- Sat - Mar 25, 2017 - Hay Creek / Birdsboro Preserve
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Bike-O
Event Director: Diane Reider
Course Setter: Erik Eddy and see choices to Volunteer to help at this event 🙏
Notes: Mountain Bike Orienteering only. Pre-register for lowest price: online or mail in. Flyer and Mail In Form
ED/CS Notes:
The Gear Grinder is a mountain bike orienteering event. Simply, MTBO is navigational racing on mountain bikes, in which each participant is give a map showing a series of checkpoints to be found in a designated order in the shorter possible time, with the choice of route between checkpoints is up to the racer. Success depends on raw speed but also ability to read the map, make good route choices and execute them efficiently.
Pre-registration is encouraged to get the best rate! DVOA (and other OUSA clubs) members gets $5 off the rates below
Half (7-8 miles) and Full Gear Grinder (12+ miles):
By 2/26: $15, By 3/19: $20, By 3/23 $25 and Race day: $30
Start and finish are at Rustic Park. Price includes food (probably pizza), awards, specially designed mtb-o map. A mountain bike is required as there are a variety of trail conditions and lots of climbing.
The event will also have a Mini Gear Grinder/Intro to MTB-O. The course will be about 4.5 miles with easier trails to navigate. In order for this to work participants will have an alternate start/finish which is either a 10 min drive or a warm up bike ride requiring passing 2 cable bridges. $15 for pre-registrants and $20 for race day, with $5 off for Orienteering club members. There are no awards for this event.
I have especially designed the Mini Gear Grinder such that a hybrid bike could get around the course and would be fun for a novice mountain biker that enjoys maps!
Schedule: Registration opens at 7:30 AM. Pre-race briefing for Gear Grinder at 8:45AM for first starts at 9AM. The mini gear grinder and half gear grinder will follow with details to be announced closer to race day.
Map Location:
Previous Results from this Map:
May 19, 2018
Sep 17, 2017
Mar 26, 2016
Jun 14, 2015
Jun 15, 2014
Courses Information:
Course Distance Climb Ctrls Bike-O 11.60km 0.0m 14 Bike-O Short 6.10km 0.0m 10 Bike-O Long 21.30km 0.0m 22
Full Schedule (old style)
PDF Schedule
Unless otherwise noted:
- Pre-registration is recommended, discounted, and open until Thursday night, before the event.
- Day-of-registration is available, at $10 for beginners, and $20 for other courses.
All starts are from 10:00am until 1:00pm unless otherwise noted. Follow the text directions and look for Orienteering road signs as you near the park.
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| W | White, beginner level 3km or less |
| Y | Yellow, advanced beginner 2.5 to 4km |
| O | Orange, intermediate 3.5 to 5.5km |
| Br | Brown, Short Advanced 3 to 5km |
| G | Green, Advanced 4.5 - 7km |
| R | Red, Longer Advanced 6 - 10km |
| Bl | Blue, Long Advanced 8 - 14kms |
| Sc | Score-O |
| Sp | Sprint-O |
| Adv | Advanced |
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