Bike Fix-It Day

WHEN: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 7:00am - 2:00pm
WHERE: University of Arizona Mall

Drop on by the table surrounded by bikes on the South side of the UA Mall to learn a thing or two about the cycling club. We're inflating tires, lubing chains, tightening loose bolts, making sure your wheels don't fall off, and fixing whatever is broken on your bike. And we're doing it all for free.

PAC Bike Count

A huge thanks to the volunteers from the Cycling Club for participating in the first annual PAC Bike Count. The cycling club covered the intersection of Mountain and Helen during peak commuting hours on October 21st and...counted bikes. The PAC organized the community wide bike count to collect data on bicycle commuter trends.

Here's a little more information on the bike count: http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=9217241

Chloe and Kim counted just over 400 bikes. Actually, Kim did the counting and Chloe took note of helmet use and how many women were out there. We noticed the women were a little smarter about helmet use, unless you were a guy in spandex...

2008 MTB SWCCC Champions

That's right. The Cycling Club took home the 2008 MTB conference champions trophy. New Mexico State University hosted the event in conjunction with the Horny Toad Hustle in Las Cruces, New Mexico on September 21st. Melanie Meyers finished 1st in the women's A category, with Erica Zaveta finishing shortly after in 2nd. For the men's A event, Kyle Colavito (UA) finished 1st and "The Real" Matt Jones of NMSU finished 2nd. Justin Berkompas finished 1st in the Men's B event.

Chloe Forsman sat out the event with a stitched up knee. She also found out that hiking out to the feed zone to sit in the sun for a couple hours is hard work, maybe even more draining than racing.

Overall, the team performed well and qualified riders for the 2008 Collegiate National Championships held in Banner Elk, NC.

The Shootout

This is the route of the infamous shootout training ride, it's just under 60 miles with just over 1800ft of climbing. The ride starts out at a social pace but after Valencia the ride becomes race-pace. I've indicated some options and points of interest for those not familiar with the ride. start times vary depending on the time of the year. You can call Fair Wheel Bikes at 520-321-4372 for the current start time.

Below is a link to the Google Earth file showing the route.

The ride leaves from University Ave. just West of campus on Saturday mornings (6-7:30am)

Download the File