Gwinnett Area Trail Riders: G.A.T.R. | A Chapter of S.O.R.B.A http://www.sorbagatr.org Riding, building and maintaining trails in Gwinnett County GA Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:58:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Gwinnett County Parks – Volunteer Voice Newsletter http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/07/09/gwinnett-county-parks-volunteer-voice-newsletter/ http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/07/09/gwinnett-county-parks-volunteer-voice-newsletter/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:25:59 +0000 Cheryl http://www.sorbagatr.org/?p=1508
  • Saturday Race: Volunteer, Socialize and Group Ride at Tribble Mill
  • Tribble Mill Trail Work 2010
  • 2010 Promises To Be Fun
    • ]]>     GATRs are featured in the Volunteer Voice Newsletter for their work during the National Trails Day.


    Volunteer Voice Newsletter

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    1. Saturday Race: Volunteer, Socialize and Group Ride at Tribble Mill
    2. Tribble Mill Trail Work 2010
    3. 2010 Promises To Be Fun

    ]]>     http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/07/09/gwinnett-county-parks-volunteer-voice-newsletter/feed/ 0     National Trails Day Photos http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/06/07/national-trails-day-photos/ http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/06/07/national-trails-day-photos/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:19:26 +0000 James Carrington http://www.sorbagatr.org/?p=1441
  • National Trails Day – Sat. June 5th – Photos Link
  • National Trails Day at Tribble Mill
  • National Trails Day Time Trial Results
    • ]]>     National Trails Day 2010

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    1. National Trails Day – Sat. June 5th – Photos Link
    2. National Trails Day at Tribble Mill
    3. National Trails Day Time Trial Results

    ]]>     http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/06/07/national-trails-day-photos/feed/ 0     Tri Your Best – Triathlon and Cycling Supply Store becomes a sponsor http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/25/tri-your-best-triathlon-and-cycling-supply-store-becomes-a-sponsor/ http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/25/tri-your-best-triathlon-and-cycling-supply-store-becomes-a-sponsor/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 20:02:04 +0000 Cheryl http://www.sorbagatr.org/?p=1401
  • Hamilton TV Service in Tucker joins GATR as a sponsor
  • Outback Bikes signs on as a GATR Sponsor
  • April 12th Chapter Meeting at Summits Wayside Tavern (Snellville)
    • ]]>     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

    Tri Your Best store entrance

    Shoes

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

    Fitting Corner

    The bike and running analysis corner

    Nutrition section

    TYB carries all of your nutritional needs for the trail

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    1. Hamilton TV Service in Tucker joins GATR as a sponsor
    2. Outback Bikes signs on as a GATR Sponsor
    3. April 12th Chapter Meeting at Summits Wayside Tavern (Snellville)

    ]]>     http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/25/tri-your-best-triathlon-and-cycling-supply-store-becomes-a-sponsor/feed/ 0     Hamilton TV Service in Tucker joins GATR as a sponsor http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/25/hamilton-tv-service-in-tucker-joins-gatr-as-a-sponsor/ http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/25/hamilton-tv-service-in-tucker-joins-gatr-as-a-sponsor/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 19:50:24 +0000 Cheryl http://www.sorbagatr.org/?p=1393
  • Tri Your Best – Triathlon and Cycling Supply Store becomes a sponsor
  • GATR Bike Patrol
  • Outback Bikes signs on as a GATR Sponsor
    • ]]>     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/

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    1. Tri Your Best – Triathlon and Cycling Supply Store becomes a sponsor
    2. GATR Bike Patrol
    3. Outback Bikes signs on as a GATR Sponsor

    ]]>     http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/25/hamilton-tv-service-in-tucker-joins-gatr-as-a-sponsor/feed/ 0     National Trails Day – Sat. June 5th – Photos Link http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/14/national-trails-day-save-the-date/ http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/14/national-trails-day-save-the-date/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 19:42:17 +0000 Cheryl http://www.sorbagatr.org/?p=1332
  • National Trails Day at Tribble Mill
  • National Trails Day Photos
  • National Trails Day Time Trial Results
    • ]]>     We had a great turnout for the work party with Gwinnett Park Foundation providing lunch and prizes.

    Take a look at the photos from Saturday on
    GATR’s Picasa Web Album

    Come out and join GATR celebrate our trails and help cleanup some of the trails at Yellow River Park and then have some fun riding!

    Schedule of Events:

    • 9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. – trail work and cleanup
    • 11:30 a.m. – free lunch provided by Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation
    • 1 p.m. – skills clinic (with local race team members)
    • 1 p.m. – group rides for all ages

    Tri Your Best our newest GATR sponsor will have Demo Bikes and give repair lessons.

    We will be collecting donations and having a raffle (including a Thomson Seatpost) to help raise funds for a GATR Trailer to haul and store our trail building tools.

    Yellow River Trail page

    Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Flyer – National Trails Parknership Day

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    1. National Trails Day at Tribble Mill
    2. National Trails Day Photos
    3. National Trails Day Time Trial Results

    ]]>     http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/14/national-trails-day-save-the-date/feed/ 1     Work Parties at Harbins Park – 6.5 more miles on MB5 http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/06/work-parties-at-harbins-mb5/ http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/06/work-parties-at-harbins-mb5/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 00:26:46 +0000 James Carrington http://www.sorbagatr.org/?p=1291 Ready To Ride much MUCH sooner! Steel & Associates will be leading crews of volunteers, and lunch will be provided by GATR and other sponsors. Please read on to see the schedule or work parties that runs through September. We have reduced the times down to 9 a.m. to noon, so come out and help build the next great trail at Harbins Park. 6.5 miles of challenging and rolling hills. Make it your trail! Related posts:
    1. Apalachee Sponsored Work Party at Tribble Mill – Sunday March 14th
    2. Work Party at Tribble Mill, this Saturday
    3. Tribble Mill Work Party Saturday February 13 (11am)
    ]]>     Time: 9am – noon (with lunch provided and group ride after)
    • Saturday May 15
    • Saturday May 22
    • Saturday May 29
    • - Saturday June 05 – National Trails Day @ Yellow River Park
    • Saturday June 26
    • Saturday July 10
    • Saturday July 17
    • Saturday August 14
    • Saturday August 28
    • Saturday September 04
    • Saturday September 11
    • Saturday September 18

    Lunch will be provided, bring a good pair of close toe shoes or boots, a pair of gloves, eye protection/sunglasses, plenty of water and some snacks.

    Also don’t forget to bring your bike gear if you want to partake in a group ride of the trails afterward.

    We will have professional crew leaders with us from Steele & Associates, so if you don’t know how to build trail, then come learn! :)

    It goes without saying that the more volunteers we can get at these work parties, the quicker we can start riding MB5.

    Please consider printing out this flyer and posting it at your local shop, park, business, church etc.

    Click here for a Map of MB5 and the Progress

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    1. Apalachee Sponsored Work Party at Tribble Mill – Sunday March 14th
    2. Work Party at Tribble Mill, this Saturday
    3. Tribble Mill Work Party Saturday February 13 (11am)

    ]]>     http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/05/06/work-parties-at-harbins-mb5/feed/ 1     Chapter Meeting @ Johnny’s Pizza – Monday, May 10th @ 7 p.m. http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/28/chapter-meeting-and-group-ride-harbins-monday-may-10th/ http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/28/chapter-meeting-and-group-ride-harbins-monday-may-10th/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:55:21 +0000 Cheryl http://www.sorbagatr.org/?p=1266
  • March Chapter Meeting & Bike Demo
  • Saturday, April 10th Stonewall Falls Group Ride
  • April 12th Chapter Meeting at Summits Wayside Tavern (Snellville)
    • ]]>     ** Moved place and time due to weather **

    Lawrenceville
    3375 Sugarloaf Parkway
    Lawrenceville, GA 30044
    678.985.8288

    Near Five Forks Trickum…

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    2. Saturday, April 10th Stonewall Falls Group Ride
    3. April 12th Chapter Meeting at Summits Wayside Tavern (Snellville)

    ]]>     http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/28/chapter-meeting-and-group-ride-harbins-monday-may-10th/feed/ 2     Outback Bikes signs on as a GATR Sponsor http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/22/outback-bikes-signs-on-as-a-gatr-sponsor/ http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/22/outback-bikes-signs-on-as-a-gatr-sponsor/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:42:58 +0000 Cheryl http://www.sorbagatr.org/?p=1250
  • Hamilton TV Service in Tucker joins GATR as a sponsor
  • Tri Your Best – Triathlon and Cycling Supply Store becomes a sponsor
  • April 12th Chapter Meeting at Summits Wayside Tavern (Snellville)
    • ]]>     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

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    2. Tri Your Best – Triathlon and Cycling Supply Store becomes a sponsor
    3. April 12th Chapter Meeting at Summits Wayside Tavern (Snellville)

    ]]>     http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/22/outback-bikes-signs-on-as-a-gatr-sponsor/feed/ 3     Saturday Race: Volunteer, Socialize and Group Ride at Tribble Mill http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/15/saturday-volunteer-socialize-and-group-ride-at-tribble-mill/ http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/15/saturday-volunteer-socialize-and-group-ride-at-tribble-mill/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:19:51 +0000 Cheryl http://www.sorbagatr.org/?p=1221
  • Discount for GATR’s at the 2010 Dirty Spokes race @ Tribble Mill
  • Saturday, April 10th Stonewall Falls Group Ride
  • Work Party at Tribble Mill, this Saturday
    • ]]>     GATR is hosting the Dirty Spokes Duathlon at Tribble Mill Park!

    Come hang out, volunteer, socialize and take in a group ride on what promises to be a nice spring Saturday.

    Volunteers should arrive at 8 a.m. in the playground parking lot. GATR will have a banner and tent set up near the start of the race. Volunteers will act as stewards on the course.

    If you can’t volunteer, come out anytime before noon and support the team with a group ride to follow on the race course trails.

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    1. Discount for GATR’s at the 2010 Dirty Spokes race @ Tribble Mill
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    ]]>     http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/15/saturday-volunteer-socialize-and-group-ride-at-tribble-mill/feed/ 0     Group Ride this Sunday 10:30 a.m. at Jackrabbit Mountain http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/13/group-ride-this-sunday-1030-a-m-at-jackrabbit-mountain-hiawassee/ http://www.sorbagatr.org/2010/04/13/group-ride-this-sunday-1030-a-m-at-jackrabbit-mountain-hiawassee/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:18:35 +0000 Cheryl http://www.sorbagatr.org/?p=1201
  • Ride & Day Trip to Jack Rabbit Trails, this Sunday is canceled
  • 2010 GATR Ride Schedule
  • Saturday, April 10th Stonewall Falls Group Ride
    • ]]>     When: Sunday, April 18th
    Ready to Ride: 10:30 am
    Where: Jackrabbit Mountain Bike Trails (Just outside of Hiawassee, GA)

    There are about 15 miles of smooth, fast and beginner friendly trails at Jack Rabbit Mountain. Please join us for a fun chapter ride and cookout.

    After ride social: Cookout at the trailhead. We will be grilling some brats. Please bring some sides (chips, cookies, etc) to share and BYOB.

    Driving Directions: http://www.sabacycling.com/Talk3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=618&p=2057&hilit=jackrabbit+directions#p2057
    (Approximately 1:45 hours drive from Gwinnett County)

    Trail map: http://sabacycling.com/jackrabbit-trail-map.pdf

    SingleTracks Review: http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/jack-rabbit-trails.html

    MTBR Review: http://trails.mtbr.com/cat/united-states-trails/trails-north-carolina/trail/PRD_411205_4567crx.aspx

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    1. Ride & Day Trip to Jack Rabbit Trails, this Sunday is canceled
    2. 2010 GATR Ride Schedule
    3. Saturday, April 10th Stonewall Falls Group Ride

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