Links and Reviews

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Equipment

	United Bicycle Institute -- comprehensive listing of bicycle and component manufacturers' web sites
	MtbREVIEW -- customer reviews of mountain bike equipment
	RoadBikeREVIEW -- customer reviews of road bike equipment
	weightweenies.com -- forum for riders interested in high-end equipment

Biking and Bike Touring in Vermont

	Lake Champlain Bikeways -- if you are planning a self-guided cycling vacation in the VT/NY Champlain Valley this is the site to go to for suggested routes and accommodations.
	Vermont Mountain Bike Advocacy -- information on planning, funding, establishing and maintaining trails throughout Vermont
	Bike Vermont or VBT -- professionally guided touring companies
	Vermont Sports Today -- statewide calendar of sports events

Local Bike Clubs

	Middlebury Bike Club -- currently under construction -- visit to sign up for the club mailing list for events and activities
	Green Mountain Bicycle Club -- Vermont's largest bicycle club, founded in 1969, with lots of group rides and events

Visit Our Sports Shop Neighbors

	Forth 'N Goal -- for running, skating, and Middlebury College sportswear.
	Middlebury Mountaineer -- for hiking, Nordic skiing, kayaking, and guided tours.

Hill Climbers

Looking for the 1-1 ratio for the Mt. Washington Hill Climb? SRAMs XX 10spd mountain derailleur and 11-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-36 and 11-12-14-16-18-20-22-25-28-32 XX cassette work great with SRAM Red, Force, or Rival shifters. Check out our composite ForXX group, which includes these two components.

	Northeast cycling -- want to see how climbs like Brandon, Middlebury, Lincoln, and Appalachian Gaps, or Whiteface Mountain or Mount Washington stack up against the big European climbs? This is the place to go. An interesting tidbit: the Whiteface Hillclimb is very similar to Alpe de Huez!
	BUMPS -- Bike Up the Mountain Point Series combines all the big hill climb races in the northeast into single series.