NEMBA WEB FORUM LINKS NEMBA's web forum is a great place to connect with the riding community (outside of riding, events and trail-work). Use the forum to gather information like trail conditions, ride reports, classifieds, general information, and even technical knowhow with bicycle repair. List below is are a few handy links Trail Conditions Ride Reports & General Advocacy Technical & Repair Classifieds

BLUE HILLS MOUNTAIN BIKE DAY 2008 Blue Hills Mountain Bike Day is upon us again!! Here's the lowdown... Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:00am - 3:00pm Houghton's Pond Blue Hills Reservation Milton, Massachusetts 1. Skills clinics to learn and practice riding techniques and bike repairs 2.· Trail rides for all ability levels from beginner to advanced 3· The MTB Day Very Famous Bike Limbo Competition 4· Special kids bike riding area and obstacle course 5‚· Local bike shops and industry vendors will showcase latest bikes and gear 6· Connect with NEMBA representatives and learn about great places to ride >>>>>NEW THIS YEAR!! There will be a food vendor on-site grilling up some tasty bites! (thats the only thing you'd need money for, otherwise the event is FREE!) DIRECTIONS: TAKE HOUGHTON'S POND EXIT 3 OFF ROUTE 93/128 IN MILTON THEN FOLLOW MOUNTAIN BIKE DAY SIGNS TO HOUGHTON'S POND Questions? Call Blue Hills Headquarters at 617-698-1802 Sponsored in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation, New England Mountain Bike Association and DCR Blue Hills TrailWatch As always, the fun depends on the generosity of our volunteers-- ride leaders/co-leaders and sweeps, wrenches, set-up and take-down people are needed. We will try to have 4-5 led rides going out per hour, from 10-1....

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Southeast Mass NEMBA (SEMASS) was formed in 1998. It is one of NEMBA's first local chapters. Local chapters see to the specific needs of local riding areas and that's why we're here. AREA:Our geographical area runs from Cumberland RI to Plymouth MA and from The Blue Hills & Wompatuck to The Cape Cod Canal.OUR GOALS:SEMASS is all about having fun on your mountain bike and making sure that we ALWAYS have great places to ride.Our members host hundreds of follow the leader rides every year. Join our email list and you can set up or locate a ride for any day of the week at various forests. You can also check our web-forum for recent ride invitations throughout the new england area.In addition, we host several formal riding events every year. For example: Mountain Bike Day at Blue Hills in 2007 drew over 1000 riders! And the event has been running annually since 2000. These rides have amazingly fun loops, marked especially for the day. Our Annual Blue Hills Charity Toys Ride in December is very successful. Over the years hundreds of riders have participated, and we've collected thousands of toys for needy area children.To achieve our second goal, in cooperation with local land managers, we actively do trail maintenance. To date we have done formal projects in Wompatuck State Park, Marshfield Hills, Freetown/Fall River State Forest, Borderland State Park, The Blue Hills and the Foxboro section of the F. Gilbert Hills State Forest. In addition we do informal projects throughout the region.

As part of these efforts, SEMASS NEMBA is an active participant in the NEMBA / Trek Trail Care Series. In the past few years, two of the people taking part in a SEMASS trail maintenance event won brand new custom mountain bike frames. In Blue Hills, SEMASS sponsors Trail Watch, volunteers on bikes and foot who patrol the trails handing out maps and assisting people who are lost, or who have broken down.