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Trail Day April 5th!

April 3, 2009, 7:41 p.m.
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Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Managed to get a Molson sponsor for it too! Come by the shop after your hard work and wash down the dirt with some beer and dogs!

John Henry Bikes
100-400 Brooksbank Ave. North Vancouver, BC
Phone: (604) 986-5534

[email protected]

Monday through Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 5:00pm

April 4, 2009, 9:20 a.m.
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For anyone who is interested.

I managed to get the larger of the company trucks and can provide shuttles for anyone after the trail day if they are looking to ride.

I can carry 8-10 people with there bikes.

Please bring your own lock if you wish to keep the bike locked on the truck during the trail day.

April 4, 2009, 12:32 p.m.
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I will be there :)

April 6, 2009, 12:38 a.m.
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couldn't make it today, How'd it go? all the first-timers have fun? Get lots done?

MMMmmmm… Riding

April 6, 2009, 10:37 a.m.
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62 people came out, lots of new faces, and we managed to get nearly every problem spot sorted. The weather was co-operating very well, although my allergies weren't.
The overall feeling of the day was very positive, and a lot of people took advantage of the weather and went for a ride afterwards. The full report should be up soon.

April 6, 2009, 11:28 a.m.
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:zzz: I failed miserably to get up on time. Was looking forward to it too.

April 6, 2009, 11:41 a.m.
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62 people came out, lots of new faces, and we managed to get nearly every problem spot sorted. The weather was co-operating very well, although my allergies weren't.
The overall feeling of the day was very positive, and a lot of people took advantage of the weather and went for a ride afterwards. The full report should be up soon.

Sound like a blast and good craic.

Big, do you take any pills that do something against allergic symptoms? I found them to come pretty handy if needed.

"You don't learn from experience. You learn from reflecting on the experience."
- Kristen Ulmer

April 6, 2009, 3:52 p.m.
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62 people wow.

any tips on managing huge amounts of people?

April 6, 2009, 3:58 p.m.
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you must have a plan laid out in advance, and enough leaders that know what the plan is. Then divide and conquer.

April 6, 2009, 4:01 p.m.
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any tips on managing huge amounts of people?

drugs and alcohol

April 7, 2009, 8:03 a.m.
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any tips on managing huge amounts of people?

Have people to lead them and the promise of food to get them through it ;)

Big, do you take any pills that do something against allergic symptoms? I found them to come pretty handy if needed.

I took something, it didn't help too much. It's cruelly ironic that I am allergic to trees and spend most my free time around them.

April 7, 2009, 10:22 a.m.
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Have people to lead them and the promise of food to get them through it ;)

I took something, it didn't help too much. It's cruelly ironic that I am allergic to trees and spend most my free time around them.

you can get shots with trees in them so you're immune to them.

April 8, 2009, 8:16 a.m.
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you can get shots with trees in them so you're immune to them.

Isn't it called "desensitizing" the immune system or sumthing?
I am highly allergic to cats, and I found some pills that are really awesome. Maybe just go to a good pharmacy and/or doctor to get you sorted?

/rant/ Gosh, I should work on meh spelling. /rant end/

"You don't learn from experience. You learn from reflecting on the experience."
- Kristen Ulmer

April 8, 2009, 10:02 p.m.
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Write-up by Rhonna is now done and online at nsmba.bc.ca

April 8, 2009, 10:11 p.m.
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That writeup and the pictures had lots of effort put into it and the quality shows!

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