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May 2009
 BACA Meeting - Thursday June 4th<--Posted Saturday, May 30, 2009 by Gary
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Mark your calendars for the next BACA meeting on June 4, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Oyster Bar, 3003 W. Markham. Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola and his staff have agreed to come to the meeting to discuss matters of concern to bicyclists, including the status of the Little Rock River Trail and the Clinton Library Bridge, future plans for bicycle paths and striped lanes, urban bicycle corridors, sharrows, among others. Please plan on attending as the meeting provides BACA supporters a unique opportunity to engage in a dialogue with the Mayor and his staff.
As always, there will be good food and good company.
End Of National Bike Month - May 29th...<--Posted Wednesday, May 20, 2009 by Gary
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Join us for a celebration as we mark the end of national bike month. The Bike to Work Rally will be Friday morning, May 29th from 6:30 to 7:30 AM in the Little Rock River Market Pavilion.
Not only will there be food and prizes, but we have invited many of our bicycle supporters including bike shops, cycling events, bike clubs, and restaurants to have a presence at the event.
Although there will be no official group ride, groups of cyclists will gather at the Little Rock side of the Big Dam Bridge or at River Trail Rentals in North Little Rock. Both will meet at 6:15 AM. There will be no police escort.
Take the time to encourage your coworkers to join the rally as well. The company with the most riders will be the first to receive the traveling Commuter Challenge Trophy!
If you have any questions, contact Willa Williams at mean_turtle@comcast.net, or go to www.meanturtlecycling.com
Recalls...JD Forks...Norco Frames<--Posted Wednesday, May 20, 2009 by Gary
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From BRAIN...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Trek, has issued a voluntary recall of about 16,000 bikes with JD suspension forks.
The recalled bicycle's fork can lose alignment causing the front wheel to turn unexpectedly. This can cause the rider to lose control of the bicycle and crash. There have been four reports of misaligned forks. No injuries have been reported.....
Article here
Trek's Recall Page
Norco Recalls Bicycle Frames
Cannondale Recalls Bikes Due to Forks
Ride Of Silence - May 20th<--Posted Monday, May 18, 2009 by Gary
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From Monty....Ride of Silence, Wed. May 20, 7:00 PM from the LR side of the BDB to Alltell/Verizon.
Who:
Cyclists especially, but also runners, and others who legally share the road.
What:
The Ride Of Silence™. Cyclist will ride in Silence two abreast at approximately 12 mph.
When:
Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 7pm
Where:
Beginning at the base of the Little Rock side of the Big Dam Bridge ending just past the Verizon Building on Riverfront Drive.
Why:
_to mourn those cyclists already killed by motorists
_to raise awareness (among motorists, police, and city officials) of cyclists on the road.
_to have motorists know we only want to share the road we ride on.
_to show that cyclists are not going away.
THE RIDE OF SILENCE WILL NOT BE QUIET
For More Information Please Visit or Contact:
The Arkansas Bicycle Club
www.arkansasbicycleclub.org
or Monty Cole - cyclingzen@yahoo.com
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Bike to Work Day, May 29. Ride, take the bus with your bicycle, or
caravan to the River Market for a breakfast from 6:30 to 7:30 AM at
the LR River Market before going to work.
May 7th - BACA Meeting.....<--Posted Wednesday, May 6, 2009 by Gary
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Mark your calendars for the next BACA meeting on May 7, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Oyster Bar, 3003 W. Markham. People have expressed concern about the number of break-ins of cars parked at the Little Rock River Trail head. Lt. Terry Hastings of the Little Rock Police will be present to address the problem and answer questions. In addition, the six hearty bicyclists who completed the first annual Bike Ride Across Arkansas, a 364 mile self-contained bike ride will give a slide show of the trip. And, Vice President and LCI Willa Williams will show slides of the Dwight Elementary School Rodeo in which she participated.
As always, there will be good food and good company.
This looks like fun!!<--Posted Friday, May 1, 2009 by Gary
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Hey guys and gals!
My brother and I are organizing a bicycle ride across the state to benefit the local chapter of the Disabled American Veterans. This will help get these soldiers back outdoors hunting, fishing and such. We need donation for them or just donations of water for our ride. Let me know if you can help and believe me it will be greatly appreciated. You can go to our website to donate or even sign up to ride if you want to join us! You can ride the whole week or just a day. We will take all those that want to join us to help our wounded soldiers lead a more normal life! Thanks for your help!!
www.river2riverride.com
Regards
Jeff & Jon Aldrich
Jeff Aldrich
Commercial Operations Manager
Middleton Heat & Air
501-847-0371 - Office
501-847-7711 - Fax
501-943-080 - Direct
501-529-2115 - Cell
Bike and Build Benefit Concert<--Posted Friday, May 1, 2009 by Gary
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We need as may members of the Central Arkansas Biking Community as possible!
Bike and Build Benefit Concert
Whitewater Tavern in Little Rock
Wednesday, May13th at 9:00pm
The Mockingbird Quartet (with former members of Silverton)
and Joe Sundell (of the Damn Bullets) are performing.
$6 donation at the door to benefit non-profit organization, Bike and Build.
http://bikeandbuild.org
contact: Lauren Johnson
501-772-7150
Thanks,
Lauren
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