dec./jan. 2013/2014 volume 46 | number 9 bikeabout · [ dec./jan. 2013/2014 ] 12.13 last century...

CLUB OFFICERS

PRESIDENTSkip Holmes 466-11829 Westphal Drive | Delmar, NY [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENTJennifer [email protected]

SECRETARYJanet Reilly [email protected]

TREASURERJanice Verrastro [email protected]

BOARD OF DIRECTORSDave Beals [email protected]

Bob Cohen [email protected]

Frank Kelly [email protected]

Becky Lazorchak [email protected]

CENTURY COMMITTEE

Skip Holmes [email protected] Cooper [email protected] MatthewsJude Sagor [email protected] Swartz [email protected]

TOUR COMMITTEE

CHAIRPERSONJennifer [email protected]

CASUALDave Render [email protected]

QUICKBruce Curtiss [email protected]

TOURHenry Wilkie [email protected]

OTHER COMMITTEES

GOVERNMENT RELATIONSBecky Puritz [email protected]

MAPS & REPORTS, CLUB HISTORIANJohn Berninger 439-6473

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR & RENEWALS, DATABASE MANAGER

Joanne Petrozzi-Jones 831-1707815 Herrick Road | Delanson, NY [email protected]

WEBMASTERJohn Petiet [email protected]

BIKEABOUT

EDITOR & DESIGNERJohn Ceceri [email protected]

ADVERTISINGSkip Holmes [email protected]

PHOTOGRAPHERBob Cohen [email protected]

PUBLISHERRon Gordon 372-4172

President’s Letter — by Skip Holmes

The elections are over, well almost. It is now time to consider the MHCC candidates who are running for election as your club officers for 2014. A ballot is included in this issue of the Bike About and it can be found online if you do not receive a newsletter by mail.

On the ballot you will see a selection to approve changes to the club by laws. The board has reviewed the bylaws and made some minor changes. We have not made any substantive changes in many years. A short article by Bob Cohen outlining the bylaw changes is included in the newsletter. The club elections will be at the January 9th meeting at Beff’s Restaurant on Everett Road in Albany. Social hour starts at 5:30 PM with the meeting starting at 6 PM. The club will provide food, and beverages are available at the cash bar. There will be a presentation on making ride maps and cue sheets with mapping software.

This has been a great cycling season and for some of us it continues to happen. With the appropriate clothing one can ride through most of the winter. And I find that my winter cycling gear can be utilized for my other favorite activity, Nordic skiing. Just yesterday I received an email that there was sufficient snow on the Whiteface Mountain toll road to XC ski on it.

In this transitional season there are many activities to consider participating in that will keep you outside. Mountain biking on the numerous trails in the area will allow you to keep your activity level going. Some of you switch to running, hiking or even roller skiing until the snow finally arrives. Then many of you will be looking for that fresh powder to go downhill skiing or snowshoeing. I am looking forward to trying to learn how to skate ski this winter, a radical departure from my long term classic XC skiing. I will likely still enter the Lake Placid Loppet XC ski marathon as a classic style event since my technique will not be that advanced by the end of January. There are some members who have already departed for warmer climates and brought their bikes along with them.

Another recent change to the ride calendar this season has been the addition of daytime rides by the expanding number of members who have gotten to that age where they have made lifestyle changes and now have more time to ride during the day. On days when I am able to ride I have seen increasing numbers of cyclists out riding, either alone or in small groups. Others have also seen this, and have decided to offer formal MHCC daytime rides to provide an organized ride for members and the number of cyclists showing up is increasing.

Our club membership numbers have been decreasing in the last year and we do not seem to understand why this has happened. The MHCC board has agreed to set a goal of each board member signing up at least six new members. I encourage each of you to consider finding a cycling friend and asking them to join if they are not a member or have let their membership lapse. By increasing the membership of our club we can insure continued financial support and it allows MHCC to have a voice in the continued concerns about safety on the roads in our area. We use some of our funds to support the advocacy efforts of the League of Bicyclists (LAB) at the national level, and the New York Bicycle Coalition (NYBC) at the state level.

The MHCC board recently met, and approved a plan to allow up to ten members, with ride leaders getting first priority, to take a Red Cross first aid and CPR training course in 2014. We would like to become more proactive in having ride leaders and others versed in first aid training in the event an accident was to occur on a club ride. If you are interested you should contact Jenn Clunie, who is the contact person.

I will be preparing an order for additional MHCC clothing including short sleeve and sleeveless jerseys, long sleeve jerseys, wind vests and winter riding jackets. Pricing is shown on the club web site or you may contact Skip Holmes for further information.

Ride smart, ride safe!

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B i k e A b o u tMohawk-Hudson Cycling ClubPO Box 12575Albany, NY 12212-0575

About the MohAwk-hudson CyCling Club

The Mohawk-Hudson Cycling Club consists of over 700 members who live and cycle in the greater Capital District area of eastern New York state. MHCC sponsors road and mountain bike rides for beginning through experienced riders within an 80-mile radius of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area, led by MHCC members.The Mohawk-Hudson Cycling Club is affiliated with the League of American Bicyclists and the Adventure Cycling Association. To subscribe to the mailing list, send a blank e-mail to [email protected].

how to Join

To join the MHCC, contact the membersh ip cha ir, Joanne Petrozz i-Jones at: 831-1707 | [email protected] for an application. Each person must use a separate appl icat ion form to join. Membership in MHCC is $20 per year (includes subscription to Bikeabout), and $5 per year for each additional member of the same household (does not include addit ional subscriptions).

Renewing youR MeMbeRship

Please check your Bikeabout mailing label for your membership expiration date. Remember that we mail the issue during the month prior to issue publication date, so be sure to renew early. Mail your renewal check, mailing label including any address corrections, your phone number and e-mail address to the membership chairperson. You may renew for up to three years.

MhCC Meetings

Wi nter t h rough ea rly spr i ng, M HCC holds meetings on the first Thursday of each month. Locations are announced in Bikeabout’s calendar of upcoming dates (front page).

guidelines foR BikeABout ARtiCle subMissions

Material for the Bikeabout may be sent directly to the editor, John Ceceri at: [email protected]. The deadline for each issue is the 10th of the month preceding the issue date. Articles are accepted in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Open Off ice or pla in text format; photographs are accepted in JPEG, TIFF and EPS format, converted to grayscale. Contact the editor regarding other formats. A l l r ights to mater ia l publ ished in Bikeabout revert to the contributor following publication.

to AdveRtise in BikeABout

Contact club president, Skip Holmes at: 466-1182 | [email protected]. Ads are accepted as PDFs, with all fonts and images embedded and converted to grayscale. Commercial advertising rates are as follows:

Full Page $155 $131.75*Half Page $95 $80.75*Half Page (Back Cover) $114Quarter Page $52 $44.20*Eighth Page $32 $27.20*Preprinted Inserts $160

* Repeated advertising receives 15% discount.

MHCC offers its address list on mailing labels; contact the database manager, Joanne Petrozzi-Jones at: 831-1707 | [email protected] to purchase.Personal classified advertisements are free, and may be sent direct ly to the editor at: [email protected]. Ads will run for one issue, unless they are renewed. We reserve the right to edit ads for space. If you have a lot of parts you want to sell, please describe them as “various miscellaneous parts” or fit as much description as you can into three or four lines.

Proposed Changes to MHCC Bylawsby Bob Cohen

The club’s bylaws were last amended in 2010. At its meeting on November 5, 2013, the MHCC Board of Directors voted to recommend further changes to the bylaws, mostly to bring the bylaws up to date with how the club actually functions and to permit conference call board meetings as permitted by New York State law.

There are many changes. Because we have made suggestions for changes throughout the document, we refer the members to the present and proposed new bylaws on the club’s web site. We will have copies for reference at the January club meeting. Language being deleted is indicated by strikeout. New material is indicated in bold.

We have updated some language such as inserting “or her” following “his” where that had not been done previously. The former Article Six, dealing with dissolution of MHCC, has been moved to the end of the document from the middle, and articles renumbered accordingly. There is authority for spending up to $300 without Board vote instead of just $100. (However the Board reviews and approves a budget each year and expenditures are expected to be consistent with that budget.) Much communication is now handled by the president or other officers, everything need not be funneled through the secretary, and the membership chair and database manager, not the treasurer, is in charge of the club member roster.

We are also recognizing that most people do not receive BikeAbout by mail any more and that the web site is the chief means of circulating BikeAbout and is now an important means of communication with the club.

Please vote on the proposed changes to the bylaws on the election ballot included in this issue of BikeAbout.

If you have any questions or concerns, the club president or any member of the board will be glad to answer them.

R iders e s caping from Zombieland in Saratoga on an “unof f ic ia l” Hal loween c lub r ide . Photo by John c ecer i .

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Road Ride Guidelines

Everyone is welcome on rides sponsored by the

Mohawk-Hudson Cycl ing Club, however, our

insurance policy only allows non-members to join

us once a year.

Riders should arrive at least 15 minutes before the

ride starting time.

All riders must wear helmets. A rider will not be

allowed on a ride if he/she does not have a helmet.

Riders are expected and required to follow all

traffic rules and regulations. Examples are stopping

at stop signs and red traffic lights, as well as riding

single file when being overtaken by traffic.

See below for information about ride pace groups,

and ride coordinators to contact if you would like

to lead a ride.

Rides will be in the Following pace groups:

E 8-11 MPH E 10-12 MPH E 11-13 MPH E 13-14 MPH E 14-15 MPH E 15-16 MPH E 16-17 MPH E 17-18 MPH E 18-20 MPH E 20 + MPH

Ride CooRdinAtoRs:Chairperson: Jennifer Clunie 583-0600

Quick Rides: Bruce Curtiss 587-4408

Tour Rides: Henry Wilkie 482-3902

Casual Rides: Dave Render 433-8316

SafetyClub MeMbeR lCis

Tami Flanders

[email protected]

Claire Nolan | [email protected]

Bert Schou | [email protected]

John Vendetti

[email protected]

LCIs are League Certified Instructors, certified

by the League of American Bicyclists, the national

organization for bicycle advocacy.

LCIs are individuals interested in promoting safe

and effective cycling as a means of recreation and

transportation to all age levels.

All LCI candidates must pass courses covering

varying topics including bike fit, bike maintenance,

bike handling, vehicular cycling and the rules of

the road.

In addition, they review and reinforcing the topics

learned and how to present them to others. They

are qualified to lead classes in schools and for other

interested groups for both children and adults.

For more information or to set up a class, contact

any of the LCIs.

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Welcome New MembersBryan, Dave, Albany, NY

Bryan, Mary, Albany, NY

Greco, Auggie, Nassau, NY

Houpt, Paul, Schenectady, NY

Insley, Herb, Albany, NY

Insley, Jean, Albany, NY

Lewis, Thomas, Niskayuna, NY

Morth, Karen, Hudson, NY

Swain, Mark, Burnt Hills, NY

Waters, Jim, Slingerlands, NY

2013 ELECTION BALLOTUse this ballot to vote for club officers. When completed, either:

1. Mail it to the club in time to be counted at the January 9th, 2014 meeting:

Mohawk Hudson Cycling ClubPO Box 12575Albany, NY 12212-0575

OR

2. Bring it to the club meeting on January 9th, 2014.

The meeting will be at Beff’s Restaurant on Everett Road in Albany. Social hour will begin at 5:30 PM, with the meeting at 6 PM.

MHCC ELECTION BALLOT 2013POSITION NOMINEE WRITE-IN CANDIDATE

PRESIDENT: � SKIP HOLMES �

VICE PRESIDENT: � JENNIFER CLUNIE �

SECRETARY: � JANET REILLY �

TREASURER: � JANICE VERRASTRO �

AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER: � BECKY LAZORCHAK �

BY-LAW CHANGES: THE MOHAWK HUDSON CYCLING CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSES CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS. APPROVE? � YES � NO (VISIT THE MHCC WEBSITE TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED CHANGES.)

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— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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