What a day for a ride! 15+ Riders
It was an awesome day for a ride at the Blue Clay Bike Park. 30+ cars in the lot and 15 people in one massive group ride. Who cares if its in the 40s outside! Thats what its all about folks! Enjoy the ride.
Here is a little ride report written up by our good friend Armando! His senior project bike ride, the “Halloween Ride” was this past Sunday and we wanted to share the fun with all those who missed out! So enjoy the report and we hope to see you all at the Brunswick Brawl this weekend!
Welcome to the Halloween Ride!
Hello my fellow mountain bikers!!! Here is an update on what went down during the Halloween ride held this past Sunday. The ride had a small twist to it: you could come dressed in costume! As riders began arriving so did the costumes and the setting began gaining its Halloween touch. Once we had all the riders at the park we knew it was going to be difficult to choose the winner of the costume contest so we left it until after the ride. After various pictures were taken and candy was given to the riders, everyone was ready to set off into the evening ride. The ride was quite difficult for some riders who had costumes that interfered with their riding abilities(SORBA EDIT: Ahem who is that clown in the wolf mask anyway?), but everyone managed to finish the ride without injuries.
At the end, two of the riders, Armando and Greg, had a sprint for the finish but Greg’s costume reduced his aerodynamic profile, thus allowing Armando (with the cape) to win. The ride was quite different and fun and we found that the best way to chose the winner of the gift certificates was to vote on it. The first winner was Jere Dearing who dressed up as a pirate ARGHHH. The second winner was Christopher who dressed up as a zombie ship’s captain! Christopher was also brave enough to ride from downtown to the Blue Clay trail and back while dressed up as a zombie ship’s captain. Now then here are a few pictures for you all to enjoy!
Who is that (Wolf) masked man?
Jere the Pirate! He'll feed you to the....trail gnome!
President Brinson is a Redskin player. Sadly, he didn't have the helmet to match.
Look out! Tse-Lynn will bite your neck and suck your blooood
The zombie captin Chris wins for hardest of the hardcore. He rode to the trail from downtown like this!
As for Brandon...what was he again? Oh i remember he was the injured mtb racing dog whisperer...right?
Hello Cape Fear SORBA! Lots of news and updates for you all! Lets get to it shall we?
Ok first thing first. The Ladies group ride for this Tuesday is a no go. With hurricane Irene coming into our life’s over the weekend we have some cleaning up to do in her aftermath! So instead, we are giving an open invite to anyone and everyone that might want to come out and help out cleaning up a bit! Meet up at Blue Clay about 6pm and bring your rakes and maybe a small hatchet or the like. The goal is to simply rake and clean up the trail a few sections at a time. Make sure you sign in with SueMay first so you can get credit for your hours! With everyone’s help we can have the trail ready to ride in no time!
In other news, the Fun Day at Brunswick Nature Park is coming up fast! The event takes place from 9am to 4pm and we would like to invite all of our members to come out and take part! You can come out and ride with us throughout the trails we have been building or you can volunteer to show folks around the trails! We are going to have two tents set up side by side – one will have an information table with information about Cape Fear SORBA, and the other will have our plans for Brunswick Nature Park. We will also have a bike display of different types of mountain bikes that are suitable for the trails at Brunswick (Special thanks to Two Wheeler Dealer for loaning us bikes!) Other than that, we are there to answer questions, encourage people to come out and use the park, and simply have fun.
Also, remember the due date for ordering your Cape Fear SORBA Jersey is fast approaching! Place your order no later than September 3rd to make sure its included! Go to the link RIGHT HERE for details on how to order.
That’s all for now Cape Fear SORBA! Remember, help us clean up Blue Clay or come out and enjoy the Fun Day! Either way, its all good! Thanks for reading,
Happy Trails,
Austin Fenwick
Vice President: Cape Fear SORBA
WOMEN’S ONLY GROUP RIDES START TUESDAY JUNE 21ST!
Attention ladies;
This is a short reminder for everyone that our first ladies group ride will be this Tuesday beginning at 6pm at the Blue Clay Bike Park! This ride is a no drop ride and all skill levels are welcome. Come on out and enjoy the ride girls! This one is just for you!
If you have any questions about the Women’s only group rides, please contact SueMay Lewis at dirtsnaks@yahoo.com.
Thanks everyone! Thats all for now! Stay safe and ride lots!
Austin Fenwick
VP Cape Fear SORBA
