NMTS News	Support our 2008 Gila Sponsors Bike Coop 3407 Central NE Bikes + 8810 Holly Ave NE Cycle Cave 5716 Menaul NE (west of San Pedro) Fat Tire Cycles 421 Montano, NE Great Harvest Bakery El Dorado Square, Riverside Plaza Ln. NW High Desert Bicycles 909 36th, Rio Rancho Performance Bike 1431 Mercantile Ave NE Sport Systems 1605 Juan Tabo NE, south of Indian School Sportz Outdoor 6915 Montgomery NE, west of Louisiana Twin Sisters Cycling Silver City, NM Two Wheel Drive 1706 Central SE, west of University  Wolf's Bagels Montgomery and San Pedro Upcoming Local Events [All] July 17 US Bicycle Routes System Meeting 27 Durango to Farmington (and back) 100 August 2 Tour of the Nations 2 MTB the Valles Caldera 3 Colo Rocky Mountains Bicycle Tour 16 Stonewall Century 20 NMDOT BPE Meeting (East Mtns) 23 White Sands Missile Range 50 Bike Ride 23 NM MS 150 (NMTS has a team) September 6 Enchanted Circle Century 6 NMES Double Boundary Trail MTB 12 White Sands Monument Ride (FULL) 27 Ruidoso Hospice Century 28 Chile Pepper Challenge October 18 NMES Zuni Mountain 86 Mile MTB 25 White Sands Missile Range Century 25 Black Mountains 300K Brevet 26 Day of the Tread November 22 El Tour de Tucson December 6 Radium Springs 200K Brevet NMTS Website Totals for June 1, 2008 to June 31, 2008 Files Transmitted: 85665 KBytes Transmitted: 726048.9 Average Files Transmitted Daily : 2763 Average KBytes Transmitted Daily: 23420.9 Counts include imbedded image & map files
The Tuesday Evening Ride at 5:30pm changes to an A-1 pace. Slower riders will be on their own unless somone volunteers to lead a slower group. Orders are being taken for NMTS Club jerseys until the supply on hand is gone, more... What's new: Updated Take Us To Pecos ride. In the news >> Albuquerque awards the "Q-Bike" contract to Clear Channel, more... (7/16/08) Sandia Ranger District Travel Mgmt Project decision, more... (7/14/08) See the maps. Fire Restrictions Lifted on Cibola National Forest, effective July 11, 2008. See the news. GARTC members are needed, more... Southeast New Mexico Cycling, more... The City of Albuquerque is presenting adult Bicycling 101 classes: September 20, & October 18, 2008, more... US Bike Route System Meeting, July 17, 2008, more... NM MS150 Bernalillo - Los Alamos fundraiser, August 23-24, 2008, one or two day ride. Join the NMTS team, more... Hard to find bike parts? Try bikeparts.com Bob Mionske has several excellent articles about recent cyclists' deaths by motor vehicles and the "institutional bias" of various police departments (blame the victims), more... Bicycles will now be allowed inside Albuquerque buses when the outside racks are full (9/8/2007). Otero Canyon Military Withdrawal Boundaries are still in place, more... Dial 311 in Albuquerque to report debris on bike paths or lanes, or pavement problems or other hazards. City of Albuquerque jerseys for sale through CABQ Parks and Recreation, more... See News of Interest to New Mexico Cyclists and Area Events for more.   ANSI Approved Helmets are Required for All Rides   The New Mexico Touring Society is a bicycling club of recreational riders of all ages and abilities, from beginners to experts and families. Volunteers sponsor one-day and multi-day road and mountain bike rides. Check out our ride schedule to participate in one of our rides or come to one of our monthly meetings to meet us. The NMTS is an affiliate of the League of American Bicyclists. Monthly Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of January through November at 7pm. The New Mexico Touring Society P.O. Box 1261 Albuquerque, NM 87103-1261 Ride Line: 505-237-9700 http://www.nmts.org email: nmts@swcp.com  Copyright 1998-2008, Eric Russell