Get back on that horse and join Friends of the Calumet-Sag Trail for the second annual Happy Trails Jamboree, October 1. The 2009 event helped the Friends match $150,000 in federal trail planning dollars, helping communities from Lemont to Burnham receive their fair share of trail goodness.

COST: $45 until September 24/$50 after

WHAT FER: Raising money to build the Calumet-Sag Trail

WHEN: October 1, 2010; 6 PM–10 PM

WHERE: Lake Katherine Nature Center, Palos Heights IS IT TAX DEDUCTIBLE Yep, except for the first $29. FOCST is a 501c3 organization.

As the days grow shorter, don't get caught without a bike light.

9-52-080(a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a head lamp which shall emit a white light visible from a minimum distance of 500 feet from the front and with a rear red reflector capable of reflecting the head lamp beams of an approaching motor vehicle back to the operator of such vehicle at distances up to 200 feet or a rear lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of at least 200 feet from the rear.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT LIGHT - Tips from REI Product Information

For more up-to-date information on club activites and all things biking check out The Chainlink.

http://www.thechainlink.org/group/beverlybikeclub

Club rides are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:30. Meet at Starbucks on 103rd and Longwood. To get up-to-date info on rides visit the club's Chainlink site:

http://www.thechainlink.org/group/beverlybikeclub?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A191472&xg_source=msg_com_group

If there is any interest for a weekend group trail ride, post it on Chainlink and I will put it together.

That's pretty dangerous building a road in the middle of the street. I mean, if frogs couldn't hop, I'd be gone with the Schwinn. Kermit the frog.

Stop by Beverly Bike & Ski and fill out a membership application and pay your dues. Dues will once again be $10.00.

If anyone is interested in initiating rides on different days or different times than our usual Tuesday or Thursday night ride, check out the Beverly Bike Club page on chainlink.
We have had some great rides, especially on Saturday and Sunday mornings, thanks to all who have organized/participated in the past!