Video: Brice Shirbach Explores the Hidden MTB Gems of Keene, New Hampshire, in 'Underexposed'

by Pivot Cycles

Underexposed is a self-shot and produced series of documentary short-films by Pivot Cycles athlete Brice Shirbach. The series is dedicated to showcasing mountain bike advocacy and stewardship while exploring trails across the globe. Join Brice as he explores the relationship between community and trails.

New England is defined as a region within the USA consisting of 6 different states: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire, which is where I find myself today. New Hampshire is home to more than 800 lakes and ponds, the highest peaks among the northern Appalachians, 19,000 miles of rivers and streams, the shortest coastline of any coastal state, and the highest percentage of timberland in the country. It is occasionally known as the White Mountain State, but for this episode, I'm not especially close to the whites. I'm in the southwestern corner of the “Granite State”, with Vermont just a stone's throw away, and I’m surrounded by more trails than I can count.

Keene is the county seat of Cheshire County, and sits in the shadow of the 3170-foot-tall Mount Monadnock just to the east of here. It's a college town as well as a manufacturing and tech hub, with a vibrant art scene that pairs well with an ever-expanding culture around outdoor recreation. The community is served by the Brattleboro-Keene chapter of NEMBA, New England's preeminent MTB advocacy organization with 36 chapters and over 10,000 members.