“Full Moon Fandango” Night Ride Coming in October.  We will finalize the date as we wrap up details for the demo lights to be available.  We may even see a certain factory demo van with plenty of lights and batteries for you to test on the trail…yes at night…yes on YOUR bike!   Oh, and Lock 4 is a perfect place for knobby nocturnal navigation.
Bring your lights if you got’em….let us know if you have extra lights and bring a friend.  Check back in the next few days for all …

SORBA urban ride and social at Hapeth Bikes this coming Friday, Aug 6th at 5:30pm. This event will feature some sort of Urban ride or fun time trial at 5:30 followed by pizza, beer and the Ride Accross The Sky movie featuring Lance Armstrong and the Leadville 100 Mnt bike race in 2009 at 7:00pm.
Bring a friend! Bring your bike! Bring you favorite beer mug! You may also want to bring a lawn chair for the movie.
RSVP to Scott Gentile – vp@sorbamidtn.org
Address:
Harpeth Bikes
330 Mayfield …

A much needed communication tool coming to local trails that will compliment trailhead info centers. IMBA/SORBA members have donated to or sign and trail funds to underwrite these projects.
Look for these features at Lock 4, Hamilton Creek and Long Hunter trails this summer and fall.

This SUNDAY June 13th you can be part of Lock 4′s Future. We need your help to build bridges and rework the trail tread on one of Tennessee’s most popular mountain bike trails.
You can join us at 9:00 am or 1:00 pm for a day of construction and dirt work followed by a dinner time cookout. We will even get to ride on what we work on before the day ends.
Please RSVP NOW or by June 10th so we can plan on work party details and food. email trails@sorbamidtn.org
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Visit us …

8th Annual Hamilton Creek Fat Tire Festival June 5th & Harpeth Bicycle’s 6 Hours of Ham on June 6th.
Wow!  8 years and still going!  We welcome all of the mountain bike community to join us for a day of games and rides, followed by a day with 6 hours of Rocks and Speed.
Special Thanks to Harpeth Bicycles, Ride For Reading and Metro Parks for all their support!
…..THE FESTIVAL

…..THE 6 HOUR RACE

Saturday August 28th, 2010 ~ Montgomery Bell State Park, Dixon, TN
Trim Work 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Continued recovery from heavy growing season with trail sections in need of some summer trimming.
Bring: Plenty of water; trail snacks; favorite trimming tool; GLOVES; sturdy shoes, eye, sun, & bug protection; A FRIEND & A SMILE!
For more information:  montbell@sorbamidtn.org

Nantahala Outdoor Center Hosts Spring Festival
On March 19th around 100 Mountain Bikers, including Land Managers, SORBA Chapter leadership, IMBA Affiliate Clubs and IMBA-SORBA’s Executive Board, all converged on Nantahala Gorge, near Bryson City, NC.  The goal was to not only gather for the spring IMBA-SORBA board meeting, but to invite all southeastern clubs and membership.  Further, was to teach, share and listen to ideas.  The weekend was graciously hosted by the Nantahala Outdoor Center near our trail destination of Tsali Recreation Area.
Attendees were able to draw on the success …

Support Your Trails – Donate to IMBA/SORBA, Take Home a Moots!
For each $10 donation to SORBA your that much closer to taking home your dream Ti ride form MOOTS. Frame will be given away at DSG awards ceremony on May 15th, 2010.
For Every $10 you get a ticket. Donate early, donate often!
Want more trails?  Want to improve and expand the trail in your neighborhood.  You have an opportunity to direct funds straight to local trails, both current and new trails.  This is just one way for …

The Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association Middle Tennessee chapter is backing an $11,000 project to improve three trails at Hamilton Creek Recreation Area with two kiosks, trail signs, park entrance signs and a skills confidence course. The trails off Bell Road are on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property between Percy Priest Lake and the Nashville International Airport.

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Our proposal to add a new trail sign program, rework the Lakefront Trail Head Kiosk and to build a new Pinnacle Trail Head Info Center has been submitted to Metro Parks and will go before the Park Board on Tuesday, March 2nd at 1:30. This is a move forward after last December’s annual permit agreement between our chapter and Metro Parks. This will allow the much celebrated partnership with our land manager to grow and embrace many trail amenities, as mentioned above, but possibly a skills confidence course …