Having set out on my new adventure with my newly purchased bike, I faced 2 big challenges.
- First I needed to find places to ride.
- Second I needed to find other riders to ride with.
I quickly realized that meeting other riders would allow me to explore and discover new riding places. So I went to my local bike shop (Savage Bike Center) here in Fredericton and inquired about group rides. I was informed by Todd the shop's mechanic that they hosted a weekly Wednesday night group ride leaving from the store at 6:00 p.m. He explained that to me that the rides are usually split up into 2 groups (Beginner/Slower Riders & Intermediate/Faster Riders) and that we either leave from the store or we drive to the trail head.
Armed with this information, I then set out on the internet to do a bit of researched to try and gather as much information as possible about the mountain bike scene in Fredericton.
On Facebook, I discovered a group called Mountain Bike Fredericton. This seemed right up my alley so I joined the group and I've met some great people, attended some great group rides, discovered some incredible local trails and I've had a bunch of fun.
After talking to several other local mountain bikers, we all seem to agree that the mountain bike scene has really exploded in the Fredericton area. I personally believe that the weekly group rides and the ever increasing popularity of social media has allowed local riders to meet up together and has ended up solving my 2 biggest challenges.
I have now met a large number of riding buddies and I've probably gotten a change to ride 80 out of the over 100km's of single track trails in the city.
All this would of never been possible without Savages and Facebook.
Savage's Bicycle Center
Savage's Wednesday Night Facebook Group
Mountain Bike Fredericton Facebook Group
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