It was like a music and film festival came alive last Saturday night during the festive debut of the Leaf Peeper Bike Bash, a party thrown by the White Mountains chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association, aka Ride NoCo.
In the dark of the domed concert tent, the Bear Mountain Band entertained the house. Viewers’ adrenaline surged while mountain bike films were screened. The emcee hurled swag out to eager hands.
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