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The Wednesday night ride decided this past week to make a Mountain Bike Christmas Tree!

Wednesday November 23    6:30pm   @ The Vernon Town Cinema

Movies:

-From the Inside Out (Anthill Films / Second Base)

-All I can (Sherpas Cinema)

Time: Doors @ 6:30, Inside Out @ 7 , All I Can @ 8:15

Tickets: $15 (Cash Only Please)
Available at: -Attridge
-Olympia Cycle and Ski
-Skyride Cycle
-Sun Country Cycle
-Outdoor Exposure
-@ at the Door

Tons of PRIZES including A PAIR OF SKEVIK SKIS!!

Come support your local Cycling Society and have a great time dong it!
We’re wrapping up bike season and kick starting ski season.

Huge thanks to our sponsors:

-SKEVIK skis
-Attridge
-Olympia Cycle and Ski
-Skyride Cycle
-Sun Coutry Cycle
-Outdoor Exposure

Check out the TRAILERS below!

INSIDE OUT trailer

ALL I CAN trailer

As usual, NOCS Cosens Creek Trail Day was a success!  Our focus was Bid Ed…. 19 volunteers showed up, the weather cleared and we accomplished everything we set out to do.  We built 2 ride-arounds; one eliminating the steep climb after the old paraglide launch (beware, the top section has a tight line which crosses in front of a bear den; we still need to bridge over it) and the other one eliminates the steep rooty tight decent; although the gully line is still open if you choose to ride it.  Also, the berms on Jimmy Thang have been tweaked… so everyone have fun riding Big Ed.

NOCS will not be having any further trail days this year, so I encourage the trail bosses to ride their assigned trails before the snow falls and report any maintanence required.    Any major work required will be done with small work parties.

ON THAT NOTE … Kristopher Seiler from National Defence Canada flew out from Edmonton to talk to us on our trail day about UXO’s…. Unexploded Explosive Ordnance.  Kal Park was used as a military training centre during the wars and UXO’s may exist in Kalamalka Provincial Park…. some examples of UXO are unexploded bombs, rockets, grenades, artillery shells, flares, mortars and hazardous residues that remain after a partial detonation.   The Dept. of National Defence will be doing a sweep of Kal Park, in particular the trailed areas, next year.  In the meantime, he strongly warned us of the possibilities that UXO’s exist.  If you find something that could be a UXO please don’t touch it, remember the location and leave the area, and call 911 or the police or myself.

You may have read in the paper about a local guy, Michael Schratter, who is riding across the world for mental health.  Here is the link to the RIDE DON’T HIDE website.  You can be part of his journey and ride with him from the College to the Canadian Mental Health Association building on Thursday, be at the College at 4 pm.

www.ridedonthide.com.  here is a little video on Michael   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3v94qGmuKg

Ellison Park parking lot 5:30 October 30.

Costumes optional.

Don’t forget your lights!!!

Tricks and treats after the ride!

Time to come out and give a little back to those trails you ride.

Meet 9am at Cosens Bay parking lot.

Will need shuttle vehicles to get up to top of Big Ed Bring water & snacks for a few hours labour!

TAILGATE BBQ AFTER

Check out their website for more race info: http://interiorcross.weebly.com/index.html

Vernon’s first Cross Event.  Located at the Vernon Army Cadet summer training centre grounds, parking lot at the corner of Paschendaal Dr and Hwy 97, just south of the city centre on the hill out of town towards Kelowna.
October 9th sign on 9am
B Race 10
A Race 11
$15 entry + $10 if you don’t already have a cx race licence and need to purchase one
Prizes, fun racing and community feel

What is Cyclocross?

Cyclo-cross paraphrased from Wikipedia

Cyclo-cross (CX) is ridiculously fun bike racing. Races take place typically in the autumn and winter, and consists of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5  km or 1.5–2  mile) course which may include pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount and carry their bike while navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion. Races for senior categories are generally between 30 minutes and an hour long, with the distance varying depending on the ground conditions.

Get amped watching this video…sorry for the lack of gals racing, will have to search some more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWxuDZL_420&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWxuDZL_420 An American CycloCros Season

What not to do in Cross…thank you Craig Ritchey!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk-rvdS_UME

NOCS and Silver Star have teamed up to host a costume ride for the last night of extended play on August 31 at the Silver Star Bike Park. Bring your best costume and ride in it!!! Prizes will be at the saloon after the lifts close.

GROUP RIDES

Check out our calendar for more info on group rides. There are ride nights 4 nights a week!

**  GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND!! **

As part of the TWO WHEEL WEEKEND Silver Star is hosting its second annual Dag’s Downhill fun race this Saturday,  11:00 – 1:00.  NOCS will be present with its fabulous volunteers; wonderful Ted Spearin will be running the digital timing.  $25.00 to enter; all the money goes back to the winners.  Anyone under 18 must have a parent or guardian on site to sign a waiver.  Sign up Saturday in the Village…..

**Spin the NOCS Wheel of MisForture at the top of the Mountain on Sunday**

SPANKY’S….  there will be active logging at logging block 85421 for about 1 month … the area around the first switchback across the road above Shy Turtle (or thereabouts).   The contractor has blocked off the trail within the area affected.   So please, where you see the trail blocked off, DO NOT REMOVE ANY LOGS BLOCKING THE TRAIL ENTRANCE…. use the road for this short distance.  The contractor will remove his blockade when the logging is complete.   This will not affect the whole trail, just a short part of it so please be patient.  Please spread the word and tell your friends…. we want everyone to be safe!

MEMBERSHIPS…. just a reminder that memberships run Jan 1 to Dec 31.  If you do not have a membership and are thinking about waiting til next year, we encourage you to buy your membership now; there is still much riding to be done (and as a member you receive discounts at certain venues in town, 10% off SS day passes, invites to participate on trail days and my informative e-mails).  In October memberships will be sold for half price.

ELLISON AND COSENS CREEK…… thanks to John Shumyk and volunteers the kiosk has been erected at Ellison Park.  A map is being produced for the kiosk and Ellison Trail Maps are in the process of being completed.   Cosens Creek Mountain Bike Area kiosk map is also at the printers; will be up at the Cosens Creek kiosk shortly.   Have you tried the Cosens Creek pump track…. it’s awesome for practicing your skills.  NOCS will be organizing a couple trail days for the fall; keep an eye on the website.   AND KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE GROUND; the rattle snakes are abundant this year.  And have you seen the wild turkeys in Ellison Park… I have!

VILLAGE GREEN HOTEL…. is now Vernon’s Bike Friendly/Full Bike Service hotel.   If your buddies are coming into town and you don’t have room on your couch, send them to the Village Green….the Village Green will take care of your buddies and their bikes.

T-SHIRTS… do you have one yet!  Available at all 3 Vernon bike shops.

AFTER THE HILL CLOSES…NOCS is working on some fun events for the fall once Silver Star closes; to be posted on the website and at your local bike shops.  Remember the Wednesday nite ladies rides are still going strong; as well as the Tuesday nite mixed rides and Wednesday nite men’s rides out of Olympia.

XC BIKE CLINIC… our very own Julie Melanson and Cindy Garvin have become Vernon’s most recent certified coaches and have held two successful XC bike camps this summer; Single Track Summer School Women’s clinics… next clinic September 17/18.  Contact NOCS or check the website for details.

NOW GET ON YOUR BIKE AND RIDE!!!

Cynthia

One of our members was riding at Ellison the other day. He stopped in the trees just above the parking lot and noticed a suspicious black VW Jetta, plate # 692WEA drive by the lot slowly then come back and park near his car. Our club member rode out of the woods towards his vehicle and the car left.

Remember don’t leave any valuables in your vehicles as unfortunately there have been break ins.