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The Great Tahoe Flume Race

Jeff Potter | September 1, 2010

The Great Tahoe Flume Race will be held on Sunday, September 12 at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, Spooner Lake.  The race is a fund raiser for the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Backcountry Patrol and is organized and sponsored by the Reno Wheelmen. Race T-Shirt from the last time the Flume Race was held. [...]

ABA Unveils new iPhone App

Jeff Moser | August 31, 2010

A news release I read yesterday: American Bicycle Association Unveils new iPhone App August 30, 2010 – Gilbert, Arizona The American Bicycle Association (ABA) officially unveiled their new iPhone App today. “Over 13,000 downloads of the application occurred during the 90 days of beta testing and the feedback was incredible. With technology advancing at a [...]

New at the Bike Habitat

Jeff Moser | August 29, 2010

Fall is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for next season’s products to start hitting the bike shops! I was at the Bike Habitat this weekend, and here are some of the new items that caught my eye. 700c 3-speed Electra Townie The Bike Habitat has recently introduced Electra Bicycles to their [...]

Ash Canyon Picnic Table

Jeff Moser | August 15, 2010

Have you seen the new picnic table on the Ash Canyon Creek Trail? Even if you ride down the Creek Trail daily, there’s a good chance you haven’t. I only saw it because I had to stop to fix a mechanical problem at the picnic table trail entrance. Jeff P had told me about the [...]

Hobart Link Trail

Jeff Potter | August 11, 2010

Anyone interested in building new trail? Photo by Bill C. Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Ranger Bill Champion is constructing a new trail at the State Park which will connect Hobart Reservoir to the Tahoe Rim Trail at the Marlette Peak Campground. This link will be a great addition to an already outstanding network of [...]

Great Tahoe Flume Race

Jeff Moser | August 10, 2010

The Great Tahoe Flume Race Presented by the Reno Wheelmen I found this information about the Great Tahoe Flume Race over on The Bacon Strip! Race Course Description “Starting near Spooner Lake at an elevation of 7000’, the course starts up a 4 mile, 1100’ climb to the top of North Canyon. A short descent [...]

Stolen Jamis Trail X Alert!

Jeff Moser | July 29, 2010

Stolen Jamis Trail X Alert! A Jamis similar to the one in this photo was stolen from the Nugget bike rack on July 23rd. Any leads on this bike’s whereabouts can be sent to moserjd@gmail.com Brand: Jamis Style: Hardtail Mountain Bike. Model: Trail X Color: Silver Serial Number: HT0309220.