Mountain Bike Inside...

If you hadn’t noticed, SNOW’S HERE! And the COLD’S HERE! Okay, so we're not really mountain biking inside...but we do have some cool stuff going on. Check out these bike related activities going on in this great city!

Here’s a quick list of cool stuff happening around town…

BOARD ELECTIONS – Final two days to vote for either Doug Baker or Corey Rhodes for the empty Board of Directors Seat. If you haven’t voted yet, please get your vote to Ron Chambers before midnight tomorrow night, December 8th.

KLUNKERZ Movie Night – Tonight, December 7th, Overland Mountain Bike Club’s hosting the first in a series of free Winter MTB Movie Screenings. We’ll be meeting up at The Tap Room at Catalyst Coffee, talking bikes, talking H.S. MTB League, having a beverage or two, and watching the MOVIE about the guys who started this whole crazy mountain bike thing. The General Public is invited. Door Prizes will be given out. Club apparel will be for sale.

Light Up the Night – Overland Mountain Bike Club, in partnership with FC Bikes, handed out close to 400 sets of Knog Lights this past Friday night! Great turnout even though the temps were heading towards ZERO. Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed the event down in the Gallery Underground. And if you haven’t yet gotten out to hear our very own BluChris, (Chris Whitman by day) spinning tunes, you don’t know what you’re missing.

Bikes for Tykes - Lee's Cyclery is looking for donations of bicycles (new or near new), and volunteers who can help make them safe and presentable. Please help by donating your time, energy and a new bike. Lee's contact person on this project is Colin, at the south Lee's Cyclery store. Call Colin at 970-226-6006 or email him at colin@leescyclery.com for more details. All bike maintenance and beautification needs to be completed by December 10th.

Training Somewhere Warm – Dan Porter over at YourGroupRide, the area’s most complete electronic bike news resource, has made available a training domicile for those of you who’d like to get out of the winter and ride somewhere warmer…Tucson, to be exact. Check out the info HERE. Pretty sweet rates, pretty sweet temps.

IMBA News - Colorado Mountain Bike Summit, April 2 and 3, 2010 - Salida, Colorado. Mark your calendars to attend the Colorado Mountain Bike Summit. Hosted by Bicycle Colorado, IMBA, and the Bureau of Land Management, the two-day event provides opportunities for advocates, land managers, and trail builders to network and create strategies to improve mountain biking around the state. Is there a topic that you would like to see addressed at the 2010 Colorado Mountain Bike Summit? Please let us know by replying to this email! Stay tuned for registration information in early 2010.

Eye Candy – Because I know everyone needs a little break at work…Here’s a little SOMETHING to make you go, “Wow, I’m amazed at what some people can do on a bike…”

And that, my friends, is about it. Kudos to those of you who’re getting out and riding in this cold….

Berthoud-Roubaix

Yeah, it's cold, but if you work up a sweat and wear the right clothes, biking's still darn fun. Check out this FUN RIDE this weekend and get after it.