Sitka Cycling Club to host monthly meeting at noon on Friday, March 24

The Sitka Cycling Club will host a monthly steering committee at noon on Friday, March 24, grabbing lunch at Beak Restaurant. This meeting is open to the general public. Don’t forget Beak is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.

Agenda topics include a discussion of 2023 Sitka Cycling Club goals; a revamping of our Bicycle Benefits program to get new merchants involved; planning for local National Bike Month events in May; a status report on membership, finances, etc.; a discussion about our single-track bike trail construction and pump track projects; a discussion about summer plans; and more.

For more details, contact Lione Clare at lione@sitkawild.org or Laura Tirman at thesaltyspoke@gmail.com.

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Sitka Cycling Club to host special meeting at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 8

Doug Osborne of the Sitka Cycling Club poses with one of the 2012 Bicycle Friendly Community signs Sitka will be hanging around town. Doug is in the bike shelter at the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) At Kaník Hít Community Health building in Sitka. SEARHC’s Sitka Campus has a Bicycle Friendly Business designation.

The Sitka Cycling Club will host a special steering committee at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 8, while grabbing lunch at Beak Restaurant. This meeting is open to the general public. Don’t forget Beak is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.

Current Sitka Cycling Club president Doug Osborne is going to be stepping down from his position as he takes on a new job, so the discussion for this meeting will be about the transition and who assumes the president role. Doug still plans to be involved with the club, but will not be able to devote the time needed to be president.

For more details, contact Doug Osborne at 738-8734 or douglaso@searhc.org.

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Sitka Cycling Club to host monthly meeting at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 25

The Sitka Cycling Club will host a monthly steering committee at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 25, grabbing lunch at Beak Restaurant. This meeting is open to the general public. Don’t forget Beak is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.

Agenda topics include a discussion of 2023 Sitka Cycling Club goals; a status report on membership, finances, etc.; a discussion about our single-track bike trail construction and pump track projects; a discussion about winter plans; and more.

For more details, contact Doug Osborne at 738-8734 or douglaso@searhc.org.

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Sitka Cycling Club to host monthly meeting at noon on Friday, Nov. 18

SEARHC installed seven new logo bike racks on its campus, with several more planned for this spring.

The Sitka Cycling Club will host a monthly steering committee at noon on Friday, Nov. 18, grabbing lunch at Beak Restaurant. This meeting is open to the general public. Don’t forget Beak is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.

Agenda topics include a review of the 2022 Sitka Cycling Club goals and how we are meeting them; a status report on membership, finances, etc.; a discussion about our single-track bike trail construction and pump track projects; a discussion about winter plans; and more.

For more details, contact Doug Osborne at 738-8734 or douglaso@searhc.org.

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Sitka Cycling Club to host monthly meeting at noon on Friday, Oct. 21

The Sitka Cycling Club will host a monthly steering committee at noon on Friday, Oct. 21, grabbing lunch at Beak Restaurant. This meeting is open to the general public. Don’t forget Beak is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.

Agenda topics include a review of the 2022 Sitka Cycling Club goals and how we are meeting them; a status report on membership, finances, etc.; a discussion about our single-track bike trail construction and Monday trail-building work parties; an update on the grand opening of our new pump track project; and a discussion and decision on upcoming bike parking efforts in the downtown area.

For more details, contact Doug Osborne at 738-8734 or douglaso@searhc.org.

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Sitka celebrates construction, opening ceremony for new pump track

ALL PHOTOS BY LIONE CLARE
Sitka Mayor Stephen Eisenbeisz, center, cuts a ribbon held by Sitka Cycling Club President Doug Osborne, left, and Sitka Pump Track Project Leader K.K. Prussian, right, to officially open the Sitka Pump Track on Friday, Oct. 14.

Over the past few weeks, members of the Sitka Cycling Club built a new pump track. On a rainy Friday afternoon (Oct. 14), the Sitka Pump Track officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. In addition to opening the pump track, the event also featured bike maintenance provided by the Salty Spoke Bike Co-op and a helmet decorating station hosted by the Sitka Conservation Society.

The Sitka Pump Track is located next to the skate park on the corner of Halibut Point Road and Katlian Street. The pump track is a circuit of rollers and banked turns that don’t require pedaling or pushing, but instead requires a pumping action to gain momentum.

Funding for the pump track project has come from CHARR Sitka, Marble Construction, Sitka Rotary Club, Juneau Community Foundation (Douglas Dornan Grant), and the Crossett Fund, as well as smaller donations from Yellow Jersey Cycle Shop and a donation table at Sea Mart.

A slideshow of photos from the opening ceremony and construction of the Sitka Pump Track, all taken by Lione Clare, are posted below.

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Sitka Cycling Club to host monthly meeting at noon on Friday, Sept. 23

PHOTO BY LIONE CLARE

The Sitka Cycling Club will host a monthly steering committee at noon on Friday, Sept. 23, grabbing lunch at Beak Restaurant. This meeting is open to the general public. Don’t forget Beak is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.

Agenda topics include a review of the 2022 Sitka Cycling Club goals and how we are meeting them; a status report on membership, finances, etc.; a discussion about our single-track bike trail construction and Monday trail-building work parties; an update on our new pump track project; a discussion on the Walk, Bike, Win! downtown commuter challenge; discussion about monthly club bike rides; and a discussion and decision on upcoming bike parking efforts in the downtown area.

For more details, contact Doug Osborne at 738-8734 or douglaso@searhc.org.

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Sitka Cycling Club to host monthly meeting at noon on Friday, Aug. 26

PHOTO BY LIONE CLARE
Eric Garner takes a short break during a recent Monday afternoon work party to build single-track mountain bike trail loops off the Sitka Cross Trail.

The Sitka Cycling Club will host a monthly steering committee at noon on Friday, Aug. 26, grabbing lunch at Beak Restaurant. This meeting is open to the general public. Don’t forget Beak is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.

Agenda topics include a review of the 2022 Sitka Cycling Club goals and how we are meeting them; a status report on membership, finances, etc.; a discussion about our single-track bike trail construction and Monday trail-building work parties; an update on our new pump track project; a discussion on the Walk, Bike, Win! downtown commuter challenge; discussion about monthly club bike rides; and a discussion and decision on upcoming bike parking efforts in the downtown area.

For more details, contact Doug Osborne at 738-8734 or douglaso@searhc.org.

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Sitka Cycling Club to host monthly meeting at noon on Friday, July 22

The Sitka Cycling Club will host a monthly steering committee at noon on Friday, July 22, grabbing lunch at Beak Restaurant and eating it under the covered patio at the Salty Spoke Bicycle Co-op next door. This meeting is open to the general public. Don’t forget Beak is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.

Agenda topics include a review of the 2022 Sitka Cycling Club goals and how we are meeting them; a status report on membership, finances, etc.; a discussion about our single-track bike trail construction and Monday trail-building work parties; an update on our new pump track project; a discussion on the Walk, Bike, Win! downtown commuter challenge; discussion about monthly club bike rides; and a discussion and decision on upcoming bike parking efforts in the downtown area.

For more details, contact Doug Osborne at 738-8734 or douglaso@searhc.org.

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Sitka Cycling Club to host monthly meeting at noon on Friday, June 17

Volunteers help spread rock and gravel on new single-track mountain bike trails off the Sitka Cross Trail earlier this summer.
PHOTO BY LIONE CLARE

The Sitka Cycling Club will host a monthly steering committee at noon on Friday, June 17, at the Mean Queen (upstairs). This meeting is open to the general public, and it’s the first in-person meeting in two years. Don’t forget the Mean Queen is one of our Bicycle Benefits partners, so bring your bike helmets and ride your bikes for a discount.

Agenda topics include a review of the 2022 Sitka Cycling Club goals and how we are meeting them; a status report on membership, finances, etc.; a discussion about our single-track bike trail construction and Monday trail-building work parties; an update on our new pump track project; a discussion on the Walk, Bike, Win! downtown commuter challenge; discussion about monthly club bike rides; and a discussion and decision on upcoming bike parking efforts in the downtown area.

On Saturday, June 18, the club will host its monthly open ride starting at 1 p.m.  Cyclists will meet at the Salty Spoke bike co-op (1 Lincoln Street) and decide then on the route.

For more details, contact Doug Osborne at 738-8734 or douglaso@searhc.org.

• Sitka Cycling Club bicycle parking recommendations and standards document (PDF)Download

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