August 2024 Updates
Did you get your tickets for the premiere of Anytime presented by Shimano yet? What are you waiting for? We are putting epic cinematic freeride mountain biking on the big screen! This event will be on September 5th, 6pm at Austin Film Society Cinema, and we will be set up to sell club merch and raffle tickets so please plan to come early so our volunteers can take care of everyone before the film starts. Thank you to Peddler, Velorangutan, and Bicycle House for supporting the prize raffle!
We are looking for 8 volunteers to help with check in, and selling merch and raffle tickets. If you are available please sign up here. These will be short shifts, a little under 1 hour. We’ll cover your ticket for you.
Group Rides
Our Ride Program Director, Abel Pardo thanks Brian Preston, Kristin Speyer, and Alex Murray for their assistance with organizing our group rides. This has been a challenging year with frequent rainouts, yet our group ride events are growing significantly. We are now hosting close to 100 riders every Sunday morning. We’ve been receiving compliments from riders outside of Austin as well, and they say that our organization is top notch, so thank you to these rock stars, and to all our Ride Leaders for giving folks such a great experience.
If you are interested in volunteering to lead or sweep group rides, please click here.
Our ride groups will be changing effective September 1st. Difficulty levels will be as follows:
Beginner: New riders with little or no experience who are stoked to learn shifting, braking, and body position skills on the bike.
4-6 Miles, 4-5 MPH pace, frequent stops to practice skills or discuss trail etiquette.
Intermediate 1: Riders who can handle smooth trails but may hesitate or walk the bike over small rocks, logs, roots, or steep sections. Skills practiced: shifting, braking, body position on climbs, descents, and over rocks and roots.
8-10 miles, 6-8 mph pace, more stops than Intermediate 2.
Intermediate 2: Riders who can handle varying, somewhat technical terrain over small rocks, roots, and logs, but are not yet proficient or consistent. Skills practiced: shifting, braking, body position on climbs, descents, and over rocks and roots, small wheel lifts, small drops, and bike control for climbing and descending.
10-12 miles, 8-9mph pace, more stops than Intermediate 3.
Intermediate 3: Riders who are comfortable over varying and technical terrain, medium to large rocks. roots, logs, and successive drops. Skills practiced: shifting, braking, body position on climbs, descents, ledges, and over rocks and roots, front/rear wheel lifts, and bike control for climbing and descending, fast cornering, switchbacks, and endurance.
12-15 miles, 9-10 pace, more stops than Advanced.
Advanced: Riders who are proficient over varying and technical terrain, medium to large rocks. roots, logs, and successive drops. Skills practiced: shifting, braking, body position on climbs, descents, ledges, and over rocks and roots, front/rear wheel lifts, and bike control for climbing and descending, fast cornering, switchbacks, and endurance.
15-20 miles, 9-10mph pace, minimal stops.
Upcoming Group Rides
In addition to our regular Sunday morning and RLAG ride events, we’re heading to Muleshoe, RPR, Mt Lakeway and more before the end of the year! Here is what’s ahead…
July New Members
Welcome new members who joined in July: Virginia Brown, Aubrey Culverwell, Paul Culverwell, Robert Landes, Craig Leach, Jessica Ogle, Scott Peele, Connor Power, and Tessa Power. Membership helps us build trails and community right here in Austin! You can join for as little as $5 per month or $39 per year. For more information about joining, click here.
