Bits & Pieces July 2006
Calendar
July 2 - Club Picnic - See BelowJuly 8 - Adopt-A-Road Pickup
July 24 - Club Meeting - 7:15 pm @ Jennifer's
August TBA - SPAM Ride - More Details Soon
August 28 - Club Meeting - 7:15 pm @ Jennifer's
September 24 - Club Century
October 2 - Club Meeting - 7:15 pm @ Jennifer's
October 14 - Adopt-A-Road Pickup
November 4 or 11 - Club Dinner - 6:30 pm @ Cozy Restaurant
Chain Links
For the gamer in your lifehttp://www.cycling-manager.com/pcm2006/english
22 Reasons For Road Shoulders
http://www.walkable.org/download/shoulder.doc
National Capital Region Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan - Just Released !
http://www.mwcog.org/transportation/committee/bikeped
Have a favorite website? Send it to us at clubmail@frederickpedalers.org
Frederick Pedalers Club Picnic
Due to the rousing success of last year's event, the 2006 Frederick Pedalers Club Picnic will again be held at the scenic Rousselle-Wicks Estate on Sunday July 2nd. See the July newsletter for information or inquire at clubmail@frederickpedalers.orgWanted to Buy or Trade
Used road bike for casual on-road riding.Nothing fancy.
Looking for frame in the 54-56 cm range.
Could be a road or hybrid style bike.
Please contact: clubmail@frederickpedalers.org
Shimano Quick-Release Recall
Shimano American Corporation has identified a "potential safety issue" regarding several models of front quick release skewers purchased or received after November 1, 2005. Affected product lines include certain Dura-Ace, Ultegra, and 105 hubs and wheels, XTR and XT hubs and wheels, as well as certain Sport Dynamo front hubs. All of the skewers in question are silver in color; black skewers are safe to use, Shimano says.See http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content/cycle/sac/us/en/news_and_information/news/front__quick_release.html for details.
Funny Foto of the Month
We're thinking he may need to raise the saddle a bit . . .