News and Events

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Jeff Moser

The Flume Trail

It appears that The Flume Trail is open! According to The Flume Trail WEBSITE, “We are opening Saturday May 31, 2008 for bike rentals and Flume Trail shuttle.” The Rental Fleet looks pretty nice this year too! Who wants to go?

Kristy on the Flume Trail

Movie Night

“A Glimpse of Heaven and a Taste of Hell”
Award winning documentary
2007 Tahoe Rim Endurance Run
Thursday, June 12th, 6:30 p.m.
Library Auditorium
Free and open to the public

“This 2007 film was directed by Tyler Bourns and captures the race event which was held on July 21, 2007. In this 56-minute DVD you will get a chance to see what the 400 entrants from around the world experienced when competing in an ultra distance endurance run on the world famous Tahoe Rim Trail. Athletes were able to choose from a 50 K, 50 -miler, or the exhausting 100-mile National Championship Event. Hosted by Kelly Quinn and told by the participants and volunteers you will discover both the story of ultra running as well as the colorful history of this event.”

Cyclo Garminada

June 19th from 9:15am – 8pm

Here’s an event in the Carson Valley. These guys recently attended a Scallycat race in Reno, and were inspired to put on their own event, the Cyclo Garminada. One of the promoters of this event, Anton Anger, had this to say, “Our goal is to have between 25 and 50 teams of two. The event will be a thursday, June 19th (weird day I know) from 9:15am – 8pm and open to all ages. The basic gist of the event is to score as many points as possible by completing tasks listed in a booklet assigned to every team within the alloted time. “Cyclo Garminada” as we have dubbed it, will be hosted by 88 cups in Minden and will include a BBQ after the event. The price for registration will be 20$ a team (pre registered teams only have to pay 18$).

For more information check out myspace.com/cyclogarminada

Slow Rollers Show and Shine / Poker Run

The Slow Rollers are putting on their annual Show and Shine / Poker Run up at South Shore again this year. The Angora Fire added some excitement to the event last year! The Poker Run is a very fun event that you must attend, and is open to all riders and bikes. The Show and Shine allows all the people from the area to show off their custom cruiser creations. There are always a lot of interesting bikes to check out. Here’s the scoop from the slow Roller’s WEBSITE:

When: 06.21.08 & 06.22.08
Where: South Lake Tahoe, CA

“Saturday, June 21 at 1pm, is the Show ‘n Shine at the MontBleu Casino. Come show off your chrome and spokes. Sunday, June 22 at 1pm, is the famous Poker Run. Get a map, slow roll your way to a best of five hand for a custom prize (we think you’ll like it). Enter the raffle to win a Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer cruiser. All proceeds go to the Bikes for Children Program created by the Slow Rollers.”

Slow Rollers Poker Run at Lake Tahoe

Tour de Fat

Details are slow to emerge on New Belgium Brewing’s website, but it looks like this year’s Tour de Fat is once again coming to Truckee, CA on July 26th. I thought it’d be fun to camp up there this year. Who’s in?

Tour de Fat in Truckee, CA

Bike to Work Week is Coming

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Jeff Moser

At January’s Muscle Powered meeting, Jeff P and I took on Carson City’s Bike to Work Week as one of our main projects for the year. After months of discussions, research, and meetings, we are pleased to announce that we finally HAVE AN EVENT PLANNED!

Thanks to all of our generous sponsors, there will be Bike Clinics, a Movie Night, Social Rides, Free Coffee at commuter stations, Free Bus service on JAC for multi-mode transportation, and a final event with live music and a prize raffle, including a brand new commuter bike!

You can help us promote this event by distributing the Bike to Work Week Flier and Brochure found on our Bike to Work Page. Post these documents at work. Share them with your friends and coworkers. Help us make this event BIG!

Resources

Bike Carson’s Bike to Work Week Page

Bike Carson’s Interactive Event Calendar

The Muscle Powered Blog. Check the MP blog for further information on Bike to Work Week, and stay tuned for a Bicycle Commuting series.

Friday NEWS Mélange

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Jeff Moser

Bike Carson’s intelligence operatives have been working tirelessly to bring you the following Friday NEWS Mélange…

You may have seen the Forest Crew trucks up in Ash Canyon this week. Here’s the scoop from the Nevada Appeal: Crews work to restore Waterfall fire area

Here’s an action item (and beautiful pictures!) for Reno Residents from the Weethumpers: Update on Petersen Mountain/Evans Ranch Development

Don’t forget this weekend’s BMX Open House at the Carson City BMX track!

There are rumors of a Critical Mass ride in Reno tonight.

Trail Report: The Creek Trail is open! If you’ve been waiting for the Creek Trail to open, wait no longer. Also, there is a new trail in the works, the Vicee Canyon Rim Trail. The trail is rideable now, but will need your help to ride it in. Details on this trail coming soon…

Jeff P and I continue to work on our Bike to Work Week plans. We should have the formal plan to announce next week. This is going to be a fun event! Stay tuned…

Fellow Carson City Blogger, author of No Safe Place, took this amazing photo near the college yesterday. Can you spot the weakness in this rider’s security architecture?

Antoine in Auckland, New Zealand, author of I Bike NZ, came up with this cool logo during some downtime at work. The concensus so far has been: It’s Cool. Thanks, man!

Help Wanted at Veltec Sports

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Jeff Moser

James from Veltec Sports sent me the following:

I’m in need of someone to help out my bike builder full-time, for the next couple of weeks. Tasks would be mounting tires and cassettes, organizing the builds, packing the complete bikes in boxes, etc. I’d like them to be full time for the next couple of weeks, working out of our bike build facility here in our warehouse.

If you are interested in this position, contact James at james@veltecsports.com.

NEWS

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Jeff Moser

Lunch Rides
It really warmed up this week. The snow has been taking its sweet time melting though, so we stuck to the road. It was in the 60′s for Friday’s ride, and we even got to wear our shorts and knickers. Friday was my favorite ride of the week. Kristy, Sandie, Marcus, and I rode out to the Franktown Road turnoff in Washoe Valley and back. We had a tailwind from the south, so we were flying along at 26mph on the flats going out Old 395. We felt like Superheros! The headwind cut our speed in half for the return trip though, and we were lucky to keep a 13 mph pace. It was one of the best fitness rides of the year to date, and I had an exercise high going the rest of the work day.

Commute Report

Bicycle commuting has been been a lot of fun these days. It’s gone from a survival challenge to a fun, fast ride. I’ve shaved off a lot of time from my 20 minute January snow and ice commutes. In fact, Friday’s commute was probably the fastest on record at 8 minutes door to door. It was almost like cheating! Didn’t have to put a foot down once. With all the extra time, I’ll have to extend my rides a bit. If I can get out the front door in time that is…

If you’re still looking for a good reason to commute by bike, Crude Oil for April delivery rose to a record $102.64 a barrel this week. Prices are up 66 percent from a year ago!

I’ve seen a lot of great commuter bikes at the bike shops during recent visits. High quality machines at affordable prices. A bicycle purchase is easy to justify when you consider the cost of operating an automobile these days. A bicycle will pay for itself after missing just a few gas fill-ups. And not only is riding to work much more fun than driving, it’s a great way to squeeze some exercise into your busy schedule.

Bike Carson Logo

A Bike Carson logo is in the works. Scott (aka xd) and a friend are working on this project.

Bike Month

Jeff P and I have been working hard on planning May’s Bike Month. So far we’ve gotten some sponsors on board for a Bike to Work Week movie night, and free coffees for bike commuters on Bike to Work Day. Jeff P will also be taking one of the City Supervisors to work via tandem bicycle on Bike to Work Day! I’ll share more with you as we nail down some of the details.

Fuel Up

Fueling up your bicycle engine can be delicious. Last night we went to the Pizza King in Moundhouse (near the turnoff to Virginia City) for some recovery food. The Pizza King, formerly Nick’s Pizza from the downtown area in the 90′s, has by far the best pizza (at a great price) in the area. The location is a bit awkward, but is worth the trip out there.

Bike Carson

Bicycle News, Culture, and Lifestyle in Carson City, Nevada

Tag Archives: News