1. CROOKER CYCLE SPORTS
"Rides are always going out of this shop," says Chris. "They usually leave evenings towards the end of the week and all day long during the weekends. There's endless singletrack at Mt. Washington." Town: Berlin. Contact: (603) 752-3632.
2. SUNDAY RIVER SKI AREA
Crooker Cycle Sports travels to the lifts at Sunday River for extreme downhill and freeride sessions. Besides here, there are also FH obstacles and stunt areas to be found locally in the Mt. Washington area. Town: Berlin. Contact: (603) 752-3632.
3. WILDERNESS SPORT
A revolving, 4 p.m. Tuesday or Wednesday, and 1 p.m. Sunday ride schedule. Ride Kilkenny Pass and areas where only MTBers, moose and bear go. There's a lot of singletrack covering grassy, rolling hills. Town: Gorham. Contact: (603) 466-9990.
4. MORIAH SPORTS
Meet 6 p.m. Wednesday at the shop. "There's hundreds and hundreds of miles of singletrack and logging and access road just out our door." Expect 1000 feet of climbing. The group size is ten strong. Town: Gorham. Contact: (603) 466-5050.
5. EASY RIDER
Moriah Sports leads the 6 p.m. Monday Easy Rider group. It's on easier terrain and the shop experts are there to answer questions and teach expert bike handling skills and to help with bike setup. Town: Gorham. Contact: (603) 466-5050.
6. LITTLETON BIKE SHOP
This is headquarters for the Littleton Landsharks. Log on to www.littletonbike.com to find out where the next 6 p.m. Tuesday trailhead meet is. Expect all singletrack and steep climbs. Ten to 30 riders. Town: Littleton. Contact: (603) 444-3437
7. RED JERSEY CYCLERY
The White Mountains has 800,000 acres of extreme riding. (Like 1000 feet of vertical climbing in a mile.) Easier rides are done in Washington Valley. Shop meets 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Town: Bartlett. Contact: (603) 374-2700
8. OMER & BOBS SPORTSHOP
At least one 6 p.m. ride per week. Ride Plain Field, French's Ledges, Dorchester or other hot spots locally and in Vermont. The shop will bring you to the more aggressive spots if you're looking to freeride. Town: Hanover. Contact: (603) 643-3525.
9. BANAGANS CYCLING
Banagans is the hub for the Upper Valley Mountain Bike Association. Two or three evening and day rides per week. Both easy and hammer rides are scheduled. Find the best area singletrack with this group. Town: Lebanon. Contact: (603) 448-5556.
10. RHINO BIKE WORKS
Informal, on-the-fly MTB rides. Ride local terrain or head to the hilly, challenging singletrack in the Thorton/Campton area. Ride size and pace is between 5 to 20 riders and more on the hard side. Town: Plymouth. Contact: (603) 536-3919.
11. NICK SANDRIC'S MOUNTAIN SPORTS
Call for the current ride schedule. Most of the sessions meet at the shop. The group goes to either Red Hill or Sandwich Notch. There are a lot of trail options in both areas. Special kids rides are held. Town: Meredith. Contact: (603) 279-5540.
12. KLAUS' SKI AND SPORT
These meet-at-the-shop rides usually go out on weekday evenings. Enjoy the mountainous terrain at Belknap. The mostly wooded, single and double track riding has up to 1000 foot climbs. Up to ten riders. Town: Laconia. Contact: (603) 524-3535.
13. THE NORDIC SKIER SPORTS
"It's nothing but hardtails here." FSR pilots are more than welcome, but you better be ready for an extreme pace. How about 500 vertical feet in just two miles? There's plenty of that plus more. Town: Wolfeboro. Contact: (603) 569-3151.
14. WOLFEBORO SPORT OUTLET
Meet at the lakeside store for these weekday evening rides. An intermediate to advanced ride that takes the trail or the street to the south side. Once there it's hilly terrain with trails that cut through heavy foliage. Town: Wolfeboro. Contact: (603) 569-5777.
15. CLAREMONT CYCLESPORT
Meet 6 p.m. Monday at the junior high. Ride the trails at Green Mountain and Arrowhead Skyway. It's good, technical singletrack with harder climbs. Expect a group of 25-30 and a more advanced pace. Town: Claremont. Contact: (603) 542-2453.
16. ANDY'S CYCLE
Mostly 5 p.m. Saturday rides, and some 6 p.m. Monday and 4 p.m. Sunday sessions. Meet at the shop. The group goes to Drummer Hill in the Goose Pond Forest. This is a group of aggressive freeride/XC pilots. Town: Keene. Contact: (603) 352-3410.
17. ANDY'S CYCLE
"We're pretty hardcore," says Andy's downhill team captain Jason. "We hit the roughest trails possible. They're more like North Shore trails with dirt jumps. We occasionally do downhill shuttle runs." Town: Keene. Contact: (603) 352-3410.
18. NORM'S SKI AND BIKE
A group of hardtail fanatics take to Drummer Hill or the Marlboro Loop. "There's endless singletrack and lots of steep climbing." Expect some good downhilling with three to seven foot drops. Town: Keene. Contact: (603) 352-1404.
19. CYCLESMITH
At the shop, 6 p.m. Tuesday meets. "The biggest ride we've had was 35 people -- it was hectic," says Darren! Logging road are used to connect the numerous stretches of tight, technical singletrack. Town: Haniker. Contact: (603) 428-8035.
20. S&W SPORTS
Take a mile worth of road to the quarry areas. It's mostly undulating singletrack through rocks, roots. The 5:30 p.m. Tuesday is usually a more aggressive day than the 5:30 p.m. Wednesday ride. Town: Concord. Contact: (603) 228-1441.
21. GOODALES BIKE SHOP
The home shop for the regional SoBe Cannondale team does their training at Bear Brook State Park. It's all singletrack or snowmobile trail over rolling, steep terrain. Meet at the shop 6 p.m. Tuesday. Town: Hooksett. Contact: (603) 644-2111.
22. NAULTS CYCLERY
These Sunday evening rides meet at the shop. Five to 15 riders head into Mines Falls at Nashua Lake or to Lake Masabusic. Nashua has some history; it's the site of old mill ponds from the forties. Town: Manchester. Contact: (603) 669-7993.
23. NAULTS FREERIDE
If you ride a Giant AC and become a regular, the shop's out-of-bounds crew will treat you to the secret trails with ten foot drops, bridges, teeters and other built-up obstacles. Also urban trips into Boston. Town: Manchester. Contact: (603) 669-7993.
24. EXETER CYCLES
Meet either at Bear Brook, Pawtuckaway or Mt. Agamenticus 5:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. Sunday. This is an intermediate to advanced ride with a group of up to 20. Special road trips to the north also planned. Town: Exeter. Contact: (603) 778-2331.
25. WHEEL POWER
Gather in the parking lot 6 p.m. Tuesday. Most of the riding will be done in the Exeter Woods. All skill levels welcome; these, however, tend to be more difficult rides. It's rocky, rooty, technical singletrack. Town: Exeter. Contact: (603) 772-6343.
26. BICYCLE BOB
Show at the shop 6 p.m. Tuesday. Mt. Agamenticus has steep ascents and limbs, College Woods in Durham is easier rolling singletrack, or maybe travel into Main to ride at York. Five to 15 riders. Town: Exeter. Contact: (603) 431-3040.
27. PAPA WHEELIES
"There's a lot of everything out at Mt. Aggie or Exeter Woods: great singletrack, natural terrain freeride, and even some downhill. Shuttle runs are possible. Six a.m. Tuesday and Thursday shop meets. Town: Exeter. Contact: (603) 427-2060.
28. GUS' INTL. BICYCLE SHOP
First call to confirm that the ride is on. They usually go on weekday evening and occasional Sundays. Ride the technical singletrack and ancient logging roads at Pawtuckaway or Agamenticus. Town: North Hampton. Contact: (603) 964-5445.
29. CYCLES ETC.
Sunday morning, weekday evenings and possible weekday morning rides. "There are tons of places to ride, but the Masebesic area has to be considered the hot spot. You better be good to ride the extreme singletrack." Town: Derry. Contact: (603) 432-4443.
30. NAULTS CYCLERY
This Naults location sets aside Wednesday for their mountain rides. Call for meet time and location. Ride the endless miles of local singletrack. FSR Giants and Gary Fishers with Wildgrippers are the setup. Town: Nasua. Contact: (603) 886-5912.
31. GOODALES BIKE SHOP
Every other 6 p.m. Tuesday rides meet at Mine Falls. It's rolling fireroad and singletrack through the woods. It's rocky terrain with some stream crossings. This tends to be more of a recreational ride. Town: Nasua. Contact: (603) 882-2111.
32. HETZER
This shop meets up with the group from their sister Cycles Etc. shops in Derry or Salem. Derry has an epic eight-mile singletrack loop and Masabesic is where the built-up obstacles are at. These guys are aggro! Town: Hudson. Contact: (603) 882-5566.
33. CYCLES ETC.
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday rides at the Town Forest or other local areas. The Fomba Trail at Matsebusek is tight, twisty, rolling singletrack that's filled with stunts. Pawtuckaway has up to 800 foot climbs. Town: Salem. Contact: 890 3212
34. BUCHIKA SKI & BIKE SHOP
Call, because a ride can be going out Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or on the weekend. Ride at Masabesic Lake or Harold Parker. It's a medium to intense ride, but if Pro Brian Astell show, good luck! Town: Salem. Contact: (603) 893-5534.
35. KINGDOM TRAILS TRIPS
Buchika occasionally organizes road trips to the Burke area in northeastern Vermont. It's wooded, mountainous terrain with 1000 feet of vert. The shops more into XCing, but Burke is THE freeride destination. Town: Salem. Contact: (603) 893-5534.
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