TOUR DE TILLAMOOK - Registration form is available for download

Attention ladies and gentlemen mountain bikers, boys and girls looking to ride on trails and test their skills on the NWTA mobile skills park!

The Tour de Tillamook is happening THIS WEEKEND (July 31-August 2).  We just received the custom NWTA logo'd waterbottles (and they look awesome!!), and one of those is included for every registered participant (additional water bottles are available for purchase at $5 each).  We have about 40 people signed up right now, and are anticipating many more folks wanting to show up!

1. This event is going to be lots of FUN!

2. Camping will be at the Jones Creek Group site, event registration will be at the Smith Homestead, event activities on Saturday will be staged from the Smith Homestead.  The registration table will be getting going Saturday morning around 8:30am.  All event participants need to sign in and collect their water bottle/goodie bag.  Ride leaders will be at the Smith Homestead, so after you are signed in go meet up with the group that you wish to ride with.

3. We are staged in the middle of the Wilson River Trail, at the Smith Homestead.  This location offers ride options for all abilities heading out in both directions along the trail (east or west).  The trail leaving the Smith Homestead is the most mild and flat to rolling section of the Wilson River Trail in both directions.  Beginners can experience about 10 miles (or more if desired) of fairly mellow climbing, while enjoying the fun swoopy single track sections and the descents!  Intermediate to advanced riders can tackle from 20 to 42 miles of single track trail, with an excess of 5000 of climbing (if the entire trail is ridden).

4. Morning rides will get going about 9am.  The idea is to have multiple ability rides head out east on the trail in the morning, return the Smith Homestead for lunch (big thanks to Dave's Killer Bread, Kettle Chips, and Tim's Cascade Chips for helping provide the fixings) and a basic bike maintenance presentation (presented by Bike N Hike), then continue on in the afternoon towards the west, and finally return to the Smith Homestead for dinner!  So, the group rides will be lead as out and backs.

5. Demo bikes are being supplied by Kona (through Sellwood Cycle Repair) and Giant (through Bike N Hike)!  Come test ride an awesome bike on the trail!  Can't get the same feel for a bike when test riding at the shop!  Bike N Hike will also be providing an on-site bike mechanic for part of the day, so if you have a mechanical issue, stop by their booth.

6. We will be supplying (thanks to Hammer Nutrition) electrolyte replacement drink (HEED) for all registered participants, as well as Hammer Nutrition goodie bags.  The electrolyte drink will be staged at the Smith Homestead.

7. This event is going to be lots of FUN!

8. NWTA's mobile skills park will be set up in the Smith Homestead Meadow.  Dennis Veatch and Cage Aaron will be debuting their NWTA mountain bike skills sessions for children (and adults if you want to participate, encouraged if your child is participating), and a short loop trail has been set up in the Meadow that even includes some challenging logs.

9. It might be hot this weekend, but the coolest place to be is at the Tour de Tillamook!  Bring sunscreen and remember to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water and the electrolyte drink we're supplying to participants!  But, never fear, because we are staged at one of the prime swimming locations along the Wilson River!  Bring your bathing suit, towel, and even an inner tube/raft.  I may try to organize a tubing activity Saturday afternoon if there is interest.

10.  If you are planning to attend and you have not let me know, please try to do so ASAP so that I can plan for the proper quantities of food to provide for lunch and dinner.

11. Did I mention this event is going to be LOTS OF FUN?!?!?!

12. Sunday morning we will be packing up and heading over to the Storey Burn Trailhead.  This past Sunday, I spent about 3.5 hours cleaning up the trailhead around the start of Sickter Lars and pruning the skid road leading up to the trail.  With your help, we can brush out the actual single track in probably an hour or so.  Please bring lopers, pruners, hedge shears, work gloves.  After clearing the trail, we are going to do a ride on the Sickter Lars, Storey Burn, and the Historic Hiking Trails.

13.  If you are planning to bring your child out to the event to participate in the skills session, please email me their name.  We are providing custom name plates that attach to the front of the child's bike with cable ties, similar to a race number plate.  The custom plate will have the child's name pre-printed on it for all children's names submitted to me by Thursday (July 30) at 4pm.  We will have blank ones and a sharpie for other kid participants.

Look forward to seeing you all this weekend!

Ryan