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14ken and cecile younermemorial spokes of hope rideReminder—Ken and Cecile Youner Memorial Spokes ofHope RideSaturday, July 14, 2012Marc Musman will be joining us for the ride; we also expect a visitfrom Ken’s two young granddaughters, Rachel and Abigail.The ride will be led in two groups:Please join us for the Ken and Cecile Youner Memorial Spokes ofHope Ride on Saturday, July 14th. Dr. Ken Youner was a longtimemember and frequent ride leader of BTCNJ who passed away onFebruary 14, 2012 of kidney cancer. His beloved wife Cecile passedaway in November 2008 of cancer. Your support of this ride furthersthe work of Ken and Cecile, who both fought tirelessly against thisdreaded disease as advocates and as victims. Ken is the co-founderof Spokes of Hope, an organization that raises awareness of cancerand the need for advocacy through cycling.The ride will meet at 9 am at Englewood Hospital, where riders willbe greeted with a welcome from the hospital. Our next stop will bethe John Theurer Cancer Center of Hackensack University MedicalCenter, where hospital staff will greet us before we head north alongroads Ken enjoyed riding. We will stop at Nyack Beach State Park, afavorite place of Ken’s, then continue to the town of Nyack for a shortbreak. Riders can stop at the Runcible Spoon, or other cafes beforeregrouping and heading back to Englewood. All riders are theninvited to Dr. Youner’s home in Englewood to enjoy his JapaneseGarden and have some refreshments.Ken’s children Melissa Musman and Jason Youner and son-in-law1. C* and B levels, led by Cyndi Steiner2. B* led by Nate MorgensternThe C*/B level ride length will be about 50 miles; the B* versionabout 55 miles. The slower group will follow a shorter route so thatwe reach the stopping places at about the same time.Registration for the ride is $25; you may register online at active.comor that morning. Registration will open at 8 am that morning. Riders,Ken’s and Cecile’s friends, cancer advocates and others are welcometo contribute beyond the minimum. All registration fees and donationswill benefit Action to Cure Kidney Cancer, where Dr. Youner wasthe medical director.We hope you will join us for this very special ride. If you have anyquestions, please contact either Cyndi Steiner (steincy@gmail.com)or Nate Morgenstern (nmorgenstern@hotmail.com)Cyndi SteinerNate MorgensternEvent Co-organizersRecycle those used tubes!How many times have you changed a flat tire and discarded the oldtube, wishing you could do something with it other than throw itaway? Now you can! Starting with the July 2012 meeting, you cannow bring your used bicycle tubes to the meeting to be recycled.There will be a labeled bin at the back of the meeting room whereyou may deposit them.In addition to tubes, we are also recycling other bike parts. Pleasefeel free to bring to each meeting for recycling the following useditems:1. Bike tubes2. Chains3. Cassettes4. Tire valve nuts- that nut on the valve that everyone throwsaway when they install a new tubeWe have found several bike products vendors who use these recycledparts to create their products. In the interest of sustainabilityand recycling, we are making available to club members the abilityto recycle these items.We have also installed recycling bins for these items in two localshops: Cosmic Wheel in Ridgefield Park and The Bikery in Montclair.You can take these items to these two shops to be recycled. If youhave large quantities of these items (particularly tubes), pleasebring them to the meetings instead.If you have any questions, please contact Cyndi (steincy@gmail.com) or Diane (ddfromnj@gmail.com).-Cyndi Steiner, Diane Doherty
15Support Your Local Bike ShopThe owners of all these shops support BTCNJ. Please tell them you saw their shop in the MasterLink. Show them your BTCNJ membershipcard for a 10% discount off accessories and parts. They are skilled bicycle pros, and we urge you to use their services. Please note that thediscount may not apply to sale items and may not allow credit card payment. Bike shops listed in bold are advertisers in this issue, look fortheir ads. Please note that the individual shop owners have sole discretion over the definition of “accessories and parts” and of the items intheir stock to which any BTCNJ-related discount applies.Allendale Bike Shop Allendale 201-825-0952D.J.s' Cycles Belmar 732-681-8228Brookdale Cycle Bloomfield 973-338-8908Get-a-way Cycle Center Bloomingdale 973-291-4163Bikeland Caldwell 973-403-3330Bikeland II Chatham 973-635-8066The Bike Path Clifton 973-574-9001All Body Training Closter 201-768-3086Congers Bike Shop Congers, NY 845-268-3315Steve's Moped & Bicycle Dumont 201-384-7777Sam's Bicycle Repair Elmwood Park 201-797-5819Bike Master Englewood 201-569-3773Strictly Bicycles Fort Lee 201-944-7074Carrera Cycles Glen Rock 201-857-0106Marty's Reliable Hackettstown 908-852-1650Bike Pad Hawthorne 973-427-9400James Vincent Jersey City 201-420-5151Ramsey Outdoor Ledgewood 973-584-7798Bicycle Tech Lincoln Park 973-694-6775D.J.'s Cycles Long Branch 732-870-2277Peddler Long Branch 732-229-6623Cycle Craft Long Valley 908-876-5600Madison Bicycle Shop Madison 973-377-6616High Gear Cyclery Millburn 973-376-0001Diamond Cycle Montclair 973-509-0233The Bikery Montclair 973-744-7252Marty's Reliable Morristown 973-538-7773Cycle World New City, NY 845-364-2384James Vincent North Bergen 201-869-1901Chelsea Bikes NY, NY 646-230-7715Gotham Bike NY, NY 212-732-2453MasterLink SubmissionsMaterials for the MasterLink are due the 23rd of each month forpublication in the following month’s issue. Please send articles,photos, letters, or comments to MasterLink, at our email addressbtcnj.masterlink@gmail.com. Materials may be edited by the MasterLinkstaff for length and clarity. Publication of materials submittedis at the discretion of the Editor. All materials submitted forpublication become the property of BTCNJ.Issues related to MasterLink advertising should be addressed to theAdvertising Coordinator and sent to our email address btcnj.masterlink@gmail.com.Rides are listed online only, and are no longerprinted in the MasterLink.Toga Bike NY, NY 212-759-0002Nyack Bicycle Outfitters Nyack, NY 845-353-0268Pedal Sports Oakland 201-337-9380CampMor Paramus 201-445-5000Ramsey Outdoor Paramus 201-261-5000The Bicycle II Paramus 201-632-0200Cycle Sport Cyclery Park Ridge 201-391-5269Cycle Craft Parsippany 973-227-4462Bicycle Depot Pearl River 845-735-8686Heino's Ski and Cycle Pequannock 973-696-3044Piermont Bicycle Piermont, NY 845-365-0900Cycle Center Pompton Lakes 973-835-6339Bicycle Source Pompton Plains 973-835-7595Bike & Ski Shop Ramsey 201-327-9480Ramsey Outdoor Ramsey 201-327-8141Cury's Sport Shop Ramsey 201-327-4561Marty's Reliable Randolf 973-584-7773Cosmic Wheel Ridgefield Park 201-440-6655Ridgewood Cycle Ridgewood 201-444-2553Bikeworks Rochelle Park 201-843-6409The Bike Path Rutherford 201-636-2355Original Bike Shop Saddle Brook 973-478-6555Valley Cycle Spring Valley, NY 845-356-3179High Gear Cyclery Stiriling 908-647-2010Bicycle Workshop Tenafly 201-568-9372Toga Bike Upper Nyack, NY 845-358-3455Town Cycle West Milford, NJ 973-728-8878Albert's Westwood Cycle Westwood 201-664-1688Whippany Cycle Whippany 973-887-8150Wyckoff Cycle Wyckoff 201-891-5500Due to copyright laws, articles, photos, cartoons, art, etc., that haveappeared in other publications may not be published in the Master-Link without written consent of the copyright holder. Photos in theMasterLink may not be reused or republished.As proof of BTCNJ membership, youwill need to print your membershipcard through the BTCNJ website. Logonto the site, select MembershipCard under the Membership tab.Printing instructions are provided.
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