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5/12/2026 TNR Who wants to go for a ride on the trails? Me! Me! Me! Who’s gonna pay to maintain all those trails? He! They! She! No way that only they should pay for us to play. Who will lose, if we refuse to pay our dues? We! We! We! This Tuesday is a members-only, off-mountain ride on private trails. Dues-paying ATA members will receive an email Monday with details about the ride. Not too late to join: https://vmba.org/join/ Be sure to select Ascutney Trails A

5/5/2026 We’re getting together to ride our forest course Touted by many as a great “tour de force” (Which sounds either Jedi or one to avoid) No, this is a tour that we have often enjoyed We’ll meet in the lot at the end of Coaching Lane Discuss routes for A’s and B’s, explain the terrain Each group will ride off in one of those directions Making sure the ones behind don’t miss the intersections We’ll roam the home loam and roll Ascutney’s rocks Fast and slow, bumps and flow

4/28/2026 We are ready for some trails Are they ready for us? Are any raked and cleaned And more than just "alright?" Can we get to them without a train or plane or on a bus? Yes, the best is ready and it’s right here for us So let’s ride upon those trails this very Tuesday night. Meet at the Ascutney Outdoors Center trailhead at 5:45. By six we’ll have split into groups according to ability and intensity, and head out on a ride of about 2 hours.

We’ve had as much winter as we can bear It had almost worn out my soul Now, we have spring - in our step and in the air We are ready and rarin’ to roll! (And by “roll”, I don’t mean to bowl Though, here’s something that’s just up your alley:) Tuesday’s the first TNR Of the two thousand twenty-six edition A well-worn route which we all will follow On a gravel ride, as is the tradition From the tavern that is in Skunk Hollow We’ll ride till we’re tired We’ll ride till it hurts

12/02/2025 See ya next spring.

11/25/2025 Couldn’t decide Just where to ride, So, I took it to a higher authority I decided to solicit A famous mystic A strange thing to do, most assuredly Trying to make a call Stuck behind the eight ball I asked, “Tell me, would this ride be best?” After shaking a bald head All that it said Was this message: “Signs point to yes” Concerned with the cost Of getting totally lost I went to another authority The guy was a Wiz But, his advice was just this, In toto: “Don’t foll

Sweet Ride & Post-Ride 11/18/2025 I won’t sugar coat it, Not all trails are a piece of cake Some are in mint condition Some unraked and half-baked Could be a rocky road Could be smooth as butter Trails come in all flavors, Not just plain-vanilla, cookie-cutter They could be delicious, vicious Crumby, yummy, or sweet! This week’s should be a picnic You are in for a treat Check the weather for Tuesday See what’s on our plate Bitter cold, moist, or crisp? We can surely acclimate

11/11/2025 Tuesday’s eleven eleven Sounds like a lucky one We’ll be rollin’ on the mountain Riding there and having fun It’s my intention, here, to mention This weekend, Ascutney’s done Closed down then for deer huntin’ But, we’ve had a decent run Better count on getting out on Mountain trails for this last one Next week, if you’re around then We’ll go elsewhere for our fun Meet at 5:45 at the AOC, 449 Ski Tow Rd.

Last Tuesday 5:45 (before return to Standard Time) 11/4/2025 Once upon a night ride, Tuesday, as the group was ‘bout to lose me Group of fellow mountain bikers, whom I rode with, times before Thought I, as the trail turned muddy, very rocky, rooty, rutty, “Best I shred this tread quite lightly, lest I exit, bruised and sore" Bounced and jounced, I lost my grip on handlebars, I tumbled o’er Landing on the forest floor While bumps and jumps will surely pump me, next I know, a s

10/28/2025 Every week Gets a little colder Old Man Winter’s Tapping on your shoulder Do it, do it now, don’t let it slide Gotta get up Get out Get it going ‘Fore you know it, It’s gonna be snowing Only gonna be a few more Tuesday Rides Got lights charged Your bike is on the rack It’s ready — lubed and pumped Even brought a snack Just gotta head out for the mountainside Great! So we’ll see you at AOC trailhead at 5:45.

TNR on leaf-blown trails 10/21/2025 Lovely leaves adorned the trees With brilliant colors so spectacular If they’d stayed right there, I’d needn’t swear But on bike trails, in particular I have often rudely spewed the crude vernacular When near-defoliation Precedes precipitation The leaves get wet And we’re beset With riding Turned to sliding That threatens my annihilation It’s my belief We’ve found relief And need not fault The fallen leaf For fomenting so much of our frustr

10/14/2025 Are trails too leaf-hidden to be safely ridden? Funny, that you should ask. Drought, freeze and a breeze left them littered...

10/7/2025 Trail is muddled Blocked or puddled? Employ a lawyer? No! See a sawyer To lug a log Trim a limb A trail hoer, blower, or mower...

9/30/2025 The Fifty’s been ridden and run I hope you had fun, or you won It’s a wonderful race That deserves our embrace But, I’m glad...

9/16/2025 Hey there, bike folks We’re headed back home We’ll be spinning our spokes As we roam the home loam I do love our forest — I’m...

9/9/2025 We've ridden here We've ridden there But, we’ll never arrive at Having ridden everywhere We can look hither and thither and over...

9/2/2025 Must be a mistake It can’t be September I mean, “for Pete’s sake!” How’m I s'posed to remember September’s the month That “30...

8/26/2025 Hey, mountain bikers Come join the flock The Tuesday Night Ride Is just up the block 1489 South Rd. (Route 106, Woodstock)...

Weather’s ’bout perfect, so whaddya wanna do? We should jump on our mountain bikes, just me and you And maybe those folks who’ve become...

Where will the group ride this Tuesday night be? Out on a bike is not where you’ll find me When the forecast says 6:00 temps over 90...