Monkey Around With The Guerrilla Trail Crew

What are you doing Sunday? Maybe you'll be recovering from a good pedal mashing on sunny and warm (high 30s?) Saturday. Maybe you'll be wanting to finally get out of the house after weeks of being snowbound and stir crazy.

If you want some easy riding that includes some upper body strength training and lots of comradery, consider spending a few hours monkeying around with the Guerrilla Trail Crew? In addition to working out your arms and back slinging wet, heavy snow with a shovel, you'll be working out your heart by giving a little something to the community.

Maybe you don't ride trails, but a lot of people do; for fitness, recreation, and transportation. This sort of volunteer action also helps send a message to the community and to local officials that people care about access to the trails all year long.

Learn more about Sunday's Guerrilla Trail Crew action at their website, guerrillatrailcrew.blogspot.com.

Get up to the minute information on the GTC on Twitter: @OmahaTrailCrew.

Bike De'Lights Holiday Lights Tour TOMORROW (12/18)

Temperature wise, it looks like Friday, December 18 is going to cooperate with the first annual Bike De'Lights Holiday Lights Tour (more info). It will still be chilly, but not crazy cold.

So tell your boss you don't want to go to his stinking Christmas party, but would rather ride your bike in the cold, don your gay apparel and join us at 7:30pm 7:00pm (or earlier for some pre-ride refreshments at Glo) at the Marcus Midtown Crossing Theater at Midtown Crossing, near 33rd and Farnam.

If your bike isn't sufficiently decked, I'll have some extra sleigh bells on hand if you want jingle all the way.

For last minute ride updates, follow @BikeOmaha on Twitter.

Party with Barley's and 42 Below Vodka, Support Cycling Advocacy

Barley's Bar is known for its Tuesday night "Barley's to Barley's Ride" where 40-60 riders ride from their Council Bluffs location, across the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, to the Omaha location at the Tip Top.

Saturday, July 18th, a cycling team sponsored by 42 Below Vodka is showing up at the Barely's in Omaha. The Barley's group will ride from Council Bluffs to the Omaha bar to hang out with the 42 Below group and some RAGBRAI teams, before pedaling back over to Council Bluffs for both the Sheryl Crow concert at Stir Cove and the Barenaked Ladies concert at the Mid-America Center. Barely's will also offer its shuttle service to provide some SAG support for people needing a ride that evening. The distance between bars is about eight miles, and runs along trails for most of the ride.

42 Below Vodka is sponsoring two teams to cycle across the US to drum up support for cycling and cycling advocacy. Read more about the 42Ride at http://www.welikebike42.com/

In the words of Barley's manager, Matt Johnson, "it would be an easy way for someone to experience part of RAGBRAI and still sleep in their own bed that night."

Learn more:

• http://www.barleysbar.com/
• http://www.welikebike42.com/

MLK DAY RIDE

Well it looks like the cold wave will be over this weekend. I'm sure everyone will be scrambling to go and try to get more riding in after the brutal and cold week. Monday is a federal holiday there are some people( including me ...yes) that have day off from work or school. With temps in 40's on Monday i figured hey let go and ride.
Here the scoop for the Monday festivities

• Meet at 8:30 am @ Blue Line Downtown (coffee talk) leave around 9 am
• Hit up the trails on IA side as proposed by map
• Comeback through Bellevue bridge
• Go and get some food in south Omaha
  

Things of note:

• Dress appropriately
• Bring enough food/water
• Equipment to fix a flat
• Bring some cash you will need it to cross the Bellevue bridge (50 cent)
• This route is combination of gravel/pavement/trails/road
  

If are interested please let me know by calling me or leaving a comment on the blog. As promised here is the map of the route. Route and duration are subject to change....

wabash-bellevue loop

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