Mountain+Biking+Plan

__ Scenic Desert Mountain Bike Ride __ __ Who: __ Two adults with two or three children depending on their size. Two children have to be under 80 pounds to fit trailer-bikes. One child must be over 4'10 to fit a small mountain bike and be a solid bike rider. __ Where __ : Between Eureka Peak and Machris Park. __ Route __ : The ride will be mostly on Covington Flats road. This dirt road has a gentle slope and is fairly well maintained. We will start uphill and ride downhill, back to your vehicle. The two miles between Covington Flats road and Machirs Park can be ridden by riders wanting a challenging extension to the ride. We will ride at the speed of the slowest rider. The road has little traffic. I would be surprised if two cars were to pass us on the ride. __ Equipment __ : Three mountain bikes will be available for the ride with two child trailers. (Bike sizes large, medium, and small) The bikes are nice having both front and back shocks with disk brakes. Giant is the brand of the bikes and Trance is the model. Two trailer-bikes are available to pull riders under 80 pounds. (I will pull one trailer-bike if desired.) A double mountain bike is also available for a child to ride on the back.(Rider sizes medium and small.) [] (Two ride certificates to be auction. No reserve for the first ride auctioned and $60 reserve for the second ride auctioned. A conservative estimate for the value of this ride is $150.) Large interesting tracks are sometimes found on this ride.

Determine the value of the ride: Big Wheel tours has a guided 20 mile paved road ride that would take about 2 hours at $95 per person. In addition, high performance mountain bikes rent for $45 per day. This ride is 9 miles on dirt roads and trails (with the challenging extension) and includes the use of a high performance bikes. Compared to what Big Wheel Tours offers, a value of $50 per adult and $25 per child would not be unreasonable for this ride. [] []