Saratoga Mountain Bike Association

Mark your calendars! Saturday, September 26th 9am-1pm, we’re going to be having our first SMBA work day up at Gurney Lane! We’ll replacing the old wooden bridge with a new one, as well as adding an alternate rock bridge line.

We could use all the help we could get. Meet that morning at the Ricks Bike Shop outpost at the Gurney North Parking Lot.

Saratoga Mtn Bike Association
Queensbury Parks & Recreation
Ricks Bike Shop

SMBA in the press! Bike ADK Columnist Phil Brown recently sat down with Our President, Art Picard and Communications/DRSF Trail Director, Josh Clevenstine. Phil had recently had his first ride at Daniels Road State Forest, and wanted to write a piece about the experience, as well as pick our brains on how the trails came to be. Check it out online now!

https://www.bikeadirondacks.com/blog/ride-report-daniels-road-saratoga-springs

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LADIES RIDE SATURDAY!

September 12th, 10am

Meet at the DEC clearing lot

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Well the storm didn’t bury the trails at Daniels too badly. There are definitely down sticks branches and trees, but it’s nowhere near as bad as I (Josh) feared. I only had a chance to work the bottom half of DRSF on Friday Morning. Sawed out three trees, moved many more by hand and cleared countless sticks/branches.

We’d sure appreciate anyone willing to lend hands, or ride in group a to clear bigger stuff and/or carry some saws.

Mostly we hope our neighbors nearby in Wilton are all safe after that wild evening. Thomas cleared a bunch of down fall on Graphite, and Scott has reported that Gurney Lane and Gurney South at Rush Pond are both running just fine.

Ride on, clear wood. Thanks everyone!

-SMBA

If you’re looking for some fun this Saturday, go support our friends in Speculator NY!

Oak Mtn has been investing in their Mtn Bike Trails over the past years. They already had some great down hill runs and Blue Line Trail Design LLC (known for building Wheelerville Trails & McCauley Mountain ) just wrapped up a BEAUTIFUL new climb trail

This event will help this great FAMILY RUN MTN continue to turn The Village Of Speculator, NY into yet another Mtn Bike hub in Upstate NY … and you KNOW we at SMBA love seeing that!! Go enjoy the party this weekend in Speculator!

-SMBA

Good Neighbors 🍻

Artisanal Brew Works

Heads up! There is a Bees nest on Twizzler. We are pretty certain of the general area it’s in, but we haven’t ACTUALLY gotten eyes on it. We’ll keep looking for it. But in the mean time, **especially** if you’re allergic, either skip Twizzler or ride it REALLY fast!

Folks are getting stung. So ride with as much caution/speed/as YOU deem fit.

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-SMBA

Hudson! 🐾

We’ve had some questions already coming in about what SMBA’s role will be with Gurney & Rush Pond.

We are NOT replacing the work that has traditionally been done by Wilderness Property Management. We will be taking care of smaller jobs that will let WPM focus on bigger jobs like the one they just did revitalizing Tango & E-20. Zach and his crew have been turning out great work all over Warren County and we can’t wait to see what he comes up with next!

This will also allow a proper channel for people to donate to and support the trails as SMBA is an official non-profit. There will be more information coming in the next weeks and months. But rest assured, we have no intention of changing the established and loved personalities of these great networks. We want to see them continue to thrive and be enjoyed.

We’re really excited about this merger, we know the Queensbury crew is too and we hope you riders are as well! See you on the trails.
-SMBA

Queensbury Parks & Recreation
wpm.trails