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AGENDA for Monthly Meeting

January CORP/IMBA Meeting:

Board of Director nominations – We are in need of some new leaders as we expand our organization to welcome in the larger IMBA audience. We especially need board members with fundraising, sponsorship, and grant writing capabilities. Come to the meeting and join in the conversation or nominate yourself for the chance to run for becoming a Board of Director of the 1st official chapter of IMBA in Wisconsin.

Battle of CamRock Volunteer Signup – We need people to signup now to dedicate time in for the Battle of CamRock on Father’s Day weekend. CORP has an opportunity to grow our race into a national event but that depends on volunteers signing up before the week of the race. More details at the meeting.

Blue Mounds Race and/or Fest Discussion

New Web Site Review/Launch

IMBA Rollout

Movie night at Union South in Feb.

CORP Jersey Discussion

Budget Sale Volunteer signup

Click here to watch the meeting live. 

The Midwest’s premier bike swap event is happening on Saturday at the Alliant Energy Center’s Exhibition Hall. This is one of the largest such swaps in the Midwest…you’ll find hundreds of exhibitors ranging from bike shops, to area cycling clubs (CORP), to average cyclists peddling their wares.

CORP will be there spreading the word about what we’ve been up to and what we’re planning. Stop by and chat!

Come out for the deals and to talk bikes with hundreds of like-minded individuals.

Gates open at 9:00 so get there early for the best selection and the best deals!

Exhibition Hall Alliant Energy Center.
9:00-3:30
$7 entry fee.
There is also a parking fee…ride your bike or carpool if you can!

Trails are closed unless frozen. Really the only winter riding rule.

Unfortunately trails do not dry in the winter. With the warm dry weather now the trials still will not be rideable.

We need to ride when the trails are frozen. This is easy to do if they are snow covered, because you know when leaving home they will be frozen. It’s a little tricky when they are bare like now. It is best to ride when below 30 degrees and very early in the morning or after dark. Trails can be total mud even if it is 20 degrees because of the sun’s warming action on bare soil. For instance on Saturday and a very cold 20 degrees the trail was unrideable mud at noon. The sun on bare soil will thaw it when air temps are well below freezing. The freeze and thaw cycles have broken up the hard armoring of the summer trail soil. Once the soil thaws it is mud.

Trails at CamRock are open on a “test” basis this year. If you have dirt in your treads you are riding on a closed trail. That means ruts were left behind on the trail. You damaged the trail. We can’t carry the trail home with us.  If we do damage to riding muddy trails they will go back to being closed from November 1st until May 1st. So lets ride smart. Have fun riding. And lets keep the trails open year-around for everyone!

Come one, Come all.  All mountain bikers are welcome.  Members and curiosity seekers alike.  December 9th at 7PM.  Details in the forums….

Get your mountain bike friends and come on out for a casual and fun recap of the year, plans for next, year, and hang out.  Here are the details you need: We will provide pizza.  You bring a six pack to share (You leave with a mixed set of leftovers!).  Or soda if you’d prefer! Meeting is also a food drive for River Food Pantry!   See prior post or their website for types of food, and bring something.  Our goal [...]

As you may be getting the sense, we are planning for a relaxed and fun year end meeting on December 9th.  We would also like to continue our role as a good community citizen and will be using the meeting also as a food drive.  The recipient this time will be the River Food Pantry.  This group feeds about 500 families a week and go through  a lot of food so they could use our help for the holiday season.  [...]

The Farm group ride!  Get out for one last outdoor riding get together in 2011!  Saturday Nov 19th, 9AM.  Meet at trailhead….or 8:30 at Trek West to caravan. Year End CORP Meeting, Friday December 9th 7PM!  Pizza.  Beer swap.  Trail discussions and photos.  Event recaps.  Videos.  Free t-shirts.  Meeting will be on the Thermo Fisher campus on Verona Road – directions and more details will be posted soon.  

The TTF crew along with some determined volunteers spent this weekend build a large wooden berm/wallride on the Tunnel Trail as well as starting on a Progression oriented ladder bridge section to the lower singletrack trail. Remember the WallRide is not open for riding yet. Look for the bypass. Enjoy!