NMTS News Registration is open for the annual  NMTS 2010 Gila Inner Loop Tour. This is the annual NMTS premier 2-day tour. Print out the Registration Form, fill it in and return if. Space is limited. Daylight Saving Time returns Sunday, March 14, 2010.  Don't forget to turn your clocks FORWARD an hour Saturday night before you go to bed or you'll miss the Sunday ride. The NMTS is updating its dated club bylaws.  Both the current and proposed bylaws are posted in the Members Only Area.  Check out the new bylaws and return any comments. more... The March Freewheel is available for download in the Members Only Area. The annual Will Ride for Food benefit returns  April 24. The NMTS has tied the Phoenix Metro Area Bike Bike Club as the LAB Region 5 2009 Club of the  Year! Ralph Monfort's 2009 Mali & Cameroon Bike Trip, more... Ralph's 2009 Poland Bike Tour, more... Weekly Rides Updates: The Wednesday Ride begins at 0900am. The Tuesday Night Ride will be suspended from January 12, 2010 and resume on April 13, 2010. The Fitter,Faster ride will start at 9:00 from March 10 through March 31. Same starting location. Club hats are available, more... Orders are being taken for NMTS Club jerseys until the supply on hand is gone, more... What's new: East Mountain Slug Ride. What's updated: NM Books and Maps In the News >>> New Albuquerque Easy to Miss bicycle awareness campaign press conference, March 11 at 1100am, more... Mark your calendars for the 2010 LAB Rally in Albuquerque, June 3 - 6, 2010. This will include the Tour de Cure century and feature a Sandia Crest Climb and a RailRunner ride. more... City of Albuquerque Bicycling 101 classes, May 15, August 28, and October 30, 2010, more... Google Maps adds step by step Bike Directions(3/10/10) at http://maps.google.com/biking showing Albuquerque bike paths (e.g., Bosque Trail), some lanes, and some routes.  It doesn't show all lanes or paths for now and seems to start in San Francisco even if you have a default location set. It's still in beta. The City of Albuquerque's Interactive Bike Map is more complete for now but doesn't do directions. Construction Alert: The popular intersection at NM313 & NM556 (Roy - just west of I-25) is under construction until about August 2010.  The lanes are narrowed (11') with no shoulders. Take the lane to be safe. Colorado passes a state-wide three-foot passing law (August 2009), more... I-25 at Paseo del Norte intersection studies are looking at providing bicycle connections across the intersection, more... Bosque Trail detour during I-40 bike bridge construction, October 2009 to September 2010, see map...  (slowww) The muliti-use path over the Rio Grande paralleling I-40 was given the go on 10/26/2009. Construction is scheduled to complete September 2010. No Pedal the Peaks (RIP) for 2010 either, more... Bike Boxes Albuquerque is experimenting with "Bike Boxes" in 5 intersections including MLK at Edith and Pennsylvania at Comanche. The boxes eliminate vehicle "right on red" where they are supposed to wait behind the cyclists. City of Albuquerque Bike Box Brochure.... GARTC members are needed,there is no road cyclist representation, more... Bicycles will now be allowed inside Albuquerque buses when the outside racks are full (9/8/2007). Otero Canyon Military Withdrawal Boundaries are still in place, more... City of Albuquerque jerseys for sale through CABQ Parks and Recreation, more... See News of Interest to New Mexico Cyclists and Area Events for more. Approved Helmets are Required for All NMTS Rides The New Mexico Touring Society is a bicycling club of recreational riders of all ages and abilities, from beginners to experts and families. Volunteers sponsor one-day and multi-day road and mountain bike rides. Check out our ride schedule to participate in one of our rides or come to one of our monthly meetings to meet us. The NMTS is an affiliate of the League of American Bicyclists. Monthly Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of January through November at 7pm. Copyright 1998-2010, Eric Russell

Support our 2009 Gila Sponsors Bike Coop 3407 Central NE Bikes + 8810 Holly Ave NE Bike Works 2839 Carlisle NE Suite180 Bike World 1820 Central Ave SE 3119 San Mateo NE 6624 Caminito Coors Cycle Cave 5716 Menaul NE (west of San Pedro) Fat Tire Cycles 421 Montano, NE Great Harvest Bakery El Dorado Square, Riverside Plaza Ln. NW High Desert Bicycles 909 36th, Rio Rancho The Kickstand 11145-B Menaul NE Sport Systems 6915 Montgomery NE, west of Louisiana Twin Sisters Cycling Silver City, NM Two Wheel Drive 1706 Central SE, west of University  Wolfe's Bagels Montgomery and San Pedro   Upcoming Local Events March 11 Easy to Miss Awarness Campaign 14 Daylight Saving Time returns 27 San Ysidro Dirty Century 27 Manzano Mountain 200K Brevet April 24 El Malpais 300K Brevet 24 Roadrunner Classic (races) 28 Tour of the Gila (Race) 30 White Sands Moonlight Ride May 2 Alien Run MTB Race 15 Valles Caldera 200K Brevet 16  Santa Fe Century 22 Cochiti 100 29 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic 29 Sacramento Mountain 400K Brevet June 3 LAB Albuquerque National Rally 5 Tour de Cure - Albuquerque Century 12  Ride the Rockies 20  Bicycle Tour of Colorado 26 Sangre de Cristo 600K Brevet July 10 Santa Fe Big Friggin Loop MTB 25 Durango100 (to Farmington) August 1 Colorado Rocky Mountain Bike Tour 28 Capulin Volcanic 300K Brevet 28 NM MS150 September 5 Santa Fe Trail Trek 11 Enchanted Circle Century 18 Double Boundary Trail 25 Tour de Ruidoso October 2 Road Apple MTB Rally 16 Zuni Mountain 100 MTB 23 White Sands Moonlight Ride 24 Day of the Tread 24 Black Mountain 300K Brevet November 20 El Tour de Tucson December 4 Radium Springs 200K Handy Links Road Bike Rider Albuquerque Interactive Bike Map Google Maps - Biking Dial 311 in Albuquerque to report debris on bike paths or lanes, or pavement problems or other hazards. Albuquerque Easy to Miss bicycle awareness campaign.