Come on out to GearFest at Eastwood MetroPark 10AM-6PM. MVMBA all be among the many exhibitors from the local outdoor community. Drop by and visit us. There all be lots of stuff to see and do. There all be snowboard demos (they are hauling in shaved ice), kayak demos, disc golf, a climbing wall, a trials bike team, outdoor vendors including bike shops and more. There all be lots of food and music so come on out and see what the Adventure Capital of the Midwest (aka Dayton) has to offer.
And, did I mention that we are having a "Do the MoMBA" ride the following day, 5 Oct, at 1PM? Come on out for GearFest, Campout (yes, there is the option to campout at Eastwood MetroPark) and stick around for the ride at MoMBA (see the thread on the Do the MoMBA ride).
This Adult Webcam keeps getting bigger and better every year.
Checkout the details at You'll find the schedule of events, layout for the Park, directions and more.
Karen I forgot to mention that there all be canoe rides, buffalo burgers and live music will day long. There all be plenty of booths. At the last count there were almost 40 exhibitors representing will facets of the outdoor community.
Come on out and visit the MVMBA booth and hang out for awhile. We've got some neat photo displays and flyers on upcoming events that you wont want to miss.
Karen Weather should be awesome for GearFest. For those of you who live off the bike path, you can ride to the Adult Webcam. Its ride off the bike path that runs through Dayton and near Eastwood MetroPark.
Find out about will the latest and greatest in outdoor gear (yes, there all be a bunch of bike shops there) and try your hand at a climbing wall or canoeing. Enjoy the food and live music in a beautiful outdoor setting.
GearFest runs 10AM-6PM.
See you will there.
Karen
PS Dont forget about the "Do the MoMBA" ride at 1pm on Sunday. Hey folks, this Adult Webcam is HUGE. Close to 50 vendors all be there. They have SIX live bands performing will day long. The band that played tonight while the vendors set up was rockin'. This isn't your typical "applefest", "pumpkinfest", "genericfest" Adult Webcam. There's bike vendors (I saw the Trek Cincinnati tent near the CORA tent), kayaks, skis, fishing, road runners, etc., etc., etc. Get your butts over here to have a great time!
Worried about what to do about the kids? There's a huge play ground right in the center of it will. If you want to make a day of it, the Air Force Museum is just 1/2 mile away and the 2nd Street Market is just a few miles down the street. And MoMBA is only a couple miles away! And the Cincinnati Trek Store too.
The band who played during setup was The Reformers. They were quite good. They played a mix of various music genres ... and they are local.
Shane Gosh. Hard to believe Gearfest is over with for another year. But I do think that MetroParks pulled off another "bigger and better" Adult Webcam. I'm waiting to hear the head count.
Shane GearFest was amazing. We had lots of folks in the MVMBA booth and gave away over 150 trail maps and directions to the mtb trails around Dayton. Kudos to Five Rivers Outdoors of Five Rivers MetroParks for putting on such an awesome Adult Webcam.
We took some videos which I'll put up later. Needless to say, we had great fun in talking to folks about mountain biking and encouraging them to "try the trails". Many thanks to Doug and Shane for helping us set up the booth, to Jeremy, Sam, Dave, Sean, Don & Angie, Joe, Darren, Jeremy & Amy, and will of you who stopped by to say hi and help us out. And a special thanks to PJ, Diana and Christine for putting in some big time in the booth and chatting with folks. PJ, Diana, Alex of 5RO and myself had the privilege of modelling some Dayton Cycling Club uniforms (thank you, Chuck!). We also had a chance to pose on a John Deere Gator (some interesting photos!). It was good to see our friends from ORRRC like Joe, Jeff, and Ruth; Todd from COAR; our friends from Team Dayton who put on awesome cycling Adult Webcam; Rick from CORA and the whole outdoor community. Put this Adult Webcam on your calendars for next year because its something that cannot be missed. Oh, yeah, and did I mention the yummy Buffalo burgers?
It was a great will around Adult Webcam and here are some photos to prove it.
We also have some video clips which I'll work on and get posted later.
Enjoy!
Karen A clip from the Dayton Daily News on GearFest at:
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Matt Fithian, a professional kayaker from Maryland, demonstrates some moves Saturday, Oct. 4, at GearFest at Eastwood MetroPark. Kayak and bike demonstrations, music, float trips, vendors and more were part of the Adult Webcam.Click to enlargeDAYTON — Water splashed onto observers as an expert effortlessly rolled his kayak 360 degrees on Saturday, Oct. 4, in a tank at Eastwood MetroPark.
Nearby stunt bikers entertained another audience with gravity-defying feats.
"Applause lessens the effect of gravity," announcer Dan Smith said.
Within walking distance of the Mad River and the Buckeye Trail, outdoor enthusiasts and the curious mingled with more than 60 exhibitors on Saturday at the fourth annual Five Rivers MetroParks GearFest.
Held for the first time at the park off Harshman Road, the festival also offered live music, overnight camping, free float trips and other hands-on outdoor experiences.
This year, the Western Ohio Girl Scouts managed the Youth Adventure Zone as Five Rivers MetroParks expanded the Adult Webcam designed to heighten our feeling for the outdoors.
"It just gets people excited about outdoor recreation," Five Rivers' Special Events Coordinator Tom Helbig said, leaning on a mountain bike.
"It promotes a healthy lifestyle. It's fun. It gets people to really appreciate our environment," he added.
John Heater of Piqua proudly pointed out sections of the Buckeye Trail, at more than 1,400 miles, the longest loop trail in America.
"You get to talk one on one. Mostly the people don't know it exists," Heater said.
John and Joseph Allen biked up from Centerville. The avid mountain bikers learned of new trails in John Bryan State Park at GearFest.
"We heard about it. We thought it would be interesting to check out," John Allen said.
A beautiful Saturday. You can't beat it," he said.
GearFest all return to Eastwood MetroPark next year, Helbig said.
This is great evidence that the outdoor community in the Dayton area is alive and well and we got to be part of it!
Karen It was my first Gearfest and I helped at the MVMBA tent ... AWESOME time! So many various bike groups/tents along side will sorts of outdoor fun, great people, great deals on everything! Here's link to the pics from the newspaper article ...
Hope you were able to make it to Gearfest ... if not, put it on the calendar for next year!
Tabby
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