XC MTB mountain biking in Helsinki, Finland

<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" rightmargin="0" bottommargin="0"> <font size=1 color=white> <a target="_top" href="http://t.extreme-dm.com/?login=rouhe"> <img src="http://u1.extreme-dm.com/i.gif" height=38 border=0 width=41 alt="" align="right"></a><script language="javascript1.2"> </script><script language="javascript"> </script><noscript><img height=1 width=1 alt="" src="http://t0.extreme-dm.com/0.gif?tag=rouhe&j=n"></noscript> </font> <h1>Mountain Biking in Helsinki area, Finland</h1> <h2><a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/">MTB - Mountain bike Picture and Video Gallery</a></h2> <p>I have a mtb picture gallery that contain mountain biking pictures of cross country mtb biking and some video clips of dirt jumping around Helsinki. Pictures are taken mainly in Finland, during summer and winter. You can also take a look at the bikes we have around here - well, practically the same as anywhere around the world I would think. Pictures are taken by me and videos by my friend Eki.</p> <h2><a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/">MTB - Mountain bike Discussion Forum</a></h2> These pages contain also a mtb discussion forum for mountain bikes, mainly to discuss and agree when to go biking together in the capital area of Finland. Some time ago it was laborious to call and email many people to find out if they were going riding. Now we have the discussion board to easily inform when and were people are going riding. Discussions (Lenkkikeskustelut) can be followed in Finnish. <h2><a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/">We Are group of mountain bikers around Helsinki Finland</a></h2> We are a loose group of mountain bikers around Helsinki area. Some of us belong to mtb clubs, but several ride just for own amusement. I originally made these pages to distribute pictures I took from one mountain biking event. Then the pages evolved to include a discussion forum to make communication easier on when and where people are riding. <p> <h2><a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/">Mountain Biking in Finland</a></h2> Mountain biking in Finland is really easy as we have a so called "every mans right" which means that you can walk, and also ride a bicycle, almost everywhere. This "every mans right" applies to state owned but privately owned land as well, as long as you don't enter anybody's home yard and obey limitations on e.g. nature conservation areas. And as Finland is geographically about the same size as Germany, or state of California, but with only 5 million people and a lot of pine woods, there are a lot of places to go mountain biking. <p> <h2><a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/">My MTB Bikes</a></h2> I ride a <a href="bikes_jekyl3000.htm" target="_self"> Cannondale  Jekyll 3000</a> full suspension mountain bike, which has enough suspension for the fairly technical trails we have around my home area. Cannondale mountain bikes are quite common in Finland but still among mountain bikers they appear to raise strong opinions, maybe its the Lefty ;-). I tuned Jekyll to be a bit lighter to be used for xc type long rides. I also have a <a target="_self" href="bikes_trekliquid30.htm"> Trek Liquid 30</a> for nice endure type riding. I just got it, so I only have first impressions at the moment. <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2000_winter/index.htm">winter mtb pictures</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2001_hometrails/index.htm">hometrail mtb pictures</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2001_06_mallorca/index.htm">Mallorca mtb pictures</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2001_10_oktoberfest/index.htm">Lohja Oktoberfest 2001 pictures</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2001_10_tekla/index.htm">Tekla mtb guys on trails in Central Park of Helsinki</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2002_04_raivo/index.htm">Friend Raivo from Estonia visiting the mtb trails of Espoo</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2002_04_herttoniemi/index.htm">Mtb in Herttoniemi 2002</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2002_05_lohja/index.htm">Lohja 24hrs mtb race pictures</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2002_05_tahko/index.htm">Visiting Tahko mtb trails</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2002_06_david/index.htm">David from Texas visiting Espoo mtb trails</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2002_08_longlake/index.htm">Nuuksio Pitkajarvi 50km mtb race pistures</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2002_09_rhett/index.htm">Rhett from Atlanta visiting Helsinki and Espoo mtb trails</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2002_10_oktoberfest/index.htm">Lohja Oktoberfest 2002 mtb pictures</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2003_03_urban/index.htm">Freeride in Helsinki city mtb pictures</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2003_05_lohja24/index.htm">2003 Lohja Kakkosnelonen 24hrs mtb race pictures</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2003_05_tahko/index.htm">2003 weekend trip to Tahko xc mtb pictures</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2004_08_tahko_dh/index.htm">Tahko DH mtb race</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2004_01_winter_xc/index.htm">Winter cross country XC MTB biking</a> <a href="http://jro.1g.fi/mtb/2003_08_road_gap/index.htm">MTB Road Gap freeride jumping</a> <p> <a href="http://www.hakukone.info/">Search Engine Optimising SEO Finland</a> <a href="http://www.finnexport.com/">Export Trade Finland</a> </p> </body>