Team Group Ride on the 15th and 22nd. Meet at the Orem Mad Dog location at 5:30 pm.
Bike Safety Check at Timp Park on the Provo River Trail on 17th from 8 to 11 am.
Bajio Group Family Ride on the 19th. Meet at the Orem Mad Dog location at 6 pm. Get the word out, pick up a pass along card from the shop, invite your neighbors, bring your kids. This is a great way to start creating a bike culture in our community and it’s a lot of fun. Kids eat free with a paying adult (kids must have their helmet, as should anyone in the group who’s riding there). Come join us!
Summer Sale and Tour de France Party on the 24th. Meet at the Orem Mad Dog location at 7 am for road ride up South Fork then back to the shop for breakfast and to watch the final time-trial of the Tour. There will be prizes and a Trek 1.1 road bike given away from all entries received in the next two weeks.
Trail Building on the 27th. Meet at the Orem Mad Dog location at 5 pm. We'll carpool to the location determined by the Forest Service. Bring water, closed toe shoes, long pants and gloves. Plan on working for about two hours. Invite your friends, family and co workers. This event isn't just for racers, its for anyone who rides a mountain bike. There will be a raffle afterwords for cool cycling related prizes.
As always, everyone is welcome. No one will be left behind on group rides. Come ride with us! Bring your helmet and your friends!
Sherwood Hills
The Sherwood Hills race turned into the almost perfect (no vacation with young children is completely perfect) weekend camping trip.
My seven-year-old son has been begging to ride in a race. The kids’ course at this race was the perfect confidence builder. It was challenging without being too technical. He was very happy with his 4th place finish.
The course was perfect. The ground was semi-dry which meant a rare dust-free ride for the racers. Lots of shade trees kept the majority of the course in the shade (a bonus for riders and spectators). This course has a shorter loop than many races so they split the race into three stages to keep the trails from getting too jammed with riders. The pros may not have liked the 1:30 start, but 10:30 was just right for me in the single-speed category.
This race used to be placed earlier in the race season. Mud and snow have been problems for this race in past years. Let’s hope they keep the later timing. This race is worth the trip.
-- Scott Billings
My seven-year-old son has been begging to ride in a race. The kids’ course at this race was the perfect confidence builder. It was challenging without being too technical. He was very happy with his 4th place finish.
The course was perfect. The ground was semi-dry which meant a rare dust-free ride for the racers. Lots of shade trees kept the majority of the course in the shade (a bonus for riders and spectators). This course has a shorter loop than many races so they split the race into three stages to keep the trails from getting too jammed with riders. The pros may not have liked the 1:30 start, but 10:30 was just right for me in the single-speed category.
This race used to be placed earlier in the race season. Mud and snow have been problems for this race in past years. Let’s hope they keep the later timing. This race is worth the trip.
-- Scott Billings
Deer Valley
The Deer Valley course is on of my favorites. Some nasty service road climbs to start the race followed by winding single track. Saturday morning: raining and cold. I decided not make the journey to Park City. As the start time approached I had mixed feelings about my decision. The phone chimed in, start delayed. I could still make it if I left now. A few minutes later, race postponed.
The second try wasn't much better than the first, mother nature just didn't want to cooperate. Tried warming up but it was freezing cold. Most of us ended up huddled around anything to block the wind and blowing rain waiting for the kids race to finish. Shivering at the starting line Ed announced we had some of the worlds best racing in the pro class. Cannondale was having meetings and some of their European riders were in town. The race was shortened due to weather but it hurt all the same. Good thing though, soon after finishing the temperature dropped and the rain started.
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The second try wasn't much better than the first, mother nature just didn't want to cooperate. Tried warming up but it was freezing cold. Most of us ended up huddled around anything to block the wind and blowing rain waiting for the kids race to finish. Shivering at the starting line Ed announced we had some of the worlds best racing in the pro class. Cannondale was having meetings and some of their European riders were in town. The race was shortened due to weather but it hurt all the same. Good thing though, soon after finishing the temperature dropped and the rain started.
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