CAMBr - Chicago Area Mountain Bikers

Friday, May 24th, 2013

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We are a group of riders that step up for our sport. We promote trail advocacy, sustainable trail development, and responsible cycling...all for the sake of a better ride.

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Current Trail Conditions
(Click on Trail for Maps and Directions)

Palos - Triangle

Palos - Triangle
(Trail Guide)

Heavy Rain at Palos Overnight

Stone Henge & Posthole

Cemetery Hill

Bullwhip & Hickory Smoke

Dynamite Rd

3 Ravines

Gravity Cavity & One Day

Psycho Path & Turf

Out'n Back

Updated May 23rd, 5:26am
By flywheel

Palos - Canal

Palos - Canal
(Trail Guide)

Heavy Rain At Palos overnight

Updated May 23rd, 5:26am
By flywheel

Saw Wee Kee

Saw Wee Kee
(Trail Guide)

More rain last night

Updated May 22nd, 7:55am
By Seanbikes

Knoch Knolls

Knoch Knolls
(Trail Guide)

Give the trails a day to absorb all the rain

Updated May 22nd, 7:55am
By Seanbikes

Plainfield Bike Park

Plainfield Bike Park
(Trail Guide)

Too wet to get rad

Updated May 22nd, 7:54am
By Seanbikes

the garden

the garden
(Trail Guide)

More rain

Updated May 22nd, 7:54am
By Seanbikes

Waterfall Glen

Waterfall Glen
(Trail Guide)

The place to ride when everything is wet.

Updated Mar 23rd, 9:54am
By fat-tyr

Raceway Woods

Raceway Woods
(Trail Guide)

Too wet to ride.

Updated May 22nd, 6:56am
By Redbaron

Andres Park

Andres Park
(Trail Guide)

Too wet to ride

Updated May 22nd, 6:56am
By Redbaron

Beulah Park

Beulah Park
(Trail Guide)

Ride straight through any muddy areas.

Updated May 24th, 6:44am
By Zion Cyclery

Sunrise 5:24am | Sunset 8:12pm

Upcoming Calendar

Memorial Day
Upcoming Events:
CAMBr Memorial Day trip (2013-05-24 to 2013-05-26)
Raceway Workday 8.30 to 11.30 (2013-05-25)
Andres Park workday 5.30 (2013-05-29)

Featured Big Wheel Member

American Bicycle of Plainfield
23915 W Main St.
(corner of Rt 126 & Rt 59)
Plainfield, IL 60544
815-609-8883
americanbike.com

Featured Industry Sponsor

Master Lock
137 W. Forest Hill Ave.
Oak Creek, WI 53154
masterlock.com

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Latest CAMBr News

CAMBr outing Sat June 1st - Lake Geneva Canopy Tours Trails
by redbaron - May 22, 2013, 11:30:15 PM

CAMBr Outing
Saturday - June 1st - 10am

Lake Geneva Canopy Tours Trails, WI

Lake Geneva Canopy Tours has given us approval to use their trails, grill and enjoy whatever post beverages you may prefer. The cost, $3 per rider. The experience, priceless. Please feel free to bring anything you may want to grill. Epic Cycle & Fitness has volunteered to provide snacks to avoid any complaints of hunger.

Trail Workday Schedule
by Red Snail Racing - May 06, 2013, 01:00:29 PM

The trails you love to ride and the jumps you live to huck,
are built and maintained by volunteers, just like you.

The hours are (kind of) short and the pay is low (ok, no pay), but the work is fun
and you do get a free lunch and a chance to ride with the people you just met, after lunch.
All you need is a pair of boots, long pants, gloves and water, CAMBr supplies the rest.

This link will take you to a calendar that will show you everything happening this month.
http://cambr.org/SMF/index.php?action=calendar

Raceway Woods Saturday 5/25 8.30 to 11.30
Andres Park Wednesday 5/29 at 5.30 by the skills area

Trek Trails Ride for CAMBr Volunteers
by Red Snail Racing - May 22, 2013, 09:14:21 PM

CAMBr Volunteers are touring the Trek Factory
and riding the Private Trek Trail System on June 21st

If you have volunteered for 5 workdays between December 1st 2012
and June 21st, 2013 you are eligible to join us for the tour, ride and a
BBQ afterwards. To sign up, click the link below.

http://cambr.org/SMF/index.php?topic=26154.0

* You must be a CAMBr member to qualify.

You Can Help at a Palos Work Day... Without Doing Trail Work!!!
by Mwandrusz - April 26, 2012, 10:34:55 AM

YOU CAN HELP at a WORK DAY...WITHOUT DOING TRAIL WORK!!!

Despite the early riding season, warm weather, fantastic trail conditions, and new trail possibilities at all the CAMBr Trail Systems

Trail workday attendance is DOWN.

DID YOU KNOW??? That physical work with tools, shovels, etc. is NOT the only way to help out at work days?
Here are some ways you can help that don’t require getting dirty, buggy, or sweaty:

We need help with food, P.R., sponsorship, etc. COME HELP EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE DIRT!

To learn more, click on the link: http://cambr.org/SMF/index.php?topic=22291.0

6/1 garden Workday
by seanbikes - May 22, 2013, 08:54:34 AM

Big dig day at the garden Saturday June 1st 10am-7pm.
The focus of the workday will be the pumptrack side of the garden.
Come on out and help move some dirt and dial in the park.

2013 MTB 101-103 Clinics + Race Clinic!
by mcmoody - April 30, 2013, 05:32:21 PM

The MTB 101-103 clinics are back for 2013!
Nature lovers and cyclists have long known that nothing compares to the thrill of riding off road on fat tires.
We are offering a series of FREE introductory courses for mountain bike skills at Palos Forest Preserve.

MTB 101: Riders with no experience riding dirt trails, over obstacles or terrain.
MTB 102: Riders who are comfortable with riding a bike off-road but ready to improving cornering, obstacles and more difficult terrain. If you’re an experienced Roadie, start here!
MTB 103: Riders who have ridden single track but want to learn more tips and tricks on riding local terrain faster and better.
NEW 2013 Race Clinic! First time or beginning racers can join experienced instructors to learn the etiquette, expectations and strategies for racing. Get ready for the Palos Meltdown on July 21st!

Click here for more information! http://cambr.org/SMF/index.php?topic=25957.new#new

CAMBr is becoming an IMBA Chapter
by Red Snail Racing - October 26, 2012, 03:02:21 PM

In June CAMBr will become an official IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Association) Chapter.
This is very different than an affiliated chapter, which we have been for many years. Now when you join CAMBr you will also be joining IMBA and have the benefits of being part of an international organization as well.

Sorry for delaying this from last November. We have been waiting for IMBA to update their CiviCRM program to the latest version, so we could employ an app, designed by CAMBr (ie Dave) to synchronize their membership roster and ours. Thanks for understanding.

Forum Etiquette and Expectations
by Red Snail Racing - October 10, 2010, 10:44:59 PM

To the Community that uses the CAMBr Forum,

Do you realize how active the CAMBr website is? Through September 2010 the CAMBr website has generated 28,000 visitors, who looked at 435,000 pages per month. That means almost 4,000,000 page views so far this year. Those are some pretty impressive numbers and I want to thank you all for visiting our site and I hope your visit has offered you value, a sense of community and a better understand of our mission and events.

With a community this large and many new users, I would like to explain our Web Guidelines and Polices.
Please click the link below for an outline. http://cambr.org/SMF/index.php?topic=11958.0

Ride safe,
Jerry Stoeckigt
Executive Director

chicago area mountain bikers
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