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The Peddler Bike Shops are involved with the community. Besides sponsoring mountain bike and road racing teams, Hal and John participate in bike safety rodeos for the Optimist Club, Brain Injury Association, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis; provide free bike inspections and repairs at the WKNO Action Auction, Senior Services Midnight Classic, MS150, and Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoor Festival. Perhaps you have ridden your bike to a Memphis in May event and parked it at the secured bike rack? Those were the guys from the Peddler - their priorities are to ensure safe riding habits are established early and that more people enjoy the health and recreational benefits of bicycling.
Weekly Events:
| Every Tuesday eve. @ 6:30 p.m. Weekly beginner and Intermediate ride.
Leaves from the Highland st. store and goes to Overton Park and back. (about 12 miles)
Overton Park ride map |
Every Thursday eve. @ 6:30 p.m. Fat Tire on the Street or Thursday Night Mountain Bike Boogie Leaves from the Highland St. store, goes downtown and back. (about 18 miles) Click here to see a map.
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| Every Tues. & Thurs. morning @ 5:45 a.m.. Road Bike ride Leaves from Highland store, 15-20 miles @ ~19 MPH
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Every Sat. morning @ 6-8 a.m. Toxic Tour ride Leaves from Highland store and goes by such wonderful sites as the N. Wastewater treatment plant, President's Island, Chemical plants and the old Army Depot. ~28 miles Click here to see a map.
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Up Coming Events:
| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Smart City Blog
Walnut Grove Road Construction Sends The Wrong Message About Memphis
Full Article here: page |
| BIG NEWS:CSX BEGINS REMOVAL OF TRACKS
Our negotiating team recently met with a senior representative of CSX, in preparation for a final sale at a fair price. CSX is clearing a swath in order to make room for their very large machine which pulls up their track. They have a senior arborist as a part of their crew, and they promise that they will take as few of the larger trees as they can.
They are starting on the North side of Shelby Farms, and will work their way West. They hope it should take no more than three months to have the entire line cleared. We hope to have completed the purchase by then, and have it given to the county, which will then issue the Memorandum of Understanding to us. There is a second machine which we hope to have in place as soon as possible which grinds up the gravel underlayment, crushes it, and tamps it down.. and we have a useable trail. As soon as it is legal, we will begin scheduling cleanup days !
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Double Decker Spring Ride-April 26th, 2008
Oxford Cycling is holding its annual Double Decker Road Ride on April 26, 2008. We will have a 24, 50 and 66 mile loop that meanders through the rolling hill country of Lafayette County with visits to a few Sardis landings.
The Ride will be fully supported; boasting pre-ride bike maintenance, 3 full service rest stops where you can top off with your favorite mid-ride snacks and rolling sag support for any mechanical issues or tired riders. We will provide a pre-ride refreshments consisting of hot coffee and bagels and pizza for post-ride refreshments.
The Charity's we have aligned with this year are Friends of Pete(local dog rescue shelter) and 9 lives cat rescue. Both charities are no kill shelters and operate on a spartan like budget helping their animals find homes.
The Swag Bag will be arguably the best of any charity event I have been involved with or ridden. We are finalizing the contents of the bag and will release the details as they come. The first item that is confirmed is a pair of socks from The Sock Guy. These socks retail for at least $10 and are the best performance socks on the market. If you haven't tried ona pair yet, you need to and you will never wear another brand of socks again! The other items we are working on will far outweigh the mere $25 entry fee($35 after April 11th, 2008).
You aren't sold yet??? How about the ride coinciding with Oxford's Double Decker Festival(DDF). The DDF in a nut shell, takes over the Downtown Square with pedestrian traffic, local artists peddling their wares, restaurants selling their flavors and bands playing all day. Heck, there is even a corner for younger kids to have fun. You can find more info at oxfordcvb.com about the DDF.
Summary:
a.. Various Route Distances: 24, 50 or 66
b.. April 26th, 2008
c.. 9am Start Time
d.. Ride on the roads that Faulkner wrote about
e.. Visit the Fabeled Sardis Resevoir
f.. Receive a pair of cycling socks from The Sock Guy
g.. Enjoy the family atmosphere on the Square with your Family after you ride
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| May 23-24 The BURN 24 Hour Challenge
And so it begins....
The 8th annual BURN 24 Hour Challenge is on!
Registration is open, the website is due for a major overhaul, sponsors are lining up, and the excitement is building. Are you ready?
Navigate to www.burn24hour.com for the race details, registration options, or to add your name to the mailing list.
Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested in the 2008 BURN 24 Hour Challenge and thank you for your interest. Burn 24 Hour Challenge | Dark Mountain Trails
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| Jeff Fejfar from Memphis Thunder Racing here. Just wanted touch base and let everyone know that MTR, along with Share the Road Midsouth, have the 2nd annual "Cycle for Safety" coming up again this year. The date for the event is set for Sunday, May 4, 2008. It will again take place at St. George's Collierville campus with portions of the event starting at 10am and being completed between 2-3pm.
-There will be two distance options for the long-ride. This will give a shorter route for those not quite ready to do a 50+ mile ride and also provide extra refueling stops for those doing the full ride out to Cory's memorial site.
We would also like to do another raffle and silent auction.
Thanks again for all your support in the cycling community!
Sincerely,
Jeff Fejfar
904-894-6990
Online registration link:
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| May 17th Memphis in May MTB Tri-Athlon, Millington, TN |
| May 18th Memphis in May Tri-Athlon Millington, TN |
| May 24th, Bike the Cram Clarksville TN |
| June 14thDragonfly Tri-Athlon, Sardis, MS. |
| June 28th Tour De CornEast Prairie, Missouri |
| July 19th Mighty Mite Tri-Athlon Forrest City, AR |
| August 24 Wolfpack Tri Shebly Farms, Memphis TN |
| Sept 14th Greenway 8K & 10K Benefitting the Wolf River Conservancy 2p.m. Germantown, TN |
| Late September, Big Dam Bridge 100Little Rock, AR |
| Early October, Tour De CapeCape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Nov 27th Turkey Trot 4 Miler Memphis TN |
| I found a GREAT link for upcoming bicycle events in Tenn. |
There is a new bike trail being built in town, goto greatermemphisgreenline.org
Past events:
4-19-08 The Peddler's newly sponsored group, the Cirque Fellows at the start of the Charlie Finney annual ride to raise money for the Church Health Center.
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The Peddler participated in the 07 Christmas Bicycle Recycle |
 
Hal went out of town and the Toxic Tour Group decided to have a tailgate party since he wasn't there to make coffee. |
 June 2007: Susan, Larry, Steve and Belinda standing in front of the "Tour De Corn"'s namesake.
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 a Happy Biker at the "Gotta Have Park" mtb race |
|  October 22, 2005 "You Gotta have Park Festival" also known as "Down n Dirty for the Farm"
To raise funds and consciousness for Shelby Farms Park.
Gotta Have Park website
Download Results here:2005 Results
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 April 10, 2005: Wolfman Duathlon, A Peddler Bike Shop sponsored Event. |
"Spring Festival Bike Ride" April 16,2005
The Peddler Midtown is sponsoring a 20 mile bike ride. We will have an open house with bananas, muffins, juice and coffee. |
 November 13th, 2004: "You Gotta Have Park" mtb race sponsored by Peddler Bike Shop happened at the Agricenter.
The results arehere. |
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Rounding the corner at Overton Square, the site
of the Colors of Memphis Criterion.
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Juniors
toe the line at the start of the Tennessee District Road
Race.
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