30th Annual TCBC Watermelon Ride! - Twin Cities Bicycling Club

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TCBC C RIDE CLASSIFICATIONS S I C A I S AND INFORMATION I O N A A/B B B/C C N/C N/B MB R Description Very Strenuous Strenuous Brisk Moderate Relaxed Night Night Mountain Strenuous Approximate average speed 18 mph* 16 mph* 14 mph 12 mph 10 mph 10 mph 14mph Various 12 -20mph Rest stops about every leader’s choice ALL RIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A HELMET AND SHOULD CARRY A SPARE TUBE, PATCH KIT AND PUMP. NIGHT RIDES REQUIRE FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS *Riders may ride faster or slower. RIDE DESCRIPTIONS on the TCBC web site or in the TCBC Activity News give important details about rides. Be sure to check these descriptions carefully. They may list special situations or conditions that apply to a ride, and they are the most accurate description of TCBC rides. AVERAGE SPEEDS The speeds listed in the ride key are average speeds maintained for the entire ride, not the minimum or maximum speeds. To maintain the average ride speed, riders will ride far faster and far slower 20–30 miles 15–20 miles 10–15 miles 10–15 miles at times. While not required, a cyclecomputer is helpful to judge average speed. In some situations, leaders may feel the conditions justify a slower average minimum speed. FASTER OR SLOWER RIDERS or self– sufficient riders are welcome on all daylight rides, but the type and degree of leader support depends on the ride type. RIDE LENGTH Be sure to check the ride description on the TCBC web site or Activity News for the distance of the ride. There may be longer or shorter 10–15 miles 10–15 miles Various 30 miles Rider fixes own bike ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Leader helps rider fix bike ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Leader rides anywhere ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Leader rides behind those riding at published level ✔ ✔ ✔ Leader rides at the back ✔ ✔ Leaders at both front & back ✔ ✔ A VERY STRENUOUS Fast paced, most difficult terrain, and/or longer distance. A/B STRENUOUS Swift, more difficult terrain or longer distance. B BRISK Social with emphasis on riding. A good choice for experienced riders. Generally intermediate or greater pace, terrain or distance. Social emphasis, but for those with riding experience – generally intermediate B/C MODERATE pace, terrain and distance. C RELAXED Easier for a more laid back time. Perfect for newer riders– slower pace and flatter terrain, shorter distance. N/C NIGHT C pace, social, mapless, safety stressed, front and rear lights required. N/B NIGHT B pace, social, mapless, safety stressed, front and rear lights required. MB VARIOUS TCBC offers various A, A/B, B, and C Mountain Bike ride classifications. See TCBC website for MB ride key and other details. R RANDONNEUR Long distance “brevet” ride with time limits and required checkpoints. Randonneurs USA rules apply ( see rusa.org ). Cooperative spirit. OUR CLUB The Twin Cities Bicycling Club (TCBC) is the Twin Cities’ largest recreational cycling club. We typically appeal to adult, intermediate cyclists who like group riding but don’t race. We ride mostly on low-traffic roads and use maps. We generally don’t mark our routes or sag our rides. Please use the ride key to choose rides suited to your abilities. HELMETS: Must be properly worn and fastened by everyone on all TCBC rides and must be ANSI or Snell-approved. TOOLS: Carry these on your bike: tire levers, a pump, spare tube, patch kit. WATER: You should drink water before you ride, and carry water with you on the ride, drinking frequently. AT THE RIDE START: Arrive early and allow time to get yourself and your equipment ready, sign the registration sheet, and (if you are not a member) pay the leader the trip fees. All bike trips list the time the trip actually departs from the start. There will be a briefing by the leader. DAY TRIP FEES: NO CHARGE for TCBC members & families, $2.00 for nonmembers, $4.00 for each non-member family. Pre-registration isn’t necessary unless stated. MOUNTAIN BIKE (MB) RIDES Mountain bikes are required for MB rides. Protective glasses are highly recommended. MB rides may require more protective clothes. Muddy terrain rides of any ride type. Ride length is not necessarily the same for the same ride types. LEADER SPEED Leaders may choose to ride slower than the Minimum Average Riding Speed on any ride. Leaders may choose to ride faster than the Average Riding Speed on all A and A/B Rides. LEADER SUPPORT will be available only to those who are riding at or above the minimum average riding speed on B and B/C rides. Leader support will be available to all riders on C rides. may be common. There will probably be NO water available, so bring two full bottles. Experienced TCBC road riders new to mountain biking should select MB rides at least one Ride Type lower than they normally ride “on-road.” NOTICE Any non-bicycling TCBC activity or any Outreach Ride listed in this newsletter or on our website is not covered by our insurance provided by American Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. PRESIDENT Patt Seleen 651-552-9131 paseleen@hotmail.com VICE PRESIDENT: Richard Franco 651-246-3863 phoenixfyre1313@comcast.net SECRETARY Liesa Miller 651-698-9502 velomapper@aol.com TCBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Paul Frenz 612-423-1487 paul_frenz@yahoo.com Garry Glubka 651-303-2207 GGLubby@comcast.net George Hagemann 952-593-5413 gphagemann@mac.com Tom Melcher 651-353-3372 trmelcher1@comcast.net Jeff Ramberg, 612-929-2705 j.ramberg45@yahoo.com Gina Sapia, 651-633-9440 gina@sapiagroup.com TREASURER Tony Stifter 651-490-0070 Doctonic@juno.com MEMBERSHIP Kristi Linder, Mary Derks, Scott Larson membership@biketcbc.org NEW MEMBER COORDINATOR Garry Glubka 651-303-2207 newmember@biketcbc. SCHEDULE COORDINATOR Jim Pederson 763-234-5180 Schedule@biketcbc.org LEADER LIAISON Pete Hawkins and Katie Angle leaderliaison@biketcbc.org RIDE STATISTICS Richard Franco 651-246-3863 Ridestats@biketcbc.org WEBMASTER Webmaster@biketcbc.org VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Dan Miller volunteer@biketcbc.org NEWSLETTER EDITOR Doug Nelson 651-639-9917 News@biketcbc.org ART DIRECTOR Steve Scott stevescottdesign@comcast.net ADVERTISING Lisa Austin ads@biketcbc.org PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR Don Picard 952-894-3431 don451@mac.com BIKE U COORDINATOR Mary Miller, BeeBiking908@q.com TCBC NEWS DEADLINES - usually between the 4th and 10th of each month for the next month’s issue TCBC NEWS is published by the Twin Cities Bicycling Club, formed in 1993. Mail and checks can be sent to: TCBC, PO Box 131086, Roseville, MN 55113 4 JUNE 2011 TCBC NEWS www.bikeTCBC.org TWIN CITIES BICYCLING CLUB
CHECK C THE TCBC C WEBSITE E WWW.BIKETCBC.ORG W W B C .O FOR MORE WEB RIDES JUNE 2011 9:30 AM B/C 3943 MI. WED OWATONNA AND THE LAKE NEXT DOOR. Depart from Cabela's South Parking Lot. Take I35W South to exit 45. Turn right at first stop sign and follow frontage road. Go around Cabela's to South Parking Lot. Join us for a 39/43 mile ride in Owatonna farm country. We may see wildlife. Ducks and geese nesting. Ride by apple orchard, around Clear Lake. Rest stop/lunch at the Boathouse Grill and Bar in Waseca. Lawrence Flater (507) 455-2765. 10:00 AM A/B WED 34/37/42/45/50/65 MI. CARS, BIKES AND LAKES MOUNDS VIEW. Depart from CARS Bike Shop, 2661 West County Road I, Mounds View, MN 55112 - Behind the Burger King on the SW corner of County Road I and County Road 10 (not to be confused with US 10). Start your Wednesday on the north end of town with an invigorating ride past LOTSA lakes. New for 2011 is a metric century option with two new lakes! The routes begin east and north through the Rice Creek chain of lakes, and then turn south & east towards Bald Eagle, White Bear, Jane and De Montreville lakes before returning to CARS Bike Shop via Vadnais, Owasso, Valentine & Long lakes. Park in the CARS Bike Shop lot. Self sufficient B riders are most welcome. Excellent cue sheets and maps are available at the ride, or beforehand at www. bobswebplace.org . Restrooms available at ride start - Burger King, SuperAmerica & Caribou Coffee. If weather threatens, check the ride cancel message board - message will be posted at least 1-1/4 hours prior to ride start time. If unsure, call ride leader before coming to the ride start. Bob Floyd, 651-235-5953, rmfloyd{at} gmail{dot}com. 10:00 AM B/C 33 MI. WED LITTLE CANADA: BATTLE CREEK. Depart from The Taste of Scandinavia, 2900 Rice Street, 1/2 mile north of County Road C. We will ride from Little Canada as far south as the Mississippi River and then up Battle Creek and through Indian Mounds Park. The return is up Bruce Vento Trail with a loop around Lake Phalen. Be prepared for a few hills. Don Hopkins, 651-628-9713, Cell: 651-216-8690, dchopkin@aol. com. 6:00 PM A 3045 MI. WED MIDTOWN CHALLENGE GROUP MAPLESS. Depart from Midtown Bike Center - Freewheel - On the Midtown Greenway, 10th Ave South and 29th Street. Various routes and distance as the days grow longer. Some are flat and scenic some are hilly with multiple turns. but none are boring and neither is the group. We ride at an "A" pace and will work to keep the group together. Wind and weather dictate distance and route. Come prepared with a bike in good working condition and you will enjoy the workout you receive. All "A" riders welcome. Contact leader if you are unsure about route, pace or group riding technique, we will make sure you have a good time and won't forget the challenge you faced. Randall Huskamp rhuskamp@gmail.com 612- 290-9879. 6:00 PM B 2530 MI. WED WHITE BEAR LAKE LOOP. Depart from Island Lake Park in Shoreview (SW corner of 694 & Victoria). Enjoy a ride on gently rolling roads en route to, and around, White Bear Lake. Optional dinner afterwards. Mary Derks (maryderks@ yahoo.com, 651-335-6505). 6:00 PM B/C 2025 MI. WED "SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT". Depart from Sweet Taste of Italy, 6023 42nd Ave No (Crystal). A nice scenic MAPLESS/NO DROP RIDE on the roads and trails with a few hills along the way for fun. A different route each week. All level of riders welcome!! We will have dinner after the ride all you can eat spaghetti. MMM!! RIDE SAFE/RIDE OFTEN. Paul "Thunder" Huntington W-763-519- 3364 or C-763-496-9900; Pete "The Hammer" Hall W-612-596-1960 or C-612-889-1361. 6:00 PM C 1522 MI. WED WEDNESDAYS FROM WEBSTER. Depart from Adams and Spring Streets NE in Mpls. We will ride various paved trails and city streets in Mpls. and St Paul and offer a dining venue after the ride. (mapless) Clareyse Nelson 612-623-3009, Deb Fellows 612-868-9815. 8:30 AM B 52/72 MI. THU THURSDAYS ON THE CANNON. Depart from Welch Village Trailhead (Goodhue County 7, three miles south of Hwy. 61). We'll ride two beautiful trails, the Cannon River Valley trail and the new Hay Creek trail. We’ll start off with a round-trip to Cannon Falls, then on to Red Wing and continue to the end of the Hay Creek Trail (Goodhue Pioneer Trail), then back to Welch via Levee Park, for 57 miles. For the optional 20 miles extra, choose between a round trip to Cannon or Red Wing. Don Picard, donbike@mac.com, 612-840-2534 (Cell phone: but cell coverage is spotty in Welch). 5:30 PM A/B 2535 MI. THU MIDTOWN ADVENTURES. Depart from Midtown Bike Center - Freewheel - on the Midtown Greenway, 10th Ave South and 29th Street. Routes will vary weekly with weather and wind direction being the determining factor. Map is available for these rides. Some routes can have multiple turns, hills, traffic and some just flat out flat. But NONE have boring ride leaders... Routes are designed to take you on different combination of roads and trails in the metro area each week and rarely repeating the same route, unless it is the only map I have on hand. Randall Huskamp rhuskamp@ gmail.com 612-290-9879. 6:00 PM A/B 2532 MI. THU THURSDAY FROM COON RAPIDS. Depart from Erik's in Coon Rapids, 2120 Northdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, 55433. Predominately flat ride on the Anoka Sand Plain. Rest stop provided for longer routes. Glenn Okan ph 612- 618-1376, email gokan@usfamily.net. 6:00 PM A/B 22/30 MI. THU THIGHS, SIGHS, AND CRIES. Depart from parking lot in front of Woody’s Grill at Shady Oak Rd and City West Pkwy in Eden Prairie. A longtime western metro favorite. Join us as we chase each other up and down the rolling hills of Eden Prairie and Minnetonka. A great hill training ride, with shorter option. Selfsufficient B riders welcome. You’ll sigh and cry but your thighs will thank you!? NOTE: Restroom facilities at SuperAmerica on Shady Oak Rd across from Woody’s. Jerry Hofmann, jhofmann-at-pressenter.com, 612- 382-0772; Norman Ehrentreich, nehrentreich-at-yahoo.com, 763-360- 9538; Jonas Nygard, Jonas_Nygard-atyahoo.com, 952-457-6610. 6:00 PM A/B 2535 MI. THU A DUTCH TREAT. Depart TWIN CITIES BICYCLING CLUB www.bikeTCBC.org JUNE 2011 TCBC NEWS 5
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