Mark your calendars for the next BACA meeting, December 4, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Oyster Bar, 3003 W. Markham, Little Rock. Our speaker will be Bud Laumer, Bicycle-Pedestrian Coordinator for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Bud is a long-time bicycle advocate, and since arriving in Arkansas has been actively involved in the bicycling community. Please plan on attending the meeting to give Bud a belated welcome and to learn what plans the state highway and transportation department has for bicyclists and what we can do to encourage the highway and transportation department to do more for bicyclists. As always there will be good food and good company.

Spotted some news over at Arkansas Cycling and Fitness....

Trek Fisher Demo Days are back.

This is your chance to test ride a new 09 Trek or Fisher road bike.
When: December 6th and 7th
Where: Burns Park Boat Ramp. From I-40, take the Burns Park exit. Drive toward the river on Championship Dr. Turn Left toward Parking area.

...and ..."the CARP Members Lounge". Check it out.

Gary

Welp - 5 years ago this month believe it or not; the ole CARP site was resurrected. The face lift was completed and the improved
website came online with some nifty new features to serve the CARP membership. If you have not surfed the Archives in awhile,
take a ride back thru CARP's memory lane. Lots of fish stories archived back there. Just to name a few in no specific order....

Chainwheel/CARP's 100 Minutes of CARP Event

CARP Cookouts!

Bicycle Advocacy Of Central Arkansas was formed

Bikeseller.com became Competitive Cyclist

Gary Fisher at Arkansas Cycling and Fitness

Orbea USA came to town

The Big Dam Bridge was completed with Ride

Scott Warren left Javelin

The Medical Mile was completed

Tour De Rock Ride

CARP Merchandise could be bought online

All kinds of new riding trails built around the state

Some Cookin Recipes

Cycle-Chic - A Fashion Show Of All Things Cycling

New Bicycle Pedestrian Trails in Two Rivers Park

1st Annual Syllamo's Revenge Mountain Bike Challenge

Gary Runs over a skunk on the River Trail

CARPtoberfest Announced only to cancel

Great YouTube Jam

Alot of the links are long since dead now, but you might be surprised at what you'll find. Ok, well get out there on the trails and
celebrate our history of how far cycling has come in our great state this Thanksgiving week!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Peace, Turkey, N Love
Gary

P.S. - Cathy said I need the hair, not the pants...can you believe it! I'll see if I can get Chef Mongo to whip us up something for
post Thanksgiving ride eats!

2008 Trail Symposium Ride We had a great ride, what a beautiful day! Famous cycling celebs like Gary Lamb were on hand to help lead rides for out-of-town visitors wanting to catch rides out at Camp while engaged in the 2008 National Trail Symposium in Little Rock. Daron Harris, Basil Hicks, and myself :-), led several small groups. Thanks to all of those who loaned bikes and participated! Watch for more photos on the "Pic of The Day"! Look at all these beautiful people! --> I've got to get some pants like this! ( you tube ) Please Cathy? !! Gary

Fresh from Ian Hope.....giving us a heads-up...

The Orbea Factory Store that so many of you have been hearing about will open for the first time this Saturday, November 15th at 10:00 am. It will be what they term in the retail world as a "soft opening". We will be running in the test mode for the first few days, but by the Grand Opening we should have all the bugs worked out.The Orbea Store is a concept store in which we will sell Show and Demo bikes, New Old Stock bikes and used race bikes at a significant discount off retail pricing. When is the Grand Opening you ask? Well, the answer to that is: Saturday, November 22, 2008. We will have extra discounts on bikes and clothing then.

Store particulars:
Orbea Factory Store
Address-1009 Kavanaugh Blvd
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Phone- 501-414-0236, 501-414-0238

(not sure yet if CARP Cards will be available...checking with Ian)