{"id":4354,"date":"2015-05-20T15:03:28","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T20:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevencycles.com\/blog\/?p=4354"},"modified":"2020-09-25T15:01:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T20:01:41","slug":"on-the-road-250-miles-of-new-england-dirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/on-the-road-250-miles-of-new-england-dirt\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Road – 250 Miles of New England Dirt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rob<\/a> is obsessed with dirt. That is, perhaps, an oversimplification, but it gets pretty close to the truth. For years and years he thought of himself as a mountain biker, both as a racer and a committed adventure rider. Then his riding migrated to the road, but any chance he had to spin out onto a trail, even on skinny tires, he took. The dirt has always called, and his obsession has been a blessing to all of us here at Seven.<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for a good all-dirt or mixed-terrain route to ride, Rob has it. Rob can show you trails, in your own neighborhood, that you’ve never seen before. We call this style of riding, on-road\/off-road\/trail, “evergreening,” and none of us was really surprised when Rob started Overland Basecamp<\/a> to spread the gospel of dirt far and wide.<\/p>\n

OB recently ran the Maneha 250, a two-day, 250 mile ramble through some of the best mixed-terrain in New England. The pictures tell the story:<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/a><\/p>\n

Riders took a couple of different approaches to the challenge. Some rode self-supported, packing all their food, clothing and camping supplies. Others took more advantage of the organization Overland Basecamp provided.<\/p>\n

\"Maneha<\/a><\/p>\n

This unofficial pit stop belies the quality of the food served throughout the event, which was catered by Mayfair Farm in Harrisville, NH<\/a>. They also hosted the campsite and provided the stunning evening view…for those who got in early enough to see it.<\/p>\n

\"Abandoned<\/a><\/p>\n

Here, our very own Matt O.<\/a> rolls through an abandoned narrow-gauge rail bed with Brad<\/a> on his wheel. They both rode unsupported.<\/p>\n


\n\"Oh<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the most charming (and unavoidable) features of our New England topography is the endless, punchy, rolling hills. The Maneha 250 has a climbing profile like a heart patient’s EKG.<\/p>\n

\"Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunrise breakfast and strategy session at the campsite, a pretty great way to start day two.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

More Sevens rolling by this abandoned freight, go ahead and ask Rob how he found this spot, likely riding around in the woods in the dark.<\/p>\n

Read more about it on the Overland Basecamp site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rob is obsessed with dirt. That is, perhaps, an oversimplification, but it gets pretty close to the truth. For years and years he thought of himself as a mountain biker, both as a racer and a committed adventure rider. Then his riding migrated to the road, but any chance he had to spin out onto … Continue reading “On the Road – 250 Miles of New England Dirt”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[642,375,82,3,364,758,41,641,405,365,125,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-4354","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"tag-bikepacking","7":"tag-brad","8":"tag-dirt","9":"tag-events","10":"tag-evergreening","12":"tag-friends-of-seven","13":"tag-maneha-250","14":"tag-matt-o","15":"tag-on-the-road","16":"tag-rob","17":"tag-team-seven-cycles"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4354"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12329,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354\/revisions\/12329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}