Bent Wheel Bash 2016

Type
Mountain Bike
Date
Sunday, 3 Apr, 2016Daily, until Sun, Apr 3 2016
Sanctioning
USA Cycling
$
10
-
$
35
/ Adults
Description
Bent Wheel Bash in Abilene is coming up soon. We hope everyone is making plans to travel out to our neck of the woods! Come on out early if you can and check out the Specialized Demo Van. They will be set up at the venue on Saturday, April 2, from noon to 5 pm. They have a variety of bikes on their van that you will be able to test out. Come on out and see what they have to offer!  This year, our food vendor will be set up on Saturday from 12-2 and on Sunday from 10:30-2. We are excited to have one of our local food trucks, The Toasted Traveler, come out for the event. You can check them out at http://www.abilenefoodtruck.com. 

Camping and RV spots are available – no reservations necessary. There are no hookups, but generators are allowed and showers are available. Propane grills are fine, but the Police Academy asks that there be no open fires. For those who haven’t been to Bent Wheel Bash before, Buck Creek Trails is right next to our local police academy, and the academy allows us to use their land and buildings for our start/finish, expo, and camping area.

Of course, there is always the question of land access fees. We know that Abilene is a bit further for most people to drive, so we try to keep fees down. The land use fee is $10 PER CAR (not per person), so pack everyone in and carpool if you can! We only charge once, so if you come out on Friday, that $10 fee covers the whole weekend. Camping spots are $20 per site for one night or $30 for both nights. So, if you drive out on Friday and camp both nights, the most you will pay in land use/camping fees for one car is $40. The nice part (if there can be a nice part about paying fees) is that all the proceeds from Bent Wheel Bash go to our local police department. If camping isn’t your thing, but you need to spend the night somewhere, here is a list of some hotels close to the trails. There is a rather large country music event going on the same weekend, so if you need a hotel, call soon. We hope to see a bunch of you in Abilene soon!
 
Links
Fees
Category
Class
Gender
Age
Fee
Prizes
Pro
Cat 1
AdultsMen
0 - 99
$
35
cash
Pro
Cat 1
AdultsWomen
0 - 99
$
35
cash
Cat 1AdultsMen
15 - 18
$
15
cash
Cat 1AdultsMen
30 - 39
$
35
cash
Cat 1AdultsMen
40 - 49
$
35
cash
Cat 1AdultsMen
50 - 59
$
35
cash
Cat 1AdultsWomen
15 - 18
$
15
cash
Cat 1AdultsWomen
19 - 39
$
35
cash
Cat 1AdultsWomen
40 - 49
$
35
cash
Cat 1AdultsMen
19 - 29
$
35
cash
MastersMen
60 +
$
35
cash
MastersMen
70 +
$
35
cash
MastersWomen
50 +
$
35
cash
Cat 2AdultsMen
15 - 18
$
15
swag
Cat 2AdultsMen
19 - 29
$
35
swag
Cat 2AdultsMen
30 - 34
$
35
swag
Cat 2AdultsMen
35 - 39
$
35
swag
Cat 2AdultsMen
40 - 44
$
35
swag
Cat 2AdultsMen
45 - 49
$
35
swag
Cat 2AdultsMen
50 - 99
$
35
swag
Cat 2AdultsWomen
15 - 18
$
15
swag
Cat 2AdultsWomen
19 - 29
$
35
swag
Cat 2AdultsWomen
30 - 39
$
35
swag
Cat 2AdultsWomen
40 - 99
$
35
swag
Cat 3AdultsMen
1 - 10
$
10
raffle
Cat 3AdultsMen
11 - 12
$
10
raffle
Cat 3AdultsMen
13 - 14
$
15
raffle
Cat 3AdultsMen
15 - 18
$
15
raffle
Cat 3AdultsMen
19 - 29
$
35
raffle
Cat 3AdultsMen
30 - 39
$
35
raffle
Cat 3AdultsMen
40 - 49
$
35
raffle
Cat 3AdultsMen
50 - 99
$
35
raffle
Cat 3AdultsWomen
1 - 10
$
10
raffle
Cat 3AdultsWomen
11 - 12
$
10
raffle
Cat 3AdultsWomen
13 - 14
$
15
raffle
Cat 3AdultsWomen
15 - 18
$
15
raffle
Cat 2AdultsWomen
19 - 29
$
35
raffle
Cat 3AdultsWomen
30 - 39
$
35
raffle
Cat 3AdultsWomen
40 - 99
$
35
raffle
Single SpeedAdultsMen
$
35
swag
Single Speed
Open
AdultsMen
0 - 99
$
35
cash
Single SpeedAdultsWomen
$
35
swag
Routes
Course
Description
10 mile single track circuit course on 160 acres of land. Pro/Cat 1/Single Speed Open: 3 laps (30 miles); Cat 1 men 40+ and all Cat 1 women: 2 laps
(20 miles); Cat 2 & Single Speed 2/3: 2 laps (20 miles); Cat 3: 1 lap (10 miles); 12 & under: 2 laps of kid course (5 miles); 10 & under: 1 lap of kid course (3 miles)
*Mileage does not include the start loop.* The course is the same as 2015, and offers a little bit of everything. This may be West Texas, but this is not a flat course!
 
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