Something to start out, a link to my recent Times-News Net articles

 http://www.timesnews.net/section_community...ction=Biking/Hiking

Saturdays ride to Yuma
To the usual suspects:

Went by McGees today and the restaraunt was only serving from 11-? and was closed due to septic problems.

Guess we might eat about 1 mile out at the Greenbelt Eatery and carry snacks for later or stop by Hicks at about mile 40 for the long riders.

I am registered for the 14th Annual Bicycle Tour of Colorado for June 22nd - 28th with a meal plan and camping service but due a sudden serious health issue with my mother I cannot go. This is a 403 mile loop beginning and ending in Durango through and over some wonderful CO mountains and country (http://www.bicycletourcolorado.com ).
My buddy is driving from Abingdon so you could probably arrange a ride with him. I would like to get half price out of package which breaks down as follows and I will consider breaking up the package if you don’t want it all:

Tour with gear shuttle, sag support, etc. 360.00
Camping service with ShuttleGuy 295.00
Meal Plan 227.00
Total 882.00

For more info call Dennis Sutherland – 276 608-4899

Hi Everyone,

I'm relatively new to the cycling world and don't feel that I'm quite ready to join an official group ride - I'd probably be too slow right now. Are there any beginner groups that help show new folks the ropes?

I have a Trek Navigator 2.0 and have taken it on the road for 3-4 trips now, mostly on the Green Belt and in the downtown Kingsport area. I'd love to get more comfortable on the road though and would welcome any tips!

Thanks!

Kris,
Welcome and browse around the website where you will find lots of usefull info. You may be riding faster than you think, but the easiest way to tell is get a basic computer/speedometer that has average speed. There is not a beginner groups, as such. As for road riding, ride with traffic and follow the same rules, wear bright visible colors, use a rear view mirror.
Shoot an email to the main site email address for more specific questions, not here.

Friends,

I am looking to rent a road bicycle for 3 days (Aug 5-7). I am a native of Kingport and avid cyclist. I am visiting family and would love the opportunity to ride. None of the local shops rent. I live in Bethel, CT. I am packing my shoes and biking clothes with high hopes.

Thank you,
Curtis Tipton
(203)788-9870
curtipton@aol.com

Chris, as far as I know the only places around here rent mtn/ comfort bikes. I know the feeling. I went to Chicago and wanted to rent a real road bike and even there it was hard, and I paid twice as much for one.

From a list I'm on, thought some of you might know something I don't:

Hey all,

Sorry if this is too off topic but I thought someone on this list
might be able to help me out.

My fiancé and I will be honeymooning in Gatlinburg TN in early
September and we'd love to get some bike riding in. We'd hoped to get
a couple folding or suitcaseable bikes to ride around the area, but
the budget REALLY isn't there.

Anyway, we'd really like to be able to bike more than drive once we're
in the area.

Does anyone on the list:

* Know of a place in the area we could rent some OK bikes at a decent price?
OR
* Live in the area and have a couple bikes they could rent us while we're there
OR
* Know of a good place in the area we might be able to buy a couple
bikes cheaply and then sell them back at the end of the week?

We ride uprights or recumbents and are OK with tandems (although we've
only ever ridden recumbent tandems). I'm 5'9" and she's 5'4".

We'll be getting there sometime on September 8th and coming home the
following weekend. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

- phædrus

email me at bphilli259@gmail.com
Thanks, Bill

Edited by author 08-29-2008 08:52 PM
Bill,
Obviously by your stated height you are NOT the Bill Phillips that is in our club. Besides, he's married already and probably couldn't handle two.
As mentioned in below posts, they only rent mountain bikes and comfort bikes in the tri-cities. I had trouble getting a real road machine in Chicago. Being a tourist meca, you might find rentals in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge.

Rick
Yeah, it's me. I was just passing along a request from one of the email list I'm on.
On another topic, the members of KBA who had previously been members of RUSA were
Jeff Rowland and Julianne Surchat. Their memberships in RUSA expired in 2002, but I can't confirm that they ever rode a brevet. The RUSA has us as "Kingsport Bicycle Club". I should probably get that straightened out.
*Rowland*, Jeff | RUSA No. 1598 | Johnson City, TN
Kingsport Bicycle Club | ACP Club Code: 942042
Membership Expires: <http://www.rusa.org/join.html>; *2002/12/31*

*Surchat*, Julianne | RUSA No. 1597 | Johnson City, TN
Kingsport Bicycle Club | ACP Club Code: 942042
Membership Expires: <http://www.rusa.org/join.html>; *2002/12/31*


*See you on the road.*

*Bill
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I'm working on Friday, but if anyone if interested in getting in a ride on Thanksgiving, please let me know.

Anyone riding this Friday (11/28)?

Maybe Friday if I do not get called to work and my shifter does work :-)
There was no set time in the QR ??

The ride is on the schedule for 10:00 on Friday. I'll be there, bearing the same conditions as you, no getting called into work and no mechanical problems (or too much turkey!)

We are in Buffalo, but plan on riding Sunday. Jerry E inquired about Friday's ride at 10am according to the ride schedule http://kba.tripod.com/rs/kbars.pdf
Happy Turkey Day!

We plan on riding Sat and Sun 6th & 7th. Bundle up and join us!

I will be visiting my brother in Knoxville this coming april. I would like some information about rides or routes in the area. I am a road rider. Any input would be helpful.

thanks,

Tony

Tony,
Our club and the TCRC both have extensive upper east tennessee ride maps/ cue sheets posted on our sites you are welsome to check out, or check out our ride schedules and join us. Please note the Tri-Cities where we are located is 100 miles from Knoxville. Check out our Orgs listing for clubs and routes nearer to Knoxville such as the Smokey Mtn. Wheelmen. Our Events page posts some local event of interest, but is hardly all inclusive as there are just too many.

Edited by author 12-24-2008 07:32 PM
We rode Today (XMas) Eve with out of town guest and plan on riding Thursday and Friday.

Edited by author 12-24-2008 07:44 PM
"Rider", quit being childish. Yes, this site is for MEMBERS of the KBA adult TOURING club, not for anyone to advertise their own groups. Would me like for me to remove your groups link from our Orgs listing too?

I plan on riding the 26th and 27th. Merry Christmas everyone!

Edited by author 12-26-2008 01:37 PM
Still planning for a 10am Fri start. Rain chance mainly before 10am.
Update- 3 rode 30+ , no rain.

A friend is looking for a decent pair of used road wheels, at a decent price. Please let me know or respond on this message board.

Looking forward at the hourly weather graph, R&D are NOT riding at 10am Sat AM! Good chance we may do a afternoon ride from CHMS. Will update here with time if anyone wants to join us.

Wimps. :) Of course I guess I can't say much, I didn't ride last
weekend, but it wasn't due to weather. Hmm, actually, Sunday was due
to weather, I had to go out and fix some quite severly lightening
damaged equipment that was hit Saturday night, quite rare for this
time of year!

Edited by author 01-17-2009 08:56 AM
Good thing it wasn't your lightning damaged $28 million uninsured house!
Looks like about 29 and sunny and rising temps at about 1pm Sat. See you at CHMS.

Edited by author 01-18-2009 11:39 AM
2pm Sunday CHMS. It's 37 degrees now.

anyonje interested in an afternoon ride around 2:30 or 3 ?

anyone interested in Sat afternoon ride around 2:30 or 3 ?

John, I haven't seen you in forever! Are you riding this Saturday (7th)?

Hello Katherine. No , I am working nights this coming weekend. However , I am going to ride Sat & Sun afternoons when I get out of bed , if the weather allows it. I haven't rode much this year & Sunday was a struggle.

Well, drat. You mean you're not energized enough to ride after a long night shift? :) We need to work on our schedules so we can bump into each other more often.
Anyone else riding this wknd? 60 degrees, people!!

Edited by author 02-07-2009 12:16 AM
Yes Sunday, probably Sat. (Sunny, 39 and warming, windy at ride time)

I'll be riding, but not a bicycle on Saturday. I still don't have my
wheel yet, but I may still come out on Sunday and hope it's a flat
ride, although I doubt it from CHMS! At least I can run over the dogs
for everyone!

I am in the market for an old drop handle road bike. If anyone has one they are trying to get rid of please email me.
 Thank you,

email: atone86@vt.edu

Rain at Knoxville. May try a nonstop ride.

Is anyone planning on riding the tour de mayberry this year?

Well, I like this board! :)
Who is doing Horsey hundred?
Gray and JC people are going to be there.
Does anyone knows where to go to create cool shirts for the Johnson City Cycling "club"? I am not from around here. :)

NOAA says 80% chance of rain after 8am today. By the looks of local and regional radar I'd put that at about 110%. We plan on extending tomorrows ride to Church Hill over Bays Mtn for about 34 miles if anyone wants to join us.

Faked out! Guess it 20%ed. Rode later.

Hey everyone,
Don't know if this site is still active but I'm looking for a used road bike 56-58 cm. I'm just beginning the sport so I don't want to invest a fortune til I figure out how much I enjoy the sport. Thanks

New to the sport... What is the typical length and average mph of rides on Tuesday / Thursday "Show n Go"?

David ,
 Most show n go evening rides are 22-25 miles ; with a 13.5-15 mph avg. Come on out & ride with us.

John,

Thanks. Sounds good!

I'm going to be visiting Bristol this weekend and wanted to get in a 50 to 60 mile ride with some long sustained climbs. I see some routes on mapmyride from Bristol to Shady Valley over Holston Mountain http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-state.../144124224924835141 . What concerns me is traffic on 421. Is this a good route? Are there better choices? I'd prefer to ride from Bristol. I don't like driving to a ride.

I ride that route a lot. there is not a lot of shoulder, but the
traffic is fairly light and for the most part considerate. For a 50 to 60 miler, I'd ride into Shady then turn right at the crossroads. That will bring you thru Stoney Creek to Elizabethton, then right on 19 to 11E back to Bristol.

Anybody riding today?

If the weather is good I will, it looks like it will be right now.

See you there.

Hey! I can not get the rides to pull up. Can somebody tell
Me what is planned for saturday. I am on facebook and my email is cloggernut@aol.com. ThAnks! Kathy

Edited by author 10-09-2009 05:14 PM
Schedule sez leave the ETSU parking lot behind Knight's (formerly "Buck's), at 8:30 ayem..I don't know how the weather situation is going to work out.

Do you ride rain or shine?

Oh yeah, it's the ride to Watauga Dam from ETSU..

Right now Sat looks like a wash for doing the Watauga Wilber dams ride from ETSU. We'll re-evaluate in the AM after looking at radar and after evening tornadoes have passed through.
This is Sat's 57 mile ride Kathy,
http://bergg.etsu.edu/tcrc/CueSheets/pdf/WataugaDam_57.pdf
There is also a map if you browse around the TCRC site
It is not a breakfast ride. Usually lunch in Elizabethton.

I'm thinking of extending Sundays ride from Mormon Church on Netherland Inn Rd. to Church Hill, down Goshen Valley and Over Bays Mtn. for a 35 miler if any one else wants to tag along..
http://kba.tripod.com/cues/cjc-bmtn.htm

Looked at the radar.....See you tomorrow :(

Agreed- Sunday. We may try and get some miles in later. The WW route is a favorite, but no good ways to short it if necessary.

Edited by author 10-25-2009 10:51 PM
Read the QR...and sorry I didn't ride today with y'all, but I'm trying to rid myself of the last bit of the major dose of the crud I managed to come down with earlier in the week.

Enuf about me..What happened to you Brian? Foot surgery? That truly sucks (having had that experience recently). Hope you recover quickly and painlessly.

Hey Mike, I hope you are now doing better and can get some rides in this week! I always get the crud as the leaves change.

Well, my foot has I'm not sure if you'd call a break or fracture exactly, but I am going to have surgery on it later this week. They plan on putting in a couple of screws and pins to keep the bones in place, then take them out in about 6 months. I should be able to be out of a cast in about 2 months so I'm looking forward to that and getting back on the bikes.

I didn't realize you had to have surgery recently. I hope it didn't put you down for too long! I'm already getting tired of these crutches!

Ohhh yes....crutches supremely suck.. Hang in there, you'll get over it soon enough..

Whose the orthopedist?

Yep, I hope to be off them by at the latest the end of the year. I'm seeing Dr. Klinar at Appalachian.

That's great.... Dr. Klinar, and the folks at Appalacian Orthopedics took excellent care of me and my busted ankle earlier this year, as well as a hand fracture several years ago..

When he tells you something like "Start putting weight on it" or "Use it as much as you can tolerate" DO IT!! This guy uses a very assertive approach, and you'll be much better off following his advice.

See you Saturday.

Were is the meeting place for the volunteers at the BAE event tomorrow?

I'm not 100 percent sure I'll be there, but don't feel like waiting til the last minute.

Thanks

Very loud jersey:
<http://elevengear.com/trafficmaster.html>;

Oops!! Sorry I missed the message. I didn't know the answer to that one but I could have found it. Did you go down there? I took wifey over to Asheville for the day. On the way back a passing truck kicked up a rock and knocked out the back window on my wife's brand new car. She's not happy but over all it's a small thing. Never had anything like that happen before. J.E.





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greetings from wet C R. Guess Linda won't half to worry about that first boo boo now! Hold dwn the fort

Hey!! Didn't know they had WiFi in the tree tops of those third world areas. :~))


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Now you know where the phrase Ï heard it through the grapevine¨came from.

Is anyone interested in riding Buffalo Mtn in JC on tuesday afternoon about 2pm ?

Anybody planning on doing the club ride Saturday? I don't want to drive to Kingsport to ride solo.

Yep! I plan on riding tomorrow. Not a particular fan of crossing Fort Henry but it should be a good ride J.E.


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Anybody up for today's ride?

Anyone else thinking about riding tomorrow?

In my humble opinion , Saturday's ride should be moved to 2 pm. ( same place )

I have to work from 11 tonight till some undertermined time in the morning, probably 11. Guess I'll probably miss.

John, 2PM is to late for our schedule. How about Noon?

I'm in!! You guys pick the time. J.E. Tanner


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Church of Zaks at Noon.

Okey Dokey!! See Ya Then


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Hi Kathy,
Sharon Kline and myself have had a heck of a time connecting with you. Pls. call her at (949)887-9555. Merry Christmas to you.
Bud

We plan on being back to ride this Sunday 27th. Send in ride reports for TH-SA. And Merry Christmas!

where is the actual start for the blairs gap / return via beech creek ride ?
Sullivan Middle , Peoples Bank , or Gum springs road ?
& is anyone planning on riding today ?

The start is Gum Springs Hollow and Horton Highway. I won't be there but Rick said there was a lady from out of town who was planning to ride all four rides. Bill
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

I think Rick was talking about me, Michelle. I am hoping to go today, though I went to the eye doctor this morning and am waiting for my eyes to stop being dilated (though I can see far away just fine). Are other people going? My home phone # is 247-8998, and my cell phone # is (803)528-1756.

Should have been a great day for riding. Hope Michelle an John got together. We were looking at gingerbread houses at the Grove Park!

It was a great day! I drove to the meeting place, but didn't see anyone, so I left around 2PM when I realized I'd left my front wheel at home. I won't make that mistake again... and I don't think I'll make it to the ride tomorrow, though, because my family won't be done with Christmas things.

Won't be home tomorrow in time to join you guys..but I'll see yall on Sunday.

Now, if I can just remember which side of the bike goes up.......

Had Christmas with family , I didn't make the ride. I am working days , I could ride with someone on Monday afternoon between shifts.

WoW ya'll look organized! Where do I get a used TREK? ( $300.00 )

I plan on showing up at the scheduled place and time...anyone gonna be there?

We plan of riding from CHMS Sat., the scheduled ride or variation there of or maybe something else. Join us.

Got home too late today, but will show tomorrow, unless the weather is obviously too bad.

Are folks planning on being in Jonesborough for the ride tomorrow? Weather looks good!

Yes. Heck, the weather was great today!

Nope ! Sorry! Perfect day to ride but I missed it. Had to do today what I didn't do yesterday!!! J.E.

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Finally , able to ride !! Got 15.6 miles in today ,for once a good day to ride ; working the next 4 nights.

The Jacob Francisco Metric info has been distributed to our area and it is going to be on April 17th at 9 AM this year. IT is a bit earlier than the usual Memorial Day weekend event.

HELP-My brother and I plan on visit the area the weekend of August 21st for the NASCAR race in Bristol. We are NASCAR fans AND cycling fans. I know...an unusual combination.

I was looking for either a sponsored ride or a group ride for the morning of August 21st.

Does anyone know where/how/who we could get connected with in order to ride that day? Please email me at tcartee@cgrproducts.com

Trevor , the KBA has scheduled club rides on sat mornings. There will be a club ride that morning starting at 8 am in the Kingsport area. The fall schedule will not be out until July or Aug , check back then.