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RAMBO NEWS. . .
SORBA VIP to visit RAMBO
7pm, July 9th, 09, Tony's
Tom Sauret, Executive Director of SORBA, is planning to pay us a visit, answer any questions, bring us up to date with all the goings on at SORBA and IMBA, and share a brewski with us. Come join us at Tony's at our July meeting, July 9th, 09.
Trail Status-OPEN
Big Creek mountain bike trails are OPEN. For Central Park Trail status call Forsyth's "rain out line" at 770-886-2851 press 4. Please keep in mind that trail status notices are posted subject to volunteer time and ability. Common sense rules: no riding 1 day after rain.
RAMBO Trail Systems
RAMBO mountain bike trail inventory presently consists of 4 trails: City of Roswell: Big Creek Park City of Alpharetta: Mt. Adams Forsyth County: Central Park Forsyth County: Charleston Park (under construction) Enjoy a ride and join usin a work party one of these 2nd Saturdays of the month. See a full schedule of RAMBO meetings and work parties on our GATHERINGS page.
Take Action!
First, Join IMBA/SORBA. IMBA/SORBA is a volunteer, nonprofit organization formed to promote trail preservation and development, mountain bike racing, touring, fun and fellowship for all mountain bicyclists in the southeast. Join SORBA as a RAMBO Chapter member.
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RAMBO Tanasi Group Ride 11 July 09
All are invited to spend an MTB day with RAMBO at Tanasi, Saturday, July 11th. Meet at the Roswell Big Creek parking lot at 8AM for carpooling. RTR at Tanasi about 10:30 am. All ride levels accommodated. Lunch provided, donations accepted. Please email Ride Director Joe Baker your plan to come, and other ride sharing arrangements: jbaker@kcc.com
RAMBO socks!!
RAMBO has new product! SOCKS!!!!, Two styles are available in a limited production run. We will have the Blue "RAMBO" sock and the black/red "Freeride" sock. Big thanks to Brad Mettee from DeFeet company for helping us with the order. The socks will be sold for low, low cost of $6 per pair, this means you can buy 1 of each style for the amount you would typically get a single pair. RAMBO intent it to get our Brand/logo out there and see it on the trail and also be able to offer a great deal. Below are links to what the socks will look like, note that the FR sock will be 4" cuff instead of 5", the FR guys siad their armor would cover up the sweet FR logo and they wanted to be able to display the logo instead of it being covered up! Now that is some Pride! chech em out and get 'em while they last, they will not last long. You can get your official RAMBO/FR socks at chapter meetings, work parties or any official rambo event or ride. Otherwise, just contact us thru the email contacts on this website.
RAMBO FATS Camp Ride Weekend gamble a win for all
15-17 May 09 -- Emil -- FATS SC trails did not disappoint some 35+ MTBers who gambled weather would hold for our Spring getaway this year. Seemingly endless Group and email messages among volunteers and attendees beforehand paid off in an almost flawlessly planned weekend. Folks in carpools and equipment SUVs began arriving at the Petersburg Georgia Corps of Engineers campground on J. Strom Thurmond Lakesite Friday afternoon. 3 official RAMBO sites handled about 10 folks each. These are large sites right on the lake and limited only by the maximum number of vehicles permitted for each (4). Chattanooga Chapter (yes, folks all the way from TN joined in) and the Grieco's reserved their own sites.
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3 Ways in a Day Event beats expectations
16 April 09 - Wow! Quite a day and turnout for our 3rd annual Big Creek Time Trials mountain bike event last Saturday. This was our first ever Big Creek time trial that included Cross country, Slalom and Downhill runs culminating with the crowning of an overall King & Queen of Big Creek. Expectations were mixed after a rain re-schedule from 28 March. Overcast skies and cooler temperatures were no problem for what surely was a record-breaking crowd at Big Creek April 11th. Intermittent rain served to add a nice tack to the trails ridden by some 118 Time Trial entrants. Everyone had a great time...
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One Cargo Bike at a time...
Our bike has arrived in Rwanda! Last year RAMBO voted to donate $250 for one Cargo Bike that will allow one Rwandan coffee farmer to buy a bike and build a life in a challenging land. The "Sustainable Cycle" program helps fund the 1000 Hills Coffee micro-loan program. For entrepreneurial Rwandans bikes are vital to their coffee production logistics. The Roswell 1000 Hills Coffee Shop is a RAMBO sponsor, and invites you to stop by their shop for a gourmet cup of Joe, good-news stories of healing, excellent beans - all while helping a good cause.
WELCOME BigCreek FreeRide
 RAMBO BigCreek FreeRide is now a special part of the RAMBO MTB community. We welcome all area freeriders with this message from RAMBO FreeRide board member Chris Warren... Freeriding is a state of mind... a passion for discovering one's limits, and then pushing those limits to take you to new heights (literally!). Freeriding can free you, at least for a while, from whatever balls you up during the day.
Watch for Big Creek DH Work Party notices, Freeride news, gravity issues to be addressed here while we reformat the RAMBO Site to accommodate our own Freeride section. Visit the RAMBO Gallery where we'll post Big Creek Freeride pix. Use the RAMBO site contact form to voice your concerns, questions and comments. We welcome your involvement! In the interim, if you haven't done so already, sign up to receive fresh RAMBO Freeride News (see right column).
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2009 Officers Elected & Beers All Around*
Dec 15 2008 -- Some familiar faces in new positions, and a new Freeride position was filled in last Thursday's RAMBO Nov 11th meeting. A couple a dozen (give or take) members showed up for the cause. Big contingent of new Freeriders chimed in to support all the goings on in the Big Creek Freeride area. Chris Warren squeaked by Shawn Brunner on one vote to become our new Freeride Area Coordinator. The 2009 BOD in no particular order:
Pres - Jay Aiken returns again (for more!)
NEW VP - Brad Wender is giving up the club's money bag to do the VP thing
NEW Treasurer - Brandon Donneker - we'll see how far the power of cheese takes Brandon this year as club banker
Trails Director - Neil Wagner returns again. Who else is going to remember where the Charleston Park trails are when the light changes?
Special Events - Mr. Organization, Joe Baker, returns again.
Marketing - Mike Young has proven his saavy with local media and setting up new member communications
Communications - Cortland Plichta returns again to keep our meetings on track, get the word out.
Web Guy - Emil Walcek returns again.
Membership - Neil Derryberry returns again to grow our ranks
Nightride coordinator - Bob Grieco returns again, at night!
NEW Bike Patrol - Kevin Griffith decided he could get out of his house more this year
NEW Freeride Area Coordinator - Chris Warren - new face, old hand at ridin' free
*Thx, Bob G, for the pitchers of beer that made our evening so congenial! Here's to trail money vaults!
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SORBA/CALENDAR
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Partners
 Welcome RAMBO Partners. They are the proverbial wind beneath our sails allowing us to continue our programs for trail advocacy, trail maintenance, bike safety/ maintenance training and education, race participation, and more. Member and site visitor patronage of our VIP commercial partners is encouraged. And your MTB advocacy to our government and like-minded non-profits is invaluable.
City of Roswell - Our Partner in building trails in Big Creek Park. Thanks Roswell!
Forsyth County - Our Partner in building trails in Central Park and the upcoming trail system at Charleston Park at Lake Lainer. Thanks FCPRD!
City of Alpharetta - Our partner in building trails in Mt. Adams and along the Alpharetta Greenway. Thanks Alpharetta!
RAMBO is a chapter of the recently joined IMBA-SORBA. The Intl Mountain Biking Association-Southern Off-Road Bicycling Association. The leader in mountain bike advocacy Internationally and in the South East. Thanks for the leadership, IMBA-SORBA! 
CycleWorks has generously donated to the cause by pitching in to buy tools, supplies and provide us lunch during work parties. Provided Tons-o-swag at our local events. Thanks, Cycleworks!
Roswell Bicycles has been super active LBS in sponsoring swag, work party lunches and team sponsorships. Welcome aboard and thank you, Roswell Bicycles! 
Welcome Alpha Bikes in Alpharetta LBS under new ownership and management by our beloved cRASh.
Welcome LBS Northstar from up near Central Park, Forsyth County way, and thanx for all of your support of the RAMBO work on the North side trails. 
Maxxis has been there for us throughout the building of RAMBO trails, providing us with sooo much event support. Thanks, MAXXIS! 
Reality Bikes for when you're up Gainesville way and need anything MTB.
Bike Roswell is Roswell's foremost advocacy group dedicated to making Roswell more bike friendly - regardless of biking preference. Lend support whenever you can. 
We can always rely on The Publix on Market Blvd. for the nutritious and delicious food for multiple festivities and events. 
DIRT RAG, The Rag for Dirt Heads. Read it. Live it. They are also local Georgia boys based in our club's area. Mountain Bike Review is a great resource for info for all things related to Mountain Biking. |
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