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We are proud to list our partner organizations - people
who make it possible to expand the mountain biking experience in Vermont.
FOTW receives financial sponsorship from the businesses listed below.
These funds are used to purchase materials & equipment for trail construction
and maintenance and to cover administration costs of the FOTW. We are
proud to be in association with these exemplary businesses and encourage
you to support these organizations. We are also associated with the following
mountain biking centers, mountain bike clubs, local bike shops and conservation
& recreation groups
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Bike Shops
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| Company |
Description |
Earl's
Cyclery & Fitness
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Earl's Cyclery & Fitness, founded
in 1953, is a specialty retailer of bicycles and fitness equipment.
Earl's has been selected as one of the "Top 100" Bicycle
Dealers in America, and for the last three years, has been chosen,
"Best Place to Buy a Bicycle" by Burlington Free Press Reader's
Choice Awards. |
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Skirack, 2009 top 100 bike retailer, is home to the largest selection of bikes in northern Vermont,
featuring bikes from Specialized, Cannondale, Ellsworth, Kona, Serotta, Cervelo, Raleigh, Dahon and Eastern. Your shop for bikes, clothing,
accessories, parts, expert service and professional fitting for all types of biking. Skirack also has the gear you need for running, in-line skating,
skiing, snowboarding and lots more. Skirack is the 2008 New England winter sports "Shop of the Year", the 2009 "Best of New England"
Nordic Shop and was named by Skiing magazine as one of the top 30 ski shops in the country. |
Five Hills Bikes
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Five Hills Bikes is a full service bike shop in Waterbury, VT offering sales of new bikes -
29ers, mountain bikes, road bikes, cross bikes, hybrid bikes, and kids bikes. The service shop offers complete bike
maintenance and repair include shock rebuilds and wheel building.
Contact Us: 802-244-7330 2 North Main St, Suite 2, Waterbury, VT 05676 |
Eastern Mountain Sports
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EMS offers a wide variety of bikes and gear for all your outdoor endeavors.
They have a full service bike shop with quick turn around to get you back out on your ride. EMS offers a full range of
bikes and some of the best deals in town. They have been offering informed service at their location at 100 Dorset Street for over 35 years. |
| Royal Cycles
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Royal Cycles, located on lower King Street in Burlington, offers the most
up to date knowledge and technology: Professional wheel builds, Disc brakes, Single Speed conversions, Suspension tuned
to the rider's specifications. We design our services around you and your bike's needs. |
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Corporate Sponsors
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| Company |
Description |
Long Trail Brewing
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Long Trail Brewing, Vermont's largest brewery, was recently awarded the Vermont
Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence for their ECO Brew program. The Fellowship of the Wheel is partnering
with Long Trail to bring the Fellowship Ale to a selection of local bars near your favorite trails.
A portion of each pint sold is donated to the trails, so drink regularly!
We're also proud to host a Long Trail sponsored lunch party at one Trail Day each month in 2009. |
Stanley Bottles
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Since 1913, the Stanley brand has been building durable, rugged products that last.
Passed down from generation to generation, the Stanley® vacuum bottle is an icon. It has survived a 4,000 foot drop from a plane,
been run over by a tractor and has even stopped a bullet. Now in its 96th year, the innovation that sparked a revolution in vacuum insulation continues to grow.
Today, we deliver superior food and beverage gear for rugged, active lifestyles and remain dedicated to this simple promise: Buy Stanley® products, get quality gear. Built for life. |
Timberlane Dental Group
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Timberlane Dental Group was founded in 1973 with a unique mission: assemble a multi-specialty team of doctors, dental assistants, hygienists,
technicians and support personnel to provide comprehensive dental care that extends throughout a patient’s life.
Our dental professionals work together across four offices strategically located in Chittenden County. They provide personalized dental care that keeps you smiling at every age —
from the first infant oral exam to the treatment of complex dental problems in adults. |
Back Country Excursions
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Back Country Excursions X-Country MTB touring center offers some of the finest, tightest, hand built singletrack trails in New England.
Now going on its 20th season providing high quality mountain bike vacations, camping/ Yurting, bike rentals, day rides, guiding, and expert instruction especially for the novice.
All 24 miles of trails are well maintained, on hard pack dirt, well drained, with virtually no mud and few roots and rocks. A lot of something for everyone. |
By the Old Mill Stream B & B
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A Bed and Breakfast which is close to the Hinesburg Town Forest/Sleepy Hollow trail network.
An ideal place for visiting mountain bikers to stay!
84 Richmond Rd. Hinesburg, VT 05461, phone(802) 482-3613
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Green Mountain
Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine
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Andy Bowen, MSPT and Eric Elsinger, MSPT, CSCS opened Green Mountain
Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine in October of 2006. They see patients
seeking general orthopedic rehabilitation everyday but also work closely
with those who love running and cycling. They truly understand where their
patients are coming from when they are temporarily sidelined by a running or
cycling injury; simply, they both run and ride themselves. Both spend more
time trail running and on their mountain bikes then they do on the road so
they were eager to sponsor the Fellowship of the Wheel! |
Bridgedale Socks
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Bridgedale set out to design and manufacture the most comfortable socks on the market;
using the latest machinery, the most progressive designs and the most advanced yarn technology. Our core technology of
WoolFusion combines natural fibres with man made fibres ensuring Bridgedale socks are the most comfortable you will ever wear! |
Kombi Sports
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Kombi makes fine quality gloves, mitts, baselayers, and headwear
for active winter athletes of all types. |
The Outdoor Gear Exchange
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The Outdoor Gear Exchange was founded in 1995 in Burlington, Vermont. We started out of a small
shop and have now grown our retail store to 10,000 + square feet. One of our missions was to give the customer great gear
at a great price. Our belief is everyone should be able to afford to get out there and have fun! By buying smart and offering used
consignment gear, we have succeeded in this mission and our business has grown. We are now using this same philosophy with our
online business, gearx.com. We have a great team of experienced outdoor enthusiasts who are ready to help you make the right gear
decisions.
152 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05401 888-547-4327. |
Breakwater Cafe and Burlington Bay Catering
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The Breakwater Cafe and Grill is a nice place to enjoy great food, drinks, and live music with a spectacular view of Lake Champlain.
Visit them at 1 King Street in Burlington after a ride for a refreshing dinner with your friends.
The Burlington Bay Market and Catering, just up Battery Street, provides the Fellowship with a variety of tasty dishes at our annual Barn Dance and Wheel of Fire race/festival. |
Sun Valley Bar
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At Sun Valley Bar our mission is to provide the best tasting, highest quality nutrition products using only the finest whole-food ingredients. We promise natural, wholesome and
delicious products specifically formulated to improve your health and performance. |
| Onion River Sports |
For over three decades Onion River Sports has been Vermont's trailhead for the finest selection of bicycles,
cross-country skis, snowshoes, camping & hiking gear, outdoor footwear and the clothing to do it in. |
| ORS Racks Direct: Yakima-Thule-RockyMounts bike racks |
Complete array of car rack and truck rack systems for transporting outdoor gear including bicycles,
kayaks, canoe, surfboard, skis and snowboards and cargo luggage gear. |
| ORS Snowshoes Direct: MSR-Atlas-Tubbs snowshoes |
Snowshoes for all ages and abilites from extreme backcountry snowshoes to recreational snowshoes for
exercise and hiking. Running and racing snowshoes also available. |
| ORS Cross Country Skis Direct: Fischer-Karhu-Rossignol skis |
Large selection of nordic gear and apparel for all cross country skiing disciplines, including backcountry skiing
and in-track skate skiing and classical skiing. |
| Koval's |
Bakery, deli & coffee shop with sandwiches on homemade bread.
Committed to providing excellent customer service.
22 Commerce Street; Hinesburg and Tafts Corner Shopping Center; Williston
(802) 482-5192
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Biking Centers
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| Location |
Description |
Catamount Outdoor Family Center
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Created in 1978, Catamount is an ongoing
experiment in outdoor recreation. Originally a cross country ski center,
catamount has evolved into a mountain bike center, a bed & breakfast,
and a host for many great events and camps. |
Sleepy
Hollow
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Our specialty here at Sleepy Hollow
is our intermediate and advanced single track. We have several miles
great trails, and the feedback we've been getting is that we're one
of the most interesting and best places to mountain bike in the area.
We offer over 10 miles of single track, plus 20 miles of ski trails
to ride on! |
| Millstone
Hill Touring Center |
Central Vermont's non-motorized recreational
center. Offering miles of unique and challenging trails connecting
dozens of scenic quarries, with access to one of a kind views. |
| Kingdom
Trails |
Northeast Vermont's multiple use trail
system with miles of winding singletrack, long-forgotten cart roads,
broad fire roads, and scenic country roads all begging to be explored
on foot, a bicycle, skis, or snowshoes. |
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Bike Clubs
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| Name |
Description |
| Brewster River Mountain Bike Club |
Building trails and community spirit in Cambridge, Jeffersonville, Fletcher, Fairfax and Underhill. |
| Stowe
Mountain Bike Club |
Ensuring the continued accessibility
of local mountain bike trails in Waterbury, Stowe and Morrisville. |
| Mad River Riders |
Improving cycling in the Mad River Valley. |
| Montpelier Area Mountain Bike Club |
MAMBA is a collection of mountain bike enthusiasts who advocate responsible trail use, perform trail building/maintenance,
and secure additional riding areas in the Montpelier, Vermont area. |
| Montgomery Mountain Bike Association |
The Montgomery area offers some of the most remote and
solitary bike trails in the Northeast covering Jay, Westfield, and
Montgomery. MMBA is busy building new trails, maintaining existing trail networks,
and working with local officials and landowners to develop new opportunities for riding. |
| More VMBA
Chapters |
Other chapters of the VMBA around Vermont. |
| VMBA |
Vermont Mountain Bike Association |
| Local Motion |
Local Motion is a Greater Burlington, VT non-profit organization whose mission is to
promote bicycling, walking, running, inline skating and the facilities that make such travel safe, easy and fun.
The organization seeks to improve personal health and the local economy by developing regional trails, promoting walkable
communities, and fostering active lifestyles. |
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