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In partnership with GCPR, GATR has formalized a night riding program in the following Gwinnett County Parks: Yellow River Park, and Tribble Mill Park.

Some key things to note about this new program is that it is a trial between GCPR and GATR. It’s up to us to show the county that there is in fact a demand from the Gwinnett community for night riding in Gwinnett County Parks. Therefore it is up to us to make sure we have a big turn out of people for these rides. So please go ahead and register for all 4 rides with Activity Code: LPGY14003 today! Or choose specific rides from the links below. If all goes well with this trial program, we stand a good chance of negotiating a more frequent night riding program next season.

Night riding is currently not allowed in Gwinnett County Parks. Only through these official sanctioned events will you be able to legally ride your bicycle at night in the park.

• GATR has official ride leaders who are registered with the county – these ride leaders will carry cell phones, keep the groups together and help to ensure the safety of all riders.
• This event is covered under our IMBA-SORBA insurance
• Extra instructors and ride leaders will be provided for 1st time or ‘newbie’ night riders
• Please arrive 1/2 hour early for gear check and quick info session and assigning of guides
• Ready to Ride (RTR) at 6pm, and 7pm for second wave of riders (latecomers)
• Anyone NOT pre-registered will not be able to take part in this event (this will be enforced by the parks representative present at the event)
• 70% of all revenue from fees comes back to our club, the remaining 30% goes to the park – so it’s a win for everyone!

All participants MUST pre-register for the rides. The cost is $4 per ride, or $12 for all 4 rides.

Don’t forget to check the “Enroll?” box before “Add to Cart” (if you do not check the box, it will not add to the Shopping cart).

• To register for all four rides as a DISCOUNTED package (Activity Code: LPGY14003)
  
• To register for FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26th at Tribble Mill Park (Activity Code: GCAA14001)
• To register for FRIDAY, MARCH 26th at Yellow River Park (Activity Code: LPGY14001)
• To register for FRIDAY, APRIL 2nd at Tribble Mill Park (Activity Code: GCAA14002)
• To register for FRIDAY, APRIL 30th at Yellow River (Activity Code: LPGY14002)

Click Here to register, then either login or create an account with the website, then use the activity codes listed above to find the events you wish to register for.

We seem to still be having issues with the Gwinnett County website, so if you still need to register for the upcoming night rides (the first
being this Friday at Tribble Mill), then you can actually call Rhodes
Jordan Park and register over the phone. The number is 770.822.5414

Also, if you live outside of Gwinnett County, the price of all 4 rides
is actually $18, not $12. If you think the website is charging you the
wrong amount, then i would advise you to use the telephone
registration instead and speak to a human. :)

Mountain bike night ride-SORBA night ride rules apply-rider must have head and tail lights attached to person. Ride is for beginner to experienced.

A note from our President:

Hi everyone, I just wanted to chime in here and point out a few things about these rides.

Some of you may be asking yourself, why do i now have to pay for these rides?, and why are half of the rides in April, when it is now that we need them, not when the clocks go forward and the nights get lighter?

Well, let me first say that this new night ride ‘program’ is a trial setup between GATR and Gwinnett County. Traditionally night riding in Gwinnett County parks has been strictly forbidden, except for a small handful of sanctioned GATR rides like we’ve had in the past. In the future we want you guys to be able to have more night rides than just a handful each year. We want you to be able to night ride every week during the winter months – wouldn’t that be great?!

As part of our efforts towards making night riding more widely accepted by the county (and with a little inspiration from our good neighbors over at RAMBO) we’ve come up with a new way of having the night rides setup that better meets the needs of the county, AND fosters a more collaborative and formal relationship between the bike club and the local government.

Right now we have four rides lined up, one in February, one in March, AND two in April. Now we know that when the April rides come around the nights will be starting to get lighter, and this doesn’t really do us a whole lot of good in the immediate short term when we really need it. All i can say is that for now, these are the cards we have been dealt, and we intend on playing the best game we can!

The ball is in our court now guys, if we can collectively as a group, prove to the parks people that there is in fact a high demand for night riding in Gwinnett County, then we stand a much better chance of getting more regular night rides on the calendar when the 2010/2011 night riding season begins.

In more basic terms, the more of us that register for these rides, the better chance we have of establishing night riding in Gwinnett County Parks as a more regular activity.

Please help us to make this happen and register today for all 4 rides – it’s only $12!

All the rides will also be followed by an after ride social at a local bar/restaurant.

Thank you for your continued support,

James Carrington
President, GATR