Bits & Pieces April 2008
Calendar
Apr 18 - Spring Century - See Ride Schedule for detailsMay 1, 8, 15 & 22 - Basic Bicyclist Classes are back ! - See Below
May 5 - Club Meeting 6:45 PM @ Jennifer's Restaurant
May 10 - Adopt-A-Road Pickup
May 16 - Bike to Work Day
May 21 - Ride of Silence
May 24 - Frederick Kids Triathalon - See Below
Jun - RAAM passes through Mt. Airy, MD
Jun 9 - Club Meeting 6:45 PM @ Jennifer's Restaurant
Jul - Club Picnic - Date TBA
Jul 14 - Club Meeting 6:45 PM @ Jennifer's Restaurant
Jul 26 - Adopt-A-Road Pickup
Aug 11 - Club Meeting 6:45 PM @ Jennifer's Restaurant
Sep 20 - Club Century (Tentative)
Oct 4 - Adopt-A-Road Pickup
Oct 6 - Club Meeting 6:45 PM @ Jennifer's Restaurant
Nov 8 - Club Dinner
Dec 8 - Club Meeting 6:45 PM @ Jennifer's Restaurant
Frederick Kids Triathalon
Volunteers are needed for the Frederick Kids Triathlon on May 24 at Frederick High School.The event, designed for youngsters aged 7–13, will begin at 8:00 am. The swim is 100 meters, the bicycle leg is 2 miles and the run is three-quarters of a mile.
The race is a fundraising event for the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation. It would be fun for us to have a good showing of volunteers from the Frederick Pedalers.
If you are interested you can contact volunteer coordinator Martha Herman from a link to her email on the Triathlon web page below.
http://www.thebicycleescape.com/frederickkidstriathlon.html
Basic Bicyclist Classes
Basic Bicyclist Classes are back for 2008 !Get all the details Here
Remember the Future
By Candidate Bill PrestonGreetings from the future, fellow Pedalers. You are probably thinking that I am off my nut — of course, if you’ve read any of my previous stuff, you already know it. Nonetheless, I've been thinking a lot lately about time travel. At least, as it pertains to my bicycling.
I have found that I seem to be experiencing "missing periods" in my day—especially when I am on my bike—and cannot account for them. Beatrice (my lovely spouse) thinks I am having "senior moments" — or perhaps heart-related ailments. I think there's a much more rational explanation for these "missing moments". On my daytime bicycle rides (I am retired) I am traveling into the future.
Ah, you might scoff. Allow me to elaborate.
Just last week I was cycling north of town, climbing Putman Road. It is quite a nice hill, and I find it gets the blood boiling (know what I mean, Beatrice?). I was about half-way up the climb, when I began to feel light-headed. Rather than ease off (as my doctor recommends), I gave out an extra "ummph" to get myself to the top. The next thing I knew, I was sailing on the downhill side at 40 miles per hour. The only rational explanation for this is that I "leaped" into the future. It was only about thirty seconds, but I call that significant. I don’t remember the second half of the hill climb, nor the accompanying aches and pains, therefore I must not have experienced them. I jumped out of my present self and into my future self.
Is this great or what?
Now that I think of it, there are lots of bicycle rides where I've had these experiences. Where I cannot recall the pain of a hill climb or an exceptional headwind. I really don't know how long I've been time traveling.
My next project will be to try to use this to my advantage in setting a new personal record for a century. If I time-travel just right, I think I can get my time down to about an hour and a half.
Keep the rubber side down.
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
How slow was Tung going up Catoctin Hollow Road last month ?