Until the water limits are lifted water has been cut-off to the bike wash at Chicopee. Hopefully this crisis will be over soon and we can resume use.

Just wanted to give a Big Shout-out of THANKS to ‘Fast Norma’ Rainwater and Sorella Cycling for the great turn-out on the Oct. 13th Trail Work Party at Chicopee Woods. We’ve finished 75% of the Beginner Trail and it looks great!It is really fast and flowing ,no matter what your skill level.A Big Thanks also to Frank w/ Chic-fil-A and Gainesville SORBA for the lunch for all the workers. I got to meet and work beside one of my heroes,Linda Demma a fellow Type 1 diabetic of Race Across America fame.She is nursing a broken collar bone from a road crash, so we have that in common also.Then many of us enjoyed the rest of the afternoon on our bikes.

We had a wonderful time riding Bear Creek and Pinhoti in Ellijay. The leaves weren’t in full color yet but none of us were complaining. The weather couldn’t have been nicer.We met two other groups and had an impromptu picnic.It rained the day before so the trail wasn’t dusty for a welcome change. Good Trail, Good Company, Good Food. Can’t wait ’till the next one! Pic’s of both of these events can be viewed @www.dropshots.com/nrainwater