River Valley Cycling

Supporting Cycling In and Around Fredericton

Update on the Odell Park Plan

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Riders,

We have news about the future of mountain biking in Odell Park. The park planning process that began with open houses in October of 2017 is ready to wrap up with a final plan being presented to the City Council’s Community Services Committee today (June 24th) at noon. All your letter-writing, survey participation, talking to City Councillors, and engagement with the process has put us in a much better position. You spoke about a love for the park, your desire for sustainable trails, and your willingness to be part of the solution. Seems like somebody listened.

The City engaged with RVC over the last month in preparing the final plan for Odell and we were able to secure several key points:

• We asked for acknowledgement that well designed and maintained mountain bike trails are sustainable and have a place in Odell.

• We asked for an individual sustainability review of each trail, in consultation with RVC, rather than a broad-brush approach that would summarily close every piece of existing single-track.

• We asked that if a trail review concludes that there are no options to upgrade/reroute an existing single-track and decommissioning is necessary, that this would happen at the same pace as new trails are built.

• We asked that RVC be involved in any new trail design and construction in the future that comes from this plan.

• We asked for the narrative around conflict between users in the park that singled out cyclists to be removed.

City staff agreed with RVC on these points and included them in the final plan to be presented to Council. We’re excited to work with the City on this.The City has told us that they will engage with RVC and other stakeholders who value the park as they implement the plan and we are trusting that they will do that in good faith. Let’s be sure that we do the same. We believe that the plan that is being presented to the Community Services Committee today could be the basis for long term sustainable mountain biking in Odell Park. If it passes this committee today it will go to full City Council in the near future.

We will keep you updated.

May, 2017 Newsletter

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Welcome to the May 2017 Newsletter.  RVC Newsletters are intended to keep you up to date on events in our community as well as RVC initiatives.  Our goal for 2017 is to have regular, relevant updates for you – our members  Please email us with things you would like to see in this newsletter.

TrailFlow Women’s MTB Clinic
Due to its popularity last year; Michelle and Ryan from Trailflow Outdoor Adventures are hosting two women’s mountain bike clinics in Fredericton. These clinics will be held at Woolastook Park and participants of all ages & levels are welcome to come and learn a variety of new skills with a fun and supportive group.
The clinics will cover trail riding safety, high and low speed cornering, body positioning for flat ground riding, climbing and descending, pedal positioning and ratcheting techniques, front wheel lifts and more.  Come join this RVC sponsored event for an awesome day of riding and meet other women riders in the area.
Hurry! There are only a couple of spots available in both clinics.
Trailflow is conducting the beginner/intermediate clinic on Saturday May 20 and the intermediate/advanced clinic on Sunday May 21
Register Now
Spring Riding
We are all keen to get back on our bikes but we ask that you keep in mind that riding when the trails are muddy causes erosion that takes a lot of work to fix. Please do your part to minimize trail damage by not riding when the trails can’t take it. If you leave ruts, don’t ride is a good general ‘rule of thumb’. In the meantime, if the trails are muddy, why not do some trail work or get some miles on a dirt road adventure ride?
Trail Days
There’s more to building a trail than moving rocks and dirt. Trails are usually part of larger systems that are the result of careful and diligent planning and collaboration. These trail systems must serve the needs of multiple user groups and take environmental and geographical factors into account.

RVC would like to see all cyclists that use the trails participate in maintaining and building them. Trail days are social, so be sure to join the Mountain Bike Fredericton Facebook Group to see when days are posted/scheduled and join your fellow cyclists in improving our trail systems. Contact Us with Questions?

RVC Membership

Your membership matters. It supports RVC and goes towards trail maintenance, race organization costs and other RVC initiatives. Our membership year runs March 1 to February 28. Did you know that RVC works with landowners and trail builders to ensure that we have sustainable trails to ride?
More About Membership
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Upcoming Events in the Community *

Gravel Grind

The Gravel Grind is a fundrasing event for Special Olympics dedicated to bringing a group of fun, friendly and adventurous people together… all for a great cause!  More Info…

Coal Miner’s Lung MTB Festival

The 2017 Coal Miner’s Lung MTB Festival highlighting the 2017 XC marathon provincial championship race will take place on June 17th.

Everyone is welcome to come enjoy the festivities, not just the racers! Details can be found on the MTB Minto website.

Ellens Tour

A memorial ride for Sussex’s own – Ellen Watters! Funds raised from the ride will be put towards a scholarship for a local female athlete – (Ellen’s Cycling Society).  More Info…

June 2016

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The Getaway draw

We are pleased to announce our biggest fundraiser ever:  The Getaway Draw.

A $20 ticket will get you the chance to win a $5000 Travel Voucher from a local travel agency towards the vacation of your dreams… Or the choice of taking a cool $3,000 in cash instead of the trip. A maximum of 2000 tickets will be sold.

For a successful fundraiser, we need the help of all our members to sell tickets.  The funds raised will help us add to our existing trail system and improve what we already have. Tell your friends from away that payment can be made on the RVC website and a ticket will be generated and sent to the purchaser. Here’s full info and how to get involved.

Local Bike Shops Up the Ante!

As an incentive to reward the efforts of members selling paper tickets, Radical Edge and Savage’s Bicycle Center have made a pledge to RVC: for every 10 Getaway Draw tickets a member sells, their name will go into a draw for a $1000 gift certificate that can be redeemed at the Radical Edge or Savage’s – your choice.

Sell 20 tickets, get 2 ballots! Sell 80, get 8 ballots!!! There aren’t many members in this contest yet, so we need you to help sell, and your chances of winning are really good. Thanks to Radical Edge and Savage’s for your continued support!

RVC Summer Student Job Opportunities

Looking for a summer job, or do you know a post-secondary student looking for work? RVC plans to hire two full time students for this summer, for a minimum of 8 weeks. The work will be focused on trail building, and an interest in mountain biking is an asset. If you are interested please get in touch with us. Applicants must apply through the New Brunswick SEED program. Additional opportunities may be available. Note that all hiring is contingent upon funding approval.

2016 RVC Memberships

2016 memberships are now available on the RVC website, and this spring you’ll be able to scan the QR tag on membership signs on some of our trail systems using your smartphone. The new process is quick and simple, with no online processing fees. If you don’t want to pay by credit card or Paypal, shoot us an email to arrange alternate payment. Your $ goes directly towards trail building and maintenance!

2015 AGM in Brief

Our AGM was well attended on February 23rd, where members were updated on all the efforts and successes from the previous year, including: trail reports and plans, new initiatives, access at Island View and UNB woodlot trail systems, 2016 Summer Student program, expansion proposals for Woolastook, Minto, and MVP trail systems, race dates, kit orders, fundraising projects, community partnerships, sponsorship updates, RVC Winterbike presentation, and much more. Here are the meeting minutes.

Spring Riding

There’s some beautiful weather forecast and we’re all keen to get back on our bikes. But we that you keep in mind that riding when the trails are muddy causes erosion that takes a lot of work to fix. Please do your part to minimize trail damage by not riding when the trails can’t take it. If you leave ruts, don’t ride – that’s a good rule of thumb all year around. There’s not much snow left and the woods should dry out quickly, but in the meantime, if the trails are muddy, why not do some trail work or get some miles on a dirt road adventure ride?

Upcoming Events

Getaway Draw
RVC will be selling Getaway Draw tickets at Savage’s Bike Swap and Sale: April 15,16, & 17 at the Capital Exhibit Centre. The draw will be April 29 at Hampton Inn & Suites.

MVP Trail Day
Remsoft Inc. of Fredericton generously donated trail building funds to RVC for development of 2km more mini-X trail at the MVP trail system! We will be holding a volunteer trail day as soon as all the snow is gone to clear brush and make ready for the mini-X work to start once the ground dries up. Stay tuned for date and details on our Facebook page and website.

RVC Spring Kick-off
Once the warm weather dries out or trails and brings out the masses, we will be hosting a family and dog friendly trail day and BBQ to celebrate the new mountain biking season. Again, stay tuned for date, location and details on our Facebook page and website.

Current Winterbike! Members

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Platinum Members

  1. The Radical Edge Family
    • Mike Davis, Mary Davis, Brian McKeown, Keenan Cook, Zack Long, Liam Cushing, Cameron Crimmins, Noah Schwartz, Brian Conoley, Kaylee Hopkins
  2. Riverbend Golf Club
    • Todd, Rachel, Samuel, Noah, Abigail

Gold Members

  1. Yves Beaulieu & Marie Eve Fillion
  2. Michel Corriveau
  3. Nina & John McCarthy
  4. Melissa Bordage, Christian Charette & Farlow

  Individual Members

  1. Todd Arsenault
  2. Micheal Shorey
  3. Lori Murray
  4. Derek Hughes
  5. Sandy Loder
  6. George Versloot
  7. Malcolm Reeves
  8. Mango Miller (in memory of)
  9. John Denovan
  10. Karl Gans
  11. Kendall Wright
  12. Mike Wolfe
  13. Leann Turnbull
  14. Joel LeBlanc
  15. Liam Matson
  16. Greg Brennan
  17. Ian Groen
  18. Harold Levesque
  19. Jacob Miller

Family Members

  1. Mallory Gilliss & Stefan Kruse
  2. Shawn, Tracey, & Brock Hamilton
  3. Julie LeGresley & Jeremy Harding
  4. Mark & Shauna Miller
  5. Sean, Marcia, Liam, & Samuel Everett
  6. Trevor & Julie Mason
  7. André, Heather, Malik, Manu, & Maeva Martin
  8. Daniel Breau, Monique Savoie, & Danika
  9. Troy Johnston & Natasha Woods
  10. Kelly Murray & Norman Siebrasse

General Members

  1. Tom May
  2. Rene Julien
  3. Daryl Carter
  4. Tony Myatt
  5. Matt Nicholson
  6. Rob Linden
  7. Tracy Thibodeau
  8. Paul Cook
  9. Claire Jardine
  10. Andrew Belyea
  11. Mark MacKenzie
  12. Gil Vautour
  13. Lisa Jones
  14. Max Guerette
  15. Heather Ongo
  16. Jon Burtt
  17. Gina Burtt
  18. Robert Evans
  19. Rob Stone
  20. Krista Stone
  21. Sébastien Boudreau
  22. Ethan MacLeod
  23. Bruce Webb
  24. Brent Rowney
  25. Monique Scholten
  26. James Leach
  27. Joseph Leach
  28. Emily Leach
  29. Andrew Hayes
  30. Jessica Hayes
  31. Matthew Trueman
  32. Dennis Brennan
  33. Todd Trask
  34. Denise Trask
  35. Chloe Trask
  36. Chris Norfolk
  37. Matt Whipple
  38. Bev Bunker
  39. Alan Fewkes
  40. Claire Fewkes
  41. Malcolm Fewkes
  42. Charlotte Fewkes
  43. Adam Douthwright
  44. Erin Douthwright
  45. Clara Douthwright
  46. Samantha Douthwright
  47. Sean Clark

Total Membership as of last update: 154

Note – On the membership form there is the option to disclose (a) your name and membership level on this list, (b) your name only (listed as general members), or (c) neither.

Last updated 7/2/2020

Proud Members of: Velo New Brunswick

Canadian Cycling Association

International Mountain Biking Association