The Group shot!
Bruce and Mike hanging out before the ride.
Big Daddy Vic, Rob, Barry ready to roll.
Everybody is ready to ride.
Greay shot of Mark crossing the bridge. Thanks Mark.
Nitro! Father and son duo!
The Groupo up the climb to Brush Creek.
Brian with all smiles.
Very nice Tatoo.
Plenty more to come.
What a day, the weather was perfect. The river was running and so the mountain bikers were rolling.

Today was all about our favorite color. PINK!  Shane shows off his new 69ER by Carver. Do not let the color fool you. A singlespeed that is extremely fast.
Trudy shows off her Pink Gary Fisher. Trudy made the loop. A hard loop with the new construction on the top of Mountaintown.

Kevin, Larry, Shane, Sambo, Rob, CareBear Mark rode super strong today.

TORX Mountain Bike Club from the Triangle area of North Carolina was visiting @ Mulberry Gap for the weekend. Great food and riding. Thanks for visiting!

Rob, Larry, TORX  Doug and CareBear talk about the climb up to potatoe patch.

Remember Pink!
The crew ready to ride.
Doug hitched a ride on the ridge. That is OK.

Larry had two broken spokes and a thumbs up for the rough downhill ahead. Doug ran out of water and Rob gave him a ride to Mulberry Gap. Sambo is saying come on guys its time to go. Thanks guys for coming out  The Dawg.

Special guest today. Bike Kid Robert C. Master Mark, Skidmark Rob P, Big Daddy Vic,  Jeff, JD, Larry D, Kevin, Dawg, Walt, Joanne, Sharon. Thanks for coming everybody.

Birthday ride for Kevin.

Larry shows us how to climb during the start.

Jeff and Big Daddy Vic.

Views @ Boyd Gap after Brush Creek.

Master mark shows us how to pump a tire while Kevin points out his problem.

Bike Kid is ready to race.

Vic says Brush Creek was fast.

Check out the Bear on Bypass. We missed you Nitro.

Views. After we rode 35 miles and Kevin, Rob 45 miles we jumped into the river and relaxed. A fantastic day @ Tansi. Great ride you guys. Dawg

Thanks to  Mr Beam on putting on a wonderful road ride. Today was the best day of 2009 in North Georgia.  A Colorado Rocky Mountain High clear skies and white puffy clouds.  This is the CB 73 around Wolf Pen Gap from Double Head gap.  Four gaps and 73 miles later we all had a great time. Terry planned a shorter route of 45 miler. This was a Chatsworth and Ellijay duo ride. Special guest Eddie showed his stuff, while Big Daddy Vic attacted all day.

Peter, Kim, Stewart, Meg all make ready for the long day ahead.

Frank and Bill lead the groupo @ Owltown road.

Frank, Bill, Bill , Mike all setting the pace.

Big Daddy Vic leads Peter and Katie.

What a view. nice roads.
Billy is back! Jeremy were are you Dawg?

Picture can tell you what a day we had. One for the books.

Big daddy Vic!

Jeff from Brandon Flordia showed us he legs to climb 6500 feet today and he  had wings to prove it.
Mike number 1 has been riding two years. Mike rides like a ten year vet. Great job Mike.


Smile :)
Take it boys. Thanks Mr Beam. Great ride and fellowship. The Dawg

Today was a day for our Service Men and Women. Thanks for keeping us safe.
22 Riders showed up under sunny skies in Benton Tenn. Chilhowee trails.  Trouble started early with not one but Two Nix's! Watch out! Nitro started the attack up the climb and Wayne Hill Billy Nix finished it. Slick Rock was next and we lost our group with a wrong turn. Names to remember. Tookie, Dave, Joanne Great to see you guys again. Rick, Andy, Mike 1, Mr Beam, Kevin,Laina, Big Daddy Vic, Rob, Master Mark Sidewall King ,Carl is back. Thanks for coming everybody.



The Hilly Billy is Back and Strong!

Rob Palmeri is rocking.



Kevin The Bucket List Crowe Filming!

Carl and Nitro Ken make a quick repair.

The Creeks!

Big Daddy Vic shows everybody how to work the Creek crossing.

BDV!

Terry!

BDV, Tookie, Liana after a Great! Ride!

Who is it?

Big Truck enjoys eating little cars. Dawg Out, Thanks for coming.

Nitro Ken and Peter attacked all day. These guys are in great condition.

 

Big Daddy Vic is in the mix.

Terry is ready for Pinhoti 2.

Pinhoti 2 downhill. Rob says try to hang with him. Billy and Peter are taking notes.

Peter demonstrates climbing the switch backs.

Rob shows us all how to climb. Peter is taking notes.

Even the Pros crash when you go to fast. See you next time. Thanks for coming out. The Dawg
 

The Bar!
Four Hundred riders showed up from all over the USA. DSG is a great event. Bruce Dickman talked all day during the race in the mud. A hike a bike for many and plenty of trashed bikes for everyone.
When your motorhome is stuck in the mud? Man power comes into play.

Start Finish at DSG.

Laina, Big Daddy Vic along with Dave and Rob from Moots.

Big Daddy Vic's new Moots 29ER.

Bruce Dickman on a MOOTS.

Kevin and Seth.

Larry and Ashley checking out the bikes.

The Cartecay Camp!Barry ready to race.

Barry and Larry at the race meeting.

The start.

Barry's first lap.



Big George riding strong.

Larry hanging in the mud.

George after one lap.

Kevin and Van make ready.

Seth playing in the mudd.

Check out the bike?

Can you ride that bike. Push and pull.

The party.

Laina won a set of wheels.

Van in the mudd.

The morning gave way for a few test rides. Plenty of demo bikes to choose from.  We have Santa Cruz, Maverick, Moots, VooDoo, Brodie, Palmeri Road bikes. A special Thanks to Nitro Ken, Bill, Terry for all the help setting up. Thanks to the folks for trying our unique brands of bikes. Jeff, Kevin, Joe, Brandon, Tracy, Gary, Patricia. I enjoyed working with all you guys. Thanks again Mike.
The Demo's ready to ride.

The rain came and everybody went home. We still had fun.
Jeff and Brandon ready for the first test ride on a Maverick and Santa Cruz.

Great to see kids riding with their Fathers.

Good Old friends Mike and Renee showed up rain or shine. Always good to see these guys the Pioneers of our sport.

Rob shows off the new Cartecay colors and looking Great!

The Chattanooga Boys came down for some action and really enjoyed the New Van Michaels trail.

Check out the old Dawgs face on the t-shirt?

The smile tells the story.

Dan from Free Flite and the Dawg. We have known each other for over thirty years.  Dan still has hair and looks Twenty one.

Joanne and Dave.  A wonderful sight, great to see you guys.

Barry and Ashley came down for some fun in the mudd. Barry is ready to race.

Here is sunshine at the overlook @ Bear Creek. Come up and ride. Thanks Coach Dawg Mike Palmeri

Stan the Man and Joanne SBL Queen! Thanks Joanne for riding with Lisa.Andy from Aarons, Outback Bikes super strong.Mr Beam was Beaming all day on his 14.9 pound super machine.The sun came out for the best spring day for 2009.  A special Thanks to our Volunteers. Terry, Kevin, Ande, Jim, Mike D, Mike P.  The ride was sponsor by Cartecay Bike Shop with support  from Canteberry and Corks and Crumbs restaurants, The Bait Shop on Hwy 136 and  382, The Stallion Gas station @ the start of Fort Mountain.  The 45 and 75 miler started from downtown Ellijay with an Fire department escort around Ellijay and saftely out of town.

The group gathering before the start.

Kevin carries the flag while Peter and Joe make ready for the long roads ahead.

Chuck D and Big Daddy Vic along with Super Tod.

Super Tod from Hayesville.

Andy from Chattanooga finding his climbing legs.

Nice paint job.

Walt, Gail, Larry having a grand old time.



Jamie and Kenny ready to roll.

First rest stop. Plenty of food and water.

Master Mike D, at Rest stop number one.

Andy showing us his superb legs.

Peter, Tod, The Dawg at the top of fort Mountain.

Downtown Ellijay. Thanks for coming out everybody. We hope to see you next year.

Food!Trail maintenace 101 handsaw out!Big Daddy Vic and Nitro.
A day to remember Dawg! Big Daddy Vic has been working in Texas for a month.  Riding in the flatlands of Dallas changed BDV's perception of the mountains. A really check to say the least. The Man had to spread his wings today, for the torture chamber up ahead. A  special list of fancy hardcore mountain bikers starting with Rob The Skid Mark Palmeri, Razor Blade Mark, Nitro Nix, Kilo Kevin,  Lucky Larry, The lawnmower Man JD, The Dawg. The route started from the Dawg house and up and over Stanley Gap, Flat Creek, Green Mtn, Long Branch, Aska rd, Big creek road, with over 6700 feet of climbing 47.7 miles in 6.5 hours and one hour of trail maintenace. Plenty of Brazian smoked chicken, Kit's rice, Beer. Thanks to Kit, Terry, Sean, Mike for helping out with sag support. A true Mountain bike ride is what you earn on a day like today. Good times for all. New trails were here today and will be kept for the long ones to come.

Big Daddy Vic in motion. Texas is just a dream now Laina!

The climb up the shoot. Doc Holiday would say " I will make you Famous on this ride" Nitro Ken and Kevin wait and make ready for the long day ahead.

Rest stop at the top of the shoot!

Nitro and JD plan for a long day in the saddle.
Master Blade Mark, JD, Nitro.

Aska road have fun before the test of the climb. JD pops a wheelie while Larry and Kevin lead the group.
Larry and JD watch while Kevin attacks the group.

Attack with a Maverick. lookin good Dawg!
Flying Tiger!

Jd smiling down the road.

Rob and Mark looking good.

Larry a Happy Man!

Big Daddy Vic.

Check out the Happy Faces! This is mountain biking at its best.

The Tallest peak in Gilmer County!

Trail repair! derailleur hanger replacement. A lucky Boston Irish day.

Big Daddy Vic on Flat Creek downhill.

Larry on Flat creek! Look at the face!

A second look at Larry :)

Rob Palmeri too fast for me.

Master Mark!

Big Daddy Vic and Kevin on the climb!


The Scenery!

Larry says check out the view.

The Boyz taking a break!

Big Daddy Vic's Big toe needs help. Thanks for coming guys. The Dawg!