Bits & Pieces August 2005
Calendar
August 20 - Cumberland Valley CenturyAugust 22 - Club Meeting - 7:15 PM @ Jennifer's
September 5 - Hanover Century
September 10 - Civil War Century
September 17 - Lee High School Swap Meet (http://www.tfkmetrodc.org)
September 24 - Frederick Pedalers Club Century
October 1 - Adopt-A-Road Pickup - 9:00 to 11:00 AM
October 8 - Tour of Hope DC Ride - See Below
November 12 - Frederick Pedalers Banquet - 6:30 PM @ the Cozy Restaurant
Chain Links
Baltimore Area Cycling Advocacyhttp://www.baltimorespokes.org
Have a favorite website? Send it to us at clubmail@frederickpedalers.org
Tour of Hope DC Ride
Frederick Pedalers club member Brian King will be participating in this year's local Tour of Hope ride with Lance Armstrong to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.Read the full story here.
Frederick News Post Article
Our humble club was featured in a front page article of the Sunday July 24th edition of the Frederick News Post. Click Here to view the article.Coast to Coast to Cure Cancer (C4)
A group of four intrepid cyclists are embarking on a cross country ride this summer to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. If possible, Frederick Pedalers will plan a ride to coincide with their route through the area. As they travel toward their destination in Delaware, they will ride from Hancock to Westminster on day 29 of the trek. If you would to learn more about this event, please visit them at http://www.c4ride.comBicycle Builder Dies in Crash in Carrol County
July 15, 2005Thomas J. Bruni, a bicycle builder from Hamilton (just outside of Baltimore) was killed last month while cycling in Carroll County.
He designed and built innovative mountain, road and tandem bikes that were very popular (some Frederick Pedalers ride Bruni bicycles). On Saturday July 9, while riding one of his bikes, the fifty-four-year old Mr. Bruni was injured in a collision with a minivan at an intersection near Westminster and died at Carroll Hospital Center.
He started his own business, Bruni Bicycles, in 1990. His bikes were made with British-made steel tubing rather than aluminum, carbon fiber or titanium, and they weighed no more than 17.5 to 23 pounds.
Mr. Bruni was killed when he disregarded (or did not see) a stop sign. He is the second cyclist to be killed in the Washington/Baltimore area in the last two months in this manner. (This is not meant to "throw stones" at anyone. It is simply to state that we ALL need to be very careful, because even the best of us can make fatal mistakes — ed.)
His website remains—you can check it out at http://www.brunibicycles.com
Ride with Lance Armstrong in the Tour of Hope 2005
Registration is now open for the Tour of Hope's DC Fundraising Ride on Oct. 8. All of the funds raised will benefit cancer research through the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Tour of Hope's partner organizations. In 2003 and 2004, the Tour of Hope raised more than $2 million. Participants may choose between a 50-mile ride beginning in rural Maryland or a 10-mile ride starting in Glen Echo, Md.
Visit http://www.tourofhope.org for all the details.
Use of Cell Phone for Emergency Contacts
Here’s an interesting idea:Store the word " I C E " in your mobile phone address book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency". In an emergency situation ambulance and hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your emergency contact is and be able to contact him/her.
You can even list multiple contacts by using " I C E 1" , "I C E 2", etc.
Funny Foto of the Month
You never know who you'll meet out on the trail . . .
