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It's been a busy summer and we've been due to post an update for a while. Another successful Deer Chase wrapped up on August 15th with Nikolai Anikin of Duluth and Julie Meyer of Hayward taking the 27 mile crowns and 13 year-old Pete Karinen of Painesdale and Kathy Abbott of Atlantic Mine taking … [Read more...] about End of Season? Not Quite – It’s Fat Tire Weekend!

Time to head to Michigan Tech and check it out! The pump track is a great way to improve your bike handling skills and fitness. … [Read more...] about Pump Track is Open

Summer is here? Really it is. The temps have been cool but that only makes for good riding. Over the past few weeks, the CCS crew has been busy hosting weekly rides, racing thru a mine http://www.minersrevenge.com/, riding in circles for the 12 hours of potluck http://www.blindstoker.com/, and … [Read more...] about July Update

Another Chain Drive has come and gone. Results are up and more photos are up daily. Relive the pain, the agony, the fun by checking out the results: http://www.chaindrive.org/ and photos at http://www.brockit.com/ Photos are free to download courtesy of Chain Drive or you can purchase prints online. … [Read more...] about Chain Drive – Results and Photos

Thanks to Jan Klemp for this great shot at Swedetown in 2008. The spring flowers are out now, so stop by and experience it for yourself. … [Read more...] about ForgetMeNot – Time to Ride Swedetown

It's June! Well the cold weather doesn't make it feel like spring but we know its here because Chain Drive is just weeks away. June 20th over 350 riders will roll out thru downtown Houghton over to Hancock and the Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids Trails. Cross Country Sports will once again be on site … [Read more...] about Demo Day and Chain Drive

The road riding has been good and bad, depending on the day, but it seems that we are finally getting into riding season. Within the next couple weeks, all the trails will be dried out and ready for riding. As of today, the east Tech singletrack is dried out but not the upper but Maasto/Churning and … [Read more...] about Riding Season Is Here?

It's winter, it's the Keweenaw, it's snowing and snowing and snowing..... What better way to get out and enjoy our wonderland than to snowshoe. With numerous peaks and interesting geology, you can hit up a new location almost every weekend. Some of our favorite off the beaten path areas to … [Read more...] about Snowshoe Adventures