There will be no official off-road ride today as most DORCs will be riding in the huge event known as “Pedal Pittsburgh”. It is not too late to register! Check out the Official Website for more info and locations where you may do last minute registration. If you are doing the MS 150 ride you need to do the long (60 mile) Pedal Pittsburgh loop as it is perfect preparation for it.

Bike PGH DORCs MS Team

Why We Fight MS

Having multiple sclerosis means that you may suddenly have blurry vision. Or that your memory will fail you for no apparent reason. Or that you may not always be able to walk, let alone ride a bike. The symptoms of MS are different, and devastating, for everyone - the only certainty is that it will affect yet another person every hour of every day.

This year we have teamed up with bike pgh! to form a voltron super-team. Join, sponsor, volunteer. Whatever you do, just get involved.

i will be reposting this each week until the ride.

Mike is busy this week and I will be out of town, sooooooooo we need someone to take over for this week. the rides have been relaxed in pace but not super slow. and it is a nice change of pace to be able to hang out and session something while the newer folks catch up. plus its nice to meet new riders and suck them into dorc! if no one speaks up i guess the ride will be off for this week. if you do speak up though, please include some sort of contact information in your reply so that people interested in the ride can talk to you.

Maybe two loops of Haul Road….

Meet: at Thick Bikes
Time: 6:00 PM
Bring: your fully charged lights

Stickboy is organizing this one. According to him we will meet up with some people who actually know the trails and convoy out there together. For this reason we will have to leave on time. Sorry DORCs.

Meet: at Thick Bikes
Time: 9:00 AM
Bring: Food, Tubes, Tools, and Skillz (reportedly technical terrain)

Planning a road ride for this saturday. The MS 150 is comming up pretty quickly and id like to get a start on some semi long rides. This ride is a fairly flat ride. It is 30 miles each way ( 60 round trip).Planning on getting a early start, (9:30-10 am.If interested call cell (mike) @ 412-606-4570.Could meet up in the southside if anyone interested. I have the route maped here.

It looks like the weather is going to break in time for the ride so meet me (Colin) at the tennis court parking lot at braddock and biddle at 6pm sharp so we can hopefully get the whole ride in before dark this week. If you are going to be late, need directions, or are wondering if the ride has been cancelled last minute, call my cell at 412-638-2990.

Still working on the saturday ride. it might be a road ride, it might be a road/jogging path/trail ride in town, and we might have transportation to south park. i’ll post when i know more.

I propose that we try and retrace our tracks from the awesome Sunday ride that was led by John Hinderliter (Thanks John) while it is still fresh in our minds.

Meet: at Thick Bikes
Time: 6:00 PM
Bring: your fully charged lights

The Pittsburgh Illegal Soapbox Society is having their third race at an unspecified location. If you would like to attend show up at Thick at 6:00 AM SHARP and we will convoy to to the course. We do need a few course marshals and race officials. Slightly more information at the PISS website.

Meet: at Thick Bikes
Time: 6:00 AM
Bring: your soapbox racer and FULL FACE HELMET

10 am ’til whenever

Come one, come all, come early, come late, but please come!

–Meet up at the West Virginia Shelter (directions below)
–FREE breakfast from Graham’s Bakery
–Work on the trail network next to the Golf Course, off of East Park Drive
–Bring water, sturdy work clothes, work gloves and some friends, digging tools will be provided.
–If you can bring a wheelbarrow or large bow saw, please do.
–FREE! Mad Mex Burritos and Wings
–FREE! Beer from Erie Brewing and Troegs.

DIRECTIONS:
Route 88 South, to gates of South Park
Straight into park on Corrigan Drive
At traffic circle, take 3rd right on Stone Manse Drive Bear left on East Park Drive, go about ½ mile Turn left at stone bridge West Virginia Shelter is in view
Or:
Route 88 South, to gates of South Park
Straight into park on Corrigan Drive
Take first left off Corrigan and stay to your right, shelter will be on your
left.

–Questions? Call or email Gary Terner 412-508-0410 gterner@verizon.net