line, Dirt Merchant, and the CBC in British Columbia come true. At least our FL "Santos" won "Best Fat Tire Festival". How cool is that! Not only do we have a East Coast, the “Sidewinder Trail” in East Burke, Vermont won the “Best Flow Trails” of the year, and the “Powerline” (one of my favorite DH rides) at Snowshoe Mtn., West Virginia was one of the “Best Lift-Served Trails”. “Blue Mtn.” in Peekskill, NY won the “Best Hometown Trail”, the”Black Mtn. Trail” in NC was one of the top “Best Climbs”, and ‘Lynn Woods” in Lynn, MA won the “Best Technical Trail” of the year.

We all know that the West Coast won a few and had more runner ups than we did here on the East Coast, but we do offer some great trails with much technical challenge. Our East Coast trails are notorious for technical challenge that challenges many riders skills. I will admit that the West Coast does offer some diverse challenges as well, and being lucky enough to have Whistler or any of those British Columbia’s MTB trails is a dream come true. For now, I will stick with Snowshoe and some of our more challenging East Coast trails until the day comes that my dream of reaching the A-line, Dirt Merchant, and the CBC in British Columbia come true. At least our FL “Santos” won “Best Fat Tire Festival”. How cool is that!

]]> By: jbronko1 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-news/bend-or-is-2009-best-mountain-biking-town-plus-new-boulder-singletrack/comment-page-1/#comment-4012 jbronko1 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:52:38 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=2458#comment-4012 bike magazine's trail issue rated the Kingdom Trails system in Burke VT as the best overall "trail network" in North America. I rode it last july and will probably ride it in late may. fantastic. a dark brown 100mi ribbon (well, i only saw 20mi of it!) through forests and fields, not super technical, just all about flow. bike magazine’s trail issue rated the Kingdom Trails system in Burke VT as the best overall “trail network” in North America. I rode it last july and will probably ride it in late may. fantastic. a dark brown 100mi ribbon (well, i only saw 20mi of it!) through forests and fields, not super technical, just all about flow.

]]> By: abovetheridge http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-news/bend-or-is-2009-best-mountain-biking-town-plus-new-boulder-singletrack/comment-page-1/#comment-4010 abovetheridge Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:03:19 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=2458#comment-4010 Yes sir Dan! We've got some epic rides out here too that keep us going. :-) Yes sir Dan! We’ve got some epic rides out here too that keep us going. :-)

]]> By: AK_Dan http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-news/bend-or-is-2009-best-mountain-biking-town-plus-new-boulder-singletrack/comment-page-1/#comment-4005 AK_Dan Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:21:23 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=2458#comment-4005 There's an East Coast.......? There’s an East Coast…….?

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