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Mid-Michigan is not known for its hilly terrain, yet, the students who love to mountain bike have created their own community.
Mountains are rarely spoken in the same sentence as Michigan State, and most mountain lovers definitely aren’t planning on flocking to East Lansing any time soon. However, that does not stop a group of students from creating a way to bring their sport, mountain biking, to MSU.
The Spartan Mountain Biking Club, founded in 2018, is a group of around 30 who love the adrenaline rush of racing through the trees. The club was started by a group of avid bikers, looking to find others that shared their love for the sport.
Even if that group was a small circle of engineering majors. Senior engineering major Justin Tyack, the club’s president, has been mountain biking his whole life. Tyack spends time biking at Stony Creek Metropark in his hometown, Rochester Hills. He has also traveled to bike the actual mountains of Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and Colorado. He found the club before even stepping foot on campus his freshman year.“I didn’t have anyone to go biking with,” said Tyack, who started the sport at a young age with his father. “When you come here, a lot of people don’t know anyone and if you’re into it, it’s a big help to […]
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