Arkansas Bicycle Club News Archives 
Orbea Diva stolen Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by Jim Britt
Stolen Orbea Diva Bicycle from Markham and Colonial Ct. in Little Rock.Hi. It is an Orbea Diva in that purplish-pink color. The person who stole probably has no clue as to its value. It appears they just grabbed the nearest thing when the alarm went off. If you see it around, I'll get word to the owner. jobritt@sbcglobal.net
UPDATE: We got several good leads on the same bicycle that are being persued. I'll keep you posted.
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Kudos to National Trails Symposium volunteers Posted Saturday, November 22, 2008 by Jim Britt
As an editorial comment, it was an eye-opening experience to see how highly the out of state visitors enjoyed the offerings and scenery we had for them in central Arkansas. I saw bicyclists on the trail and racing row boats going up the river outside some meeting rooms and those on the afternoon River Trail ride in NLR were very impressed with it and the Big Dam Bridge. Jim
Dear Volunteers,
It was such a pleasure working with so many eager, capable, tireless, enthusiastic, trustworthy,-----well words cannot describe you! You exceeded our expectations and made American Trails so proud. We ran that Symposium, and honestly, it could not have happened without you.
We have received thanks from so many people saying how wonderful those “green shirts” were. We had more volunteers than any other Symposium ever. All 250 volunteer shirts are gone, and the ones we have are collector’s items. They will not be able to sell “green shirts” in Chattanooga in 2010 at the next National Trails Symposium.
Most importantly, all of us know that we showcased Arkansas to people from all over the United States. They will all go home thinking Arkansas is a great place to live and hopefully they will want to come back to enjoy our trails. They will, hopefully, want to see our loop closed around the River Trail as badly as we do. Tourism is a great business in Arkansas and because of you we are sure this business will increase.
Sincerely,
Claibanne Williamson, Bob and Dawna Robinson, and Coreen Frasier
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Orbea Factory Store Opens in Little Rock Posted Thursday, November 13, 2008 by Ian Hope
The Orbea Factory Store that so many of you have been hearing about will open for the first time this Saturday, November 15th at 10:00 am. It will be what they term in the retail world as a "soft opening". We will be running in the test mode for the first few days but by the grand opening we should have all the bugs worked out.The Orbea Store is a concept store in which we will sell Show and Demo bikes, New Old Stock bikes and used race bikes at a significant discount off retail pricing. When is the Grand Opening you ask? Well, the answer to that is: Saturday, Novemeber 22, 2008. We will have drinks and snacks and everyone that buys a bike will get a free Orbea Continental jersey and shorts kit.
Store particulars:
Address-1009 Kavanaugh Blvd
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Phone- 501-414-0236, 501-414-0238
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National Trails Symposium Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 by Jim Britt
Come help with the bag stuffing Thursday, Nov. 13, at 5:00 PM until done. Come after work. This is a good time to volunteer to help at the Central Arkansas Cycling Community table or other events from Saturday through Tuesday, Nov. 15-18. You can get your 30 min. volunteer training then too (from 4:00 to 8:00 PM). The volunteer center will be in a corner of the Statehouse Convention Center exhibition hall until Friday night when it moves to the Carroway 1 room nearby. Jim 912-1449
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Trail building Nov. Burn's Park, Nov 8-9 Posted Tuesday, November 4, 2008 by Jim Britt
The Arkansas Freeride Society has partnered with IMBA and the City of North Little Rock to build a freeride area in Burn's Park. We have a professional builder in from Asheville, NC to help us with the construction. We feel like our project will add greatly to the park and the Central Arkansas cycling community. If you could pass the word for us about our big weekend, we would greatly appreciate it. The Arkansas Freeride Society will be having a work party weekend on November 8th & 9th from 10:00am – 4:00pm. It will be held at the construction site for the dirt jump portion of Argenta Freeride Area in Burns Park. Work will consist of final raking, shaping, and packing of dirt jumps and a pump track. We’ll also be seeding and strawing portions of the park.
The AFS will provide food and drinks for all volunteers. There will be a prize raffle for bike industry T-shirts and merchandise. On Saturday night, we’ll have a premiere showing of New World Disorder 9, the latest and greatest mountain-bike freeride film from Video Action Sports. More information on the Forum.
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Posted Sunday, November 2, 2008 by Jim Britt
The Wounded Warrior Ride is coming to Little Rock again. On November 6 (Thursday) the Soldiers will be riding from War Memorial Stadium over the Big Dam Bridge over to the Clinton Presidential Library. Meet at 9:00 AM and the ride begins at 9:30 AM (route below).
Sponsorship levels are:
Rider - $50 Ride along with the Soldiers get a T-Shirt and Finish Meal.
Bronze - $25 which will provide a Soldier with a hot meal.
Silver - $50 which will provide a Soldier with all meals while in Little Rock.
Gold- $100 will provide a Soldier with all meals and a hotel room.
Platinum - $150 Provide all the above plus a sponsor link on our* Soldier Ride web page.
You may purchase your sponsorship by going to www.4Bike-Police.com and clicking the left link to Solder Ride. Locally to donate you can also call 501-517-5338 ask for Mark.
The Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride's cycling programs give severely wounded servicemen and women the opportunity to reinvigorate their bodies and uplift their spirits. Soldier Ride provides each of the brave men and women who participate in our ride with the adaptive equipment they need to cycle, even if they are missing one or more limbs. Participation in our cycling and recreational events fosters the rehabilitation of the wounded by showing them that they can still lead active, independent lives and gives families the opportunity to reconnect outside of the hospital environment.
The route of travel will be starting at War Memorial Stadium, McClellan VA, N. Van Buren, Kavanaugh, N.Cedar, Cedar Hill, Riverfront, Rebsamen Park, Over the Big Dam Bridge, Burns Park Trail, Golf Course to Camp Robinson down McArthur to Pike Up to Ft Roots Bldg #170 down the back hill to the River, over Main Street Bridge and end at the Clinton Library.
Please stand along the route and wave a flag and give a shout out to the Soldiers as they pass by to show your support. Donations can be given to any support vehicle and will also be accepted along the route at sponsor businesses, War Memorial and The Library.
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