[edit] About Capital MTB

Our main purpose is to advocate and promote mountain biking in the New York State Capital Region and beyond. The network riders is a loosely affiliated "grass-roots" group, both men and women, but all MTBr's. While some of us are members of actual biking clubs in the area, membership in one of these clubs is not required to be included in Capital MTB Rides list. It is strongly recommended that if you are going to lead and/or organize a ride using our list, you be a member of MHCC or SMBA or both. MHCC offers liability coverage for ride leaders on official Club rides. SMBA allows you to legally ride their trail system in Saratoga with other SMBA members.

Mostly this is a "friends riding with friends" concept. So, bottom line, we are all on the honor system. You and only you can be responsible for your own safety while riding your bike, whether with a group or on your own. Use common sense and ride within your ability level. It is great to push the envelope, however you, as a MTB rider, must understand that if (when) you injure yourself, no one else is to blame for your misfortune. We will all be supportive of you in your recovery from injury, and give you props for your battle scars. The moment that someone sues for any injury incurred while riding on any one of these rides listed here is the day that it will all come crashing down.

[edit] About The Rides

We are a group of MTBr's who are always looking for new and exciting places to check out and ride, so if you have a favorite trail somewhere in the Capital region/upstate NY area, and would like to have some company out on a ride to show some of us around, post a message to the Forum.

Also, there are currently rides throughout the year, generally on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. If you would like to be part of this growing community of bikers, and would like to see more rides offered than our "regulars", please let us know if you'd be willing to organize one and be there to ride with anyone else who shows up.

[edit] Get Involved

There are lots of different ways to be involved in what is going on here. Organizing rides is only one of them. Tell people about this list and spread the word. We also do trail maintenance and building days. We need volunteers to help with the annual Festival at Grafton in July. We will be looking for people to help out with Winterfest in Grafton this coming January, when we take to the snow and ice with studded tires!

Get involved and most of all. . . .

[edit] People Behind Capital MTB

LegoAndy Webmaster, Organizer

NoFear Chris Calendar, Forum, Ride Leader

Jen Photography, Ride Leader

Debbie Ride Leader

Web design and graphic design by Carmc Design.

[edit] Contribute to Capital MTB

• Join the Announcement List
• Participate in the Forums
• Send us Trail Maps
• Promote biking in NY Capital Region
• Collaborate on Trail Maintenance

Ride ON!

[edit] Privacy

This website does not directly track your presence on this website. Your IP address is logged and I look at the server logs on occasion, but this is in an aggregate fashion for the purpose of determining why people come to CapitalMTB.org. What I'm most interested in specifically are two things: The websites that link to CapitalMTB.org and send traffic here, and what keywords people use to find CapitalMTB.org via search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN.

There are rare cookies set from CapitalMTB.org, but we do run a number of scripts from providers such as Google. All of these set web browser cookies. "Cookies" are data sent to your web browser from a web server (such as Google) that can uniquely identify your computer and store information about user preferences. Most web browsers will accept cookies by default, but they can be set to reject cookies, either from all websites or from specific sites. You can also manually delete cookies from your web browser. These options are generally set through a "Privacy" setting in your browser setup.

Disclaimer: The Capital MTB, ride leaders, and organizers of all rides and events listed on the www.CapitalMTB.org website are not liable for personal injuries or any other damages incurred while participating in the ride or event. Mountain Biking is an inherently dangerous activity. Any individual, by deciding to participate in this activity, takes on the responsibility for their own actions and safety while participating.