When: Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 6-9pm
Where: Loft above W on Elm 324 South Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Come join us for the Piedmont Fat Tire Society Annual Member Meeting!
The meeting will be held at the Loft above the W on Elm in downtown Greensboro. Doors open at 6:00 and the meeting will go from 7:00pm until approximately 9:00pm. Refreshments are available in the Loft area and food can be purchased from the restaurant downstairs.
We will be discussing the previous year's accomplishments, plans for the coming year, and of course awarding one or two Golden Gnomes!
There will be great socializing and raffle prizes so be sure to come out and bring a friend.
Alright Fat Tire family. Thanks to the generosity and partnership with our wonderful local bike shops, we are giving away one $100 and two $50 gift cards at our annual meeting. You need to be a current member by 2/4/2018. There is considerably more to give away, this is a portion that only PFTS members qualify for. JOIN NOW, there is still time!
As always the best way to show your support for mountain biking in the Piedmont is to become a member! So please join today!
We'll be meeting at the shelter by the swimming pool. Look for the Fat Tire Society pop-up tent. There will be chili and drinks and probably other stuff too. If you want to bring something that would be great!
We will have riding groups for all skill levels and will regroup at the shelter after the ride for a potluck social.
Don't forget, we are collecting canned food goods as well as cash for the Second Harvest food bank. Here is a list of most needed items.
We need your help TODAY! The third and final phase of plan development for the Moores Springs Trails is taking place. We want YOU to participate in the on-line survey that consultants have provided to give input for Hanging Rock State Park. Phase 3 – Draft Master Plan The Phase 2 survey reflected 60% of people supported emphasis on bike trails and camping opportunities. Only 8% surveyed saw the need for hiking only trails. Survey user feedback appears to not be represented in developing the most recent plan. The Phase 3 draft version of the plan is still lacking adequate bike trail mileage. The Phase 3 plan reflects a major expansion of hiking only trails instead of increasing needed bike trail mileage. We would recommend the cycling community to not support the plan as it is presented for question number 1 on the survey. Key feedback points to consider to include in your survey on what an improved cycling plan should contain are:
1. The recommendations of this plan do not reflect that currently Hanging Rock State Park has over 20 miles of hiking trail, and only 8 miles of bike trail (which hikers can walk on too). The plan needs to be more bike centric to meet the overall demand the survey reflects.
2. More bike trail mileage is needed to make this park a destination location like Lake Norman State Park. The MST area focus should be to increase total bike trail mileage in this park. We would like to see at least 20 miles of bike trails at the park.
3. All trails south and east of Vade Mecum Creek should be biking trails. There should be no “hiking only trails” between the creek and the existing bike trail network. Horses and hikers should be on the trails west and north of the creek.
4. The mountain bike community (which built all of the existing bike trails) has a long term vision of a bike centric camping area at the Moores Spring campground. This campground should be a biking and floating/boat only campground! There should not be any “hiking only trails” in this area.
5. The proposed plan is great for the hotel and a hostel on Mecum Central. However, the plan should save the existing pool so people have a place to go swimming with family without having to drive to the main park’s swimming lake.
Come join us for the next Fat Tire Social at Revolution Cycles!
The previous ones have been a blast so don't miss this one.
Given the more private setting we do plan to give a brief update on the current happenings and future plans for the Piedmont Fat Tire Society. If you're looking to get more involved this will be an excellent opportunity to come meet some of the board and other active members .
Special thanks to Watts and Revolution Cycles for keeping the shop open to sell us beer!
Natty Greene's Kitchen + Market
2003 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, 27405, NC
See you there!
The Piedmont Fat Tire Society is happy to be one of the participants in the di'lishi frozen yogurt bar Community Giveback program that runs through the end of October.
Visit the North Greensboro di'lishi located at 4016-D Battleground Ave. Greensboro, NC 27410 and enjoy a cup of yogurt. With each cup purchased you will receive a small voting spoon which you then deposit in the Greensboro Fat Tire Society box on the giveback wall. The donation size depends on how full the box gets over the voting period so the more yogurt you eat, the more you support the GFTS.
di'lishi is located conveniently on the north side of town, where several of our trails are. Perfect for a nice post-ride treat!
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