Get rewarded for helping to build and maintain the trails we love!

Ol' Mother Nature has as much impact on our trails as we do, so in addition to responsible use, volunteering a few hours a month or donating to these projects is essential for the sustainability of our sport.  Winter in Louisville is the perfect time to hit the ground running!  During the warmer parts of the day, the soil is often too wet to ride, but perfect for digging!  There's no better way to start off the new year than by participating in a local trail day. The goal for these projects is to be multi-user based and to preserve our parks by mitigating trail deficiencies, designing, maintaining and building trails so they might last indefinitely for many recreation groups to enjoy.

As a thank you to trail volunteers, we've supplied both The Olmsted Conservancy and KyMBA with discount cards for 25% off any item (excluding bikes and some electronics) from either Mountain Bike Depot or The Trail Store!  Log six hours with either organization, and the card is yours!  For a list of local trail days, check our volunteer opportunities page.  There are plenty of opportunities each month at many of our local haunts! We'll be attending the January 10th trail day at O'Bannon Woods State Park in Corydon; grab your gloves and come on out!

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Get rewarded for helping to build and maintain the trails we love!

Last minute shopping? We can help!

Last minute shopping? We can help!

Trail Day Sunday, Red Zone Update

This Sunday, Dec. 13th, Paul Arlinghaus is hosting a trail day at O'Bannon Woods State Park near Corydon, IN - practically in our backyard!

For those not yet familiar, O'Bannon currently features 6+ miles of trail, with the hopes of expanding to 40+ miles throughout the 26,000 acre property. This is some of the most varied terrain in the region with elevation changes much greater than that of Otter Creek! This property has the potential to be the greatest mountain biking destination in the area, so we need volunteers to help make it happen!

Plan is to head out of Rocky Ridge (Family Campground) around 10:00AM. HMBA will be providing tools, but make sure to dress for the weather. Bring chemical heat packs to keep your hands warm! We will review the current trail and explore some of the adventure trail starting around 1:00PM. We will be doing this with bikes (weather permitting), so come ready to ride. The Adventure Trail is an adventure, so be ready for some rough trails if you want to explore it. The park entry fee is waived for the event. If there is a gate attendant just let him/her know you are there for the mountain bike trail event. Contact Info: Paul Arlinghaus (317)730-5046, parlinghaus@msn.com

The map below is the trail plan for phase one. This is 20 to 25 miles of trail and doesn't include the whole Adventure Trail Loop which will be a 25 mile loop by itself. The trails that were built this winter and spring through the state trail grant are the yellow and dark blue trails.


Indiana's DNR is fired up about getting more hike/bike trails on the ground at O'Bannon. Check the HMBA thread for more photos, etc.

HMBA will also be providing lunch for the trail workers on Sunday December 13. Nothing too fancy but it will be filling and even include dessert. They'll have a vegetarian option available as well. If you haven't already, please post up that you will be there on Sunday so we can plan for enough food.

Since the weather will be cold enough we will also have freshly made hot chocolate with marshmallows as well as water and NA beverages.

This is a great time to show the parks department of Indiana that the Louisville area wants more trails, and the more people we get out there, the better chance we have to get more money allocated to trails in Southern Indiana. Trails that would be easy to get to from Louisville, and have the potential to be as epic as Brown County.

In other news...
Out at USAC Cyclocross Nationals in Bend, OR the Red Zone Juniors are making quite a statement! Preliminary results show:

Girls 10 - 12
Edie Webb - 2nd
Frances Haley - 6th
Cate McShane - 7th

Boys 13 - 14
Gavin Haley - 3rd
Cooper Simon - 7th
Ian McShane - 8th

Boys 15 - 16
Drew Dillman - 7th
Luke Haley - 9th
John Fransisco - 13th

Congratulations to all racers!

Trail Day Sunday, Red Zone Update

Cyclo Claus 2009!!!

Hello All,
Bob's Red Mill/Rocky Mountain and Mountain Bike Depot & Cross Supply have once again teamed up to bring a new event to Louisville. Bend is a long way from Louisville, and not everyone can make it out there (Good Luck Redzoners!), but, if you still have that cross bug, you have one last chance before packing it up.

We bring you Cyclo-Claus 2009. It will be held Sunday, December 20th at Briar Hill Park. It is a new venue to the cyclocross scene, but has all the ingredients to make for great racing and spectating. This is a fun, family oriented event and all are invited to come enjoy the day.


This is also a time of year to think of others, and we will be offering reduced entrance fees to those that bring either a toy for Toys for Tots, or a backpack for Blessings in a Backpack. These are both great organisations, and we hope that we can provide some help.

We also ask if anyone has any holiday lawn ornaments, inflatable (insert holiday item), Christmas trees, Menorahs, reindeer, anything, bring it on out Saturday.

We will have Pre-registration available at Mountain Bike Depot in the Westport Village, and there will be a $5 day-of fee.

Course set-up will take place Saturday night, and all help is welcome. We will post more details here and on our website,

www.mountainbikedepot.net

Thanks everyone, and we look forward to it!

Cyclo Claus 2009!!!

Red Zone Pancake Breakfast - Saturday 12/05

Who doesn't like pancakes??

WHAT: RED ZONE JUNIOR CYCLING PANCAKE FUNDRAISER AT APPLEBEE'S

WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH

TIME: 8AM - 10AM

WHERE: APPLEBEE'S RESTAURANT, 9921 ORMSBY STATION ROAD, LOUIS. 40223

WHY: Our goal is to raise $2,500. Your support with this fundraiser will help our team accomplish things that wouldn't otherwise be possible. ( And for those of you racing...it's a great pre-competition carb meal )

COST: $5 PER PERSON....includes pancakes, juices, milk, coffee

HOW: Tickets can be purchased at the door the morning of the 5th OR you can buy in advance from a Redzone family. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND WOULD LIKE TO DONATE ANYWAY....100% OF YOUR TICKET PURCHASES WILL GO TOWARD OUR TEAM.
THANK YOU TO ALL FOR SUPPORTING OUR TEAM.....WE WOULD NOT BE WHO WE ARE WITHOUT YOUR HELP AND THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR SPONSORS. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Just an FYI - We are taking 14 kids across country to compete at the USAC National Cyclocross Championships. There will be more on that later...but we hope to make the OVCX proud of Red Zone. Some proceeds from this breakfast will help us to be Bend.

Good luck, Red Zone!

Red Zone Pancake Breakfast - Saturday 12/05