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Over the years GORC has done a number of things to help spread the word and educate people as to the consequences of their actions on the trails:

Due to the precipitation that Mother Nature has dropped on us recently, and the fact that I-44 may not be passable tomorrow, St. Louis County Parks has cancelled the workday.

Day 1. Two weeks ago, a group was out reviewing the location of the proposed new trail at SIUE. It had been very cold for the previous week without any precipitation and the ground was thoroughly frozen. The temperature was around freezing when we started, but the forecast was for temps in the upper 50’s that day.

Mountain biking is an exciting sport. It is both thrilling and exciting. It can also have some bumps, and bruises. This article is going to give you some tips on what to carry on your person or your pack that will help you make it back to your car.

Once again, the great partnership between GORC and St. Charles County Parks leads to some great biking opportunities. There are now over 30 miles of trails open to mountain bikes, many of which GORC helped to build, spread throughout 6 different SCCP Parks. Everyone has to learn how to ride somewhere, so GORC will lead beginner rides to help introduce new people to the sport. Hot off the press:

Ozark Trail Shuttle Service.  We have begun to shuttle bicyclists now as well as hikers.  I saw your info on OTA and thought your members may be interested in our services as well.
Mary Wiltberger

2007 was a busy year for GORC. I had to go back and look at the calendar to make sure I wasn’t missing anything. Some of the workdays from last spring seem so long ago now. In case you weren’t able to keep track of things, here’s a review of what’s happened in the past year:

You’re riding along on your favorite trail on a nice winter morning. It’s frozen solid and you’re having a great ride. After awhile, the sun comes out and a few minutes later the beautiful hardpacked trail has turned to mush, and you and your bike are coated with mud. In this article, originally intended for the GORC newsletter, Sam Mitchell explains how this happens.

Here’s a picture of Kirby modeling his latest idea (shot with a wide-angle lens) for a GORC promotional item. He said something about his next idea involving a thong, so if you don’t want to see stuff like this, you had better show up at the meeting and stop him.

Here’s a review of the righteousness of his Redline Monocog 29er by Cameron Brown (yurmom on the GORC Forum), that was intended for last Spring’s newsletter which was never published. I’m sure he’s put a lot more miles on it from when the review was written, and the color on Redline’s website might be out-of-date.