Weekly (Hopefully dry) Outlook for July 27th

Greetings Singletrack Souls,

Curt Gowdy showed it to us all this past weekend. Great trail riding, big blue skies, a curious horse at 3 a.m. and a fear-inducing, duck and cover thunderstorm. A good time was had by all. Todd T. took great care of us and Doug and Mary M. made sure we had plenty of food to eat. Great teamwork getting the fire started on a soggy Saturday afternoon. If you haven’t made a point to getting up to Curt Gowdy to ride yet, get on it. The trails make the hour or so drive worth it. By the way, here's a little video starring our very own Steve Lacey and some of his riding buddies the week before up at Gowdy. (Picture: Soggy patrol clothes from a short-lived ride on Saturday)

This week’s events make for plenty of time to get out and patrol some trails. If you haven’t made it up the Poudre Canyon to patrol any of the ‘Gulches’, why not this week? It’ll be cooler up there and the trails always make for a good ride.

Colorado Trail Teen Returns

Remember Cassi Mason and her dad, Tony heading out to ride the Colorado Trail? They’re back. Here’s a bit of info from an email from them:

“We are back from our mountain bike tour of the Colorado trail. We had a wonderful 16 day adventure. You can check it out on our website. Thanks for everyone who helped to make it happen. We could not have done it without you.

Also thanks to everyone who helped us raise money for the Fort Collins Bike Co-op. For those who pledged but have not paid you can go to their website and contribute online or you can mail them a check. For those of you who may have missed the earlier emails, we were riding to raise money for the Bike Co-op, a local nonprofit that fixes and recycles bikes for folks here and in developing countries overseas.

Have a great summer and keep pedaling,” --Cassi and Tony Mason

And here goes the calendar stuff for the week:

Monday, July 27 – 6:30 pm, Monthly Meeting at Catalyst Coffee,

C’mon out and talk mountain biking. Check out the areas latest issues and upcoming events. Catalyst is at the northwest corner of Shields and Horsetooth.

Wednesday, July 29 – 5:30pm, Singletrack Social - Group Ride
More and more folks have been strapping on their helmets and coming out to ride. Last week we broke into two groups one heading around Pineridge for a bit mellower ride and one that headed up Maxwell and down Shoreline. We’ve been meeting for socializing afterwards. If you plan on sticking around, bring something to share – food or beverage. Hope to see you out there.

Saturday, August 1 – 7:30am, Trail Day at Hewlett Gulch with New Belgium
Once again, our fine friends at New Belgium Brewery will head up the canyon to give Hewlett Gulch some much needed TLC. These trail days tend to be fun, productive, and are also a great way for us to give a little back to our main sponsor. If you plan on going, please email Tamar Smolowitz at NBB ( tsmolowitz [at] newbelgium.com ) and let her know you plan on being there. Also, please remember to sign up on our website. You can meet at NBB at 7:30 a.m. or be up at the parking lot of Hewlett Gulch by 8 a.m. Heck, throw your bike in and be up there early, get in a ride or a patrol, and then work. Or, ride afterwards and check out your fine work.

Saturday, August 1 – 8:30am, Singletrack Social - Soderberg Trailhead

Sunday, August 2nd – 4:50 p.m, Six Day Races at the CSU Oval
Come on out and race pell-mell around the CSU oval. Fun to watch too! Lots of speed. Kids are welcome to race too!

Tuesday, August 11th - Trails Team Meeting @ Cafe Vino. Interested in helping out on the trails? This is the meeting to go to.

Enduro Riders: Several of us (at least 10 or 12 that I know of) will beat ourselves up on Saturday also. (At this point, I think at Trail Day at Hewlett Gulch sounds better.) If you plan to ride, show your club spirit and wear your Overland jersey! See you at the start and finish.

Remember, the Tour de Fat rides into town on September 5th. As far as I know, they're still looking for someone who wants to trade their car for a sweet, homegrown Black Sheep bike. Get it on your calendars and tell your friends. We need all hands on deck.

See you on the trails.

--Kory