[ July 31, 2007; August 2, 2007; ] Exact times and location are to be announced.  Check the EarthRiders forum for details.

About the Midwest Mountain Bike Patrol 
The MMBP is an affiliate of the National Mountain Bike Patrol. Mountain bike patrollers are people who provide a volunteer service for the land management agencies that oversee their favorite trails. Whether they’re in remote back [...]

The Star has a new profile of the Riverfront Heritage Trail that is finally coming together.  Yours truly build the trail’s new web site, and I was very excited to learn about all of the various projects that about to bring the trail to completion.  Work has already started on a big segment across the [...]

I recently attended a transportation summit in Jefferson City where a joint committee of the House and Senate transportation committees heard testimony from lots of experts on MoDOT’s funding challenges.  The bottom line was that the state doesn’t fund transportation nearly enough, and ultimately voters will have to pony up more money in gas tax, [...]

Sad news from Topeka, KS.  On Thursday two bicyclists collided head-on while riding on a multi-use trail in that city.  One person is dead and the other is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.  Neither was wearing a helmet.

[ August 5, 2007; 7:00 am; ] Location: Louisburg, Kansas (south of Johnson County)

More info from the Johnson County Bike Club.

This week the city will begin public meetings on its new planning, zoning, and parking ordinance. Included in this is section that will require bike parking for most businesses, schools, libraries, etc. If you’ve ever been in Chicago, Portland, Denver, etc and noticed bike racks in front of every video store, supermarket, or [...]

Update: The Star reports that the granddaughter died today of her injuries. They were Sierra and Larry Guant of Lee’s Summit. Larry was a regular MS150 veteran and they were training for Sierra’s first MS150. Channel 9 just interviewed Larry Smedley of the Bicycle Shack, were they had stopped right before the crash. [...]

UPDATE: The memorial ride has been postponed until further notice. The funeral is Saturday morning, so the ride will be rescheduled so that the Gaunt family can participate.
Visitation
Friday at 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Langsford Funeral Home
3rd and Market, Lee’s Summit (map)
Funeral
Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
Raytown Christain Church
6108 Blue Ridge Blvd, KCMO (map)

Hey All
I Talked with Brad Gaunt Yesterday. He [...]

Heather at The Wheel Cyclery says that the world’s lightest production bike, the SCOTT Addict, will be available for test rides next week. If you ever wondered what it’s like to ride a $13,000 bike, this is your chance.
Scott Bikes is bringing their Demo bikes to town this Monday, August 13th!
What: Come ride [...]

[ August 10, 2007; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

The first of three stages is a new crit on the streets of Downtown KC near Huron Park and 7th and Minnesota.

More info at tourofkc.com