Hey everyone! We are a little bit more than a week out from the wonderful TREK Bicycles demo at the Brunswick Nature Park! Cape Fear SORBA will be there with the folks from Two Wheeler Dealer as we help show off some of the best bicycles in Trek’s large fleet! Over 40 bicycles will be available for you to demo around the Park!

That being said Cape Fear SORBA needs a bit of help! We are looking for some folks that can help out by holding down the fort at the CFSORBA booth during the event, lead group rides for those unfamiliar with the parks mtb trails, and the big one: WE NEED A GRILL MASTER! That’s right CFSORBA does plan to have someone grilling up some tasty lunch food for our guests but we need a volunteer to do it! Is there anyone out there that might be willing to help out with that job (or any of the others?). If the answer is yes PLEASE email info@capefearsorba.com and let us know.

In the mean time, here is the list of ALL the bikes that will be available for your riding pleasure at the demo. Remember bring your ID, helmet, and pedals(if you want to ride with clipless pedals). Enjoy the list. It is drool worthy!

2012 Bike Models                        Sizes
WSD Madone 5 Series / H3   47, 50, 52
Madone 5.2/H2                    54, 56, 58,
Madone 6.7 SSL/H2      52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62
Trek EX 9.8              15.5, 17.5, 18.5, 19.5, 21.5
Madone 5.9/H2                        56, 58
Trek Remedy 9.8                 15.5, 18.5, 21
Superfly AL Elite Hardtail        17.5, 19, 21
WSD X-Caliber                      14.5, 15.5
Speed Concept 9.8M                    L
Superfly 100 AL Elite               17.5, 19
Slash                                    17.5, 19.5
Rumblefish Pro                     17.5, 19, 21
Superfly 100 Elite               15, 17, 19, 21,
Top Fuel 9.8                      17.5,18.5, 19.5
Lush SL                               14.5, 16.5
Lush Carbon                              ?

Stop drooling folks. Get your gear and get riding! See you at the park.

Hello Cape Fear SORBA. Upcoming events in the near future that I wanted to remind everyone about. Lets get started shall we?

CFSORBA Club Meeting Thursday April 12^th beginning 6pm

Cape Fear SORBA will be holding its weekly club meeting on Thursday April 12^th at the Long Island Eatery. This meeting is very important because we will be electing new club officials for the upcoming year. Both VP Austin and Secretary Jay are not running for re-election for sure and Treasurer Bryan may also step down with new blood prepared to take over. If you wish to have a voice in how the club moves forward please do your best to attend! If you only make it to one all year make it this one!

Trail Building day at Brunswick Saturday April 14^th

Want the good news? The outer loop of the advanced section of trail HAS BEEN COMPLETED. Ok granted there are still some small things to play with but the trail is CUT! Pat yourselves on the back folks, you made this happen. Of course now you must be asking, “whats next?” Well we are now going to build the connector trail that will run from the intermediate loop to the advanced entrance. That is our project for Saturday! The workday will be lead by Greg Brinson. Meet at 9am at the oval parking lot near the picnic shelter. Please bring shovels and rakes, proper attire, food/water, and bug spray/sunscreen. Attend for as long as you can and get there when you can. We’d love to have you! RSVP at the club meetup.com page!

CCORS Race #4 at the Piranha Pit April 15^th

The 4^th race in the CCORS race series is this Saturday and CFSORBA is looking to take more podium spots. Check out the series page at www.ccors.com for more info about the series. Sadly if you did not register in advance to get on base you will be unable to attend.

CFSORBA Ladies Ride at Blue Clay Bike Park April 18^th at 6pm

Join the Dirty Dames of Cape Fear SORBA and go for the ladies ride! This ride is just for the mountain bike girls out there. This is a beginner friendly ride that will break up into groups (that will be lead by a ride leader) based on skill level. So come on out and enjoy riding with other ladies! This ride will be a monthly occurrence on the 3^rd Wednesday of every month. RSVP at the club meetup.com page!

TREK Demo Saturday April  21^st at Brunswick Nature Park from 10am to 3pm

Come to the Nature Park for a FUN day with Trek Bicycles! Trek will have their full blown demo truck at the park with over 40 bikes to demo! This includes both road and mountain bikes. This means you get the chance to demo some of the TOP OF THE LINE bikes that Trek produces. This includes the Trek Fuel 9.8, Superfly 100 Elite, Lush SL, and Slash among others. A complete list of the bikes and sizes that will be available is at the meetup.com event page for the demo. Come out and enjoy the fun! CFSORBA members will have a booth set up leading rides around the park, signing up members, and hopefully doing a little grilling to!

Doolittle Memorial Ride 11am Sunday April 22^nd

As many of you may be aware of, last April Trey and David Doolittle were hit and killed by a heavily impaired driver while out for a training ride on River Road. This ride is taking place to celebrate their life and raise awareness for cycling. The route is 6 miles long and begins at Veterans park in the Ashley High School Parking lot. No matter what type of bike you ride, this is an event that is important to attend. Please come show your support for cycling in New Hanover County by taking part. More info on the Facebook page for the event can be found here: Doolittle Memorial Ride Facebook Page.

That’s it for now folks. Hope to see you at one or all of these events!

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Hello Cape Fear SORBA! We have a lot of updates to tell everyone about so lets get started!

CCORS #4 at the Piranha Pit April 15^th

As was the case for the last race at the Piranha Pit it is necessary for everyone to register for the event in advance. We had a solid turnout last month but would love to see the numbers go up! It doesn’t matter if you are a racer, volunteer, or just a spectator. Anyone that wants to be there needs to register. You are not committing yourself or any money to this if you pre-register. Just giving the military base your info in the event you do want to come. So if you are even thinking about maybe possibly coming to the event PLEASE take a moment and pre-register for the event at the link below. You must register prior to April 2^nd to ensure you gain entry to the event. For more info please visit www.ccors.com.

PRE-REGISTER FOR CCORS#4 HERE!

Big Workday Schedule for April 14^th at Brunswick!

Many of you may already know this but we are nearly finished with the outer loop of the new advanced section at the BrunswickNaturePark! We are also getting ready to begin building the connector trails that will run from the intermediate loop to the advanced loops! With these things in mind we will be holding a Workday at the trail on April 14^th beginning at 9am. You can RSVP at the club meetup.com page to let us know how many people to expect. This is one BIG push to complete some trail here folks. Lets get this done before the summer heat keeps us from working! We hope to see you there!

Ladies Rides Return Starting April 18^th at Blue Clay Bike Park!

The much talked about ladies ride lead by the Dirty Dames of Cape Fear SORBA is returning for the season! The first ride is scheduled for April 18^th starting at 6pm at the Blue Clay Bike Park. This ride is a no drop ride that will break up into multiple groups based on skill level as needed. The entire point is for you to feel comfortable on this ride! So ladies you are all invited to come and play at the park! This ride will be a monthly event. Ride leaders SueMay and Natalia will be waiting for you! You can RSVP at the club meetup.com page!

TREK is bringing their big demo truck for us to play with April 21^st

A big reminder that on April 21^st TREK bicycles is bringing their big demo truck out to the Brunswick Nature Park from 10am to 3pm! What does that mean? That means you get to ride some of the most advanced bicycles in the world for free on your home trails! They are bringing over 40 bikes of various sizes (both road and mountain bikes) for anyone to test ride on the local trails that day! CFSORBA will be there with a booth set up with trail maps, membership forms, and hopefully food! We also hope to get a few volunteers to lead guided rides of the trails during this event. That being said, we are looking for a few folks willing to volunteer to be our cook during lunch and for a few riders willing to be trail guides. If you are interested in helping out please email info@capefearsorba.com. A complete list of bikes coming to the event can be found on the meetup.com event that has been created for the demo day. Check it out! Hope to see you there!

Time to vote for your favorite club jersey! Orders coming soon!

So next up is a choice! We are preparing to order the next club jerseys and IMBA has given us a wonderful option! They have worked out a deal with Primal Wear that will allow us to make $10 off of every jersey purchased through this new program. In addition IMBA will make $1 as well! With that being said we have two options. The “semi-custom” jersey which is a stock jersey designed for IMBA/SORBA that will have our logo on it. This semi custom variation will cost $50. We also have the option of a full custom jersey which will cost us $60. I have placed the two options below so once you have picked your favorite its time to vote. Click on the link below and then vote for your favorite jersey. The winner will be determined in 1 week and then we will begin taking orders for the jerseys.

Semi-Custom Version

The Full Custom Version

So which one do you like? VOTE NOW!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON YOUR FAVORITE JERSEY OPTION! 

That’s all for now folks! We hope to see you at one of the many upcoming events!