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NMBA will be sponsoring the showing of "Pedal Driven" a bike-umentary, at The State Theatre, on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 7pm.  Below is a description of the movie.  Please share with your friends and family and come out to watch an awesome movie and support NMBA.

I'd also like to remind everyone that the IMBA Trail Care Crew will be in town on Thursday, June 21, through Sunday, June 24.  To register for the events that will be taking place that weekend, please follow the attached link (registration is at the bottom).  Depending on your availability, you can sign up for one, two, or all of the events.  This is going to be a great way for us to learn how to work together as a club and to learn proper trail building techniques.  

https://www.imba.com/civicrm/event/info?id=228&reset=1

Thank you,

Terri

"Pedal Driven"

United by the mission to create a more enjoyable, more sustainable world, the Northwest Emmy-nominated documentary film making team at Howell at the MoonProductions has joined forces with IMBA to create “Pedal-Driven: a bike-umentary”. It has been quite a ride, and THE NITTANY MOUNTAIN BIKING ASSOCIATION would like to invite you to join us for a screening of “Pedal-Driven: a bike-umentary”.  PEDALDRIVEN will be playing at THE STATE THEATRE on THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012, at 7:00 PM.  Tickets are $8/per person and can be purchased online through The State Theatre, at the box office, or the night of the event.  On hand for the showing will be Steve and Morgan Lommele, members of the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) Trail Care Crew.

For more than two years, the filmmaking team at Howell at the Moon traveled across the western UnitedStates, compelled to tell a story of clandestine groups of roguemountain bikers who build illegal trails on Americaʼs public lands. Promises were made to keep locations secret, breathtaking footage of extraordinary riders was captured, interviews were conducted with both sides of the conflict, battle lines were drawn, illegal trails were ripped out, existing trails were shut down. Then, somewhere along the way something shifted: both sides came to the table, partnerships were forged, agreements were signed.

This engaging and powerful new documentary film is designed to advance the national discussion around where mountain biking belongs in the American landscape. PEDALDRIVEN expertly explores the long-standing conflicts between riders and the federal agencies charged with managing our public lands, as this exploding sport makes its way out of the woods and into the public eye.

PEDAL-DRIVEN is much more than a bike movie.  It is a film about every Americanʼs right to the lands that belong to all of us. As Woody Guthrie famously sang 70 years ago, “This land is your land, this land is my land,” and in that spirit this film was created as a non-profit, from which all proceeds will benefit sustainable trail-building on public lands in the Pacific Northwest. The hope is to inspire and engage Americans in a dialogue about where mountain biking and other sports belong on the American landscape.

The film was created inaffiliation with IMBA and with the cooperation of the US Forest Service,and major funding was provided by Shimano, Specialized, Clif Bar, The film was created in affiliationwith IMBA and with the cooperation of the US Forest Service, and major fundingwas provided by Shimano, Specialized, Clif Bar, Diamondback, Yakima Racks, Pyramid Brewing Company, City ofLeavenworth, Timberland, and Steven's Pass Bike Park, with promotional supportfrom Pinkbike.com.

All profits will be donated to future trail projects committed to the ideals of sustainable recreation and stewardship of our public lands.  You can find up-to-date informationabout Pedal-Driven and see trailers at www.pedaldriven.com.

Our member of the month for May, 2012 is our Treasurer, Cathy DeSanto.  Get to know a little more about Cahty here by reading the article written by Aaron Pontzer. Cathy is a great asset to our club and our biking community!  Cathy, thank you for everything that you do!

Cathy will be entered into a drawing to be held at the end of the year to receive a $100 gift card from the local bicycle shop of her choice.

The NMBA Spring Group Ride and Picnic will be on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Tussey Mountain.  We will have 3 mountain bike rides: beginner, intermediate and advanced.  We will meet at the pavillion at Tussey Mountain (by the pond) at 12pm, with rides leaving at 12:30pm.  If you have any questions about the mountian bike rides, please contact Terri Rudy at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  We will also have 3 road bike rides: short, intermediate and long (fast and slow).  They will leave at various times.  If you have any questions about the road bike rides, please contact Joe Lundberg at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We will all meet back at the pavillion around 4pm for the picnic. Please bring a covered dish or beverage to share.  If you are not an NMBA member a small donation will be appreciated to help cover the costs of the meat products.

Families are welcome!  Tussey Mountain just put a playground in right beside the pavillion!