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2013 SHARE Poker Ride

2013 SHARE Mountain Bike Poker Ride was a success.

Share Mountain Bike wishes to than all the participants, vendors, and volunteers that participated in the 2013 Poker Ride.

2013 Share Poker Ride Overview

2013 was one of the biggest Share Mountain Bike Club Poker Rides ever! What a great way to celebrate our 25th Anniversary. We had 126 participants and 26 volunteers and 10 great partners / vendors.

This year was great ride, great fun, great food, great beer, and great prizes.

First, a thanks to all our volunteers: Kevin, Danny, Bob, Christine, Edward, Colin, Freddy, Mark, Jeremy, Dave, Phil, Reed, Barry, Margo, Sonomi, Bao, Lynn, Carolyn, Chris, Keith, Jim, Loren, Steve, Carolyn, Paul, and Brad. We could not do this event without you. Great job!

Second, thanks to all our great partners.

Third, thanks to the 126 participants in making the 2013 Poker Ride a wonderful event. Share Mountain Bike Club is a 100% volunteer organization. 100% of the money raised will be used to improve the trail systems and parks and to improve and enhance the mountain bike experience in Orange County.

Check out the 2013 SHARE Poker Ride photo album

 

2013 SHARE/IMBA Poker Ride on May 18th!

2013 SHARE/IMBA Poker Ride

Join SHARE Mountain Bike Club of Orange County in celebrating our club’s 25th year and  celebrating our first year of being Orange County’s IMBA chapter mountain bike club. The 2013 SHARE/IMBA Poker Ride is on May 18th at 8 am in Santiago Oaks Regional Park. Ride is $25 for all participants. Post ride lunch and beverages is $10 (free for SHARE/IMBA members). Registration now open!

Register Here

2013 Poker Ride

Be Part of the Fun! Ride Hard, Get Dirty, Win Prizes, and Meet New Friends!

The SHARE Mountain Bike Poker Ride is a very fun event that has been run annually for over 15 years. The event raises critically needed money sponsoring trail work and wilderness restoration projects throughout Orange County. There will be a great post ride raffle, lunch and a wide selection of fine beverages from our sponsor New Belgium Brewing Company!

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Registration

If you haven’t renewed your IMBA/SHARE membership yet, this is a great time to do it. IMBA/SHARE members get the post ride lunch and beverages for free!

Ride is $25 of all participants. Lunch is $10 (includes two beverages). Pre-register on-line at Active.com (No day of event registration). Register at: http://www.active.com/cycling/orange-ca/santiago-oaks-poker-ride-2013

Again, lunch is FREE for Members. Late Fee $5 after May 12.

Volunteers Needed

We do need volunteers to make this a success, if you would like to help please let us know. Email us at Sharemtb@gmail.com

2013 SHARE/IMBA Poker Ride @ Santiago Oaks Regional Park – May 18

2013 SHARE/IMBA Poker Ride @ SORP

Join SHARE in celebrating our club’s 25th year and  celebrating our first year of being Orange County’s IMBA chapter mountain bike club. The 2013 SHARE/IMBA Poker Ride is on May 18th @ 8 am in Santiago Oaks Regional Park. Ride is $25 for all participants. Post ride lunch and beverages is $10 (free for SHARE/IMBA members). Registration now open! Click link below.

Register Here

2013 Poker Ride

Be Part of the Fun!

Ride Hard, Get Dirty, Win Prizes, and Meet New Friends!

The SHARE Mountain Bike Poker Ride is a very fun event that has been run annually for over 15 years. The event raises critically needed money sponsoring trail work and wilderness restoration projects throughout Orange County. There will be a great post ride raffle, lunch and a wide selection of fine beverages from our sponsor New Belgium Brewing Company!

new%20belgium%20logo

Registration

If you haven’t renewed your IMBA/SHARE membership yet, this is a great time to do it. IMBA/SHARE members get the post ride lunch and beverages for free!

Ride is $25 of all participants. Lunch is $10 (includes two beverages). Pre-register on-line at Active.com (No day of event registration). Register at: http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2088237

Again, lunch is FREE for Members. Late Fee $5 after May 12.

Volunteers Needed

We do need volunteers to make this a success, if you would like to help please let us know. Email us at Sharemtb@gmail.com

2013 50 Mile Ride For Rwanda

50 Mile Ride Registration Now Open!

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SHARE has always been a big supporter of the 50 Mile Ride For Rwanda. Last year, SHARE volunteers supported one of the many aide stations and led the 10 mile ride option. This is a premiere event for Orange County mountain bikers.

Online registration is now open at https://50mileride.webconnex.com/registration2013

Details

Date: Saturday, April 27th 2013

Start / Finish: Cooks Corner, 19152 Santiago Canyon Rd., Trabuco Canyon CA

The Ride

This is a fundraising mountain bike ride – with an emphasis on FUN. The event features a choice of 50, 25 or 10 mile routes. Post-ride party and BBQ sponsored by Cook’s Corner. HUGE prize raffle – over $25,000 worth of cool stuff – donated by the generous sponsors. Plus massage therapists, bike expo and live music. Bring your friends and family to share in the fun!

The vision this year is to raise $100,000 this year for Rwanda, in support of World Bicycle Relief and Team Rwanda Cycling. This will be the 7th annual Rwanda Ride. The ride has raised over $320,000 for Rwanda so far – thanks to all the riders and generous sponsors.

See you all there!

Special Presentation: 2012 RAGBRAI at December Meeting

A Ride for Everyone’s “Bucket List”

December 3rd SHARE Meeting

SHARE members Robin Lemonds and Keith Eckstein will be presenting a special event at the SHARE meeting on December 3 at 6:30 pm. Robin, Keith and other riding partners completed the 2012 RAGBRAI Bicycle Ride and will be sharing pictures and their experiences from the ride.

The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa or RAGBRAI is an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state of Iowa.  In the ride’s 41st year, over 10,000 cyclists attended RAGBRAI which is the oldest, largest and longest recreational bicycle touring event in the world.

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Where is Robin?

Special Presentation – November 5 – Mountain Biking in the Swiss and Austrian Alps

Every other month, SHARE Mountain Bike Club has had special presentations as part of it’s monthly meeting. This month, we are excited to present: Mountain Biking in the Swiss and Austrian Alps.

The SHARE November Meeting will feature a special event with Drew Lazenby which will present a slide show and answer questions concerning his epic mountain bike adventure through the Swiss and Austrian Alps. The presentation starts at 6:30 pm on Monday November 5th located at the REI in Tustin in the community room.

 

 

Be there!

2012 IMBA Take a Kid Mountain Biking – join the fun!

Join SHARE members for the 2012 IMBA Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day this Saturday.

This event grows every year. last year we have over 80 kids attend. There are rides for every level of rider… from training wheels to an advanced mountain bike ride featuring single track. After the rides there is a BBQ and tons of prizes for the kids. This is a premier mountain bike event in Orange County.

Signup Here

Where: Irvine Regional Park – Group Parking Lot #2
When: Saturday, October 6 at 9 am
Why: Introduce the younger ones to the fun of MTB, have fun and a lot of neat prizes.
Cost: free
Sign-up: https://takeakidmtbdayoc.webconnex.com/signup2012

SHARE POKER RIDE this weekend! May 19th

Be Part of the Fun! Ride Hard, Get Dirty, Win Prizes, and Meet New Friends!

The SHARE Mountain Bike Poker Ride is a very very fun event that has been run annually for over 15 years. The event has raised critically needed money sponsoring trail work and wilderness restoration projects throughout Orange County.

Register and then meet up at 8 am in Irvine Park.

“Be the Sharpest McLeod in the Trailer”

If you haven’t renewed your membership yet, this is a great time to do it. SHARE members get a super special rate of just $10. All participants, pre-register on-line at Active.com. No day of event registration!  The prices will be the same as last year. $10 for Members, $30 for Non-Members, $40 for New Members. Lunch is $10 (includes two beverages). Fees go up $5 after May 13th.

—>  Register Here  <—

Volunteers Needed

We do need volunteers to make this a success, if you would like to help please let us know. Email us at Sharemtb@gmail.com

Wickedly Fun!

Pictures of Poker Rides Past

Pick a card… any card

Make a great hand…

Food, Drinks, Raffle, and Prizes…

Maybe you can be a winner!

Ride Beautiful Santiago Oaks Regional Park

Trail and riding conditions are perfect and the views are wonderful. Several new trails have been opened over the last two year.

We do need volunteers to make this a success, if you would like to help please let us know.

Ride of Silence – Wednesday May 16th!

Join SHARE Mountain Bike Club at the Ride of Silence

Wednesday, May 16th. Gather at 6 and Ride at 7 pm @ Irvine Civic Center.

Info @ http://www.sellin.com/silence/

The Ride of Silence is an annual
event to HONOR those who have
been injured or killed on bicycles,
to RAISE AWARENESS that we
are here, and to ask that we all
SHARE THE ROAD.

SHARE Mtb Poker Ride on Saturday May 19th! This Weekend

Be Part of the Fun! Ride Hard, Get Dirty, Win Prizes, and Meet New Friends!

The SHARE Mountain Bike Poker Ride is a very very fun event that has been run annually for over 15 years. The event has raised critically needed money sponsoring trail work and wilderness restoration projects throughout Orange County.

“Be the Sharpest McLeod in the Trailer”

If you haven’t renewed your membership yet, this is a great time to do it. SHARE members get a super special rate of just $10. All participants, pre-register on-line at Active.com. No day of event registration!  The prices will be the same as last year. $10 for Members, $30 for Non-Members, $40 for New Members. Lunch is $10 (includes two beverages). Fees go up $5 after May 13th.

—>  Register Here  <—

Volunteers Needed

We do need volunteers to make this a success, if you would like to help please let us know. Email us at Sharemtb@gmail.com

Wickedly Fun!

Pictures of Poker Rides Past

Pick a card… any card

Make a great hand…

Food, Drinks, Raffle, and Prizes…

Maybe you can be a winner!

Ride Beautiful Santiago Oaks Regional Park

Trail and riding conditions are perfect and the views are wonderful. Several new trails have been opened over the last two year.

We do need volunteers to make this a success, if you would like to help please let us know. 

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