Getting Away at Passion Trail Bikes

It seems like nearly everyone has had a chance now to get up to the mountains to celebrate summer’s arrival. We sure had a grand time in Downieville! And, now a day

later than usual, here’s the latest news on the trail, for July 7, 2010.

1. Wednesday Wrides: Spinning and Stomping
2. Trailwork: Weekday Evenings at the ‘Dog


1. Wednesday Wrides: Spinning and Stomping
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Sunset is at 8:34PM this Wednesday 07/072010. Twilight ends and near-darkness falls right around 9:20pm.

This week we are working on spinning out the kinks from a weekend up in the Sierras, or for those of you who didn’t hit the mountains, stomping out your frustrations with

some good ol’ fashioned short hard climbs. Come join in the fun and choose your pedaling pleasure.

Wednesday wriders, grouping and queuing for departure

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, CA 94002 650-620-9798.

The FRISKY rides will go out at 6:15 PM.
The REGULAR rides will go out at 6:30 PM.
The WHITE SOCKS ride will go out at 6:35 PM.
The FBG or Fat Bottomed Girl ride will go out at 6:35 PM.
The STRAGGLERS ride may form and start chasing around 6:45 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 stuff to eat plus

chips and fatty snacks and EANABS to pair up with the 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!

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2. Trailwork: Weekday Evenings at the ‘Dog

So, having learned a lesson last year that people just aren’t that into doing trailwork on the weekends in the summer, we are working on setting up a bunch of small

weekday evening projects. We’ve even stashed a box of tools in the woods, so you can ride to do trailwork and the stuff is all right there. We may do some needed

maintenance in the form of cutting back brush, or work on some specific projects on the Lake Loop.

So far, the dates are:
Thursday July 15, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Thursday July 22, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

To get an idea of who might be interested please RSVP to Patty at patty@passiontrailbikes.com,

and let her know if you are a maybe or a for sure helper, and for which day. That way you’ll be sure to get the info on where we are meeting if we’re not at the dam.

Finish work on the Lake Loop Realignment

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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, Matt, Peter, and Reba