COGS

2011 Metric Century Photos

2011-07-21T00:09:00.000-05:00

The West Georgia 100

2011-05-13T16:38:00.000-05:00

The West Georgia 100 has some great changes for 2011.

First, our start/finish will be held at the new football stadium on the UWG campus with easy access to showers and tons of convenient parking.

Second, the 25 mile course has been re-routed so it no long climbs up Bonner Goldmine hill but goes around it.

Third, the Re/MAX hot air balloon will be giving rides (weather permitting) to participants.

Fourth, Georgia Senator Bill Hamrick is our honorary starter AND will be riding with us. He was on the Senate Safety Committee and pushed to release, modify, and pass the improved HB101 and is a huge cycling fan. Here is your chance to "Cycle with the Senator" and give this guy a huge THANK YOU for supporting cycling!

Fifth - take advantage of our 12 and under Youth Rate.

Also, while we are past the mail-in deadline, online registration has been extended until Wednesday May 18th with the $5 savings still in effect until midnight Sunday May 15. T-shirts are no longer guaranteed but will be distributed if available. Proceeds benefit the Carrollton Greenbelt - a bicycle/pedestrian facility that will circle Carrollton.

Boy Scout Troop 138 is geared up and ready to go, the community is excited to have you in town, and we look forward to riding with you next week.

If you'd like to make a bicycle weekend out of it, please ride with the Roopville Ramble crowd on Saturday - proceeds benefit Camp Sunshine. Roopville is only 15 minutes outside of Carrollton.

Its going to be beautiful weekend to be on a bicycle!!

www.WestGeorgia100.org
and
www.RoopvilleRamble.org

See you soon!!

Mikki

AV200 May 14th and 15th

2011-03-14T14:59:00.000-05:00

On two days this May, you can be among a group of cyclists and volunteers who are challenging themselves and changing the world. The AV200 200 begins on the beautiful Emory University campus in Atlanta and winds through scenic Georgia countryside to arrive at Camp Rock Eagle in the Oconee National Forest. Along the way you will have the opportunity to make new friends and see parts of Georgia in ways that you have never seen it before... from a bike! And at the same time you will be raising much needed money for Emory Vaccine Center, which is at the forefront of AIDS vaccine research.

Completing back-to-back centuries (200 miles) is a very rewarding endeavor. Building public awareness for HIV/AIDS is challenging. Raising money for an AIDS Vaccine is difficult. And making the commitment to accept these challenges is a serious one.

The decision, the commitment, the training, the sweat, the pain, the accomplishment of your impossible dream, the knowledge that YOU have made a significant contribution through your individual efforts that make a big difference in the world is a sense of great exhilaration that have made grown people weep with joy at the end of the ride. What you will have accomplished will be felt around the world!

The registration fee is $100 but will be discounted $25 if a team of five or more registers. The fee includes two t-shirts, accommodations Saturday night and all meals/drinks for the weekend, including a post ride dinner/ceremony on the campus of Emory University. The fundraising minimum is a low $500. For more information, visit us at www.actioncycling.org, send an email to info@actioncycling.org or call us a (404) 954-CYCL (2925).

Thanks and we hope to see you on May 14th and 15th!

Bill Carrillo

Steering Committee Member

Hunting season ends 1/31

2011-01-31T23:19:00.000-06:00

Hunting Season is
Over!

Old Howard 100

2011-01-25T21:03:00.001-06:00

Join us for the 7^th annual Old Howard 100 ride through Alabama’s Black Belt April 16th. Starting at Judson College in Marion, the ride passes through three counties with rest stops at important historical sites along the route. The ride has 30/45/75 and 100 mile options along scenic low-traffic roads and is fully supported, with post-ride meal and showers. Proceeds benefit Sowing Seeds of Hope, a local partnership that promotes tourism, health care, and economic improvement in Perry County.
Contact: Ken Kirby, (205)726-4033, rkkirby@samford.edu

Marble City Metric Century 2011

2011-01-02T18:45:00.005-06:00

http://www.active.com/cycling/sylacauga-al/marble-city-metric-century-2011

Work day

2010-10-20T20:52:00.001-05:00

Just a reminder that Saturday there will be a trail work day. Everyone is encouraged to come out. Meet at Vicious Cycle by 8:15 that morning before heading out to the trail.

Planning Meeting 10/20/2010

2010-10-17T18:12:00.001-05:00

We are having a planning meeting at the Marble City Grill on Wednesday 10/20/2010 at 7pm. There will be discussion about the changing room we've planned to build at the Sylaward Trailhead and plans for next year's Marble City Metric.

Also remember the haunted ride on October 29th at 6:30pm leaving from the Sylaward Trailhead.

Also there is a work day scheduled for October 23rd 8:15am at the trail....

See the Sylaward Trail page...

2010-10-07T20:40:00.002-05:00

for information about a Halloween Mountain Bike ride on October 29th.

Century for 2011

2010-09-30T18:30:00.002-05:00

I've been contacted by Civitan about next year's bike ride. There hasn't been a club meeting in a while. If no one objects, I'll proceed with a plan to have another bike event for April 9th.
Right now I am thinking of returning to metric format. Keeping rest stops simple. I'd prefer to have a pasta meal at the end, I'd be glad to stay and cook. Also perhaps cut the fee to $20.
Tim

(I am told the Cheaha Challenge is the weekend of April 9th next year. We will probably need to roll ours back a week)

Fwd: Time Trial--flyer with Active.com link

2010-09-13T12:40:00.001-05:00

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From: "Travis M. Sherman" <travis@travissherman.com>
To: "Travis M. Sherman" <travis@travissherman.com>
Subject: Time Trial--flyer with Active.com link
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:18:17 -0500

I guess it would have helped had I placed the link to the Active.com site on
the flyer.

Red Mountain Wheelman and daddymart.com are teaming up to put on the Alabama
State Time Trial Championships to benefit the Special Education Department
in Columbiana!

Mark your calendar for the 2010 Alabama State Time Trial Championships! Two
categories to choose from: "Full On Aero" or "Eddy Merkx Style"!

What's this? Full On Aero is just like it sounds-bring all the aero stuff
you have! If you don't have a time trial bike, don't worry. You'll be in
the Eddy Merkx Style division. This means road bike and no clip-ons, no
aero wheels, etc....straight up.

If you can't make the race, you can "ghost ride" the event. Or, if you
don't want to race, you can just ride the course. All money raised will be
donated to the Columbiana Middle School Special Education Department. So,
don't be stingy!

Everyone is welcome, regardless of skill level, competitive desire or
discipline! Just bring a bike!

I'm looking for donations to be given out as door prizes, so please contact
me if you'd like to donate. No cash prizes to be given to the
winners...only pride and a medal to the state champions. I intend to have
multiple door prizes to give out, so regardless if you're a world TT
champion or just a novice, you have an equal chance of winning something!

I plan on the real winners being the students in the Special Education
programs. I also intend on making this an annual event, with next year's
event being a bit earlier in the season.

Any club, bike shop, organization, etc that would like to be involved is
more than welcome. Just let me know.

Please forward this to your lists so that maximum notice can be given.

Travis M. Sherman

205-602-6308

travis@travissherman.com

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Sylaward Trail Ride Sat 6/26 8am

2010-06-25T16:44:00.001-05:00

Billy Beane asked me to get out notice of a group of mountain bike riders coming down from Anniston to ride the Sylaward trail Saturday 6/26/10 starting at 8am. Billy has reserved a pavilion and has planned to have watermelon and snack foods. Everyone is invited to come. Some folks are bringing a picnic lunch. Everybody is welcome.

for directions to the trail, see the web page: www.lakehowardtrail.blogspot.com

New Mountain Bike Trails planned...

2010-05-11T17:40:00.000-05:00

Coldwater Mountain rises south of downtown, its forested slopes providing an emerald backdrop for much of Anniston’s cityscape.The peak normally remains in the background, but an enthusiastic local group and some excited outsiders are making plans that could make Coldwater the center of a massive recreational resource and a big tourist draw. Organizers from the Northeast Alabama Bicycle Club on Monday hosted representatives of the International Mountain Bicycling Association, giving them a tour on foot and by helicopter of the land they hope soon will be home to one of the largest mountain biking centers in the Southeast.

Ride across Skyway Motorway aka Where's Waldo Ride

2010-04-30T23:37:00.007-05:00

Click for Link to Map

Perry said something about doing a 65 mile mountain bike ride sometime. Here is a proposed route inspired by by Race Across the Sky. We can't simulate riding at 10,000 to 12,000 feet but this would be a pretty good challenge for some of us (me). The Bing map doesn't include 2 miles along the Sylaward Trail to get us back to the start. When you include that, it should be pretty close to 65 miles.

West Georgia Flyers Century

2010-04-20T21:54:00.000-05:00

The 2010 Blazing Saddles Century is our club's fourth annual century event. Last year was another success thanks to all the new and returning riders and sponsors---but of course we hope to make this year even better! Due to construction at the high school last year, we changed the venue for the start location, which resulted in some exciting new route changes. While we were able to keep them largely the same as in previous years, we were able to take advantage of some new freshly-paved roads along with some slight re-routes which kept the riders out of town and on the scenic backroads we all love best. As usual we will have SAG support, so if you find you've bitten off more than you can chew you can hitch a ride back to the start or the next rest stop, whichever you need.

Super Sports in Sylacauga

2010-04-19T23:07:00.001-05:00

COGS meeting

2010-04-01T09:10:00.001-05:00

There is a COGS meeting scheduled for Tuesday April 6th at Tim and Bev's house, 641 Mountainview Lake Road for 7pm. We will go over final preparation for the century and other business for the new year.

Saturday morning ride...

2010-03-16T18:47:00.001-05:00

If weather permits, lets meet at the park across from Blue Bell at 8:30am Saturday March 20th to do a little ride along part of the century route. I'd like to take a few minutes for updating everyone on what we have organized and what needs we still have. Civitan folks are welcome to come visit. We won't make anyone ride who doesn't want to.

Tim

PS: Please forward to Civitans. Thanks.

Less than a month...

2010-03-11T11:40:00.001-06:00

Here we are with less than 30 days till this year's century ride. Lots of progress made. I have the ice cream oked. We have t shirts. We have some premes. We have hot dogs. Wade is ready to use the grill. We have helpers. I have the port a pottys lined up. Volunteers are ready. Just a few things left to get set. How about having a ride saturday morning the 20th to ride a portion of our route, and have just a minute before the ride begins to update everyone on the century?

Up the Creek Without a Pedal Century Ride

2010-02-26T16:43:00.002-06:00

Forwarded to COGS membership
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From: shirley raley
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Up the Creek Without a Pedal Century Ride - 20th Anniversary!
Rome, GA
Date
Saturday, May 08, 2010 @ 8:00 AM local time
Address
Mount Berry Square Mall
Hwy 27 North at Mt. Berry Square Mall
Active.com
Registration Closing Date
Monday, May 03, 2010 @ 11:59 PM
Registration Prices
Entries received before April 23, 2010*:
$30.00 with a t-shirt
Entries received after April 23, 2010 and Day of Ride Registration*:
$35.00 with a t-shirt (while supplies last)
**NEW**
*Children 16 & under free if accompanied by an adult*
Bike helmets required.
Proceeds benefit The Boy & Girl Scouts, The Open Door Home and area
bike-related activities.

Start Times
Registration starts at 6:30am
8:00am—62 & 100 miles, 30 & 45 milers immediately after.

Ride Information
One of Northwest Georgia's must do rides. The ride consists of options
of 30, 45, 62, and 100 miles, all on scenic rural roads with very
little traffic.
The 30 and 45-mile routes are mostly flat to gently rolling, with one
moderate climb.
The century route takes both 100-milers and 62-milers to Villanow at
about mile 30, where the century riders will do a loop that returns
them to Villanow. The route contains a couple of challenging hills,
but no mountains.
All options are fully sagged with SAG stops located about every 15
miles. All routes return to the starting point at the mall where you
can enjoy a postride Chick-Fil-A sandwich (included in registration
fee).
Last sweep of the course is at 5:00.

For More Information
Coosa Valley Cycling Association: net www.cvca.org
Shirley Raley: sraley5@comcast.net
Chris McCormick: cycling50@aol.com
Ordinary Bicycles: 706-234-2453
Cycle Therapy: 706-235-4866 info@cycletherapy.us
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Marble City Centuries

2010-02-25T11:44:00.001-06:00

Things are going along for the event. Right now I have a lot of folks willing to pitch in. I have a few things left to do but I have requested the ice cream and have t-shirts ordered. The ride is posted on major sites and I have emailed all the clubs round and about. Civitans has got the insurance for the event. Over the next week I'll get the forms printed for registering the day of the event. I'll get down to Fayetteville Water to get permission to put the rest stop on McGowan's Ferry. They always say yes. And I'll see the folks at Big Daddy's Chevron. We have permission to use the site in Weogufka for a rest stop. The Active site is up and running for online registration. The forms for pre-registration are getting a lot of views online. If anyone already has a gift certificate either in hand or promised by any of the local restaurants, please let me know. Otherwise, I'll ask for a pre-event get together a week or so before the event. Until then, stay in touch.

Tim

PS. Cheryl, please forward to Civitans...

Trail work day

2010-02-04T18:49:00.000-06:00

Johnny has called for volunteers to meet at the Sylaward trail-head Saturday morning at 8am for some trail work. Bring gloves, digging tools, rakes. I think he has planned to start on the bike wash and working on "hardening" those wet spots. Thanks.

Meeting for Monday Jan. 25th 7pm at Rec. Center

2010-01-22T16:10:00.000-06:00

Please come to the club meeting Monday January 25th, 7pm at the J. Craig Smith Rec Center. On the agenda will be Century updates and discussion about the time trial and a mountain bike race.

Cheaha Challenge Century.

2010-01-15T11:50:00.002-06:00

A message to announce the 2010 Cheaha Challenge Century presented by Wells Fargo Advisors. We have a new presenting sponsor and a new date for 2010! We wish to thank Wells Fargo Advisors for supporting our event and hope you will mark your calendar for Sunday, April 18 and plan to join us in Piedmont, Alabama!

We hope you will plan to make a weekend of it in 2010. We will again have the complimentary Animal Medical Center rooftop dinner for Cheaha riders and family/friends on Friday evening. Saturday will again feature the Noble Street Festival--a downtown Anniston family festival that attracts more than 5,000 attendees with great food in the Red Diamond Restaurant Tour, multiple activities for children of all ages in the McWane KidZone, the Mellow Mushroom Mad Dash running race, and the Bike pARTs sculpture competition. Add live music and the nationally recognized and action packed Sunny King Criterium pro and amateur bike races on downtown streets and you have a festival not to be missed. This family event has been selected a Top 10 Event in Alabama by the state's Tourism Bureau and has been featured in numerous magazines and publications, including Southern Living, Bicycling, and Velo News.

The Cheaha Crew wishes you a Merry Christmas and tailwinds in the New Year and we hope you will make our weekend a part of your ride calendar in 2010!

Visit
www.cheahachallenge.com (updates added daily)
www.noblestreetfestival.com (updates added daily)

Century planning

2010-01-14T22:11:00.001-06:00

Tonight we agreed to extend the mileage to include a 100 mile option. I am asking for many of you to take a look at the web page and pick a job you would like to do. I may email some of you personally to ask you do have a specific job. And actually, the more folks the merrier. If I can, I'd love to pair Civitan folks with COGS folks wherever we can. I enjoy these events. The folks are always nice.

Thanks,
Tim Presley

Organizational meeting

2010-01-09T11:49:00.001-06:00

Bev and I would like to invite everyone to our house Thursday evening January 14th at 7pm for an organizational meeting about the Century in April.

2009-12-21T09:18:00.005-06:00

Wishing the Cyclists of Greater Sylacauga a safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Road Ride 11/28/2009

2009-11-28T09:26:00.001-06:00

Kathy Oliver and Sara McGuffin are riding today at 1pm from Vicious Cycle for a 25 mile ride. They invite everyone to come join in.

Rides over Thanksgiving...

2009-11-23T20:10:00.001-06:00

John Menges from South Carolina will be in town over Thanksgiving and contacted me through Facebook wondering if anyone was doing a road ride. If anyone is planning to do one to help off-set those Holiday calories, let me know and I'll forward the info to him.
TP

Night ride....

2009-10-14T07:57:00.005-05:00

Vicious Cycle and COGS would like to invite you to join us for a night of "Creepy Spider Dodging" and "After Dark Antics" October 30th on The SYLAWARD TRAIL at Lake Howard. The front gate at Lake Howard will close at the usual time "30 min after sunset" so don't be late. After the ride you are invited to join us at Marble City Grill for a few after ride treats. All riders should have there own light set "tail light optional"and be ready to ride 14 mi with the group. We will try to leave the trail head at 6:45. Call Billy at Vicious Cycle for info. 256-404-5166.

Rained out...

2009-10-10T07:59:00.001-05:00

Its 7:45am and its raining at my house with radar showing more rain behind. We'll try again next weekend.

Sunday ride on Sylaward Trail

2009-10-09T22:21:00.003-05:00

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From Perry Clark
Elmer and I have been doing a regular mtn bike ride on sunday morning at 6:30am from lake howard. We are back by 8:30am so we can make church if needed. You can send a notice out and list me as ride leader along with cell #205-xxx-xxxx.
PC

Saturday morning ride...

2009-10-09T14:39:00.001-05:00

Thursday night at our regular club meeting, I was reminded we haven't been doing a regularly scheduled ride lately. So Saturday morning, everybody interested meet me at Vicious Cycle for a road ride leaving around 8:30am for about a 2 hour ride. I propose to ride up toward Sycamore toward Alpine and back. We can do an out and back type ride so those needing to shorten the length can turn back as they need to.

Anyone wanting to lead a ride each Saturday, please forward details to me or Johnny and we'll forward to the membership. Let me know if anyone does a regular ride and would welcome others and I'll post those also.

Billy is planning a night ride on the trail coming up soon. Details coming.

No Reward....

2009-09-14T15:56:00.001-05:00

Here is someone who has some spiteful feelings toward whoever stole his bike.

Performance

2009-08-12T13:13:00.001-05:00

Work on Oden's Mill Road...

2009-08-06T20:11:00.003-05:00

If you're planning a ride that takes you down Oden's Mill Road, you might want to think about an alternate route. In the past few days they've been patching it with gravel and tar (shake and bake). It's like riding down a gravel road. They've done some patching like this in the past and eventually those spots smooth out. And did I mention getting showered by gravel when a car passes?

Update 8/7/2009: I rode Oden's Mill this morning and the gravel is mostly swept off the roadway. It isn't as smooth as before but is ridable.

Tour de France.....1940's

2009-08-04T21:51:00.000-05:00

Another Bull Gap ride 8/2/2009

2009-08-01T07:31:00.001-05:00

Once again Richmond is riding Bull Gap Sunday morning leaving at 9am from Vicious Cycle. Anybody wanting to get in a 22 mile climbing ride come join in.

Sunday ride to BULL GAP 7/26/2009

2009-07-24T15:37:00.001-05:00

COGS,

Richmond wanted to send out an invitation to everyone to join him at Vicious Cycle Sunday morning to do a ride to Bull Gap leaving at 9am. He said he couldn't promise he'd make it all the way but would give it his all. Since there are a number of new folks in our address list I should specify this is a ROAD RIDE.

How not to get hit by cars

2009-06-10T21:59:00.002-05:00

Johnny Oliver sent a link to a web site on bike safety. Click on logo to read...

Eric's new co-pilot....

2009-05-26T23:17:00.004-05:00

Eric says he is tired but his new co-pilot says he isn't.....

Memorial Day Ride

2009-05-26T10:35:00.002-05:00

A few club members braved the clouds and showers to get in a 30 mile ride. Here they are topping Trader's Helper Hill.

Time Trial Pictures are on web page.

2009-05-17T18:19:00.001-05:00

Eric put the photos online and I did a slide of them for the Time Trial page.

Fwd: "Up the Creek Without a Pedal" ride - reminder

2009-05-02T23:23:00.001-05:00

I am forwarding to the club membership. This ride is 2 hrs 45 minutes away in North Georgia. Good climbing I'll bet.

T
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From: Shirley Raley <sraley5@comcast.net>
Subject: "Up the Creek Without a Pedal" ride - reminder
Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 23:26:49 -0400

Just a reminder: Please pass on to your club members.

"Up the Creek Without a Pedal"

Location:
Mount Berry Square Mall
Highway 27 North
Rome, Ga

Date:
May 9, 2009

Time:
6:30 Registration
8:00 Ride Start

Options:
30, 45, 62, and 100 miles

There is still time to register at Active.com.

***Half price coupons will be available for the Rome Braves vs
Lexington game which will be played at State Mutual Stadium in Rome at
7:00 pm the night of the ride (May 9).

For more information contact:
Shirley Raley
sraley5@comcast.net

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Up the Creek Without a Pedal Century Ride

2009-03-29T09:22:00.002-05:00

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From: Shirley Raley <sraley5@comcast.net>
Coosa Valley Cycling Association presents our 19th annual "Up the
Creek Without a Pedal Century Ride".

Date:
May 9, 2009

Ride Location:
Mount Berry Square Mall
U.S. Highway 27

Rome, GA

Distance:
30, 45, 62 & 100 miles

Terrain:
Rolling Hills

Start Times:
6:30 am - Registration
8:00 am - 62 & 100* miles
30 & 45-milers will start immediately afterwards

For More Information
Coosa Valley Cycling Association: sraley5@comcast.net, www.cvca.org

Bob's Cycle Shop: 706-291-1501, bobscycleshop@bellsouth.net

Ordinary Bicycles: 706-234-2453

Cycle Therapy: 706-235-4866 info@cycletherapy.us

One of Northwest Georgia's "must do" rides!
See the foothills of Northwest Georgia as they were meant to be
experienced...by bicycle! The routes wind through back roads of
beautiful rolling hills and pastures to some of the most stunning
scenery this area has to offer. Cyclists from around the Southeast
have commented on the beautiful scenery, helpful staff and great
support!

The ride consists of 30, 45, 62 and 100* mile options, all on scenic
rural roads with very little traffic. The 30 and 45-mile routes are
mostly flat to gently rolling, with one moderate climb.

The Century route takes both the 62 & 100-milers to Villanow at about
mile 30, where the century riders will do a loop that returns them to
Villanow. The route contains a couple challenging hills, but no
mountains.

All options return to the starting point at the Mount Berry Square
Mall and are fully sagged. SAG stops approximately every 15 miles
with water/sports drink, fruit, PB&J sandwiches, salty and sweet
snacks. Ham radio operators at SAG stops for communications. The last
sweep of the course is at 5:00 pm.

When you return, you can enjoy a post-ride Chick-fil-A chicken
sandwich (included in registration fee) or purchase a delicious pasta
meal for $6.50 per person at Bella Roma Italian Restaurant. The meal
will be topped with your choice of marinara or meat sauce and will
include grilled chicken strips if desired.

*Century riders will receive a Hammer Nutrition sample bag

Registration:
Entries received by April 30, 2009:
$30.00 with t-shirt
$20.00 without t-shirt
Entries received after May 1, 2009
and day of ride registration:
$35.00 with t-shirt
$25.00 without t-shirt
*No charge for children under the age of ten when accompanied by an
adult.

Wheelin' and Healin'

2009-03-24T07:29:00.001-05:00

We were sent this flyer for the Wheelin' and Healin' Ride that sponsors Kid One, whose mission is to transport children and expectant mothers, with little or no means or transportation, to medical care.

Saturday, May 9th starting at 7:30am from The Waters, - Pike Road, Alabama

www.KIDONE.org

Trail closed 3/9/2009

2009-03-09T09:03:00.001-05:00

The USFS notified us that they will be burning in he area of the trail today and are closing the Sylaward trail for today.

Tim

Club meeting...

2009-02-20T16:21:00.002-06:00

Lets get together for an organizational meeting Monday Feb 23rd at 7:30pm at the
Marble City Grill for chips and tea. Weather permitting, we can sit outside. We
can go over details for the Metric Century and socialize. Invite someone you
know who isn't a bike club member. Also it is time to formalize the nominations
for club officers.

Tim

Specialized Seasons Greetings

2008-12-17T19:30:00.004-06:00

COGS members win 1st place

2008-11-03T10:29:00.006-06:00

Chris and Cody Honeycutt won 1st place in their respective classes at the Callaway Gardens Mountain bike race this past weekend.

From Monty at BUMP

2008-10-16T22:20:00.008-05:00

Bump is putting on an off road duathalon.-LINK
to help raise money for the trail expansion at Oak
Mountain and if you could include the link and
some info in one of  your e-mails to the group
I would appreciate it.  It is a fun type event
including stuff for the kids.

Thanks, Monty

COGS member meets Floyd Landis

2008-09-26T07:50:00.003-05:00

Kelly ran into Floyd Landis at a local bike race recently.

Next club meeting planned.....

2008-09-19T17:06:00.002-05:00

Mark calendars for 7:00p.m. Tuesday, September 23rd for our next Bike Club Meeting. We
will have an informal meeting at the home of Tim and Bev Presley, 641
Mountainview Lake Road. We are having the Trails Unlimited crew over. Come meet
the crew and enjoy a social meeting. We can discuss plans for the Ribbon cutting
for the trail.

Jim Glassner Memorial Autumn Challenge

2008-08-22T21:22:00.002-05:00

Next Saturday, 8/30, is the annual Jim Glassner Memorial Autumn Challenge. Bev and I are planning on riding again this year. Our club has participated for several years now. Whoever is interested in this ride and wants to coordinate travel to it, let me know and I'll keep everyone posted. See this link for details.

Road Rage...

2008-08-18T20:09:00.007-05:00

I found this interesting article about
"road rage".

It has been often said but bears
repeating, a sub-20 lbs bike will
lose the battle against a 2000+
lbs automobile. Practice 360
awareness.

Rides for this week...

2008-07-22T16:01:00.001-05:00

Tuesday Morning Ride

We left (Kathy Cook, Kathy O.) from Vicious Cycle after 6. Kathy O. They headed down Alabama Av., then took a right on co.25 and headed toward Teksid (Nemak) and I met them there from my house. We headed toward Hwy280, took a right onto Fulton Gap Rd. co. 113 and passed my road, kept going, over railroad tracks and took a left onto Brown Rd. We went to the stop sign, checked for cars, took a left and a right at the bottom of the hill onto Limbaugh Rd. and went to the end, taking a right at stop onto Pecan Rd. Stop at stop sign, took left onto Coleman Bridge Rd. and went to Hwy 76 and took a right to Oakdale Rd. Stopped here briefly and then went straight, until we came to a left (?) which goes to Riser's Mill Rd. We took the left choosing to go up the hill, then right onto Riser's Mill, stopped and crossed Oakdale and head straight. At the church we take a right, cross bridge, then left onto the racetrack road, walk bikes across bridge and continue on to Odena Church. Kathy and Kathy headed back to Spring Valley Road (big hill) and Twin street, onto their respective destinations. It was 25 miles for me, as I headed back by Teksid (Nemak) and on to co. 25, Fulton Gap right and home on Saturday Lane. (did take in the big hill on Fulton Gap Circle). They road about 30-33miles. It was a great ride. I was on my road at 8:40a.m.

FootNote: The Twin Street Hill is being paved (Spring Valley Rd.) and so give it a few days

before riding it. The fellows were out with the truck and said that is what they

are doing.

Next ride: Wed. from Billy's @ 5:30 ?

Friday: We - whoever is joining for an early morning ride @ 6:30 from Oak Grove. We plan to go across 280, go around the airport, take a right at the end and the next right (the old Fayetteville Rd.) and go to the end, take a right go to Trader's Helper, take on the Hill, then circle around the lake, to Seven Sweet Gums, go left back to Chevron and then back to Oden's Mill road, cross, depending on energy level, take up the hill near the Community center or not, then head back.

Leaving early due to the heat. Some of us overheated women need the coolness of the morning!

Saturday: 6:30 from Vicious Cycle - Bull Gap?? slow as to check over road, etc.

Sarah Saturday

Talladega Springs

2008-07-19T13:22:00.002-05:00

Paul, Cheryl, Bev, and I rode to Talladega Springs this morning. This is a flat route compared to most of them in our area. We followed the smooth asphalt down past Talladega Springs where it turned into chip seal but traffic has smoothed that portion pretty well. All in all a nice route when you simply want to avoid a lot of climbing.

Talladega Springs
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Another Ride

2008-07-18T09:13:00.005-05:00

Thursday afternoon, July 17, 2008
Cathy Cook, Kathy O. left Vicious cycle @ 5pm, headed toward Alabama Ave. and took a right onto co. road 25 (Old Sylacauga Hwy) picking up Sarah S. at the intersection of Fulton Gap Rd. continuing to the end of Co. road 25, took a right onto Center Hill Rd. We rode to the end at Hwy 280, crossed onto Flag Pole Mtn. Rd., crossed at intersection Co.45 went straight, left onto Meadow Lane Circle, left at stop sign onto Co. 45 to the end at the Childersburg BP station on the right, cut thru, and crossed 280 getting into turn lane for CACC, crossing Hwy 280 onto Fay S.Perry Dr., CACC on left, continuing straight as it turns into Bon Air Rd. At intersection of Limbaugh Rd. continue straight veer at end to left on Coleman Bridge Rd. then at stop take a right onto Pine Grove Rd. I take a right at Co. road 113 next to Pine Grove Baptist Church to take me home to Saturday Lane. The other two go straight to stop, take a left onto Odena Road (co.24) and right onto Spring Valley (up the HILL, and down, left and onto Twin Street, and both head to their respective dwellings.
This ride was to accommodate me, as I was car-less, and they were willing to ride "the road that must not be ridden" although they were coming from the correct direction for that time of day. It is going the opposite way on Co.25 (Old Syl. Hwy) to Alabama Ave. that is really treacherous as no car can see you around the mountain. Any ways. I did about 16 miles and the other two..add about 20 and 18 to their ride for anywhere from 30-32 or more miles.
It's a good ride for recovery, rolling hills, nothing too steep except for what we refer to as Twin St. hill. The word is out, I don't like going that direction on Pine Grove from Coleman Bridge Rd. - up hill, but it wasn't too bad and we had No Dog Chase on this route.
Bulletin just in: On Twin Street Hill (Spring Valley) going down, encountered phone truck veering into curve as cyclist was taking curve ...turned out fine, but do beware of vehicles bigger than you taking over your side of the road. The curve is a hard one at the end of a speeding descent! And road report: Some entity (most likely county road work) has patched this road in a most undesirable fashion leaving hard ripples of tar where you are cycling. BEWARE as they can knock you for a loop!
Reporting for this ride.
Sarah S.

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Wednesday ride...

2008-07-16T21:35:00.003-05:00

Johnny reports they had a good turn out for the ride this week. They took the 22 mile route down toward Fayetteville. Our regulars of Johnny, Cathy Cook, David Baker and Dr. Tucker from Alex City who was trying out his new Madone. It came a rain shower for the last 2 miles but they said it helped cool them from the heat.

Sara and Kathy rode today...

2008-07-16T17:33:00.003-05:00

I am going to include descriptions sent to me of rides members are doing through the week. I know many of you are riding and want to encourage everyone to get together for riding.

Sarah Saturday writes:

Kathy O. and I left Vicious Cycle about 6:40 a.m. and headed to Weogufka/Stewartville. We crossed Hwy 280 at the Chevron station. Then left onto Coaling Road. We took a right at the Y and continued on to the stop sign. Then we took a left at the bottom of the hill (you'd go right to go to Weogufka Family Worship Center) and a quick right. We came to a stop sign with Stewarville -fire dept. and then school on our right. We took a left (wonderful new asphalt which our bikes loved). Went to the Chevron? station on this side of Hwy 21. We stopped to rest/refresh as we had gone about 15-16 miles. It was 8a.m. and we headed back reversing the way we came. I was back at Billy's shortly after 9a.m. and Kathy rode home. It was a good ride of about 31 miles altogether. I love coming back the Coaling Rd. because it is a well-deserved downhill ride.

Sarah S.

Bump and Grind Photos

2008-06-01T23:38:00.004-05:00

Photos: Travis(left), Billy(middle, right)

Travis Sherman and Jackson Hagan placed 3rd in their respective classes at Bump and Grind.

Another bridge in place...

2008-05-28T15:05:00.001-05:00

This morning Paul, Cheryl and I put a bridge on the first part of that new section by the creek. That drainage creek has a lot of runoff that keeps the bottom soft so this bridge should protect it and make crossing a little easier. That leaves just one more wet crossing I want to get done and then I will focus on getting the last to connector trails open. After we got the bridge in, we did a loop ride up the back of Bee Gum road, over to the Pine Cone trail and back down Black road to the creek. It is amazing how quickly growth takes over the trails. And we found a few more trees down blocking the way. The best tool for keeping these routes open is having riders on them. Maybe with all these sections connected we can get more riders and keep the growth beat back. Bye the way, we saw a Rattlesnake that was crushed on the roadway. Don't forget to look where you're putting your feet when you are in the woods.

Bridges

2008-05-22T21:16:00.001-05:00

Today my Grandson David and I installed a couple of "bridges" on the Lep's portion of the trail. There where you turn left onto the new section tended to be water-logged and so did the little uphill at the end of the old logging road. I put a short section on each one to armor the approach to them. We had planned to also install a bridge in the first section down by the creek but a tree had fallen and blocked the road. We didn't have enough time to double back and drive around the other side. By the time we ferried the lumber down to those other sites, we were pretty beat. Bear in mind, David is 4 years old. So if you haven't tried those new trail options yet, we need you out there riding them to keep them clear of new growth. And if you ride it and appreciate the improvements, drop me an email and I'll pass the word along to David. He'd be tickled.

May meeting...

2008-05-20T22:33:00.003-05:00

The club met tonight. We discussed the Metric Century. We made enough money to send a $50 check to each of the four Volunteer Fire Departments who helped us with the event. We also made plans to send letters of thanks to everyone who helped make it possible.

We decided on July 27th for our time trial. We have most of the things we need to put it on so this should be easy.

The club voted to purchase a Bob trailer for trail building using some of the proceeds raised by the century. Trail building should begin early September.

May Club Meeting

2008-05-12T08:52:00.002-05:00

It is time for the monthly Club meeting. We have a time trial to plan. Mark May 20th at 7pm down and join Bev and I at our house, 641 Mountainview Lake Road. Lets get together over some pound cake, ice cream and coffee to discuss club plans through the rest of the year. I'd like to see if we can add some value to your membership.

Tim

The Metric Century is history...

2008-04-12T19:42:00.003-05:00

So all the planning and work is done and the Metric Century is history. Although the weather threatened to spoil our event, the skies cleared in time for a good morning ride. Thank you to all the folks who braved the cloudy skies and came anyway. Thank you to all our sponsors who helped make this a special event. Everyone thought we had done a good job with our planning and route. They all looked forward to a repeat next year.

More photos of the Metric by Todd Henderson HERE!

Lake Howard Trail delayed...

2008-03-30T19:49:00.004-05:00

The latest information from Trails Unlimited isn't what we had hoped. They now project not being able to start on our trail until September. According to Billy, the team encountered a problem when one of the main trail builders became ill and had to be hospitalized. This threw the current projects behind. To make matters worse, some of the projects can only be completed in a narrow window of opportunity before winter makes work impossible. These projects became a priority ahead of ours since our mild winters won't preclude working. So that's how we got moved to September. Everyone from our local Forest Service to the Mayor have weighed in on getting the project sooner but it just isn't happening.

The good news remains the fact the trail WILL happen. Meanwhile we are riding old logging roads and finding new ones in an effort to get a mountain bike network open.

Trail building...

2008-03-29T21:17:00.004-05:00

A few more months till we have the Lake Howard trail. Meanwhile some of us are honing our trail building skills. The photo shows us installing a bridge to protect a sensitive wet weather creek crossing. It requires some thought to route a trail to minimize impact on forest resources. Responsible trail work produces a sustainable path with a minimum of upkeep. More cycling and less work.

Ride of Love

2008-03-19T14:31:00.001-05:00

Stephanie Wilkins wrote:

I wanted to check to see if you would include a ride on your website to help spread the word. We have over 400 pediatric cancer patients/survivors from over 180 communities across the state and continue to make the ROL a statewide effort since we have children from your area participating in our programs. I can send information cards and other literature if there is a reason to. Thanks in advance for your help. Stephanie

Eighth Annual Ride of Love, Saturday, May 17, 2008

benefiting Camp Smile-A-Mile, a year round program for young cancer patients across Alabama. A very unique ride since you don’t just ride for the cause you get to go to the campsite and meet the children and families that you have ridden for!!

Cost: $20 entry fee and each cyclist must raise a minimum of $250 (the cost of Camp Smile-A-Mile to send a child to weeklong camp).

The Ride of Love is a 150 mile bicycle ride from Tuscaloosa, AL to the Camp Smile-A-Mile Campsite in Alexander City, AL. We leave from the IHOP in Tuscaloosa at 6 a.m. and travel through 6 different counties (Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa, and Elmore) and arrive at the campsite by 6 p.m. This is a group ride that takes 10-12 hours to complete and e maintains a pace of approx. 16 mph and will have a lead rider and a sweep rider to maintain this pace. Once we arrive at Camp Smile-A-Mile, we are greeted by the cheers of the children and families that we have ridden for. We present the staff of Camp Smile-A-Mile with the “BIG CHECK” and then head off to the showers and then dinner with the children.

In 2007, we had 73 cyclists to participate and raised over $125,000 for Camp Smile-A-Mile. This year’s goal is to have 80 cyclists and raise over $125,000.

For more information visit www.campsam.org/rideoflove.asp or call Stephanie Wilkins at 205-323-8427.

March Meeting

2008-03-12T06:24:00.006-05:00

We had our March meeting last night at the Rec center. New officers were voted on. Tim Presley will be president for this year. Johnny Oliver will be vice-president. Bev Presley will be Treasurer. And Sara Saturday will be Secretary.

Billy Beane wasn't at the meeting but he sent an update on the Lake Trail. We are still scheduled for mid April for Trails Unlimited to begin work. Meanwhile some of our club members have been putting some time opening up some of those ancient logging roads to allow mountain bike access. They are hoping they can connect many of them and produce a loop of single track that will be accessible from the new Lake Trail and add miles to our trail rides. By the time they are here building the Lake Trail, they will have established a routine of trail work. Someone mentioned that he is enjoying opening up these new trails as much as riding them.

Almost all the details for the Metric Century are in place. We have everything for the event except the perishable products. Members have volunteered for the various duties. SAG has been set. It is just 1 month away. We are ready and looking forward to it.

Now that daylight saving time is back, it is time to have our regularly scheduled afternoon club rides again. Starting Monday, April 17th we will resume our weekly Monday and Wednesday rides starting from Vicious Cycle. See you all there.

I received compliments on the web log which were appreciated. I've opened up comments at the suggestion of some members.

Katy Trail Ride

2008-03-08T12:37:00.004-06:00

The details for the Katy Trail 2008 Ride have been posted. Here

Bike There

2008-03-06T16:41:00.001-06:00

I saw this in my weekly Road Bike Rider email:

---Would you like to see Google Maps provide a worldwide "Bike There" feature similar to "Drive There"? An online petition has collected more than 14,000 signatures. The hope is that Google can be convinced to provide route planning for cyclists, possibly with options for the most direct route or the most bicycle-friendly (safest) route. For more information and to sign the petition, click http://www.petitiononline.com/bikether/petition.html

Tim

Photos

2008-03-04T21:40:00.000-06:00

Please attach and send me your photos from any club event for the web page. Send me any photos of yourselves riding also. I want to get a good sampling of our club events. IN particular I am looking for photos from the Century ride we did as a club in Montgomery, some of us working the time trial or criterium, working on the bmx track, or any doing trail work.

Thanks,
Tim

February meeting...

2008-02-12T22:25:00.002-06:00

Bad news on Lake Howard Trail. Trails Unlimited was stalled on bridge work in Louisiana and went on to Texas. We thought they would come to Alabama next. But Louisiana got things straightened out so they are working there. We won't see them till April. The good news is the fact they will be coming. Also, they worked out a change in the layout that will avoid having to build a 22 foot bridge that was expected to cost several thousand dollars.

We discussed progress on the Metric Century. It looks like we've got lots of nice premiums to give away that day. Most of our logistic work is in place and we are getting volunteers for that day. All we need now is lots of riders.

A committee was appointed to seek new officers for the coming year. Anyone who would like to nominate someone contact Billy Beane. I recommend everyone who can to take a turn as an officer. It is a necessary and important part of participation. It is a great way to really see how everyone works and plays together.

Lake Howard Trail

2008-01-18T11:03:00.000-06:00

At our first meeting of the year we heard from the Forest Service about the Trail. Due to come obstacles Trails Unlimited is finding in Mississippi, they may be here the first of February to begin the trail. We discussed the responsibilities the club would assume in maintaining the trail. Some of us will have to attend Forest Service classes so that our work groups comply with FS guidelines. Once Trails Unlimited gets started, we will need to be prepared to get in to get the handwork portion done. We were told there is one bridge that may have to be put in. This could run thousands of dollars. There are grants available which could help with these costs. Also, we might find a corporate sponsor willing to help especially once we get a blueprint for the bridge and get started building the trail.

There continues to be a lot of excitement about the trail. I'm sure the club will come together on this project.

Hope, loss and bicycles in Zambia...

2007-10-30T17:15:00.000-05:00

For whatever reason, it is considered improper for journalists to cry. We are supposed to remain detached, and act as if we’ve seen worse. That’s why, when tears do come, we often walk away or bury ourselves in notes. It is, I believe, one of our greater failings.

After seeing what we had seen in Zambia...

USF Cycling Team Founder Fatally Hit By Truck While Biking...

2007-10-23T09:11:00.001-05:00

The story is here.

Roles and Responsibility: Lake Howard MB Trail

2007-10-19T17:22:00.001-05:00

I stopped by Billy's today. He told me the plan is to get the trail cut early December. He showed me a list of responsibilities that will be split between the City and the Club. Here is an abbreviated list of the Club's responsibilites:

1. Maintain drainage (ditches)
2. Maintain culverts and bridges.
3. Obliteration of unauthorized trails.
4. Monitoring the trail for needs, safety, impact to resources
5. Re-vegetation or seeding.

The company they will be using did a great job on the lower part of the Pinhoti a couple of years ago. Still it will leave a lot of debris that will have to be cleared and trees and bushes will need to be trimmed back to open up the trail. In some places the bench for the trail can't be cut with the dozer so we will have to get in there and scratch it out with rakes and shovels. But once the trail is in place, these other things won't take up a lot of our time. The main thing that will keep the trail up is simply "riding it".

It looks like we'll end up with something to be proud of.

Tim

Chief Ladiga Trail ready...

2007-10-13T08:36:00.000-05:00

It is time for that trip on the Chief Ladiga Trail all the way to Atlanta...

No sweat bicycle tours....

2007-08-20T21:50:00.001-05:00

I ran across a link to these tours in an article. Notice the downhill percentages. There isn't any riding like this locally.
TP

This sounds like fun...

2007-08-10T21:16:00.001-05:00

I saw this article today in CNN....

Lanterne Rouge....

2007-07-29T20:43:00.001-05:00

TO COGS:
You all know about the Yellow Jersey for the winner. Did you know about the Lanterne Rouge (Red Lantern) that is awarded to the last place finisher. Last place in the Tour is celebrated. That rider will earn more for the last place finish than if he had finished several places higher.

Let's look at the record of the first and last place riders in the 2007 Tour de France. The course was a total of 3550 km in length (2206 miles), ridden over 20 days for a average of 177 km (110 miles) per day.

Alberto Contador won the 2007 Tour by riding the course in 91 hours, 0 minutes, and 26 seconds. That results in an average speed of 39.01 kph or 24.24 mph.

Wim Vansevenant rode the exact same distance on the course, and finished as Lanterne Rouge - the last-placed rider to finish the Tour. He just covered the same distance slightly slower - finishing in 94 hours, 53 minutes, and 20 seconds. That's an average speed of 37.41 kph, or 23.25 mph.

ONLY 1 MILE PER HOUR DIFFERENCE!

How about that guys?

Tim

Chief Ladiga/Silver Comet

2007-06-28T10:48:00.001-05:00

http://www.cleburnenews.com/news/2007/cn-local-0614-0-7f14l0113.htm

When this thing gets finished, we need to get up an overnight ride from Jacksonville to Georgia and back.

this is one of the finest "what you can do" articles to address our global-warming lifestyle!

2007-06-28T10:47:00.001-05:00

From the article:

...Following the shocking revelation that heat generated by vigorous exercise is a major contributor to global warming, we are all having to reassess our own activities. It comes as a major surprise to many of us that storing energy in human fat is actually a valuable way of reducing our impact on the environment. Government may be introducing plans to extract this fat by large-scale liposuction programmes and storing it underground, but we all have a responsibility to reduce our participation in ecologically hazardous physical activity.

Looking at my own lifestyle, it was easy to identify my cycling habit as a major problem. I'm only too aware of the amount of heat that cycling can generate but cutting down was not going to be easy, so six months ago I turned for help to my friend Jeremy. He has not cycled since he was a child and is a respectable three stone (1 stone = 14 lbs) heavier than me. He now runs a consultancy helping people like me to face up to and overcome our environmental deficit...

The above is an excerpt from Bob Williams' "How to Give Up Cycling"

I hoped somebody might get a laugh from this....

Rider List for Big Dirt Road Ride

2007-06-25T08:40:00.000-05:00

Tim Presley
Paul Barnett
Denis Nicholson
Perry Clark

We got it done. It turned out to get an exceedingly hot day so I shortened the route to 30 miles or so. That was more than enough. I put a water and ice supply at the half way point. Perry said it might have been the best bottle of water he'd ever had. But we got it done. Next time we'll have to poll everyone as to the best time for them to come. I still want to do the cross country trip.

June 23rd Big Dirt Road Ride 8am Start

2007-06-14T20:47:00.001-05:00

June 23rd Big Dirt Road Ride

I've been wanting to do a big mountain bike ride for some time. My original plan was to take the bikes up to highway 77 where Skyway Motorway crosses and ride back over Horn Tower to Bull Gap and home from there. The only problem I saw was having a lot of riders wanting to come and having to ferry all those bikes up to the start.

So I've come up with a plan B. I want to do a ride starting from the Bike Shop going out by Lake Howard and on through all the little trails and routes we normally do. The difference will be using the Forest Service Roads to connect them and add mileage. I propose riding out and looping Rocky Mount, back across 148 up White Gap, down the ridge of the mountain, and back in via the Big John-Trammell Road loop.

Let's plan on leaving that morning by 8am. If you are coming, let me know. I want to put a cache of water at a couple of spots in an ice-chest. The route I've picked will include some serious climbs. I've been testing out most of the sections and have a couple to check before then. I couldn't tell you exactly how many miles this may be but my best guess is 35.

Thanks,
Tim

PS: Johnny- Please forward this message on your mail list, I don't have all the addresses in my list. Thanks.

Alternate ride Saturday...

2007-06-01T16:12:00.001-05:00

Bev and I didn't get to ride last week so we aren't up to tackling Bull Gap in the morning. We thought we might meet at Vicious with everyone but would do a ride either toward Sycamore or Childersburg for any folks who prefer a different route.
Tim

Ride Saturday Morning....

2007-05-18T15:22:00.001-05:00

Bev and I will be riding tomorrow morning. We could meet anyone wanting to come along at the bike shop at 9am. I am thinking we could ride up through Sycamore and up Riser's Mill Road to the Grist Mill and back down through Pine Grove home. Let me know if anybody's interested.
Thanks
Tim

How lucky our women are....

2007-05-17T17:30:00.001-05:00

Check this out...

http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070517085444.ykmz3ms5&cat=null

Anybody riding today?

2007-05-13T12:52:00.001-05:00

Just wondering....

Anybody riding Saturday morning?

2007-05-04T18:36:00.001-05:00

Bev and I were wondering if anyone is riding Saturday morning? If nobody has anything planned, we will most likely ride down to Fayetteville and around Cedar Creek and home if anyone cares to come along. Let me know and we'll meet you. We will roll out around 8:45am.
Tim

A history of health...

2007-05-02T15:23:00.001-05:00

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and
populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, green and
yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and
healthy lives.

Then using God's great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry's
Ice Cream and Krispy Creme Donuts. And Satan said, "You want chocolate with
that?" And Man said, "Yes!" and Woman said, "and as long as you're at it,
add some sprinkles." And they gained 10 pounds. And Satan smiled.

And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep
the figure that Man found so fair. And Satan brought forth white flour from
the wheat, and sugar from the cane and combined them. And Woman went from
size 6 to size 14.

So God said, "Try my fresh green salad." And Satan
presented Thousand-Island Dressing, buttery croutons and garlic toast on the
side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast.

God then said, "I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and
olive oil in which to cook them." And Satan brought forth deep fried fish
and chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained
more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof.

God then created a light, fluffy white cake, named it
"Angel Food Cake," and said, "It is good." Satan then created chocolate
cake and named it "Devil's Food."

God then brought forth running shoes so that His children
might lose those extra pounds. And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control
so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman
laughed and cried before the flickering blue light and gained pounds.

Then God brought forth the potato, nat urally low in fat and
brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced
the Starchy center into chips and deep-fried them. And Man gained pounds.

God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer
calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonald's and
its 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then said, "You want fries with that?"
And Man replied, "Yes! And super size them!" And Satan said, "It is
good." And Man went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.

Then Satan created HMOs.

Updating email list...

2007-03-15T08:12:00.001-05:00

I am preparing to give an updated email list to the new officers. If you wish to continue to receive club emails about rides and events, simply reply to this email.

Thanks,

Tim

Tuesday meeting....

2007-03-13T21:15:00.001-05:00

Tonight we installed the new officers Johnny Oliver President, Chris Honeycutt Vice-president, Richmond Watkins Treasurer, and Bev Presley Secretary.

It has been decided that we will have Club rides on Monday and Thursday evenings leaving Vicious Cycle at 5:30pm.

Tomorrow Wednesday 3/14/07, we will have an informal group ride leaving at 5:30pm from Vicious Cycle for those interested traveling up to Sycamore.

This Thursday 3/15/07, we will have the first formal evening ride leaving Vicious Cycle at 5:30pm and finishing at Marble City Grill for those who can stay and eat a bite.

Saturday morning ride...

2007-03-09T15:17:00.001-06:00

Bev and I will ride from Vicious Cycle at 9am in the morning for a Sycamore
route ride. Anyone wanting to join us is welcome. Anyone wanting to extend the
ride may do so but we have a time limit and will have to get back home. See you
in the morning.
Tim

Bike rides weekend of 2/24

2007-02-24T09:02:00.001-06:00

Denis and others are helping with the Cheaha Run and may be riding this afternoon. Get in touch with him to get details. Weather is going to factor into plans for this afternoon and tomorrow morning. Check with Eric, Johnny, Josh, or Denis about riding plans either Saturday or Sunday.

Cold weather...

2007-02-16T13:02:00.000-06:00

Tomorrow looks to be a really cold day. Bev and I will go to the Fitness Center tomorrow morning for a 9am spin lasting about 1 hour. I had hoped to be able to do the long mountain bike ride this weekend but the weather just isn’t conducive. But if anyone is hardy enough to try it, email me and I will post it.

Mark your calendars for the next meeting of the bike club on February 27^th, 7:00 pm at the offices of Paul and Cheryl Barnett.

Ride Saturday morning...

2007-02-09T08:40:00.001-06:00

Josh and Denis plan on a mountain bike ride leaving from the White Church on Motes Road at 8am Saturday 2/10/07. They say hey will be home by lunchtime. It will be cold so dress accordingly. Route will be thru the watersheds.

Club Jerseys

2007-01-26T10:32:00.001-06:00

Hello folks. The club jerseys arrived and I have checked them in. I will distribute them at the Tuesday night meeting. I think they look good.

Bike Club Meeting Tuesday Jan. 30th

2007-01-25T09:00:00.001-06:00

It is time for another monthly meeting of the bike club. Let’s get together Tuesday January 30^th at 7pm at the Law Office of Cheryl Barnett on Broadway. At this meeting we will discuss planning for the upcoming Time Trial scheduled for April. This will also be a good opportunity to discuss weekly ride plans, spinning, upcoming centuries, and the mountain bike trail.

Tim