GORC held its volunteer appreciation party at Greensfelder a few weekends ago. Over 40 people attended the event. Schlafly kegs, chili, hotdogs, hamburgers, candy and cake was served throughout the day. A large group ride was launched around noon and made a figure eight loop out of the DeClue and Dogwood trails. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the party lasted until dusk. Hope to see you at the next one!
11/11/06 - South Trace Content Added
Trail information regarding South Trace Creek has been added to the Trails page. Maps can be found on the Ozark Trail website. They have some great high-resolution topographical maps.
10/18/06 - Midwest SS World Championships
CANCELLED! THIS EVENT IS VAPORIZED!!! QUERY THE BOARD FOR MORE INFO...
The Bonktober weekend is (CANCELLED) approaching (Oct. 28) so dust off your singlespeeds because it's time for the midwest single speed championships. At the Berryman. Ready, set, grind. Check back for more info.
10/17/06 - Quail Ridge Trail Map Added
A new trail map of Quail Ridge has been posted. It's in Adobe PDF format outlining the entire trail. Still, and continues to be . . . another fine job by Ron.
09/15/06 - Silver Lake Trail Map Added
A new trail map of Silver Lake has been posted on the brand new Silver Lake trail page. It's in Adobe PDF format and Ron continues to create terrific maps. This trail is in Illinois, too. Check it out.
09/12/06 - Council Bluff Map Added To Trails Page
A new trail map of Council Bluff has been posted. It's in Adobe PDF format and is a 2 page document outlining the entire trail. Another fine job by Ron.
09/12/06 - Burnin' at the Bluff #3 - A 12 Hour Race
Well kids, it's that time of year again. Time to get your butts down to Council Bluff for the Mesa Cycles 12 hours of Burnin at the Bluff. Details can be found on the downloadable .pdf on www.mesacycles.com. Print one off and bring it up to the shop or just come up and fill one out here. See you down there, furry animal costume optional.
08/21/06 - 24 Hours of Landahl
Granny Gear is hosting a 24 hour race at Landahl Park in KC the weekend of September 16. Featuring 4 man teams, co-ed, solo and throwing in a rigid ss class, it'll be a blast. There's talk around town of a couple of teams forming to represent St. Louis. If you're interested, give us a shout over on the message board.
For more info check out the message board.
08/31/06 - GORC Clears Council Bluff Trail
Council Bluffs is ready for action. There are two trees left on the loop and 5-6 left on the long connector. It's one of the best trails around and great weekend camping. Huge thanks to: Bryan, Mike Donais, Ron, Greg, Kent, John McR, Kirby and everyone that came down to help.
Everybody worked hard and was damn tired by the end of the work.
Get ready for the 12 hour Burnin' at the Bluff coming in October sponsored by Mesa Cycles.
08/12/06 - Chubb Trail Map Added To Trails Page
A new trail map of the Chubb Trail has been posted. It's in Adobe PDF format and is a 2 page document outlining the entire trail. Another fine job by Ron.
08/12/06 - IMBA Summit @ Whistler Gallery Posted
Kirby, JohnnyD and Roy travelled to BC in June to attend the huge IMBA summit. Many compliments were tossed about concerning how GORC is a great asset to the MTB community. Here's a few photos from their trip.
Visit the gallery
07/6/06 - GORC Receives REI Grant
GORC was awarded a grant from REI this past week. The club will be receiving $3448, most of which will be allocated for signage and kiosks at SIUE. Many thanks go out to the hard working volunteers at GORC who made this possible.
05/24/06 - Greensfelder DeClue Reroute Finished
The long DeClue reroute is at last complete and rides awesome. If you like technical rocks, "alternate" lines and a lengthy swoopy downhill then check it out!
05/24/06 - Festival Gallery Posted
Check out the new MMBF photo gallery. Email me if you have online galleries you would like GORC to link to.
05/11/06 - Castlewood Trail Map Added
A new trail map of Castlewood has been posted. It's in Adobe PDF format and is a 3 page document outlining all available trails. Another fine job by Ron.
05/11/06 - Kirbyland Century Approaches
May 21, Sunday, 100 road miles, you know, a century
It's fun, it's not fast and it ends with food and beer. Hit up Scott Whitaker (Kirby) for the details over on the message board.
Tunnel vision. That's all you need to know.
04/12/06 - Festival is Best One Ever
The kids at GORC worked overtime this year to make sure that the 2006 MMBF was the best it could be. And it made the grade, according to all the emails and compliments.
Look for a gallery page and brief write up in the coming weeks as we compile the snapshots.
If you have digital photos you'd like to send in, email me
A new trail map of Berryman has been posted. It's in Adobe PDF format. Many thanks (again!) to Ron for compiling the data and creating the final document.
03/16/06 - Lost Valley Trail Map Added
A new trail map of Lost Valley has been posted. It's in Adobe PDF format and is a 2 page document outlining all available trails. Another fine job by Ron.
03/10/06 - Klondike Trail Map Added
A new trail map of Klondike Park has been posted. It's in Adobe PDF format and is a 3 page document outlining all available Klondike trails.. Many thanks (again!) to Ron for compiling the data and creating the final document.
GORC Membership Online System & New Renewal Policy
Beginning January 1, 2006 ALL GORC members owe their annual dues of $10 UNLESS you are a new member and have joined between October 1 and December 31.
Please note that "everyone" in the system is listed as a non-member for the time being. Beginning Jan 1, 2006 this will be updated. Please email us or post on the Forum under Q/A -> Membership.
This policy is being put in place to relieve everyone of "remembering" when they need to pay up and to keep the GORC higher ups from having to keep track of renewals. Life will be much simpler.
We need you to check your existing profile and update it accordingly so we can accurately keep track of your volunteer hours and to ensure you receive our mailings.
03/18/06 - South Trace Visited
A few chose to explore the often neglected South Trace portion of the Ozark Trail. It's really a section of the overall "Trace Creek" OT trail but us MTBers like to split it up into North Trace and South Trace. It's a modest gallery but it's a start.
Only a few from a great ride this past Saturday before the rain settled in.
Visit the new permanent Berryman Gallery
03/06/06 - GORC Arkansas Trip Approaches!
Several GORC members are going south to explore the Syllamo trail system the weekend of March 18th. We'll be staying at a very nearby motel so contact us if you would like to go and need more info. Mountains, rocks and roots, you'll love it.
More info on the trail on the tourist website
02/25/06 - Updated Mesa Bicycles Discounts
As a card carrying GORC member Mesa Bicycles will discount 15% on all merchandise and 5% on all bikes and frames. Click here for more info.
02/23/06 - Updated Matson Hill Map Posted
Yes folks, another quality map by Ron and Sam. Check it out in the Trails Section.
02/16/06 - Trail Maps Section Updated & SIUE Map Posted
A new trail map of the current SIUE trail system has been posted. Many thanks to Ron for compiling the data and creating the final document.
The Trails web page address has changed so updated your bookmarks accordingly. The main Trails page now features the Rules of the Trail.
The GORC site in general has been shifted in sections so be sure to update your bookmarks if you discover any broken links.
02/16/06 - GORC SITE INTERNAL REORGANIZATION & MINOR COSMETIC UPGRADES
As the GORC website continues to grow it was high time that the internal page structure be fine tuned. Instead of a pile of pages lumped in one directory they are now categorized in subfolders.
What this means for you is that:
1. Your bookmarks are broken except for the home page.
2. You must re-establish any internal GORC webpage bookmarks by surfing to the page once again and bookmarking it.
Let me know if you find broken links by emailing me or posting to the message board.
Also, a few cosmetic upgrades have been implemented as I'm sure you'll soon discover. An image randomizer has been placed on the masthead to rotate 7 different photos GORC has taken over the years. There's no limit to the amount that can be randomized but I need your best photos ever.
02/02/06 - Updated Festival Trails Map
Bryan put together this map of all the trails you can ride when you come to the Midwest Mountain Bike Festival April 7.
01/25/06 - Updated Greensfelder Map Posted
Thanks to the hard work Ron put into this project! He has created a new Greensfelder Park map pertinent to mountain bikers. Visit the maps section for more information and to download to hi-res versions.
01/17/06 - Midwest Mountain Bike Festival Website Up and Running
The 2006 Midwest Mountain Bike Festival website is now up! Formerly called the "Midwest Advocacy Summit" or just "Summit" this new name reflects the event's evolving theme. It will be held at Klondike Park the weekend of April 7 - 9.
Online registration will be available in the coming weeks.
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