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Gwinnett County Parks – Volunteer Voice Newsletter

Cheryl — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:25:59 +0000

GATRs are featured in the Volunteer Voice Newsletter for their work during the National Trails Day.

Tri Your Best – Triathlon and Cycling Supply Store becomes a sponsor

Cheryl — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:02:04 +0000

Tri Your Best in Stone Mountain Georgia is just 4 miles from Yellow River park. Dave Wilson is owner of TYB and Mark Scarbrough is the head mechanic.

Tri Your Best offers the F.I.S.T Bike fitting system for only $90 per fit and the Dartfish Program for run gate analysis. TYB carries Orbea, Kuota, Felt and KHS Bicycles as well as Hammer Nutrition, New Balance, Brooks, Zipp, Polar, and Saris/Cyclops brands.

Go visit Tri Your Best and say hello!

Monday – Friday:
11:00 am – 7:30 pm
Saturdays
10:30 am – 7:00 pm
Sundays
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Phone: 678-691-7212

1580 E Park Pl Blvd Ste B
Stone Mountain, GA 30087

Tri Your Best on the web and on FaceBook

Tri Your Best store entrance

The shoe section. TYB carries running and cycling shoes including MTB shoes

The bike and running analysis corner

TYB carries all of your nutritional needs for the trail

Hamilton TV Service in Tucker joins GATR as a sponsor

Cheryl — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:50:24 +0000

Dave Griffin, an long time GATR member and current board member is the owner and operator of Hamilton TV Service. Hamilton TV Service has been in business since 1974, and to this day continues to provide customers in Tucker GA and the surrounding area with friendly, low-cost, quality TV and video repair service.

What Dave can do for you:

* Free estimates, it doesn’t cost to ask!
* All major brands of TV, LCD, Plasma, DLP and CRT TV repair
* All major brands of DVD, VCR and Blu-ray player repair
* General electronic repair
* Fast turn around, same day service where possible
* 30 day warranty on all TV sales and repairs
* Used TV sales

Phone: (770) 939-3044
Address:
3968 Lawrenceville Highway
Tucker, GA 30084-4505
(just across from Bikeways of Tucker)

Store Hours

* Monday: Closed
* Tuesday: 10am – 6pm
* Wednesday: 10am – 6pm*
* Thursday: 10am – 6pm
* Friday: 10am – 6pm
* Saturday: 10am – 1pm
* Sunday: Closed

* During the days in the year when the nights are lighter, on Wednesday Dave generally leaves the shop around 5:30pm to go mountain biking.

http://www.hamiltontvservice.net/

Chapter Meeting @ Johnny’s Pizza – Monday, May 10th @ 7 p.m.

Cheryl — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:55:21 +0000

** Moved place and time due to weather **

Lawrenceville
3375 Sugarloaf Parkway
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
678.985.8288

Near Five Forks Trickum…

Outback Bikes signs on as a GATR Sponsor

Cheryl — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:42:58 +0000

WANT A BIKE SHOP WITHOUT THE ATTITUDE?
Outback Bikes is a different kind of bike shop. No pressure, no forcing a $5000 bike on you. And if you just want to hang out? That’s cool with us. Come on down and check us out.

http://www.outback-bikes.com/

Please visit Outback and say hello at the following locations:

In the heart of Little Five
1125 Euclid Ave, Atlanta GA 30307.
404-688-4878

And now on the Northside
2463 Hamilton Mill Pkwy. Suite 230
Dacula GA 30019
770-945-BIKE

Directions

April 12th Chapter Meeting at Summits Wayside Tavern (Snellville)

Cheryl — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:27:32 +0000

Location:
Summits Wayside Tavern
3334 Stone Mountain Hwy. (Hwy 78)
Snellville, GA 30078
Phone: 770-736-1333

Agenda:
* Tribble Mill Trail work
* Dirty Spokes Race at Tribble Mill on Saturday, April 17th
* Yellow River trails update and Kiosk
* Harbins – MB5 work parties and other other issues
* Group ride updates
* Social time with fellow riders

Summits is between Highpoint and Hewitt Road lights on the South side of Highway 78. For more information about Summits in Snellville

Directions:
Highway 78 is also known as Stone Mountain Highway on that side of Atlanta. It’s probably easiest to get on it from I-285 at Exit #39-B, head east toward Snellville, Stone Mtn., and Athens. Go a loooong way, about 13.5 miles. Look for us on the right 1/2 mile past the traffic light at Parkwood Rd. If you’re coming from the other direction, we’ll be on the left 3/10 mile from the traffic light at Highpoint Rd.

Meeting update: We had about 25 members and guest show up to get an update on the trails, races and group rides.

Sign up for GATR’s IMBA Bike Patrol Class in April

James Carrington — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:32:57 +0000

Class Schedule

2010 Class #2
April 03, 9.00am-5.30pm
Full day, First aid, CPR, bike repair and bike patrol
Location: Yellow River Park

If you need First Aid and CPR, the cost of the class will be $30

Sign up now: places are limited to 15 people per class

Sign up form:

[contact-form]

More information on IMBA Bike Patrol

March Chapter Meeting & Bike Demo

Cheryl — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:20:57 +0000

Dear fellow mountain bikers, the upcoming GATR Chapter Meeting in March has been moved to Tuesday, March 16th @ Bikeways of Tucker.

In the spirit of keeping things fresh this year, in partnership with Bikeways of Tucker we’ve decided to do something a little different with our March chapter meeting and couple it with demo bikes from the Fuji demo trailer.

Beginning in the early afternoon, you will be able to stop by the shop, take a bike of your choice out for a test ride along with one of our local ride leaders. Then it’s back to the shop at 7 pm for food and beer. We will then start the official chapter meeting and roll off any special announcements that need to be made before finally enjoying the last of the food and beer while hanging out with your fellow cyclists.

Here’s the outline agenda for the evening:

10:00am : (all day) – Fuji demo fleet – road, mountain and cruiser
7:00pm : Meeting begins with food and beverage
7:30pm : Chapter announcements and discussion
8:30pm : Hang out, talk about riding bikes and drink a cold one!

Please bring your own beverage of choice to the meeting, we will provide pizza for a small donation. Might be an idea to bring a chair if sitting down is your thing.

The bike demo fleet is as follows:

Jamis

SixFiftyB2 – 16″

SE Racing

Stouer 29er Singlspeed – 19″

FUJI

D-6 Pro / XS (50CM)
D6 – PRO M(54CM) M/L NATURAL
D6 – PRO M(54CM) M/L NATURAL
D6 – PRO M/L(56CM) M/L NATURAL
D6 – PRO L(58CM) M/L NATURAL
Aloha 1.0 / (52CM)
Aloha 1.0 / (54CM)
SST 1.0 / 60CM
SST 3.0 50CM
SST 3.0 54CM
SST 3.0 56CM
SST 3.0 58CM

KESTREL BIKES:

AIRFOIL PRO SL 50CM/650 M/L
AIRFOIL PRO SL 56CM M/L
AIRFOIL PRO SL 56CM M/L
AIRFOIL PRO SL SE 52CM
AIRFOIL PRO SL SE 54CM
TALON SL TRI 48CM M/L BLUE/WHI
TALON SL TRI 52CM M/L BLUE/WHI
TALON SL TRI 55CM M/L BLUE/WHI
TALON SL TRI 55CM M/L BLUE/WHI
TALON SL TRI 57CM M/L BLUE/WHI
RT-900 / 53CM
RT-900 / 57CM
RT-900 / 59CM
TALON SL ROAD 52CM M/L BLUE/WH
TALON SL ROAD 55CM M/L BLUE/WH
TALON SL ROAD 55CM M/L BLUE/WH
TALON SL ROAD 57CM M/L BLUE/WH
TALON SL ROAD 57CM M/L BLUE/WH

Tribble Mill Trail Work 2010

James Carrington — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:58:12 +0000

The main goal of our proposal is to improve the existing trail system around the area known as Taco Stand, using a number of small reroutes, some pieces of hand built new trail, and full rehabilitation of any old, unused trail.

What we are ultimately aiming for here is better use of the natural contours of the land, with diversion away from the major water and erosion problem areas – resulting in a more safe, sustainable, and easily maintained trail system.

We are also proposing a more linear trail system here that provides easier navigation for beginners and less conflict with the existing ‘runner specific’ trail. And to top all of this off, we’re aiming for a moderate increase to the bike trail mileage, and a trail that has a much better flow and fun factor!

We are currently working through the approval process with Gwinnett County. As soon as everything is approved we will announce work party volunteer days here on the website.

Please see below here for a visual guide to the proposal.

Download a PDF of the proposed trail work

IMBA/SORBA Festival/Board meeting at NOC/Tsali

James Carrington — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:35:28 +0000

We’re trying something a little different this year. We’re turning the typical SORBA Board of Directors Meeting into a festival weekend at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, NC! The Board of Directors, the Regional Leadership Advisory Council, the Subaru-IMBA Trail Care Crew, and mountain bikers of all stripes will converge for a weekend of mountain biking, including trail education, riding, a party, and more riding!

Here are the details:

All are invited to join the IMBA-SORBA Regional Leadership Advisory Committee (RLAC), Board of Directors, staff, and the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew for a weekend of learning, digging, riding, and fun at the Nantahala Outdoor Center March 19-21, 2010.

Join your friends, and immerse yourself in the beauty of Western North Carolina’s Nantahala River gorge while learning about advocacy and trail building from the Southeast’s most experienced advocates and the Trail Care Crew. Put your trail-building know-how to work at a hands-on workshop at the Tsali trail system. After the diggin’ is done, we’ll put away our tools and ride our bikes, topping it all off with a party and more riding!

Registration for the weekend is $25, and includes admission to the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew events, lunch and dinner on Saturday, group rides, on-site transportation, and the Saturday night party.

Online registration is open, so don’t delay!

If you have questions about the event, email Tom Sauret, tom@sorba.org.

The Nantahala Outdoor Center is the site host for this mountain biking weekend. NOC offers quiet mountain cabins, simple motel rooms and even “Basecamp,” their version of a bunkhouse.

Reserve your space now by calling the NOC at 800-232-7238 option 4. You can call Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm EST.

Itinerary

Friday, March 19

5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 p.m. IMBA-SORBA Executive Board and staff meeting

Saturday, March 20

Saturday morning features two activity tracks for participants: Track One is for all attendees, and Track Two is for SORBA Board members and IMBA Regional Advisory Leadership Council members (RLAC) only.

Breakfast—You’re on your own for breakfast, but all are invited to dine at NOC’s River’s Edge.

Track One:

9:00 a.m. Subaru-IMBA Trail Care Crew presentation in Klienrath Hall

Track Two:

8:30 a.m. IMBA-SORBA Board of Directors meeting with IMBA RLAC, location TBA

Everyone

11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Transportation to Tsali for TCC afternoon trail class
1:00 p.m. TCC afternoon trail class at Tsali
4:00 p.m. Return to NOC
4:30 p.m. Bike ride at NOC
6:30 p.m. Dinner
8:00 p.m. TCC Club Care presentation and party with fabulous swag.

Sunday March 21

Breakfast on your own at the River’s Edge.
8:00 a.m. IMBA-SORBA Board meeting
9:00 a.m. Bike rides at Tsali or Jack Rabbit Mountain