Ride Like A Girl

• The ever popular Ride Like A Girl season has started up again! The Austin Ridge Riders hosting a five month program of weekly Monday evening women's mountain bike rides, plus weekend rides at local mountain bike trails/parks. This is an opportunity to meet other women to ride with, learn new trails and learn new skills. Each ride will divide up into groups based on riders' abilities and speed and will have a beginner clinic/ride, intermediate, and advanced group rides. Rides will last 1 - 2.5 hours. Prizes and gift certificates from our sponsors will be raffled away after every ride. Join us for a girls-only ride on Monday evenings and some Saturdays thoroughout the summer. All skill levels welcome, with beginners especially encouraged. Check the events page for the schedule.

The Walnut Creek Map!

Still getting lost when riding the 'Nut? Have no fear, the new map is here! Download it or see it live and in person at the kiosk at the park.

Beginner / All Level Group Rides
Sundays at Walnut Creek - 9:30 a.m.

• Check the Beginner Rides thread on the forums for updated times and watch for information on upcoming clinics. All are welcome! Austin Ridge Rider membership is not required (but we'd be glad to have you join). Meet in the parking lot by the swimming pool and look for the club banner. This is a no-drop ride (you won't be left behind), and beginners are welcome. We will split up into group/skill levels as needed. Helmets are required along with a bike in good working order. If it rains within 24 hours of the ride, we will cancel. For more information, contact Michael McMurtray via email or at five 5 four 7 one 4 nine.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!

• Our sponsors have consistently supported the Austin Ridge Riders' activities and events, and are generous contributors to the Austin cycling community. Please visit our Sponsor page, link to their websites, and support them with your business.
  

• Now you can join ARR or renew your membership without leaving the safety of your computer!  Click here to get it done.  You can also do it the 'old fashioned' way by downloading  the Membership Form here and mailing it or, better yet, bring it with you to the next ARR meeting.

• Scheduled rides with the Austin Mountain Bike Patrol (AMBP) are typically the first and third Saturdays of each month (weather permitting). They typically alternate between Barton Creek Greenbelt, Walnut Creek Park and Lake Georgetown. Rides are facilitated by the AMBP with the purpose of familiarizing riders with local trails while also demonstrating bike handling skills and proper trail etiquette during each ride.  Check the Events link for AMBP's upcoming patrol schedule and the rider/trail ratings for these trails. It is not necessary to be a member to ride with us, but it is necessary to wear a helmet, have your own bike, water etc.  Riders will be grouped by ability; no riders will be dropped.  For more info contact: John Southrey.

OTHER STUFF...

• Please check out our rating system to assist in picking the appropriate ride level and trail for your experience level.

• Letter from LCRA re: Muleshoe

• IMBA Trail Rules

• City Council site with contact info

• To Learn More About the Current State of Mountain Biking in the U.S., Visit IMBA's Trail News