How to Layer for Cold Weather Cycling – Cost-Effective Clothing from Head to Tread

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It is that time of year. . . . Chill is in the air! Wait, don't hang up the bike(s) and hibernate! Instead, embrace the cooler temps and balmy conditions. There is such satisfaction to be had by getting in cold weather rides. The peacefulness, stillness, and solitude can't be beat! Don't let cold temperatures keep you away. To loosely paraphrase something we heard Rebecca Rusch, The Queen of...

Laurel Classic MTB Challenge – 2022

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The Laurel Classic MTB Challenge - 2022 capped off a great weekend of riding in the PA Grand Canyon area (a/k/a Pine Creek Gorge)! JB kicked the early-September weekend off by riding the Lyman Run 25 Gravel Route near Galeton, Potter County, PA. Afterwards, he made the 30-minute or so drive towards Wellsboro, stayed the night on the east rim of the canyon, and hit up the Laurel Classic on...

Events Spotlight – Fat Bike Edition

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We have said this in the past, but it's worth repeating - events are a focus for The Unpaved Hub. First off, events are fun! Second, event promoters put a lot of time and resources into hosting events. We want to inform cyclists about them and help drive participation. To that end, we compiled a pretty extensive catalog of mostly gravel and mountain bike events put on by a variety of promoters...

Winter Safety on PA State Forest Roads

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Pennsylvania state forests and parks are amazing resources at any time of the year. The peacefulness, solitude, and remoteness seems to alleviate some of life's burdens. At the same time, during the winter, those traits present additional dangers. Winter safety on PA state forest and certain park roads is of paramount importance as many of these roads are largely unmaintained for vehicular...

Winter Car Survival Kit Checklist

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The U.S. National Weather Service Pittsburgh, PA recently posted a winter car survival kit checklist. Because The Hub's readers enjoy the outdoors year-round, we thought it would be a good idea to draft a quick article with the items included on the list: Jumper cables Flashlights First Aid Kit Food Water Basic toolkit Pet supplies Radio Cat litter or sand (traction) Shovel Ice scraper Clothes...

Lyman Run 25 Gravel Route

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Potter County, Pennsylvania. God's Country! And, the location of The Hub's Lyman Run 25 Gravel Route. The county is so aptly nicknamed because of its remote, vast, and largely uninhabited landscape. The Commonwealth owns over 40% of Potter County. Much of it reverted to the Commonwealth subsequent to the decline of the timber industry in the late-1800s to early-1900s. Fortunately for us, it is...

e-Bikes legal on PA public lands

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The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) recently announced that e-bikes are legal on PA public lands! Specifically, on November 28, 2022, DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn executed the Department's final policy as it relates to the use of e-bikes on certain PA public lands. Below is a bullet-point list of some of the keys of the policy. Note that this article is...

unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley – 2021

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Like previous editions, unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley - 2021 was a huge success. The mid-October foilage in central PA was like previous editions as well, exquisite. The Unpaved Hub's JB rode the 2021 Full 125ish mile route and describes the weekend below. If you are looking for specific details on what unPAved weekend is all about, check out The Hub's 2019 report. It provides more...

Public Lands Ride – 2021: Elk State Forest

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As indicated in our series of posts on the Public Lands Ride - 2020 and the in-person Public Lands Ride - 2021, the event originally started in 2019 as an annual mixed-surface gathering hosted by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, PEC quickly pivoted to a virtual format, releasing several routes in various state parks and forests in western and...

Wilderness 101 – 2021

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Editorial Note: This is the first entry in JB's Journal. The Journal is a recount of JB's adventures, event participations, and other musings. This installment is a race brief of his Wilderness 101 - 2021. The Wilderness 101 is the original ultraendurance MTB event. It takes place in beautiful central PA (CenPenn), near State College - home of The Pennsylvania State University! The original W101...