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Newsletter of the Rochester Bicycling ClubVolume 46 Issue 5 June 2013 Revised

Nu-Look RBC Awards Ceremony3

Ride of Silence Report and LinksPages 4-5

See Revision page 9 - LDA Classic - Sunday June 30th

Our Mission:> Teach and promote bicycling for transportation,

recreation and health. > Preserve and proclaim the rights of bicyclists as

operators of vehicles. > Schedule and and organize bicycle rides, tours

and other activities on a regular basis. > Cooperate with other groups in promoting

bicycling. > Advocate the use of approved helmets. > Advocate the safe and responsible use of

appropriate lands for off-road cycling.

This Newsletter is published as scheduled below by the Rochester Bicycling Club

Newsletter Deadlines:Mar Feb 15th Issue 1April March 15th Issue 2May April 15th Issue 3June May 15th Issue 4July June 15th Issue 5August July 15th Issue 6September August 15th Issue 7October September 15th Issue 8Nov-Dec October 15th Issue 9Jan-Feb December 15th Issue 10

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Ride of Silence CoverIn This Issue iAnnouncements 1 - 2 Lake Placid Weekend 3Ride of Silence Report 4 - 5Andrew Spiller Memorial Ride & Picnic 6 - 7Ride Leaders’ Report 8LDA Classic - Sunday June 30 9Bike MS 10ADK Adirondack Bike Tour 11Wine Country Ramble 12 - 13Nu-Look Wins Award from the RBC 14A Call to Wheels, Bicycle Advocacy 15G.R.E.A.T.S. 161000 Acre Swamp Ride Report 17Signs of the Times 18Board Minutes for April 2013 19 - 21Want Ads 22 - 23 Board of Directors and Coordinators 24

ADK ExpoSaturday, June 8Mendon Ponds

9:00 am-4:00 pm

Board MeetingSunday June 9

7:00 pm

Adopt-A-HighwayMonday June 10

6:00 pmMeet at the corner of Rte 250 & Plank Rd

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New DISCOUNTED Prices on OLDER Style Jerseys!

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Volunteer Opportunities!

Got a couple of hours to spare? Your participation on a limited basis here and there would make a world of difference in organizing RBC events. No time commitment will be considered too small! And don’t forget - volunteers are invited to attend the annual RBC Volunteer Recognition Dinner next October.

You will find volunteer opportunities with specific tasks and time commitments detailed here in the newsletter and on the new RBC website beginning in April, 2013. You will be able to sign up online or by emailing or telephoning the specific event coordinator.

Ongoing volunteer opportunities are also available for tasks that can be accomplished from home or in short spurts of time over the year.

If would like to lend your hand, go to RochesterBicyclingClub.org, sign-in, click on “View Profile,” “edit,” and scroll to the bottom where volunteer opportunities are listed. Check any or all to be contacted at some point over the year. Your help will be much appreciated.

Thank you!

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Ride Leader ResponsibilitiesThere has been some controversial discussion on ride leaders responsibilities lately. On the web site there is a PDF of the Ride Leaders Guide. Please refer to the guide for a complete discussion of all the responsibilities. Below are the two sections that are relevant to canceling a ride. At the present there is no workable system to cancel a ride.

1.) “On regular Club Rides, the Ride Leader may opt not to ride, but must still fulfill all other responsibilities described herein. If you do not plan to ride please inform the group.”

2.) “If unforeseen circumstances prevent you from leading your ride, you are required to find an alternate Ride Leader and inform the Chair as soon as possible. A list of Alternate Ride Leaders is available in the members area of the RBC web site.”

All riders are encouraged to have a Ride Leaders Sign-up Sheet in their car in the event a designated ride leader does not show and be prepared to sign in riders and give the safety briefing.

As you may know it is Joe & Dana’s last year as ride chairs. It is one of the most important jobs in the club and we have begun the search for a new ride chair. Please give this some serious consideration.

If you have any questions please feel free to email Joe & Dana or ask any board member. T h a n k s i n a d v a n c e f o r e v e r y o n e ' s understanding.

Whitey Link

STOP TEXTINGTexting while driving now leading cause of death for teen drivers.

Originally published: May 8, 2013 8:38 PMUpdated: May 8, 2013 10:29 PMBy DELTHIA RICKS [email protected]

“Texting while driving has become a greater hazard than drinking and driving among teenagers who openly acknowledge sending and reading text messages while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle.The number of teens who are dying or being injured as a result of texting while driving has skyrocketed as mobile device technology has advanced. Researchers at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park estimate more than 3,000 annual teen deaths nationwide from texting and 300,000 injuries.”

Karen Managan found this bumper sticker on back of the back of a club member’s car and he sent her the link.

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July 11-July 14th

July will bring a new exciting and interesting bicycling weekend to the RBC. “Lake Placid” on the weekend of July 11 thru 14. This is a wonderful weekend with all types of bike riding, with many different road rides and mountain bike routes. Rides will range from easy, short routes to moderate length rides with some climbing to long routes with 10,000 ft. of climbing. Lots and lots of options.

And for those who only want to ride a little there is always hiking, canoeing, and many other adventures in Lake Placid. Oh did I mention the dining, many very good restaurants from the brew pub to a couple five star restaurants and everything in between. And our Social Director, who wishes to remain anonymous, is planning a great Saturday post rides party on the lawn at the motor inn.

Our home base for the weekend will be Town & Country Motor Inn 2200 Saranac Avenue, Lake Placid, NY 12946. Phone 518-523-9268 or [email protected]. Their web site is www.tcmotorinn.com. There may still be a couple of rooms set aside for RBC at $99 per night with a minimum two night stay. A few of us stayed in this motel a couple of years ago and it is very neat and clean. Since our weekend will be during the Tour de France, we may be able to prevail on Bogdan, one of the owners to set up his TV in his shop out by the pool to watch the tour after our rides for the days we are there. Anna and Bogdan are great hosts and you will enjoy their hospitality.

This motor inn is very close to the Placid Planet Bike Shop and is within easy walking distance to the center of town.

There are many other lodging options in Lake Placid, just go on line and check all of them out.

Make your reservations NOW and if you have any questions please contact Bob Lechner at:

[email protected].

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Windy but sunny conditions met the 80 riders who paid their respects to those who won't ride again. Riders arrived, got their bikes ready and greeted each other. It was great that so many came on time as the larger than last year numbers took longer to sign up, get arm banded and organized into lines for the send off. By 6:40 most all were ready and after one more media interview, Andy started the ceremonies.

The PA system brought by Scott and Full Moon Vista proved its worth as the collected cyclists filled the lot. All were able to hear the thank

you’s, the pre-ride precautions and the poem read by Bonnie Venton from Moms in Motion.

This year's event was on the eve of the trial of the vehicle operators that killed Heather Boyum, the Fairport teacher out for a morning ride last year. This tragic loss has gripped both media and the community. Moms in Motion was hit hard with their member's death. They showed up in support for Heather and to try to find closure with her senseless death.

At a few minutes before 7pm Paul Gaspar began playing "Amazing Grace" on his trumpet. He helped set our mood as we rode out of the lot pairing up in a double file line. I could hear his refrain well up the road.

The first portion of the route is along Jackson Rd. Our motorcycle escorts blocked side streets and let our long group continue to Plank Rd. A right turn onto Plank and we had a tail wind. Usually this is a wonderful thing, making any rider feel like SuperRider. But tonight we had a mission of a slow pace. Riding our brakes on the slight down slopes we rolled onto our southern turn.

Hogan Rd is just after a small church and is short but quiet. Our silence was deafening as we passed by its few homes. The turn onto Kennedy provided us with a headwind. Not a problem for our group's focus. A quick jog at Harris brought us to the last couple of miles before our return to Jackson Rd. The distant gunshots from the nearby shooting range were exclamation points of another kind, reminding us why







we were riding tonight...Lost loved ones.

Our return to the highway parking lot came and we filed in, continuing to roll so the riders behind would be welcome too. We dismounted and slowly began to speak. The marriage of somber and satisfaction is a strange one. 80 riders experienced this and will carry the memory for a long time.

Many people and groups are to be thanked for how well the Ride of Silence suceeded. First is the town of Penfield. They have embraced our cause and given every effort to ensure

we have a successful event. The riders who attended were great, arriving early, allowing themselves to be organized with many not knowing what they were in for. Our motorcycle escorts from Karwowski Escorts were professional and expert. It was comforting to know we were in their care. Many volunteers stepped up to help with arm bands, parking help, sign up recording and departure controls, in addition to the pre event planning.

Our local media gave this event the notice and mention it deserves. Lastly a special thanks to our club. When I moved back to Rochester I had this idea of a small and quiet event. But the reception and support the RBC has given me and the Ride of Silence has been large and loud. We would not have such a well done event without our club's efforts. This is but one reason to belong to our community of cyclists.

Thank you all, Andy.

Link to the Article in the Democrat and Chronicle (thanks, Zack deClerck for sending me the link): http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160022/Heather-Boyum-among-those-honored-Ride-Silencehttp://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160022/Heather-Boyum-among-those-honored-Ride-Silence





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This is the 25th anniversary for the Andrew Spiller Memorial Challenge Ride & Picnic and we want this to be one of the best Challenge rides ever. The entrance fee for this day long (24 hours) is merely a dish to pass. This year the ride and picnic will be held on Saturday July 27 beginning at 7:00 AM.

What is the Challenge Ride; it is a great day for the RBC to gather in one place for many different types of riding. You can ride 12 miles, 25 miles or any number of miles during this 24 hour event. Yes, we will be there through the night to cheer on riders who opt to ride throughout the night. This is the day when you can challenge yourself to ride a liJle further than normal, of maybe even set a personal best for distance ridden in one day. Or it can be a day where you come out to do a comfortable ride and socialize with other riders.

Farmington Town Park sits in the middle of a figure eight loop, with each loop being 25 miles. (see RBC map 148) This way you are never more than 12.5 miles from the start (or finish). There is also a 12.5 mile loop usually used by our night Sme riders but this loop may be ridden any Sme of the day. This loop is all right hand turns so there is no crossing of traffic. For anyone riding at night please wear reflecSve clothing and lights are a must.

DirecSons to the Farmington Town Park – Located at the corner of ColleJ Rd and County Rd #8. Take Rte. 96 east to rte. 332 (north of Canandaigua) take a le] at the light and go to ColleJ. Right onto ColleJ Rd, thru the next intersecSon, over the RR and just past the highway dept. garage puts you almost at the driveway to the park. An alternate route is to take Rt 96 eastbound past the Rt 332 intersecSon, turn le] at CR#8 and a couple of miles up the road just a]er crossing the RR, the park is on the le], at the corner of ColleJ and CR#8.

We are trying some new rides this year and we are looking for YOU, the club members to come out and lead rides throughout the day on a prepublished schedule in order to give members a choice of rides during the day. As of this wriSng we have a Mystery Ride that will be about 70 miles long scheduled and we plan on having ride leaders to ride the regular 25 mile loops at 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM and 12 Noon. You can also go out and ride anySme you would like. AddiSonally there will be a Slow & Easy ride, A Sweep ride and Tandem ride. Gary BuJerfield will also lead a night ride that will begin a]er dark.

We would like all rides or loop riders to be in the park someSme between the hours of 1 PM and 3 PM for the picnic. This year we will have a gas grill set up for cooking meat that you can bring with you. Again, everyone is encouraged to bring a dish to pass, not just cookies or other deserts.


Andrew Spiller 25th Annual Memorial Challenge Ride & Picnic




Now to make the Challenge Ride day operate well, we need some volunteers to help lead a couple of rides at 8:30 AM and 12 Noon and also volunteers to help staff the shelter and greet folks as they arrive at the park. Check the list below and if you can volunteer, please contact Bob Lechner.

Volunteer PosiEon

Job Details When/Where Needed Volunteer Name

Loop Ride Leader

Lead ride from Town Park at 8:30 AM

Farmington Town Park 8:15 AM 1.

Loop Ride Leader

10:00 AM Park 9:45 AM1 1. Greg Kerr

Loop Ride Leader

Lead ride from Town Park at12 Noon

Farmington TownPark 11:45 AM 1.

Shelter Greeter Greet people arriving at the Park and staff shelter during assigned Sme.

Farmington Town Park at assigned Sme

10 Volunteers needed

Final details for this great day of friendship and riding will be in the July newsleJer.

If you want to schedule and lead a ride on this great riding day, please contact Bob Lechner at [email protected].

Please check the July Newsle0er for final complete informa9on on this once a year club event.



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Note from the Ride Chairs: RLN! RidesJoe Voelkel and Dana Black

The riding season is now in full swing and we hope all of you have been able to get out and enjoy one or more RBC rides.

One of the new features on this year’s Ride Calendar is the inclusion of certain rides that had no ride leader when the calendar went to print—these are designated as “RLN!” rides. We’d like to provide more details here.

• “RLN!” stands for “Ride Leader Needed!” This key, and other ones such as “VH=Very Hilly,” are posted either directly on RBC calendars (print (pdf) and web (html) versions) or right next to them if calendar posting is impossible (club-rides-app and Google versions).

• A listing of these rides and their status can be accessed from Ride Calendars in the Members’ Area (https://rbc.wildapricot.org/Member_Cals). There you can click in the big salmon-colored box that mentions Ride Leaders are needed; or you can instead go directly to https://rbc.wildapricot.org/RLN. In addition, if you find an interesting RLN ride while in the web (html) calendar, just click on the “Ride-Leader-Needed page” link at the bottom of that page—try it right now for the June rides at https://rbc.wildapricot.org/Resources/Documents/Calendars/cal2013/06jun2013.html.

• From that link, you can:o Look at the list of all such rides;o Check the status of such rides;o Volunteer to lead a calendar ride without a ride leader.

To do any of these, just click the link at the bottom of that page.• You will be brought to a Google spreadsheet. If you have never seen one, now’s your chance! It

simply lists the RLN rides, along with those folks who decided to step up and lead one.• As we are writing this, there have been four RLN rides to date, two of which had been filled (by

Onno K. and by Joe V.). • Of the remaining 32 RLN rides, Ginn L. has volunteered to lead three Wednesday-night

Mendon rides, Bill A. three FFF rides, and Mark F. the Honeypot Hilly Hundred. Thanks to all of you!

• As expected, there are fewer signups farther out on the schedule at this point, but we expect that many of them will get filled.

• Note that even if no one signs up on the spreadsheet to lead a ride, the ride is still on. This means that if you and your friends decide at the last minute to do one of these rides, all you need do is to go the ride start with a Ride Log Sheet, get everyone signed in, remind folks about safe-riding behavior, and take off.

Assuming that future Ride Chairs decide to use this feature, we hope that the RLN ride idea will continue to be useful. But we also hope it will not need to be used too much—we believe that most RBC members prefer to see a Ride Leader’s name next to a ride on the calendar, and non-members will almost certainly only go on such rides. However, we do believe that the RLN ride idea can sometimes be preferable to the alternative of deleting rides from the calendar.

So, please, check it out at https://rbc.wildapricot.org/RLN, and feel free to volunteer! The RBC will be happy that you did.





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BikeMS: Finger Lakes Challenge July 20-21,2013Keuka College, Keuka Park, NYRoutes: Saturday: 30, 67 & 100 miles — Sunday: 25 & 50 miles

Registration: $50 $40 (Use code RBC to receive $10 off registration)BikeMS: Southtowns Shuffle BikeMS: Hudson River RambleAugust 10, 2013 Chestnut Ridge Park —Orchard Park, NY September 21, 2013 Birch Hill Catering—Schodack, NY

Routes: 15, 30, 62, & 100 miles Routes: 10, 30, 62, & 100 milesRegistration: $25 $15 [Use code RBC] Registration: $25 $15 [Use code RBC]

Fundraising Minimum for all rides: $250**All fundraising dollars go directly to support research, programs and services

All Bike MS rides are fully supported mechanically and medically, with aid stations every 10-15 miles.Enjoy a post-ride party with food, music, massage therapists, and more once you cross the finish line

at each ride! Lodging available at Keuka College for Bike MS Finger Lakes Challenge.

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Two-day Wine Country Ramble Returns this AutumnEarly-bird registration $15 discount in effect until May 31, 2013!

After rave rider reviews for its inaugural year, the Wine Country Ramble returns to Canandaigua September 14 and 15, 2013. This two-day tour in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of NYS is designed for women-only to challenge themselves on the hills around Canandaigua Lake while being treated like QUEENS in-between rides. Read Onno Kluyt’s blog for a WCR volunteer’s humorous perspective: http://blog.onno.com/2012/09/20/the-weekend-everybody-smiled/. Routes have been designed for beginners through seasoned riders, range from 18 to 103 miles long, and can be viewed on the WCR website: WineCountryRamble.com.

There are LOTS of goodies included with registration: Trek demos, clinics, great routes, Sonnenberg Mansion & Garden Tours, wine & cheese tastings, a sumptuous Saturday evening at the NY Wine & Culinary Center and MUCH more. Check out the WCR website above for more details.

This is a male-dominated industry - let's get more women out there on bikes! RBC men - you can show your support for this concept through volunteering. The women got a big kick out of the guys at the rest stops and their “personal paparazzi” on route last year! A big shout out to those male RBC members who helped: Tom Balland, Bill Crowe, Brad Jensen, Onno Kluyt, David Lamb, Bob Lechner, Ginn Lee, Whitey Link, Wayne Schueing, Matt Schefler and Scott Wagner. Thank you to the RBC women pitched in as well: Donna Erhart, Pamm Ferguson, Robin Cowdery, Jane Sirois, Ann Carroll-Lee and Martha Lamb. Thank you one and all. An invitation to the wine and cheese tasting and Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion Tour is a perk for volunteers. An added feel-good benefit: last year’s WCR raised $4,000 for the non-profit arm of Sonnenberg Mansion & Gardens, a gem in the heart of Canandaigua.

If you can give a couple of hours or more on the weekend of the tour, September 14 & 15, or before or after the tour, please contact Cindy at [email protected]. Volunteer opportunity details and a schedule will be provided. We can’t do it without you.

Please register soon, this deal ends 05/31/13. https://www.bikereg.com/NET/19049/The-Wine-Country-Ramble.

Thank you!



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Nu-Look Collision Receives “2012 Bicycle Transportation Community Recognition Award” and $500 on May 16, 2013 from the Rochester

Bicycling ClubROCHESTER, NEW YORK – Nu-Look Collision is receiving the “2012 Bicycle Transportation Community Recognition Award” from the Rochester Bicycling Club. The award is was presented to the company on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 10:00 AM at Nu-Look Collision’s Henrietta shop location at 840 Lehigh Station Road.

This award is given to a Rochester community organization that promotes bicycling for transportation or bicycle safety in the community. The Rochester Bicycling Club chose Nu-Look Collision because of their response to the tragic injury to their employee, Kevin Royston.

In June of 2012, Kevin was riding his bicycle in Rushville and was hit in a hit and run. He lost part of his leg as a result. Kevin was employed as a Body Technician at Nu-Look Collision’s Monroe Avenue location. His passion is riding his bike, and now, with his prosthetic leg, he is learning to ride again.

After the injury, his employer, Nu-Look Collision, decided on a way to raise money to help Kevin and his family with the medical expenses. They organized “Raffle for Royston”, and approached area businesses and friends and family of Kevin, as well as their customers to help in their effort. The raffle alone raised $22,445 for Kevin. The raffle for Royston coincided with the benefit event, “Ride for Royston”, which included a group bicycle ride and dinner. There were 79 raffle prizes given away at the event, donated by individuals and companies who wanted to show their support. Some of the top prizes included a $1,000 cash prize from Nu-Look Collision, a $400 restaurant gift certificate donated from Nu-Look Collision, a 2012 7.3 Trek Bicycle donated by Geneva Bicycle Center, and a $900 Snap-on Tools tool cart.

The company also used their television advertising space to promote bicycle safety awareness through their commercials. The Rochester Bicycling Club took notice, and was inspired to create this award. They thought it would be great to honor Nu-Look Collision with an award and a check for $500 to use towards more “Share the Road” safety messages.

Nu-Look Collision Centers have promoted safety to the Rochester community as part of their marketing campaign for the last several years. Through a series of commercials known as “Safety Shorts”, they provide tips to the community about safe driving, vehicle maintenance and sharing the road with bicyclists.

About Nu-Look Collision Centers

Nu-Look Collision is proud to celebrate over 30 years in business! They started in downtown Rochester, NY in 1981. To date, Nu-Look has ten convenient locations in and around the Greater Rochester area (Downtown Rochester, Fairport, Henrietta, Irondequoit, Gates, Webster, Bergen, Canandaigua, Hornell, and their satellite location at Bob Johnson Chevrolet in Greece). They employ over 115 people and perform collision repairs on approximately 11,000 vehicles a year. Nu-Look Collision Centers’ CSI rating (Customer Service Index) consistently places in the mid-high 90’s out of 100%. They are proud winners of the Democrat & Chronicle Rochester’s Choice Award for Best Auto Collision Repair Shop the past 11 consecutive years.

Link to Awards Coverage:

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/nu-look-collision-bicycle-safety-award/KR8V1Qcg8EKlJ0yhs9WQOQ.cspx

Todd Zigrossi (President) Kevin Royston and Whitey Link







Bicycle AdvocacyFrom time to time some RBC members ask what they can do to advocate for bicycling.

I know most members don’t want to spend the hours that I do on bicycle advocacy. My family commitment is long over and I am retired therefore I can make the time to do what I want, and it is bicycle advocacy and riding. I have a deep passion to make bicycling safer, more commonplace and possibly more fun. The fun part is mainly up to you.

But there is one thing that you can do that I can’t do; ask your community to develop a bicycle master plan. What do master plans do for cyclists? They get things moving to make bicycling safer and offer more opportunities to bicycle places within the community.

I helped the City of Rochester develop its plan. While working on the City plan I went to my community leaders in Brighton to ask the Town do the same. After two years of asking, along with others, Brighton did a bicycle and pedestrian master plan. The same thing happened in the Town of Greece. Several residences asked their community leaders to develop a bicycle master plan. Currently the Town is developing a master plan and I serve on the citizen’s advisory committee.

There are two communities that will be starting their plans this year or next, the towns of Chili and Perinton. If you live in one of those communities and wish to be a part of the process to draft their plan contact your municipal leaders.

There are a few more towns that I believe should develop master plans. They are Gates, Irondequoit, Pittsford and Henrietta. If you live in one of those communities and want to become a bicycle advocate call or write your community leaders. The pestering may take a few years to produce results.

There is funding for all bicycle and pedestrian master plan studies from the Genesee Transportation Council. But it is up to the Towns employees to hire, work with local and national bicycle experienced consulting firms to do the plans. Citizen Advisory Committees are always part of the process and cyclists are the best people to populate those committees.

Help make cycling safer and create more cycling opportunities by contacting your community leaders. It doesn’t happen unless cyclists get involved.

I am available to discuss your strategy to approach your community leaders.

Richard DeSarra:[email protected] 585.461.5363.







Do you own a tandem and are

looking for other teams to ride with?!

!The G.R.E.A.T. Society is comprised of a group of tandem enthusiasts in the greater

Rochester, N.Y. area.

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another favorite pastime of cyclists - the enjoyment of food!

!For more information about G.R.E.A.T.S.

Call Mike Barber: (585) 507-7829

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GREATER ROCHESTER EATING!

AND TANDEM SOCIETY!(G.R.E.A.T.S.)





Subject: A record turnout for the 1000 Acre swamp ride? What a turnout! 30 bikes! I could not have led this RBC ride without the help of Tony#1, Tony#2 and Brent Williams. Lots of people on busy roads. Stress! Everyone enjoyed the ride.Highlights:

#1 Hands down it was a tie with 11 newbies or near newbies, some riding mountain bikes and hybrids. They did a stellar job keeping up with us on the roads on our road bikes and worked twice as hard as we did.

#2 Three new riders applied for Renegade status, passed the grueling admission requirements and were immediately sworn in.

#3 We acquired our third Tony, named appropriately, Tony #3!

#4 Ice cream at Penfield Lawn and Garden.

#5 One laugh per city block.

It was an honor to lead this fun group!







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Minutes of the Board of Directors of the Rochester Bicycling Club – April 14, 2013

Persons Present: Richard DeSarra, Cindy Fleischer, Pamm Ferguson, Greg Kerr, Andy Stewart, Dale VanOcker, Dave Natrop, Dana Black, Joe Voelkel, Bob Lechner, Tammy Grossman, Brad Jensen, Whitey Link, Bob Cooper and a guest.

President Whitey Link called the meeEng to order at 7:00 p.m. and asked for approval of the minutes of the March meeEng. Minutes approved.

Whitey asked for commi0ee reports.

Richard (Advocacy) reminded us that our new Community Bicycle TransportaSon RecogniSon Award for promoSng bicycling transportaSon or bicycle safety, will be presented April 16, Sme TBA, to Nu-‐Look Collision in recogniSon of their response to the Kevin Royston incident.

Cindy (Membership) reported that new and renewal memberships are coming in now at their tradiSonal seasonal low. Cindy had determined that we have 545 persons signed up, 75 of which are new to us. We discussed the history of membership numbers, and concluded that this level is at least equal to and probably higher than previous seasons. Cindy encouraged members of the Board to aJend the Open House scheduled for later in April at Brighton Memorial Library. Three board members volunteered on the spot, in addiSon to the three who have been working on the planning. Twenty-‐nine persons have registered on the web for this session: About half are new members and about half are prospecSve members. We noted that we have several hundred RBC business cards in storage. (Formerly “membership cards.”)

Pamm (Impromptu Rides) reported that the Impromptu Rides system is working well. Pamm also volunteered to chair a commiJee to look at our ConsStuSon and By-‐Laws and make recommendaSons for possible revisions including assessing the need or lack thereof of a total rewrite.

Andy (Ride-‐of-‐Silence) shared some of the detailed arrangements that he has made for the Ride-‐of-‐Silence. Andy has received the insurance cerSficate from Dave. Brad has set up a web page for Ride-‐of-‐Silence volunteers with a link to the home page. We need more arm bands. Andy needs parking marshals, but feels that he can recruit them on the day of the event. Bob L. agreed to sweep the ride and to have his mobile phone at the ready. Andy discussed the configuraSon of the riders, specifically that fi]y riders was a pracScal limit for single file. If more show up, we may need to ride two abreast. In that scenario, Andy wants to team an inexperienced rider







abreast of a more experienced one, the laJer on the le] side. Paul Gaspar has agreed to play trumpet again this year for his same fee of fi]y dollars. We discussed the efficacy of compiling and retaining a list of the memorialized riders.

Dale (NewsleVer) raised the possibility of having a guest editorial in each newsleJer. We also discussed ways of geqng feedback from the membership, for example, leJers to the editor or forums on the website. Richard reminded us that the Members-‐at-‐Large posiSons on the Board were created to allow members a voice on the Board and that these posiSons are normally not fully filled. Bob L. moved that we allow Dale to add a guest editorial page as a regular feature. Andy seconded. MoSon carried with one dissenSng vote.

Dave (Treasurer) provided his paper, electronic and oral Treasurer’s Report including highlights of some recent expenses. These include the costs of the Awards Banquet, the Ride Leaders’ MeeSng, website yearly hosSng, and PayPal fees. Income included the sale of forty-‐one CDs, which members sSll want, even though the enSre content is available on the website.

Dana and Joe (Rides) called our aJenSon to a typo on the Sweep-‐Ride brochures that was only discovered a]er going to press. Since the error was in the URL of our website, this seemed significant. We discussed various fixes for this and in the end decided that the cost of labor did not merit any soluSon other than to reprint. We gave Dana the green light to do that.

Joe discussed the experiment that the Ride Chairs are conducSng -‐-‐ RLN -‐-‐ Ride Leader Needed. This is a fairly-‐new trial that involves posSng rides to the calendar in spite of the fact that they did not aJract a leader via the usual, pre-‐season protocol. Joe provided a One-‐Click method on the website for leaders to take responsibility for leading a ride, at any Sme up to the day of the ride. This could be thought of as a hybrid of the Calendar-‐Ride program and the Impromptu-‐Ride program, and Joe reports that it is working well. The four calendars are not updated, though. The only data that is updated when a leader adopts a ride in this way is the Google sheet, and only members have access to this. Non-‐members can, however, determine the ride start locaSon from publicly-‐accessible fields on the website.

Bob L. (Member-‐at-‐Large) reported that, to date, all of the new-‐member informaSon packets have been mailed. Bob is also coordinaSng the Challenge-‐Ride planning. He is introducing a new system this year for ride leaders to lead loops at specific Smes so that persons who want to ride as a group will know what Sme groups are leaving. There will be an 8:30, a 10:00 and a 12:00 start. Though these are not Sweep Rides, the general idea is to keep the groups together. In addiSon, however, there is a Sweep Ride, an S-‐and-‐E Ride and a Mystery Ride scheduled.

Bob L. (Lake Placid Weekend) reminded us that rooms are being held for us at the T and C Motor Inn unSl May first.

Tammy (Vice-‐President and Publicity Chair) reminded us that we will be represented at the ADK Club Day event at Mendon Ponds Park, June 8. Tammy called our aJenSon to our consStuSonal mandate, which is fairly limited in scope, specifically as expressed in the first paragraph of the current consStuSon, which paragraph says nothing about involvement in non-‐cycling causes. Tammy encouraged the members of the Board to contribute a photo and some biographical informaSon to the Members’ Directory on the website and to encourage club members to do so as well.

Brad (Website and Ride StaEsEcs) reported that he now has a Bike-‐Week page and a Ride-‐of-‐Silence page linked to the site, and that our Facebook page has 156 LIKES at the moment. Brad also menSoned that the RSVP






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funcSon on the site, for example, people registering for the Open House, is working nicely. Brad has started collecSng ride stats for the current season.

Whitey called for Old Business.

Richard reported that our four-‐hundred-‐dollar annual donaSon to New York Bicycle CoaliSon goes toward contacSng state legislators with issues and concerns relaSve to cycling in New York, for example, taking bikes on trains, DMV issues, DOT issues like bike routes, and language in the State Driver’s Manual. The Board approved this annual donaSon for 2013.

Whitey recognized our guest, who called our aJenSon to the need for some flexibility in allowing ride leaders to use their discreSon to cancel a ride when the ride leader feels that there are safety issues, especially in early and late season, for example, high winds and icy road surfaces. He noted that the weather is unpredictable when rides are scheduled someSmes months in advance, and he noted that the weather at the start locaSon can be quite different from the weather at the ride leader’s home, which could be hours away.

Whitey reminded us that, at the moment, we do not have a reliable system for canceling a ride that insures that all riders are noSfied of the change. Whitey suggested that we look into this for the upcoming season.

Joe noted that we were running out of Sme and that earlier he had requested a closed session so that we could discuss some significant issues involving the flexibility quesSon.

Andy reminded us that each rider decides what is right for him, and that the only onus is on the Leader, who must show up at the start, sign riders in, give the pre-‐ride talk and execute his other obligaSons, but who has no obligaSon to ride.

Richard reminded us that a couple of years ago, a Leader showed up at a start remote from his home only to find inclement weather and no riders. That Leader has since chosen not to lead rides that start remotely in the early and late season.

We spent several minutes discussing Joe’s request for a closed session, whether or not it was in our best interest at the moment, whether or not we as a Board had the authority to go into closed session and whether or not parliamentary procedure -‐-‐ for example, a moSon followed by a second followed by a discussion followed by a vote -‐-‐ would be needed to achieve this.

While we were rather chaoScally considering all of our opSons, our guest, realizing that he was the only guest present, solved the problem for us by offering to leave the room, which he subsequently did.

We decided to formally go into a closed session, even though there were no guests present, presumably in order for the proceedings of the closed session to not appear in the minutes. Joe so moved; Bob C. seconded and the moSon carried 8-‐7.

SubmiJed by Bob Cooper, SubsStute Secretary







FOR SALE:1999 Schwinn Paramount, 56cm. Hand built by Curt Goodrich http://www.curtgoodrich.com/ with Reynolds 853 steel tubing. It’s the 463rd of about 750 bikes that Curt built. Components are a mix of Dura-Ace and Ultegra. A truly fantastic ride. Can be seen and ridden at Mendon Cyclesmith.Contact for questions is David Snyder, 943-4050. [email protected] Asking $1,100 / OBO

Bicycle Cases for Rent to Club Members Going on a bicycle tour and you need to ship your bicycle via air, w a t e r o r g r o u n d transportation safely?The club has cases for rent to our members at $2.50 per day.These are hard cases to protect your bicycle from damage.Details on our rental agreement are on your club’s CD.To rent the cases contact Cynthia Cooper, [email protected]

Jersey For SaleBrand new, never been worn.http://www.Water.org jersey (still has the tags on it). The jersey and packaging say XL, but it is really a small-medium by my measurements. It has a full front zip and of course, three rear pockets. I paid over $100 for it, but would like to recoup some of my loses. A nice vibrant jersey. $70/OBO Call or e-mail me with any questions: Michael Friedland585-202-0053 [email protected] Jersey Front Jersey Back

FOR SALE:Road Handlebar $20Easton EA50 “Compact Ergo” aluminumReach 75mm, Drop 130mm, Width 42cm C-C, oversize (31.6mm) clamp area

Shimano Ultegra 6700 components

Double RD $50 (about 2,700 miles on it)Triple FD 31.8mm clamp-on mount (Never installed, new in packaging) $30

Shimano “105” 5600 levers (10-speed double) $150

Last generation model with “flying” shift cables.Left lever has one ½” scratch, otherwise they are nearly pristine.

Shimano PD-M520 MTB pedals, SPD, double-sided, $12/pair

Two pairs available, one black, one silver$12 each, $20 for both.

Thomson Elite Seatpost, silver, straight, 27.2×250mm, $35

Offers considered.

Contact: Bruce Wilbur, [email protected] 442-5319

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For SaleTwo bikes ridden by Dick Burns and his home made repair stand. These bikes are rolling art from a past time. Dick modified and customized both bikes with his unique flair and engineering skills he is known for. These need to find new homes that will care for and continue their rolling along our region's roads.

Raleigh Professional- About 1970, the old longer wheelbase style. 25" tall, Lots of Dick bits- home made hubs, aero bars, seat bag frame mounted thermometer. Some campy parts, 180 cranks, fenders, pump painted to match, Brooks saddle (well broken in!). Bike was overhauled by Jack Kemp a couple of years ago and hardly used since. $500.

Smaug- This was Dick's ultimate bike project, a self made frame. From 1980 approximately 64cm tall and a 58.5cm top tube. Reynolds 531. Homemade aero bars, mirror, tire saver, seat bag, frame mounted thermometer. Painted pump, Brooks saddle (also broken in), Shimano 105 wheels (needs rubber), Campy 180 cranks, milled post, Cinelli bars. Bike needs TLC before real use but all works. $450.

Repair stand- Actually a bike clamp (of course self made in Dick's wonderful machinist style, like a Park shop stand's) mounted on a wood beam which would hang from an overhead joist. Includes a tool tray. This clamp could be remounted onto another support device if wanted. $50.

I have photos that I can email for the asking. The bikes have so many little details and features , they are a testament to Dick's riding life. They can be your second ride, the bike you pull out when you want to feel the ride or the bike to use when your plastic race bike is in the shop.

Andy, [email protected].





Officers: (Voting)

PresidentWhitey Link [email protected]

Vice PresidentTammy [email protected]

SecretaryMark Robbins 924-5982 [email protected]

TreasurerDave Natrop [email protected]

Directors: (Voting)

EducationBob [email protected]

MapsGinn [email protected]

MembershipCindy Fleischer [email protected]

Newsletter EditorDale Vanocker [email protected]

PublicityTammy [email protected]

RidesJoe Voelkel & Dana Black421-0417 [email protected]

Members-at-Large: (Voting)

Greg [email protected]

Bob [email protected]

Andy [email protected]

Scott [email protected]

Coordinators: (non-voting)

Adopt-A-Highway Hank Walck [email protected]

AwardsWhitey Link [email protected]

CD PublisherBrad Jensen [email protected]

Impromptu RidesPamm Ferguson [email protected]

Road AdvocacyRichard DeSarra [email protected]

Trail AdvocacyRichard DeSarra (as above) Steve Wowkowych [email protected]

Coordinators: (continued)

Slow & Easy Mike [email protected]

Social RidesMike [email protected]

Sweep RidesAndrew Henke [email protected]

Web SiteBrad Jensen [email protected]

Bike CasesCynthia Cooper [email protected]

Winter MeetingBrian Managan [email protected]

Board Appointed Positions: (non-voting)

LibrarianHank Walck [email protected]

LAB TouringRide informationClub RepresentativeTodd Calvin [email protected]

LegalMark Bezinque Times Square Building45 Exchange Blvd., Suite 1000Rochester, New York 14614(585) [email protected]

Red Titles are Voting Members - Blue Titles are non-Voting Members
















































