Trails not trials
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Group rides: Every Thursday at 5 p.m. down hill mountain bike ride. Depart from RMS. Rides will be canceled due to rain, snow and muddy trails, please call ahead. This is a free shuttle ride event. RMS bike customers have priority when bus is full. Road rides are Tuesdays at 5 p.m. Tight shorts not mandatory, helmets are.
Black Hills Fat Tire Festival is May 25-28. For more information visit: www.bhfattirefestival.com/festival/.
Sunday, June 10, Cement Ridge to Beulah, Wyoming, ride. This is a 25 mile downhill ride losing 2,700 vertical feet. Easy long cruise with five-state view, then winding through the beautiful Grand Canyon of Wyoming on a smooth dirt road. Perfect for the comfort mountain bike, hybrid or mountain bike. This is a great ride for the serious mountain biker to get their non-biker friends out or to throw the kids in the trailer. Meet at RMS at noon to load the bus. Ride starts 6,800 feet atop Cement Ridge and the bus will pick up riders at the Sand Creek Picnic area and return to Spearfish around 5 p.m..
June 24 — Tinton Time Trial!! For more information, visit: www.dakota5o.com.
September 2 Dakota 50 bike race. For more information, visit: www.dakota5o.com.
September 29-30 Centennial Trail ride. Loading the bus 7 a.m. at the Alkali Creek Trailhead, then driving to Sheridan Lake South Shore Calumet trailhead of the Centennial Trail 8:30 a.m. Ride to Nemo Guest Ranch and Camp out, lunch will be stashed at the Rapid Creek trailhead. Ride from Nemo to Bear Butte departing 8 a.m. on the 30th. Bus will be at Alkali Creek for lunch. Pick up at Bear Butte. Take lunch with you on ride. Details: Plan to bring your own food, tent and stuff, we will have plenty of room for coolers and gear. We will also bring a large camp stove. Shuttle and gear transport will be taken care of by RMS. This is a fun ride for advanced riders covering about 36 miles of rough single track each day. Stop in or call to sign up for the ride, $15 down will hold you a spot.
October 6 Fall Colors Ride. Meet at RMS 11 a.m., depart for Cement Ridge. Starting atop Cement Ridge and descending through the Black Hills National Forest by the ghost town of Tinton and down through the Aspen tree canopy of Boundry Gulch. This is an easy downhill cruise perfect for all riders who want an easy afternoon of viewing the fall colors. Bus will be loaded at base of Boundry Gulch, return to Spearfish around 4 p.m.
