Just go word from Daron with an update on the jersey's. Not much has changed. We are out of XSmall. Remaining Jersey sizes in stock.....

Small = 3, Medium = 15, Large = 19, XLarge = 17, XXLarge= 2, XXXLarge = 3

Get'em while they last...these are fantastic jerseys unlike anything you ever experienced! The CARP Fish crossed-up...I mean Sm0kIn! Reminds me of Planet X - check'em here for intense Mt Biking Interplanetary Rock Fusion! You plug some of these tunes into your Creative Nomad on the trail with your New CARP Jersey on and....LOOK OUT!

P.S. Be sure and check out Native Metal...Incredible!!! MT Biking Music in its prime!

***BACA Meeting - Wednesday, May 5 - County Judge Buddy Villines ***

Update on Murray Lock & Dam Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge & Other Trail Developments; Candidates’ Forum. The next meeting of Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas (BACA) will be May 5, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. at the Oyster Bar, 3003 W. Markham. Two events of interest to all bicyclists are planned for the meeting: (1) County Judge Buddy Villines will speak about exciting news concerning developments in regard to the bicycle-pedestrian bridge across the Murray Lock & Dam & other bridge & trail projects. PLEASE PLAN ON ATTENDING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR JUDGE VILLINES, WHO HAS BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OF BICYCLING INTERESTS IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS. (2) We will have a candidates’ forum featuring the two candidates, Tommy Foltz and David Johnson, running in the Democratic Party Primary for State Representative District 38, the District that includes the River Trail on the Little Rock side. Each candidate will be given no more than 10 minutes to explain his views on development of trails and facilities for bicycling. Time will also be allowed for questions. We also need to let the candidates know that there is strong community support for bicycling and trails.

Reminder - North Little Rock Centennial Bike Ride - Saturday, May 1.

BACA member and North Little Rock Alderman Charlie Hight has organized two North Little Rock Centennial bike rides for Saturday May 1 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Starting point is the main entrance to the NLR Riverwalk, immediately south of the NLR Wyndham Hotel. One route travels east on a 33- mile tour and the other route is a more leisurely 14-mile loop to the Murray Lock & Dam on the NLR side and back. Centennial Bicycle tee-shirts will be awarded to the first 250 cyclists to register (show up early to get make sure you get a tee-shirt). The entire ride and the tee-shirts are free.

May 21st - Bike to Work Day - Need Names of Employers to Contact.

BACA is organizing National Bike to Work Day on May 21st. Rides from Murray Lock and Dam and the boat dock at the Burns Park golf course will begin at 7:00 a.m. We need suggestions of downtown employers and employers along the route of the ride whom we could contact to encourage their employees to participate. Also, let us know of any people whom you may know at the employers that we could contact about BTW Day. Please forward names of employers and contact persons to Monty Cole at mcole@aristotle.net or at 954-8480.

Attention Central Arkansas Cyclists:
A final work day for the Emerald Park trail is being scheduled for Sunday May 16, 2004 at 2p.m.. Please bring weed trimmers, shovels, pick axes, and rakes. Wheel barrows will be handy too if you have them. If enough of you respond to this email by emailing me and letting me know that you intend to be there, I can probably get lunch provided like we did last year. My email is matthewmahlon@comcast.net.BRING YOUR BIKE! This trail will be done and ready to ride and it will be seriously fun! This trail will be the site of the Three Legged Dog mountain bike race scheduled for July 25, 2004. This trail will have lots of steep climbs and steeper descents. For directions to you can check the map below a few post. Otherwise, from Riverfront drive along the North side of the Arkansas River go west until it begins to curve right. At that point take a left turn on River rd. Drive approximately 2 miles until you get to River View park. Parking will be available there along with directions on how to get to the different sections of the trail that are being worked on. Look forward to seeing you there! Here is a link to the map and its also a couple of post down the page..

Matt Henry

We just got word (asked to pass along the info) the Pigeon Roast Race is Cancelled....

_Promoter: Twin Lakes Bicycle Club. IMBA member club
_Race director: Jim Holstead Phone: 870-425-9400
_E-mail: jimholstead@centurytel.net
_Website:http://www.ambcs.com/Calendar/calendar.html
_Address: 1015 Hwy. 62 Mountain Home AR 72653
_Location: Mountain Home AR, Pigeon Creek Trail
_Date: Sunday, April 25th
_Start time: 10am

RACE IS CANCELLED

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Bike To Work - May 21 2004

When: Friday, May 21. Ride starts at 7:00 a.m., Registration Starts at 6:30 a.m.

Where: Little Rock: From Murray Lock and Dam to the River Market.

Where: North Little Rock: From the parking lot by the boat ramp on Tournament Drive (past the Burns Park Golf Course) to the River Market

Why: (Top 5 Reasons)
5. Bicycles are reliable. If you keep your bicycle in good shape, it’ll be more reliable than your car.
4. Avoid parking hassles. Bicycle parking is easy and free. You might even be able to take your bike in with you.
3. You’ll save money. Bicycle commuting is free- a new bicycle and gear will pay for itself in a few months.
2. You’ll get exercise and gain extra time.
1. Most importantly- Bicycle commuting is lots of fun! Never ridden your bike downtown before? Don’t sweat it. Experienced BACA riders (Bike Buddies) will be available to assist novice riders and a police escort will lead the way.

Free light breakfast and prize drawings at the end of the ride!
Bike helmets are required for participation. For additional information visit our website at www.bacar.org, or contact: Renee Buckholtz (Renee.Buchholtz@chanelusa.com, 228.2208); or Monty Cole (mcole@aristotle.net, 954.8480).

Registration: - right click here and "Save Target As" to your favorite directory on your PC - then print or print direct from your PC. This is a Bike To Work Registration form formatted as a MS Word Doc.

"My Name is Norman Bates...I'm just a normal guy" Gotsta get something lighter out here on the news...Mongo here with a recipe since Gary is running from the FBI (Just kidding - not really :) and Doug says we all need digital antibotics or better yet....the Andromeda Strain scientist! Here's a healthy MT BIKING recipe and I suggest using the tequila in the recipe for optimum RPM's on your MT BIKE!

CARP Spicy Shrimp Fettuccine
1 lb fettuccine
1 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil
4-6 cloves minced garlic
1 sliced yellow bell pepper
1 sliced red bell pepper
3/4 cup dry white wine, tequila or fat-free chicken stock
1/2 lb large raw shrimp (peeled and deveined)
1/2 to 1 tsp. cayenne

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet or stir-fry pan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute until golden.

2. Increase heat slightly and add bell peppers and cayenne. Stir-fry for three to five minutes, or until peppers begin to brown but are still crisp.

3. Add wine, tequila or stock to the pan. Heat to a simmer, reduce heat and add shrimp. Cook until shrimp the shrimp are done.

4. Meanwhile, cook pasta in plenty of boiling water until al dente. Drain the cooked pasta and toss it right in the pan with the sauce. Add the fresh herbs and toss again. Serve immediately.
Makes four servings.

Nutrient content per serving: Calories 580; Protein 27 grams, Carbohydrates 91 grams, Fat 8 grams, Cholesterol 86 mg.

Source: The Pasta Press, P.O. Box 3070, San Diego, CA 92163-1070

Hey everyone....Daron gave me a heads up today on how he recieved an e-mail today purporting to be from support at CARP Club asking for his account info. CARP did not and does not send this type of e-mail. Their are currently several internet viruses which take addresses and pieces of addresses out of e-mail clients and build their own text and request account information from you. We will never send you an e-mail asking for your account information. Please ignore any e-mails that read like this:

"Dear user, the management of Carpclub.com mailing system wants to let you know that, Your e-mail account will be disabled because of improper using in next three days, if you are still wishing to use it, please, resign your account information.

For details see the attached file.

Sincerely, The Carpclub.com team"

DO NOT OPEN the attachement. The above message is a hoax most likely constructed from MyDoom, Netsky.B, Beagle, and Magistra viruses. etc. It does not mean your PC has the virus...only that someone's e-mail client may have contracted the virus. If you get an e-mail and are unsure about it...please don't hesitate to e-mail Gary or myself to verify the e-mail was sent. You can also visit Symantec.com and do a search on keywords and/or virus names. Hopefully everyone is running antivirus software with current definitions which checks your incoming e-mail. If you recieve a suspicious e-mail...PLEASE, please question and verify the e-mail. Make sure your virus scanner has the latest defintions and is actively scanning your e-mail as it arrives. Be sure to run a full anti-virus scan at least once a week also. The digital world is the wild wild cyber west and its in a most obnoxious form on the e-mail side lately.

Thx

Update
Wanted to add....while were on the topic of hoaxs, viruses and such....please be aware their are live crafty dark individuals who also can spoof e-mail addresses and will request account information from you directly. I've personally seen html e-mails purporting to be from nationally recognized banks asking me for account info with addresses with vary minor change to avoid notice. These individuals are clever since they cover their tracks using offshore proxy spam PCs located around the globe in Malaysia, China, Europe, etc. My point is do not trust e-mail if its the slightest bit suspicious. Verify and confirm if you have the slightest concerns. Never give sensitive information out by e-mail to anyone.....and Gary will appreciate this.....the FBI will never send you an e-mail saying your in trouble and under indictment...if the FBI wants you...they come to you personally without you knowing until the moment they arrive :-)

P.S. If your running DSL or Cable broadband connection, you had better have a firewall of some type - either software enabled like Zone Alarm or via NAT built into a router. Dial-up is not immune either...before I installed a firewall I was port scanned on a regular basis from the Milan School of Technology in Italy, China, and various pirate ISP's in South America.

Update
Bruce Thalheimer of Chainwheel also leads a Camp Ride....check it out here on ABC's monthly ride schedule......meet at the CARP Trails at Camp Robinson for a mountain bike adventure. Must have current CARP membership available, from bicycle shops. Call Chainwheel 224-7651 for more information. Home 227-6142.

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Bikeseller.com wants you to ride mountain bikes with us! We have two regular rides: On Thursdays, we meet at Boyle Park for a training ride. The pace is generally moderate to fast, designed to get the heart rate up and some quick miles down! The ride leaves the parking lot by the basketball courts at 6:15 p.m. and lasts roughly 1.5 hours.
On Saturdays, especially for beginner to intermediate riders, we meet at Camp Robinson, the local mountain bike Mecca. The ride leaves the "Summer Parking" Lot, which is the traditional parking lot, at 8:00 a.m. sharp. This ride is intended to provide beginner riders an idea how to negotiate the trail system in the area, riding tips and teach basic trail side maintenance. Please note that in order to gain access to Camp Robinson, as it is a military facility, you must have the following items in good standing: a C.A.R.P. card (Central Arkansas Recreational Peddlers) which you can grab at bikeseller.com or online at www.carpclub.com if you don't already have one, a valid driver's license, current insurance, and current registration. Be sure to sign in and out at the police station after you have checked in at the front gate.

A trail building day will be held on the now infamous Emerald Park Trial this Saturday Noon till when ever and on Sunday at 2:30 till whenever. Pay dirt credit is available for those who want it, and bring their paydirt forms printed off of the AMBCS web site. A map to where the trail build is located here -----> Click on the image at right and expand the pic for details. Pick axes, shovels and all types of weed clippers will be needed.

Bring you bike! If after putting in an hour or two of trail building, this trail will be about 90% complete and you can get about a 6 mile mountain bike ride. This trail will be the site of the 2004 Three Legged Dog Mountain bike race. If you have any further questions you can email me at matthewmahlon@comcast.net

Matt

We've had some interest from local newspapers about interviewing Mt Bikers for an info type report on Mt Biking. We'll get more info out on this as I hear it.

Online HouseKeeping
***Folks who do not finish the online registration process for whatever reason are not sent a CARP card nor can they purchase a Jersey. You can login to a newly created account or expired account, but the membership still must be paid to recieve your card and/or buy a jersey. New online logins created without payment go away in 48 hours.

***Family Memberships no longer exist*** - each rider must be a member with a current CARP membership.

***Bouncing e-mails*** - Remember to keep your e-mailboxes cleaned out. I get back lots of bounced e-mail for various reasons on the news e-mailing list. If mail bounces from your box, the address is removed which means you don't get my e-mails. Some ISP's have filtering turned on for list mails due to spam, etc. Nothing we can do there. You might contact the ISP to see if your e-mail can be configured for specific addresses.

Thx
Gary

More pimpage for the Roadies out there......The First Annual Tour De Rock ****** Gotta a Rockit in My Pocket as Steve S would say :)

Spring is here and Mountain Biking is in full swing! Here's a jersey update:

CARP Cycling Jerseys by Louis Garneau are available online. Here's the latest stock update.... We have 1 (xsmall), 3 (small), 15 (mediums), 21 (larges), 17 (xlarges), 3 (xxlarges), 3 (xxxlarges) available. If you would rather speak with Daron about ordering a CARP Jersey from him, you can e-mail him here, or call his cell phone at: 920-2159. To buy online go back to membership information page, and click on the drop down box and select your size and fill out the online secure forms. Visa and MasterCard only. Cost is $55.00 and this includes shipping and handling via U.S. Postal Ground.

Centennial Celebration Bike Rides - 9:00AM, Sat May 1st: 1. Fun ride for casual bikers and children, out and back on the River Trail for total of approximately 15 miles, leader Mayor Hays. 2. 32 mile ride - First 250 bikers that show up for rides receive free Centennial Bike Ride T-Shirt. Both rides start at approximately 9:00AM, Sat May 1st in front of City Hall. Water furnished by Central Arkansas Water. The long ride is east on Wash Ave to England Hwy then to Hwy 393 then to Faulkner Lake Rd then left on Mills back to England Hwy then left on Wash Ave and travel west back to downtown. After returning to downtown then it's west on the River Trail to Murry Lock & Dam then back east on River Trail to the soccer field complex then north on Tournament Drive over I-40, circling (cycling sounds better) around Burns Park and back over I-40 then back through the soccer complex on Tournament Drive, east on the River Trail and back to downtown area via the historical district ending where we started somewhere around City Hall. Sweet! A fun ride and a free t-shirt. I'll be there. Plan this one now!

Clean up Allsop Park - Thursday, April 22, from 5:00pm until dark:
The Hillcrest Neighborhood Association (& Allsop Park) Needs Our Help to Clean up Allsop Park In honor of Earth Day, there will be a clean up & trail maintenance on Thursday, April 22, from 5:00pm until dark. Meet at the pavilion across from the soft ball field. Trash bags, refreshments, and door prizes will be provided. Wearing work gloves & long pants/sleeves is advisable since poison ivy is a problem. The project is sponsored by LR Parks & Recreation & the Hillcrest Residents Ass. Come help take care of Little Rock's park! For more information, call 663-2499. Many of us use the trails in Allsop Park for biking & hiking. Here is our chance to pay the park back for all it has given us. If possible, please help out.

Thanks,

Sam Mayo
Let's Help Sam out, this is a worthwhile project!
Gary

I gotta run...but have some more news items to post tonight that are pretty kewl! Gary