Cycling

Just a few days left before The Morrow Mountain Massacre. There are still slots available to sign up but you had better hurry. For more information on this ride click the link above or go to Weekly Rides or visit Bicycles East of Matthews. Don’t miss this opportunity to be one of the first to attempt such madness.

A few NEW ride details;

1. The route is a great one. It’s well marked and cue sheets will be available. The combination of the "All New" Bicycles East route and the always fun "Assault on Morrow Mountain" route make for a great day of riding.
2. LUNCH will be served…make it to the top of Morrow Mountain and enjoy a great lunch before you journey back to Bicycles East.
3. Lot’s of "on course" SAG support will be provided by the likes of Lori C., Bud & Nicole H., Gary C. and a few of the "Not Ready for Prime Time" Rank Riders just to name a few. You will be surrounded by lot’s of friends…there to encourage you as you ride…(or maybe just glad it’s you riding and not them) but either way they’ll be happy.
4. Rest Stops will be available at almost any place you need one.
5. The Free T-Shirt looks great with a newly designed ride logo on the back and a picture of the official MMM road mark on the front…cross the finish line on your bike, under your own power and you get one…FREE!
6. The ride starts a 7am and all riders must be done by 4:30pm…just in time to enjoy the "often imitated but never duplicated" "Bicycles East" Post Ride Cook Out. There’s no better way to end a ride…food, fun and friends!

Registration is filling up quickly, be a part of history, don’t miss the Inaugural Morrow Mountain Massacre!

Elevation profile coming soon!

Tour de Nantahala
October 25, 2008

NOC’s Big, Bad Road Ride!

Cycle NOC’s more-than-a-full-century road ride through Nantahala National Forest!

Registration:
Click to download the 2008 registration form.
Or, register at Active.com here.

Free T-shirt for riders who register on or before October 15th. Pre-registration ends October 23 at 5:00pm. Anyone registering after that time will have an additional $10 added to their registration fee.

Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast is pleased to present the annual Tour de Tots bike ride for the Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital. The charitable ride through scenic Cabarrus County will be held Sept. 6, 2008, promoting community health and wellness while raising awareness for the children’s hospital.

Over 300 cyclists are expected for the Tour de Tots, which will include a bike rodeo, plus 31-and 62-mile tour courses. And with a post-event celebration featuring food and entertainment,Tour de Tots has become a highly anticipated annual event!

DATE:
Saturday, November 1, 2008

TIME:
8 am: Registration for Rides

9:30 am: 62-mile “Metric Century” start

10 am: 31-mile “Half Metric Century” start

11 am-1 pm: Festivities & Fun

11am: “Wheels on Parade” and Food

ROUTES:
Cyclists have the option of a 31- or 62-mile route through scenic Cabarrus County. Features also include “wheels on parade.”

LOCATION:
The Tour de Tots begins and ends at the Cabarrus College of Health Sciences on the campus of CMC-NorthEast, located at I-85, Exit 58 in Concord.

REGISTRATION:
For more information or to register, please call ASK FIRST at 800-575-1275 or 704-403-1275. In addition, participants can download the brochure and mail-in registration form, available in PDF.

FEES:
$25 individual; $40 family; Early Bird $20 individual and $35 family if registered before August 29

A Bicycle Made By Two

CNBC Correspondent Carlton Reid examines the curious relationship between European manufacturing and Asian expertise. Click the link above to read the article.

The first thing I would like to say is that I was a little disappointed that no one that promised to ride with me showed up this morning to help me with this milestone ride. But that was really ok since I managed to get two riders from Ann Marie’s Y ride to join me since they needed/wanted more miles. So At 9:30AM I headed out of Beatty Park to meet up with Angela and Sonya to ride some of rural Union County roads.