SMETICS NISPIN CLASS 2007-2008

SMETICS SPIN CLASS 2008
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SMETICS In-Door-Cycling Class class is up and running.

We have a great facility this year and may be our best location yet! We have plenty of room and if you have never attended a NISPIN class we hope you'll give it a try! Just let someone know your new and we'll give you a helping hand!

Weekly Classes
Tuesday/Thursday: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

We DO plan to hold a Turkey Day In-Door-Cycling Class Class starting at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday morning. Normal class time on Saturday.

The classes are located at the Old Drug Town by Hy-Vee East on South Illinois Avenue in Mason City.

Please give thanks to Trace Kading, Store Manager at Hy-Vee East for allowing us to use the facilities. So, don't forget to grab your butterball while shopping at Hy-Vee East.



Larry, Mark and Kent all Staying on task.

What a great looking bunch!

WINTER NISPIN CLASSES

Location: Old Drug Town by HyVee East

Tuesday, November 13:
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Clean-up
- We will want to have the area cleaned and organized prior setting up the bikes. We may be ready prior to 7:30 p.m.

7:30 – 8:00 p.m. (approx) - Bike set up. You may enter the rear of
Drug-Town for bike set up.

First Class:
Thursday, November 15
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Weekly Classes
Tuesday/Thursday: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Fees:
- Everyone will be require to sign-up or renew their membership for the North Iowa Touring Club for 2008. All current NITC memberships expire Dec 31, 2007.
Single $15 and Family $20

Prepaid NISPIN cards: We ask that everyone purchase either a season pass or a 10 session punch.
Full Season Pass* = $110: A Great Value - There will be at least 57 sessions offered this year.
SPIN Punch Card* = 10 sessions for $30
Juniors (under 18 years old) = Free for NISPIN Members
Trial Passes* = $5.00 per session. Bikes must be removed nightly for trial passes.

Trainer rentals = $3.00 per session

Checks may be payable to North Iowa Spin

* Trainers not included.

MTB at Lenanon Hills, MN

On Saturday, Nov. 3, Mike Hummel, Stuart Schurtz, and I rode the trails at Lebanon Hills Regional Park (http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/LeisureRecreation/Parks/LebanonHills/default.htm) in Eagan and Apple Valley, MN. The park is about 2,000 acres and borders the Minnesota Zoo. Stuart & Mike ride these trails pretty often, but it was a first for me. Saturday was a crisp, clear day without a cloud in the sky. We arrived at Lebanon Hills at about 9AM, and there were about a dozen vehicles already in the parking lot. We rode almost 6 miles of single track. The first half was moderate difficulty with constant switchbacks and a few obstacles - log piles, rock garden, etc. The trail reminds me of the Fish Hatchery Trail, the newest CAMBA trail in the Cable,Hayward, WI, area, although that trail has no obstacles. Midway on the Lebanon Hills trail, there were two choices. To the left was a log pile about 4 feet high. Stu & Mike knew there were many more large challenges following that, so I went to the right. That trail was much like the first half. Mike & Stu took off to the left, on the double black trail. Both had a few falls, but no injuries by the time we met back at the parking lot. Before we split up, Mike thought I should go with them. Back at the cars, he agreed it was probably a good idea that I went right when they went left.

This is a great MTB place. The trails are maintained and marked well. You know that you're on an urban MTB trail, as you can always hear traffic noise. In the winter, they have over two miles of groomed skate ski trails (http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/LeisureRecreation/Parks/LebanonHills/SkiSkateTrailhead.htm).