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Confused by YZKTechnology?you ookingor a new cornponent rconfusedhryall the choices?rsupportinghopsarewilling o givean opportunityo see $everalnewtems and ask questions at ourmeetings.ach shop will bring in some of the

atest echnology r designs hat youayhavequestions bout,Whethert isuspensioneatposts,lights, rame materials, lothing,Each shop rep will make a shortpresentationand an$wer questions,Comemeetsomeof the shoppersonnelndgetEDJUKAIED!Marchl - Creatline Sycle willfeatureK2suspensionr April5 * Bob's Bikes

I June7- BikeLink. July5 - CahabaCyclesHavea special equest? et us knowatmeeting.

$,$S*Sgh-I?,hotolocpq* AnnistsnJoin us on a" ride on one of theseveral {or all} trials in theChocolocco rea.We will decide heday of theride to do either ron Legs,GenesLoops, or Ethan's Creek orall. Meet at 8:30 am at the OliveGarden n EastwoodMall and leaveat 9:00 am. David Passmores theride eader.Sat. F,'ebLg - Trussville trail rideandworkday.Come oin us at 9:0Sam and see the new trail wcrk.Contact David {651-9800) orAndrew 681-8601)or rnorenfo.Sat. Feb 2[:.,M*nqy Sqlqq!Part inTuscaloosawill again provide thetwisting fun of its smooth trails.Meet at McDonalds ff of I-459Exit6 (lv{organRoad) n Bessemer, aulBrookes s the ride leader.Meet at8:30 or departuret 9:00amsharp.SA.t,Mqf,,.11

.OcoeeTN will betheplaceof a longer oad rip. We willmeet at the Trussville exitMcDonaldsotT of I-59 at 7:00 amand eave t ?:30am.Trip is plannedfor a day rip, but severalmay campfor more idingon Sunday.DavidP,is ride aader^

Meet or workdayx t the $outhTrailheadat the BUMP shed.Time o meet s 9:00a.m"Callthe hotline for any possiblechanges.Workdayssubject oweather ancellation.

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Eventsb13 Chocolocca ideb19 Trussville ide Workdayb26 Munny okolRider1 BUMPmeeting Vestavia4 Workday OakMtnr11 OcoeeRide Weekendr18 W-CCentury Annistony21 BUMP& Grind OakMtnp BBCCenturyour hotline592-BUMP2837} ory recorded hanges r additionsn

ffiTS:r#Ll lniif.ot l ffifi Fffiffi)ffiffi#ffiAt our astCluhmeeting, fun new competition as voted n for BUMPmembers! he goal is to accumulate s manypointsas possibleorsupportingourclub and community.Thereare differentwaysyou canaccumulate oints. Here are a few: BUMP Mernbership ayment,bringing n a new member, ttendingworkdays, einga ride leader,being workday crew leader, writing articles for the Mudslinger,communityervice elatedo biking,andmore!At the end of December,he top 10 Memberswill be awardedgiftcertificatess a localbikeshop. #1=$50#2-10=$30 Finaldetailswillbe presented t the nextmeeting.

Thr BUiIP Glub m.ai3 on iha flr3t Wadncdly of enrlr raor{r at ?:O0p.|n. rt tlre Vlshyh lord ot Educrtlon, dowtt.td]|,Check he BUMPHotlineiorany cfrangesn datsand im6. s9?.BUMP2t67)

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Tral[ ffiesignhas ffiEultipleurposby )erric&So,yt"Rideon DesignatecJrails" s one of the park ruies,an d proone mostcommonly raken. ria,we ci onot commonly id eoiherefer tc ridingoutslde he designat ed raii surfaceor iread.treadhas been carefully laced or a mul titr..rdef reasons.Mathe tr"ails placed n a particularocation jusi because" nd wihe trail by cuttinga corneror creatingan excitingnew route.e *ignificant mouniof thoughtgoes nto railplacement.Frobably he most irnportant s trail erosion.The trail is cutterrain o avoiderosionand ease maintainabili ty. etoursor srnayalter he water l owand ead o unnecessary rosion. hisunderstood y many,but often irneswe mustpiace ogsand bto ci cse off these short cuts and avoiderosion.A reason a rider may not think playsa part n trail construction$ure, one could realize his where a shear cliff exists,but places, t may not be so obvious.On e such area is the swibeforeOak Mountain'sBlood Rock.The trail snakesalong tbeforedropping nto two switchbacksand then onto Blood Roweek it seemed several riders had decided to cut out the upand createa connector hat appeared o be safer.Sure t was sand shorter,bu t that area is also home to an old barbedwisection.Several oose strands ay under he leavesand Cebthe "new"trail was piaced,Confusedwhere his is , ride it anthe rusty old sect ionbarbed wire "growingout" of the treeswitchbacks. he "new"segmentwas smoother nd shorterBSAFER.Please ice onlyan the designatedrailsurface.

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BROOKH'GHLANDPLAZA.tt{yERfvEss{245} st-s336SALE SALE SAE.EMarch 17-lgthY2K Merchandise DiscauntedWinterCtothng Clearane

www.dlamondback.cCIr'rr,at City Cycieare ai www.fatcitycycles.com,nd GarFisher bikes are at fisherbikes.coOther manufacturer ites fall ing undeD.E.F. ncludeDiatechdisc brakesediatechworld.com, nd finishline.cofoxracing.comand foxracingshox.coAlso falling under the commercicategory are several web retailersincluding dirtking.com, dirtmart.corand excelsports.commore raad bikestuff).Slightly off the wall bu t very cool irwww.mrwakeup.com.The idea is yo rcan save a text messageand it will rinlyou up and play t down the phone at ispecified time to remind you csomething forget hai - it 's the beswind-up ool n the world! Seehow on lit takesyour boss o figure out why he'rbeing called every 20 rninuteswith istrangemessage. That'sabout ali fanow - as usual if you have any linkyou'd like to see includedhere then leme know.

The lv\VDfLiN(fFs published to infonn the iocalrtEruutainbiking coin:riunitv of cun"eni happcnings ir:the area. and proniote saf.e and responsible use ofmountain bicvcles. if vou rvtiuld like to submitinfbntation of anr. kind- please iet l3tJl'4P knonYoru' itieas aird suggcstions u'ill be appreciareciLeat,ea mr:ssag 11 ur F{otline at (205} 592-BUVIPor serd an e-mail t* iB;.hDoU-rilaoi.com

2SSC UMPBoardof DirectorsB{fMP is a not.frtrprofit organizcrtit*tPresident BillJohnson 678-975AVicePres. JoelRobertson?52-t6t?Treasurer AnneSeys 987-38e7Secretary LcuraCotlin 391-2337Member PculBrookes 320-0918&lember Dcvid cssmore61-9800&gtnber BomJHoir * -.Newsletter DerrickSeys 987-3827

\A'\NY\tIt3!-L--SF\4E*Gt*g Recycleand rideyour bike aga\nlNew E\r*chure for SUM4fiUfuiPhas producecian informativeurochure or free dibtrihution.It higlr l ights ur nrission, vents,and contast nfor"rnaticn.nside thas a new oak hilountainmap eaturing ridgenumbers, rail ips,and rules.Th e brochurewill be supplied o area shops, fitness centers,resturants, arks,etc. to promote he club and inform iders(localand those from afar) of trail features and conduct particular ornountain ikingand Oak Mountain. f yo u know of a place hat i icouldbe displayed, sk for a fewBUY - SELL. TRADE - WAI{TET}lf youwould ike o run a classified d, pleasesubmitby the nextmeeting or nciusionn nextmonth'snewsletter.Fcr $ale: BIKE GT Karakoram 6 nchchronrcly lue.Mintcondit ion iithseveral pgrades* JudyXL fork,$himanoM545pedais,Club Ror.rst- '{andlebars,nCGT seatpack.Otherpartsare STX-RC DeoreLX withAvid V brakes. 649,99Call Hardwick 67-2003.For $ale: WHEELS Needand extraset of wheels or roador cross iding?MTBwheels,LX9 speedhubs aced o WTB LaserBearn imswith DT spokes.RitcheyTom Slick iresandtubes.Brandne wand only$175.CallHardwick t 967-2003.For $ale: Burnp and Grind r-shirts. $everal shirts remain rom previousboard member or purchase. rice and availabil i tyaries:$1 0 (1ggS)large)For Sale: SHOCKS Rock ShokJudy XC 1 1i8 Threadless, re y $100 or Manitou 50 .Contact im at 620-5106 day).For $ale: New BUMP riding erseys.A mini model s being made or our final review.Thesewill be ready or purchase n March and cosi around$60. Extraswill be availableafteral lprevious rdersare filled.Wantone of the oldstyles?Three argesare stillavailable.Wanted: COOL old bikes 1930's* 1960's EspeciallySchwinn.Absolutelyany condition.CallJoel252-1612

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Wffiff ffiwwffiffimffimfiffitufhyPaulBrookesContinuing ur monthiy oundup of what'son the web IVITBwise, here are a few linksihat fall loosely intc the alphabeiicalgroupingof D,E, and F, and a few thatdon'tlAthtip iwww.cybrtyme.comlperson /minb ke/dream.htm you can find info' on DreamValley Ranch,some private and in Blountcountywith trailson it. Devil 'sRacetracksa trail of f highway 231 - more details cfhow to get there are featured athttp /unnrw. ndsp ing.com/- mbbu a d/dbb-mblmb_index.html,along with a host ofother stuff. Details of Fork Mountain, nTennessee, are aihttp: iwww.cs^ tk.edu/-d un gan/mtnbikelfork.html. lso there s info'on theForksof the Riverestate estate.html).One of my favaritepublications apart ormthe Mudslinger f course) s Dirt Rag,who'sweb site is www.dirtragmag.com. Theyeven list our workdaysat Oak Mountain!Diamondback bikes have a site at

1410Montgomery wy,Vestavia

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Tr w,s,$'vsffg Trsi{ TmEkAccording o DavidPassmore, pproxinrmely z ntleaf new rail hasbeen cmpleted t heTrussvilleSportsCornplex.Work s continuingon ancthersection.Ttris section s a bit more diffrcult to cut, andworkdays are scheduled ar every Saturday at 9:0fi am. Thecnmmunity?Bponseasbeenwell.

"I'wauld like to takc thisoppottwni$' o thankyoa for the recentconstruction f ne\umowntsi?t ike trflils nt the Trtts,rvi|Ie $porrs{;*mplex, As a residentof 7husx'ille, t xse is nice to ltcweswoantsin bikett'ail cksser krln0*lr A'{ottntain, . . Again thanksfor all theworkyorr organizaliondoes." - KenMcGinnis

February19 the club is planninga joint workday fide at the park,Comepreparedo add o the trails and ride the existingsegruents.Take -59 Northout of Birminghamo the#141Trussville xit.Turnright into town.At Oak Street,urn left. At the second iopsign, urninto thegravelparkingarea. Comepreparedwith water and a snackfor a day of work and iding.Yrni{#txae?$...David snd uidrew w*re instrumentaln making hetrails n Trussville r*nlity.Here heybreakgroundon hefir$t sec{ion:f Rew rsil and !"*l'eansi*ted yMargot, oel,Anne, lelrick,Bill J, , Sill i."Leong,andPaul.

Birmingham Urban Mountain PedalersPost Office Box 590061Birmingham, AL 35259-{}061Internet ag* vnrw.BUMP.org

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