Catching up!

Well, there's no denying it - winter has finally arrived! Hope you are all home and safe with your loved ones. We're taking this opportunity to catch everyone up on a few things - 

• If you haven't RSVP'd to your Evite for TTC's dinner on Friday, Jan. 30 - please do so now! We need to get a number to the caterer, so please let us know by the end of the day tomorrow (Tuesday, January 27). Didn't get your Evite? Check your spam folder, or send us a note - we'll re-send. Bringing a friend who would like to join? No problem, just let us know!
• We need your photos! Everyone likes to see themselves in the slide show - and they especially like to see funny or embarrassing pictures of their friends. Please send them toinfo@teamtowncycle.com by Thursday afternoon. 
• Reminders to bring to the dinner
• Your checkbook or cash to renew your membership
• Non-perishable food items or personal care items for donation
• Clean used cycling clothing/gear for donation. 
• Can't make the dinner? Waaaahhh - we'll miss you! But at least you can renew your membership online through BikeReg. Or send us a check to our P.O. Box - P.O. Box 557, West Milford, NJ, 07480. 
• Finally, weather permitting, don't forget we will be going ice skating at the Bear Mountain Ice Skating Rink on Sunday, February 1. We'll got to the 10-11:30 a.m. public skate, and then take it from there - maybe a hike, maybe a beer or hot chocolate? We'll make that part up as we go! See their website for all costs including parking. 

As always, you can keep up with everything we are doing by liking our Facebook page, following our Twitter page, our Google calendar and our blog, 

Looking forward to seeing everyone this Friday, January 30th. Until then, stay safe and warm!

The 2010 Rumble in the Jungle is in the books!

What can we say but WOW! Mother Nature gave us a perfect day for the 4th Annual Rumble in the Jungle, and all of our racers gave us a great show - there were some awesome battles going on out there! Thanks to all of you who showed up and gave our course your best - we hope you enjoyed our unique Jungle Habitat experience! 
We'll be updating this post with all the results as the day goes on, but for now, here are Cat. 3 and Cat. 2 results...    All categories now posted!!!

• Cat. 3 Results, 2010 Rumble in the Jungle
• Cat. 2 Results, 2010 Rumble in the Jungle
• Cat. 1 Results, 2010 Rumble in the Jungle
• Thanks to our friend James Van Zetta, some pictures of the day are posted here .

Thanks to all of you who brought items for our food drive - we'll be dropping off 4 very, very large boxes of food at the Center for Food Action in Ringwood tomorrow, and I know they appreciate your generosity tremendously!

Finally, we can't let one very important group go unacknowledged - our volunteers! As usual, we had a great group of people who helped out not only on race day but in the days before (and after!) the race - working on trails, marking the course, being course marshals, running registration and scoring, volunteering their time (and tables and EZ-Ups!), and doing many other thankless jobs - all to make this event a great success. We know we couldn't do it without you - THANK YOU!

Jungle Habitat race still open !

Pre-registration may have closed for our Rumble in the Jungle race, but that doesn't mean you can't race! You can register on-site tomorrow. Registration will open at 8 a.m., and closes 15 minutes before each race. Cat. 3 racers pay $31, Cat. 2 and Cat. 1 racers pay $36. Need a USA Cycling license? One day licenses are only $5!

Jungle Habitat is open today for pre-riding, so come on out and join us for a great race - and the NJ State Mountain Bike Championships!

Got any questions? Our race flyer with start times, etc. is here, or email us at info@teamtowncycle.com . And don't forget your food for our food drive - help us give back to our community!!

Pre-registration for Jungle Habitat closes today!

Just a quick reminder that pre-registration for our Campmor H2H Rumble in the Jungle closes today, Friday, at 11 p.m. The weather is going to be great, and for 2010, our race is the New Jersey State Mountain Bike Championship - you don't want to miss it! 

If you have already registered - thanks - and please don't forget to bring your non-perishable food item for our food drive - help us give back a little!

Course marking continues today - we got rained out a bit yesterday, but we'll be back at it this afternoon. If you are pre-riding later this afternoon or evening, keep an eye out for our crew. 

As always, let us know if you have any questions - info@teamtowncycle.com . Can't wait for Sunday!!

Rumble in the Jungle Updates

First - a quick reminder for all of you who are coming out to race. Just like last year, we are having a food drive for our local food pantries. Please bring a non-perishable food item to the race so that we can help out some local families who have real need of it!

Secondly, our plan was to start putting the course arrows up this afternoon/evening. The impending rain may force us to change our plans a bit. If we do get rained out today, we'll be at it tomorrow afternoon/evening. The most important thing is that the weather looks great for Sunday, so we'll take a little rain today!

As always, let us know if you have questions - info@teamtowncycle.com .

Team Town Cycle Year End Dinner

Come join us on November 13, 2009 for a year end celebration of Team Town Cycle! We will be having food, drinks, awards and recognition, plus a slide show. We will also have a one time club member discounted purchase of Trek, Gary Fisher and Bontrager gear, with product reps available. More details to follow!

The evening is free to all current Team Town Cycle members - yes, FREE! For anyone who joins the team that evening - free! All are welcome - for non-members, the cost is $25 per person or $50 per family, payable at the door. We'll be at the High Crest Lake Lodge, High Crest Drive, West Milford from 7:00 to 10:30 p.m. If you didn't get an email invitation via Evite, let us know - we'll put you on the list!

We are also having another food drive - this time with incentives! Donate food, and we'll give you a raffle ticket for a prize drawing. Maybe you'll get rewarded for doing good. Our local food pantries are really struggling - they are in desperate need of canned vegetables, meat, beans, pasta, rice, personal care items (shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste), and grocery store gift cards. Come on, we're buying you dinner - let's help out someone who is isn't as lucky.

Please RSVP by 11/9/09 via Evite. We hope you all can make it - and as usual, if you have any questions, please contact us - info@teamtowncycle.com.