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Black Friday Gravel Rally - Rolla-Style


Reported by Matt Hayes

Lisa and I were headed down to my Grandpa's for Thanksgiving in Vienna, MO and towed our bikes along for a 30 mile gravel ride put together by Dan Fuhrman of Route 66 Bicycles. The ride was on Black Friday and... Read more

Tags: ride report, route66bicycles, gravel grinder, gravel, devil's elbow

Update 1: In Dev: GORC 3.0


This project started in early October and is being built after-hours and when I have the time.

Of course, it is much more complicated than I originally envisioned and I had already anticipated a steep climb.

Some features may or may not make it in the first generation of... Read more

Tags: website, web development, drupal, civicrm

GORC Gives Back at Cranksgiving 2011


Several GORC members showed up to St. Louis 2011 edition of Cranksgiving, the nation's largest satellite event by far. Originally started by bike messengers in NYC, Cranksgiving is a combination bike ride/food drive, with all proceeds going to local food pantries. It involves cyclists... Read more

Tags: bicycleWorks, Schlafly Bottleworks, cranksgiving, ride report

2011 Volunteer Appreciation Party


This year it's at Creve Coeur Park following the workday on Nov. 5th. Now we've held these parties for the last 5 years, starting at Greensfelder, and moving to Cliff Cave last year. Strangely enough, the promise of free beer, food and cake(!) has not been enough to draw many additional... Read more

Tags: Appreciation Party, volunteer appreciation, party, event, creve coeur

Berryman (Trail) Epic


First, I'll introduce myself. Hi, I'm MashOr or Mitch the Masher or just plain Mitch. I've been riding (and crashing) mountain bikes obsessively for over 20 years, building trail for almost as long, worked in various bike shops for over 10 years and generally like to tell people about... Read more

Tags: berryman epic, ride report, Berryman

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