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Sturgis, SD BAM festival.

Dale — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:50:42 +0000

I have gotten my hands on a poster a couple of days ago(thanks Fitzy) about festival coming up on July 11th, in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Now for those of you that don’t know a group of us local guys and gals went down to Rapid City in May to the Fat Tire Festival and I have to say riding in the Black Hills is a mondo good time to say the least. Now with word of the Sturgis BAM the excitement has perked back up once again. BAM by the way stands for Bike, Art, and Music add in a few brews and sounds like a good time to me. The endurance bike Race/Ride/Tour registration starts at 7:30 and the shuttle leaves at 8:20. It sounds like it is going to be the section of the Centenial trail from Piedmont to the Sturgis City Park. The cost of the ride 25 dollars and that is for the Shuttle out the the Piedmont trail head. It sounds like they expect you back into town by around 2:00pm so you still have time to take in some of the other events. They will have bands playing starting at 11:00am with the last band taking the stage at 9:00pm. Actually looking at the poster they have all kinds of activities for the whole family going on all day so this is a good event to bring the family to and squeeze in a ride in the AM. Make sure to check out all of the events going on at www.sturgisbam.com, one final note the best part is this event is free!

Bike Week June 14th thru June 20th

Dale — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:38:04 +0000

I am here to tell you about this coming weeks biking activities, and it looks like a good week. Epic Sports along with Bismarck parks and rec is putting a full week a bike related events on in the area. It all starts on Sunday with the Bismarck triathlon, Monday is a an easy ride along the river. Tuesday should be a good day to go and check out the bike Polo that is being held at 7pm at the Sertoma Soccer complex behind the old Green Mill building. Wednesday is the day to scrounge up all of your old bikes parts and head up to Epic Sports for a bike parts swap. They will also be giving away hot dogs, plus everything in the store is on sale from 12 to 8. Friday is the start to the Race to Sunset on Saturday with a Time trial competition along with a slow race. Make sure to stop by one of these events to show your support for biking in Bismarck. I am attach the bike week poster for you to check out.

Monday Night Ride is in full swing

Dale — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:16:48 +0000

The winter has finally given up its strangle hold on us and the Monday night ride is back and better than ever. OK, not so much better as it is back. This last week we had a group of about ten or so making their way around the singletrack. Now once again if you are a beginner feel free to stop by someone will take you under their wing. Now I know what you may have heard and yes some of us are a little competitive and we may leave you behind but we promise not to forget about you, and we will have a cold one and a pat on the back waiting for you at the end. The trail is such that even alone you are always in view of someone else so you are never really alone. Have I sold you on my B.S. yet? I sure hope so. I would like to see many new faces this year. I know you are out there. As always and for the rest of the summer the place is Sleepy Hollow park, the time is 6:30pm.

Also our beer drinking has now become official with the purchase of a beer permit so feel free to stand around shooting the shit and have a brew. Now I know what you are going to say what are we going to do when you are not there, just have the cops call me I will vouch for you guys — really I will.

Tour de Barry’s Ride

Dale — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:46:37 +0000

This coming Saturday the 16th at 10:00am there is going to be a group ride that is a must do. It is called the Tour DE Barry’s and it will tour the singletrack trails in the Bismarck/Mandan.

This group will meet at Barry’s Bikes at 10:00am. From here we will ride to Sleepy Hollow park where we will do 1 lap around the Singletrack trail there. Then it’s onto Pioneer Park doing 1 lap, then riding over to the Mandan side along the Ski Trail eventually ending up at Sunset park where we will ride the Eagle trail also doing 1 lap around the singletrack trail. Then it is onto Fort Lincoln State Park where we will surprise, surprise do 1 lap, and then it is back to Barry’s Bikes for some refreshing brews. We will also more than likely be stop off somewhere along the way to have some lunch so please remember to pack some money.

This is going to be a good ride open to all, you can ride all of it or just a portion. If you time it right you could probably join up later on someplace along the way. Hope to see you there.

FALL. DOWN. FESTIVAL. September 20th

Dale — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:05:48 +0000

Alley Cat III race results

Dale — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:39:05 +0000

I didn’t know much about this race when I signed up for it. The info was sketchy at best but that’s never stopped me before. About forty riders showed up to take part in the race, a few more than last year.

The route took us from a start at Seratoma shelter #11 all the way to the other side of town at Sleepy Hollow Park by way of Pioneer Park, Central Market, and K-Mart, with a brief stop by US bank on Third Street. The goal was to get to all of those spots first and get back to shelter #11 in one piece. The added kicker was that at Central Market and K-Mart you had to purchase something so you were at the mercy of the check out person, the other spots had a deck of cards to prove you found the spot.

I had a great time doing this and have to suggest this to anyone interested in riding around town. Many of those riding were just in it for the ride and the hot dog and beer afterward. If you like cruising around the streets of Bismarck, dodging traffic and generally trying not to get your ass run over you would love it. I have to give credit Tyler and Ian for putting on such a twisted event, and of course Barry’s Bikes for hosting it.

So whether you want to challenge this year’s winners or just ride with your buddies and have some fun, make sure to watch for next year’s date. You won’t regret it.

Group rides going great

Dale — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:46:11 +0000

The Monday/Wednesday group rides are going great with a steady turn out showing up for each night. This last Monday was pretty grim due to the weather with only two showing up yours truly and some other guy I never did meet (white Ford Explorer guy email me if you read this). I did take a stab at a lap and it was muddy but doable. Nothing like riding in the mud to make you feel like a kid again.

Maah Daah Hey ride – June 28th

Dale — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:30:19 +0000

Barry’s Bikes is doing a Maah Daah Hey ride the last weekend of June if you’re interested. Stop by the shop to find out more and sign up.

Specialized Bicycles designs for women

Dale — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:27:20 +0000

Amy Shreve and the Specialized D4W van will be at our June 9th group ride.

Women, this is all for you. The van is loaded with bikes and equipment you can demo. Just make sure to remember your identification and credit card if you want ride the bikes.

Guys, bring your wife, girlfriend, sister, or whoever else you know that is slightly interested in cycling. This is a great time for them to try a nice ride.

Amy will also be having a girl’s night at Epic Sports. See the invitation below for details.

Alley Cat III race – June 8th

Dale — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:26:44 +0000

I really don’t know much about this ride since I have never done it before. It is called Alley Cat III it will be held on June 8th. For more info, stop in at Barry’s Bikes and talk to Tyler.