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__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 can be over 80 lbs. __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. (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. A tandem mountain bike is also available for bringing one child over 80 pounds. Two trailer-bikes are available to pull riders under 80 pounds. (I will pull one trailer-bike if desired.) http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/trance.3/212/24771/ (Two ride certificates to be auction. No reserve for the first ride auctioned and $60 reserve for the second ride auctioned.) 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. High performance mountain bikes rent for $45 per day. This ride is 9 miles with the challenging extension and includes the use of a high performance bike. Considering this, a value of $45per adult and $25 per child would not be unreasonable. http://www.bwbtours.com/PalmSprings.html http://www.bwbtours.com/rentals.html