Mountain Biking O?!!!
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Topic created by ErikEddy on Wed Apr 2, 2014 at 4:43 pmAre there any mountain bikers in the club? I ride every once in a while on my cheap-o hardtail at parks like French Creek, Iron Hill, Rocky Ridge, Blue Marsh, Mt Penn....(no I don't build trails :) )
I thought it would be cool to try a true mtb-o course sometime in DVOA land. At the permission of an ED/CS, we could maybe even ride the White or Yellow course before or after the event in parks where mtb is permitted. So, anyone else interested?
BTW, I will most likely have a bike-o at the VP cup, but that will be on friendly "rail-trails". -
Reply by j-man on Wed Apr 2, 2014 at 6:09 pmIn a different time and universe, we had a Mountain Bike O. Contact me directly for info.
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Reply by furlong47 on Thu Apr 3, 2014 at 1:44 amWe have hosted a few at SVO events, but the turnout was so low as to not be worth the effort.If you aren't going to West Point, QOC has a MTB-O event that weekend at Rosaryville in MD: http://qoc.us.orienteering.org/events/2014/4/13/rosaryville
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Reply by shiatsuron on Thu Apr 3, 2014 at 1:21 pmThe only thing close to what you are asking about is adventure racing. If doing a bike-o isn't enough, you can do a score-O and a canoe-O all in the same event. There are any number of quality events locally and regionally. All can be challenging for distance, technical biking skills as well as navigation. GOALS.org is a good place to look for local events.
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Reply by CNYO-South on Sat Apr 5, 2014 at 4:59 pmHere are links to the results from DVOA's MTBO events.June 22, 1997 (PA) Participants: 14; Starts: 12November 21, 1998 (PA) Participants: 22; Starts: 15April 15, 2006, (MD) Participants: 9; Starts: 8For more events, check the Orienteering USA web site.April 6, 2014, is the deadline to apply to be named to the 2014 Orienteering USA MTBO Team.Robert Buraczynski
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Reply by Steve on Sat Apr 5, 2014 at 5:48 pmRobert: Do you have similar numbers for other unique events? Canoe o comes to mind first, with snow events (Ski and Snow shoe in NY) close behind.
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Reply by ErikEddy on Sat Apr 5, 2014 at 7:07 pmNice thanks!
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Reply by CNYO-South on Sun Apr 6, 2014 at 1:21 amSteve,I haven't compiled such statistics for Canoe O or Ski O. For MTBO, the table on the following web page details statistics from 1997 to current for Orienteering USA member clubs.Robert Buraczynski
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Reply by CNYO-South on Sun Apr 6, 2014 at 2:03 amErik,You may want to try these links for more Mountain Biking TrailsRobert Buraczynski
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Reply by rpboehme on Sun Apr 6, 2014 at 7:44 amErik,
You are probably aware of the mecca near your home - Blue Marsh Lake.
Rich
