Southern Sierra Fat Tire Association


		Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Ride Year-Round Every Wednesday, 6:00 p.m., Juliet Thorner School, several groups from easy to hammerhead. Saturday Foothill Mountain Bike Ride Year-Round Every Saturday, 8:00 a.m. Juliet Thorner School More Info: Eddie Gonzalez 201-7503 Monday Night Mountain Bike Ride GOIN" ON NOW!! March - Sept. Casual pace, easy route, beginners welcome. Every Monday,6:00pm Juliet Thorner School (Panorama / Morning Drive) Leon Graves 332-7478
Right Now... Golden Empire Classic May 10 & 11, 2008 Local road race organized and sponsored by the Kern Wheelmen SSFTA monthly meeting Tuesday May 12th, get there early at 6:30 to eat, Meeting starts promptly at 7:00. Meet at the Garden Spot Restaurant. 3320 Truxtun Ave. The NW corner of Truxtun and Oak St. Agenda: -Leon has retired from his position as Trail Maintenance Dude (22 years). THANK YOU LEON. So we need someone to jump in and fill his size 15 shoes. -Club BBQ / Campout. September?, August? Mt Pinos? Lets eat! -Website. Blog-mania, Pay Pal. -Donations to deserving non-profit organizations. Stewards of the Sequoias. -Ride reports. Did you go on any cool rides? -Ride planning. Do you want to go on any cool rides? -Moab Utah trip planning. You are going…, right? -Quarterly fun meeting get together plans. Swim Party anyone? -What are your thoughts about the SSFTA? Let us know. E-mail jimmcwhorter@earthlink.net Epic Endurance Ride What? Epic endurance and technical ride. Bring enough food to ride all day. When? May 17, 2008 8am. Park along side the old road near the Democrat Fire Station What? Cow Flat Rd. to Breckenridge Rd. Breckenridge Rd. to Mill Creek Trail/ Remington Trail Why? Because we can and love the challenge. Fastest rider gets braging rights for next year. This is not a race but a personal challenge to ride the quickest one can to complete the challenge quickly. Support? Water at the top of Cow Flat Rd. At the top of the Trail before decending. The peddling portion is around 25+ miles to the top and 45+ miles total. Some pedaling to and from on the Old Kern Canyon road. Please RSVP for the ride so we can anticipate the quantity of water. Fastest rider gets braging rights for next year. This is not a race but a personal challenge to ride the quickest one can to complete the challenge quickly. Jason Smith jsmith_5_10@mac.com Bakersfield Triathlon Saturday, May 17th, 2008 The Bakersfield Triathlon brought to you by Action Sports Frazier Mountain Loop Sunday May 18th Meet at AM / PM MiniMart at Hwy 99 and Panama at 8:00 We will drive to Frazier Park to ride the Frazier Mountain Loop which is a counter-clockwise loop as shown on the satellite photo, ride profile too. The climb is similar to the Portuguese Pass road, wide dirt road, consistent grade for 7 miles, then it's ridge-running rollers (4 1/2 miles). The drop into Hungry Valley is just that, a drop, a fun drop, a brake cookin', tired hands no pedlin' fun drop. Then it's the return route which has ups & downs aplenty as it ascends to the end. Click here to see the profile and map. This is a challenging ride, be prepared for the following statisics: 26.5 hard miles (nothing flat, nothing straight), 5:32 ride time, 5789 feet of climbing After the ride we will retire to Janice's house in Lake of the Woods (near Frazier Park) for a BBQ. Side dishes and sodas will be supplied, bring your own meat to bbq. If you are planning on the BBQ part of the day RSVP to Tim Strem by Friday May 16, pipbak@sbcglobal.net 204-1458 Moab Utah, May 23-27 Jim McWhorter 205-0199 jimmcwhorter@earthlink.net Now is the time to make lodging reservations for the Moab trip. I made reservations at the Slick Rock Campground for our 5th wheel. They have small cabins as well as tent sites too. We will arrive in Moab Fri. the 23rd and depart Tues. the 27th --Slick Rock Campground --Hotels In The Area --Discover Moab Weekly Saturday Foothill Ride 8:00 am, Juliet Thorner School The Monday Night Rides! Monday Nights 6:00 Juliet Thorner School. To post or suggest a ride or event, contact Tim Strem @ pipbak@sbcglobal.net Membership not required. I would be glad to spread the word on this page and also on our email list. It can be anything from a foothill ride or a scoot out the bike path to a long challenging ride in the mountains somewhere. ... or even a ride on Venice Beach!	Epilog... 2008 Click our 2008 photo gallery 2008 2007 Click our 2007 photo gallery 2007 Four Words: Women In The Outdoors King of the Hills Biathlon McReport from the winner's circle 1st Annual Kern Canyon Trail (KCT) Up & Back Epic! Oh my what a day! Golden Eagle Trail Ride II I added a half dozen more photos from our second trip. The poppies were magnificent this time!!! FANTASTIC!!!, Clickster. Kern Canyon Trail! Sunday April 6th, a GREAT day in the woods! --Click-a-roo'ster baby... --Scott Sportsman's Photos Click here March Meeting Minutes Click Here Cow Flat Ride & Post ride BBQ potluck, Saturday, March 22. The wildflowers were trying as best they could Click here for the story and lousy* photos hopefully someone will send some better ones 20th Annual Keyesville Classic MB Race It was a glorious weekend! Click here, Biking Hero, for our new Keyesville Page for photos (Ben Okley's) and results as they become available. Photo Links from: Ken James Melissa Banal BikeMag.com