2-9-2010 Bicycle Little League  The Dick Lane Velodrome will be resuming it's Bicycle Little League (ages 8-16) program on Monday the 14th of March, from 6pm till 7:30pm. We'll be running the program every Monday and Thursday from that date forth, till the end of October. More info is here : http://www.dicklanevelodrome.com/content/2010/02/bicycle-little-league-update.html  and you can find out more about this free program on our website here: http://www.dicklanevelodrome.com/pages/bicyclelittleleague.html. 

Big Creek Work Party From RAMBO: Maintenance work continues on the XC trails and Freeride Area to put them in prime condition for RAMBO's annual time trial, Four Ways in a Day, on March 27. If you can make it out, we'd appreciate it. And if you can make it out for the Time Trial, we'd really appreciate that! We will be meeting at the North Parking Lot at 9AM and working 'til between 12 and 1PM.

To get to Big Creek: Hwy 400 to Exit 7 (GA Hwy. 140/Holcomb Bridge Rd, eastbound). Turn left onto Old Alabama Rd.; the park entrance is 1/2 mile on left. The North Lot is down the gravel road. Please bring: 1) water & snacks 2) gloves 3) closed-toe shoes or boots
As always, tools and lunch provided. Thanks! Mark McCabe RAMBO Events Coordinator

Car Break In at Silver Comet There was a car break in at the Silver Comet parking lot at Seaboard Ave. in Hiram this past weekend. Always remember to take your valuables with you or keep the out of site!
 

2-8-2010 Amazing Story This is an amazing story of a dog that tried to bring help to a mountain biker that had broken his leg near Lake Rabun, GA.

Free Flite Demo Days From Free Flite: We're pushing our Feb 20th Demo day at Blankets to the 27th. Read below for further details. :cheers:


Free-Flite Bicycles has arranged the following dates at the Blankets Creek to have their entire fleet of 2010 demo bikes available for test rides. We will be set up from 9 am to 3 pm weather permitting. There may be times the trails are open to the public, but we will not allow these bikes on wet trails. Here are the dates: Saturday Feb 27th and Sunday Mar 21st

Here's the bikes:
2010 Fisher HiFi Deluxe 29er 17.5", 19" and 21"
2010 Trek Fuel EX 8 15.5”, 17.5” 18.5”, 19.5”, 21”
2010 Trek Top Fuel 8 17.5”, 19.5”, 21”
2010 Trek 6700 Disc WSD 15.5” and 17.5”
We also have several high end Trek Madones in mens and womens available. If you are interested in riding a road bike during one of these demo's you will need to call the Canton Road Marietta store and arrange for it to be brought along.

2-5-2010 USA Cycling Webinar on Preparing for Your First Race Register here: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3158

Become a USA Cycling Official From GABRA: Already traveling to races to watch your family or friends race? Well
why not make some extra money in the process! Officials can earn anywhere from 25 to 175 dollars a day depending on the length and
category of the event. Payment also includes compensation for food and travel when applicable. Interested....here's what you do.

First you must attend a Level C (beginner) official's clinic. We have one coming up soon, see the details listed below. Official's FAQs
http://usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=1325 Currently GABRA is offering to reimburse your clinic entry fee and pay
for your USAC official's license next year (2011) if you work in Georgia this year.
Level C Moto Clinic
Instructor: Chuck Hodge
February 21st, 2010
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (more than likely will not take this long)
Host Site: Medalist Sports, 1015 Tyrone Road, Suite 710, Tyrone, GA 30290 Cost: $25
flyer: http://www.sadlebred.com/docs/2010/motofficialfeb2010.pdf 

Team ATLRoof.com Training Camp From Team ATLRoof.org With tremendous enthusiasm for the 2010 campaign, the NGCA-ATLroof.com raceteam (formerly Team Cycleworks p/b HDR) gathered on the plains just outside LaGrange, GA last weekend for a late winter training camp. With 7 State titles and 1 National title in the last two years, NGCA-ATLroof.com will again be fielding competitive squads in Men's Cat 4, Cat 3 and Master's divisions as well as Women's 1,2,3. The off-season has been a busy one. With the loss of previous title sponsor, HDR, the organization inked a multi-year deal with one of Atlanta's highest rated commercial and residential roofing companies- ATLroof.com. And, after a merger with Roswell Velo, there was a move to Roswell Bicycles as the shop sponsor. In addition to the upcoming racing season, the club is looking forward to making its' annual contribution to the Georgia racing calendar by hosting the Historic Roswell Criterium on Sunday 04/25 and the Cherokee County Road Race on Saturday 06/05.

Team ATLRoof.com on a training ride last weekend.

2-2-2010 GA Cup Discount Code From the GA Cup: For a limited time we are offering everyone a *20% discount on any of our 2010 events! Effective today - 2/1/10 thru 2/28/10 Register for all events on bikereg.com by clicking the Bikereg logo on the GC homepage. http://www.bikereg.com/events/?pid=618  Please share this with friends & Teammates: gc10-f47gh4 See www.georgiacup.com under "New for 2010" for more details. NEW EVENT for 2010 - Aflac Grand Prix with $10,000 Crit! www.spincyclesports.com *limited to 300 entries
 

J Murph Cyclingnews recently interviewed Atlanta native and Athens resident John Murphy of Team BMC.