News - Rides/Hikes/Events

10/28/2025 Every week Gets a little colder Old Man Winter’s Tapping on your shoulder Do it, do it now, don’t let it slide Gotta get up Get out Get it going ‘Fore you know it, It’s gonna be snowing Only gonna be a few more Tuesday Rides Got lights charged Your bike is on the rack It’s ready — lubed and pumped Even brought a snack Just gotta head out for the mountainside Great! So we’ll see you at AOC trailhead at 5:45.

TNR on leaf-blown trails 10/21/2025 Lovely leaves adorned the trees With brilliant colors so spectacular If they’d stayed right there, I’d needn’t swear But on bike trails, in particular I have often rudely spewed the crude vernacular When near-defoliation Precedes precipitation The leaves get wet And we’re beset With riding Turned to sliding That threatens my annihilation It’s my belief We’ve found relief And need not fault The fallen leaf For fomenting so much of our frustr

10/14/2025 Are trails too leaf-hidden to be safely ridden? Funny, that you should ask. Drought, freeze and a breeze left them littered...

10/7/2025 Trail is muddled Blocked or puddled? Employ a lawyer? No! See a sawyer To lug a log Trim a limb A trail hoer, blower, or mower...

9/30/2025 The Fifty’s been ridden and run I hope you had fun, or you won It’s a wonderful race That deserves our embrace But, I’m glad...