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April 2012 4-2-2012 Smyrna Bikes News Smyrna Bikes is the newest Litespeed dealer in Atlanta! Come in to see the new aero carbon C1 frame! ATL Road Rides Over the next week, I'm going to work on cleaning up the Atlanta Road Rides page. If you want to list a ride, change a ride description, add your shop's ride, add a map or link to a GPS file, etc., this is a great time to send me an email or a message Facebook! It's something I've been meaning to do, but being sick has prevented me from doing a lot I'd planned the last 2 months......http://www.southeasterncycling.com/atlroadrides.html ProGold Bike Wash Review Progold Manufacturing is an Atlanta, Georgia based bicycle products company. ProGold is best known for their Prolink bike lube. Riders love Prolink because it keeps chains clean and does not attract dirt like other lubes. The new Progold Bike Wash is safe for all types of bikes including carbon. ProGold says that you can also use it on washable fabrics and finishes. I didn't use it on fabrics, but be sure to test a small spot in an inconspicuous site to make sure it will not damage the specific fabric. The Bike wash is biodegradable and contains" no lye phosphates, bleach, dyes, brighteners, or cheap perfume." As someone who hates strong perfumes, the scent was pleasant and not too strong. It may be good for those with chemical sensitivies. It's available in two sizes, a 16 oz. trigger bottle for about $8 and a gallon refill for about $15. Many local bike shops carry ProGold products. If yours doesn't, ask them to!
Ride Time Reminders Check the Atlanta Rides Page for April ride start times. Most weekday rides start at 6:30. Most weekend (Saturday) rides move to their summer start time, which is typically 10:00. The Airport Ride goes on hiatus until next fall. Tucker starts at 9:00 beginning Saturday. Tucker will remain on the longer loop. Ride to the Capitol More Ride to the Capitol coverage is here from the League of American Bicyclists. The Henry Daily Herald has an article as well. More from: Bike Alpharetta, The Atlanta Bicycle Chick, Associate Press Images Ride for Restoration
From the promoter:
Restoration Ride Raising Money & Hope for Wounded Veterans & Others with
Traumatic Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries
4-4-2012 Women's Mountain Bike Clinic Fouche Gap RR Rome Velo presents the Fouche Gap Road Race this Saturday. Because of the heat, there will be neutral water in the feedzone. The finish will be on Fouche Gap! Rome Velo says that "Fouche is a great classic climb. Several switchbacks, steep pitches, and narrow ‘euro mountain road."
Chattahoochee National Forest Study From the Ellijay Mountain Bike
Association: Transportation Study Begins on the Chattahoochee National Forest
Please go to our website
www.ellijaymountainbike.org and click on the link to participate on a
survey for the Forest Service. They are looking to close down forest service
roads that are no longer needed. If you hunt, fish, ride mountain bikes, hike,
etc. and you use a forest service road to access your favorite places or you
recreate on Forest Service roads in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest -
then you want your voice heard! If you don't know where your favorite trails are
located? Check out the link I set up on our website. You have until April 13th
to fill out the survey!
Italian Road Bike Festival The
Italian Road Bike Festival will be April 21 in downtown Ellijay. Start your
riding season with some of the best scenic road riding that the Southeast has to
offer! 43, 70, 95 mile routes. Nice country backroads! Well marked routes, Broom
Wagon, Sag Stops, Lunch and T-Shirt. Its Spring, Time to Ride!
4-9-2012 Specialized Demo Day Peachtree Bikes is having a
Specialized MTB Demo
Day down at Serenbe April 14. From 10-4 try all of the new mountain bikes.
One lucky attendee will win a $250 Peachtree Bikes Gift Card to be used towards
the purchased of a Specialized bike!
Tuesday Night Crit Video Xavier Cortez of the Mission Source/NCGA team
filmed a great video at last week's Tuesday night crit. He has some creative
camera angles. Check it out on
YouTube. 4-12-2012 State Crit Championships The Georgia State Crit Championships are on Saturday in Macon. Racing starts at 9:30 with the Juniors and wraps up at 6:10 with the Pro/1/2 Men. Sunday will be the Monroe County RR in Forsyth, GA. Fouche Gap RR The Rome News-Tribune has a good article on the Fouche Gap RR that was held by Rome Velo last Saturday. Blanket's Creek Work Parties From SORBA-Woodstock: We'll be having work parties on the Van Michael Trail the next two Saturdays 4/14/12 and 4/21/12 from 9am-1pm. The object is to do some hand work on back-cutting and naturalizing the areas that are being reshaped with the machines. Please bring gloves and water, and wear closed-toe shoes. If you are allergic to bees please remember to bring an epi-pen. Lunch will be provided to all volunteers at 1pm.
Roswell Crit News From the
promoter:
Cesar Grajales, Thomas Rabou, Phil Grenfell (Competitive Cyclist), Roswell Mayor Jere Wood, James Mann (event manager for Roswell Bicycles) and Jared Burton (SE Field Brander for New Belgium Brewing) promote the Roswell Crit to the media on Tuesday. Photo courtesy Peloton Sports.
4-16-2012 Welcome a New Advertiser! Welcome to a new advertiser, Woodstrong! Randy Nelson, a long time Atlanta racer, has started a custom wood furniture business. He came make almost any type of furniture from any type of wood. Randy builds both indoor and outdoor furniture. He's been called the "Wood Whisperer" for the way he can look at a piece of wood and create a piece of furniture around it. Randy welcomes commissioned pieces. I've been admiring his wood boxes all winter when he would show me the lastest one before we rode. I finally got mine this week! It's a spalted pecan top with hickory sides and bottom. There is also a lovely inlay on the bottom. I love local hand made items! Check out Woodstrong!
Custom box by Woodstrong. Southeastern Cycling Info. Cards Bike Shops--Would you like like Southeastern Cycling info. cards to hand out when your customers ask where are the group rides, when are the races, do you have any ride maps? Send them over here! Email me at sttarlite@hotmail.com.
Junior Flyers Team From one of the parents: "If you have kids that like
to ride and have thought about racing in the Roswell Criterium or the Sandy
Springs Criterium please visit the Junior Flyers website and let me know if you
are interested. It is easy to join the team.
www.juniorflyers.org Our goal is to
introduce the kids to the sport of cycling and hopefully convert the entire
family to an active lifestyle. We hold "Open" practice on Monday nights at the
Lebanon Baptist Church on Crabapple. We teach skills of cornering, riding in a
pack, paceline and the beginner skills like drinking while riding, how to use
your gears and brakes Sandy Springs Cycling Challenge Ride and Dine...Watch the Race...
All riders are invited to do the Sandy Springs CHALLENGE RIDE! Register Online:
www.sandyspringsga.gov/cyclingchallenge The Global Imports Sandy Springs Challenge Crit begins with racing at 8:45 with the Juniors. The Women's Pro/1/2/3 is at 2:15, and the Pro/1/ Men go off at 4:15. In between there are races for all categories. Georgia State Crit Championships Congratulations to all of the Georgia State Crit Champions! Enjoy wearing your champion jerseys! 4-17-2012 Georgia Cross Schedule Don't go planning your season quite yet...but we've put up the tentative schedule for the 2012 Georgia Cross Series! http://georgiacx.com/. Only 5.5 more months or so til cross season! There are also changes to the race day schedule and changes to the races offered, so be sure to check those out! We will also be having a kids race!
4-18-2012 Jackson County Brevet From Robert Wilhite: 3rd annual Jackson County Brevet, LARGEST EVENT in entire United States for Aplastic Anemia. 600 riders in 2010; 1,000 riders in 2011; 1,500 spots for 2012 (sellout expected). I created this event b/c my wife Kelly (and many others) suffer from Aplastic Anemia (AA), a rare/deadly disease where the treatment has not changed since 1986. This ride is literally about modernizing an outdated treatment, giving Kelly and others with AA, a chance to live a full life like you and me. This is not just another charity bike ride; it's personal.
DATE: June 16, 2012 Threadmill Park Work Party From SORBA
Paulding: Who: Everyone is welcome 4-19-2012 Mountain Arts Century 2012 Mountain Arts Century Ride (MAC
Ride) The Rotary Club of Dawson County is sponsoring The MAC Ride on Saturday
May 5 in conjunction with the Dawson County Arts Council's 'Spring Fling 2012'.
This is the fourth edition of the annual ride that begins in beautiful downtown
Dawsonville, Georgia. The MAC Ride benefits the Dawson County Scholarship Fund
with all proceeds providing scholarship monies to local students to offset the
high costs of attending college. The ride lengths of 30, 50 and 100 miles have
remained the same as previous years, but the routes have been updated to
showcase more of the rural roads of northern Forsyth and Dawson counties. Route
maps can be found on the website. This is a fully supported ride. Rudy Project
is sponsoring the 2012 MAC Ride with fabulous incentives and giveaways. The 100
mile option will summit the more difficult western edge of Burnt Mountain with
plenty of gorgeous views of the valley below. This 8,000+ feet of elevation gain
challenge has a reward for you! Rudy Project will provide a new Sterling cycling
helmet ($200 value) to the King of the Mountain (KOM), the first person to the
top! All registered riders will be entered into a drawing for prize giveaways
from Rudy Project. Prizes include Rudy Guardyan cycling sunglasses ($150 4-20-2012 Sunny King and Foothills RR The Sunny King Crit and Foothills RR in Anniston, AL this weekend look to have some great competition! Smack talk is pretty heavy between teams over on Facebook. All day Live Coverage will be available on their website! http://www.sunnykingcriterium.com/ Women's Ride Day Peachtree Bikes will be hosting Women's Ride Day from the Buckhead shop on April 28. Join the PTB crew and Sorella Cycling for a 21 mile hill-fest ride through Buckhead. The average speed will be 12-14 mph and will be no drop. Cue sheets will be available.
Rock Shox Experience (ok, so they announce this at the last minute) From
SORBA-Athens: Rock Shox / SRAM Ride Experience 4/21-22 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Heritage Park 4-23-2012 Frazier Cycling News
Frazier Cycling congratulates its
junior team members who are now 2012 Georgia State Criterium Winners:
4-24-2012 Mountain Bike Skills Clinics From Lisa Randall at
Mountain Goat Adventures. (Trish's note: I typically don't post clinics that
have a fee associated with them other than a nominal fee or donation, but
mountain bike clinics are always in demand. Lisa has been doing clinics for as
long as I've known her, and they are very good!) "I have organized three
upcoming Mountain Bike Skills Day camps in Canton, GA for those that may be
interested in learning more to improve your riding. For those that have taken
some of my SORBA Woodstock Skills Clinics before, the day camps are a smaller
group size and offer more hands-on practice and one-on-one interaction. Morning
activities include bike fit and proper positioning, explaining and demonstrating
skills, drills, and practicing on our trail. Some topics covered include how to
fall, cornering, riding over obstacles with confidence, picking a fast line,
steep climbing and descending. Lunch will be served. Afternoon activities
include a trip to Blankets Creek Trails to practice skills and for further
instruction. Advanced Camp also covers race strategy, preparation, and
nutrition.
Trail Field Demo & Workday From EMBA: This workshop will transform a
trail on a road (TROAD) into a trail, making the old roadbed feel and perform
like purpose-built singletrack with better water management, enhanced user
experience, aid in user conflict mitigation, and watershed hydrology
restoration. Contractor will provide R2T design, machines for implementation and
project oversight of volunteers.
4-26-2012 This Weekend This is a great weekend to be a cyclist in
Georgia! There are so many things going on. Of course,
Athens Twilight is on Saturday.
Amateur races will happen in the morning while the pros race at night downtown.
Join 10,000 other fans and experience a crit like you've never done before!
There are also recreational rides and other activities to go along with the crit.
Sunday is the Historic Roswell
Criterium. Races are throughout the day. Join Roswell Major Jere Wood for a
recreational ride through Roswell that morning. Gone Riding hosts the next stop
on the SERC and GCS mountain bike series
at Ft. Yargo State Park on Sunday. Get your dirt on! More cowbell! Ft. Yargo 6/9 Hour The Dirty Spokes 9/6 Hour Mountain Bike Race, May 5th, 2012! Registration Info: http://www.formstack.com/forms/xsimple-dirtyspokesmountainbikerace Race Info: http://www.dirtyspokes.com/mtb_info.php.
4-25-2012 Dick Lane Velodrome Events The
DLV sent me a full list of their
major events for this year. Track racing is exciting to watch and fun to do!
Check out their beginner classes in order to get certified to race on the track!
Saturday July 7th - Outback Bikes presents 'The Omnium' Blanket's Creek Work Party SORBA Woodstock will be having a work party Tuesday and Thursday nights this week (4/24 - 4/26) and next week (5/1 - 5/3) grooming all the new turns on Van Michael, getting them ready for Pedalpalooza on May 5th! The work parties will be from 6pm - 8pm both evenings. Bring your bike. They will be riding the trail to get to the location and riding out afterwards. They will have all the tools ready at the site. Just bring you and your bike! Please meet at the Blankets Kiosk at 6pm.
4-27-2012 Oscar Clark In anticipation of this weekend, Velonews has a great interview with Oscar Clark up. |
