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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

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 people.

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 whatever is going on.

Both Lisa and I came to the conclusion in early August that we would again attend the Brown County Break Down in Nashville, IN the weekend of October 8th. Unfortunately the BCB always conflicts with the Burnin’ 12 hour race.

Last Tuesday I treated myself to some new dirt. Since Binder Lake in Jefferson City MO has been on my to do list for a while and BigJimMac was available for a few hours after work to give a guided tour, I couldn’t pass it up.

Gateway Off Road Cyclists ( GORC ) with St Charles County Parks invites children (8-14) and parents to celebrate International Mountain Bike Association ( IMBA ) sponsored “National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day”.

What keeps https://gorctrails.com all together, you ask? I don’t really know. Passion, I suppose. Maybe a bit of hobbyism to keep tabs on the online industry. I used to do this everyday, now I just play at night, sometimes all night, trying to keep it all going.

So, you know that one spot where the horse jumps are down in the huge Greensfelder valley? Right there where you’re cruising on the crushed gravel Eagle Valley trail where it curves left and you wonder where that single-turning-to-doubletrack goes off to the slight right?

I’ve finally ridden enough on the Superfly 100 to spew my thoughts on the 2×10 drivetrain. I know this isn’t about trail building or advocacy but, hey, it’s about bikes and how they move so I figured what the hell, this blog can use all the editorial content it can get.

Recycle bike tires (50 cents ea) and tubes (free) while helping raise money for a local non-profit by dropping your used up rubber hoops off at these fine establishments: