5/18/12
Hi All,
BVBF is this Saturday (TOMORROW)! I helped load the trucks Thursday morning and things are already in BV. I looked at the Saturday BV and Leadville weather forecasts and it is partly cloudy, now a 50% chance of afternoon isolated T-storm, with high near 65'F in BV and near 55'F in Leadville. The wind is forecast for the usual NNW but only around 10 mph. BVBF 14 registration continues, right up to the ride on Saturday. See the BVBF news item on the left column for more details. Saturday is going to be a GREAT DAY!! I suggest getting an early start to make sure you beat the possible afternoon shower. I plan to leave BV's McPhelemy Park between 7:30 and 7:45 Saturday morning to start my Century (this will be my 49th Century since May 1995).
Friday (5/18) I attended the Kids on Bikes (KoB) awards ceremony at the Bristol Elementary School. The Club presented our annual $2000 donation check to KoB as the kids receive their new bikes. Tuesday (9/22) I'll attend the 11:30am ceremony at Sand Creek Elementary (550 Sand Creek Drive) where the club will present a 2nd check to KoB from the bike raffle held at BVBF this weekend. Everyone is invited to attend, wear a Club Jersey if you can attend with me.
Update on the National Bike Challenge. We've had quite a few club members signed up to track their miles. The team that Aaron started now has 10 members so it is full, it is called Colorado Springs Cycling Club. Club members could use other variations of CSCC to form other teams. I have PDFs of our new jersey and the CSCC 25th Anniversary Poster if anyone wants to use them as their team picture. The Challenge is a self-reporting activity that runs from May 1st through August 31st. See the news item in the left column for more details. Everyone is encouraged to join and contribute miles toward the national goal.
The May 1st Club meeting had over 40 people meet at the Clarion Hotel. Club member Teri Holt presented a condensed version of her workshop on Chronic Inflammation: The Hidden Danger. This was an informative health session with a lot of Q&A. The Club also presented Trails and Open Space with our annual $2000 donation after their short presentation that featured information on the June 9th Starlight Spectacular Bike Ride. The meeting minutes are posted in the news item on the left column. The 5 June meeting will feature a presentation by the renewed CSPD Bike Patrol officers.
There were 11 riders, and Barb joined us, to eat at Jason's Deli. The weather for the Full Moon Ride Saturday (5/5) was excellent. We left Jason's about 7:50 and were treated by the moon raising just over the top of Union Blvd. This was the biggest full moon of the year because this was the closest that the moon gets to Earth in it's annual orbits. We rode east on roads north of Woodman and return on the Cottonwood trail. While riding west on the trail we were treated to three different firework displays as people celebrated Cinco de Mayo at their house parties. We paused and looked at the Cottonwood Trail construction near the Vincent Street bridge. It is looking impressive, but will only open a small trail section up to Academy Blvd. BIG NEWS there is new pavement at the Vincent Street bridge (near Current facilities). The city leveled the "gorge" that goes down to the Cottonwood Trail. The new pavement is about 9 feet wide and bends to the west as it approaches the creek. We Liked It. For those on the Greenway trail, this is near ZIO Restaurant.
We had 14 Club members spend 3 hours on the Olympic Velodrome on Apr 22nd. Look for details on the next Bent Fork. Pictures are posted in the news item in the left column.
Harry Harris made huge progress in his recovery. He and Rhoda are home for the first time in 18 months. They have some visiting medical help, but he is well enough to live at home now. They were going to be our surprise guests at the Holiday Party, but Harry had a fever since he returned home on Dec 5th - so they sent their best wishes to us at the party. People can leave voice mails on his cell phone. The number is 719-510-5259. You can leave him a message, maybe call ahead and drop by.
Remember, a Stop sign means STOP – let’s make sure we each take our foot from the pedal and put it on the ground!!!
We start our 26th year. Be a little more careful as we start the better weather part of the riding season,
Charlie Czar :-)
