SORCE will be holding its 2009 Annual General Meeting Tuesday November 17, at 7:00pm at The South Surrey Arena meeting room.

Everyone that attends will receive a SORCE lanyard, just for attending. As well, everyone that attends is entered in a draw to win a set of Race Face Atlas (or Deuce) Cranks with E Type Bottom Bracket as well as lots of other SWAG prizes. If you attended a trail day this year you can enter a second time for all prizes.

We need to elect a new executive team for 2010. New Executive members would be greatly appreciated and bring new ideas and new blood to the club.

Executive Positions to be filled are:

• President
• VP
• Secretary/Treasurer
• Membership Manager
• Trail Dude
• Dirt Jump Dude
• Events Coordinator (probably just 1 race, and not race director)
• Liaison to the City of Surrey

If you have an interest, we would love some new members on the executive.

Please RSVP if you are coming to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , so we know how much snack food to order.

I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday November 17

Last week four baffles were installed by the City of Surrey on the major exits from the Bike Park along the Hearts in Motion trail.

After consultation with SORCE and the Sunnyside Acres Heritage Society, these were installed and funded by the City as part of the ongoing efforts of us all to preserve and maintain the park for the enjoyment of all users. This trail is used by many walkers and families and the baffles are designed to slow cyclists when exiting the Bike Park - let's face it, we have enough to keep us happy in the bike park without having to speed outside!

Please respect these barriers, keep them upright and undamaged, and keep your speed down when riding on the trails outside the park.

South Surrey Bike Park is about to Join The Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park

Surrey Council is about to approve including the South Surrey Bike Park inside the boundaries of The Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park. This will insure the long term protection of the Bike Park, as The Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park is protected against even future park development, like a new pool. This is excellent for our Bike Park. Included in this Surrey Council motion is the ability to use the Bike Park for “Active Use,” like racing and training.

There is a Public Meeting July 9 from 6:00 to 8:00pm at the Rotary Club House. Could as many members as possible please attend this meeting, so the possible “No” side is not the only voice. We need to let Surrey know we support this. Previous SORCE executive has worked on this initiative for years, and it is now coming to reality.

When: Saturday July 18th, 9:00am – 12:30 pm

Where: South Surrey Bike Park (Softball City)

Come and help maintain the South Surrey Bike Park:

**Major Project – DJ’s, PART TWO**

We will be working on re-shaping and improving the rest of the Dirt Jumps

**WE NEED YOUR HELP**

Enjoy a free BBQ, free swag draw, and good Karma!

Just turn up or contact Mike - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Well another Bike Fest has come and gone.

If you weren't there, boy did you miss some crazy stunts. Backflips and 720s to name a few.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the event another resounding success, especially Lanie, who really brought the whole event together.

A sampling of images have now been posted in Pics and Videos. If anyone has pics they would like us to post, please contact us .

Stay tuned for videos. They will be posted as soon as I have time to edit them.

Kim St. Pierre has done an excellent job of photographing another SORCE event.

You can find pictures from the 2009 My First Mountain Bike Race at Kim's Flickr Page .

• Jay Miron’s Ten Pack BXM will be performing BMX Dirt Jumping

• Kona will be at Bike Fest with their Demo truck and Demo Bikes

• Giant will have Demo Bikes

• Unicycle Demonstrations

• There will be a Bike Lock up facility, so ride your bikes to the park

• Face Painting, Raffles, Music – Fun for the whole Family

The 8th Annual SORCE Bike Fest is Saturday June 13 at The South Surrey Bike Park

Bike Fest needs volunteers for the following jobs at Bike Fest 2009;

If you are interested in helping out, let me know:

• Morning setup
• Afternoon Tear Down
• My First Mountain Bike Race Marshalling
• My First Mountain Bike Race Registration
• Concessions
• Volunteer Registration

The date for Bike Fest has been set for Saturday June 13th at the South Surrey Bike Park.

Lanie Baxfield is the event coordinator – thanks Lanie. Anyone interested in helping out with Bike Fest this year, let me know and I will pass your information onto Lanie.

Mark June 13th in your calendars, and plan to come out to this excellent event.

Online registration for My First Mountain Bike Race 2009 is now available through Karelo.com

The Race will start at 10:00 AM on June 13, 2009 at Softball City in South Surrey.

Day of registration and check-in will start at 8:00 AM and close at 9:30 AM sharp! Please don't be late as we require time to prepare a starters list.

Nearly 40 SORCE members came out on Saturday March 28th to the South Surrey Bike Park and did an awesome job of upgrading and maintaining the Bike Park trail network. Thank you to everyone who came and helped - we got a lot of important work done because of your help. This large amount of work will allow us to maintain the trail network with fewer trail days this year.

A special thank you goes out to Mike Dolling for doing an awesome job organizing the trail day. Thanks also to Barry, Scott, and staff at South Surrey Cycle for hosting the volunteers BBQ – the burgers were fantastic and greatly appreciated by all. Thanks to Peninsula Cycle, Rocky Cycle, and South Surrey Cycle for the Swag for the volunteers.

All in all - it was a great day

2009 Challenges

Golden Ears Bridge TCT Challenge 2009 - October 4

Destination Maillardville Challenge 2009 - Sunday, July 12

I have been working on a new website design for several weeks now and would like to give everyone a sneak peek at what is coming.

You can also take a peek at a live version of the design at:

http://www.performancecomputing.ca/sorce

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

You can renew your membership online, at our affiliated local bike shops or via snail mail. More info HERE

RENEW between  October and January 1 and SAVE $5 on your 2009 SORCE membership
($20 individual, $35 family, $10 student*)       

               
FOR NEW MEMBERS...JOIN NOW for the regular membership fee and get your SORCE membership for the remainder of 2008 PLUS ALL OF 2009! ($25 individual, $40 family, $15 student*)---same low rate for the past 7 years

 CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
 The 100th renewal will receive a sweet piece of SORCE swag!

Another year has passed and another AGM is in the books.

The big news is that Jim has finally convinced someone else to take over as President! It took him years of threats and complaining, but he eventually convinced Garvey to take the lead role. The members of the new executive can be found here.

This will mean some changes to the focus of the club, so now more than ever, we need input and help with moving the club forward.

THANKS JIM for years of dedication and hard work! SORCE and the bike park would not exist without your tireless efforts.

I attended my first Cyclocross race on Saturday and had a great time.

These guys are slightly crazy (coming from a downhiller)! Picture riding around on gravel and mud on modified road bikes with only slightly larger than normal tires. And just in case you didn't think that was crazy enough, they add in obstacles like hurdles that require the riders to get off their bikes in order to jump over them.

Thanks go out to Team Peninsula Cycles for organizing the event and to all the volunteers that helped out.

Pics are available at the following Flickr pages:

Matt Law has a few

Kim St Pierre has lots!

This year Team Pen Cycles founders and long time SORCE members Jeff and Matt have two Cyclocross (CX) races on the calendar.

Team Peninsula Cycles Cross #1 (BC Cup) - November 1

Team Peninsula Cycles Cross #2 (BC Cup Finals) - November 22

All club members or interested mountain bikers are encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting. It will be held on Thursday, October 23rd at 7 pm in the South Surrey Arena upstairs meeting room above the ice rink.

The main purpose of this meeting is to elect a club executive, help guide the direction of your club for 2009, and as a final celebration of the the Bike Park's 10th Anniversary. Swag draws and free refreshments available! Note that only current 2008 members can vote or take part in the swag draw.

Please RSVP by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are attending.