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Is there a Chilly Dawg ride this Saturday Feb.7th?

Great ride this past weekend! Thanks to Perry Thomas of New Leaf
Adventures for the awesome route. 50ish miles with about 20,000 feet of
climbing.  Maybe closer to 7,000 feet. Rain, Sleet or Snow, a hardcore
group of riders.
Look forward to another adventure this Saturday Jan, 17th meeting at
the Big Creek Fire Station at 10am. Expect alot of the same, 2 routes,
a 50ish and 30 mile option. Gravel road. We love to ride! If your in a
funk, come hang with us, we spread the love. Its contagious! No excuses
this Saturday, forecast mostly SUNNY, 40 degrees. Balmy! So dress warm
and lets do our thang. Oh yeah, don't forget about the Chili, it warms
the soul! BTW, Terry's white chicken chili was the bomb!

Be there 10am RTR&R (3rd R for ROCK!, like Twisted Sister ofcourse)

Any Questions give us a call at the pound, Cartecay Bikes: 706-635-
2453, or email: kevin@...

Thanks,
Kevin

Meet at the Big Creek Fire Station 10am Saturday Jan. 10th as we will
resume the Chilly Dawgmania! Come check out the new 40 mile route led
by the Dawg himself, Big Mike. We will have a very scenic 28 mile route
available as well. This is a mostly gravel road ride. Mountain bikes
most definitely. Don't forget about the Chili! Mike's got it this week,
the Palmeri Chili will light you up! 2009 and Ready to ROCK!

need more info? call us at the DAWG pound, Cartecay Bikes! 706-635-
2453, or email kevin@...

Thanks,
Kevin

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Saturday December 20th, Big Creek Firehouse 10am

Good turnout last couple of weeks! It helps to keep us all motivated,
thank you. 2 Routes this week, both starting from Big Creek Firehouse.
30 miler = Noontootla Creek/Springer Mtn., 40 miler = Doublehead Gap
road to the 60 right turn, then another right on FS 42 follow back to
Doublehead Gap Rd., Doublehead Gap Back to the Firehouse and some
CHILI! Stay fit this holiday season, ride with the DAWGS!
Need more info? Give us a call, we'll do our best 706-635-2453

Thanks,
Kevin
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Thursday, December 25th 10am
For those folks out there without family close by or maybe lack of
holiday plans, put your bike on the car and come up to Ellijay to spend
Christmas Day with Cartecay Bikes. We will meet at the shop (Cartecay
Bike Shop) at 10:00am and caravan over to Gates Chapel Rd. to ride
Pinhoti 2 & 3. After the ride come back to the shop, hang out and eat
some Lasagna with us. I'm not the Big Dawg Chef Mike but I can hold my
own! Don't spend the holiday alone! Come out and ride your bike, it'll
be a good time.

Any Questions contact : kevin@... or 706-635-2453

Thanks,
Kevin

We Froze the Toes last week! Nothing quite like the final descent by
the side of a FRIGID Noontootla Creek. Great ride with some cool
people! Thanks for coming out.
We will do it again this weekend! Different Route, we will have a 28
miler and 44 miler using Big Creek Road, Old Dial Rd., FS Rd. 35,
Skeenah Gap Rd. and plenty more!
As usual you can look forward to some smokin' hot chili for after the
ride.

Meet us at the Big Creek Fire Station at 10am for another fun ride.
For more details call Cartecay Bikes 706-635-2453

Thanks,
Kevin
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Come be part of Jay & Carol's last Chili Run on New Years Day. Starting
at 9:00am for shuttles to the river take out.
This will be a day to remember Jay & Carol Syrmanski. Good people,
pioneers of the outdoor scene in Ellijay, kayaking, hiking and mountain
biking. They started mountain bike racing here in Georgia, and did alot
for the trails we all ride today. We will have a ride planned for the
Riverloop & Red & White starting at 10:30am meeting at M.O.E.
People should bring chili to eat and be judged(Keep the Tradition
alive!). We will eat at 1:00 PM and the chili contest is at 2:00 PM.
This will be a big party for a great couple!
Any questions about the ride give us a call at Cartecay Bikes 706-635-
2453, or call MOE - 706-635-2524

Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Chilly Dawg Alert! Calling all dawgs! Ride with us this weekend. 2
Routes a 30 mile route including Noontootla/Springer Mtn, and a 45 mile
route including Winding Stair and Cooper's Gap. We will meet at the Big
Creek Firehouse at 10am. Ready to Rock! We will serve chili after the
ride. Come out and have some fun
Any Questions Call Cartecay Bikes 706-635-2453


Thanks,
Kevin

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Saturday 11/22/08 at 10am RTR Cartecay Bikes will be meeting up at the
Big Creek Fire station for Chilly Dawg mania! Two routes 20 & 30 mile
options. Scenic Gravel Roads! Dress warm. The Dawg will be serving
chili after the ride, come out and show your bike some love.

Thanks,
Kevin

Call or Email for more info:
Cartecay Bikes
706-635-2453
kevin@...

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From Savannah newspaper -- Oh well no fun ride and watch the race day.

Dan


Tour De Georgia cancelled for 2009

Organizers cite 'tough? economic times and hope to resume the race in 2010

After struggling to pay its 2008 obligations, and missing out on Lance
Armstrong's return to racing, the Tour de Georgia will announce today that
it's going to skip 2009 and focus on returning to the state's roads in 2010.

"The rise in the cost of gas" and the current "tough" economic picture hurt
us, said Phil Jacobs, a member of the race's board of directors.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, who is the chairman of the board, said the decision
"will strengthen" the event in the long run. "We look forward to using 2009
to plan the 2010 tour, and I am committed to playing an active role in that
process," he said.

The event's outlook was much brighter on April 22 when the 2008 Tour de
Georgia began at Tybee Island. That first stage took a circuitous 70.4-mile
route through Chatham County before finishing at the Civic Center, and the
next six stages sent some 100 professional cyclists across the state before
concluding April 27 in Atlanta.

The initial reports on the race were positive, accenting a reported 40
percent increase in direct economic impact over 2007, and the more than
$500,000 that was raised for the event's targeted charities, the Aflac
Cancer Center at Children's Healthcare in Atlanta and the Georgia Cancer
Coalition.

The race also received some $400,000 from the state Department of Economic
Development, the same amount given in 2007.

But, despite those high hopes, problems soon began to appear.



Tour draws mixed reviews

Harry Spirides, the chief executive officer of the Ocean Plaza Beach Resort
on Tybee Island, said the tour booked all 205 of his rooms in the "three or
four days" before the race began. The eventual bill rung up by the tour,
including rooms, meals and other considerations, was $30,246, he said.

Several months later, Spirides said he began getting e-mails and calls from
an attorney representing the tour.

The end result of those conversations, he said, was an $8,000 "take it or
leave it" offer and a warning not to sue "because you'll be in court for the
rest of your life."

The economic times being what they are, "$8,000 is better than nothing,"
Spirides said, so he took the settlement, but he's still disappointed with
the turn of events.

"We did everything possible to live up to our side of the bargain," he said.
"The thought never occurred to me" that the tour wouldn't pay in full.

Bob Coffey, the general manager of the Savannah International Trade and
Convention Center, had a better experience.

The center hosted a gala introduction of the teams and riders the weekend
before the race, and attendance was lower than expected, but Coffey said he
and event organizers were able to arrive at an amicable settlement that was
"favorable to both sides."

Coffey said he'd be willing to host a Tour de Georgia event in the future,
if organizers can get the race back on the road.

Thursday morning, Jacobs said that Spirides didn't present the entire
picture concerning his debt. The Ocean Plaza billed the tour for $155,248.
Of that amount, the tour paid $133,000, or 86 percent of the total bill,
Jacobs said.



Big name may hold key

That may have occurred in 2009 - if seven-time Tour de France champion
Armstrong had followed through on his earliest comeback announcements. In
early September, when the 37-year-old American shocked the sporting world by
saying he wanted to compete in the 2009 Tour de France, he listed the 2009
Tour de Georgia as one of his preparatory events, giving event organizers
hope that his presence would enable them to sustain the race without a
break.

Those hopes were dashed, however, when Armstrong subsequently released a
revised schedule for 2009 that included races in California, Australia and
Europe, but not the Tour de Georgia.

The decision was then made to skip a year. But at least one veteran
organizer is optimistic the decision will not doom the race.

The move to regroup in 2009 and come out stronger in 2010 was a "smart one,"
said Chris Aronhalt, managing partner of Medalist Sports, the company which
runs the Tour de Georgia, and the tours of California and Missouri.

With its history and reputation, said Aronhalt, the Tour of Georgia can
"quickly regain its role as one of the 'great tours of the U.S.,' as long as
it has the proper support and vision."

Tour de Georgia winners

2008: Kanstantsin Siutsou of Team High Road

2007: Janez Brajkovic of Discovery Channel

2006: Floyd Landis of Phonak

2005: Tom Danielson of Discovery Channel

2004: Lance Armstrong of U.S. Postal Service

2003: Chris Horner of Team Saturn

Be happy that you can wake up and put both feet on the ground.

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Happy 29th Birthday Laina!  ;-)

Alan


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> 29!  well, maybe you better bring an extra dozen...
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29!  well, maybe you better bring an extra dozen...

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>  I will bring the cake........  Now, Laina, how many candles does
that take?
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>             11/08/08 10am, Laina Baina's Birthday Ride! / Chilly
Dawg # 2
> Meet At Big Creek Fire Station 10am RTR. Chilly Dawg Ride
celebrating
> The one and only LAINA BAINA! 30ish miles of beautiful North GA.
gravel
> roads. Come out and have some fun, don't forget about the after
ride
> chili!
> Any questions, give us a call 706-635-2453
>

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11/08/08 10am, Laina Baina's Birthday Ride! / Chilly Dawg # 2
Meet At Big Creek Fire Station 10am RTR. Chilly Dawg Ride celebrating
The one and only LAINA BAINA! 30ish miles of beautiful North GA. gravel
roads. Come out and have some fun, don't forget about the after ride
chili!
Any questions, give us a call 706-635-2453

11/08/08 10am, Laina Baina's Birthday Ride! / Chilly Dawg # 2
Meet At Big Creek Fire Station 10am RTR. Chilly Dawg Ride celebrating
The one and only LAINA BAINA! 30ish miles of beautiful North GA. gravel
roads. Come out and have some fun, don't forget about the after ride
chili!
Any questions, give us a call 706-635-2453

November 1st, 10am meet at the Big Creek Fire Station on Big Creek Road
just outside of Ellijay for CHILLY DAWG MANIA!! 20 and 30 mile routes
using the beautiful gravel roads of North Georgia Mtns.
Join in on the fun! Big Dawg Chef Mike will be mixing up some smokin'
chili to warm the soul after the ride!
Come out, ride & have fun...
Any Questions call us, Cartecay Bikes 706-635-2453

Thanks,
Kevin

Ride cancelled due to weather.
We will reschedule this ride!

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Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day
are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of
him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty
mayonnaise jar and proceeded t o fill it with golf balls. He then asked the
students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box o f pebbles and poured them into the jar. He
shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf
balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
course, the sand filled up everything else e. He asked once more if the jar was
full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured
the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the
sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize
that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the importa nt
things--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite
passions--and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life
would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your
car.

The sand is everything else--the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar
first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The
same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you
will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your
children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner.
Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the
disposal. Take care of the golf balls first--the things that really matter. Set
your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's
always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."


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Go to Zeal Optics (www.zealoptics.com), pick out the glasses you would
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10/26 10am Retro Ronnie's Retrograde @ Carter's Lake!


Retro Ronnie's Retrograde @ Blanket's Creek !


Time to break out the old school mountain bikes and join Cartecay
Bikes for a most excellent day of riding at the Blanket's Creek
Trails. Lets see some of that retro gear! Mountain Bikes from
1995 and older. Bring a dish to share! Hang out and shoot the breeze
with some mtb fanatics! More fun than you can handle... and ofcourse
in Cartecay fashion, expect the unexpected!


Come out and have fun!

Sunday, October 26th 10am
Blanket's Creek Parking Lot
need more info?
Contact Cartecay Bikes 706-635-2453