AACC News

The Bike MS Ride, September 13-14, based at Northstar-at-Tahoe, is looking for volunteers to help out that weekend.

This year they've have added a Mountain Bike ride on Northstar’s course on Saturday, and on Sunday they’ve added a “cruiser” ride from Truckee to Donner Memorial and back.

Contact Donna Hyatt for more details. Ph #: 775 329 7180 option 2, email Donna.Hyatt@nmss.org.

posted by Jennie Hamiter, President  # 3:24 PM 0 Comments

Kudos to our Web Master Dennis Pederson for developing some great new features for our "Rides" section of the AACC Website.

Here are some highlghts:

-Ride Board posters can cancel or change a ride post now. Just remember...each time you do so another 200+ emails are sent!

-The Newsletter Schedule of Weekend Rides is now on the Rides page. It is updated anytime a weekend ride is added, changed or cancelled so will be more up to date. Check it out!

-Coming soon will be a "Routes" page. I often get emails from members and riders out of the area asking about local routes. We are currently listing many of the routes used by club members complete with a description, picture, and map link. After this page is up and running I will be asking for input on routes that I don't know about and that members would like to share.

Thanks Dennis for all the great new features in the Rides section.

Twain

ridedirector@AltaAlpina.org

Hi, folks:

The Tahoe Rim Trail Association has trail building days all summer long. Here is info for some at north shore, for the Tahoe City Project.

This project involves building NEW trails for a Tahoe City-Brockway reroute of 3 miles.

Tuesday, July 8th, from 9am-3pm
Saturday, July 12th, from 9am-3pm
Tuesday, July 15th, from 9am-3pm

All of these work days will meet at the Tahoe City North trailhead. Directions:
Turn on Fairway Drive off Highway 89 on the west end of Tahoe City. The trail is across from the Fairway Community Center on the right. If this parking lot is full, park at the Tahoe City Public Utility District offices about 0.1 mile back toward highway 89.

For trail work days, volunteers will need to bring the following:
1. Water!! (at least 2 liters)
2. Lunch and Snacks
3. Long sleeved shirt
4. Long pants
5. Closed-toed footwear (ie: work or hiking boots)
6. Work Gloves
7. Sunscreen and bug spray
8. Day pack

As a trail work volunteer, the TRTA provides:
1. Hard Hats
2. Tools
3. Crew Leaders

Please show up if you can.

I'll try to keep everyone informed of when there is south shore trail work to be done. Also, check out their website for additional trail work days throughout the summer: http://tahoerimtrail.org.

Labels: rim, trail

Saddle up your your fat tire machine - the AACC MTB race series commences Tuesday, May 20th and ends June 24th. There are a total of 6 races scheduled. There is a change in this year's staring point, please meet at the west side of the Douglas County Fairgrounds (outside the chain link fence). The fairgrounds are ocated at the end of Pine Nut Road, across from the County Dump. Race registration starts at 5:15 p.m., and the races start at 6:15 p.m.

The race course will range in distance depending upon the race class you enter:
A Class: 12-14 miles,
B's and women: 10-12 miles,
C's and Single Speed: 8-10 miles.

Racer fees are as follows: junior racers $3.00, club members $5.00 and non-club member's 10.00.

There will be refreshments after the events, please venture on out and have some fun with us!

Race Director: Michael Beam 720-0016 or 267-6812
mikebeam@yahoo.com

Alta Alpina Spring Membership Party - Monday, 14 April
At CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden, NV. Directions: From the intersection of 88 and 395, head south about a on 395 for about a mile, through the next light, then turn right at the next block, at 5th street. Go one short block and park. See your March newsletter for a map.
Doors open at 6pm. If you can help staff the membership or clothing tables, please show up by 5:30.

eNewsletters
Those of you who have signed up to receive the Paceline newsletter via email, note that you will receive one last paper newsletter. This is because the mailing label of that edition is your AACC Membership card. Cut out the label, and use it at the Local Merchants called out in our newsletter and website.

Adopt-a-Hiway
Join us on Sunday, April 20th, 9:30am, to clean up our section of Highway 89. Bike ride to follow.

Human Powered Vehicle Competition
The HPVC West is in Reno this year - a treat, because it's normally held somewhere in California. Competition starts Friday, April 18th and runs through the weekend.
See bottom of this email for more info.

South Tahoe Greenway Shared-Use Trail
A new alternative route has been added to the plan for the Greenway, and TRPA is looking for public comment on the new route. Two more meetings are scheduled for hearing any and all comments on this project:
Thursday, April 17th, 2pm: TRPA Hearings Office, 128 Market Street , Stateline
Tuesday, April 22nd, 6:30 pm: USFS Supervisor's Office, 35 College Drive, SLT
More info, such as contact info, maps of all the proposed routes, or how to provide input outside these meetings, can be found at .

Cycling Awareness Video
With the onset of warm weather and everyone getting more saddle time, it's time to think about riding safety. If the car is at fault in a car/bike accident, it doesn't mean the cyclist is any less hurt or worse. But here's a timely and fun 1-minute video about cycling awareness, which played as a TV ad in the UK, directed at drivers. Only recommended if you have a high-speed internet connection:
Take the Test

_______________________________________________________
From the UNR HPVC Team:

The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) Celebrates 25 years!

We are extremely excited to have HPVC West in our community this year! UNR competes annually in the HPVC Challenge BUT this year the events will be held right here in the Reno area. The UNR team is frantically working to finish their 2008 Vehicle, now named Battle Born, and want to invite you to attend the competition in Reno, NV. For the past 8 years or so, the competition has been held at various locations in California, so this is a rare opportunity to see the event firsthand. It is free for everything except the awards banquet on Sunday, which requires a $20 registration with ASME. There are going to be at least 20 schools from all over the western U.S. participating in three main events:

Friday, April 18th
12:00-7:00 PM - Design Presentations and Vehicle Displays - Harrah's Reno (Washoe EF Room, The Plaza)

Saturday, April 19th
8:00 AM-12:00 PM - Sprint Event - Reno/Stead Airport
2:15 PM-4:45 PM - Utility Event - Reno/Stead Airport

Sunday, April 20th
8:30 AM-12:00 PM - Endurance Event - IGT
12:30 PM-2:00 PM - Awards Banquet - Harrah's Reno (Douglas/Ormsby Room)

The Endurance Event on Sunday is arguably the big one. It is a 40 mile relay race around IGT's large campus. We encourage you to attend any or all of the events if they sound interesting. A full schedule and competition information is available as ASME's HPV Site. Also, we updated our team web site and we're trying to keep a running log of our progress. It's found at http://web.me.unr.edu/HPV/default.htm.

Questions? Contact:

Scott Waters
UNR HPVC Team Captain
waterss@unr.nevada.edu - 775-843-0082

posted by Jennie Hamiter, President  # 7:31 AM 0 Comments

Don't think your neighborhood is bike friendly enough? Here are a couple upcoming opportunities for making a difference for cycling in your area.

-- Tahoe--
From Karen Fink, Transportation Planner for the the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA):
The Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization has posted its second draft Public Participation Plan on its website at . The comment period is open until May 7, 2008.

The Public Participation Plan is a document that defines a process for providing citizens, affected public agencies, and other interested parties with opportunities to be involved in the regional transportation planning process. The document was developed based on input gathered during the March 2008 Transportation Roundtables, on-line and written surveys collected in early 2008, and comment on an initial draft circulated in August, 2007. Most importantly, the document should reflect the many suggestions made by different members of the public and public stakeholders as to the best ways to communicate public participation opportunities.

Tahoe residents, please read the plan, and send comments to Karen Fink at kfink@trpa.org, or write to
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
PO Box 5310
Stateline, NV 89449

--Reno--
Terry McAfee, of the Nevada Bicylce Coalition, writes:
The RTC 2040 Plan Steering Committee will be discussing the Bicycle and Pedestrian Element of the Long Term Plan on April 10th at 6:30pm on the 4th floor of the National Bowling Stadium. THIS IS WHERE AREA BIKE LANES AND PATHS ARE BORN. If lots of bicyclists come to this meeting it will send a clear message to the RTC and the Committee that good bicycling facilities are an important part of the Truckee Meadows transportation system and should be adequately funded.

So please come. You need not speak. Having a room full of passionate bicyclists will say all the Committee needs to hear. The meetings generally end between 8:30 and 9:00pm. Parking is available in the Bowling Stadium building. The entrance is on 4th Street. If you ride a bicycle to the event, bring it with you to the meeting.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! If you have any questions, please give Terry a call at 775-287-7142 or e-mail at tmcafee@gmail.com.

posted by Jennie Hamiter, President  # 9:59 PM 0 Comments

Mark your Calendar for Alta Alpina's 2008 Spring Membership Party!

Monday, 14 April
6pm 'til Whenever
CVIC Hall in Minden (same place as last year, on Esmeralda by Minden Park

More details as the date approaches. See you there!