Sea Otter Madness at Passion Trail Bikes

This week’s news and info on April 14, 2009:

1. Wednesday Wrides 6:00pm 4/15 with Post-Wride Pizza Party
2. Trail Building at Waterdog Weds 4/22
3. Sea Otter Classic: Party, Watch, Ride, or Race


1. Wednesday Wrides 6:00pm 4/15 with Post-Wride Pizza Party

Sunset is at 7:44pm this Wednesday 04/15/09. Twilight ends and darkness falls right around 8:30pm. Next week the Regular Ride launches at 6:00pm

This week Charles and Patty are heading south for the Sea Otter so this Wednesday the food will be provided by one or more of our local pizza joints to help simplify prep and cleanup. Plan on dropping an Abe in the jar, as this will cost us a bit more than the usual fare. Patty will be doing a headcount at launch time so please let her know if your presence or absence after the ride will skew the slice calculations. Wrides will be the usual, with a possible final shakedown for the PTB tandem before it hits the starting line Saturday morning. There will also be a contingent of the Regular Wride that will probably do the Time Trial up Berry Trail again, so bring your stop watch!

P. L. E. A. S. E. . . . P. U. T. . . . L. I. G. H. T. S. . . . O. N ! ! ! !

Please remember to put a light on your handlebar and have a blinky ready for the ride back to the shop! CA vehicle code requires it. Don’t get caught out on the streets in the dark! Also, a reminder that we need to be super conscientious about stopping at stop signs and lights, yielding to pedestrians, and operating our bikes predictably and responsibly while on the roads and trails. Let’s be safe and kind out there.

For all the details about what makes each group listed below unique, please refer to this webpage. If your questions aren’t answered there, you can also email us for info at info@passiontrailbikes.com.

All rides start pedaling from the shop: Passion Trail Bikes, 415 Old County Road, Belmont, CA 94002 650-620-9798

Riders queuing up for the launch of the Wednesday Wride

The EARLY ride will go out at 5:45 PM.
The REGULAR ride will go out at 6:00 PM.
The FBG or Fat Bottomed Girl ride will go out at 6:05 PM.
The WHITE SOCKS ride will go out at 6:05 PM.
The STRAGGLERS ride goes out at 6:15 PM.
For future planning, we have the upcoming start times each week for the REGULAR ride posted on our Community Calendar

Note we may not have leaders for each ride but usually someone knows their way around. All groups will meet back here at Passion Trail Bikes right around dark for the usual story telling & beverage enjoyment. We will have stuff for the BBQ along with some carbo laden side dish, chips and fatty snacks and EANABS to pair up with the <a href=”http://www.devilscanyonbrewery.com/”>Devil’s Canyon Brewery’s Full Boar Scotch Ale, Silicon Blonde Ale, and Little Devil Root Beer. We will hang out until about 10pm, so come on down, even if you can’t make the ride! Passion Parties are better with YOU in the mix!

Riders enjoying one of Waterdog’s great trails

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2. Trail Building at Waterdog Weds 4/22

Volunteers making the first cut during tread construction on the Lake Loop Trail

We have made some great progress pushing forward on the Lake Loop Trail realignment project at Waterdog Lake, but we still have a long way to go, and when the sun comes back out it will start stealing moisure from the ground again, so we are RACING to get more digging done before it dries out.

We have one workday next week. A weekday – Wednesday 4/22 – EARTH DAY, with the project starting at 5:30 pm and going until dark. We will be working on extending tread construction on the north side of the lake. The project will involve digging dirt, and completing one retaining wall.

WE NEED YOU! Please volunteer a few hours to help build this great new trail!

To get involved and get details on the meeting location, please send Patty an email at patty@passiontrailbikes.com and let her know you can pitch in. She will get back to you with more information on the workday. RSVPs are important so she has enough tools to go around. Thanks so much!

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3. Sea Otter Classic: Party, Watch, Ride, or Race 4/16-19

It’s the biggest bike event in North America. If you don’t go to party, watch, ride or race, you’ll be missing out!

Charles and Jay are registered to race the tandem at the Sea Otter, start time 7:30am Saturday 4/18

Charles is also registered for the Dual Slalom although we’re not exactly sure why. That should be fun to watch!

Patty will be volunteering for IMBA, and hopes you’ll join her at the Film Party Saturday night.

IMBA Film Party at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic
Saturday Night, 7:00pm, Embassy Suites, Monterey, CA

Join us to celebrate an amazing year of mountain biking progress in California with food, beer, and the premier of the new KGB Productions film, Freedom Riders.

WHO: You, your family, your kids, and your friends

WHAT: IMBA California Benefit Party featuring free beer from New Belgium Brewery, appetizers, and Freedom Riders film screening. All guests will be charged $10 (cash only) at the door to support the important work being done at IMBA California. Its a celebration of mountain biking to compliment the festivities at the Sea Otter Classic (April 16-19), so come out and enjoy the races and then join us in town for some post-race libations.

RSVP: http://go.imba.com/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=104301

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To contact us, email us at info@passiontrailbikes.com, or call the shop at 650-620-9798.

Happy Trails, the PTB crew
Charles, Patty, Berry, John, Bret, Sterling, Daryl, Peter, Reba and Buster