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Monthly GABA Meeting – November 12th

KATY TRAIL
The Perfect Bike Touring Experience

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Whether you are a seasoned bike tourist or you want to try touring for the first time, the Katy Trail will overwhelm your expectations. 

The Katy Trail – the longest developed bicycle rail-trail route in the US – is perfect for your first, or 100th, bicycle tour.  There are distances to suit every ability and wish.  There are no steep uphills to wear you out.  And it passes through numerous little towns that are full of history, charm, nice people, good hotels, and great food for when you want to call it a day - and also the most delicious ice cream you will ever taste. 

Every town, no matter what size, has enough interesting stories to tell and places to live those stories.  Or if you prefer, you can take advantage of some great side trips to explore around the state of Missouri, almost all within riding distance of the Katy Trail

Come and join your fellow GABA members to hear Barbara McCale, Joanne Gullyes, and Jorge Garza share different perspectives on how best to enjoy riding the Katy Trail. 

The meeting starts at 7:00 pm on November 12, 2026.  But doors will open at 6:30 so you can come early and socialize with other GABA members (and feel free to bring guests).

LOCATION: The presentation will be in the Murphey Gallery at the St Philips in the Hills Church, located at the NE corner of Campbell and River.   Note that this NOT St Phillips Plaza where you park for the Loop trail. Rather it’s on the north side of River Road.  There are entrances off both Campbell and River. 

 

PARKING: Drive into the parking lot and try to park under or near the parking area that is covered with solar panels.  From there, look to the west for GABA signs that will direct you to the building with the meeting room.  A map showing the location of the parking lot and the meeting room is available at  https://tinyurl.com/StPhillipsMap

 



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Day Rides

We are moving our ride postings to gatherist.org. Use the link below to create a free account, join our group, go to settings and turn on announcements to get emails when rides are posted. After December rides will no longer be posted on MeetUp

We have social rides, training rides, special events and Bike Repair Opportunities!




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Enjoy a GABA group discount of 20% and improve the safety of our group rides with Road ID

https://roadid.com/pages/groupdiscount?rfsn=8809081.6ae217b
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Join GABA Supported Rides

GABA Wants You...for the Supported Rides Group! Join the Supported Rides Group and help GABA make the magic of the Supported Rides program happen!

 

Have fun and make new friends while helping your club be the best it can be and learning from one of the best-supported rides teams in the country. No experience necessary!

Supported Rides is responsible for coordinating and organizing the Century and Overnight Rides for GABA. These rides and events are the pinnacle for this organization. Having someone new with new energy and ideas for Supported Rides would be great for GABA and the Tucson community.  This position is open to more than one individual.

The Supported Rides Coordinator is a Board member position. The Supported Rides Coordinator is responsible for the direction of Supported Rides and will contribute to the success of GABA.  If you’re interested in becoming a Supported Rides Coordinator, please contact John at supportedrides@bikegaba.org or Matt Harmon at president@bikegaba.org.

 

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GABA members only Strava Club


We have learned that GABA members would like a member’s only Strava Club. Rather than close the existing GABA official Strava club off from public participation (because it allows GABA to promote its existence in the community), the board has created a second, closed Strava club that will be available to GABA members only.


To join the new Greater Arizona Bicycling Association (GABA) (Members Only) Strava club, log in to Strava and go to: 


https://www.strava.com/clubs/gaba-membersonly


and click on the button labeled “Request to join”.


If your GABA membership is up to date, an administrator will approve your request to join.


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