NMTS News	Support our 2007 Gila Sponsors Albuquerque Bicycle Centers 1570 Juan Tabo NE, 2641 San Mateo NE, 3330 Coors NW Bike Coop 3407 Central 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 Northeast Cyclery 11200 Montgomery NE REI 1550 Mercantile Ave. NE Sport Systems 1605 Juan Tabo NE, south of Indian School Sportz Outdoor 6915 Montgomery NE, west of Louisiana Two Wheel Drive 1706 Central SE, west of University Twin Sisters Cycling Silver City, NM Wolf's Bagels Montgomery and San Pedro   Upcoming Local Events [All] May 15 NMDOT BPE Meeting (Aztec) 16 ABQ Bike to Work Day 17 White Sands Monument Ride (FULL) 18 Santa Fe Century 21 Ride of Silence 24 IMBA Trail Building Class 24 Ironhorse Bicycle Classic (TOUR FULL) 27 Bicycle Boulevard Open House 31 Sacramento Mountain 400K Brevet June 1 NM Tour de Cure 1 Elephant Rock Century 7 Albuquerque Century 14 NMES Cochiti MTB 100 15 Ride the Rockies 21 Tour de Bosque 22 Bicycle Tour of Colorado 28 Taos 600K Brevet July 5 NMES Santa Fe Big Friggin Loop MTB 27 Durango to Farmington (and back) 100 August 2 Tour of the Nations 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 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 December 6 Radium Springs 200K Brevet
Read Ralph Monfort's 2008 Bhutan Bike Trip in the Members-Only Area. A few more helpers are needed for the NMTS Santa Fe Century Rest Stop, May 18,2008, more... Orders are being taken for NMTS Club jerseys until the supply on hand is gone, more... What's new: Bernalillo Rio Grande Loop Option, Paved New Mexico Passes, Tech Tips: Stan's Tire Sealant for goathead protection.   In the news >>   GARTC Members Needed, more... Santa Fe Bike to Work Week events, May 12 - 18, 2008, more... The June 7, 2008, Albuquerque Century will in part benefit BikeABQ. The City of Albuquerque is presenting adult Bicycling 101 classes: June 21, September 20, & October 18, 2008, more... The 2008 Bike League Rally will be the Maine Bike Rally, July 11-13, 2008. NM MS150 Bernalillo - Los Alamos fundraiser, August 23-24, 2008, one or two day ride. Join the NMTS team, more... The Mesilla Valley Bicycle Suitability Map is now available (4/9/2008). The City is requesting comments on the modified Mid Block Crossings. Survey No Pedal the Peaks again in 2008. PTP is occupied with a lawsuit from a cyclist's crash in 2005. Maybe there's a PTP in the future, rumor of 2010, more... 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... Support the IMBA's efforts to oppose the USFS continuing efforts to ban mountain bikes from some premier routes, such as the Monarch Crest Trail in Salida, 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
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