Delta Pedalers Newsletter

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1 Delta Pedalers Newsletter Quarterly Newsletter: July September 2014 Club Picnic Sunday October 19, :00pm-7:00pm Veterans Park in 384 Balfour Rd. Brentwood next to the Aquatic Complex Balfour & Griffith Ln. Pictures of Mary s Trip to Vermont

2 2015 Spicer Club Camping Trip The 2015 Spicer Reservoir trip will be open to Members, Family and Friends. If we do not fill up then we ll reach out to Valley Spokesmen Bike Club and Stanislaus Bike Club Bicycle Rodeo - Brentwood Elementary, September 19, 2014 Once again, we have been asked to put on a bicycle rodeo for the Brentwood Elementary School's Health Festival. The date of the festival is Friday, September 19th and will take place in the south lot (behind the school). In years past, the event has been excellent public relations for our bicycle club as we have had many satisfied young customers express their enjoyment of the event while they learned something about bicycle safety. For uninitiated, Contra Costa County provides a trailer containing a pressboard "city". We borrow the trailer and set up the city and tykes ride their bikes in and around the area while we Pedalers coach them on their skills, decisions, and courtesy. We also provide safety services: helmet fitting, bicycle adjustment, air for tires, and anything else we are equipped to provide. Volunteers are needed. We ask that we all assemble at the east entrance (200 Griffith Lane, Brentwood) to the rear playground at 3:00 PM sharp. We will need to unload the trailer, set up Bike City, and make last-minute adjustments to our plan of activities before children queue-up. The rodeo will run to around 6:30 PM, and then we'll load the trailer again. A good night's sleep is guaranteed. To volunteer and for more details, please contact Dave Stoeffler 925_628_2671, or Mike Thomas 925_250_9287, reply to this post.

3 DeAnza Trail Update Delta De Anza Trail repairs (Viera Ranch Subdivision 7220, between Ridgeline Drive and Neroly Rd.) KB Homes schedule shows completion of trail repairs and fence installation along CCWD and EBRPD property and final inspection on September 8th WHO TO CONTACT WHEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH EAST COUNTY ROADS AND TRAILS ANTIOCH: Bike lanes on streets Under Public Works on website click on streets & Send a Message." For city trails call: or kalsaker@ci.antioch.ca.us BRENTWOOD: Streets Under Public Works on the website look under streets, and leave a message on Report a Problem" or call For City Trails call or on website under Park & Rec leave a message on Report a Problem OAKLEY: or streets call or leave a message at newman@ci.oakley.ca.us PITTSBURG: For problems on the street call or on the cities web page go to Public Works and "Service Request COUNTY ROADS: Call the Brentwood Maintenance Yard at and leave a message REGIONAL PARKS TRAILS: (Marsh Creek Trail, etc.) Call the East County Trail Manager at Tour of the Sacramento River Delta by Velogal

4 2014 Ride to the Tomato Festival at Smith Farm by Mike Thomas On August 24th, a group of Delta Pedalers rode from Brentwood to enjoy the Tomato Festival held at Smith Farm in Knightsen. Several DPs were joined by the Sanabria-Lugo family of Brentwood (who have pledged to rejoin the club). It was a long and warm day, but everyone rode safely and enjoyed the event, which featured great food, and gr live music. The Tomato Festival is destined to become an annual DP favorite.

5 65 Mile Ride Saturday October 18th 9:00am by Bill Honeycutt I ll be hosting 65 mile reconnaissance ride starting at Rio Vista High School Saturday October 18 th, 2014 Starting at 9:00am Sharp October is a great time to ride - Nice cool weather, No wind, Flat and this means FUN. We ll cross a couple of Ferry s and a couple of Bridge s only in California Everyone Welcome The Delta Pedalers Bike Club will host Metric Century out of Rio Vista October 2015 the date To-Be-Determined. Part of our planning will be to ride the loop get feedback and input (i.e. where to put water stops, food stops, road signage and direction arrows etcetera). Monday Night Ride Road-Casual; ~12 miles per loop Start time is 7 P.M. Meet at the Krispy Kreme at the intersection of Sand Creek and the Hwy. 4 Bypass. Bike lighting front & rear also helmet is mandatory. Ride Leader: Jan McGreer Please RSVP. Thursday Night Extreme Pizza Ride Road-Casual; ~15 miles, no drop ride Start time is 7 P.M. The ride starts at Extreme Pizza at the intersection Balfour and Fairview in Brentwood. This is an easy ride with a visit to Extreme Pizza at the end of ride for Salad and Water or whatever you like. First Thursday of Every Month is Beater Bike Night Ride Leader: Jan McGreer Please RSVP Fall Picnic Sunday Saturday October 19th Location to-be-determined but date is a lock. We are checking all the local parks to host. If you know a great spot let us know

6 Club Sponsor Delta Pedalers Bike Club Board Members John Coker - President jdiazcoker@hotmail.com Bill Honeycutt - Vice-President Bill.Honeycutt@hp.com Lloyd Young - Secretary lloyd_young@sbcglobal.net Al Lim - Treasurer Just1gear@att.net Dave Stoeffler - Advocacy dstoeffler@sbcglobal.net Dave Prado - Co-Ride Coordinator dkprado@pacbell.net Jan McGreer - Co-Ride Coordinator cyclejan@comcast.net Club Sponsor Club Sponsors Club discounts with these business: Bikes for Life Schwinn City The Wheel Pedaler New T-Shirts Coming What A Grind Discount is 15% 761 Second St. in Downtown Brentwood Brentwood, CA Phone: Sam O. Seibaa Web Site: whatagrindcafe@yahoo.com T-Shirts have Small logo on front pocket with Large logo on the back Sunday Morning Rides Bagel Street Cafe 3181 Balfour Rd. Brentwood, CA Balfour Rd. & Rossano St. Every 9:00 AM Ride 1 Every 8:00 AM Ride 2 Ride 1 Road; miles; Start time is ALWAYS 9AM Ride Leaders: John & Margot Coker: Ride 2 Road; ~35 miles, regroups frequently. - Start time is 8AM Dave Stoeffler: & Dave Prado