01/02/09 - Creve Coeur Map Added

The trails built to date at Creve Coeur Memorial Lake Park have been GPSed and a new GORC trail map is now available here.

 

01/04/09 - GORC Meeting this Wednesday

Happy 2009! And, yes, it will be held once again at the Schlafly Tap Room, downtown STL at 7 pm.

Come down and say hi. We'll be discussing upcoming events, workdays and trail rides.

See you there.

 

12/17/08 - Bike Patrol Information

The website now has a section dedicated to our Bike Patrol efforts. We are affiliated with IMBA's Bike Patrol program. Find out more information in our new section.

 

11/23/08 - Weekend Workday Report

Thanks to all that attended the ICCP (Indian Camp Creek) workday. A job well done with 30 people in attendance! We completed the connector trail across from shelter #6 and got a great start on the new ridge trail. Neither trail is open to ride yet, St Charles County has some minor dirt work to do on the connector trail transition. Still a lot of work to do on the ridge trail...

Over 100?! folks made it out to the Creve Coeur Park (CCP) workday and finished the 1.2 mile loop. Everyone worked hard and had a good time. The benchcutting went smoothly since it was the easiest trail ever to work on - pure dirt with few roots and no rocks in sight. Many thanks to Momentum Bicycles and REI for providing the schwag.

 

11/11/08 - GORC Appreciation Day Slide Show

The GORC club has (and is currently) working very hard on all the local trail systems. Each year we put together a day of appreciation for all the volunteers.

Greensfelder County Park was the host this time around and over 30 people showed up. A strong crowd launched a noon-time ride covering both the DeClue and Dogwood loops.

Burgers and beer were on tap post-ride and eventually all the beer disappeared. The Schlafly APA and Stout complimented the GORC Cake and nobody was left out in the cold - we burned at "capacity" all afternoon long. Finally, a trials bike and wheelbarrow made the rounds but luckily no one got pummeled.

Here's to a great 2008! Cheers! Below is a short slideshow. Roll over the image to read the caption or click on it to view it larger.

 

07/20/08 - Bangert Island Map Added

The trails built to date at Bangert have been GPSed and a new GORC trail map is now available here.

 

02/07/08 - Mesa Cycles Becomes First Bike Shop Member

GORC and Mesa Cycles together have collaborated on many mountain bike-related projects. We are proud to have Mesa Cycles become our first bike shop "member." Their monetary donation is greatly appreciated and will help in the building and maintaining of quality singletrack. Check out Mesa Cycles.

 

10/14/08 - The Burnin' Was Here

This past weekend two GORC teams battled it out to score the 1st place single speed title. Teams LOL (John D, Larry K, Carey E.) and Council Bluff Tourism Board (Bryan A, Matt H, Mike B) rounded the lake 10 times over 12 hours with Matt, Bryan and Mike claiming victory. Other notable events include Chris Ploch destroying the previous best time and clocking in at an insane 59:59 and Mesa Cycles stepping up and using timing chips. I gotta say that the timing system was light years ahead of the dowel stick and proved quite robust.

The GORC bike patrol monitored the course and kept everyone safe from harm. Many voiced their thanks and felt reassured that the Bike Patrollers had their backs.

See you out there next year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Louis Regional Forecast

01/04/09 - Indian Camp Creek Trail Workday January 10th

Saturday, January 10, 2009, we're having a workday at ICCP, and all interested people are invited. You don't have to be a mountain biker - the trails are also open to hikers, equestrians, and trail runners. We'll supply the tools, lunch, and trail building instruction.

Please bring something to drink/snack on during the workday, wear sturdy shoes (boots preferred), and bring your bike and gear if you want to ride afterwards.

What & Where: Workday @ Indian Camp Creek Park. It's approx 7 miles North of I-70 on 40/61. (Turn left on Dietrich Rd roughly .6 miles after passing W.) We'll be meeting at shelter #6, NOT the trailhead parking lot. Please see map by clicking on the message board linke below.

When: Saturday (1/10/2009) 9:00 til 1:00, with lunch provided by St. Charles County Parks. Please RSVP to the SCCP's office (636-949-7535)

If you have any questions, please post them here.

 

Renew Your GORC Membership for 2009

If you haven't renewed your dues yet or currently aren't a member, what are you waiting for? We do great things for Missouri singletrack fans and now GORC is a 501(c)3 organization. That means all of your monetary donations are now tax-deductible.

Check Your Membership Profile

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Join GORC Now

GORC offers new and renewing members to submit their payment to the club via PayPal. This secure online service will save you the time and postage of writing a check and sending it in to the club's headquarters.

Join GORC now or renew your membership now..

 

12/17/08 - Indian Camp Creek Map

GORC has created a brand new trail map for Indian Camp Creek. Trail Information

 

11/23/08 - New Galleries on Tap

New galleries have been posted as the web guy tries to keep up-to-date...

Creve Coeur Workday

Berryman Epic Race & Tour

GORC Appreciation Day

Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

 

11/13/08 - Castlewood Trail Steward Needed

GORC is taking applications for a new Trail Steward in Castlewood State Park. Sam Mitchell has done this since 1994, and wants to move to Batchtown, IL and take up new duties.

--Trail Stewards develop good communications with the Park Superintendent, and the people associated with maintenance, planning, and development.

--Stewards must be members, and have good relations with the GORC board and membership, and keep them informed about their work.

--Stewards should use the trails often.

--The work effort is to make and carry out plans for work days, and possible new trails or features.

Anyone interested in volunteering for this work should email their name and phone number to the president, Scott Whitaker, at Clueboy@aol.com.

 

11/13/08 - Berryman Race Recap

You can say I'm ahead of schedule now. Here's the write-up, a quick and dirty limited-edition, limited-edited op-ed piece by me. On the Blog...

 

11/12/08 - Middlefork Loop Map Added

There's a new epic loop gaining popularity. It's longer than the Berryman and smack in the middle of Ozark singletrack bliss. It's the Middlefork I'm talking about. Yeah, I know it's an out-n-back but some keen mountain bikers found a way to string a bunch of gravel roads almost back to the start. This loop is 38 miles long and packs a punch. After riding 25 flowy singletrack miles you're faced with an additional 13 mile ride home that includes a couple of taint-chapping climbs. This map base came from the Ozark Trail website and the directions were pulled from Route 66 Bicycles out of Rolla, MO.

For more information go to the middlefork page.

 

10/7/08 - Send Money to GORC via PayPal

Did you know you can pay for GORC items by simply using your own existing PayPal account to transfer money to ours? It's simple! Just go to paypal dot com and click on the Send Money tab. Then just fill out the form with our email address gateway_mtb@yahoo.com, enter the amount you want to transfer to our bank account and viola, you're set!

For instance, you could pay for your GORC jersey this way, buy HID lights through a GORC group purchase (pending) or simply donate some money to our cause. Remember, you have to your own PayPal account to do a transaction in this manner. If you've ever used Ebay then you probably own one.

Click the button below to send GORC money!

 

07/5/08 - Recycle Your Innertubes

REI, Mesa, A & M, and the Hub have gotten together on an inner tube project. They just shipped 825 lbs of tubes to Mississippi to help rebuild playgrounds. Please donate your used tubes to one of these fine establishments.