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SUMMARY:SVT Winter Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Attend the SVT Winter Board Meeting and learn how you can become involved in their organization! \nSVT is seeking volunteers to help them steward their growing trail system\, and spread the word to the SVT community and beyond about this great resource! \nMeet at the Poultney Public Library. Come in through the side door by Stewarts. Info: email: info@slatevalleytrails.org
URL:https://vmba.org/event/svt-winter-board-meeting/
LOCATION:Slate Valley Trails\, 212 Main St.\, Poultney\, VT\, 05764\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200201T110000
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SUMMARY:Waterbury Fest - Fat Bike Demo & Group Rides
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wanted to tryout a fat tire bike in the winter?\nAre you already an avid fat biker? Come join WATA on group rides\nexploring Waterbury on a groomed track. Bicycle Express will\nbe on hand with demo bikes and equipment. There will be a\ndemo loop\, guided rides\, race loop\, and more! All demos and\nrides are free or by donation. Bring warm clothing and a helmet. \nDemo: 11am-2pm\, Group Rides: 1-4pm \nAlchemist pour: 3-5 pm\nGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters Cafe and Visitor Center\nOur friends from The Alchemist will be pouring some favorite beers\nfrom 3-5pm following the rides.
URL:https://vmba.org/event/waterbury-fest-fat-bike-demo-group-rides/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T203000
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SUMMARY:When the Bicycle Came to Vermont
DESCRIPTION:UVM professor Luis Vivanco explores the fascinating early history of the bicycle in Vermont\, an invention that generated widespread curiosity when it arrived in the 1880s—helping spark important changes in industrial production\, consumerism\, road policies\, gender relations\, and cultural ideas. Part of the Vermont Humanities First Wednesdays free lecture series. \nLearn more: http://bit.ly/bikevt-feb20
URL:https://vmba.org/event/when-the-bicycle-came-to-vermont/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200211T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200211T200000
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CREATED:20200210T183702Z
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SUMMARY:BATS Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about BATS and find out how you can get involved! Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of every month unless otherwise noted (Summer meetings may change dates). \nMeet at Highlander Cycle\, 160 Benmont Ave at 6:30 PM.\nBATS is looking for:\n– Passionate people who are interested in trails and community development\, and any other assistance you may add to our volunteer-based organization\n– Members! Membership term runs April 1\, 2020 thrugh March 31\, 2021\, but you can join anytime before 4/1 or during that period. Learn more at www.batsvt.org/join\n-Volunteers interested in attending community events\n-Volunteers interested in communications/ENews/Wordpress\n-Volunteers willing to organize and help lead group hikes\, mt. bike rides\, snowshoes\, family activities\, etc\n–Interested Board Members prospects who have something to give\, as we have vacancies moving into 2020 \nQuestions about how you can get involved:\nbatsvt@gmail.com
URL:https://vmba.org/event/bats-board-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Highlander Bicycle\, 160 Benmont Ave\, Bennington\, VT\, 05201
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T203000
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SUMMARY:Grateful Treads February Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Spring is coming. Come on out and help Grateful Treads prepare for their season’s projects
URL:https://vmba.org/event/grateful-treads-february-meeting/
LOCATION:Jay Cloud Cyclery\, Montgomery\, VT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200222T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200222T160000
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SUMMARY:Winterbike 2020
DESCRIPTION:Mountain Bike Vermont and Kingdom Trails have done it again! 2019 brought the largest Winterbike yet with over 500 people in attendance\, let’s see what 2020 brings! February 22nd\, 2020….book your calendar! \nRegistration for the event gives you access to the Kingdom Trails network and all Winterbike activities on Saturday including group rides\, fatbike demos\, lunch and beverages\, music\, fire\, games\, race spectation\, and swag! \nFRIDAY PRE-REG PARTY: KT will host a pre-registration check-in & social on Friday\, February 21st at TBD. \nDEMO FATBIKES will be available from the vendors in the Expo area for 45 minute rides throughout the day on a first come first served basis. Demo loops will be signed and be an optimal length for a perfect 45 minute “ride it like you stole it” demo experience. \nShops attending will offer Demos and/or rentals. You’ll be able to contact your favorite shop in advance of the event to procure a steed to use all day. Details and prices will vary per vendor. \nTHE REMOTE AID STATION: In keeping with tradition\, MTBVT will be hosting the aid station with the usual local delights and personalities. \nTENTATIVE SCHEDULE – as the day approaches we’ll be adding details of the event. Timing is subject to change based on the forecasted temperatures for the day. As we all know\, fatbiking is snow condition and weather dependent so planning out the day will be an organic experience… \nLocal shops to contact for Fatbike rentals: \nLIttleton bike and fitness\nEast Burke Sports\nVillage Sports Shop \nGROUP RIDES – \nEpic Ride: 4-5ish hour ride on easy to advanced singletrack at a moderate to aggressive pace with a stop at the Remote Aid Station \nAdvanced Ride: 4ish hours on moderate to advanced level singletrack at a moderate to aggressive pace with a stop at the Remote Aid Station \nIntermediate Ride: 3ish hours on easy to advanced singletrack at a mellow to moderate pace with a stop at the Remote Aid Station \nIntermellow Ride: A 3ish hour ride at a relaxed to moderate pace on easy to advanced singletrack with a stop at the Remote Aid station \nIntro and Family Rides: 1-2 hour mellow pace on easy to moderate trails \nLooking for more lodging options? Check the Accommodations listings at www.kingdomtrails.org \nReservations at any of the local restaurants are strongly recommended for that evening. \nAre you an attendee and have a question?\nContact katie@kingdomtrails.org \nAre you a vendor and have a question?\nContact Lil@kingdomtrails.org \nSee you on the trails!
URL:https://vmba.org/event/winterbike-2020/
LOCATION:Kingdom Trails
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SUMMARY:Fat Bike Rally
DESCRIPTION:The Richard Tom Foundation has partnered with the Catamount Outdoor Family Center (COFC) to host a day of fun on fat bikes! \nThis event will include FREE use of COFC fat bikes and trails. COFC is celebrating the purchase of the new SnowDog groomer which many of you and RTF helped to purchase for COFC. \nEarl’s Cyclery and Fitness will also provide fat bikes from their Demo fleet (currently on sale!) \nWhen: Sunday\, February 23\, 2020\, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.\nWhere: Catamount Outdoor Family Center\, 592 Governor Chittenden Road\, Williston\nWho: Any level of ability or experience. We will try to provide a ride leader for inexperienced riders and hopefully organize some groups of compatible riders who can hang together through the COFC forest paths.\nWhat: Explore COFC’s network of fat bike trails. Riding a fat bike will remind you of the joys of riding a bike as a child!
URL:https://vmba.org/event/fat-bike-rally/
LOCATION:Catamount Outdoor Center\, Williston\, VT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T180000
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SUMMARY:FAT Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Catamount Outdoor Family Center (COFC) is excited to bring you Fat Wednesdays! A group fat bike ride on Wednesday evenings. \nThese rides are intended to be both fun and social\, so bring a friend or make plenty of new ones! The group rides are from 6:00 to 8:00 pm with a campfire to follow. \nPlease expect to use the self-serve method of paying until January 1st. See self-serve instructions on the Hub’s window\, in the parking lot. A trail pass of $9.00 is required unless you have a seasons pass. \nAfter January 1st rentals (limited to 6 bikes) are available at a discounted\, intro rate of $20.00/bike for the group ride. \nPlease bring your head lamp! Fat bikes only please (at least 3.8″ tires). =D \nCampfire\, and tons of fun to be had
URL:https://vmba.org/event/fat-wednesdays/
LOCATION:Catamount Outdoor Center\, Williston\, VT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T210000
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SUMMARY:SVT Gathering & Wing Night
DESCRIPTION:SVT is hosting a Gathering & Wing Night! They thought it’d be fun to get their members\, volunteers and other fine folk out from hibernation to talk trails\, swap stories and have a jolly good time! TAPS has specials on Wings on Thursdays. See ya then!
URL:https://vmba.org/event/svt-gathering-wing-night/
LOCATION:Taps Tavern\, Poultney\, VT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T180000
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SUMMARY:MTB Night at the Skinny Pancake
DESCRIPTION:Let’s pretend it’s not the middle of winter for one night and get together with all of our mountain bike friends while raising some money for the Fellowship of the Wheel. The Skinny Pancake will donate 10% of sales from the evening to FOTW \n\, so bring your family\, friends and appetite. They’ll have MTB films playing and a swag raffle.
URL:https://vmba.org/event/mtb-night-at-the-skinny-pancake/
LOCATION:Skinny Pancake\, Burlington\, VT\, 05401
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T213000
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SUMMARY:Presentation with Vermont Bike Packers!
DESCRIPTION:Earl’s Cyclery and Fitness is excited to announce that Daniel Jordan and David Tremblay from VT Bike Packers will join them in store to share their experiences of adventuring and backpacking in and around Vermont. Vermont Bikepackers\, a chapter of VMBA\, is a 501c3 non-profit run by individuals who volunteer their time to create safe routes for riders to follow and discover this wonderful state! \nInterested in planning your first bike packing journey? This is a great seminar for you! From the gear\, to the routes\, to the experience this seminar will cover it all! Earl’s is excited to have these two share their first hand knowledge and help plan a year full of adventurous fun! \nLink to VT Bike Packers: https://www.vermontbikepackers.org
URL:https://vmba.org/event/presentation-with-vermont-bike-packers/
LOCATION:Earl’s Cyclery and Fitness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200228T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200228T200000
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CREATED:20191104T141314Z
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SUMMARY:The Headlamp Hustle Snowshoe Shuffle
DESCRIPTION:Grab your snowshoes and headlamps and join CTC for this “loopy” event on a beautiful one-mile loop on the new trails built by the Caledonia Trail Collaborative on NVRH’s land. The object is to see how many laps you can complete on the CTC’s trail loops in two hours. Pre-registration is highly encouraged to help prepare for the event. Pre-registration costs $2 per participant to support event management by the Recreation Department. A suggested cash or check donation of $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 12-17 will be collected at the event. All event proceeds will be donated to the Caledonia Trail Collaborative to support trail development and maintenance. CTC will have a tent setup at the trailhead\, which is between the community garden and CALEX. Check in between 5:30 PM and 6:00 PM. Participants should park in the main lot across the street from the trailhead.
URL:https://vmba.org/event/the-headlamp-hustle-snowshoe-shuffle/
LOCATION:NVRH\, 1315 Hospital Dr\, St. Johnsbury\, VT\, United States
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