Boasting About the Weather at Passion Trail Bikes

Well, it’s sunny, and the trails are firming up. What a difference a week makes! So, here’s the news on the trail, on April 6, 2010

1. Wednesday Wrides, Suffering for Sea Otter, or Placid Pedaling at 6:00pm
2. Trailwork in Waterdog Rescheduled for Saturday 4/10, for sure
3. Ridge to Bridge Ride to Support the Bay Area Ridge Trail 4/10
4. Save the Date! Ales and Trails – June 26, 2010


1. Wednesday Wrides, Suffering for Sea Otter, or Placid Pedaling at 6:00pm
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Sunset is at 7:37PM this Wednesday 04/07/2010. Twilight ends and near-darkness falls right around 8:20pm.
Next week on April 14 the Regular Ride launches at 6:00PM.

So, once again Charles and Jay are on the tandem, getting ready to crush the competition at the Sea Otter. Jay has been training; he’s more determined than ever to make the competition suffer. Turns out the turbo can add a significant boost to the diesel when it kicks in! Charles, well, if you can call running training for a bike race, he has done some training lately too. Now, about Patty, hmm. She has NOT been training. Nope. She has been pedaling placidly on nearby neighborhood trails, poking around, exploring, stopping and looking and smelling the springtime smells. So we are going to have Wrides this week for both ends of the spectrum, and all variations in between. Come join us!

Tandems on the start line, Sea Otter 2009

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.

The EARLY ride will go out at 5:45 PM.
The REGULAR rides will go out at 6:00 PM.
The WHITE SOCKS ride will go out at 6:05 PM.
The FBG or Fat Bottomed Girl ride will go out at 6:05 PM.
The STRAGGLERS ride (if there are stragglers) goes out sometime around 6:15 PM.
For future planning, we have the upcoming start times each week for the first wave of 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 hearty stuff to eat plus snacks and EANABS to pair up with the Devil’s Canyon Brewery’s Full Boar Scotch Ale, Silicon Blonde Ale, and Devil’s Canyon 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!

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2. Trailwork in Waterdog Rescheduled for Saturday 4/10, for sure
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Kevin surveys the approaches to the north bridge site

Click here for more photos of the last workday.

Our next project has been rescheduled for April 10th at 8:30am, thanks to Kevin Sullivan stepping up to lead the project. IMPORTANT!If you want to help out, please RSVP to Kevin directly at KSullyman@yahoo.com, and let him know you want to join in. Kevin will send you confirmation and details on the project once they are finalized.

Upcoming dates on our trailwork calendar are as follows:

Saturday 4/10 8:30am
Thursday 4/22 4:00pm (Earthday)
May and June projects TBD

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3. Ridge to Bridge Ride to Support the Bay Area Ridge Trail 4/10
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Shuttle space is still available for the Ridge to Bridge ride this Saturday for cyclists who would like to support the great efforts of the Bay Area Ridge Trail to complete a MULTI-USE trail around the San Francisco Bay Area. Come enjoy the stunning views of the Bay Area from the Ridge Trail in Marin. Registration is open to everyone and the $65 fee includes shuttle to the start, a gourmet buffet lunch, water, snacks along the way, guides, maps and more.

Spectacular views from the Bay Area Ridge Trail in Marin

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4. Save the Date! Ales and Trails – June 26, 2010

Save the Date! Ales and Trails – June 26, 2010 Don’t miss the seventh annual Ales and Trails – Benefit for IMBA California sponsored by Marin Bikes www.marinbikes.com. Join us at China Camp State Park in San Rafael, CA for guided rides and professional skills clinics, bike demos, beer tasting from seven local breweries, live music and a gourmet bbq from the Culinary Institute of America. All proceeds go to IMBA California!

Stay tuned to www.alesandtrails.com for more details!

2010 Event Highlights:

• Skills Clinics and Guided Rides
• Bike Demos
• Bike Tune-ups
• Skills Progression Zone
• Gourmet BBQ
• Beer and Root Beer Garden
• Live Music
• Silent Auction
• Dirt Rag Photo Contest
• Local Hero Awards
• Kids Fun Ride
• Pro Rider Skills Demo

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Read back issues of the Passion Trail Bikes Community e-Newsletter on our website.

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

Happy Trails, from the PTB crew
Charles, Patty, John, Bret, Sterling, Pancho, Will, Derek, Peter, and Reba