Bits & Pieces March 2007
Calendar
March 3 - Frederick Pedalers Annual MeetingMarch 31 - Bike Swap @ The Bicycle Fix - See Below
April 2 - Club Meeting 6:30 PM @ Jennifer's Restaurant
April 7 - Cub Scout Bike Rodeo - Fredericktown Mall 10:00 AM
April 19 - Basic Bicyclist Classes Begin - See Below
April 21 - Bikes For The World 2007 - See Below
April 28-29 - Face of America Bike Ride - See Below
May 18 - Bike to Work Day
Chain Links
Your Tax Dollars at Work on the Weather Issuehttp://www.erh.noaa.gov/
Le Tour de Falls
http://www.eightstonepress.com/hon/honscars.htm#letour
Have a favorite website? Send it to us at clubmail@frederickpedalers.org
Basic Bicyclist Class
New for 2007 - The Frederick Pedalers are offering classes on technique, health & safety, equipment, maintenance, rules of the road, hand signals and riding in various weather conditions.More information can be found here
Bikes For The World 2007
The local event will be held again this year at Otterbein United Methodist Church at 108 E. Franklin Street in Hagerstown Md.The collection date is Saturday April 21, 2007 from 9 am to noon. Bikes or parts in usable condition should be brought to the Church during this time. An additional amount of $10 per bike is requested to help defray shipping costs. Reciepts are available. The organization is also now collecting sewing machines which also can be brought to the event.
Information about the organization can be found at http://www.bikesfortheworld.org
Bicycle Fix Events
The Bicycle Fix has a couple of events coming up:Bicycle Maintenance Clinic
The shop will be hosting free maintenance clinics every month. On March 21st at 7:00pm they will have a fix-a-flat clinic.
Bike Swap
The shop will be having a bike swap Saturday March 31, 2007. You can sell your old bike or purchase someone elses. Bike registration begins March 26th. Get cash back or store credit. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Team in Training Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Please call the shop for more details on either of these events.
Bicycle Fix is located in the Westview Promenade off Buckeystown Pike (Route 85) just south of the Route 270 interchange.
http://www.fixfrederick.com
301-620-0306.
New Washington County Bike Route Map
The Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has just released a new Bicycle Tours map and brochure for Washington County, Maryland.You can read the press release from February 20th here:
http://www.marylandmemories.org/press.html
Look for some club rides to take advantage of this great new resource in the coming season.
Face of America Bike Ride
The Face of America Bike Ride (http://www.worldteamsports.org) is in need of volunteers. The ride helps support our disabled servicemen. The multi-day ride takes place April 28th and 29th, beginning in Gettysburg and ending in Washington DC. with Frederick scheduled to house the riders overnight.Let's show these troops what Frederick is all about. Interested volunteers can email Mark Kellogg (mark.kellogg @ us.army.mil); no special skills are required and all are welcome to help out.
You Have Mail !
Do we have your current email address? The club normally sends out at least one email message a month to all members. If you’ve not received any club email in the last few months, it is likely that we do not have your current address. Email us at clubmail@frederickpedalers.org using your preferred account.Funny Foto of the Month
Results from the very first Adopt-A-Road pickup...