Please join everyone for the August Mirage Meeting at the White Rock Alehouse at 7:30 PM on the 12th.

Be especially vigilant to drink enough fluids while riding this month! 

Fall Mirage Camp

It’s time to start thinking about this Fall’s Mirage Fredericksburg Cycling camp!  The dates are October 17-20. You don’t want to miss riding in the beautiful Hill Country!

Most go down on Wednesday the 16th, but you can come to ride whatever days you like.  Sunday is always a shorter ride so folks can get on their way home. Links for the routes will be sent out as we approach the date.

MOST IMPORTANT – if you are considering going, we suggest making hotel reservations now. The hotel Sunday House on Main where some folks stayed last year is almost full for those dates so they are not letting me hold any rooms. Rates are $214 a night not including tax for 2 beds. Most rides start from Gillespie Park just off Main Street in downtown Fredericksburg. A rental anywhere near that area is a great option.

Saturday Night Dinner

Saturday night we will have a group dinner with more details to come. 

Let Sue Beckham sbeckham@att.net know if you plan to attend so she can coordinate dinner and other activities as we get closer to October. If you have questions, feel free to email Sue or me for more details.

Membership Required

If you plan to join us, please remember you must be a member of Mirage. If you want to join you can here.

Frederickburg

If you want to bring a non-riding spouse, Fredericksburg has a lot to offer:

• Main Street has shopping, breweries and wineries
• Hiking at Enchanted Rock

Ride of the Month

• Hotter’n Hell Hundred – August 24, Wichita Falls, TX

The club supports your participation in the ROM and any other rally and races that you participate in.  Just fill out a participation form and earn points towards BikeMart Gift certificates.  Details are on the back of the form available at each meeting.

Did anyone do Peach Pedal, Goatneck or Blazing Saddles rallies?

If so, then please share your experience with the club so we know more about those rallies and about your personal experience.  We would love to hear from you!

Sponsors

• Bill Shirer –  Cyclist at Law, personal injury trial lawyer
• Westlake Brewing Company – need I say more?
• Laura Booty offering health insurance solutions be it Medicare, ACA, or whatever it is that you need
• Les Terrill providing professional financial advice
• Steve Howard of Turner Vedrenne and Howard, a full-service public accounting firm
• And last, but not least, the BikeMart

Please join in for this Monday’s Memorial Day Holiday Ride.

The ride will start at TP Hill at 8 AM on Monday May 27. The 34-mile route goes through Oak Cliff, following creeks and greenbelts, with a zoo flyby. The ride will be a conversational moderately pace. However, since this is not a no-drop ride, everyone is encouraged to load the route into their GPS device of choice (just in case!).

The route can be found here.

The annual Ride of Silence is May 15th. This is a worldwide bike ride started in Dallas by Chris Phelan.  The ride, held during National Bike Month, aims to raise the awareness of motorists, police and city officials that cyclists have a legal right to the public roadways. The ride is also a chance to show respect for and honor the lives of those who have been killed or injured while cycling.

The ride starts at 7pm from the big parking lot between Fisher and Branchfield on West Lawther. The route goes clockwise around White Rock Lake at 10-12 mph with riders lined up in a 2×2 format.

The ride leaves the parking lot heading north on West Lawther, crosses the lake on Mockingbird bridge, re-enters the park staying on the road/path on the east side down to the spillway and around on the path to TP Hill, where riders will get back onto West Lawther and return to the starting point.

We will ride silently. Wear a red armband if you’ve been hit by a car, or remember any riders who have been hit in a way that is meaningful for you.
Bring blinking lights. Wear a helmet.

The 2023 Ride of Silence Summary

• 228 Locations World Wide
• 40 States
• 16 Countries
• 5 Continents
• 0 Words Spoken
• A Million Powerful Memories

Our February meeting is Monday the 12^th at 7:30 at the White Rock Ale House. We will be on the enclosed patio or outside. Free drink coupons, as always.

This is a social event so, if you are a past member or want to bring a friend, come on out as we would love to see you!

We hope that you had a Happy New Year and that cycling remains one of your resolutions for 2024.  May it be your best year yet whether you are pursuing miles, events or number of days per week of riding!

Our January meeting is Monday the 8^th at 7:30 at the White Rock Ale House. We will be on the enclosed patio or outside. Free drink coupons, as always.

Season Greetings, Mirage Members!

Our December meeting is Monday the 11^th at 7:30 at the White Rock Ale House. We will be on the enclosed patio or outside. Free drink coupons, as always.

In addition, join us for our annual Holiday Lights Ride through Lakewood that evening.

Our November meeting is Monday the 13^th at 7:30 at the White Rock Ale House. We will be on the enclosed patio or outside. Free drink coupons, as always.

Our October meeting is Monday the 9^th at 7:30 at the White Rock Ale House. We will be on the enclosed patio or outside. Free drink coupons, as always.

Our September meeting is Monday the 11^th at 7:30 at the White Rock Ale House. We will be on the enclosed patio or outside. Free drink coupons, as always.

Join us at 7:30AM at T&P Hill at White Rock Lake for a 36 mile ride through the Trinity Forest and Fair Park and then up the Santa Fe Trail back to the lake.