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Had to make a CT NEMBA service call to Thule in Seymour on Wednesday. A few of the employees, who are NEMBA members, have an active trail project in the Quillinan Reservior section of Naugatuck State Forest that wanted to become Trail Ambassadors. Wednesday evening I drove over to Seymour and they gave me a tour of their facility and then I did the needful training.
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Then we headed over to the property and a did a quick trail ride. I was on the Kona Singlespeed because the Spot needs some work, especially after Tuesday Rides on the Roxbury Dirt Roads and Singletrack. The new trail is really awesome and I found it pretty challenging. There are all sorts of little rollers here and there, rocks to huck and no hike-a-bike climbs, even for a fat, old singlespeeder like myself.
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The singletrack here is T-E-C-H-N-I-C-A-L so you better bring your A-Game if you are going to ride these trails, which I was lacking on this ride. Wrong riding shoes and eff'ed pedals made for a no so fun riding experience on a new trail system (I know, excuses, excuses). They are wicked fun and I am already trying to figure out when I can get back for a self guided, get lost shot at all the trails. Light was waning so we had to cut the ride short and ride back on some fire road, which had a monster descent that reminded me of Lower Paugussett State Forest. Riding up that would be freaking fun on Singlespeed.
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As I mentioned earlier, the tech eats up the rider and the bike. I took a few falls and the Stew (pictured below) flatted in one particularly technical section of the trail.
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For a releatively new trail system this place has a lot of potential of becoming a great riding location. Also, if you don't mind letting your knobbies touch pave, there a quite a few other nearby riding locations that would make an epic day of riding.
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Need to thank Travis, Ian, and Stew for the tour of the plant and the singletrack at Quillinan. They also gave me some Thule swag, T-Shirt and a Water Bottle. Thanks again!
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