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| Super Bowl Sunday Ride |
February 1, 2009 |
The Super Bowl Sunday Ride is a club tradition in the Metroplex. Groups from Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie and all across the area will converge on Dick's Last Resort in the West End of Dallas for a (usually cold) ride on Super Bowl Sunday. Check our Ride Calendar page for details, or the Greater Dallas Bicyclists have posted full details includings start times and lunch menus.
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| Easter Hill Country Tour |
Easter Weekend |
The gem of cycling in Texas. This annual event on Easter weekend takes place in Kerrville and Fredricksburg in the heart of the Texas hill country when the bluebonnets and other wild flowers are at their best. Four bicycle clubs, the Fort Worth Bicycling Association, the Houston Bicycle Club, and the San Antonio Wheelmen take turns hosting this event each year. Check out the EHCT Home Page for details.
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| Round Rock to Cowtown (Austin to Fort Worth) |
March 26-28, 2010 |
It is time again for the "Round Rock to Cowtown." Come Out and Experience the Chisholm Trail on a Bike.
New routes for 2010 around Belton, TX. We hope for a tailwind but these tree covered routes will tame a headwind.
Dates
: March 26-28, 2010
Distance: 200 miles in 2 days
Cost: $115 Provides transportation to Round Rock and support back to Cowtown. Lunches and snacks along the way.
Mail Checks To:: Kalleen Whitford, 809 Marengo, Cleburne, TX 76033. Call with questions...817-219-4056
Please Include: Rider name, email address, phone number, and shirt size.
Details: Trip departs from Kalleen's house at 6:30. There is lots of safe parking.
Directions: From Fort Worth, take I-35 south, exit FM 917 go west 3 miles to Egan, cross tracks and head over the hill 1/2 mile, take right on County Road 805B, look for bicycles on the fence to the right in1.5 miles and you are there.
Lodging: Make your own room reservations. Group rates have been arranged, ask for the Round Rock to Cowtown Bicycle tour rate.
Friday Night March, 26: Courtyard by Marriott, 2700 Hoppe Trail, Round Rock TX 78681. PH: 512-255-5551
Rates: double, $89.00+tax , includes a discount on breakfast at hotel restaurant.
Saturday Night March, 27: Weston Inn Suites, 711 W. McGregor, TX 76657 PH: 254-840-0444
Rates: double, $89.00+ tax, restaurant next door has breakfast.
Dinner Saturday Night: "Doc's on Main", www.docsonmain.com , PH: 254-840-9100
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| FWBA Picnic |
May 9, 2009 |
FWBA summer Picnic is set for Saturday May 9, 2009 at 8:30 AM in the Rough Creek Lodge Glen Rose Texas.
Lunch prepared by their very own five star Rough Creek Chef.
Overnight accommodations are available with a special discount for FWBA members and guests, which include dinner and breakfast.
Contact Frank Alvarez at http://www.roughcreek.com. Check out their web site to get a look at Rough Creek Lodge.
Saturday's ride will travel the scenic Fossil Rim area.
Tickets for this event are 16.00 per person.
Mail checks to Mark Reuter
PO Box 6677
Fort Worth, TX 76115
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| Enchanted Circle Trip |
Second Weekend in September |
 Get ready for the most beautiful and challenging bicycling event in the southwest!
The Enchanted Circle Ride is a scenic, high altitude, alpine ride through the beautiful Rockies of New Mexico the 2nd weekend in September.
This is not an organized FWBA event, but usually a large FWBA contingency attends the event. You are responsible for your own travel and lodging in Red River.
Suggested Lodging:
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Alpine Lodge:. The Alpine is a less expensive alternative a block away from the start. Last year this hotel motel had rooms right up to Saturday. |
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Black Mountain Lodge: This is a large lodge in the middle of Red River, a little more plush, at little more expensive. Usually fills up early. |
 Typical Trip Itinerary:
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Friday, travel to Red River with evening arrival. |
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Saturday is an "open day", but one of two activities usually happen: a day hike to the top of Wheeler Peak, or a 40 mile ride late morning ride to Taos and then lunch and afternoon shopping in Taos (some folks just do the lunch and shopping!). Sometime during the day don't forget to register for the ride. |
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Sunday at 8:00am is the Enchanted Circle ride, usually followed by a "post ride" dinner in Red River. |
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Monday morning travel back to Fort Worth |
Enchanted Circle Tour Profile:
After leaving Red River, you will proceed sharply downhill 13 miles, passing several National Forest Campgrounds and one large Molybdenum Mine operation on your way to Questa. This 13 mile decent is often very cold, so bring your winter riding clothes for this section. Making a left turn at the traffic signal in Questa, you continue south along the Garrupata Ridge toward Taos. In Questa the FWBA will usually have a SAG driver staged to collect cold weather gear, as the climb up to and across the ridge will warm you up quick. The ridge features a 3/4 mile, 10% climb and several half mile climbs. It also has a great 1 mile straight-away decent that is great for getting your PST max speed, but watch out for cross winds. At the Lama turn-off a photographer will be positioned to catch you in action; these pictures will be for sale in front of the Red River Town Hall at the end of the ride. As you cross Garrapta Ridge, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains will change from forest conditions into a semi-arid environment much like the rest of New Mexico.
 Arroyo Hondo Rest Stop:
Approximately 12 miles beyond Questa, you will arrive at the first organized rest stop, just over Arroyo Hondo Hill. Here you can refresh yourself, usually drop off any extra warm clothing you started the tour in, and be on your way to Taos. Proceeding south for a few miles along a slightly downhill section, you come up to the second stoplight and the route turns into Paseo del Norte (US64). The traffic from this light through to the Taos rest stop is very heavy, so caution is advised. Continuing straight ahead, the road takes a fairly sharp turn to the right. Watch for Kit Carson Park on your left. This is your next rest stop. Take caution, you must turn left into the park across traffic, watch out for oncoming traffic. Make sure to stock up with plenty of water and munchies, as it will be a long way to the next rest stop! After refueling, leave the park, turn left and continue south about one-tenth of a mile past the third traffic light to the fourth traffic light. On the right is the entrance into the Taos Plaza. You will turn left onto Kit Carson Road (Hwy 64). Follow US Hwy 64 out of town into the Taos Canyon. Taos Canyon is actually the toughest part of this 25 mile climb to Palo Flechado, save for the last 1/2 mile. Another 8 miles from the end of Kit Carson Road is Valle Escondido, where the half-Century riders will finish.
 Eagles Nest seems far away Century riders will continue on Hwy 64 east up into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. You will have a pretty steady climb inside the Taos Canyon for approximately 15 miles to the top of Palo Flechado Pass, elevation 9,100 ft. Although this climb is long (24 miles in total), it is only steep (10% ish) for the last 1/2 mile, and the scenery is beautiful. When you reach the top of the pass you will find a very welcome and very popular rest stop at the top of Palo Flechado Pass. Leaving Palo Flechado, you will descend into the Angel Fire/Moreno Valley area. At the bottom of the series of steep switchbacks from Palo Flechado, you will approach the turn off to Hwy 434 into Angel Fire. At the blinking light you will turn right on to Hwy 434. Head through Angle Fire, traveling 7.3 miles to the Black Lake Fire Station and another rest stop (you can skip this 15 mile section by turning left instead of right at Hwy 434). Here you will turn around and retrace your route back through Angel Fire, on your way to Eagle Nest. Passing through Angel Fire you will notice the Ski resort and Country Club. After returning to Hwy 64 from Angel Fire proceed ten miles to the small community of Eagle's Nest in the heart of the Moreno Valley. Along this route you will have the opportunity to see Wheeler Peak in front of you on the left and Eagle Nest Lake on your right. Upon entering Eagle Nest, turn left at the junction of Hwy 64 and Hwy 38. At this point you will be heading away from Eagle Nest Lake and have the beautiful, 15 mile, slightly uphill Moreno Valley. The Moreno Ranch signals the start of the Bobcat Pass climb. This beautiful, but challenging section climbs from 8650 feet to 9820 feet in 5.5 miles. Many a post ride dinner has contained the argument: Which is tougher, Bobcat Pass or Condor's Nest! The decent from Bobcat Pass provides another awesome opportunity for setting a new, personal downhill speed record (safely, but watch for gravel in the corners, and overshooting) coming towards the finish line in Red River.
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| Leakey Death Ride |
October 16 - 18, 2009 |
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This year there will be some major changes to the Leakey Death Ride. Instead of starting and ending the ride in Bandera, all routes will start and end at the Leakey headquarters at the Frio Pecan Farm. We have cleared this with the Frio Pecan Farm, so if you have already made your reservations in Bandera, I would call now to cancel those reservations and add a Thursday night stay to your reservations in Leakey. We are still currently working on the routes and weekend itinerary. We will have more to come on that soon. What we do know is that you will still be able to enjoy three days of biking and eating in the beautiful Texas Hill Country.
- Friday, ride from Leakey, about 60 miles.
- Saturday will be the same 100 mile loop out of Leakey.
- Sunday, the ride from Leakey will be approximately 55 miles.
All routes offer sag support, but because of the distance two bottles and a hydration pack are strongly urged. All riders and volunteers will receive a Leakey Death Ride newly designed tee shirt.
You will need to make your own lodging reservations in Leakey for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The ride headquarters is the Frio Pecan Farm, 830-232-5294 or 877-832-0674. When you call to make reservations mention that you are coming for the "FWBA Leakey Death Ride".
The Frio Pecan Farm has limited space, so some other options are:
- D'Rose Inn & Cabins (830) 232-5246 (one mile away).
- Frio Canyon Lodge (830) 232-6800 (1/4 mile away).
- Frio Springs Lodges (830) 232-4174 (across the river from the Frio Pecan Farm on Evergreen St. about 1/2 mile from Hwy 337).
- Oak Hill Cabins, 831 RR 337 West (about one mile away) (830) 232-4008 or (830) 279-5177.
- Other accommodations can be found on the Frio Canyon Chamber of Commerce website: http://www.friocanyonchamber.com.
On Sunday, the Frio Pecan Farm will permit a late check-out. If you are making other accommodations, you should inquire in advance about a late check-out.
As always, the activities will be centered around the food and of course the riding. The anticipated schedule will be posted shortly. Some of the plans are:
- Breakfast will be served some of the days, and definitely will be served on Saturday at the Frio Pecan Farm Pavilion.
- We will have lunch available for riders at the Pavilion on all three days as they return from riding.
- Dinner will be served at the Pavilion at an announced time on both Friday and Saturday evening. The food on the Leakey Death Ride is legendary. No one will be disappointed with the groceries. Riders should plan on gaining weight on this three-day outing.
- Saturday will be the normal 100 mile route. The climbing starts right off, but the scenery coming out of the valley is worth it. After slogging along a ridgeline, enjoy a steep descent followed by a brisk glide into Camp Wood. Fuel and tank up here as water will be scarce until lunch. Make sure to stop at the Exotic Animal Ranch and check out the critters (the ones behind the fence, not the ones on the bikes). The next section through to lunch contains some rollers that would make an amusement park designer jealous, ending with a wall just before arriving at Texas 41. We will have the regular lunch stop with lots of camp chairs to rest a bit while refueling and, like last year, we will have a port-o-pot set up near the lunch stop. This was a big hit with the ladies! After the lunch stop, we make a quick jaunt along 41 (some folks sag this section due to lack of great scenery and chip seal), and turn onto FM 336 to head back into Leakey. The first part of this section is relatively flat, but with lots of cattleguards. The last 25 miles into Leakey has a couple of long climbs with some long descents that are suitable for breaking your personal best maximum speed.
- On Saturday following dinner we will have the traditional celebration of the day’s ride and the legendary Leakey Death Ride tee shirt unveiling.
As you may have guessed the main agenda for the weekend is fun and fantastic food. Oh, and don't forget the 215 miles of killer hills!!!
- The Leakey Death Ride is the third weekend in October (October 16-18, 2009).
- The registration fee is $140.00 per person and is due at registration.
- The deadline for registration is October 1.
- Late registration after October 1 is $160.00 per person.
- Forms to register for the Leakey Death Ride: Registration Form | Required Waiver.
- We need volunteers! If you or your friends/family members are available to help in the kitchen, serving the food, or with sag support, please contact Jerry Trimble at 817-851-8597 or
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See you down the road at Leakey.
Jerry Trimble
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| Holiday Party |
December 5, 2009 |
Come join us for a night of food, drinks, music and fun.
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Joe T Garcia's La Puertita Room.
Google Maps |
| Date: |
Saturday, December 5, 2009 |
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Doors Open 6:30; Dinner 7:30 |
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$35; 100 people maximum |
| Send to: |
Mark Reuter
memo: Christmas Party
PO Box 6677
Fort Worth, Tx 76115-6677
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Just Posted:
Our events coordinator has just posted End-Of-Year Award guidelines.
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