Fundraising Happy Hour @ Triumph Grill

The United by Design Bike MS Team is hosting a Happy Hour at Triumph Grill on August 10th, 2010. The proceeds from the Happy Hour will go towards the team’s fundraising goal for the 2010 Bike MS: Express Scripts Gateway Getaway (MS 150). Tell all of your friends, family, and colleagues to join in the fun!

A $10 donation will include all you can eat appetizers. All beverages will be on your own. There will also be a raffle with great prizes. Tickets will be 1 for $2, 3 for $5, and 7 for $10. Tickets for the Happy Hour can be purchased at the door, from UbD Team Members, and from Jessica Roberts (jessica.roberts@thelawrencegroup.com or 314.242.1557). Cash or checks only – checks should be made out to Jessica Roberts.

To find out more information about the team, the Bike MS ride, how to sponsor us, and how to get involved, please click on the tabs above. We look forward to your support and hope to see you there!

Gateway Area Chapter of the National MS Society
http://www.gatewaymssociety.org/

Triumph Grill
http://www.triumphgrill.com/

Weekend Training Ride - 7/24/2010

United by Design will be having another weekend training ride on Saturday, 7/24/2010, at 7:00am (weather permitting). We will be joining Team Christner again for their "Wildwood Ride". Click here for a link to their team page for more information on their Bike MS team and their training rides.

We will meet at Windsor Crossing Community Church in Chesterfield, MO, at 7:00am. Below is a Google Map of the church's location to get directions as well as a map of the Wildwood Ride showing the routes & mileage. Some people will be riding the main "red" route. It is about 34 miles with some decent hills. There are other connecting routes for those who want to add or subtract mileage.

If you plan on attending or have any questions, please contact Tom Bahr (tom.bahr@thelawrencegroup.com).

Looking forward to riding with you!


Location of Windsor Crossing Community Church - Chesterfield, MO

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Map of Team Christner Wildwood Ride

TransAm Adventure 2010

On July 10th, Tom Bahr and Jessica Roberts (Lawrence Group), riders from the United by Design Bike MS Team, randomly ran into four young men who are riding their bikes across the country this summer on their break from college. They were all eating & escaping the hot weather at a local Qdoba Mexican Grill in Creve Coeur, MO. Tom and Jessica were excited about the trip the men were taking and wanted to share their story with everyone. The men "believe in seizing life and embracing the infinite potential of each waking hour." Something we all should live by! Below are links to the website/blog for their ride as well as their Facebook page. We hope you enjoy their story as much as we did.

TransAm Adventure 2010 - Website
http://www.transamadventure.com/

TransAm Adventure 2010 - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-TransAm-Adventure/129278276605?ref=sgm

United by Design Featured On St. Louis CNR Website!

The United by Design Bike MS Team was recently featured in an article on the St. Louis Construction News And Real Estate (CNR) website! To view the article, follow this link: http://www.stlouiscnr.com/features/article/united_by_design_gets_rolling_toward_a_cure/. Hope you enjoy!

Team Outing: Missouri Botanical Gardens - 7/21/2010

Since we've been having such a great turnout for our team training rides and putting in a lot of miles, we thought it would be a good idea to take a break, relax, and get to know everyone on the team more!

Join us at the Missouri Botanical Gardens for a United by Design team outing this Wednesday, 7/21, for the Whitaker Music Festival. The gardens are open to the public every Wednesday evening through 8/4 to listen to live music. This week, Peter Mayer will be performing. Bring your friends, family, food & drink! Also, please bring your own chairs & blankets if desired. We will be meeting at the top of the amphitheater area, West of the Children's Garden, at 6:00pm and will decide where to set up camp. Below are links to the garden's website for more information on parking and the event. If you are planning on attending or have any questions, please contact Tom Bahr (tom.bahr@thelawrencegroup.com) so we can keep an eye out for you. If it rains/storms, we will try it again next week.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Whitaker Music Festival - Missouri Botanical Gardens
http://www.mobot.org/events/Whitaker/default.asp

Peter Mayer
http://www.petermayer.com/

Festival Hours and Admission
Free admission after 5 p.m.
Music begins at 7:30 p.m.
Last entry at 9 p.m.
The Children’s Garden remains open with free admission from 5 to 7 p.m.

Weekday Training Ride - 7/20/2010

Lawrence Group is holding another weekday training ride for the United by Design Bike MS team on Tuesday, July 20th, at 5:30pm.

We will be riding in downtown St. Louis again on the St. Louis Riverfront Trail (weather & river level permitting). We will meet at the trailhead next to the Laclede Power Center, North of the old President Casino. We will leave at 5:30pm SHARP. Please contact Tom Bahr (tom.bahr@thelawrencegroup.com) if you plan to attend.

We will continue to hold weekday and weekend training rides throughout the summer until the Bike MS: Express Scripts Gateway Getaway 2010 on September 11th-12th. Make sure to follow the United by Design blog for more information.

Looking forward to riding with you!

Weekday Training Ride - 7/13/2010

Lawrence Group is holding another weekday training ride for the United by Design Bike MS team on Tuesday, July 13th, at 5:30pm.

We will be riding in downtown St. Louis again on the St. Louis Riverfront Trail (weather & river level permitting). We will meet at the trailhead next to the Laclede Power Center, North of the old President Casino. We will leave at 5:30pm SHARP. Please contact Tom Bahr (tom.bahr@thelawrencegroup.com) if you plan to attend.

We will continue to hold weekday and weekend training rides throughout the summer until the Bike MS: Express Scripts Gateway Getaway 2010 on September 11th-12th. Make sure to follow the United by Design blog for more information.

Looking forward to riding with you!

UbD Weedend Training Ride Pictures - 7/10/2010

The United by Design Bike MS team joined Team Christner, a United by Design affiliate, for their Saturday morning Wildwood training ride on 7/10/2010. Below are a few pictures from the ride. Make sure to follow the United by Design blog for information on our next training rides. Looking forward to riding with you!
























Some riders from United by Design and Team Arcturis towards the beginning of the ride.

























Rob Forney (United by Design, Lawrence Group) taking a break before heading back out.

Custom Blueprint & Supply, Inc. Joins United by Design!

Custom Blueprint & Supply, Inc., a locally owned and operated printing company in St. Louis, MO, has joined the United by Design Bike MS Team as an official sponsor.  Custom Blueprint has been serving the St. Louis area for more than 25 years providing printing for many of the local architecture & design firms.

To find out more information about Custom Blueprint & Supply, Inc. and the services they provide, please visit their website:  www.customblueprint-supply.com.

CORE 10 Architecture Joins United by Design!

CORE10 Architecture has joined the United by Design Bike MS team to ride and as an official sponsor for the Bike MS: Express Scripts Gateway Getaway 2010 on September 11th & 12th in Columbia, MO.  CORE10 Architecture is an urban architecture specialist that has been designing specialized projects for challenging city sites for over 10 years.

For more information on the services CORE10 Architecture provides, please visit their website:  www.core10architecture.com.

Cambria Joins United by Design!

Cambria, an industry leader in quartz countertops, has joined the United by Design Bike MS team as an official sponsor for the Bike MS: Express Scripts Gateway Getaway 2010 on September 11th &12th in Columbia, MO.  Cambria is a privately held, family-owned company and is the only producer of natural quartz surfaces in the United States.

For more information on the services Cambria provides, please visit their website:  www.cambriausa.com.

Helmkamp Construction Co. Joins United by Design!

Helmkamp Construction Co., a full service General Contractor with Construction Management and Design Build experience, has joined the United by Design Bike MS team to ride and as an official sponsor for the Bike MS: Express Scripts Gateway Getaway 2010 on September 11th &12th in Columbia, MO.  Helmkamp has been serving the St. Louis and Metro East construction markets for over 70 years. 

For more information on the services Helmkamp provides, please visit their website:  www.helmkamp.com.

United by Design - 2010 Team Jersey Design

The design for the United by Design 2010 Bike MS team jersey is finished! This is the artwork we submitted to Champion System, the jersey company we are using. We hope you enjoy it - let us know what you think! Click on the picture above for a larger view.

We would like to thank all of our sponsors for their contributions towards the jersey and our fundraising efforts. Also, a special thanks goes out to Derek Prior (HOK), Tom Bahr (Lawrence Group), Jim Walker (Lawrence Group), and Alex Duenwald (Lawrence Group) for their work on the jersey design. If you would like more information on sponsoring, joining, or donating to the team, please see the pages above.

New United by Design Logo!

James Walker, Associate Graphic Designer with Lawrence Group, has donated his time to help create a new modified version of the main United by Design logo to use on our team jerseys for this year's Bike MS: Express Script Gateway Getaway. We hope you enjoy this revised logo. The jersey design has just been completed and we will post the images to the blog very soon! Keep following the United by Design blog to stay up-to-date on all the team news and to see images of the new jersey design. Have a great weekend!

UbD Weekday Training Ride Pictures - 7/7/2010

Lawrence Group held another training ride for the United by Design Bike MS team on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010. Riders from Team Arcturis, a United by Design affiliate, joined us again. We rode the St. Louis Riverfront Trail and went past the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge into Illinois for a total of 28 miles round trip. Below are a few pictures from the ride. More pictures can be found on our Photobucket page - follow the link on the right side bar. Make sure to follow the United by Design blog for information on our next training rides. Looking forward to riding with you!
























Trail artwork on one of the many flood walls near the trail head. It is sad people ruin the nice work with graffiti.






















The group cruising on top of one of the levees North of downtown St. Louis, MO.

Weekend Training Ride - 7/10/2010

United by Design will be having its 3rd weekend training ride on Saturday, 7/10/2010, at 7:00am (weather permitting). We will be joining Team Christner for their "Wildwood Ride". Click here for a link to their team page for more information on their Bike MS team and their training rides.

We will meet at Windsor Crossing Community Church in Chesterfield, MO, at 7:00am. Below is a Google Map of the church's location to get directions as well as a map of the Wildwood Ride showing the routes & mileage. We will be riding the main "red" route. It is about 34 miles with some decent hills. There are other connecting routes for those who want to add or subtract mileage.

If you plan on attending or have any questions, please contact Tom Bahr (tom.bahr@thelawrencegroup.com). We hope you can join us for a nice morning of riding.

Looking forward to riding with you!


Location of Windsor Crossing Community Church - Chesterfield, MO

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Map of Team Christner Wildwood Ride

UbD Weekend Training Ride Pictures - 7/3/2010

The United by Design Bike MS team held its 2nd weekend training ride on Saturday, July 3rd, 2010. Two riders from Team Arcturis and two riders from Team Christner, United by Design affiliates, joined us. The team rode a few of the Madison County Transit Trails in Illinois for about 28 miles. The trails were very flat and the scenery was great making the ride easy and enjoyable. We will definitely be riding those trails again and adding additional miles. Below are a few pictures from the ride. Make sure to follow the United by Design blog for information on our next training rides. Looking forward to riding with you!
























Getting started on the MCT Schoolhouse Trail.
























Members of the United by Design Team, Team Arcturis, and Team Christner posing for a picture at our first stop.

























One of the many bridges along the MCT Nature Trail. There were also a few tunnels that went under roads.

























Jessica Roberts, 2010 Team Treasurer, and the rest of the team finishing up the last leg of the day's ride.

Weekday Training Ride - 7/7/2010

Lawrence Group is holding another weekday training ride for the United by Design Bike MS team on Wednesday, July 7th, at 5:30pm.

We will be riding in downtown St. Louis again on the St. Louis Riverfront Trail (weather & river level permitting). We will meet at the trailhead next to the Laclede Power Center, North of the old President Casino (R.I.P.). We will leave at 5:45pm SHARP. Please contact Tom Bahr (tom.bahr@thelawrencegroup.com) if you plan to attend.

We will continue to hold weekday and weekend training rides throughout the summer until the Bike MS: Express Scripts Gateway Getaway 2010 on September 11th-12th. Make sure to follow the United by Design blog for more information.

Looking forward to riding with you!