THE ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS. TANDEM TIME GOAT HILL PARAMOUNT RACING August INTERNET WEB: No General Meeting OCW PICNIC

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1 THE ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS TANDEM TIME GOAT HILL PARAMOUNT RACING August INTERNET WEB: No General Meeting OCW PICNIC Sunday, August 9, :00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Park Huntington Beach The park is located in Huntington Beach Central Park in the covered area behind Breakfast in the Park which is located at 6622 Lakeview Drive. Enter the area off of Edwards on Inlet Drive, which turns into Lakeview Drive. Inlet Drive is 0.6 miles south of Slater or 0.4 miles north of Ellis. Bring family, friends and your appetites. We ll supply the rest! For details see page 14. SEE YOU THERE! IN THIS ISSUE... Hiking News Page 5 Paramount Report Page 13 Picnic Page 14 John Howard Clinic Article Page 15 Bicycling and Bones Page 16 CALENDAR OF EVENTS... Tandem Time Sat. Aug. 8 OCW Picnic Sun. Aug. 9 Folding Party Thu. Aug. 27 Amtrak Century Sat. Sept. 12 Fall Metric Sat. Oct. 31

2 OCW CLUB OFFICERS President Charlie Irwin Vice President Michael Lee Treasurer Irene Walker Secretary Patrick Huey Events Paul D Aquanni Events@ocw.org Ride Captain Donna Parish RideCaptain@ocw.org Membership Jim Walker Membership@ocw.org Editor Doris Bingo Editor@ocw.org Statistician Kent Parish Stats@ocw.org Public Relations Dennis Thomas PubRelations@ocw.org Training Michelle Kashima Training@ocw.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS WEB Master Ken Brant kbrant@kennybz.com Tandem Time Debi Butz rdbutz@earthlink.net GoatHill Alan Dauger abiker@socal.rr.com Insurance Lorna Laugen bikefamily3@att.net Director Bob Fairfield mobile412@ca.rr.com Director Dan Gorman dmgorman@aol.com Director Sylvia Grotz LP.Sylvia@verizon.net Director Mike Laugen bikefamily3@att.net Director Alex Laugen bikefamily3@att.net Director Frank Neal cycleman@bigplanet.com Director Kathy Pilcher rgtide@yahoo.com Director Jim Pugh in-line@pacbell.net Director Lee Stebbins bikraak@socal.rr.com Director Barbara Tomita tomitacat@aol.com Director Henry Pilcher hkpilcher@aol.com BOARD MEETING Sunday, August 2nd 11:00 am Carl s Jr., Irvine. Take the 405 Freeway to the MacArthur exit. Go south 0.8 miles and turn left on Campus. Go 0.3 miles and turn right into Carl s Jr. (at Von Karman). All Officers and Directors are expected to attend to conduct business. Other interested members may also attend. FOLDING PARTY Thursday, August 27th, 7:00 pm Hosted by: Scott & Tracy Sharp 2308 Redlands Drive Newport Beach, CA tracyasharp@yahoo.com Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Dinner and dessert will be served. DIRECTIONS: South on 55 fwy. South on 73 fwy. Exit Irvine Ave, turn right on Irvine Ave. Travel about 1.5 miles and make a right on Santa Isabel. Turn left on Redlands Drive. SPECIAL THANKS TO Diane Clanton for Hosting the July Folding Party If you would like to host a Folding Party or supply refreshments for the General Meeting, please contact Barb Tomita at tomitacat@aol.com (OCW reimburses up to $100) Chain Reaction is published 11 times a year by the Orange County Wheelmen, a bicycle club. Current circulation is 500. Copyright 2009; Orange County Wheelmen. Permission hereby granted to republish if credit is given to the author and OCW. All items submitted become property of OCW. Opinions of authors do not necessarily reflect the views of OCW. PAGE 2 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009

3 FROM THE PRESIDENT... By Charlie Irwin Instant Gratification! It is really interesting how much riders enjoy and expect the instant gratification afforded us by computers, digital cameras and the web. For an example, Saturday night after the Ride Around the Bear I was showing Lynne how to upload the pictures she took at the Bear onto the OCW website. She was saying I am tired, and will put the pictures up tomorrow. I said people will expect the pictures and stats to be up as soon as early Sunday morning, and convinced her that it was probably true. Early Sunday morning I went to work to finish the Bear stats and by noon over 400 people had visited the site checking on both the stats and the pictures. Four hundred people is all that rode the ride! At 1:00, I sent out an to all the Bear registered riders letting them know the pictures and stats had been posted. Almost immediately I started getting s back telling me everything from how much they enjoyed the ride, to how great our volunteers were, and a few infoming me that their times were incorrect. All through technology and immediately! By 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, I told Lynne over 600 people had looked at her pictures. She was amazed and said it was unbelievable. The very next day was Amtrak registration day. Next year I will suggest we change the opening date so it s not so close to the Bear. Anyway, the Amtrak registration opened at exactly 7:00 a.m. I was at work watching and worrying, remembering the year our credit card processor crashed. The first 10 minutes sold over 500 spots. I got a call from Lee Stebbins asking if I was watching the count. He could not believe what was happening. We sold out the 800 riders with train in 48 minutes and the whole ride in one hour and ten minutes. We sold twelve hundred riders 256 jerseys and 337 t-shirts! Talk about technology! My thoughts went out to Jim Walker who spends about a month on the paperwork on a ride that sells out in just over a hour! The 256 jerseys is a really high number. We owe thanks to Deb Butz for another great design. One other quick note. This years Fall Metric will be a club ride. This means it will be free! Fresh apple pie and DutDutchch pizza at the Stapleboek end. You will need to register on the OCW web site so we know how many people to plan for, but there will be no charge for members. If you have a friend that is not a member they will be able complete a membership application on line while registering. Registration will open September 15th at 7:00 a.m. See ya on the road, Charlie NEW OCW MEMBERS All OCW Members, please note... Our strength is our Membership and our future is in our New Members. When you attend an OCW function, please take a moment to seek out the New Members, introduce yourself, and say... Allmeida, Ed Cole, Len Ivey, Kevin Marino, John Pegg, Art Rector, Terry WELCOME Seal Beach Cypress Huntington Beach Irvine Long Beach Tustin ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009 PAGE 3

4 OCW President s Ride By Charlie Irwin Sunday, August 2, Please join Charlie Irwin, OCW President, for a friendly introductory ride. New and beginning riders are encouraged to join us. We ll meet for the OCW Sunday Ride at Carl s Jr. in Irvine (Campus & Von Karman) at 8:00 a.m. and we ll follow the Medium- Ride course. Questions? Please send an message to president@ocw.org or call JUNE GENERAL MEETING RECAP Retul By Mike Lee June s general meeting with Bob Murphy was an insightful way of bringing high technology and a repeatable system to bike fitting. Although I have not been fitted for my bike with this method, I can certainly see the benefits of this system. From the engineering, technical side of the equation, to measure the human body and then mating it to a rigid object that we operate for long stretches or under huge efforts to propel us down the road is just incredible. Retul works by gathering data from eight anatomical points while the rider is actually moving. A wealth of information is gathered and displayed profiling all the key position angles in just 15 seconds. Adjustments are recommended and then the process is repeated to show the new results. I have felt for a long time that I may not be right on my bike and this may be just the tool to help me refit myself to my bike. If you missed the presentation stop by or call them at: Road Bike 4U - Store at Main St. & Red Hill Ave. Irvine, CA (866) and don t forget to check out their website August Birthdays Wedekind, Patricia 8/1 Kashima, Michelle 8/1 Osterfeld, Brett 8/3 Perry, Ryan 8/4 Butz, Debi 8/5 Jackson, Sarah 8/6 Shakoori, Kia 8/6 Stephens, Rick 8/7 Tripp, Rob 8/7 Petersen, Ken 8/8 Croxford, Kyle 8/9 Noggle, Larry 8/9 Chemotti, Darla 8/10 Guerra, Norma 8/10 Zand, Amir 8/12 Hancock, Therese 8/14 Brant, Ken 8/15 Morgan, Roger 8/16 DeSousa, Austin 8/18 Daley, Tom 8/19 Stephens, Becky 8/19 Nelson, Dodie 8/21 Hanson, Brenda 8/22 Stechert, John 8/24 Klein, Ken 8/24 Staaf, Denice 8/26 Fry, Ken 8/26 Herndon, Roy 8/27 Bloom, Judy 8/29 Nafel, Gloria 8/30 McKee, John 8/30 Sly, Thomas 8/31 PAGE 4 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009

5 June Hike to Red Rock Canyon By Alan Dauger The Borrego Canyon entrance to Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park is popular with mountain bikers as well as hikers. From there they can go to Mustard Road which goes up a steep hill to Four Corners that overlooks Santiago Canyon Road or they can access the Vista Look Out Trail for another great view of north Orange County. We hiked all of this and enjoyed the special trail into Red Rock Canyon which is for hikers only. Our plan for the day was to go to Red Rock Canyon and Vista Look Out for a six-mile hike, but we climbed to Four Corners as well, giving us almost seven miles and an estimated 1200 feet of elevation gain. We not only got a real workout that day but were treated to exceptionally interesting sculpted sandstone scenery in Red Rock Canyon (see the group photo of hikers Irene and Jim Walker, Lorna Laugen, Debi Butz, and Alan Dauger). Also enjoyable was returning through the very scenic and interesting Borrego Canyon, not having to deal with mountain bikers since they are not permitted to return that way. We enjoyed a wide variety of wildflowers including California Poppies, flowering cactus, cattail reeds, caterpillar scorpionweeds, and many others. Interesting to me was the bright red dragonfly near the creek in Borrego Canyon (see photo). ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009 PAGE 5

6 BOARD MEETING MINUTES July 5, 2009 ATTENDANCE Officers & Directors Present: Bob Fairfield, Mike Lee, Kathy Pilcher, Alex Laugen, Mike Laugen, Lorna Laugen, Debi Butz, Doris Bingo, Dan Gorman, Barb Tomita, Paul D Aquanni, Sylvia Grotz, Donna Parish, Kent Parish, Jim Walker, Irene Walker, Ken Brant, Jim Pugh, Charlie Irwin, Michelle Kashima, Lee Stebbins, Patrick Huey, Henry Pilcher Members Present: Wayne Broadhag, Art Pressel, Rick Butz, Diedre Engle, Marni Witte CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by President Charlie Irwin at 11:00am. MINUTES A motion was made by Mike Lee and seconded by Barb Tomita to approve the minutes of the June Board Meeting. Motion carried. TREASURER S REPORT Irene Walker reported that OCW is solvent. OCW PARAMOUNT CORP. REPORT Jim Walker reported that OCW Paramount is solvent. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS President: Charlie Irwin report tabled. Vice President: Mike Lee reported Tim Peiffer from 2 Wheeler Dealer will be speaking at this month s meeting. There is no meeting scheduled in August. Currently talking to Shimano about speaking at September s meeting. Membership: Jim Walker reported that OCW currently has 375 members, Paramount has 90 members, and 11 new members joined OCW in June. Membership is up from last year. CTC no report OLD BUSINESS OCW Picnic Need volunteers to go to storage, and help get supplies. Holiday Party Scheduled for December 13 th. Bike Shop Sponsorship Charlie would like to establish a committee to work on bike shop sponsorship Ride Around the Bear Jim Walker reported a profit of $12-$13K. Paul D Aquanni reported that the ride was successful, lots of good response from riders. Comment/results board was posted following morning 10am with lots of activity on comment page from riders. Amtrak Budget Charlie reported that he called for a re-vote via regarding increasing the price of Amtrak. The re-vote was necessary because a mistake was made at last months meeting regarding the budget. The vote resulted in a 12 to 5 vote to defeat price increase. Lee Stebbins provided a budget history handout for Amtrak and made a motion to set 2009 Amtrak price at $72 for train and $42 for no train, second by Mike Lee passed 11 to 7. Discussed future protocols for re-voting via and possibility of creating a comment board on website for board members for future online voting. Ride Calendar Changes Website has been changed to now include a description of each ride. Any ride with the word training in the title will be put on the training calendar. Jim Pugh discussed offering 2 different 30 mile ride options 1 sprint ride and 1 regular ride and drop the 40 mile ride on Saturdays. Banners - Mike Lee displayed new banners. Four new banners will be displayed at Amtrak. Magnetic banners and flags are needed for SAG cars. Debi Butz made a motion to give $500 for additional flags and banners, Irene Walker seconded, motion passed. Paramount: no report OCW COMMITTEE REPORTS OCW/PARAMOUNT no meeting NEW BUSINESS: Ride to Palm Desert To be scheduled sometime in October. Michelle Kashima discussed making it more rider friendly. A SAG vehicle is needed for those who cannot complete the ride. A BBQ will be provided for riders on Friday and Saturday night. Michelle Kashima PAGE 6 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009

7 made a motion to give up to $1K to be used for the ride, seconded by Barb Tomita, motion passed Bear Date Proposed 2 nd Sat in June, to be confirmed. Amtrak New link available on website for volunteer sign-ups. Need more sag drivers. ADJOURMENT: 12:05 pm. Motion made by Debi Butz to adjourn meeting, seconded by Donna Parish. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted by Patrick Huey. Request For Volunteers Amtrak 35, Sept 12th 2009 New members and veteran members alike, now is your chance to come out and support the best century ride in So. Ca. The Amtrak Century is the pride and joy of the Orange County Wheelmen. Free Fall Metric Oct 31, 2009 By Paul D Aquanni Yes you read it correctly! This year if you are a member of OCW you get to ride this great ride for free! If you get a friend who is not a member to sign up, he or she pays $29.00 and gets the ride plus individual membership to OCW for 12 months! Even if you do not bring in a new member, come out and ride this beautiful ride for free, and enjoy the scenery at that great rest stop in Oak Glen. Then head back down to Sylvan Park for some pizza, salad, cold soda, and delicious apple pie. Such a deal! Feel free to sign up on the web site ocw.org. and click on Fall Metric. For those of you not riding this year s event, it will be a great opportunity for you to be a part of this year s ride and help 1,200 riders get to San Diego safely. OCW prides itself in this premier event, and it takes the support of the membership and their friends to make it the success that it is. So sign up, get a commemorative Amtrak T-shirt, meet some nice people, and have a day full of fun. Oh, by the way, if you are interested you will also get an invitation to Ride Around the Bear 2010 at no cost. There are openings for volunteers at the start, rest stops, finish, and SAG, just let me know how you want to contribute. Please contact me at events@ocw.org. Paul D Aquanni OCW Events Coordinator ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009 PAGE 7

8 JULY GENERAL MEETING RECAP By Mike Lee Thanks to Tim Peiffer from Two Wheeler Dealer for his excellent presentation of maintaining our bike chains and making a good choice for selecting a wheelset. Tim also brought some great raffle items. I am very appreciative for his support of the club and having a program for the club s meeting E. Imperial Highway #F-3 Brea, CA PAGE 8 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009

9 Weekly Ride Schedule TUESDAY Tuesday Training Rides - Hill Training - 8:30 am. 1,000-2,000 feet of climb, 30 miles. Meet near Taco Bell at Albertson s Mall at Chapman & Jamboree. Ride Leader Jim Walker, or him at teamwalker@bbcnet.com. WEDNESDAY Wednesday Evening Rides - 5:30 pm. Sand Canyon Cyclery (corner of Sand Canyon and Irvine Center Dr. in Irvine). Typically, the ride splits into two groups: one that is a bit faster and adds some climbing, and the other a more relaxed, but still challenging no-drop group. Ride leader is Debi Butz, or rdbutz@earthlink.net Lunch In Ride - 9:00 am, 3rd Wednesday Of The Month-Beginning at 9:00 am there will be a Lunch Bunch ride to various locations. If interested in information or attending, RSVP the Ride Leader, Bob Fairfield, mobile412@ca.rr.com. 10 rider limit. FRIDAY Morning Ride - 9:00 am, Deerfield Park, Irvine (TBM 860-F3/29-C2). Exit the Santa Ana (I-5) at Culver and go south to Irvine Center Drive. Turn left (east), go one block and turn left at Deerwood to the park. This is a moderate to fast-paced ride of miles with a stop at the end. Ride Leaders Alan Dauger, abiker@socal.rr.com and Dan Gorman, dmgorman@aol.com. SATURDAY Saturday Rides - 8:00 am, The Square, Irvine (Main and MacArthur TBM 859-G4/28-C3). All rides will stop to regroup as necessary. Other stops are dependent on ride length and needs/desires of the group. All current and future members and anyone wanting to ride with nice people are welcome. See Saturday Rides in the center pages of the Newsletter. Ride Leader Bob Fairfield, mobile412@ca.rr.com and Jim Pugh, in-line@pacbell.net CENTURY SERIES If you re interested in doing centuries or double centuries, this is a great training tool. Chuck Bramwell is here to help you reach your personal goals. Sign up for notification of rides at SUNDAY Sunday Rides - 8:00 am, various locations. See Sunday Rides in the center pages of the Newsletter. Ride Leader is Donna Parish, or ridecaptain@ocw.org OCW TRAINING SEE PAGE 17 FOR DETAILS SEE PAGE 17 FOR TANDEM TIME DETAILS ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009 PAGE 9

10 Saturday Training Schedule Ride Leaders-Bob Fairfield and Jim Pugh The Saturday Rides are offered to improve individual and group riding skills and to promote the sport of bike riding. There are four rides scheduled each Saturday-Short, Medium, Long and Extra Long. We do not ride when weather conditions are unsafe or if there is an OCW Special Event that day. The rides start at The Square, (formerly called Food Park), located at the NW corner of Main and MacArthur, in the city of Irvine. We park in the lot behind Starbucks. If you are new to OCW rides or are just returning to cycling, let us know, so we can suggest a group that fits your present riding ability. The rides start at 8:00am. August August :00 AM S 22 miles Flat to Rolling - Red Hill, Tustin Ranch, Jeffrey/University, Harvard, Main, MacArthur M 32 miles Elevation Gain 500 ft. This ride will have a sprint group - Flat - Red Hill, Edinger/ Irvine Ctr., Harvard, Walnut, Alton, Irvine Ctr, Lake Forest, Toledo, Irvine Blvd., Walnut, Harvard, Main, MacArthur L 43 miles Hilly - Alton, Irvine Ctr, Aliso Creek, Laguna Cyn, PCH, Dover, Westcliff, Galaxy, Irvine, Von Karman XL 60 miles Mostly Flat - Red Hill, Skyline, Hewes, Santa Ana Cyn, Gypsum Cyn, SART, PCH, Dover, Von Karman 8-August :00 AM Tandem Time - 23 miles Flat to Rolling - (No drop ride) Main, Harvard, Walnut, Jeffrey, Bonita/University, Campus, Main Tandem Time - 31 miles Elevation Gain 850 ft. Rollies - (This is not a no drop ride) Main, Von Karman, University/Jeffrey, Alton, Bake, Serrano, Canada/Newvale, Bake, Irvine Blvd, Yale, Harvard, Main, MacArthur Sprint - 37 miles Elev Gain 810 ft. Rollies - Red Hill, Edinger/Irvine Ctr, Barranca, Alton, Toledo, El Toro, Los Alisos, Jeronimo, Barranca, Irvine Ctr, Harvard, Main, MacArthur 62 miles Elevation Gain 2750 ft. Hilly - Red Hill, Wanda/Santiago/Santa Ana Cyn, Lakeview, Carbon Cyn, Chino Hills, Carbon Cyn, Rose, Lakeview, Santa Ana Cyn/Santiago/Wanda, Hewes, Red Hill, MacArthur 15-August :00 AM Sprint - 38 miles Hilly - Red Hill, Edinger, Barranca/Muirlands, Los Alisos, Marguerite, Jeronimo, Barranca, Irvine Ctr 25 miles Mostly Flat - Red Hill, Walnut, Jeffrey, Irvine Blvd, Alton, E Yale Loop, Main, MacArthur 32 miles Elev Gain 430 ft. Rollies - Red Hill, Eastbluff, Bayside, PCH, Seapoint, Goldenwest, Atlanta, SART, Sunflower 75 miles Flat - Main, MacArthur, SA River Trail, Lampson, Western, La Palma, San Gabriel River Trail, Rosecrans, LA River Trail, Beach Bike Trail, Appian, PCH, SA River Trail, Sunflower, Main, Sky Park Circle 22-August :00 AM Sprint - 33 miles Elevation Gain 1100 ft. Hilly - Red Hill, Edinger/Irvine Ctr, Culver, Campus/Irvine, Dover, Bayside, Newport Coast, Shady Cyn, Turtle Rock, Harvard, Main, MacArthur 27 miles Rollies - Red Hill, Edinger/Irvine Ctr, Barranca, Alton, Serrano, Toledo, Alton, E. Yale Loop, Main, MacArthur 33 miles Rollies - Red Hill, Alton, Laguna Cyn, PCH, Back Bay, East Bluff/University, Harvard, Main, MacArthur 55 miles Elevation Gain 3000 ft. Hilly - Red Hill, Walnut, Tustin Ranch, Portola, Sand Cyn, Irvine Blvd., Bake, Rue De Fortuna, Glenn Ranch, Saddleback, Santiago Cyn, Chapman, Newport, Tustin Ranch, Red Hill, MacArthur 29-August :00 AM Sprint - 37 miles Elevation Gain 1300 ft. Hilly - Main, Von Karman, Michelson, Rosa Drew/Ridgeline, Shady Cyn, Bonita Cyn, San Miguel, PCH, Broadway/Laguna Cyn, El Toro, Moulton/Irvine Ctr, Alton, Von Karman, Main, MacArthur 23 miles Rollies - Red Hill/Santa Ana, 22nd/Victoria, PCH, Dover, Galaxy, Bike Path, Main, MacArthur 34 miles Elev Gain 480 ft. Flat to Rolling - Main, Sunflower, SART, Slater, Warner, PCH, Dover, Galaxy, Irvine, Von Karman 64 miles Elev Gain 3480 ft. Hilly - Main, W. Yale Loop, Alton, Barranca, Alton, Bake, Portola/Santa Margarita, Antonio, Ortega, Camino Capistrano, Beach Bike Path, PCH, Niguel, Alicia, Aliso Creek, Moulton/Irvine Ctr, Alton, Harvard All non-sprint rides are slow to fast. PAGE 10 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009

11 Sunday Rides Go to for up-to-date OCW info. Rides start promptly at 8:00 am. S=Short M=Medium L=Long Ride Captain reserves the right to change routes due to weather and/or road conditions. FOR YOUR INFORMATION: Please arrive at the ride location with enough time to have your bike ready to roll on time. Rides start promptly at 8:00 am. Also, it is recommended that you bring tire tools, frame pump, spare tube, patch kit and water bottle to all rides. A helmet is legally required for all minors and OCW REQUIRES THAT ALL ADULTS WEAR A HELMET!! Earphones are illegal and unsafe. Please remember that the vehicle code applies to bicycles. August 2009 Schedule Aug. 2, 2009 Carl s Jr., Irvine. (Board Meeting Scheduled at 11:00 AM). Take the 405 Freeway to the Mac Arthur exit. Go south 0.8 miles and turn left on Campus. Go 0.3 miles and turn right into Carl s Jr. (at Von Karman). S M L 23 Miles. Barranca, Red Hill, Tustin Ranch, Portola, Sand Cyn., Alton, Jeffrey, Campus. 31 Miles. Campus/Irvine, PCH, Poppy, Laguna Cyn., Quail Hill, Sand Cyn., Alton. 39 Miles. Alton, Jeronimo, Olympiad, Marguerite, Barranca, Sand Cyn., Irvine Ctr., University. Aug. 9, 2009 OCW PICNIC, Central Park, Huntington Beach. The picnic is in covered area behind Breakfast in the Park, which is located at 6622 Lakeview Dr. Enter the area off Edwards. Go east on Talbert Ave for 0.3 miles to the parking lot. Talbert is 0.5 miles south of Slater and 0.5 miles north of Ellis. S M L 24 Miles. Up PCH to Seal Beach and back to 1 st St and then back up Lake to the park. 38 Miles. Up PCH to Seal Beach & back to Dover, then back through Costa Mesa to Magnolia & the park. 44 Miles. Slater to Sunflower, Main, Harvard, Newport Coast, PCH, Seapoint. Aug. 16, 2009 Peppertree Park, Tustin. Take the 4 th Street exit off the 55 Fwy and go east 0.3 miles to B Street. Go right (south) 0.2 miles to the park. Pepper Tree Park is on the southeast corner of B Street and 1 st Street. S M L 25 Miles. Bryan, Tustin Ranch, Portola, Irvine Blvd., Alton, Barranca, Edinger, Red Hill. 35 Miles. Tustin Ranch, Walnut, Moulton, Valencia, Irvine Blvd., Portola, Orchard Hills, Tustin Ranch. 40 Miles. Tustin Ranch, Walnut, Irvine Ctr., Bake, Santiago Cyn., Jamboree, Tustin Ranch. Aug. 23, 2009 Northpark Plaza, Irvine. Take the Santa Ana Fwy. (5) to Culver and exit North. Go 1 mile to Irvine Blvd. The shopping center is on the Northwest corner. Park between Jack-in-the-Box and the French Bakery. S M L 24 Miles. Irvine Blvd., Tustin Ranch, Red Hill, Alton, Muirlands, Bake, Irvine Blvd. 34 Miles. Irvine Blvd., Bake, Alicia, Jeronimo, Serrano, University, Yale, Irvine Blvd. 43 Miles. Irvine Blvd., Alicia, Glenwood, Laguna Cyn., PCH, San Miguel, UCI, Culver. Aug. 30, 2009 University Park Shopping Center, Irvine. Take the San Diego Fwy. (405) to Culver and go south 0.3 miles to Michelson. Park near Carl s Jr. S M L 23 Miles. Michelson, Yale, Barranca, Irvine Ctr., Jeffrey, Portola, Yale, Main, Culver. 34 Miles. Harvard, Culver, Campus, Jeffrey, U Portola, Tustin Ranch, Red Hill, Harvard. 42 Miles. Culver, Trabuco, Bake, Live Oak Cyn., Marguerite, Alicia, Jeronimo, Irvine Ctr., University. ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009 PAGE 11

12 TEAM MEETING Check the Paramount WEB Site for Location, Dates, and Times President John McKee Vice President Curtiss Dosier Secretary Jeff Carchidi Race Director Monty Pettus Rider Advocate/Recruitment Director Ethan Ede Sponsorship Coordinator/OCW Liaison Michelle Kashima Paramount Racing Website: PARAMOUNT TEAM TRAINING RIDE Saturday: 8:00 am. Meets at Jax Bicycles Irvine (14280 Culver Drive). Route, pace and distance will change based on the racing season. us for information on the current ride. Sunday: Old Como. The ride meets at 8:00 am, Tustin Market Place, in the parking lot near the Red Robin Restaurant off Jamboree (34 miles fast paced through Santiago Canyon). Once the racing season starts, the weekend rides may change or be cancelled due to races. Please us for further information. We encourage anyone with an interest in racing next season to join us for this ride. RACE TEAM SPONSORS JAX BICYCLE CENTER VITTORIA TIRES AND TUBES TREK BICYCLES BONTRAGER WHEELWORKS TUSTIN TOYOTA KENNYBZ.COM PHOTOGRAPHY HAWAIIAN ISLANDS CREATIONS HAMMER NUTRITION FEATHER BRAKES INKSPOTGRAPHX.COM ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN PAGE 12 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009

13 Paramount Race Report 2009 District and National Championships By Curt Dosier The Master s criterium championships, which took place at Paramount s own Grand Prix, was covered last month in President John McKee s report. Since then, the Elite and Masters district (Southern California and Nevada) road race championships took place in Bakersfield and the Elite criterium championships took place in San Luis Obispo. In addition, the Master s national championships were held in Louisville, Kentucky. Paramount racers were present at all of these events, and more. around to battle with the kids in the Cat. 4 s and finished 35 th. Jason Gersting was in the same group for a 44 th place finish with Wilson finishing shortly thereafter. All three were with the lead group in the late stages of the race, but were held up by a crash heading into the next-to-last corner. Stephen Cotton raced in the Cat. 5 s both days and chalked up a 24 th and a 36 th while gaining some experience and progressing towards his upgrade into the Cat. 4 s. The Category 3 team has also been busy in the post- Bakersfield criteriums. The squad has been bolstered by the addition of Wilson Crider, who earned his upgrade from Cat. 4 to Cat. 3. The rest of the guys are Masters Paramount s masters racers had a successful weekend in Bakersfield. The top finishes went to James Morehouse with a 4 th in the 60+ and John Bernstein with an 8 th in the 55+. Following closely, were Paramount President John McKee with a 9 th in the 60+ and Paramount stalwart Howard Miller with a 19 th in the 55+. John McKee made the trip to Master s nationals in Kentucky and came away with an impressive 10 th in the 60+ criterium. Although John was a little disappointed after 6 th place finishes in the two previous years, a top ten in the national championships is still an impressive feat. For more details on the race action, visit John s blog at: johnnymckee.blogspot.com/. The Manhattan Beach Grand Prix took place on June 28 th and again drew large fields. Monty Pettus had the top finish of the Master s with a 3 rd in the 60+. John McKee was 7 th in the 60+ and Howard Miller finished 10 th in the 55+. Elites The Category 3 squad of Jeff Carchidi, Ethan Ede, Marcos Corona, John Bernstein and Curt Dosier, along with Category 4 riders Jason Gersting and Wilson Crider and Category 5 rider Stephen Cotton made the trip to Bakersfield for the Elite district road race championships. Ethan Ede had the top finish in the Cat. 3 s with a 38th. After his impressive finish in the Masters race on Saturday, James Morehouse stuck (Continued on page 14) ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009 PAGE 13

14 OCW PICNIC By Jim & Irene Walker Sunday, August 9, :00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Park Huntington Beach The picnic will be held in the covered area of Huntington Beach Central Park behind Breakfast in the Park. Kent Parish has planned the Sunday rides to start and finish at the park. Again we are grilling burgers and dogs. The club will provide the food, including lots of salads and desserts. We will also have water and lemonade. Bring anything else you would like to drink (no alcohol). BRING CHAIRS AND GAMES This is a dog friendly park, so feel free to bring your dog. The park is located in Huntington Beach at 6622 Lakeview Drive. Enter the area off of Edwards on Inlet Drive, which turns into Lakeview Drive. Inlet Drive is 0.6 miles south of Slater or 0.4 miles north of Ellis. PARKING IS FREE! Please RSVP to Jim & Irene Walker before Wed. Aug. 5 th or teamwalker@bbcnet.com (Continued from page 14) happy to have the added horsepower, which will certainly come in handy in setting up the sprint for Marcos. Wilson notched a 15 th in his first race after the upgrade in the 30+ 3/4 s at the CBR Long Beach crit. Marcos Corona appears to have reached peak form in late June and July. At the District Masters track championships, Marcos scored a Bronze medal in the Kilo. That is a big result in a very tough event. Marcos followed that up with a 5 th at San Pedro, a 7 th at the SLO district championships, an 11 th at Manhattan Beach GP and a 4 th at the CBR Long Beach crit. A near crash by two other riders in the last corner of the SLO district champs slowed Marcos, and took away his opportunity at a higher finish if not the win. Congratulations to Marcos for his solid month of racing! FIELD FIXES By Frank Neal Hi! It s me...garfield (you know, the Kickstand Guy!). Pedal Maintenance. To prevents a possible busted ride day, or even a catastrophic breakage; don t forget that your pedals need maintenance too! Whenever you clean/lube your chain, be sure to squirt a little of your favorite dry wax lube (like White Lightning) on the mechanism that clips in your cleat. This will be sure you get a good lifetime from your pedals as far as clipping in and out goes. The other thing is that the bearings in the axle shafts need to be inspected and greased each year. Have a competent mechanic do that. PAGE 14 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009

15 Road and Race Clinic by John Howard By Alan Dauger On Sunday, June 14, ten Paramount members were treated to a special morning of race and road riding training by the eminent John Howard. This four-hour classroom and hands-on session covered paceline riding, cornering, maneuvering, emergency braking, and climbing. The group was large enough to allow for good group practice and small enough for John to give each of us individual attention and answer each participant s questions. We started off with a one-hour session in the classroom covering all the subjects, based on a chapter from John Howard s upcoming book. Then we pedaled to Sky Park Circle to apply some of what was discussed. John taught us how to paceline more efficiently, how to signal a change in leader, etc. There was a bit of wind blowing so we practiced echelon pacelining. We learned how the shape of the echelon changes upon each turn and how to drift to the back of the echelon along a diagonal, close to the other riders and not to drift straight back thus losing the benefit of the draft. Please see photo of John Howard instructing the group. Cornering was practiced by a quick approach from outside then close to the apex of a right-angle turn, followed by a sweep out, leaning the bike but not steering it. Then a slalom course was set up to demonstrate tight maneuvering. John pointed out that in racing, the ability to handle the bike in very tight or nearly stopped situations is almost as important as the higher speed action. We then had a fine time doing follow-the-leader on a random course of multiple turns that included jumps up a curb. We learned how to do an emergency stop without skidding the rear tire. To do that, one must apply twice as much force on the front brake as on the rear one, while keeping one s weight to the rear. The Redhill overpass just south of Main proved ideal for hill climbing practice, with a headwind to make it a bit tougher. We learned to get a better position of our feet at the bottom of the pedal stroke on seated climbs, and we practiced keeping a low profile during standing climbs. I found that raising my seat a few millimeters should help my climbing, and I am sure the other participants were able to make improvements as well. More information about John Howard and his FiTTE system may be found at ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009 PAGE 15

16 Is Bicycling Bad for Your Bones? By Michelle Kashima In 2006, Aaron Smathers, then 29, was a graduate student in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at the University of Oklahoma, gathering data for a study of brittle bones in cyclists. One of his subjects was himself, since he s been a bike racer for years. A recent scan had revealed that his bones were less dense than usual for a man his age. Not long after those results came in, he crashed during a race, snapping his collarbone. Six weeks later, in his first post-injury race, he was engulfed by a multi-rider pileup, crashed again, and re-broke his collarbone. Worse, he fractured his hip so badly that the ball of the ball-and-socket joint broke off. Later I thought, well, this reinforces my study, he says. Is cycling bad for the bones? A number of intriguing studies published in the past 18 months, including Smathers, have raised that possibility an issue that has special resonance now, with this weekend s start of the 2009 Tour de France. Certainly, the toll of broken bones among top-level racers is high. Famously, Lance Armstrong broke his collarbone this year, while Christian Vande Velde, another of America s premier Tour hopes, fractured six bones, including three in his spine, during a crash at the Giro d Italia in May. Of course, slamming into the pavement at 40 miles per hour can be expected to break anyone s bones. But Smathers research suggests that other factors may be at work as well. If you have low bone mineral mass, you can wind up with a much more serious break from a crash than if your bones are thicker, he points out. In his study, the bone density of 32 male, competitive bike riders, most in their late 20s and early 30s, was compared to that of age-matched controls, men who were active but not competitive athletes. Bone scans showed that almost all of the cyclists had significantly less bone density in the spine than the control group. Some of the racers, young men in their 20s, had osteopenia in their spines, a medical condition only one step below full-blown osteoporosis. To find guys in their twenties with osteopenia was surprising and pretty disturbing, Smathers says. Another recent study, this one published last year, had similar results. It followed competitive cyclists over the course of a race season in Colorado. The riders, aged 27 to 44, began with slightly below-average bone density. By the conclusion of the race season, they had lost a significant portion of their total, already-low bone mass in their hips, though not in their spines. At a three-month follow-up exam, however, they showed a small amount of bone recovery in the hips. Other broader studies suggest that cycling is unique in its impact on skeletal health. Other endurance sports don t seem to hurt bones in the same way and are typically beneficial. A study published in March, for instance, that compared the bone densities of weight lifters, runners, and cyclists found that the cyclists had lower bone mineral density than the runners or the weight lifters. In another study, triathletes added moderately to their bone mass over the course of a season. Cycling, unlike running or weight-lifting, causes little impact to skeletons. Bones react to external stresses by strengthening bone. Smathers and other researchers aren t sure why cyclists have lower bone density. From their studies they have found that body mass is a central factor. In Smathers study, the lightest riders had the lowest bone density. In addition, many serious riders burn more calories in a day than they consume, an energy imbalance that is being studied to determine its impact on bone loss. And sweat could play a role. A rider can lose hundreds of milligrams of calcium an hour through sweat. Although the riders in both Smathers and the Colorado study were ingesting more than the recommended daily allowance of calcium for their age, they may still have had a deficit of the mineral, which is essential to bone-building. PAGE 16 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009

17 Some researchers theorize that calcium must be taken during exercise to be most effective. A 2004 laboratory study of cyclists who were given either tap water or calcium-enriched water during a 50-minute, stationarybicycle ride found that the riders drinking the tap water had much higher levels of blood chemicals related to bone loss than did the riders swigging the calcium. Researchers suspect that drinking calcium-enriched waters or sports drinks during long, hot bike rides may help to stave off some bone loss. Even more encouraging, most recreational cyclists probably don t need to worry too much about their bones. The studies to date have looked primarily at racers, Smathers says. That s a very specialized demographic. These guys train for hours at a very high intensity. They sweat a lot. They never go for runs. They don t usually do much weight-lifting, to avoid adding bulk. They re strange. He knows. For competitive riders, I d recommend spending some time weight-training. If you do race or train hard and often on a bike, consider a bone scan, he says. It s good to know your status. For himself, his racing career ended with hip surgery and four metal pins in the joint after his second severe crash. I do miss racing, he says. On the plus side, his latest bone scan, completed just weeks ago, shows that his bone density, while still low, is increasing. (Printed July 3, 2009 by Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times) SATURDAY TRAINING Come out and join us every Saturday (weather permitting) at 7:30 am at the corner of Culver and Irvine Blvd at Northpark Plaza parking next to Jack in the Box in Irvine. If you haven t already, please sign up on the training list to receive weekly s on the next Saturday distance rides and also any weather that might cancel a ride. Michelle Kashima training@ocw.org OCW HOLIDAY PARTY Save the Date for the annual OCW Holiday Party. Huntington Harbour Yacht Club. December 13, 2009 Details to follow. Tandem Time Ride Director Debi Butz Please join us for the next Tandem Time ride: When: Saturday August 8, 2009 starting at 8:00 a.m. Where: The Square located at Main and MacArthur in Irvine near the John Wayne Airport. The ride is approximately 32 miles in length. Stay after the ride to enjoy dessert treats courtesy of the Orange County Wheelmen. Please share this information with other interested tandem riders and Debi Butz at rdbutz@earthlink.net or call her at (714) if you have further questions. Upcoming Tandem Time ride is Saturday, October 3, ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009 PAGE 17

18 JUNE TANDEM TIME Tandem Time Directors, Debi & Rick Butz Brent Weindling, Wilson Crider & Patrick Huey (above) Alan Dauger Paul D Aquanni & Dan Gorman Tandem Time Ride Start Mike Hanson with broken handlebar. PAGE 18 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009

19 CLASSIFIED ADS OCW Members can enter classified ads by going to the Members Only Page area of the WEB site and clicking on Enter Classified Ads. Place your ad by the 1st of each month, to run in the following month s edition. Please follow the format below. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOUR ITEMS HAVE BEEN SOLD! FOR SALE: Felt S32 unused (new), red, gipiemme parade rims, seat serfas cr-mo, carbon fiber seat post, felt carbon fiber frame, carbon fiber cranks and all capinolla gear, $2500 Contact Dustin Knight at dlknight@csupomona.edu or FOR SALE: Flite 700 serfas cr-mo, carbon fiber seat post and cats eye electronics, unused (like new), $1000 Contact Dustin Knight at dlknight@csupomona.edu or FOR SALE: Bianchi Ti SL Bike (last of its kind Collector s Item Size 50 (fits like a 49) Natural Ti finish, Shimano Dura Ace Components. Gearing 39/53, 12/27-Rolf Sestriere Wheels-700 Cella Azzura Carbon Seatpost, Ritchey Aluminum Handlebars- sz 40- NEW. Felt 1.2 Stem 11cm- NEW Vredenstein Fortezza TriComp 700 Tires plus 1 new spare) Bianchi Full Carbon Fork-Speedplay Zero Ti pedals less than 500 miles! Asking Price: $1500 Contact Lynne Billie at billie@bbcnet.com or FOR SALE: Colnago Master A beautiful black/yellow near new condition. Ultegra 10 spd, FSA Compact crankset (50-34) 175 arms, Colnago stem (110), Campy Proton Wheelset, near new Gatorskins, Thomson Seatpost, Chris King Headset, Fizik Aliante Saddle (new). I ll also include a Colnago product catalogue signed by Ernesto Colnago for your collection. $ OBO. Located in Fullerton. Contact Dan Clark at de_clark@msn.com or FOR SALE: Paramount Clothing for sale, 1 or 2 years old. Medium wind jacket (warmer than wind-breaker) long sleeved with pockets, like new $25. Large jersey $10. Large skinsuit worn once $30. Two older club jerseys (large) $5 each. One pair medium club shorts worn twice ($10). Call Paul Brubaker or at pdbrubaker@yahoo.com. FOR SALE: Cannondale SP 1000 hybrid bike. Blue and Silver color, seat post shock, Head shock. Medium size, very clean bike. price $ KB@kennybz.com Contact Ken Brant at WANTED: FULL TIME HEAD MECHANIC Looking for an experienced and professional head mechanic for a boutique road bike shop in Orange County. Experience with bike fitting and good retail sales skills strongly preferred. This person will be well-rounded and the main face of the shop in addition to the owner. Could start soon on a part-time trial basis with full-time work beginning in Spring Please resume to brucedmarshall@yahoo.com. Contact Bruce Marshall at FOR SALE: American Classic tubulars Zipp 330 rims with american classic hubs about 1100 grams per pair $800 Contact Howard Miller at FOR SALE: forks reynolds ouzo $200 Contact Howard Miller at FOR SALE: burley bike trailer for two children, yellow $200 Contact Howard Miller at FOR SALE: 56cm cannondale Six13 team bike RED carbon and blue, with dura ace 9 speed $2000 Contact Howard Miller at FOR SALE: cannondale 56 cm caad 8 team bike with a dura ace 9 speed triple $1500 Contact Howard Miller at ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2009 PAGE 19

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