Twin Cities Bicycling Club (TCBC) : Mountain Bike Ride Considerations

Mountain Bike (MB) Ride Considerations:
1.	Experienced TCBC road riders new to mountain biking should select TCBC MB rides that are at least one Ride Classification lower than they normally ride "on-road".
2.	The "Technical Difficulty" of MB rides will range from: "MB-C - Simple": relatively smooth and non-slippery trail surfaces, with fewer sharp corners, roots, rocks, dips, bumps and drop-offs to: "MB-A - Very Difficult": very rough and slippery trail surfaces, with sharp fall-away corners, and many roots, rocks, dips, bumps, drop-offs, as well as obstacles both on the side and above the trail. There will be progressively more of these difficult technical conditions as the Ride Type goes from MB-C, to MB-B, to MB-A/B, and finally, to MB-A
3.	Mountain Bike rides will abide by the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) "Rules of the Trail Ride only on open trails. Leave no trace Control your bicycle Always yield trail Never spook animals Plan ahead
4.	MB Rides should be cancelled in wet conditions to prevent trail erosion
5.	MB rest stop/check point locations and approximate times should be agreed upon before the start of the ride.
6.	On MB-B and MB-C rides, if someone is missing from the group, the leader or a designee should go back and find them.