Sorry I didn’t get this out sooner.  Everyone and anyone is welcome to park at my house  (I’m about 1 mile away from start) then you won’t have to deal with parking.

 

The Laveen Country Challenge is a bicycle tour held the second Sunday in February in conjunction with the Laveen Community Pit Barbecue. The event attracts six to eight hundred participants from across the country for 15, 30, or 62-mile tours through our community. Riders return year after year to take the challenge and enjoy the ride.  Click here for more details and to register online

For lucky ones like Alfredo and I we’re setting our DVR’s to record all the action.  Below is the link for the 2008 TV schedule featuring races like: Tour of Qatar (2/16), Tour of California (2/17-2/24), Paris-Nice (3/9) and many more!!!

 

Click here to view the 2008 Cyclism TV Schedule

• Cox Basic Cable: Not Available
• Cox Digital Cable: Channel 169
• Qwest Choice TV – Phoenix – Digital: Channel 36 / HDChannel 345
• DIRECTV: Channel 603 / HDChannel 604
• DISH: Channel 151 / HDChannel 9468

Here is a schedule of the 2008 club meetings. If you have any ideas or suggestions for didactics, club socials, etc please comment here or contact an E-Board member.

• January – South Tempe (Didactic: Bike Maintenance)
• February – South Tempe
• March – Scottsdale
• April – Volunteer Appreciation Party
• May – South Tempe
• June – Club Social (Location TBD)
• July – Scottsdale
• August – Club Social (Location TBD)
• September – South Tempe
• October – Club Social (Location TBD)
• November – Scottsdale
• December – Annual Holiday Party

View Poster Here Demo Days are just around the corner. This is a great opportunity to demo the new 2008 Trek, Fisher and LeMond bikes! Demo days will be held on the following days.

Saturday November 10th at South Mountain Park, Pima Canyon Entrance from 9 – 3. Sunday November 11th at McDowell Mountain Park, Competitive Track from 9 – 3.

Thank you, Greg DeCori View Poster Here _____________________

We’ll have both the regular demo van and the WSD van as well. The following bikes will be available to ride. Trek 2008 FUEL EX 8 WSD 14 PEARL WHITE Trek 2008 FUEL EX 8 WSD 14 PEARL WHITE Trek 2008 FUEL EX 8 WSD 18 PEARL WHITE Trek 2008 FUEL EX 8 WSD 16 PEARL WHITE Fisher 2008 HI FI DELUXE GS 14 MATTE PINK Fisher 2008 HI FI DELUXE GS 17.5 MATTE PINK Fisher 2008 HI FI DELUXE GS 15.5 MATTE PINK Trek 2008 MADONE 5.1 WSD 54CM SILVER Trek 2008 MADONE 5.1 WSD 50CM SILVER Trek 2008 MADONE 5.1 WSD 52CM SILVER Trek 2008 MADONE 5.1 WSD 47CM SILVER Trek 2008 TOP FUEL 9.8 WSD 17.5 ONYX Trek 2008 TOP FUEL 9.8 WSD 15.5 ONYX Trek 2008 TOP FULE 98 WSD Lemond 2008 ZURICH WSD 45L HOT PEARL PINK Lemond 2008 ZURICH WSD 49L HOT PEARL PINK Lemond 2008 ZURICH WSD 53L HOT PEARL PINK Size run of Fuel EX Bikes Size run of Hifi 26” Bikes Size run of Hifi Pro 29’er Bikes Size run of Madone Performance Bikes Size run of Paragon 29’er Bikes Sampling of Trek 69’er bikes 53 – 59cm LeMond Tete de Course bikes

Joel Thompson and Nippy Feldhake have removed the late fee. If you were charged the $10 late fee or $5 for juniors then you will be refunded the late fee when you pick up your number. We are sorry for any ill feeling the late fee has caused and we hope you will pass the word on to your teammates.  It was not our intention to upset anyone. We want to put on a high quality race.  Putting on a race takes a lot of time and energy and there are many hidden cost one would not know if you have not been a race director.

 

 

Nippy has put on Mt. Graham for the past 9 years and has lost $300 to $600 8 of the 9 years. It is hard to make a profit on cycling races. The lost came out of his pocket. When Nippy were going over the fee I checked what the road race was going to charge but their web page was not up and running. I when off last year expenses i. e. jerseys, official fee, permits fees, port-a-johns, USA cycling fees, trophies, etc.

 

 

We understand the comments in the AZCycling forum and have taken it to heart.  We hope this change will dissipate any ill feeling for Southwest Hand Cycling Team and foster good will.  Please will come out and race this year or next year.

 

 

Signed Joel and Nippy

Where is everyone from the Green Machine, the race is on for Sunday, August 26th and there are only a few Landis/Trek riders registered!

• Register Online – Register online for the Skull Valley Road Race and escape the heat!
• Race Flyer – Get all the info on the race.

We also need some more volunteers for the race, please contact Gonzo at svrr2007@wmrc.org

Phoenix Parks Dept has scheduled a “Silent Sunday” car-free day at South Mountain once a month through the end of the year on the following dates; May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug 26, Sept 23, Oct 28, Nov 18, Dec 23. The more cyclists who show up the more likely they will continue.

 

 

For those of you who do not know, Silent Sunday is where personal vehicles will not be allowed on the road past the Activity Complex. This will give the wildlife a break from the fumes and traffic and will give people the chance to enjoy the preserve without the noise or traffic from the road. More information can be found here http://phoenix.gov/parks/hikesoth.html

 

If you have any questions or comments you can feel free to e-mail or call the phone number listed below.

 

Sincerely,

South Mountain Park / Preserve

10919 South Central Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona 85042

Phone # 602-262-7393

Fax # 602-495-0212

park.ranger.south.pks@phoenix.gov
 

More information can be found here
http://phoenix.gov/parks/hikesoth.html