Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day!

As if Kinetics Sculpture Race Weekend wasn't exciting enough, Saturday is International Mountain Biking Association's (IMBA's) 8th annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day (TKMBD)!

TKMBD is an annual celebration developed and coordinated by IMBA, striving to encourage communities around the world to join together and ride mountain bikes with youth. Besides being good, healthy fun, the goal is to develop a connection between kids and the natural world around them. 

To help support our youth and our trails, the Olympic Mountain Bike Team and The Broken Spoke Race Team are hosting a trail ride Saturday, October 6th for all ages and all abilities. The ride will leave The Broken Spoke at 2pm. Let's get today's children out on the trails so they can be tomorrow's decision-makers for important matters like recreation and access to public land.

To learn more, check out IMBA's site:
 http://www.imba.com/kids

Video: Alex Donnachie and Kerr Wilson

By Andrew Brady
bmx.transworld.net

Kineticly Moving Forward

Koming soon is the Kosmic Kahos of the 

2012 Apokalyptic Kinetic Skulpture Race!!!!

It is possibly the most kompelling event one will ever have a pleasure of experiencing. A world wide phenomenon right here in our bakyard. Here's the skedule for the whole krazy weekend:

To find out more about the event, check out their website:

 http://www.ptkineticrace.org/index.html

We will also have extended hours on Sunday, Oktober 7th until 6pm so you kan keep up with the racers and to help everyone keep kineticly moving forward.

(All misspelled words are kompletely intentional)

Super Beginner Female's Trail Bike ride 9/16 @4pm

Super Beginner Female's Trail Bike ride
Not interested in going on the Tour de Fermes on Sunday? Not a road rider? Are you a female? Well then, join Nicole of The Broken Spoke on our Women's Mountain Bike ride. This Sunday, Sept 16, we will be doing a SUPER BEGINNER'S TRAIL RIDE.

Here are all the details:
Sunday, 4pm, starting at Blue Heron Middle School
We will start out with a little skills work, then head out on a beginner trail ride

Everyone (female) is welcome! even if you've ridden trail before.
Bring water, and a snack. Heavy rain cancels otherwise bring adequate clothing!!

Please send this email to all your lady friends, and youth!, that have ever been interested in mountain biking but are hesitant to try.
See you there! Thank you.

~Nicole

Stottlemeyer trails temporarily CLOSED

The North Kitsap Trails Association wants to let trail users know that Port Gamble trails are closed temporarily due to extreme fire hazard. Here is a link to the Pope Resources website for more information. The NKTA website will have an update when the trails are reopened. Announcement from Pope Resources: Effective immediately, Olympic Resource Management, a Pope Resources Company, will be temporarily closing all recreational access to all its Hood Canal Tree Farm properties in Jefferson, Kitsap, and Mason counties. The closure will remain in effect until significant rainfall occurs. ORM regrets the inconvenience to those who enjoy and respect the property; however the dry conditions make for extreme fire hazard conditions and threaten private and public resources. Pope Resources owns and manages nearly 71,000 acres of forestland on its Hood Canal Tree Farm in Kitsap, Mason, and Jefferson Counties.

Thank you, North Kitsap Trails Association

Winter Hours begin October 1st

Greetings,
The Broken Spoke will be changing to winter hours on October 1st.  Winter hours:
Sunday 11am - 4pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am -6pm
Closed on Wednesday

Thank you for all your valued support.

We're still doing Thursday night mountain bike rides, meeting at the shop at 6pm.
Winter Women's ride schedule to be announced.

Cheers,
The Broken Spoke