God's Country = Fat Tire Fun

Dear Cycling and Multi-sport Enthusiast,

As President of the Cow Town Cycling Team, I invite you to join us in Lawrence, Kansas over the March 24 & 25, 2012 weekend for the God’s Country Fat Tire Festival. Our team has two fun filled days of off-road excitement planned.

Our festival...Saturday brings us the return of the God’s Country Mountain Bike Classic. This will be the opening round of the 2012 Unified Federation of Dirt’s West series. Traditional cross country mountain bike classes including kid’s events and the popular Clydesdale, Single Speed and Marathon divisions will be held. Sunday the God’s Country Off-Road Duathlon returns for its 10^th year. For a decade this event has offered a fun and challenging multisport event for all ability levels. This year we increase the fun opportunities with both Long and Short course options. Elite, Age-group, Clydesdale, relay teams and unicycle options are available.

The venue...Off-road heaven is what some call it. The Lawrence River Trails (LRT) offers a trail system that is fun for all ability levels – LRT is rideable by absolutely anyone. The trails have the perfect combination of flowing dirt single track, hairpin turns, berms, and rolling hills. Expert to beginners will all enjoy the LRT that is maintained by the Lawrence Mountain Bike Club.

Festival features...Professional event timing and finishing services, custom handmade awards for both events, custom t-shirts, post-race food and beverages , free photographs and cash payouts for Cat 1 and Elite classes. Hammer Nutritional products will be available both days, The Wheel Cyclery will be on hand offering bike support and we will have plenty of Chamois Butt’r for all your comfort needs.

How to enjoy the fun... To register go to http://www.prerace.com/races/event/32511/God-s-Country-Off-Road-Duathlon-Lawrence-KS. A field limit of 200 is set for our events. Please register early to save your spot, save money and get your event t-shirt and swag. For the month of February, we have discounted entry fees and “Free Fee February” where the processing fee is waived.

Questions? Email chrisdlocke@gmail.com or call 816.200.1273

Where to get info...

www.fattireduathlon.com

www.cowtowncycling.com

www.unitedindirt.com

www.lanternrougekansas.com

www.thewheelcyclery.com

www.hammernutrition.com

www.seekcrun.com

www.racedaytimingsolutions.com

www.pacelineproducts.com

Bone Bender v4

It is official. Permit has been approved and registration is open.

Registration is easy and you save money and guarantee yourself a bunch of swag. Plus, if you register in the month of February there is no online fee - Free Fee February.

Registration link: 2012 Bone Bender Registration

Mountain Competitive Event Permit #: 2012-618

Bone Bender 3/6 Hour MTB Odyssey
798 N. 1415 Road
Lawrence, KS 66049
(816) 200-1273 Phone
(816) 926-2072 Fax
www.bonebendermtb.com
chrisdlocke@gmail.com
Event Date: 04/15/2012

Event Types: Marathon and 6 Hour

Sponsoring Clubs: Cow Town Cycling Team

Bicycle Dreams comes to Kansas City

Bicycle Dreams, the award-winning feature-length documentary about the Race Across America (RAAM), will premiere in Kansas City at the Screenland Crossroads Theatre on Saturday, February 18 at 7 p.m. The screening is sponsored as a benefit for BikeWalkKC.

The film, which has won numerous awards at film festivals all over the world, “is an up-close look at what RAAM riders go through,” says Stephen Auerbach, the director and producer of Bicycle Dreams. “They deal with searing desert heat, agonizing mountain climbs, and endless stretches of open road. And they do it all while battling extreme exhaustion and sleep deprivation. It’s a great subject for a film.”

Tickets will be $10 in advance and $15 at the door the night of the show. To purchase advance tickets, order online at www.imathlete.com/events/bicycledreams. For more information about the event, go to www.bikewalkkc.org.

For more information on the film, go to www.bicycledreamsmovie.com or visit us on Facebook.

Media contact: Garry Harrington 603-209-5010 gharrington3165@hotmail.com

Gravel Grinders Grow

You know things catching on fast when you make the cover. Come join the fun this winter at one of the many gravel grinder rides hosted by: http://gravelgrinders.blogspot.com

Our Cover Girl of the week - John Williams.

Happy Holidays

God's Country Fat Tire Festival

Things are well underway in preparing for the opening round of the Unified Federation of Dirt series. Be sure to save the date. You will not want to miss it.

God's Country Fat Tire Festival - March 24 & 25, 2012

Boss Cross #4

Boss Cross #4, today at the Raytown BMX track was the last race of the series. What a way to finish it, rain leading up to and during the race made for a classic muddy cyclocross race.

Cowtown had John Williams and Rick Barret in the cat 3 race, with John getting on the podium for 3rd .

LMBC Turkey Day Ride

A very fun day of riding out at Clinton. Thank you to the Lawrence Mountain Bike Club for hosting this annual event. We always look forward to it. Some pictures from the days ride.

The Gobbler Grinder

Looking for a fun ride over the Thanksgiving weekend? Look no further...

Gravel Grinding Season

Changing leaves, morning chills, shorter days, cold rain and snow, dogs growing their winter coats. All are sure signs of fall which around here means only one thing - Gravel Grinding season is in full swing. What is gravel grinding you ask? In short they are what cycling is all about. Fun rides that allow you to explore some back country roads, trails and even some easy single track. It is about having fun on your bike, meeting new people and just riding for fun. Gravel Grinders leads you to places where fewer people dare to venture and in general slows you down and allows you to enjoy life.Two fun rides this week are planned. Wednesday the full moon will be out and we celebrate with the Full Moon Monty. Saturday is the Gardner Wind Howler.

For complete info on rides in our are visit http://gravelgrinders.blogspot.com/
What do need for a gravel grinder? Look for a complete article soon, but in general any touring/cyclcocross/commuter/MTB bike will do fine. In the above picture a road bike was used with 28 cc tires and worked great. We would suggest a sturdy tire. More info soon what it takes to have fun on gravel rides.