Dirt Kids #2 was Wonderful, #3 is on May 10th

Our 2nd “Dirt Kids” was fantastic. We had a few new faces. The group rode about 5 miles over about 3 hours. We practiced log crossing, stream crossing, eating & paddy-cake.

We are scheduling the next one for Saturday, May 10th. Send an email to mj@biowheels.com subject “Dirt Kids” to be added the Dirt Kids list. All kids that can ride confidently on 2 wheels are welcome.

Pisgah Area SORBA ‘Save the Trails’ fundraiser

PAS will be hosting a charity ride at  DuPont April 12th; all funds go to local trail work.  Please consider participating.  Entry form is attached. 

Thanks!- Mike Brown

National Trails Day - Coming Up June 6th-8th

National Trails Day in Asheville. Can you think of a better place to celebrate trails and the joy of riding them? I can’t. Pisgah Area SORBA will be hosting what, with your help, could be the biggest trail workday any mountain bike club has ever done. And everyone knows if you work hard, you have to play hard; and that is certainly on the agenda.

Mark your calendars for June 6-8, 2008. Continue reading National Trails Day - Coming Up June 6th-8th…

What will Asheville do with its mandate from the people?; ‘Bike Petition’ closed.

Where do we go from here? The “Bike Petition” has an ambitious goal of putting people back to the center of urban planning decisions. The recent Bike Plan speaks to many of the concerns addressed in city councils recent show of support for ‘people-centered planning’. Thanks to everybody that helped get this petition into the right hands. Here is the video of it being turned in at the City Council Meeting on 2/26/08. 

Below is the final list of signatures by zip code. These are your servers, your doctors, your painters, your accountants, your attorneys, your babysitters, your teachers, your stockbrokers, your carpenters, your nurses & your neighbors. Here is the Finalized Asheville Bike Petition representing as many as 7300 people. (Originals are on file at Asheville City Hall.)

Considering that some of our leaders may never actually see all the hand signatures, or fully grasp it’s vision, here is a reminder of our mutual realization, as set forth by the “Asheville Bike Petition” Continue reading What will Asheville do with its mandate from the people?; ‘Bike Petition’ closed….

Asheville Approved the Transportation Master Plan

Congratulations to everybody in Asheville, NC! Your city council voted to approve the ‘Bike Plan’. We also presented the Bike Petition (here’s the video). The only vote against the plan came from Carl Mumpower even though it was clear he could not argueagainst its vision of our community.

Thanks to (l-r) Brownie Newman, Bill Russell, Vice Mayor Jan Davis, Holly Jones & Robin Cape for restoring our faith in Asheville. Over 50 helmet clad citizens endured the proceedings.
Here is the Asheville Citizen Times Coverage of the historic vote.

Some of the other key players in making this happen are Mike Sule (Asheville on Bikes), Barb Mee (French Broad MPO), Claudia Nix (Bike Ped Task Force), Eric Krause (Bike Plan Steering Committee) & Yuri Koslen (UNCA Transportation Planner). There are dozens, even hundreds more people that played a part in this groundbreaking decision. Great Job everybody!

‘Dirt Kids’ was a hit!

The above picture says it all; our first “Dirt Kids” was a success.  10 children & their parents rode about 4 miles on our inaugural clinic. We spun out on a gravel road, then practiced crossing logs & roots. We learned how to select gears for extended climbing & how to position your body while descending. We finished the day with a nice long descent that was definately a crowd pleaser. We’ll be back on March 22nd to do it again. Check back at this blog for updates. 

Here is a slideshow of the entire day…

Asheville’s Action Items for Monday & Tuesday

You can Ensure Asheville’s adoption of the Comprehensive Bike Plan by doing the following 3 things right now.

1) write an email, or call any or all of the still 3 un-committed members of City Council.

Continue reading Asheville’s Action Items for Monday & Tuesday…

Choose Your Quadrant & Act Accordingly

Whatever you think about Global Climate Change, you should take a look at this video. It is a very straightforward and non-polarizing look at the issue.

We at BioWheels have choosen to take action. Let us know what you think.

BioWheels has created “Dirt Kids” for the Asheville Youth Cycling program.

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