BCC Christmas. BCC Annual Awards Banquet is February 1. Mark your calendars! PRESIDENT S PACELINE. Holiday 2013

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1 Holiday 2013 BCC Christmas Scientific studies show, Club wear changes outlooks, makes people happier, and generally makes the season bright! BCC Annual Awards Banquet is February 1. Mark your calendars! The club store is stocked with long sleeved jerseys wind and winter weight jackets perfect for your club member available in Rudolph to Santa sizes and just in time for Christmas! It s not too early to plan for June. A full stock of women s sleeveless jerseys is here, just in time to place under the tree. Place your order now, in time for Christmas. Just go to the store link on the BCC website, the stock list is up to date, and make the BCC member in your life, maybe even yourself, extra happy. Out Spokin is a newsletter for members, their families and friends of Bonneville Cycling Club. It is published 10 times a year. Please submit articles and photos to newsletter@bccutah.org. Deadline for submissions for the Winter issue is February 3. hosting provided courtesy of Xmission. PRESIDENT S PACELINE By: Mary Margaret Willaims, president During each ride in the past few weeks I was sure it would be the last one for the season and my bike would get a rest but low and behold the weather held out and another ride was possible. I knew it wouldn t last forever so my winter workouts better get planned soon. My favorites include skiing, longer dog walks, snowshoe outings, and last on the list, even though quite necessary, indoor trainer videos and minimal weight training. Regardless, winter workouts are crucial for sanity, beating the winter blues and a jump start when spring arrives. Therefore, my hope is for everyone to find something to keep active and healthy during the next few months. For your stay active and healthy list, the annual Polar Bear ride or snowshoe will be held Saturday, January 11. Details, address and directions will be posted on ride calendar and BCC website soon. A general meeting will kick start the year along with prizes for our Continued on page 4

2 BCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mary Margaret Williams, President Liesa Burdett, Vice-President Don Williams, Road Captain BCC MEMBER BENEFITS Rides of various distances for all abilities Touring, social, mountain and racing rides Training on cycling techniques and safety Rider mileage tracked weekly with year-end awards Newsletter, website and communication with members Social events Bicycle advocacy Reduced entry fee on BCC major rides Discounts at local participating bike shops BCC active members receive preferred registration for Little Red. Bob Renwick, Treasurer Maria Fruin, Secretary Janice Mosby, Membership Bill Mosby, Webmaster Jackie McGill, Newsletter Editor MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Bob Schultz Christina Siwachok Michelle Lewis Enjoy the Ride! BOARD MEETING RECAP By: Maria Fruin, Secretary Female members from out of state who have attempted to participate in club activities will be given access to LRRH without the lottery for this coming LRRH ride in For the next ride year, all riders will be required to have participated in a minimum of 5 BCC rides to qualify for the 2015 LRRH ride. From January 1, 2014 all ride leaders must attend mandatory Ride Leader training and out of state Ride Leaders will not be allowed to lead unless they comply with all RL requirements including in person RL training. As always, you can read the full minutes on the website at Board meetings are held monthly. Take a look at the Ride Calendar at for specific dates and locations.

3 It s the New Year Don Williams LCI 253, Road Captain Just a reminder BCC rolls Oct 31st to Oct 31st so year-end stats are already in, and the new 2014 has already begun wrapped up with an amazing 732 rides for the season and now November starts off the 2014 season with 3 times as many rides as we held last year at this time. November 2013 had 16 rides scheduled, November 2014 had 58 rides scheduled with a total of 47 ridden before the snows hit us. Thanks to our November Ride Leaders: Greg and Cathi Allen for Pie and Legacy night rides as soon as this cold snap ends we should do it again. Bob Schultz for Philadelphian, corn dogs and Hoppers Hopp. You know, we found a coffee house down the street maybe coffee makes a comeback on Sunday mornings. Deb Kimbrough for the western version of TGIS to the Marina its warmer on Sunday afternoon. Tom Coffey for MTB on the big island and the Kaysville Metric marked course qualifies as a series event for Maria Fruin for the Combo Platter from Sugarhouse and Rick Kirkland for the Plus version adding a few more miles. These two had the good sense to cancel when the weather went bad. Dave Crotchett for the Hump Day trainer from SLC Bike Co. flat and in two directions to boot. Colleen Minson for the Flat n Funs very cold, very dark, quite enjoyable. Robin Perkins for something to do on Thanksgiving on the Evergreen Loop. Layer Up By: Don Williams, road capitain November saw everyone s winter riding gear get a workout like no other since we moved to SLC 15+ years ago. Not the heavy stuff in most instances but several lighter layers of club wear, a lot of Pearl Izumi items and even some historic pieces of clothing whose origins go back to a simpler time of wool shorts and jerseys. We have ridden a lot of miles in temps of 35 to 45 to 50, 45 down to 37. And even 35 up to 60 all in one day. Windy, not windy, clear air and not so clear, never a tailwind that I can remember. So from the ground up, what works? When it drops below 50, I change my socks to cycling wool in the same old shoes. Ski socks will work but their weight in the toe region is different. They do go much higher up the leg for below the knee warmth. Any further drop and I add toe covers, colder still, like south of 40 and out come the booties. Once bootified, the sock weight can go lighter to reduce foot sweats. Insulated, or wind proof booties all work until you get in the rain or slush, then it s the waterproof, wind proof style for me Knees always covered below 65 degrees is a given. Mary Margaret wears her knickers well into the 40s. Bib tights work well for winter in a different way, if you re riding in a jacket anyway. Put the bibs on after your jersey to keep the lower back warm and the jacket covers the dorkiness of shirt tucked into pants. Pearl Izumi s re-design of their winter tights with a higher rear waist band has made them far more versatile for me and I ride at 50 and down quite comfortably in the amfib elite or PRO versions. Continued on page 4

4 PRESIDENT S PACELINE (Coninued from page 1) annual chili and dessert cook off. In addition, come meet the 2014 Board. A couple of new faces join us this year so welcome to the Board Michelle Lewis and Christina Siwachok! A big thanks to Tim Sandall and Dave Maxwell for their service and contributions through so mark your calendars. Another activity you won t want to miss (however not a stay active one) is the annual awards and winter banquet to be held on Saturday, February 1 at the Jewish Community Center adjacent to Huntsman Cancer Institute. Awards are abundant this year as well as memories and stories to be shared Speaking of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, a new wing is in the works and as a direct result of LRRH s success and generous donations towards cancer research for the Institute, a room will be named in our honor. Once a name and room have been selected, an announcement and celebration will be held. Thanks to everyone, members, riders, and especially the LRRH committee for your unending dedication. Finally, cycling education and advocacy are priority this year with opportunities to improve skills for all cycling levels. Part of education and advocacy, all ride leaders will be required to attend ride leader orientation training aimed toward ensuring our rides and riders are as safe as possible. And as you venture out this winter, make note of new route possibilities to keep cycling adventures alive. Most of all, happy and safe holidays to each and may your cycling is dreams come true. Layered Up (Continued from page 3) The middle zippers are the key to understanding. A club wind jacket is versatile over a broad range of temperatures. Add arm warmers with a normal weight short sleeved jersey lower the zipper after a few miles and degrees feels like 70. The Club winter jacket can extend your temperature tolerance down into the teens, with a zip neck base layer and the BCC volunteer vest from 2 seasons back its sauna time at every hill. The ends finger gloves when it first gets cool. MTB gloves work well, but might be too airey, Add a thin base pair, liners,or even thin gloves beneath and you re good for another 10 degree drop. heavier gloves with insulation when it s even colder, but make sure they breathe or the fingers feel like ice when they should be getting warmer. Any Base layer adds versatility. Nose wipes on the thumb or backhand are valuable, or you spend too much time in the back trying to clear your nose. The top... a warm head is a warm cyclist, but hat hair is a way of life this time of year, so add ear covers first, a full helmet liner as it gets colder, get one that s thin but warm so you don t affect your helmet fit or function, add a buff, neck gaitor or balaclava and warm up ears neck and face all at once. Note no 7-11 stops when wearing these. Follow these tips and winter gets shorter; spring gets closer; we get happy.

5 SAFETY CORNER Mary Margaret Williams, LCI #254 Remember to do an ABC quick before every ride, even for short mileage rides. A is for Air: make sure tires are properly inflated and tread is good B is for brakes: check brakes to ensure braking efficiently; check brake pads for wear and correct rotation of brakes C is for chains, cranks and cassettes: ensure lubed and not worn Quick check your quick releases for closed If you are unsure of mechanical issues have your bike shop check it out and/ or attend cycling clinics offered by Cottonwood Cyclery and other local shops. Ride Leader Training Is Coming Don Williams, Road Captain First the good news: The Ride Leader guidelines are being streamlined; easier to read; easier to use; better. So you want to lead a club ride? Learn the requirements for Series events: SuperSeries, Metric and Social Series. Learn where you have to be, to be a leader, and where you want to be, to be a leader. The updated guidelines will be introduced at a series of BCC Ride Leader A2Z orientation sessions, starting soon then repeated at times each month before the season gets in full swing. Dates times and locations will be available soon so check the calendar for what time will work for you. More good news: Our ride numbers have steadily increased over the past 3 seasons with 525 in 2011, 613 in 2012 and 732 total rides for 2013, which is an increase of 206 rides just since We need all our active BCC ride leaders, old and new, experienced and not-so-much, to be on the same page when it comes to planning, scheduling and leading a full calendar of BCC events as a collaborative effort. That means: New ideas and new routes become critical as we put more riders on Utah roads. For example, single, nonmember participation was up enough this year to place the non-member1 designation in our top FIVE overall. (Reminder non-member1 is not one person, but the number of individual non-members that come to our rides during the season.) That s a lot of non-members, 161 to be exact, coming to our rides this year. Orientation attendance will be mandatory for all ride leaders. In addition, active membership will also be required for Ride Leaders. That means attending a minimum of 5 BCC rides is also required prior to scheduling a club ride on the calendar. The assistant ride leader program will step up a notch to help new members/leaders find their footing and cover all the bases for varied ride lengths and paces on our calendar. A scheduling gathering along with orientation is also being kicked around to address filling the calendar with rides every day that our members can t live without. Don t worry about January rides, They will continue as winter stimulus normally goes, 2 days at a time. If we need a month to get all our ride leaders certified, we will take the time necessary to make it work. There are too many sunny days out there, even in January, to not ride when we can, so scheduled rides will continue as usual while our leader crew gets certified. Want to skip A2Z? Fahgetaboutit. Look at it as a little required continuing education, maybe a new spin on leading. It couldn t hurt. The pay-off? In the short term, the club feeds you for coming, in the long term, this is the only way to own a spiffy limited edition Ride Leader jersey like you will see at the winter banquet.

6 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Bonneville Cycling Club welcomes the following new members: Kirsten Anderson Michelle Roberts Troy Swachok Melissa Stokcing James LaJeunesse Laura LaJeunesse Marni Harang LATE BREAKING NEWS New for 2014: We have mentors to help you lead your first Club ride - AND- Want your favorite route to continue all year? - Sign up with your Ride Leader as a SubLeader in UT or SLUT for short. (We may have to work on the name a little.) We need up to 5 for each route we do repetitively so the scheduled ride leader knows who to call in case of a conflict, work deadline or whatever might keep the ride from going off as scheduled More info to come at the winter meeting in January. Scenes From the October 27th Pipeline Mountain Bike Ride Submitted by Jackie Young BCC Road Capitain, Don Williams, presents Bike Utah with donation.

7 Scenes from Antelope Island Mounatin Bike Rides Submitted by Jackie Young

8 BCC members at the Senior Games in St. George, Utah Submitted by Robin Perkins

9 Melini s Ride from Missoula to Jasper and Back Submitted by Julie Melini Treaky Treat Ride Offered Fun for All Submitted by Robin Perkins This year s ride had over 55 riders. It s getting bigger and better every year. Special thanks to Penny and Linda that spent long hours preparing the lunch/party. And to Dave for being a great ride leader.