Author: JeremyC

Jan 29 2011 January 29, 2011 January 29, 2011 by JeremyC

Southern Mountain Bike Summit

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From IMBA.com


IMBA-SORBA and its chapters Pisgah Area SORBA and Upstate SORBA are so very proud to announce the very first Southern Mountain Bike Summit in Brevard, NC, March 25th-27th, 2011. It’s a celebration, it’s education, it’s advocacy, and we invite YOU to attend! Our theme for the event is Great Riding in the South (GRITS, yes!), and without you there wouldn’t be GRITS! Without YOU GRITS won’t get better! So, come on over for the greatest mountain biking advocacy event ever held in the Southeast!

Keynote address: The Summit kicks off with Keynote Speaker Krista Rettig of Trek Bicycles. Krista is a pistol, a wonderful speaker who is totally committed to getting riders on the trail, particularly women and families. Come listen and learn from this industry leader!

Sessions—Friday and Saturday are full of informational sessions led by experts from governmental agencies, advocates, and industry leaders. Learn how to partner with the US Forest Service, how other areas have successfully created trail communities (not just great trails), how to be an effective Mountain Bike Patroller, how to be a more effective leader, and much more!

Rides—Pisgah National Forest. DuPont State Park. Trek demos. Need we say more?

Silent Auction—Support PAS, Upstate SORBA, and the local Bracken Mountain Trail project by bidding on fantastic merchandise and services.

Socials—Hang out with friends, old and new, and talk about, what else? All things mountain biking!

Visit www.southernmtbsummit.net for details and to register today!



Jan 24 2011 January 24, 2011 January 24, 2011 by JeremyC

UPDATE: Blue Clay Trail Care Crew Meeting

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From Barry Wray:

The first meeting of the Cape Fear SORBA Blue Clay Trail Care Crew will be Tuesday, January 25th (tomorrow) at 7:30 pm in room 1008 in the CIS building on the campus of UNCW. You should park in Lot M and walk to the Computer Information Systems Building.

Here is a link to a map of campus:
http://www.uncw.edu/ba/parking_trans/maps/FacStaff_parking.pdf

Lot M is a little hard to find on the map…an easy way to find it is to enlarge the map view to about 200% and look for the Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve near the center of campus…lot M is adjacent to the Preserve with its entrance on Riegel Road. If that doesn’t work for you then try this…from College road take the Hurst Drive entrance…at the end of Hurst take a left on Hamilton Drive…when you are at the end of the Intramural Fields take a right on Riegel Road (as if you were going to a baseball game)…just after you past Price Drive (on your left) the entrance to Lot M will be on your left (just before you get to the baseball field).  You will park there and walk down Price Drive by the Wildflower Preserve to the CIS building (it is labeled CI on the map). There are entrances on all sides of the building. Room 1008 is on the first floor.

See you there,

Barry Wray
Blue Clay Trail Care Crew Director
Cape Fear SORBA


Jan 20 2011 January 20, 2011 January 20, 2011 by JeremyC

WORK DAY REMINDER: BRUNSWICK COUNTY NATURE PARK 1/22/2011

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Cape Fear SORBA will hold a work day at Brunswick County Nature Park.

Date: Saturday January 22nd

Time: 9:00 am

Location: Hwy 133 seven miles South of Leland, near Orton Plantation Gardens.

What to Bring:  Lunch, water, rakes, shovels bush axes, machetes, work gloves, bug spray

Questions: email me at gregb@brinsonandsons.com

If you can only stay a few hours that is fine, all help is greatly appreciated. The club will have some tools there. Hope to see you Saturday.

Thanks
Greg Brinson
President
Cape Fear SORBA


Jan 18 2011 January 18, 2011 January 20, 2011 by JeremyC

Blue Clay Trail Care Crew Meeting

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From Barry Wray:

The CFS president, Greg Brinson, appointed me [Barry] to head up a CFS Trail Care Crew for the Blue Clay Bike Park. The job of the crew is to maintain the Blue Clay Bike Park according to the agreement we have with New Hanover County Parks and Recreation.

I would like for all CFS members (you) to be a part of this crew. I would like to have a meeting on Tuesday, January 25th in the CIS building at UNCW at 7:30 pm. I will be sending out directions in the next couple of day for parking and finding the building if you are not familiar with the UNCW campus.

I hope you will come out and attend this meeting. We will go over what we need to do at the bike park in the next few months and plan for what needs to be done after that.

If you ride at the park then this is your opportunity (responsibility) to contribute something to the park. We will be talking about how each member can contribute according to his/her ability and how to accomplish this on your own time as well as during organized work days.

Thanks,

Barry A. Wray
Blue Clay Trail Care Crew Director
Cape Fear SORBA