Delta Pedalers Newsletter

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1 Delta Pedalers Newsletter Delta Pedalers Bicycle Club, P.O. Box 2394, Antioch, CA Website: Quarterly Newsletter: November January 2017 Dates to Remember General Meeting/Board Meetings First Wednesday of Every Month Panera Bread at 7:00pm 5897 Lone Tree Way, Brentwood Future rides and links to see more details: Sat 2/25/17 Pedaling Paths to Independence 2017 (Susie s BD Ride) visit link for description, this is a fun ride for a great cause. Sat 3/11/17 Old Fart s Ride up Mount Diablo starting in Walnut Creek hosted by Dave Stoeffler & Mike Thomas Sat 3/25/17 Mary Engleton s Birthday Ride out Mines Road starting in Livermore Sat 4/8/17 - Rick Mann is planning a bridges ride starting at Alhambra Ave and Franklin Canyon road. Approx. 40 miles. Please let Rick know if planning on attending. Link for the map of the ride: Link: Benicia Bridge and Carquinez Bridge Ride 40 miles or modern/activity/ Sat 4/8/17 Valley Spokesman Cinderella Ride for the ladies Sat 5/13/17 Tentative Date for Delta Pedaler s Family Ride July 27th 30th Spicer Camping Trip

2 Jersey Island Ride - August 12th by Dave Stoeffler Nine riders out on local ride American River Trail Ride 40 miles - August 27th by Al Lim Al Lim Kim Newbury, Aaron Wilson, Howard VanES, Stacey K-M, Glenda Saenger, Janet Meyers, Chris Arroyo, Dave Prado, and Sam Crabtree and a few riders complete 80 miles. Social Meeting Slide show of Ole s trip around the world September 16th A large group showed up at Straw Hat pizza n Brentwood for Free Pizza and soda. Slide show was wonderful thank you Ole Annual Holiday Party December 9, 2016

3 Delta Pedalers Bicycle Club, P.O. Box 2394, Antioch, CA Website: Annual Holiday Party December 9, th Annual Thanksgiving Day Ride November 24th

4 Sunday Morning Rides Bagel Street Cafe 3181 Balfour Rd. Brentwood, CA Corner of Balfour Rd. & Rossano St. Start times change during Summer see website for times Every 9:00 AM Ride 1 & Ride 2 Ride 1 Road; miles; Start time is ALWAYS 9:00 AM Ride Leaders: John & Margot Coker: Ride 2 Road; ~35 miles, regroups frequently. - Start time is 9:00 AM Co-Ride Leaders: Dave Stoeffler: & Dave Prado Monday Night Ride Road-Casual; ~12 miles per loop Start time is 7 P.M. Meet in the parking lot between Krispy Kreme and Ross near intersection of Sand Creek and Hwy. 4 Bypass. Bike lighting front & rear also helmet is mandatory. Co-Ride Leader: Dave Prado 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 Co-Ride Leader: Dave Prado Please RSVP.

5 BICYCLE RELATED INFO. BRENTWOOD Dave Stoeffler Dave Prado and myself belong to the Brentwood Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee and we had a meeting recently that provided some information that should be of interest to cyclists. Although this is not a bicycle project it is reported that the construction of the bridge over highway 4 at Balfour will start on Feb. 6th, depending on the weather. Might be a good place to stay away from. There was an accident on Walnut involving a cyclist in December when the cyclist was injured. The police report indicates that the cyclist was riding on the sidewalk and crossed the street without stopping as a car was turning. The cyclist was also not wearing a helmet. Doesn t sound like our kind of cyclist. There has been continuing discussion about the failure of the Hwy. 4 Bypass Authority to build a bicycle/pedestrian bridge across Hwy. 4 where the Mokelumne Trail would cross the highway. 12 years ago the Bypass Authority promised, in writing, that they would complete the bridge within one year of Brentwood completing the trail to the bypass. Brentwood quickly completed the trail, but, still no bridge and there is still no safe way for cyclists to get from Brentwood proper to Antioch or the small section of Brentwood on the west side of the highway. The trail is parallel to Grant Street on the east side and behind the shopping center that contains Home Depot on the west. There is also the distinct possibility that a large commercial water park may be built in the area on the west side of the highway. I believe that cyclists, pedestrians and the city would benefit from this bridge. There was a discussion about repairs to the bike lane on Sand Creek Rd. at the small bridge next to King Park. There was a dangerous drop off that was repaired unsatisfactory. Final repairs will be made when the weather warms up and paving can be completed. There was also some discussion about a grant application for several rapid flashing light systems at several crosswalks, some being near schools. 21st Annual Holiday Lights Ride - Dec 22nd

6 Club Sponsors Delta Pedalers Bike Club Board Members Mary Elemen: President Bill Honeycutt: Vice-President & Newsletter Publisher Stacey Keller-Moore: Secretary Burt :Riveira: Treasurer Ole Ohlson : Advocacy bruceoleohlson@hotmail.com Dave Stoeffler: Advocacy elemen5555@sbcglobal.net Dave Prado: Co-Ride Coordinator dkprado@pacbell.net Mary Engleton: Board Member-at-Large maryengleton@gmail.com Jan MCgreer: Board Member-at-Large cyclejan@comcast.net Mike Thomas: Board Member-at-Large met3@sbcglobal.net Club discounts with these business Bikes for Life Schwinn City Willy s Downtown Shops At Fairview 3181 Balfour Rd Suite A Brentwood, CA (925)