A good, well thought-out map holds true value. It can get you safely to your destination and requires no battery or cell service.
Thankful for 10 Great Years
Ten great years have come and gone and we are more than thankful to continue our journey of serving the community by “peddling bicycles.”
Jones Plus Review
If you follow Jeff Jones and have been paying attention, you are by now well aware of the new Jones Plus frame. I am a rider who greatly appreciates the Jones brand and the cool products he makes. So like many of you, I ride what he sells.
Jacquie Phelan Mountain Bike History Talk/Party
On Sunday October 16th at 6:30 you have an opportunity to meet Jacquie Phelan. She will be giving a mountain bike history presentation and sharing insider information
New Trails are COMING please HELP!!!
New trails are getting built in Emmitsburg, MD and they need your help! Corridor clearing will be taking place August 13th and they are hoping for a good turn out to show their town council there’s excitement for the project.
Moots MootoX RSL 29er
We just finished Ken’s new Moots MootoX RSL 29er. What a joy it was to build. With a 15QR tapered steer tube, Press Fit BB30, Industry Nine wheels, XTR bits and tons of Titanium this bicycle is hard to beat. Enjoy your new bike Ken!
Giant XtC Composite 29er
GIANT INTRODUCES XTC COMPOSITE 29ER MOUNTAIN BIKE
Following last year’s successful launch of the Anthem X 29er full-suspension XC bike, Giant is introducing an all-new 29er bike for competitive XC racing and riding: the XtC Composite 29er.
YiPsan Mountain Bike
This matte/gloss black fat fork mountain bike was enough to make me drool.
Gambrill Night Mountain Bike Rides Return
The Bicycle Escape, in conjunction with M.O.R.E., is hosting night mountain bike rides at Gambrill State Park on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month through the end of April.
Trail Work
Trail Work
Originally uploaded by thebicycleesWith over 70 volunteers the Frederick Water Shed trail work day was very well attended. Special thanks to Frederick City Transportation planner Tim Davis for all his help making this possible.
Gambrill State Park Night Mountain Bike Rides
My fellow Americans.
The Bicycle Escape, in conjunction with M.O.R.E., will be hosting bi-weekly night rides at Gambrill State Park on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. These rides will begin on November 5th and run through the March 18th.
The Final Installment
This bright and cheery 29er was built as a demo bike and to be enjoyed by Crazy-Danielle. The 16” built bike weighs 26.69 lbs and has custom blue pin striping on the Fox F-29 fork.
Long Live the Hard Cores
The Bicycle Escape Gambrill Night ride was well attended in spite of Mother Nature. With 4 inches of snow on the rocks and leaves you might think that the ride would be canceled… not the case.
Gambrill Night Ride Shirts
A year in the planning, the Gambrill mountain bike Graveyard Shift T’s have arrived. The super comfy and stylish shirts were produced in very limited quantities. If you would like one you must act quickly.
Gambrill Night Rides Have Begun
The Gambrill night rides commenced last night. 12 riders joined in the special kind of fun only possible on a mountain bike surrounded by cold and darkness.
Greenbrier Challenge UCI Mountain Bike Race
This past Sunday was pretty exciting. Greenbrier State Park hosted the Greenbrier Challenge UCI mountain bike race. Much has been written about the racers and the final results have been posted.
Deuter Race X Air I Review
Gambrill Graveyard Shift Jan. 3, 2007
Another great night ride was enjoyed at the Graveyard Shift! We were 17 strong at the ride start but due to a mechanical and one hard dose of lactic acid the group was whittled down to 15 within the first 10 minutes.
Gambrill Graveyard Shift 12/20/06
This past episode of the Gambrill Graveyard Shift yielded lots of rocky fun. 17 riders joined in the off-road trek and 7 of us went to the brew pub following the ride for pizza and drinks.
Gambrill Night Ride
After several months of coordination and planning, everything finally came together on December 6th for The Bicycle Escape and MORE to hold the first of many night time mountain bike rides at Gambrill State Park in Frederick Maryland.