March - Twin Cities Bicycling Club

MARCH 2008
Promoting Safe
Effective Bicycling
and Recreational
BiCYCLe Rides
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www.bikeTCBC.org
Minnesota Ironman RIDE 2008!
It must be nearly spring because the
Minnesota Ironman Bike Ride
registration is well underway. TCBC
members may be out riding already
but we want to be sure you can join us
for the grand spring bike celebration
we call the Minnesota Ironman.
The 42nd Minnesota Ironman Bike
in this issue
RECOGNITION CORNER p 2
PRESIDENTS COLUMN p 2
IN BRIEF p 3
RIDE SCHEDULE p 4
5TH ANNUAL SWAP MEET p 6
MILEAGE LEADERS & STATS 08 p 6
TOUR OF LAKES 08 p 7
IRONMAN SEEKS VOLUNTEERS p 8
NEW RIDE LEADER TRAINING p 9
LEADER FORUM p 9
RECOGNITION BANQUET p 10
AWARDS LISTINGS p 11
7TH EDITION BIKE ATLAS p 11
MILEAGE LEADER TOTALS p 12
MILEAGE TOTALS FOR 2007 p 13
10 DEGREE RULE p 14
Ride returns to Lakeville, MN on
Sunday, April 27th. We again offer
routes of 30, 62, or 100 miles. It’s the
Minnesota bike season’s official kickoff
and TCBC will be there with an exhibit
booth, loads of riders, ride marshals,
and many volunteers. It’s the most
serious bike party of the year and we
welcome your participation.
Hostelling International-Minnesota
organizes and hosts the Ironman
Ride. TCBC serves as co-sponsor and
partner. You can even renew your
TCBC membership through your
Ironman registration. Last year 5400
riders signed up and nearly every one
of them rode. In a rare act of
forgiveness, powers beyond our
control graced us with 80-degree
temps and sunshine. It was a perfect
day for a perfect ride.
Again this year we are offering free
registration for youth riders 17 years
and under if they sign on with a paid
adult rider. In 2007 it attracted over
350 young riders. We were impressed!
Our goal is to encourage youth
participation in cycling with the intent
of getting them “hooked” like you. We
also brought back Team Registration
this year. Over 30 teams signed on in
2007 again bringing new people into
biking. Details on both these
opportunities are found on our
website at www.IronmanBikeRide.org.
Erik’s Bike Shop has joined us in 2008
as our title sponsor. Erik the Bikeman
plans to ride and he invites riders to
join him. And the Pioneer Press has
returned as our media sponsor. This
year we are bringing back the Ironman
jersey and with expanded offerings.
Voler Team Apparel is our custom shop
and we are adding a winter longsleeve
jersey and a sleeveless wind
vest. Final jersey graphics are posted
on our website and a few Erik’s stores
have sizes to try on.
Our thanks to TCBC and its members
for your decades of Ironman support.
We look forward to April 27, more great
weather, and another grand biking
celebration. Thanks for joining us.
Jon Ridge
Director, Hostelling
International Minnesota
Twin Cities Bicycling Club Affiliates

ecognition corner
THIS MONTH, WE RECOGNIZE:
The ATLAS COMMITTEE
Patt Seleen, Steve Scott,
Pete May, Elroy Balgaard,
Ben Wilson, Mike Beadles,
Charles Breer, Mary Derks,
Jim Dohogne, Cindy Hanson,
Scott Larson, Michael McNutt,
Jim Pittenger, Lee Thielman,
Tony Wanschura, Jeremy Weizel
For their year-long dedication and commitment to excellence in
developing an outstanding new Minnesota Bike Atlas and CD,
complete with: 100+ routes in six regions of the Twin Cities and
Western Wisconsin, pictures and a “road map” if you will, of each
region’s rides, incredible artistry!, a plethora of wonderful
pictures, safety tips and a pre-ride checklist, information on trails,
and last but not least, an interactive CD complete with cue sheets
and an area map illustrating each route with the mere click of
your mouse (you’ve got to see it to believe it!)
JOB WELL DONE! THANK YOU!
ANNUAL RECOGNITION
DINNER COMMITTEE
KRISTINE POELZER, CHARLES BREER,
MARY DERKS, HUGH GITLIN,
GARRY GLUBKA, PAUL HUNTINGTON,
MARY MILLER, LEE THIELMAN
For a very well-executed and organized
Annual Recognition Dinner, with record-setting attendance!
JACK UTTERMARK AND
THE NEW GLEN RAYS BAND
For donating their time and talent to us by playing during social
hour at the Annual Recognition Dinner. What a treat!
MAPLE GROVE
CYCLING AND FITNESS
For donating $300 in gift certificates and various other door
prizes for the Annual Recognition Dinner.
ERIK’S BIKE SHOP
For providing $600 in discounted gift certificates to TCBC for our
volunteers at the Annual Recognition Dinner.
SUSAN EVAN AND SUE BLUM
For their fine job in once again organizing a week-long TCBC
bicycling trip in Marble Falls, TX.
We encourage any member to pass along the names of fellow
TCBC members who deserve recognition for anything that is
worthy of recognition. Just send your suggestions to any TCBC
board member or to recognition@biketcbc.org.
As I write this, I am sitting here with a
copy of the brand new MINNESOTA
BIKE ATLAS in my hands. WOW, what a
work of art it is---truly a product for
TCBC to be proud of, Hats off to the
16-member Atlas Committee chaired
by Patt Seleen who spent the last year
working on this fine product! It all paid
off as we not only have a great 7th
Edition Atlas, but also an
accompanying interactive CD,
complete with cue sheets and online
mapping to indicate where each route
will take you! Truly outstanding!
THANKS TO ALL OF THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.
You made it happen!
Next on the horizon is to market this
great Atlas. The marketing committee
(Lisa Austin, Lisa Anderson, Charles
Breer, Michael McNutt, Patt Seleen and
Ben Wilson) has been working
diligently to ensure the marketplace
becomes aware of (and buys!) this
great book! Speaking of purchasing, if
you’re interested in getting an Atlas,
please see the ad in this newsletter.
Also in process is developing a new
online ride scheduling system, which
will make our ride scheduling
processes much more efficient while
also allowing members to view rides in
a calendar format and by ride type.
The committee, led by Mike Beadles
and consisting of Charles Breer, Greg
Flom, Richard Franco, Scott Larson, Jim
Pederson and myself, is well on their
way to implementing a new system in
time for training the ride leaders on its
use at the Ride Leader forum in early
April.
Lastly, a big “thank you” to the Annual
Recognition Dinner committee for,
once again, pulling this event off
without a hitch. The Annual
Recognition Dinner was held in mid-
January and was a nice opportunity to
SUPERIOR VISTAS
BIKE TOUR
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
reconnect with cycling friends and
recognize the volunteers for all the
work they do, day-in and day-out, to
keep the club running so smoothly and
contribute to yet another outstanding
year for TCBC. “You Make the
Difference” to the success of our club!
While it goes without saying that our
volunteers do an outstanding job,
there will be a point when they will
want to move on to other things and
we will need to backfill these positions;
plus, new blood is always good in an
organization.
I‘d like to encourage you to consider
volunteering when opportunities arise.
Volunteering is a GREAT way to give
something back to the club and is
personally rewarding---just ask those
people who volunteer! It can also
enhance personal development in
areas such as leadership (leading rides,
leading a committee), team-building,
web design, systems, finance, product
promotion and distribution, sales,
public speaking, etc. From time to
time, volunteer opportunities are
posted in the newsletter and/or on the
web-site, delivered to your email via the
Announcements system, or announced
at rides. However big or small your
contribution may be, it”s all important
to the continued success of TCBC.
Hopefully by the time I write the next
article, we’ll be on our bikes! I better
get on mine soon---I signed up for the
Bicycle Tour of Colorado (nothing
compared to what our Past President,
Charles Breer, undertook last year but
definitely a
challenge for me)
and need to get
some miles in!
Later,
Mary Derks
TCBC President
Washburn Wisconsin on Lake Superior
PRESIDENT
Mary Derks 651-482-9605
maryderks@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT:
Pete Hawkins 763-786-3792
pmh706@gmail.com
SECRETARY
Katie Angle 763-208-3595
Katie.jim@comcast.net
TREASURER
Tony Stifter 651-490-0070
Doctonic@juno.com
MEMBERSHIP
Dave Erick
membership@biketcbc.org
NEW MEMBER COORDINATOR
Garry Glubka 651-303-2207
newmember@biketcbc.
SCHEDULE COORDINATOR
Jim Pederson 763-234-5180
Schedule@biketcbc.org
LEADER LIAISONS
Pete Hawkins & Patt Seleen
leaderliaisions@biketcbc.org
RIDE STATISTICS
Richard Franco 651-246-3863
Ridestats@biketcbc.org
WEBMASTER
Webmaster@biketcbc.org
TCBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Lisa Austin 651-698-2498
Laustin@visi.com
Mike Beadles 612-839-5406
mrbikey@gmail.com
Charles Breer 651-699-2029
Charles.breer@comcast.net
Garry Glubka 651-303-2207
GGLubby@comcast.net
Kelly Hazel 612-588-3653
Kellyhazel@msn.com
Laurie Holm 612-724-8850
Laurindaholm@hotmail.com
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Doug Nelson 651-639-9917
News@biketcbc.org
ADVERTISING
Kristine Poelzer 651-633-1127
Ads@biketcbc.org
ART DIRECTOR
Steve Scott
stevescottdesign@comcast.net
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NEXT TCBC NEWS DEADLINE will be
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BIKE U CONTINUES: check the
schedule for events on March 9, 15,
and 23.
ATTENTION LEADERS! Your TCBC
Web Committee has been working
hard and is making very good progress
toward setting up a brand-new Webbased
TCBC Ride Schedule application!
We will be making an introductory
presentation to all leaders during the
coming Annual Leadership Forum this
April 9. There will be wireless internet
access at the forum, so if you have a
laptop with wireless internet, you may
optionally bring it to follow along! (If
not, don’t worry, we will also project it
onto the big screen). Thank you! (Mike
Beadles)
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! New Date
and Location for the Annual Leader
Forum: 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Wednesday,
April 9 - at the Shoreview Community
Center. All current leaders are
encouraged to attend. The TCBC Web
Committee will be doing an
introductory presentation of the brand
new Web-based ride schedule
application. Postcards with more
detail about the meeting will be sent
to all current leaders. If you have
questions, contact the TCBC Leader
Liaisons Patt Seleen and Pete Hawkins,
at leaderliaison@biketcbc.org
SEEKING VOLUNTEER Microsoft
Access/SQL Database Technical
Resource: Your TCBC Web-based
Database Team is seeking an
additional volunteer to join the team!
in brief
We are looking for a person who has
some experience in supporting either
Microsoft Access and/or Microsoft SQL
database. The team has made our
decision regarding a pre-packaged
Ride Scheduling database application
to purchase and we are now in the
process of actually purchasing it, then
implementing it. We will need support
for the new database application after
its purchase - with approving and
implementing changes as
recommended by the team. This is
your chance to help your bicycling
club make the transition to a
centralized and web-based database
system for our club’s data! Thank you
for your consideration! If interested,
please contact Mike Beadles at
MrBikey@Gmail.com or at
612-839-5406 to discuss your
qualifications, and our and your
expectations.
Weekend on Wheels - Your 2 Cents!
To help ensure we are providing rides
that meet the members’ needs and to
aid in our planning of TCBC’s Weekend
on Wheels (WOW), please take a few
moments to fill out an online survey.
To do so, just go to www.biketcbc.org
and click on the survey link on the
right-hand side of the page. Thanks!
We appreciate your input!
NO EXPO: The Bicycle Travel and
Fitness Expo, held the last two years in
March at the Mpls Convention Center,
has been cancelled, possibly forever.
This is covered in a full story in the
February SILENT SPORTS.
POLAR BEAR RIDE on January 1 had
only 28 riders, the second-smallest
Ho Ho Ho!, Trainers spin bikes &
rollers are just the Rx for after the
holidays. The Ironman is coming!
Check out our selection and prices!
All in stock clothing on sale, save up to 60%!
Tune up specials for Jan & Feb.
We still have financing for qualified buyers!
Road bike closeouts! Hot Hot Hot!
number since 1986. This was probably
due to the fact that it was only 4
degrees at ride start with a -15 wind
chill, and only two years since 1986 has
the temp been colder than that (in
1993 it was 5 below at noon!).
WINTER WEATHER: December
averaged two degrees colder than
normal, with 18 beautiful inches of
snow. January had exactly average
temps (with some big highs and
frigid lows) and a wimpy two inches
of white stuff.
Erik’s Bike Shop Mechanics Earn
Top Scores at USA Cycling Race
Mechanics Training Clinic!
Bloomington, MN. - Jan. 31, 2008 -
Erik’s Bike Shop sent 13 of their service
managers to participate in the USA
Cycling Bill Woodul Race Mechanics
Training Clinic in Colorado Springs,
which took place January 10-13, and
four of them earned the top scores.
U of M professor Louis
Mendoza biked nearly 12,000 miles
around the perimeter of the United
States, from July to December 2007. He
was studying firsthand the
“Latinoization” of America and the
impact of immigration. He talked to
many diverse people and is writing a
book about his experiences.
Journeyacrossouramerica.blogspot.
com.
Your friendly neighborhood bicycle shop!
2661 County Road I & Old Hwy 10
Mounds View MN - 763.784.6966
www.carsbikeshop.com
10-8:00 Mon & Thur
10-6:00 Tues, Wed & Fri
10-5:00 Saturday, Closed Sunday
GT - Redline - Salsa - Schwinn - Specialized - Sun - Torker - Worksman
Alex - Axiom - Borah - Camelbak - Clif - Cyclops - Elite - Forza - Gu - Instep - Kinetic - Krytonite
Primal - Profile - Saris - Serfas - Shimano - Sigma - Sram - Sunlite - Topeak
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SUN
11:00 AM A/B 15-40 mi.
THINK SPRING. Depart from
Roseville Professional Center (2233
Hamline Ave N - just south of Hwy 36
on the west side of Hamline Ave in
Roseville across from the Roseville
Library). Park at the west end of the lot.
Water & restrooms available in Dunn
Bros before & after the ride. Weather
dictates distance, tire tread, & clothing
layers. Tales & java/juice afterward at
Dunn’s or in lieu of the ride if there’s
bad weather. Jim Joy, 612-827-6995, jim.
joy-at-earthlink.net (3/2, 3/30), Charles
Breer, 651-699-2029, charles.breer-atcomcast.net
(3/9), Richard Franco,
651.246.3863, phoenixfyre1313-atcomcast.net
(3/16, 3/23).
6:00 PM N 25 mi. SLP’ING
MON OUT AFTER DARK MON.
Depart from Erik’s Bike Shop on corner
MARCH 2008 WEEKLY RIDES
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
11:00 AM A/B 15-40 mi.
THINK SPRING
9 SUN
6:00 PM N 25 mi.
SLP’ING OUT AFTER
DARK MONDAY
BIKE U - BEGINNING
BIKE CARE AND
FEEDING. 6:30 PM at Sunrise
Cyclery in Minneapolis. 3031 2nd
Ave S - 35W to Lake St exit. Learn
beginning bike maintenance from
Jamie McDonald, bicycle mechanic
extraordinaire. Jamie will cover basic
bike maintenance and
troubleshooting - if you hesitate
when your handlebars or seats need
adjusting or aren’t sure how to clean
and lube a bike, this class is for you.
FFI: Laurie Holm, 612-724-8850
laurindaholm-at-hotmail.com
DEADLINE FOR APRIL
10 MON TCBC NEWS. E-mail
schedule info to: schedule@
biketcbc.org. Articles to Doug Nelson,
newsletter@biketcbc.org.
TCBC BOARD BUSINESS
11 TUE MEETING. Contact
Mary Derks for info at
651-482-9605.
15 SAT
9:00 AM B 35-45 mi.
HAR-MARTIAN. Depart
from Erik’s Bike Shop, 2059 Snelling
Avenue N., Roseville (across from Har
Mar Mall, next to McDonald’s). This ride
features a variety of routes, each
guaranteed to include at least one
11:00 AM A/B 15-25 mi.
WINTER WARM-UP
6:00 PM N 25 mi.
SLP’ING OUT AFTER
DARK WEDNESDAY
6:00 PM 1-26 mi.
ROLLERDOME
RAMPAGE
“to check for cancelled or delayed rides,
go to biketcbc.org, and click on Ride Alert.”
of Minnetonka Blvd (between 100 &
169) and Texas Ave in St Louis Park.
Ride mostly on paved trails, painted
bicycle lanes and/or low-traffic roads
in the west metro area. Mike Beadles,
mrbikey-at-mrbikey.com, 612-839-5406
& other leaders.
11:00 AM A/B 15-25 mi.
TUE WINTER WARMUP. Depart
from Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis, W.
50th and Minnehaha Parkway, just
south of Lake Harriet. Don’t let winter
keep you from riding! Route & mileage
varies depending on the weather. Most
routes include a lunch stop at the
Birchwood Café. Jim Joy 612-827-6995
jim.joy-at-earthlink.net (3/4 & 3/25),
Katie Angle 763-208-3595 (3/11 & 3/18).
6:00 PM N 25 mi. SLP’ING
WED OUT AFTER DARK WED.
Depart from Erik’s Bike Shop on corner
lake, one trail, and one rest stop with
decent snacks. Get up and ride, then
get on with the rest of your day. Cindy
Hanson, 651-644-2175, hansonca96-atcomcast.net.
15 SAT
9:00 AM. BIKE U -
CYCLING TRAINING at
Velocity Sports in Burnsville.
14350 Rosemount Drive, just south of
Cty Rd 42 on Judicial. Increase power!
Eat right! Ever wonder how to actually
do that? Tim Pelot will help with an
introductory presentation on power
meters and sports nutrition. Tim is a
certified Carmichael Training Systems
coach and has coached at the Olympic
Training Centers in Lake Placid and
Colorado Springs. His personal cycling
background is in road, mountain, and
triathlon racing. Laurie Holm,
612-363-6165, laurindaholm-athotmail.com.
15 SAT
2:00 PM A/B 15-40 mi.
WINTER WARMER.
Depart from SW corner of Como Park
Pavilion parking lot, just off Lexington
Avenue. Winter is here, but don’t let
the cold weather put a damper on your
riding. Come on out on these cold
winter days and enjoy some riding
around familiar lakes with a few hills
of Minnetonka Blvd (between 100 &
169) and Texas Ave in St Louis Park.
Ride mostly on paved trails, painted
bicycle lanes and/or low-traffic roads
in the west metro area. Mike Beadles,
mrbikey-at-mrbikey.com, 612-839-5406
& other leaders.
6:00 PM 1 - 26 mi.
WED ROLLERDOME RAMPAGE.
Depart from HHH Metrodome. (Non-
TCBC: Indoor In-line Skating Social
Event). Both Upper and Lower
Concourses open on 3/12 only. Upper
Concourse open on 3/5, 3/19, 3/26.
Admission $6.50, equipment rental $5.
Beginners welcome, free in-line
skating instruction provided by
RollerDome. Free coat and bag check,
and free use of protective gear
(although you might want to bring
your own biking helmet instead of
MARCH 2008 EVENTS SCHEDULE
tossed in for some extra fun. Weather
will dictate route and distance. Cross
or mountain bikes are encouraged.
Dress appropriately for the existing
weather onditions. Richard Franco,
651.246.3863, phoenixfyre1313-atcomcast.net.
6:00 PM. (non-ride)
15 SAT THAT’S (BUCA) ITALIAN.
Bring your appetite! Join us for Italian
cuisine at its best! Buca di Beppo,
12650 Elm Creek Blvd., Maple Grove,
MN. Please call the restaurant at
763-494-3466 if you need directions.
There are 25 seats reserved. Please
RSVP no later than Mar 10th, to: Dave
Swaab. Please arrive by 5:45 PM so
we can be seated as a group. Dave
Swaab, 763-274-1481 or swaabd-athotmail.com.
1:30 PM B 25 mi. A
16 SUN TRAIL OF TWO CITIES.
Depart from the north parking lot of
the Brooklyn Center Community
Center, one block south of I-694 on
Shingle Creek Parkway. A friendly
mapless ride over the paved trails and
roads of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn
Park. A great way to get those legs
moving again after winter. Bring your
mountain or cross bike, as the trails
10:30 AM C 15-25 mi.
MARCH MADNESS
11:00 AM A/B 25-40 mi.
FRIDAYS ON THE BIKE
using theirs). Free parking at Gate D off
5th St & 11th Ave. Jim Dohogne and/or
other TCBC members.
10:30 AM C 15/25 mi. MARCH
FRI MADNESS. Depart from
Minnehaha Falls train station west of
falls on Minnehaha Avenue. We’ll do
lunch en route. Maybe ice and/or snow
on bike trails and roads. John Avoles,
651-437-3974, Herb Schultz,
952-941-4381, cell at ride 952-334-5382.
11:00 AM A/B 25/40 mi.
FRI FRIDAYS ON THE BIKE.
Depart from north parking lot of Lake
Phalen, corner of East Lake and East
Lake, Maplewood/St. Paul. We’ll do city
and hill routes depending on weather.
All riders most welcome. Michael
McNutt 651-208-3185 bikermichael-atcomcast.net.
may not be too “road bike” friendly this
time of year. Dave Swaab 612-709-1174
or swaabd-at-hotmail.com.
22 SAT
March 15.
23 SUN
9:00 AM B 35-45 mi.
HAR-MARTIAN. See
10:30 AM A/B 30/44
mi. ROLLING ON THE
WESTSIDE. Depart from Holiday Gas
Station in Eden Prairie, Dell Road and
62. Three and half miles west of 494 on
62, park at far end of lot, next to Dell
Rd. Ice will cancel the ride. An excellent
ride in the western suburbs. Eric Feld,
612-743-4097.
23 SUN
BIKE U - ADVANCED
BIKE CARE. 6:30 PM at
Sunrise Cyclery in Minneapolis.
3031 2nd Ave S - 35W to Lake St exit.
Learn advanced bike maintenance
from Jamie McDonald, bicycle
mechanic extraordinaire. Imagine
you’re at the Ironman standing in a
pleasant 40-degree drizzle with a bike
that won’t shift. Wouldn’t it be nice
NOT to wait for that sag wagon? For
those who know the basics and are
ready to learn more. FFI: Laurie Holm,
612-724-8850 laurindaholm-athotmail.com
29 SAT
March 15.
29 SAT
9:00 AM B 35-45 mi.
HAR-MARTIAN. See
12:00 PM 5TH ANNUAL
TCBC SWAP MEET.
NOON - 3 PM. Hopkins VFW Post 425.
100 Shady Oak Rd, Hopkins. Buy, sell,
or donate bicycling related items.
(Further info and directions: http://
www.BikeTCBC.org/swapmeet). Valerie
Olson SwapMeet@biketcbc.org or
763-559-0314.
2:00 PM A/B 15-40 mi.
29 SAT SPRING WARMER.
Depart from SW corner of Como Park
Pavilion parking lot, just off Lexington
Avenue. Now that spring is here, let’s
get out and ride around some familiar
lakes with a few hills tossed in for some
extra fun. Time to get those riding
legs back in shape. Weather will
dictate route and distance. Dress
appropriately and bring proper bike
for the existing weather conditions.
Richard Franco, 651.246.3863,
phoenixfyre1313-at-comcast.net.
29 SAT
3:30 PM B 32 mi, A/B
35-45 mi. AFTER THE
SWAP MEET RIDE. Depart from
Hopkins VFW at 100 Shady Oak Rd in
Hopkins, MN. Ride in the western
suburbs and ex-urb’s, with many
potential lake views! There will be two
rides to choose from, with one being
an A/B pace (and longer mileage) led
by George, and the other ride being a
B pace led by Mike. This ride will be
held immediately after the finish of the
TCBC Swap Meet. After selling your
extra stuff, and buying your exciting
new treasures at the TCBC Swap Meet,
join your TCBC friends on a ride that
starts from the same location! Mike
Beadles, 612-839-5406, MrBikey-at-
MrBikey.com & George Hagemann.
10:30 AM A/B 30/44
30 SUN mi. ROLLING ON THE
WESTSIDE. See March 23.
1:30 PM B 25 mi. A
30 SUN TRAIL OF TWO CITIES.
See March 16.
APRIL 2008
EVENTS SCHEDULE
(Preliminary Schedule - Subject to change)
5 SAT
TCBC NEW LEADER
TRAINING COURSE. See
separate article.
DEADLINE for the big
7 MON May TCBC NEWS.
ANNUAL LEADER
9 WED FORUM.
See separate info.
12 SAT
9:00 AM B 78 mi. THE
GREAT RIDE OF THE
PUDDING BOY. Depart from
Northfield H.S. on Division St./246 at S.
end of town. From I35 or US 52 take MN
19 to Division St. - go south. H.S. is on
right. At the age of 10, on his singlespeed,
balloon-tired red Schwinn Wasp,
the rotund PUDDING BOY made his
great lonely ride. This time you come
too. See Valley Grove Church, most of
Nerstrand, Kenyon’s Blvd. of Roses,
Zumbrota’s covered bridge, downtown
Wanamingo, Sogn Valley, the Al Quie
post office, and Malt-o-Meal Dam.
Climb PUDDING BOY Hill. Leader rides
easy B pace. Bring some friends who
ride your pace. Beautiful rolling hill
country. Bob Brown, 612-849-2999,
MnFolbot-at-aol.com.
27 SUN
42nd ANNUAL
MINNESOTA
IRONMAN RIDE in Lakeville. 30,
62, 100 mi. (Non-TCBC, but TCBC
mileage credit given.) See separate
info on registering and volunteering.
MAY 2008
EVENTS SCHEDULE
(Preliminary Schedule - Subject to change)
9-11
MARCH / APRIL 2008 EVENTS SCHEDULE
DOOR COUNTY WEDDING
RIDES. A/B 40-50 mi. Door
County, Wisconsin. For more info see
the website “Overnight Trips” section.
Katie Angle, katie.jim-at-comcast.net
or 763-208-3595.
9 FRI
2:00 PM A/B 40-50 mi.
DOOR COUNTY. (Sat May
10, Sun May 11) Depart from the
Ashbrooke hotel of Egg Harbor,WI. The
Tip of the Door, Peninsula State Park
and portions of the Door County
Century will be included in these three
rides. Self-sufficient B riders are
welcome. Group style riding
encouraged. See Overnight Trips for
more info. Sat and Sun rides start at
9:00 AM. Katie Angle 763-208-3595.
10 SAT
UNITY BIKE RIDE. (non-
TCBC) in Oostburg,
Wisconsin. Offering routes from
10-100 miles through the Kettle
Moraine area. Camping will be
available as well as a spaghetti dinner
on May 9. For additional information:
www.oostburgchristian.com/unityride
or 920-918-3882
24 SAT
ALL-CLUB RIDE, three
routes in Shoreview.
TCBC’s summer kickoff.
2008 OTHER
SELECTED EVENTS
(Preliminary Schedule - Subject to change)
27TH ANNUAL
JULY 4 WATERMELON RIDE in
Shoreview. Three routes.
NOTICE:
NON-BICYCLING TCBC ACTIVITIES
LISTED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE NOT
COVERED BY LAB INSURANCE.
Door County Wedding
Rides - May 9-11, 2008
If you liked riding in Door County last
fall or wanted to go but were unable or
you enjoy going to weddings, here is
an opportunity to cycle and celebrate
with TCBC in this scenic area of the
country. Catch glimpses of Green Bay
and Lake Michigan as you ride through
pastoral towns by harbors, parks,
woods and fields. Additionally, you
may join in the celebration of club
member John Gesme and Colleen
Person’s marriage by attending their
wedding, Saturday May 10, 2:00 PM at
St Paul’s Lutheran Church on Juddville
Rd between Egg Harbor and Fish
Creek. Reception to follow.
Irish Soda Bread
Emerald
Isle Scones
Honey Bunnies
Rides: 9 FRI - 2:00 PM THE TIP
10 SAT - 9:00 AM THE PARK
11 SUN - 9:00 AM THE CENTURY
All rides are A/B level and depart
from the Ashbrooke hotel in Egg
Harbor, WI with estimated distances of
40-50 miles. Weather conditions could
vary the mileages and order of the
rides. Self-sufficient B riders are
welcome. The Tip of the Door,
Peninsula State Park and portions of
the Door County Century will be
included in the routes.
Lodging: A limited number of rooms
are being held until April 20 at the
Ashbrooke (www.ashbrooke.net or
877-868-3113) at a special wedding
rate of $109 per night, two night
minimum. The Shallows Resort nearby
starts at $75 a night.
Emergency Contact Form: Please
bring two copies (located at the club’s
website) as used for overnight rides.
For more info: Visit www.
doorcounty.com for more lodging,
maps, weather, directions, restaurants,
shopping, other events (Festival of
Blossoms).
Questions? Contact Katie Angle
katie.jim@comcast.net or 763-208-3595
Join us for
the
WINTER
BUNS RIDE!
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Noon to 3:00 PM on
Saturday, March 29th
Hopkins VFW Post 425 (new location!)
100 Shady Oak Road, Hopkins, MN 55343
Buy, sell, or donate new or used
bicycling gear
Find out more at: http://www.
BikeTCBC.org/swapmeet
Contact: Valerie at SwapMeet@
biketcbc.org or 763-559-0314
Get ready to ride! Here’s your chance
to pick up some great new and gently
used bikes, parts, clothing, and
accessories from TCBC members with
more cycling stuff than we need. Our
obsession is your good fortune, come
get the bargains!
BEST
PRICES
OF THE
YEAR!
SPECIAL GIFTS
& PRIZES!
20th Anniversary
MGC water bottle
to all guests!
First 20 guests
get a Nike Shift
T-Shirt!
This event is open to anyone with an
interest in cycling. No admission, fees,
or commissions are required. Buyers
do not need to be TCBC members.
However, all sellers must be current
TCBC members or sponsors; you may
purchase a membership ($25) at the
door. Bicycling-related non-profit
organizations may request free display
space by contacting us in advance.
Some non-profits will be accepting
donations of bicycles, parts, or
equipment.
For our new activity year which
started last November 1, we
already have some impressive
totals through early February. TCBC
has been having more rides and
riders this winter than a year ago
– and this winter has been cooler
and snowier than last so far!
Top 10 Men’s Mileages
Michael Derner 1517
Richard Miller 1083
Ed Hassler 965
Randall Huskamp 891
Paul Huntington 865
Patrick Morford 850
Eric Wittkopf 845
Gregg Erickson 787
Jim Joy 734
Mike Nizielski 712
Top 10 Women’s Mileages
Katie Angle 1264
Pam Engebretson 913
Kari Sandstrom 434
Cindy Hanson 410
Kay Mitchell 404
Catherine Fritter 397
Bonnie Shoebottom 343
Mary Derks 311
Mary Nelsen 291
Nancy Welsh 288
Top 5 Men - rides ridden
Michael Derner 52
Ed Hassler 42
Paul Huntington 37
Patrick Morford 37
Richard Miller 31
Top 5 Women - rides ridden
Katie Angle 42
Pam Engebretson 40
Kari Sandstrom 18
Kay Mitchell 17
Catherine Fritter 16
Top 7 Leaders for rides led
Paul Huntington 37
Pete Hall 26
Randall Huskamp 21
Herb Schultz 21
Mike Beadles 19
Katie Angle 16
Jim Joy 13
Top 10 reported rides for
Nov/Dec/Jan
11/11 Sunday Afternoon Spin 50
11/25 Sunday Afternoon Spin 37
11/4 Sunday Afternoon Spin 34
11/17 Sonny Side Up 29
11/3 Sonny Side Up 27
11/24 Sonny Side Up 24
11/3 A Ride In The Clouds 23
11/12 Pink Express 22
11/4 Broadway Pizza Ride 21
11/10 Sonny Side Up 21
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Beautiful brainerd lakes area ride - a club favorite
In keeping with the all-important
theme of, “It’s never too early to plan a
bike trip”, mark your calendars for June
6-8, 2008, for a weekend of biking,
eating, and socializing in the beautiful
Brainerd Lakes area. The weekend’s
rides will consist of the Tour of Lakes
(TOL) outreach ride on Saturday, June
7, and TCBC rides on Friday afternoon
and Sunday (June 6 and 8,
respectively.)
TOL is sponsored by the Paul Bunyan
Cyclists and offers mileage options of
approx 40 and 70. It is known for its
varied and plentiful rest stops---think
“rolling buffet”! Past rides have
featured such treats as blueberry
pancakes, breakfast burritos, fresh
fruit, beef & chicken tacos, turkey
sandwiches, corn on the cob,
cheesecake, root beer floats, you get
the idea. Come along and be part of
the TCBC contingent rolling down the
road in our club jerseys! For more
information on the TOL and to register,
go to www.paulbunyancyclists.com.
Note that the registration deadline for
the ride is May 1; TOL does NOT accept
registrations after that date.
The format of this year’s trip will be
very similar to that of the past few
years in that we will stay in cabins, do
lots of socializing and eating, have a
potluck dinner and campfire Saturday
night and, of course, ride! Lodging will
be at Good Ol’ Days Resort (www.
goodoldaysresort.com) in Nisswa, just
north of Brainerd. Good Ol’ Days offers
2 & 3 BR cabins, along with lodge
(hotel-style) rooms, all of which were
brand new as of last year. Rates are
$250 for a 2 BR unit for up to 5 people,
$300 for a 3 BR unit for up to 6 people
and $125 for a lodge-style room for up
to 2 people. These rates are slightly
different than those on the resort’s
website. The rates go up sligh tly if the
number of people in a unit exceeds
those previously mentioned.
Each person is responsible for booking
their own lodging. If you are
interested in staying with the group,
you may want to consider reserving a
unit sooner rather than later due to the
demand for lodging in the Brainerd
Lakes area. If you want to find others
to share lodging with, just go to TCBC’s
discussion forums at http://groups.
msn.com/twincitiesbicyclingclub and
click on “message boards”, then “rides
and trips”, or you can contact me (see
contact info below) and I’ll add your
name to the list of people looking for
lodging. As an aside, if you choose to
stay somewhere other than Good Ol’
Days but are interested in joining us on
Friday and/or Saturday nights, there is
a $10/person/day visitor’s fee payable
to the resort.
If you have any questions, feel free to
contact me at maryderks@yahoo.com
or 651-335-6505. Additional trip
information can be found on TCBC’s
web-site under “Overnight Trips” at
http://www.mtn.org/tcbc/schedule/
trips.html. Thanks, and I hope to see
you there!! – Mary Derks
Dear TCBC members:
This is a reminder that it’s time once
again to sign your yearly Release
and Waiver of Liability Form for
TCBC. Yearly signing of this form is
required by the insurance company
that provides our League of
American Bicyclists (LAB) liability
and supplemental medical coverage
for all TCBC members when they
participate in scheduled TCBC
bicycle rides. Our insurance year
runs from Feb. 1 through Jan. 31 of
the following year.
Members need only sign one waiver
per year, unless they attend a
special event wherein all
participants must sign a waiver (i.e.
the Watermelon Ride). You can find
the waiver form on our website
2008 WAIVER TIME
under “Documents” (there are two
forms, make certain to use the one
for members), print it and mail it to
our P.O. Box. Alternatively, you can
sign one on your next TCBC ride and
give it to the leader. All leaders
should have the form available on
all rides.
Simply put, our LAB insurance
policy provides up to $1,000,000 of
liability coverage for our club, its
officers and Board of Directors, and
for members when participating in
a TCBC scheduled bicycle ride. It
also provides a $10,000
supplemental medical coverage
with a $500 deductible that kicks in
after your primary medical
insurance, if you have it, stops
paying for injuries incurred on a
TCBC scheduled bicycle ride.
Additionally, there is a $5,000 per
person accidental death and
dismemberment coverage for
members on scheduled TCBC rides.
If you need further information
about our LAB insurance coverage,
please contact me. Pete Hawkins
TCBC/LAB Insurance Coordinator
Twin Cities
Ride 2008
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MINNESOTA IRONMAN SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
The Minnesota IRONMAN Bike Ride is
Sunday, April 27th, in Lakeville for its
10th year. The 2008 IRONMAN
brochures arrived in riders’ homes
long ago and we’re preparing for
another grand ride. Already cyclists are
gearing up for the official beginning of
spring...the IRONMAN Ride!
As is true with an event of this
magnitude, hundreds of volunteers
help ensure the success of the
IRONMAN each year. Once again,
WE NEED YOU! If you are a returning
volunteer, share the fun by recruiting
some friends or family members. If you
are new to the IRONMAN, we are
ready to welcome you. The IRONMAN
makes a great service project for
church groups, scout troops, and
families too. We strive to provide a fun
event for riders and non-riders alike.
Following is just a sampling of the
many volunteer opportunities
available:
REGISTRATION PROCESSING: Join
the group on most Monday evenings
after 5:00 PM to help process rider
registrations. The location is the HI-MN
office, 622 Selby Ave. St. Paul. These
“work parties” (actually fun social
occasions) will continue until the week
of April 14. Bring a friend. No
experience necessary. We can train
anyone. Call Sarah for the 2008
schedule of Monday nights we plan to
meet...952-545-6151
SATURDAY SETUP: April 26 is a big
volunteer work day in Lakeville,
starting at 8:30 AM at Lakeville High
School. We have registration tables to
set up, merchandise to sort and fold
and bag for each registrant,
merchandise tables to set up, supplies
to pick up and deliver, etc. REST STOP
SETUP: Starting between 1 and 2 PM,
we need a few strong volunteers to
help as we set up the rest stops. There
are hundreds of details all day in
Lakeville, so you’ll have plenty to do
whenever you come. Lunch and
beverages will be provided. The term
‘the more the merrier’ really applies
here. A strong crew helps complete
the work that much faster.
DAY OF RIDE VOLUNTEER
POSITIONS: We provide a window of
support to the riders that starts at 5:30
AM and proceeds nonstop until after
8:00 PM. There are many volunteer
opportunities for riders and non-riders
alike to share in the excitement of this
day-long event. Choose a shift, or stay
all day. Briefly they include: direct
parking, rider registration, post-ride
check-in, distribute t-shirts, rest stop
worker, route corner marshal, ride
marshal (TCBC ride leaders only), first
aid certified medic, sag driver and sag
co-pilot, ham radio operator,
merchandise table and HI silent
auction, TCBC booth, and evening
packup.
CLEAN-UP CREW: Exhaustion sets in
and a fresh crew of volunteers is being
sought again this year to help us clean
up. You’ll be our hero for helping to
pack the trucks at Lakeville HS.
One significant change this year is that
we are dropping the Rider Stuffing
Packet. That means our Stuffing Party
will not happen in 2008. We regret the
loss of the party but believe that a
Virtual Rider Packet will be an
environmentally smart change.
Contact Sarah Hartmann, IRONMAN
Volunteer Coordinator, at
952-545-6151, or sarahart@juno.com to
request the complete volunteer
packet. All volunteers receive a
complimentary IRONMAN or
IRONWOMAN t-shirt. Finally, to
request an IRONMAN registration
brochure, contact the HI-MN office at
651-251-1495, or check out the website:
www.IronmanBikeRide.org. You may
even register for the ride on-line. We
hope to see you at the IRONMAN and
thank you for volunteering!
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Dark of Night?
We’ve got you covered.
Cold-Weather Apparel
Shoecovers
Year-round Service
Lights & More!
RIDE LEADER CLASS OF 2007
2008 TCBC NEW
RIDE Leader Training
Ever thought how nice it would be to
have more TCBC rides in your area or
more rides tuned to your ability? Or
rides on a certain day of the week or
time of day? Or rides that are centered
around a social activity or an event?
Then consider becoming a TCBC Ride
Leader. The array of rides offered by
TCBC is determined solely by its ride
leaders, so if you perceive a need,
please step forward and volunteer to
fill it by taking TCBC Leader Training
this spring.
The training consists of five hours of
class held on Saturday morning, April
5, at a location in Mounds View; plus
attendance at the Leader Forum on
Wednesday evening, April 9, at a
location in Shoreview.
The Saturday class will focus on
preparing you to lead safe, fun, and
interesting rides. Subjects covered
include how to organize, plan, map,
advertise, and lead a bike ride for
TCBC, plus a variety of related subjects.
Strong emphasis will be placed on the
rules of the road, traffic laws, bicycle
safety, and risk management. The
Wednesday session will be attended
by all returning and new leaders and
will cover our new ride scheduling
system and an array of other topics.
To qualify, you must be a current
member in good standing who
preferably has been with TCBC for at
least a full year. Also, you must be
willing to lead a minimum of two rides
for TCBC by the end of October 2008
and to fully abide by TCBC rules and
customs. Please note that the course is
designed for TCBC purposes only and
is not a general “leadership” course.
The total cost is $40 and that includes
a lunch on Saturday. It’s possible to
recoup all $40 by leading at least four
rides by the end of the season on
10/31/08. To register, send a check for
$40 (made out to TCBC) to: TCBC
Leader Training, c/o Pete Hawkins,
3008 County Road I, Mounds View, MN
55112. Be sure to include your current
address, home phone number with
area code, and an e-mail address if you
have one. Expect to receive a letter of
acknowledgement and further details
by March 29. Deadline for registration
is Wednesday, March 26, but it’s
advisable to sign up well before that as
the class may fill up. Phone Pete
Hawkins at 763-786-3792 or e-mail him
at pmh706@gmail.com if you have
further questions.
2008 TCBC ANNUAL
LEADER FORUM
WWW.HOIGAARDS.COM
Miracle Mile Shopping Center • 5425 Excelsior Blvd. • St. Louis Park, MN 55416 • 952.929.1351
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! New Date and
Location for the Annual Leader Forum:
6:30 - 8:30 PM - Wednesday, April 9 - at the
Shoreview Community Center.
All current leaders are encouraged to
attend. The TCBC Web Committee will be
doing an introductory presentation of the
brand new Web based ride schedule
application.
Postcards with more detail about the
meeting will be sent to all current leaders.
If you have questions, contact the TCBC
Leader Liaisons Patt Seleen and Pete
Hawkins, at leaderliaison@biketcbc.org
Thanks!
Pete Hawkins & Patt Seleen
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ANNUAL RECOGNITION BANQUET
Volunteers and Ride Leaders of the Year--Herb Schultz (“C” and Overall Ride Leader of the
Year), Richard Franco (Volunteer of the Year), Paul Huntington (Ride Leader of the Year),
and Mary Derks (Ride Leader of the Year). Missing from the picture is Steve Scott (Volunteer
of the Year) and Jack Uttermark (New Ride Leader of the Year).
ANNUAL
RECOGNITION BANQUET
TCBC’s annual dinner event was its
biggest ever with around 150 people
attending on a very cold January
night! The new 7th Edition of the
Minnesota Bike Atlas was presented.
The usual biking and volunteer awards
were presented to many people.
Volunteers of the Year were Richard
Franco, for his collecting and entering
of our many participation reports and
statistics, and to Steve Scott for his
Atlas art direction and design and the
interactive CD.
AWARDS LISTING
AND LEADER TOTALS
MILEAGE LEADERS:
Men: Lee Thielman
Women: Katie Angle
RIDE LEADERS OF THE YEAR:
Mary Derks, Paul Huntington
and Herb Schultz
NEW RIDE LEADER OF THE YEAR:
Jack Uttermark
“C” RIDE LEADER OF THE YEAR:
Herb Schultz
VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR:
Richard Franco and Steve Scott
RIDE LEADERS: Leaders leading 60+
rides, followed by the number of rides
they led: Paul Huntington 234, Herb
Schultz 203, Pete Hall 111, Jeff Ramberg
69, and Clareyse Nelson 68.
LEADERS LEADING 50-59 RIDES:
Mike Beadles, Randall Huskamp, Mary
Miller, and Tony Wanschura.
LEADERS LEADING 40-49 RIDES:
Richard Franco, Cindy Hanson, Scott
Larson, Kay Mitchell, and Don Picard.
LEADERS LEADING 30-39 RIDES:
Katie Angle, Sue Blum, Mary Derks,
Susan Evan, Kelly Hazel, Jeff Hofstede,
Jeff Johnson, Jim Joy, Marina Lim,
Augie Muller Jr., Steve Scholl, Jack
Uttermark, and Evie Walters.
LEADERS LEADING 20-29 RIDES:
John Avoles, Charles Breer, Kevin
DePratter, Hugh Gitlin, George
Hagemann, John Hoffman, Bob
Hoffman, Don Hopkins, Jon Koser, Kate
Kovar, Michael McNutt, Chuck Sunder,
and Lee Thielman.
2008
TOURS
LEADERS LEADING 10-19 RIDES:
Susie Anderson, Dianne Bell, Erwin
Brandon, Bob Brown, Michal Daniels,
Elizabeth Dohogne, Jim Dohogne, Pat
Exley, Eric Feld, David Gepner, Dave
Haerle, Dick Hartmann, Laurie Holm,
Judy Kallestad, Julie Kosbab, Craig
Larson, Rebecca Lawrence, Rob Mann,
Debra Matchinsky, Jim Pederson,
Catherine Roach, and Patt Seleen.
LEADERS LEADING 4-9 RIDES:
Tony Anthonisen, Bruce Berry, Tim
Bischke, Steve Block, Bob Bryan, Bill
Buse, Carolyn Caswell, Charlie Caswell,
Michael Derner, Dona Devine, Tom
Devine, Dave Dugan, Peter Fischer,
Garry Glubka, Mark Gregory, Pete
Hawkins, Edie Kalweit, Margaret Kelly,
Phillip Lawson, Molly Lethert, Neil
Millam, Shelby Miller, Dan Miller, Doug
Nelson, Dave Pfuhl, Jim Pittenger,
Kristine Poelzer, Rick Rodgers, Deb
Rodgers, Dave Rusinko, Lee Stagg,
Dave Swaab, Mary Swanstrom, Berway
Swanstrom, Linda Tacke, and Alan
Wichman.
VOLUNTEERS:
TCBC News editor - Doug Nelson
Leader liaisons & leader
training Pete Hawkins and
Patt Seleen
Membership coordinator
Dave Erick
Schedule Coordinator
Jim Pederson
Treasurer - Tony Stifter
New Member Coordinator
Garry Glubka
Volunteer Coordinator
Dave Swaab
Webmaster - Phil Doi
Art Director - Steve Scott
Sign up online to win prizes!
GRABAAWR JUNE 21-28: Great biking along the beautiful Wisconsin River
SAGBRAW JULY 27-AUGUST 2: Scenic back roads cycling for the whole family
BIKE NORTHWOODS JULY 5-11: Small and personal tour with plenty of smiles
LOIRE VALLEY JULY 16-28: Chateaux visits, Tour de France, French cuisine and Paris
New WISCONSIN WEEKENDER JUNE 6-8: Learn. Ride. Repeat
Ride statistics Coordinator
Richard Franco
Message Boards - Bill Simon
Website team - Julie Dillon, Phil Doi,
Jim Graves, Stephan Kieu, Valerie Olson
and Jim Pederson
Bike shops & photos links on
website - Valerie Olson
Watermelon co-chairs -
Susie Anderson, Katie Angle, Mark
Gregory, Kim Myers and Mary Nelsen
WOW ride committee -
Julie Kosbab, Jon Kosbab and
Dave Swaab (routes)
Halloween ride committee
Julie Kosbab and Hugh Gitlin
St. Paul Bicycle Classic & Mpls
Bike Tour Co-Chairs:
Laurie Holm and Rob Mann
Annual Recognition Dinner
committee Kristine Poelzer,
Charles Breer, Mary Derks, Hugh Gitlin,
Garry Glubka, Paul Huntington, Mary
Miller and Lee Thielman.
Bike U Coordinator - Laurie Holm
Member database/active.com
coordinator - Scott Larson
Swap meet chair - Valerie Olson
Outreach & SBAC
representative - Lisa Austin
Budget committee - Mike Beadles,
Charles Breer, Mary Derks, Terry Quam
and Tony Stifter
Insurance coordinator -
Pete Hawkins
IRS filings - Paul Arsenault
Financial reporting - Terry Quam
March 2008
Bigger and Better
Maple Grove store
is almost ready!
Mark your calendars!
Erik’s Spring Bikemania Sale
Starts Thurs. Mar. 13.
eriksbikeshop.com
Board nominating committee
Pete Hawkins, Hugh Gitlin and
Jim Pederson
Recognition -
Charles Breer and Mary Derks
Ride incident reporting -
Kelly Hazel
Advertising coordinator -
Kristine Poelzer
Web-Based Ride Scheduling
System - Mike Beadles (chair),
Charles Breer, Mary Derks, Greg Flom,
Richard Franco, and Jim Pederson.
Atlas committee Patt Seleen
(chair), Steve Scott (art direction &
design and interactive CD), Pete May
(map maker), Elroy Balgaard
(interactive CD), Ben Wilson (route
coordinator), Mike Beadles, Charles
Breer, Mary Derks, Jim Dohogne, Cindy
Hanson, Scott Larson, Michael McNutt,
Jim Pittenger, Lee Thielman, Tony
Wanschura, and Jeremy Weizel.
TCBC Board members (2006-07)
Charles Breer (President), Mary Derks
(Vice President), Katie Angle
(Secretary), Lisa Austin, Mike Beadles,
Garry Glubka, Pete Hawkins, Kelly
Hazel and Paul Huntington
Again,
congratulations
to all
award winners
and a special
THANK YOU to ALL
VOLUNTEERS!
“You Make the
Difference”
to the success
of TCBC.
Maple Grove
RE-OPENING!
494
NW Blvd
Hemlock Ln
94
W Eagle Lk Dr
169
Bass Lake Rd
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M-F 10-9 • Sat. 9-6 • Sun.11-5
Summer hours start March 6
New Minnesota Bike
Atlas Available Now
The 7th Edition of the Minnesota Bike
Atlas is coming soon to a bike shop or
bookstore near you!
The Atlas is the result of a yearlong
collaborative project of TCBC and
Hostelling International-Minnesota.
Led by project manager Patt Seleen,
art director Steve Scott, map maker
Pete May, and map coordinator Ben
Wilson, volunteers put in hundreds of
hours of work to take the Atlas from
concept to reality. The finished
product was unveiled at the TCBC
Annual Recognition Dinner on January
18. Lucky banquet attendees were
among the first to have the
opportunity to obtain one of the 6,000
copies printed.
All new routes. The Atlas contains
over 100 new routes, incorporating
both roads and trails. As in previous
editions, the maps are organized
geographically (Metro Area, Northeast,
Southeast, Northwest, Southwest, and
Wisconsin) to help you decide where
you want to go.
Easy-to-read maps include a description
of each ride with rest stops and scenic
highlights clearly marked.
Interactive CD. This edition of the
Atlas introduces a terrific new feature:
An interactive CD with maps and cue
sheets!
Ride legend. The beginning of each
section of the Atlas includes a ride
legend that will allow you to identify
the features of each ride at a glance.
Looking for a flat road ride in the
Northwest metro with restrooms at the
ride start, low traffic, scenic highlights,
and snacks worth stopping for en
route? You’ll quickly find your route by
consulting the ride legend.
Proceeds from this edition of the
Minnesota Bike Atlas will benefit both
TCBC and Hostelling International-
Minnesota as they further their local
missions and continue to promote
bicycling as an important part of this
community. The Atlas will be available
on the TCBC website (complete the
mail the order form), at local bike
shops and bookstores for $19.95 plus
tax. You can also purchase the Atlas
for $20.00 (no tax or postage) at the
TCBC Swap Meet, the TCBC Leader
Forum, and the Ironman Bike Ride.
by Cindy Hanson
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RIDE STATISTICS
2007 MILEAGE STATS
YEARS OVER 1000 TCBC MILES
27 DOUG NELSON
26 PETE HAWKINS
25 DICK HARTMANN
19 BOB HOFFMAN, MEG SCHAEFER
18 JEFF JOHNSON, LEE THIELMAN
17 DONA DEVINE, TOM DEVINE,
ERIC KUNO
YEARS OVER 2000 TCBC MILES
13 SUE BLUM
12 ERIC KUNO, LEE THIELMAN
11 BOB HOFFMAN, SHELBY MILLER,
JOHN RAINES, TONY STIFTER
10 JOHN MILLER, LIESA MILLER
9 PAUL ARSENAULT, DONA DEVINE,
SUSAN EVAN, KATE KOVAR
YEARS OVER 3000 TCBC MILES
12 SUE BLUM
10 TONY STIFTER
9 SUSAN EVAN, LEE THIELMAN
8 MARK GREGORY, JOHN MILLER,
MIKE NIZIELSKI
7 SHELBY MILLER, JOHN RAINES
6 JOHN BEULKE, CHARLES BREER,
BOB DEAN, RICHARD FRANCO,
JOHN GAMRADT
YEARS OVER 4000 TCBC MILES
8 MIKE NIZIELSKI, TONY STIFTER
6 BOB DEAN, MARK GREGORY,
SCOTT LARSON
5 STEVE BLOCK, RICHARD FRANCO,
JOHN GAMRADT, JEFF JOHNSON,
JIM JOY, PAUL LEE
YEARS OVER 5000 TCBC MILES
6 BOB DEAN
5 JOHN GAMRADT, TONY STIFTER
4 KATIE ANGLE, JEFF JOHNSON,
MIKE LIEBFRIED, SCOTT LARSON
3 RICHARD FRANCO, PAUL LEE,
SHELBY MILLER
YEARLY HIGHS FOR RIDES LED
234 PAUL HUNTINGTON 07
203 HERB SCHULTZ 07
143 HERB SCHULTZ 06
141 PAUL HUNTINGTON 06
111 PETE HALL 07
92 HERB SCHULTZ 05
69 JEFF RAMBERG 07
68 CLAREYSE NELSON 07
HIGHEST TCBC MILEAGES IN ONE
ACTIVITY YEAR
MEN
11,637 SHELBY MILLER 98
10,096 TONY STIFTER 05
10,072 RICHARD MILLER 07
9,439 LEE THIELMAN 05
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9,329 CHRIS BURBANK 99
9,188 LEE THIELMAN 06
8,544 RICHARD FRANCO 07
8,365 MIKE BEADLES 98
8,117 TONY STIFTER 04
8,104 PAUL LEE 96
WOMEN
10,873 LIESA MILLER 98
8,670 MARY ASCHENBRN 98
8,325 KATIE ANGLE 07
7,940 KATIE ANGLE 06
7,769 MARY BURBANK 99
7,217 LAURIE DINNEEN 96
6,429 KATIE ANGLE 05
5,727 MARY NELSEN 07
5,687 MARY BURBANK 98
5,673 BECKY CARLSON 86
MOST TCBC RIDES IN ONE YEAR
THRU 2007
MEN
277 SHELBY MILLER 98
271 TONY STIFTER 05
243 PAUL HUNTINGTON 07
228 TONY STIFTER 04
223 CHRIS BURBANK 99
211 RICHARD FRANCO 07
208 HERB SCHULTZ 07
208 LEE THIELMAN 06
WOMEN
262 LIESA MILLER 98
212 MARY ASCHENBNR 98
205 KATIE ANGLE 07
195 KATIE ANGLE 06
189 MARY BURBANK 99
188 LAURIE DINNEEN 96
167 SUE BLUM 96
165 KARI SANDSTROM 07
SIGNIFICANT TOTALS
2007 was yet again the biggest year
ever for TCBC. All of our 2006 records,
monthly and yearly, were smashed last
year. A total of 207 people biked over
1000 TCBC miles, including 51 women.
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There were 60 bikers over 3000 miles
and 30 riders over 4000.
TOTAL RIDES exploded from 1400 in
2006 to 1935 last year, and five straight
months had over 230 rides. Around 100
leaders led at least four rides, and 40 of
them led at least 20 rides. 40 people
went on at least 100 rides. People on
TCBC rides, members or not, combined
did about 700,000 miles last year!
YEARS OVER 2000 MILES: Sue Blum is
now alone in first place with 13 years.
Lee Thielman is just behind her with 12.
YEARS OVER 3000 MILES: Sue Blum
extended her record to 12 years. Tony
Stifter is alone in second place with 11.
YEARS OVER 4000 MILES: Mike
Nizielski tied Tony Stifter for the lead
with 8 years partly due to Tony’s run-in
with a pothole.
YEARS OVER 5000 MILES: Katie
Angle, Jeff Johnson, and Scott Larson
are now tied for third with 4 years, and
the record is still 6.
MEN’S MILEAGE CHAMPION: Richard
Miller rode 191 rides, averaging 52
miles per ride, the highest average for
a mileage winner ever. His winning
total of 10,072 miles was the thirdhighest
men’s total ever. He finished
third in 2006.
WOMEN’S MILEAGE CHAMPION:
Katie Angle led the women by doing
205 rides, the third-highest women’s
total ever, and averaged 40 miles per
ride. She also had the third-highest
women’s total ever with 8,325 miles.
This was Katie’s fourth straight win
- more total mileage wins than any
other TCBC biker in history.
By Doug Nelson
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WOMEN
8325 KATIE ANGLE
5727 MARY NELSEN
5295 KARI SANDSTROM
4022 KATE KOVAR
4012 KAY MITCHELL
3846 SUSAN EVAN
3813 PATT SELEEN
3577 CINDY HANSON
3469 REBECCA LAWRENCE
3439 SUSIE ANDERSON
3327 EVIE WALTERS
3264 BARBARA LANDIS
3263 LISA ANDERSON
3228 MARY DERKS
3188 SUE BLUM
3118 JULIE DILLON
2984 MARY MILLER
2918 CATHERINE FRITTER
2906 LIESA MILLER
2805 PAM ENGEBRETSON
2662 KIM MYERS
2636 KAREN JOHNSON
2580 KRISTI LINDER
2097 DEBRA MATCHINSKY
2057 GERI SCHOLL
1970 MARINA LIM
1866 DIANE ZIEMER
1754 LISA AUSTIN
1738 DEB HOLBROOK
1715 ANITA NISTLER
1668 LISA DUST
1652 CLAREYSE NELSON
1632 KATHY HAWKINS
1549 ELIZABETH DOHOGNE
1472 RED RIDER
1461 BARB MOLTUMYR
1449 MONICA LIDRAL
1435 DIANA KASPER
1428 KELLY HAZEL
1286 JOANN MARTIN
1279 MARGARET KELLY
1238 BARB DAVIS
1233 BONNIE SHOEBOTTOM
1167 IRENE ERICKSON
1157 JUDY EMERSON
1148 NANCY WELSH
1125 JULIE KOSBAB
1107 TERRY HEADLINE
1084 ANN BODENSTEINER
1078 JAMIE PFUHL
1015 MARY BURBANK
MOST RIDES RIDDEN IN 2007
205 KATIE ANGLE
165 KARI SANDSTROM
149 KAY MITCHELL
143 MARY NELSEN
119 PAM ENGEBRETSON
112 EVIE WALTERS
109 KATE KOVAR
105 SUSAN EVAN
105 PATT SELEEN
103 SUSIE ANDERSON
MEN
10072 RICHARD MILLER
8544 RICHARD FRANCO
8038 JEFF HOFSTEDE
7151 LEE THIELMAN
7015 JEFF JOHNSON
6693 PAUL HUNTINGTON
6491 RICH KLOBUCHAR
6405 JEFF RAMBERG
5765 MARK GREGORY
5614 GREGG ERICKSON
5489 MIKE NIZIELSKI
5296 SCOTT LARSON
5141 HERB SCHULTZ
4832 MICHAEL DERNER
4820 JIM JOY
4813 TOM SANDSTROM
4710 HUGH GITLIN
4656 CHARLES BREER
4500 GARRY GLUBKA
4490 JACK UTTERMARK
4375 STEVE BLOCK
4335 GEORGE HAGEMANN
4208 JIM DOHOGNE
4152 MICHAEL MCNUTT
4099 JOE HAYS
3933 DAN MILLER
3911 JIM PEDERSON
3898 BOB HOFFMAN
3789 RANDALL HUSKAMP
3766 JIM ANGLE
3688 PETE HALL
3569 TONY STIFTER
3509 MIKE BEADLES
3324 DAVE HOWELLS
3295 BOB SMUTKA
3285 DAVID PETTIT
3247 GREG THOMPSON
3240 BOB BROWN
3219 BEN WILSON
3160 JIM REIMER
3112 JAMES POLLNOW
3078 KIM LUNDIN
3078 SCOTT WEINBERG
3067 STEVE SCHOLL
2998 BILL CORTY
2894 CLIFF WILSON
2884 STEVE PEARSON
2870 TOM SCHENDEL
2855 MIKE BENNETT
2855 KEN SCHAEFER
2838 TONY WANSCHURA
2829 DAVE CUMMINGS
2694 JOHN PUGH
2645 PAUL ARSENAULT
2635 ROGER FICKBOHM
2602 CHARLIE STAFKI
2546 MARKUS BOHLER
2448 STEVE DUCHENE
2439 ANDREW DUBMAN
2418 DICK HEGLUND
2403 JOHN AVOLES
2383 GORDON FINK
2358 GLENN OKAN
2335 PETE HAWKINS
2323 CHUCK SUNDER
2313 BILL SIMON
2310 HEFF NETICK
2288 JON KOSER
2228 JOE HAMLIN
2224 SCOTT HAGEN
2207 PAT EXLEY
2148 RICH SWENSON
2132 DAVID WEISER
2115 SHELBY MILLER
2107 STAN MICKELSEN
2100 TOM LENZMEIER
2082 CALEB DONALDSON
2052 TOM BRIX
1975 STUART LORBERBAUM
1967 DOUG NELSON
1917 DAVE PFUHL
1885 CARLTON MOORE
1877 BOB GRAVELL
1818 KEN JOHNSON
1809 JERRY NELSON
1804 DON PICARD
1801 ISAAC CARTER
1757 JIM EASTON
1751 ERIC WITTKOPF
1739 TONY ABELSON
1667 MICHAEL BJORNEBERG
1655 DON HOPKINS
1634 STEVE SORENSON
1632 JERRY WILLIAMS
1627 JIM GRYNIEWSKI
1623 KIRK PIEPHO
1603 DUANE KASPER
1567 DAVE DUGAN
1548 CHARLIE CASWELL
1548 R KEITH HENDERSON
1544 DICK HARTMANN
1519 PAUL KLINGE
1459 ED EBEL
1439 RICK SHOEBOTTOM
1436 TIM MILLER
1434 JOEL PADE
1429 BRUCE BERRY
1428 WARREN SAMUELSON
1416 JOHN HOFFMAN
1410 JOHN GESME
1398 CHRIS ALME
1398 BRIAN HENNING
1395 SCOTT KIMBER
1394 JOHN BENDA
1389 DAN MEYER
1384 DAVID GEPNER
1379 JEFF RAINES
1361 BERWAY SWANSTROM
1343 KEITH KLINE
1327 PETER FISCHER
1303 JON KOSBAB
1290 MIKE SCHLAFER
1287 MIKE DANIELS
1264 JACK MILLER
1262 CHUCK GLASS
1262 DAVE SWAAB
1257 KEVIN WATTS
1251 RANDY KLOEPPER
1217 ANDY HARTLE
1211 JACK SEABORNE
1203 TIM BARETTE
1200 KEVIN DE PRATTER
1200 JOHN MASIULIS
1187 GLEN OLSON
1182 ERIC FELD
1156 CARLOS VILLALPANDO
1141 RICK RODGERS
1137 PATRICIA MORFORD
1137 KEN NATER
1123 BILL HAGERTY
1118 TIM JOHNSON
1111 JOE REBHOLZ
1108 TIM SMITH
1094 CLINT FRITTER
1085 DAVE MURPHY
1082 PAUL DIETRICH
1081 BILL BENNETT
1079 CRAIG FUTTERER
1073 MIKE HALL
1063 CHRIS BURBANK
1060 JOHN EVANS
1054 DAVE HAERLE
1047 KENT THOMETZ
1026 DICK VOSS
1023 BOB MOSER
1007 AUGIE MULLER
MOST RIDES RIDDEN IN 2007
243 PAUL HUNTINGTON
211 RICHARD FRANCO
208 HERB SCHULTZ
197 JEFF RAMBERG
191 RICHARD MILLER
190 JEFF JOHNSON
177 LEE THIELMAN
163 JEFF HOFSTEDE
160 RICH KLOBUCHAR
159 MIKE NIZIELSKI
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and 0 at the ride finish while I was
sitting inside my nice warm van.
I had received four phone calls before
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told the first caller that I was
cancelling, then after a query from a
second caller, I decided that I should
call George (my other leader last night)
to see what he thought. We decided
that we should try, so I called back the
previous callers and said that the ride
is now a “go”!
There were five riders total, including
one new rider to TCBC. We started with
me as the front leader, and George as
the rear leader. The other riders were
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nothing. We stopped, discussed my
situation, decided my bike was “toast”
and that I would have to walk my bike
back home. I asked Michael to take
over as front leader at that point, with
George still the rear leader. I said
“Have fun!” and off they went.
I ended up walking back to the ride
start, then walking back home (about
five miles total walk). After I got back
home, I hopped into my van, and
drove back to the ride start, getting
there about 7:15 PM.
The riders returned about 8:00 PM
- they had more mechanical problems!
Jonathan’s freewheel had frozen up
too, just like mine. George’s cables got
frozen/stuck. But they were on the LRT
bike trail near Freewheel Bike, so some
wrenching and a few minutes in the
store thawed things out enough for
them to be able to continue.
I now remember why I have my “10
degree rule” - Stuff Stops Working
Below Ten Degrees! (Unless one has a
single-speed or fixed-gear, then it’s
“less likely” that one would have these
problems in these extreme
temperature conditions.)
I also think that bringing my bike
inside the Erik’s store at the ride start
for a half hour may have contributed to
my problem too. My bike would have
thawed in the store for too long, and
the humidity would have condensed
onto the metal parts and frozen
immediately when taken back outside.
Funny thing - I had my bike in the back
of the van while I was waiting in the
parking lot for the riders to return, with
the heat running, I heard two distinct
spring-ping-pop sounds from the rear
of the van after a few minutes of sitting
there, so I assume that’s the freewheel
springs/mechanism thawing enough
and popping back into place. My
“night ride” bicycle pedals fine today!
by Mike Beadles
MS 150
Ride 2008
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