Tag: Fat tire

The fat tire trip to Bradbury happened a day later than scheduled because of unseasonably high temperatures the two previous days, but the Bradbury’s stellar groomers  had the trails ready by the morning of the 13th.  Ryan Galway and I enjoyed riding 11 miles of some of the best winter trail network in New England.  Most of the trails were hard packed snow with an occasional icy stretch; we both agreed that studded tires made for a much safer ride.  It was the busiest day we had seen at Bradbury this season.  The main parking lot was completely full necessitating a ride up from the lower lot and judging from the number of other riders that we met on the trails, Bradbury was the place to be on this particular day.  We thoroughly enjoyed the comfortable temperatures, good trails and had one of the nicest riding days all season.

It was only 10 degrees in the parking lot at Bradbury Mountain, but the lot was crammed with cars, bikes and people willing to brave the cold for a ride on some of Maine’s best fat tire trails.  I had had the notion that Ryan Galway and I would be some of the few willing to ride in those conditions but I was wrong.  Bradbury has become something of a destination place to ride as the well groomed trails and large amount of terrain draw riders from all over New England.  Today the trails were a mix of well packed sleet (icephalt) and ice.  Studded tires were very helpful and probably necessary.  After a quick warmup ride we decided that it wasn’t all that cold and thoroughly enjoyed riding most of the trails on the west side of the system.  The sun was bright, trails were hard and the riding could not have been any better.  Looking forward to the next ride in February.