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Did you know our website offers 2 different ride calendars?

Check it out: https://www.fwbaclub.org/

When you select the FWBA RIDE CALENDAR at the top, the choice to view the NON-FWBA RIDE CALENDAR also appears.  Toggle back and forth to see all the rides.

What’s the difference between the 2 ride calendars?

Recently there has been an increase of bike ride events independent of FWBA sponsored rides. While increased opportunities to ride are welcome, it has led to some confusion as it relates to FWBA Rides vs. Non FWBA Rides.  The differences have been defined below:

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Non FWBA Rides (put on by organizations or businesses; bike shop rides, fondos, mayors rides, etc)

* will be posted on the NON-FWBA Ride Calendar

* are organized by the organization or business

* will provide their own ride leaders

* will provide their own registration and waiver process

* anyone can help out at these events, however these are not FWBA sponsored rides

FWBA Rides (put on by individual members not associated with any businesses or organizations)

* will be posted on the FWBA Ride Calendar

* will have an assigned FWBA ride leader

* will require registration prior, and at event if not preregistered

* will require waiver for non-club riders

* provides access to our Ride with GPS account

* provides turn by turn navigation when using a cell phone

* provides ride information such as who is attending

* provides rest stops on remote rides

The ride choice is Yours - Be Safe and Enjoy the Ride!

I received my clothing on Monday.

Received an email saying my clothing has been shipped and should arrive by Monday.

Received this email today. Looks like end of May for delivery.

Hi FWBA!
This is an automatic notification to let you know that your order, Order #:11596 for Fort Worth Bicycling Association - (No gripper on hem and cuff for women) is now officially in production!  Our skilled workers and advanced equipment have begun constructing your new high performance sportswear.  

Order #:	11596
Order Name:	Fort Worth Bicycling Association - (No gripper on hem and cuff for women)
Estimated Delivery Date:	05/28/2019 12:00 AM

So please, sit back and relax, as your order is now one step closer to being in your hands!

Fun Fact about your new gear:
Did you know, that Ascend Sportswear's advanced pro level dye sublimation process alone takes more than 5 days to complete!  Our process actually vaporizes the ink at temperatures above 300 degrees Fahrenheit to enable it to bond with our specially constructed polyester fabrics.  We only use this process because it guarantees the best moisture wicking results and sustained breath-ability for your gear! 

Have a great day,
 
Custom Department Team
Ascend Sportswear LLC

Bicycling Magazine published an article named '7 Fantastic Cycling Groups Across the Country' featuring FWBA and six other cycling clubs. Read the article here.

FWBA is hosting EHCT this year!  We have a great crew of volunteers signed up to help put on the event.  If you haven't volunteered to help, there is still time.  We have a few jobs left to fill, and would love to have you on the team. If you work for one day, we will give you a free registration to ride the other day.  Contact Steve Gray to sign up.  Or just register as a rider and come down and enjoy the ride!

Save the Date - Memorial Day Weekend May 25 - 27!  Join us for our 3-day tradition. Reservation are made, Ronnie has re-routed us around the gravel grinder (yay!), and the National Weather Service has guaranteed us a 3 day tail wind! Registration is not open yet, we will lt you know when we do that closer to the event. But MARK YOUR CALENDAR now!

If you have been using the .FIT files from the FWBA website, those files will now be available as a download from Ridewithgps routes.  Simply click on the event heading on the FWBA website and then view the route you would like to download, then go to the Export tab and click on the Red link for the FIT file.  This will download the file to your computer, then copy it to the Garmin's "Course" folder.  This service is only available to paid members of FWBA or paid users of the Ridewithgps service.

Braxton Boyer is the Texas State Criterium Champion for age based 10-12. This is a goal Braxton and his family have been working toward for a couple of years. Be sure to congratulate him the next time you see him, assuming you can catch him!!

Pics Below

Sprint Finish & Winner's Podium

We are going to try out something new this year - awards for the "Most Weekend Ride Participation"! The clock is already ticking on 2018, so come on out for as many Saturday and Sunday rides as you can.  At the 2018 Christmas Party, we will present awards to our top 10 riders who rode the most Weekend rides. 

The top award will be a $250 gift card to Bicycles Inc., and the next 9 people will each receive a $100 gift card.  The awards are one/family, so if you ride as a couple or tandem team, you will just have to share! 

The rules are pretty simple:

- You must register on-line for the rides and be checked in at the ride.

- You must ride at least the shortest route on that day's ride.

- Your membership must be active through the Christmas Party.

- We will total participation from January 1 through December 2. 

Announcing navigation support for Garmin Edge 20 and Edge 25 on our club routes.  These small bike computers sell from Amazon for $99 and $170 respective and now will do turn notification with our club routes.  Simply get the .FIT file from our club website and copy it into the "COURSES" folder on the garmin.  Then select Courses on the unit and start the ride.  Link to the .FIT files is here .  

You all probably know that we have maxed out our reserved number of 80 seats for the party.  Cheri got a call today looking for 2 more seats, and I also happened to be able to go down to the Stockyards and take a look at the place.  The place is really a nice venue!  

GREAT NEWS - There is really room for 2 more tables - so we can add 16 additional seats!  Two are already taken, so now 14 are left.  They agreed to extend our deadline on food order quantity until this coming Tuesday, so registration is back open until Monday!