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November is busy with everyone packing events in before the holidays arrive. We’re participating in a few events hosted by our partners, and then at the end of the month we will be welcoming riders to Cranksgiving at Pace Bend!
Heads up: there will be no monthly ride this November due to Cranksgiving, and starting in December our group rides will begin at 9am. |
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| | | Presented by KOM Trails | Nov 29th, Pace Bend Park |
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| Cranksgiving is ARR's largest FUNdraising event of the year and it’s a great way to burn off that extra helping of pumpkin pie while riding with your friends! You will have an opportunity to complete multiple laps of our 8-mile, marked loop, earning a ticket for the prize raffle each time. We’re grateful for the support of KOM Trails, who returns as our title sponsor for this year! Interested in volunteering? We’ll hook you up with free registration and a raffle ticket! Click here to volunteer. |
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Photos courtesy Manny Pandya who returns this year to grab action shots and rider portraits! |
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| Cyclovia ATX | Marshall Middle School |
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| | A Ghisallo Cycling Initiative event. ARR will be leading a beginner friendly Bicycle Adventure Course! We’ll also have local freeride and slopestyle talent Stone Kepler doing some MTB hopper ramp demos. Come visit us, and all the community partners supporting this awesome event! |
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Ghisallo Cycling Initiative is also looking for volunteers who are available to support the event. If you are interested, please click here. |
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| | | Bike curious? Join ARR, Ghisallo Cycling Initiative, and Cedar Park Parks for this beginner mountain biking event. Bikes and helmets will be provided. This is a great way to get a friend hooked on MTB. $15 per rider. |
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| Violet Crown Mile Zero Grand Opening | Zilker Park |
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| | The Hill Country Conservancy will be officially opening the Mile Zero Trailhead of the Violet Crown Trail which begins in Zilker Park. ARR will be leading a short MTB ride. |
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| Trail Crew Workday | Walnut Creek |
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| | Join ARR VP Cullen McMorrow for a workday at Walnut Creek Metro Park. Scope of work is TBD depending on soil conditions. |
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Nov 9 8AM Walnut Creek RSVP Nov 16 8AM Walnut Creek RSVP Nov 23 8AM Walnut Creek RSVP Nov 30 8AM Walnut Creek RSVP Dec 7 9AM Circle C RSVP |
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To view all of our currently scheduled events, click here. |
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Reminder: Group rides will be canceled if trails are wet. RSVP to receive email alerts for any changes or cancellations. If you are interested in being a group ride leader, please click here. |
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Our fall membership drive has come to an end and we are excited to welcome 21 new members! The following individuals joined in October:
Lily Aaronson, Paul Browning, Joe Burkhart, John Garcia, David Grunow, Victor Larocca, Lisa Lennon, Steve McMillen, Tosha Mcsloy, Tristan Mosher, Robert Page, Jesus Pena, Ron Perry, Robb Ressler, Avelino Rivera, Jesus Saucillo, MJ Shult, Marcin Sochacki, Christopher Throop, Johnny Villarreal, Yogesh Vohra |
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Our Brushy Creek trail stewards have been busy repairing damage caused by our dry summer, plus the usual tasks. In their words…
Tommy Kerstetter: “For this badly eroded hill (shown below) I shored up the left side and added large rocks and additional material at the bottom, raising the surface. I will also be adding a water break at the top, and perhaps removing the root on the right. I’ll continue to add material as my schedule allows.”
Ronan O’Connor: “For the last few months I have been working on removing punji sticks and clearing over growth, dead limbs, and face slappers on Rim Trail, 1/4 Notch, Bob Ross, and Double Down. Fences have been built using cedar trees and boulders to block “b lines” and short cuts. Branches and brush have been removed from along the edge of trails. I'll be continuing this work on Dave's Ditch, Picnic, and Peddlers Pass over the fall and winter months.” |
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Level 1 Fundamentals Clinic |
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We hosted our third skills clinic last month and continue to build on a successful formula with additional clinics planned for 2026. Here’s some feedback from one of our members:
I highly recommend taking this clinic to anyone starting out, feeling rusty, or just wanting to check in on their skills. Abel and Renee were great, they worked with everybody's varying levels of skills and abilities. Down to even handicaps, like me being half blind and having a leg injury, offering advice and different ways to do things based on those 'limitations'. I even learned how to rear wheel lift (don't think they teach it as a standard but someone asked so they showed us), which I literally thought I was incapable of. Now I can't stop doing it lol found some weak points to work on and the trail riding portion was really good for putting what we learned into practice. A++
Thanks for the glowing review, Henry! |
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Movie Night | Freehub Presents |
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Finally, thank you to everyone who joined us for “Freehub Presents: A Mountain Biking Film Festival” at Austin Film Society Cinema! Freehub is doing a viewers choice award for the favorite film and they would like your feedback! If you still need to vote you can do that here. |
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| Austin could soon be getting an indoor bike park! Lalo Estrada is a local rider and Austin Ridge Riders Trail Steward at Mary Moore Searight Park, and he is working to create a climate controlled spot to ride! The first step is getting feedback from the community, and you can participate by joining their mailing list and answering a few short questions.
Revolution Ride Club |
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Our friends at The Bike Protectors and Texas Dream Bikes have partnered with us to offer local benefits to our yearly members! This is in addition to the benefits provided by IMBA. That’s a lot of value for just $39 per year! |
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Thank You To Our Partners: |
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To learn about how you can support ARR as a partner, click here. Not a member? Want to get in on the fun and support your local trails? Click here. |
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| Dale DaughertyMarketing and Communications Director Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club |
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