Special Club Meeting
Shuswap Trail Alliance 358 Alexander St, Salmon Arm, BC, CanadaThe Shuswap Cycling Society is having a special meeting of members to vote on two special resolutions regarding the Salty Dog. 7:00pm, Thursday December 12, 2019 Shuswap Trail Alliance Boardroom 358 Alexander St NE, Salmon Arm The Club will be voting on two resolutions: 1. “That the Shuswap Cycling Society endorse a Letter of Intent to enter into a 3 year partnership with Skookum Cycle & Ski Ltd. to acquire and operate the Salty Dog Enduro mountain bike race on an ongoing basis.” View Letter of Intent 2. “That the Shuswap Cycling Society approve expenditure of funds of $6,000 per year for 3 years to hire a Race Director to operate the Salty Dog Enduro on a 3-year contract.”
Salty Dog Registration Opens
Salty Dog Online Registration Opens January 16, 8pm PST. Register at Zone4.ca Be prepared to fill out the registration information, ensure you have all the following information on hand: team name, racer name(s), birth date, mailing address, email address, phone number, emergency contact(s) and phone details of someone not racing Salty.
South Canoe Trails Survey and Information Session
Salmon Arm Rec Centre Downstairs Meeting Room 1 2550 10th Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, CanadaOn February 20, 2020 at 7pm the Shuswap Trail Alliance will be holding an Information Session for all South Canoe trail users. It will be held at the Salmon Recreation Center in Room 1. Address: 2550, 2600 10th Ave NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 2S4 Let’s make sure the Cycling crowd is well represented! In the meantime our South Canoe Trail Survey is ready to go.
Salmon Arm Flow Session
Rubberhead Parking LotThe Shuswap Cycling Club is hosting Sweet Skills this July for a ladies skills camp at Rubberhead. Register soon as it will fill up quickly! See below for the details from Sweet Skills. Cornering, drops and flow - get it all in the Salmon Arm 1 day clinic July 2020! The Rubberhead trails offer tons of fun corners, lots of opportunity for speed and flow, and some great drops to learn and progress on. To start the day we’ll talk about bike set up then tune in our body position to be able to ‘attack’ the trail, and practicing some key drills before heading up the hill. We’ll shuttle our way up so we can save on all that climbing and focus on our DH skills! Pump, carve and drop – you’ll be dialed with those skills by the end of the day and stoked with your riding! FRI July 17 10am-3pm $150 + gst BOOK NOW * All participants must be members of the Shuswap Cycling Club *volunteer shuttlers needed!
Go by Bike Week
GoByBike runs Sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2020. Register Now, FREE! It was with a heavy heart that GoByBike BC Society had to postpone the last Spring Bike to Work & School Week event due to COVID-19; but GoByBike will take place September 28 to October 4, 2020!! Participants can register NOW in the NEW GoByBike Website and LogMyRide Application! This year, any ride counts! Anytime you GoByBike, you can log your trips online and you'll be entered into a prize draw to win 1 of many great prizes, including an Exodus Travels Cycling Trip for 2 to Portugal, $50 Visa Gift Cards, and more! Salmon Arm/Shuswap Events: The Shuswap Cycling Club us proud to be hosting GoByBike. We have partnered with Downtown Salmon Arm and are giving away hundreds of dollars in Downtown Salmon Arm Dollar gift certificates: $100 first place team (see below) $50 second place team $50 third place team 2x $100 to draw prize to people who get their photo taken and participated in the Go By Bike Week 2x $50 to draw prize to people who did not get their photo taken but did participate in Go By Bike Week [...]
2020 Annual General Meeting
The SCC is having its 2020 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, November 19th, 7pm. The meeting will be held virtually, a meeting link will be posted closer to the date. There will be an election for 6 Board of Director positions for a term of 2 years. Please email us if you would like to nominate someone for a position. The agenda will also include a review of the 2019 financials and reports from the directors on mountain biking, road cycling, cyclocross, memberships and more. Everyone is invited but only members are eligible to vote. Hope to see everyone there!
GoByBike BC Spring 2021
GoByBike BC Week Spring 2021 is happening May 31-June 6. Head over to https://www.gobybikebc.ca to get registered and join a team. Amazing prizes again this year, including a grand prize of a trip for 2 to go biking in Croatia!
Rubberhead volunteer trail night
Rubberhead Parking LotRubberhead volunteer trail nights are starting again on Monday, April 4th and will run every Monday evening for the spring and into the summer, with a few exceptions. If you'd like to be added to the mailing list for volunteers and receive updates about each event, please let us know at [email protected]. Sign up here for the April 4th trail night and meet at the Rubberhead parking lot at 6 p.m. We'll be working until dark.
Membership Drive & BBQ at Skookum
Skookum 141 Shuswap St. NE, Salmon Arm, BC, CanadaWe're kicking the season off with a membership drive and BBQ! Join us outside Skookum Cycles on April 9th for dogs and drinks by donation. Catch up with other riders, meet some of the SCC directors, and generally get stoked for the riding season! Big thanks to Save-On-Foods for supporting the SCC with this event!
Ladies ride
Skookum 141 Shuswap St. NE, Salmon Arm, BC, CanadaMeet at Skookum at 6:00 pm on Monday, April 25th for our first ladies’ ride of the year. These rides will happen every Monday for the rest of the season.