General Meeting. Wednesday October 11, 7:00 pm THE ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS

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1 Please Support the Sustaining Members of the Orange County Wheelmen Many Sustaining Members offer discounts to OCW members. Tell them you re from OCW and continue to support those who support us! THE ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS Allegro Specialties 9753 El Portal Cir Fountain Valley, CA Beerview Cyclists Rear View Mirrors 26 Spinnaker Irvine, CA American Cycles 6962 Canterbury Cir Huntington Beach, CA Dee Bessee Massage Therapist 2015 Anaheim Ave Apt A Costa Mesa, CA Doug The Janitor Jensen 320 N Park Vista St Spc 63 Anaheim, CA Kenny BZ.com 1455#31 W. Cerritos Ave. Anaheim, CA kbrant@kennybz.com Pace Sportswear Monarch St Garden Grove, CA info@pacesportswear.com Rich Photographic Service PO Box 2937 Big Bear City, CA bearphoto@aol.com Springdale Villa Apartments 6000 Garden Grove Blvd Westminster, CA TANDEM TIME GOAT HILL PARAMOUNT RACING OCTOBER INTERNET WEB: General Meeting Wednesday October 11, 7:00 pm Adrian Stingaciu will be our Guest Speaker for October. Adrian completed a cross-country trek with very minimal gear to benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation. He will talk about ultralight bike touring. Hope to see you there. THE ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN Post Office Box 219 Tustin, CA Change Service Requested BIKE HOTLINE BIKE INTERNET WEB: Meeting to be held at: Irvine Ranch Water District Board Meeting Room Directions: Take the 405 FWY to Sand Canyon North, or take the 5 FWY to Sand Canyon South. Turn East on Water Works Way. Go Left into the parking lot and park behind the building. IN THIS ISSUE... President s Message Page 3 Amtrak Century Page 4 Third Quarter Statistics Page 6 Sunday Ride Schedule Page 11 Board Minutes Page 15 CALENDAR OF EVENTS... Board Meeting Sun. Oct. 1 General Meeting Wed. Oct. 11 Folding Party Thu. Oct. 26 Fall Metric Century Sat. Oct. 28 Day After Thanksgiving Ride Fri. Nov. 24

2 OCW CLUB OFFICERS President Barbara Tomita Vice President Dan Gorman Treasurer Jim Walker Secretary Doris Bingo Events Debi Butz Ride Captain Kent Parish Membership Irene Walker Editor Jeff Rich Statistician Donna Parish Pub Relations Barbara Barrett Training Ross Ritari BOARD OF DIRECTORS WEB Master Ken Fry Paramount John McKee Tandem Time Kathy Pilcher GoatHill Alan Dauger Inventory Charlie Irwin Insurance Lorna Laugen Director Lee Stebbins Director Greg Kibble Director Dutch Stapelbroek Director Rick Butz Director Mike Laugen Director Scott Klages Director Ken Morrison Director Debbie Myers Director Joe Wenninger BOARD MEETING Sunday, October 1st, 11:30 am Board Meetings are located at the Carl s Jr. on Campus at Von Karman, Irvine. Take the 405 fwy to MacArthur exit. Go South (toward the ocean) 0.8 miles. Turn left on Campus. Turn right 0.3 miles into Carl s Jr. at Von Karman. All Officers and Directors are expected to attend to conduct business. Other interested members may also attend to observe how the Club is managed and may express ideas and opinions after Board business is concluded. FOLDING PARTY Thursday, October 26th, 7:00 pm Hosted by: Margie and Irineo Sepulveda 1307 Fawnridge Drive Brea, CA Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Dinner will be served. DIRECTIONS: From the 57 Freeway, exit at Lambert, heading west. Turn right at Berry (5th light past the freeway. Turn north). Turn left on Stonebridge. Turn right at Beechwood. Turn left at Starcrest. Starcrest turns into Fawnridge. SPECIAL THANKS TO Sylvia and John Grotz for Hosting the September Folding Party If you would like to host a Folding Party or supply refreshments for the General Meeting, please call Jeff Rich at (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 2003; 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. 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: Cannondale CAAD 8 Frame Set 57 cm Paramount Team color Cannondale CADD 8 frame set with FSA intergrated Head set and Premium carbon fork. $440 Contact Kurt Broadhag at FOR SALE: BONTRAGER 26mm Handlebar Clamp **Brand New** Still in original package. Make: BONTRAGER, Model: RACE ROAD 120mm, 7 degree rise. Cold Forged 6061-T6 Aluminum, asking price: $25. Retails at $69.99 Contact Sammy Alqaisi at FOR SALE: HP Laser Printer Maker: Hewlett-Packard, Model: LaserJet 1100, Black & White. Very fast laser printer and very reliable, excellent condition. Printer Cable, Power Cable, Paper Trays, and Toner Cartridge are included. ***SPECIAL: I WILL THROW IN 3 BRAND NEW INK/TONER CARTRIDGES IN THEIR ORIGINAL SEALED BOXES FOR FREE*** A $110 VALUE. asking price: $55 or best offer. BONTRAGER Seatpost **Brand New** Never mounted on a bike. Forged Aluminum. That s it! asking price: $20 Contact Sammy Alqaisi at FOR SALE: Scattante XRL 57 cm Tri Bike New. Triathlon Bike. Full 105 Triple 9 spd. Shimano WH-R550 Wheels, Michelin Speedium Tires. Aero Bars with Dura Ace Bar Con Shifters. Beautiful Bike. $ Windsor 52 CM Frame with Carbon Fiber Fork and Seat Stays CF Forks, Head Set, and Seat Clamp included. All New. Turned out to be to big for my wife. $ Contact Michael Lanphere at FOR SALE: Scattante XRL CarbonSS 57 cm Carbon Fiber Forks and Seat Stays. Ultegra Triple 9 spd. Nuvation M28 wheels. Hutchinson Carbon Comp Tires. Frame is new, less than 1000 miles on components. Great Bike. $ Contact Michael Lanphere at FOR SALE: Cycle Ops Pro 300PT Indoor Cycle The Pro 300PT Indoor Cycle is truly a revolution in training. The super-adjustable positioning allows duplicating the exact fit of your real bike. The electronic user interface provides a wealth of data including cadence, heart rate and power. The PowerLink software lets you download up to 150 hours of stored workouts and then analyze them on your PC. Plus, the super-stable 100%-steel construction and leveling feet allow you to sprint with wild abandon! $1100 OBO Contact Matthew Vujovich at FOR SALE: Inventory clearance: Dura Ace 9 sp bar-end shifters, like new $35; Vision 250 mm carbon aero bars, used once $75; Fi zi:k Nisene saddle, like new $20; Specialites 42-T Shimano 9 sp chain ring, new $20; cow horn bars with dia compe brakes $25 Contact Matt Kinder at FOR SALE: 2006 Paramount jersey Brand new, never worn, Men s size L & size M, hidden zip, short sleeve jerseys and Men s size M Cantara shorts $50.00 each Contact Matt Kinder at FOR SALE: Paramount Clothing Women s Small and Extra Small Paramount Jerseys contact me via cell phone Contact Jay Hines at WANTED: Couples for a FREE Portrait session I am photographing a wedding next month and need practice posing couples for portraits. If you are willing to let me practice on you at a nearby park I will give you a CD with the images so you can make your own prints. THANKS! Contact Diedre Engle at FOR SALE: SANTANA Tandem 87 SOVEREIGN, 22.5 X 20.5, DURA ACE pedals (LOOK style),matching pump, pictures available, $1000 Contact Ervin Gasperlin at FOR SALE: Sunringle MTB wheelset. FOR SALE: Sunringle MTB wheelset. RPM lite rims with Sunringle hubs. Radial laced front with 2x back. Like new condition less than 100 miles on rims. $ Contact Barry MacPherson at FOR SALE: Super Record Pedals Classic Super Record Campagnolo pedals from the 1980 s. Brand new in the original box. $ Contact Barry MacPherson at FOR SALE: MOTIV Tandem Aluminum Frame, 24 speed, 26" wheels, Silver finish, Mozo Tandem suspension fork, Sun CR18 rims, Deore XT Hubs. $1,000. Contact Jeff Hofstetter at PAGE 2 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 PAGE 19

3 Lance Armstrong is available. Hans Rey who does bike stunts is also interested. The third candidate is Bob Roll. Wayne said he would do it for $400, and he wasn t sure what to charge. Most of his speaking is inducting people into the hall of fame. Wayne is also local. Hans charges $1500. Bob wants $5000, and also needs transportation from the second to the last stage of the Tour of California. Dan suggested if we wanted Bob, we could eliminate the door prizes and perhaps charge $25 rather than $20. A motion was made by Dan Gorman and seconded by Ken Fry to accept Bob Roll as the 2007 Banquet speaker, and provide transportation for him. Mike Laugen suggested that we need to fine tune the rules for who can and cannot come to the banquet. Lee stated that it should be for members only. Charlie stated that presently each member can only bring one guest, and only members are allowed to come. An amendment to the motion was made by Kent Parish and seconded by Ken Fry to cancel the door prizes and increase the fee for attending. Irene thought that non-members should pay the actual cost. Lee stated that we can still have door prizes that are donated. Motion carried. Fall Metric: John McKee would like to improve funding for the Paramount team. The Fiesta 150 was quite successful. The Fall Metric had been an OCW ride in Redlands, which was given to Paramount to run and generate income for the team. John would like to do a new ride that starts in Orange County and has three distance options, a century plus starting at Yorba Park with 40 miles through Orange County. The first rest stop would be at Jax, the second at the park, and the remainder of the ride will go out to Tom s Farm with another rest stop there. The second option is to just do the Spring Metric course, and the third option would be 40 miles in Orange County. He would like to give OCW members a chance to do a century ride without having to work the ride. They would charge a low fee for OCW members and include an event T- shirt with a goodie bag, and an end of ride meal with drawings. A motion was made by Charlie Irwin and seconded by Jeff Rich for Paramount to return the Fall Metric to OCW, so the ride can be run with the present courses, because it s been on the website for a year. Alan Dauger preferred John s proposed routes. Jim Walker stated that OCW should take the metric back and Paramount could start a new ride at a different date. Barb felt that the club gave the ride to Paramount, and she did not recall any stipulations. This was to help make Paramount more independent and be able to run on their own. OCW gave them the ride, we could take it back another year. Jeff Rich felt that the ride has been touted for a year at a certain location and route. Charlie said the problem is with the late changes. He would not have a problem with letting Paramount do the Spring Metric. It the changes at such a late date that bothers Charlie. Debbie Myers stated that most people just want to ride and don t care where it goes. OCW should be flexible. Lee looks forward to the Fall Metric, because it s outside of Orange County, and it s easy to staff. It s not in the best interest of the club to change the ride when people have expectations. We can change the Spring Metric, because we have more time. Scott stated that he had proposed changes to the route last year, so it s not a new request. They would like to get more riders. Maybe a swap is ideal. Charlie felt that it s hard to get riders in Orange County, so it probably would not get the same volume of riders. Ross suggested that Paramount run the Fall Metric as is, and OCW give them the Spring Metric. Next fall OCW can take back the Fall Metric. Barb asked why we need to give Redlands a great ride rather than have a ride for our members. If our members aren t involved, volunteers won t want to work that hard. Jim Walker didn t think it was a good idea to charge $35 for riding on roads that people ride regularly. John McKee will accept Charlie s compromise. Debi advised that the Spring Metric has had rain three out of the last four years. Charlie suggested the date can be changed, since there is plenty of time. Three weeks later is much better. An amendment to the motion was made by Barb Tomita and seconded by Lee Stebbins that the 2006 Fall Metric will be run by Paramount using the Redlands course, and Paramount will be responsible for choosing a course location, date and fees for the 2007 Spring Metric. Jeff Rich requested information on the Spring Metric a lot sooner than a month before the event. Debi also asked to keep in mind that the Cinco de Mayo will end up close to the Spring Metric, when choosing the date. Motion as amended carried. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Alan Dauger and seconded by Jim Walker to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 12:53 pm. Respectfully submitted by Doris Bingo. Every president strives to leave their imprint on an organization. My legacy will undoubtedly be the era of committees. You re probably smiling about this, but our committees involve members in the decision-making process and this, in turn, helps us become a stronger club. I m very excited about the work being done by our committees. Here is a brief review of what we re doing. If you haven t visited our website recently, log on right away. Thanks to the work of our Website Design Committee, OCW now has a new look. The redesign of our website was engineered by Ken Fry (Web Master and Committee Chair), Rick & Debi Butz, Angie Carson and Charlie Irwin. Our website is very comprehensive. An outgrowth of the website project was the creation of a new member letter that includes an option to sign up for groups such as Tandem Time. Kathy Pilcher and Charlie Irwin did an excellent job of completing this project. In the last newsletter, I reported the formation of our new Ultra Distance Committee. Peg Bauer, Chair, has already held several meetings and the ideas are flowing. In addition to Peg, Doris Bingo, Wayne Broadhag, Greg Kibble, Frank Neal, Steve Pohle, Ross Ritari serve on this committee. Chuck Bramwell is serving in an advisory capacity. Our annual holiday party will be a don t miss event thanks to our Holiday Party Committee. This energetic and creative group includes Debbie Myers (Chair), Margie Sepulveda, Marlys Stapelbroek, Angie Carson and Irene Walker. The Donations Committee is chaired by the dynamic duo of Dutch Stapelbroek and Greg Kibble. This committee has the job of coordinating our donations to charitable organizations during the holiday season. Wayne Broadhag, Peg Bauer, and Judy Aronson, have volunteered to assist Dutch and Greg. Watch FROM THE PRESIDENT... By Barbara Tomita the newsletter and website to find out what we re doing and how you can help. Treasurer, Jim Walker, is the chair of our new OCW Budget Committee. This committee will be formed in September. Duties of the committee include developing a proposed budget for the 2007 fiscal year. The proposed budget will be presented to the OCW Board for discussion later this year. Discussions are also underway to create a new Bicycle Touring Committee. This is in response to ideas expressed at one of our focus groups. Following up on a suggestion from a focus group, Alan Dauger and Cheryl McMurray, stepped forward to lead a cross-training group for OCW members. The first outing was a great success and Alan and Cheryl are planning additional cross-training hikes. I am delighted to be part of the exciting accomplishments of our committees. I hope more members will volunteer to work on a committee. It s a great way to meet people and contribute to our club. Please contact me at president@ocw.org to become part of our team. Special Recognition I know I mentioned this earlier, but I wanted to thank Charlie Irwin for his tremendous effort on the OCW website. Charlie spent numerous hours working on the changes requested by the Website Design Committee. Good job, Charlie. For over 30 years, OCW has successfully conducted the Amtrak Century. It has become a premiere cycling event attracting riders everywhere. As director of this event, Lee Stebbins has painstakingly planned every detail including securing the train, rest stops, selecting the route and a zillion other things. Debi Butz, OCW Events Director, has spent countless hours coordinating 100 volunteers and food for 1000 hungry riders. Hats off to Lee and Debi for a job well done. 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4 OCW HIKING CROSS-TRAINING By Alan Dauger Hike to Mt. Baden-Powell. As a part of OCW s crosstraining activities, twelve intrepid hikers made it to the summit of Mount Baden-Powell, 9399 feet, in record time on Sunday, September 03, The weather prediction of 100 degree temperatures inland, wind advisories in the mountains and thunderstorms made us a little apprehensive, but remarkably, we were greeted by perfect weather. It was about 75 degrees at the top, and as we descended, cloud cover kept us from getting too hot. The views on the trail and at the top were spectacular as promised. Our bikers legs did a creditable job of carrying us eight miles for an elevation gain of 2800 feet. The punishing downhill tramp was handled well by all the hikers: Dan Gorman and Doris Bingo, Rick and Debbie Butz, Cheryl McMurray, Ken Fry, Barbara Tomita, Alan and Donna Allred, Lorna Laugen, Julie Rolfe, and Alan Dauger. See photo. Hike to Timber Mountain. We are now planning our next hike, which will be Sunday, October 15, to Timber Mountain via Icehouse Canyon. This hike is nine miles round-trip with an elevation gain of 3300 feet. We will meet at the Mt. Baldy Visitor Center to obtain the required wilderness permit, then carpool as needed to the trailhead. To keep updated on the status of this and future hikes, and to obtain more detailed information, please get on the hikers list by ing Alan Dauger at a_biker@dauger.com. AMTRAK CENTURY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2006 By Debi Butz Orange County Wheelmen hosted the 32nd annual Amtrak Century on Saturday, September 9, The ride started at the Irvine Train Station where approximately 1100 eager cyclists checked-in, dropped off luggage, picked up jerseys if ordered, completed final bike maintenance with Tim Peiffer and his staff from Two Wheeler Dealer, and joined fellow cyclists for the scenic 100 mile ride down to San Diego. The weather was perfect for the long distance ride with cool temperatures and clear skies. Along the route riders stopped at any of the four OCW rest stops for cool drinks, juicy fruit, refreshing snacks, tasty sandwiches, and delicious ice cream bars. At the end of the route riders picked up their luggage, changed clothes, and boarded the Amtrak train at 4:30 p.m. for the return to Irvine. A challenge for an event this large is making sure the day runs smoothly with as few problems as possible. This starts months in advance when key members of OCW begin planning the event by making arrangements with Amtrak, securing areas for the rest stops, advertising the event, ordering T-shirts and jerseys, getting volunteers, and registering cyclists. A big thank you must go to Lee Stebbins, Jim & Irene Walker, and Charlie Irwin who put in countless hours behind the scenes to organize and plan this major event. Also, a special thank you to Lee and Cathy Painter who offer their home and front yard each year as the staging area on the day before, the day of, and the day after each event. A cyclist rode by on Friday as volunteers were loading trucks and asked if it was a Ryder Truck Convention! OCW uses over 100 volunteers for the days leading up to the Amtrak Century and on the day of the event in a variety of ways. Volunteers load and unload (several times!) tables, water, food, bikes, baggage, and equipment, purchase ice, food, drinks, and needed equipment, pack registration forms, tag T- shirts and jerseys, drive large rental trucks and SAG vehicles, and work the rest stops. On Sunday volunteers unload everything for a final cleaning, load PAGE 4 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 have a good 60+ team. The team would also like to keep Daniel Stevens on the team. He s had offers from other teams. The team would like to try to get a cat 2 team going, so cat 3 and 4 racers will have a place to go. The team would like the elite women to compete as masters also. They want to show Jax that the money is well spent. We have plans for next year. Tandem Time: Absent. October 14 is next Tandem Time ride. The ride is gathering steam with more people coming out for this ride. Goat Hill: No report. Web Master: The committee to redesign the web site was successful, and has met two times. It is one of the few committees to finish on time. Barb gave congratulations to the committee with special recognition to Charlie Irwin, since he did a lot of work in the redesign. Inventory: No report. Insurance: Absent. OCW COMMITTEES Laptop Committee: Charlie Irwin would like to put purchasing a laptop on hold for a while. The computer used by the Walker s needs to be replaced before it fails. It is the oldest one in the club. He would like to replace it in the next month, and it will probably cost from $800 to $1300. We go top of the line, because it has to last. A motion was made by Charlie Irwin and seconded by Greg Kibble to provide up to $1500 for a desktop for the treasurer. Kent Parish asked if it s possible to get a laptop and kill two birds with one stone. A separate display can be used at home. Charlie will consider that. Scott Sharp mentioned that a docking station would enable a laptop to become just like a desk top, and it just slides in. Lee stated that with you pay more money for less capability with a laptop. Kent thought that if a laptop is $1500, it would be in the ball park. Charlie was concerned that a laptop does not have the life timeframe of a desk top. Monitors and hard drives fail faster. Ken Fry asked if we are talking about just buying the CPU only, and the answer was yes. Motion carried Web Site Design Committee: See the Web Master s status report. Holiday Party Committee: Debbie Myers said they still need to set a date and find a place. Barb suggested looking at the Saddleback Community Center. Marlys Staperbroek has offered her house as a back-up, but there s a problem with parking. Contributions Committee: Greg Kibble and Dutch Stapelbroek are the co-chairs for this committee. Wayne Broadhag, Peg Bauer and Judy Aronson are on the committee. They will be doing research and making recommendations to the board. Charlie stated that we need to consider that Amtrak may not run next year, so it s hard to vote for the same amount. The board will determine the actual amounts available. Ultra Distance Committee: Ross Ritari stated that this committee was formed to help riders complete a double century or multiple double centuries. We are aiming toward Solvang The first meeting will be in the first week of October. Peg Bauer, Frank Neal and Ross will get together a training plan. Doris Bingo, Wayne Broadhag, Greg Kibble, Frank Neal, Steve Pohle, Ross Ritari and Chuck Bramwell as an advisor are on the committee. Peg is the chair. Ross will be the liaison between the committee and OCW. The committee would accept ideas from members. OCW PARAMOUNT CORPORATION REPORT Debi Butz reported that OCW Paramount is solvent. OLD BUSINESS Amtrak Century: Lee Stebbins reported that behind the scenes, we had more hiccups than previous years, starting with procuring a train, and we may not get one next year. We had a few difficulties and problems, but the riders seemed oblivious to them. The biggest hiccup was that s were sent out with a PDF file attachment, Lee received multiple responses back that the recipients did not receive the attachments. Overall the event went well. NEW BUSINESS Budget Committee: Jim Walker is the chair. Jim, Charlie Irwin, Jeff Rich, Debi Butz, Alan Dauger and Doris Bingo are on the committee. Speakers for 2007 Banquet: Dan Gorman reported that we have three possibilities for the 2007 Awards Banquet speaker. Wayne Stetina, who works for Shimano, and who originally got Shimano to sponsor ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 PAGE 17

5 Dana Point mayor and city counsel in time to arrive by the Wednesday, September 13 meeting in Dana Point. He wants to ask everyone on Charlie Irwin s network to add to a paragraph to the letter describing their personal involvement regarding this issue. He also is asking for help to forward this letter to other contacts. Don said the plan is that there would be no bike lanes on the road. There is no conceivable way to improve the situation on this stretch of road, so the city should leave it the way it is. The plan is for two traffic lanes in both directions. Lee Stebbins stated that you cannot safely put bicyclists and pedestrians together in a substandard lane with speed differentials of 20 mph. A motion was made by Lee Stebbins and seconded by Alan Dauger for OCW to address the Dana Point city counsel with the position that the club is opposed to the segregated path way. Don stated that the city s intention is to prohibit bicycles on the road even if it has a shoulder. Barb said they want all bicycles on the path with the dogs, kids and buggies. Wednesday s meeting is to make this final and permanent. The current signage on the road is temporary. The city attorney and city counsel is split about fifty-fifty to go against the vehicle code. Ross brought up the concern that if a rider is coming north, they would need to cross the street to use the bike path.. Motion carried. Motion was made by Charlie Irwin and seconded by Dan Gorman to send a copy of Barbara s letter to the membership. Lee Stebbins wanted clarification that individual members can send letters also. Motion carried. A motion was made by Barbara Barrett in absentia and seconded by Alan Dauger to send the letter read by Barb Tomita to the Dana Point city counsel. Barbara Barrett sent a draft of a letter that could be sent to the city council. Barb asked the board to review and sign the letter. Motion carried. Barb will attend the Wednesday meeting to present the letter. The meeting is at 6 pm. Kent Parish stated that he reported a problem to Don Harvey on PCH and Seapoint with cars parking in the lane, and it was fixed within a week. He also reported a problem to Don on the Santa Ana River trail at Warner, and that was also fixed within a week. He thanked Don for working both of these problems. STATUS REPORTS President: Alex Laugen completed his Eagle Scout project at Peters Canyon Park, and returned $23 that was left over and also contributed some water bottles. Bill Aiken left some bike parts to contribute to the club. Ken Brant will make them available to OCW members. On September 23, Saturday, at the Saddleback Ranch Clubhouse there will be a memorial service for Bill from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Barb will post a phone contact. Barb cannot attend, but she d like someone to attend and represent the club. Vice President: No report. Secretary: No report. Membership: OCW has 467 members with 4 new members. Paramount has 146 members. Events: Yesterday was Amtrak century, and it went off well. We had 1081 riders sign up with 72 no shows. We had two accidents. One rider ended up in the hospital, and the club will send her a card. The other accident occurred when a number of riders got tangled up, but all of them got up and went on, but one rider dropped out later because of soreness. The rest stops went well. SAG drivers did a good job. Compliments to Frank Neal, the end was magnificently done. Seven hundred bikes were unloaded quickly in Irvine. Thanks to everyone for volunteering. Ride Captain: No report. Editor: Please send as soon as possible. Statistician: Absent. Public Relations: Absent. Training: No report. Paramount: We are looking forward to 2007, and the team will form an alliance with Jax bicycle centers. They will be a major sponsor for our team, and they will also sponsor the team with gift certificates. We are working toward creating clothing, and will have OCW on the clothing. The team is trying to recruit new riders, and would like to get a junior s program going again. The team would like to bring Joe Wenninger back to have a good 45+ team. Monty is our contact at Jax and he will head up the 55+ team. We also everything up again to take to the storage unit and then finally unload and place everything back in the OCW storage unit for the next special event. Truly a huge organizational feat! To give credit to our many volunteers please note below that several names occur more than once. Many volunteers assist at registration at Irvine and truck loading in San Diego and back again at Irvine, or at Costco for food shopping on Friday and at a rest stop on Saturday, or loading equipment at the OCW storage unit on Friday and cleaning up on Sunday. Thank you to all the many wonderful volunteers who make the event special for our 1100 riders. Thursday, September 7, 2006 Packet Preparation Lee Stebbins, Jim & Irene Walker, Ken & Ollie Morrison, Rick & Debi Butz Friday, September 8, 2006 Costco, Storage Unit, Rental Trucks, Rest Stop Preparation Rick & Debi Butz, Jim & Irene Walker, Henry & Kathy Pilcher, Ken & Ollie Morrison, Cathy & Lee Painter, Wayne Broadhag, Barb Tomita, and Ken Fry Saturday, September 9, 2006 Irvine Train Station Registration Lee Stebbins, Jim & Irene Walker, Rick & Debi Butz, Henry & Kathy Pilcher, Kent & Donna Parish, A. J. & Donna Nelson, Wayne & Nancy Broadhag, Ken & Ollie Morrison, Jeff & Sally Rich, Fred & Peg Bauer, Cheryl McMurray, and Dee Bessee Irvine Train Station Baggage Dave Jordan, Matt Kinder, Tracy Kubas, Matt Purvis, Chris Jennings, Matt Cuberio, Mark Kaufman, Max Perez, and Randy Kiefer Two Wheeler Dealer Tim Peiffer, Henry Pilcher, Lance Schumacher, Jeff Holliday Rest Stop #1 - Saddleback Christian School Eddie Bates, Scott Sharp, Carli Figueroa, Leo Longo, Howard Miller, Jeremy Patapoff, Gil Rivera, Joe Sandoval, and Matt & Julie Whiteside Rest Stop #2 - Las Pulgas Margie Sepulveda, Xavier Chico, Ross Ritari, Stuart Gaston, Ron Viloria, A. J. Nelson, Diedre Engle, and Eric Katzmaier Rest Stop #3 - Buccaneer Park Doris Bingo & Dan Gorman, Mike & Brenda Hanson, Mike, Lorna, & Alex Laugen, Barb Tomita, Rick Butz, Tim Madigan, Patrick Huey and Bob Dorn Rest Stop #4 - Torrey Pines Ollie Morrison, Kim Gerrard, Marty Bernstein, Ken Petronis, Colleen Wheeler, and David, Aiko Grace & Randy Kiefer San Diego Traffic and Trucks Frank Neal, Ken Brandt, Debbie Myers, Brent Howe, Melinda Johnson, Debi Butz, Jeff & Sally Rich, Lisa Urick, and Jeff Hofstetter. Special thanks goes out to the No Cry Babies sending Bob Esch, Ron Fields, Turk Guild, Mike O Grady, and Shaun Tabor to help load 700 bikes onto semitrucks so they would get back to Irvine without a scratch. Irvine Trucks Frank Neal, Rick & Debi Butz, Jeff & Sally Rich, Barb Tomita and Tim Lieterman unloaded 700 bikes in record time. SAG Vehicles Charley Simons, Jeff Holliday, Lynn Billie, Paul D Aquanni, Brian Rapp, and Roger Morgan Photographer Doug Rich, of Rich Photography Massage Dee Bessee SAG Dispatch Ken Fry and Cheryl McMurray Regards until next year from the OCW Events Coordinator PAGE 16 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 PAGE 5

6 CLUB RIDE STATISTICS FOR Third Quarter of 2006 Minimum 150 miles or 100 Activity Points Aguerre, Kelly Aguerre, Martin Allred, Alan Alqaisi, Sammy Alvarez, Mike Barr, Gregory Bates, Edward Bauer, Fred Bauer, Peg Beauchamp, James Bergman, John Bernstein, Martin Bessee, Dee Billie, Lynne Bingo, Doris * Binns, Steven Bird, Richard Bloom, Duane Bolin, Chuck Bowers, Sue Bramwell, Chuck Brant, Ken Brewer, Jim Broadhag, Nancy Broadhag, Wayne Bruney, Joseph Buck, Sue Butz, Debi * Butz, Rick Carson, Angela Carson, Don Cassidy, Bob Castleman, Vern Cawthon, James Chandler, Dennis Chico, Xavier Clanton, Diane Cook, Jim Cook, Ray Crider, Wilson Daley, Laura DAquanni, Paul Dauger, Alan Davidson, Bob Davidson, Carol Davis, Paul Decker, Will Delfante, Dianna DiPasquale, Lori Dosier, Curt Dosier, Susan Ellis, Elizabeth Ellis, Willie Engle, Diedre Fieldhouse, Bob Flores, Marco Forward, Scott Fry, Ken Gaston, Liz Gaston, Stuart Geister, Peter Gerrard, Kim Gerrard, Peter Gibson, Connie Gibson, Dave Golden, Don Gorman, Dan * Guttentag, Fred Hancock, Therese Hanson, Brenda Hanson, Michael Hofflich, David Hofflich, Heather Hofstetter, Jeff Howe, Bret Huey, Patrick Hunter, Dick Irwin, Charlie Jones, Kelli Jordaan, Dave Jorgensen, Erik Kaufman, Mark Keenan, Frank Kehr, Jim Kelly, Debby Kerfoot, Adrianne Kerfoot, Bill Kerfoot, Rick Kibble, Greg Kiefer, Randy Kinder, Matt Klages, Scott Larkin, Don Laugen, Alex Laugen, Lorna Laugen, Michael OCW Wishes You A Happy Birthday! October Babies Penny Poorman 10/1 Dennis Chandler 10/2 Robert Moretta 10/2 Thomas Austin 10/4 Joyce Kubo 10/4 William Monroe 10/5 Linda Lanphere 10/5 Alan Carlson 10/5 Karl Gierach 10/6 Pat Stevens 10/8 Carol Davidson 10/10 Connie Gibson 10/10 Paul Pabian 10/10 Scott Forward 10/10 Jim Cook 10/12 Alex Laugen 10/12 Richard Molnar 10/14 Marissa Hindman 10/16 Tom Madden 10/17 Samuel Stoicescu 10/17 David Rusher 10/19 Carli Figueroa 10/21 Jim Brewer 10/23 Angela Carson 10/24 Crystal Nordenstam 10/24 Mike Noggle 10/27 Mark Sutherland 10/27 Don Larkin 10/27 Lyle Willits 10/28 Emanuel Wilson 10/28 Steve Pohle 10/29 Sean Smith 10/30 Ray Cook 10/31 Bridget Peppard 10/31 BOARD MEETING MINUTES September 10, 2006 ATTENDANCE Officers & Directors Present: Barb Tomita, Dan Gorman, Doris Bingo, Jim Walker, Debi Butz, Kent Parish, Irene Walker, Jeff Rich, Ross Ritari, Lee Stebbins, John McKee, Alan Dauger, Charlie Irwin, Ken Fry, Greg Kibble, Rick Butz, Mike Laugen, Ken Morrison, Debbie Myers. Members Present: Don Harvey, Cathy Painter, Cheryl McMurray, Ollie Morrison, Donis Simons, Charley Simons, Wayne Broadhag, Scott Sharp. CALL to ORDER The meeting was called to order by President Barb Tomita at 11:19 am. MINUTES A motion was made by Debi Butz and seconded by Alan Dauger to approve the minutes of the August Board Meeting with an amendment to change the statement regarding the profit on the Ride Around the Bear to the club made a profit of $10,726 under the direction of Debi Butz. Motion carried. TREASURER S REPORT The club is solvent. A motion was made by Alan Dauger and seconded by Lee Stebbins to accept the treasurer s report. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS PCH in Dana Point Issue: Barbara Barrett sent an e- mail regarding the situation on PCH between Palisades and Camino Capistrano. Don Harvey of OCBC reported that Dana Point is planning to install a barrier to close the road to bicyclists and to require bicyclists to be on a segregated bike path. Don said that this would set a negative precedence, and other cities may do the same thing. The issue is that the bike path will be 10 feet wide with a K-rail, and will be a two-way multi-use path, which would be very narrow. Bicyclists would be forbidden to use the roadway. There are already quite a number of no bike signs there now. Plans are to forbid bicycles on the travel way, and require them to use the two way path along with strollers, joggers and dog walkers. Don has a sample letter of opposition for people to send to the PAGE 6 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 PAGE 15

7 intervention, I firmly believe I would have died the afternoon of June 22nd, where I came pretty damn close as it was as I laid in the hospital bed, struggling to get enough oxygen into my lungs to sustain me. A word of advice: Listen to your body. I whined to many of you about the inexplicable pain that had developed in my lower left leg. It was odd in that it would come and go, and I had radiating pain that would shoot up my leg into my quads and hamstrings. The pain resembled something between a tight, sore muscle, and a cramping sensation. It was unlike any other tick or injury I had experienced before. I went to my doctor about a month prior to this incident. I had done some research on this subject and even suggested to my doctor that it might be a blood clot, even though I thought this was a long shot. The doctor downplayed this possibility, and had only an x-ray done, which showed nothing. If I had gotten a sonogram done at that time, I would have prevented the subsequent damage to my lungs. Thanks for all the well wishes and support through this, and for the special gift from the fine folks at OCW. And to all those out there in the healing process, my best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. NEW OCW MEMBERS David Rusher 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... Welcome!... Costa Mesa CALIFORNIA TRIPLE CROWN SPRING RESULTS By Frank Neal Hi! Its me...garfield (you know, the Kickstand Guy!). The California Triple Crown Double Century Spring Series was completed on June 24 th with the LA Wheelmen Grand Tour Double Century. Congratulations to all riders who have Finished a CTC Double this year! OCW Member Tom Parkes completed the Grand Tour Triple Century. Congratulations, Tom! We have some OCW riders who deserve special recognition for completing three CTC Doubles in 2006 and have captured a coveted California Triple Crown! They are: Chuck Bramwell, Michelle Kashima, Greg Kibble, David Marino, Andrew Melczer, Bill Murphy, Tom Parkes, Doug Patterson, Mike Perone and Brian Rapp. Great Job, to each! OCW has one rider who deserves Outstanding Recognition in Brian Rapp completed his 50 th CTC Double Century and will be inducted into the California Triple Crown Hall of Fame in a special ceremony that will be held in Vacaville, CA on Sunday morning, Sept. 17, following the Knoxville Double on Saturday, Sept. 16. Congratulations, Brian! MT. TAM DOUBLE CENTURY By Frank Neal Hi! Its me...garfield (you know, the Kickstand Guy!). The Mt. Tam Double Century was a success on August 5, Mt. Tam Double boasts 14,800' elevation gain and 197 miles in one day! There were 188 Finishers. OCW is proud to announce Bill Murphy, OCW Member, completed this tough Northern California Double Century! Congratulations Bill! This is Bill s 10 th Double Century in 2006 and his 32 nd Career Double Century! If you know Bill, please share a, Hearty Congrats, Bill! PAGE 14 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 Member Lee, Michael Rides 7 Miles To/Fr Total Avg Act 25 Member Schapel, Alan Rides 29 Miles To/Fr Total Avg Act 0 Levenson, Alan Schneider, Harold Longo, Leo Sepulveda, Irineo Mac Vicar, Susan Sepulveda, Margie Mac Vicar, William Sharp, Scott Madden, Tom Sharp, Tracy Madigan, Tim Sherman, Ken Marino, David Shindler, John McKee, John Shuler, Ed McMurray, Cheryl Simons, Charley McNealy, Don Smith, Sean Mendoza, Gil Sorem, Terry Meyer, Eric St. James, Kasey Miller, Howard Stapelbroek, Dutch Moore, Joseph Stapelbroek, Marlys Morgan, Roger Stebbins, Lee Morrison, Ken Tisler, Sue Morrison, Ollie Tisler, Tom Myers, Debbie Tomita, Barbara * Nafel, Gloria Tripp, Rob Neal, Frank Trudell, Alan Nelson, A.J Urick, Lisa Nelson, Donna Van Horn, Don Nishio, Alan Vandeventer, Scott Nordenstam, Crystal Viloria, Ron Nordenstam, John Walker, Irene * Norman, Rhonda Walker, Jim * Pabian, Paul Weathers, Kim Painter, Alison Wedekind, Patricia Painter, Cathy Whiteside, Julia Painter, Lee Whiteside, Matt Pariseau, Brien Whitney, David Parish, Donna * Will, David Parish, Kent * Williams, C.J Patapoff, Jeremy Willits, Lyle Patterson, Doug York, Steve Patterson, Steven Peppard, Kent Month Rides Miles Day Rides Miles Pilcher, Henry Jan Sun Pilcher, Kathy Feb Mon Pohle, Steve Mar Tue Poorman, Penny Apr Wed Powell, David May Thu Pugh, Jim Jun Fri Rapp, Brian Jul Sat Rich, Jeff * Aug Rich, Sally Sep Ritari, Ross * Rivera, Gil Totals Totals 2684 Ryder, John Average Average ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 PAGE 7

8 TOP MILEAGE Kibble, Greg Guttentag, Fred Pohle, Steve Dauger, Alan Walker, Jim * Huey, Patrick DAquanni, Paul Fry, Ken Meyer, Eric Morrison, Ken Pilcher, Henry Stebbins, Lee Moore, Joseph Laugen, Michael Bingo, Doris * Hanson, Michael Gorman, Dan * Engle, Diedre Ritari, Ross * Crider, Wilson Klages, Scott TOP ACTIVITY Morrison, Ken Dauger, Alan Morrison, Ollie Kibble, Greg Laugen, Michael Butz, Rick Fry, Ken Laugen, Lorna McMurray, Cheryl Laugen, Alex Stebbins, Lee Mac Vicar, William Irwin, Charlie Sharp, Scott Pilcher, Kathy Rapp, Brian Simons, Charley Broadhag, Wayne Pilcher, Henry Myers, Debbie Ellis, Willie Brant, Ken TOP RIDES Guttentag, Fred Kibble, Greg Walker, Jim * Pohle, Steve Morrison, Ken Fry, Ken Huey, Patrick Dauger, Alan DAquanni, Paul Engle, Diedre Pilcher, Henry Laugen, Michael Morrison, Ollie Meyer, Eric Bernstein, Martin Stebbins, Lee Parish, Kent * Hanson, Michael Ritari, Ross * Parish, Donna * Klages, Scott TOP TO/FROM MILEAGE Dauger, Alan Bingo, Doris * Gorman, Dan * Rich, Jeff * Nafel, Gloria Willits, Lyle Bolin, Chuck McMurray, Cheryl Neal, Frank Parish, Kent * Parish, Donna * Moore, Joseph Laugen, Lorna Laugen, Michael Gaston, Stuart Geister, Peter Meyer, Eric Stebbins, Lee Kibble, Greg Beauchamp, James Fry, Ken Laugen, Alex PARAMOUNT RUNS FALL METRIC IN REDLANDS By John McKee Paramount will run the Fall Metric in the traditional location this Oct. 28th. Paramount s new sponsor Jax Bicycle Centers will help by providing a bicycle, a heart montior, and Jax gift certificates for a drawing to everyone that signs up for the ride. Their is going to be a goodie bag for all that start with goo, Power Bar, water bottle and a small energy drink. Only 17 OCW members did the ride last year. We hope there is a better showing this year. Paramount will also be doing the Spring Metric & Century next year. YES CENTURY! Paramount is going to have 3 rides possible for everyone. A 40 mile route in Orange County, the traditional route to Corona and a combined that will be about 105 miles. Jax will be participating big time in this event as well. Paramount realizes that the Ride Around The Bear and Amtrak are rides that so many of you OCW members work and can t ride. Relax on this one and let Paramount do the work. Hope to see you at both events. NEWS FROM THE RECOVER SIDE OF THINGS By Ethan Ede All this news of injuries and accidents, thought an overdue update on my condition might be in order. As you may recall, I was hospitalized on June 22nd after I woke up at 4:30 in the morning with shallow breathing and chest pain. Turns out it was Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), which led to a subsequent Pulmonary Embolism (PE). These are all terms, which I wish I had never become quite so familiar with as most understand better when I explain that basically I had blood clots that formed in my lower right leg, and one of them broke off and made its way into my left lung. Actually, I had bilateral pulmonary emboli, which means multiple clots in both lungs, but only one seemed to wreak havoc. While I was on or near my deathbed back in June, I have made what appears to be a very speedy recovery. I was back on my bike the week after I got out of the hospital, starting with a very easy 30 minutes on the trainer, and progressed to some very easy recovery miles, keeping my HR below 120 or so for most of the rides. I saw a Pulmonary Specialist about two weeks after I got out of the hospital. Based on the results of the tests they ran and subsequent results, he gave me the okay to go at a moderate pace, keeping my HR in the range. Fast forward a few weeks, a Pulmonary Fitness Test, a Cat scan, and a Sonogram later, and I got the green light to go full gas. The cool thing is that, as part of this testing, I found out that, even after this incident, I have above average lung capacity for my size and age, which is even cooler considering I used to smoke and do other unmentionable things back in the day. My lungs were completely clear, and my lower right leg had only mild occlusion and was subsiding. So, as it sat at that point, the only concerns were a bigeminy, which is defined as premature beats alternating regularly with normal beats, which is frequently benign, and frankly a condition I think I had before this all happened, and the Coumadin medication I was on for thinning the blood. So I had to go see a Cardiac specialist to get an Echocardiogram done to find out what, if any concerns there would be with the bigeminy condition. I am still waiting to hear back on the analysis of that test, but the lady that performed the test indicated to the extent that she was able that I had nothing to be concerned about. With respect to the Coumadin, I m not supposed to put myself into perilous situations, and will need to stay on this medication through at least December...hopefully, that will be it. The doctors are concerned as they don t know what caused this in the first place, so we ll keep a close eye on things, and I will be overly-aware of any pains in my lower extremities. So what s the first thing I go do? Of course, what any wise cyclist would do, I go out and ride FoodPark. Man, it just felt so good to be back out riding in a fast group, with the adrenaline pumping, legs and lungs burning, and that fun new sort of pressure feeling I may have for the rest of my life in my lower left lung as a result of an infarction, which is death of one or more sections of lung tissue due to deprivation of an adequate blood supply. The section of dead tissue is called an infarct. Boy, was I excited to hear that! It s truly amazing how resilient the body is, and I am truly grateful for all the advances in medicine and science that served to keep me alive. Without PAGE 8 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 PAGE 13

9 TEAM MEETING Check the Paramount WEB Site for Location, Dates, and Times: President John McKee Vice President Scott Sharp Treasurer Anne Wenninger Secretary Angela Carson OCW Liaison & Membership Greg Clarke Vice President Webmaster Scott Sharp Rider Advocate Ethan Ede Vice President of Sponsorship Joe Matsumoto Vice President Coaching and Training Kent Peppard Manager of Women s Elite Team Matt Whiteside matt@biketough.com Race Director John Bergman jands.bergman@verizon.net PARAMOUNT TEAM TRAINING RIDE Saturday: 8:30 am, Food Park Ride - Main St / MacArthur, Irvine. We and the other race teams will take the Laguna Canyon route to PCH, and through the Back Bay in Newport Beach (34 miles fast paced). 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 race 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. Paramount Racing Website: RACE TEAM SUPPORTERS SERFAS TWO WHEELER DEALER VITTORIA CANNONDALE HAMMER GEL PROBICYCLES.COM KENNYBZ.COM RUDY PROJECT FRYE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS FIZIK PROFILE DESIGN Weekly Ride Schedule TUESDAY Tuesday Training Rides - Hill Training - 9:00 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. Tuesday Evening Rides - Riders will meet at Cedar Grove Park in Tustin Ranch(corner of Pioneer Road and Pioneer Way. Ride starts at 4:30 pm. Distance is between 30 and 35 miles. Ride Leader is Sue Buck, or suebuckrider@cox.net WEDNESDAY Monthly - Lunch In Oceanside This ride is over for the year and will return in May Mountain Bike Ride - Riders will meet at the corner of Bastanchury and Brea Blvd between Carl s and Subway in Fullerton. The ride starts at 6:00 pm. Ride Leader is Willie Ellis, N2RIDIN@PACBELL.NET Wednesday Evening Rides - Riders meet at Sand Canyon Cyclery, 6616 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine. Ride starts at 5:30pm. Two optional rides. Interval Training or an Active Recovery rides are available. Dinner after the ride. Please contact Debi Butz at rdbutz@earthlink.net THURSDAY Thursday Evening Rides - Riders will meet at Cedar Grove Park in Tustin Ranch(corner of Pioneer Road and Pioneer Way. Ride starts at 4:30 pm. Distance is between 30 and 35 miles. Ride Leader is Sue Buck, or suebuckrider@cox.net 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 Leader Alan Dauger, a_biker@dauger.com. SATURDAY Training - 8:30 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. Ride Leader Ross Ritari, Tandem Rides. 8:30 am, The Square, Irvine (Main and MacArthur TBM 859-G4/28-C3). Tandem Time for date of next ride. Ride Leader is Kathy and Henry Pilcher, Century Series -- If you re interested in doing centuries or double centuries, this is a great training tool. Mike Burns and Chuck Bramwell are here to help you reach your personal goals. Sign up for notification of rides at SUNDAY Sunday Rides - 8:30 am, various locations. See Sunday Rides in the center pages of the Newsletter. Ride Leader is Kent Parish, or ridecaptain@ocw.org See PAGE 12 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 PAGE 9

10 Saturday Training Schedule Ride Leader-Ross Ritari The Saturday Training Rides are offered to improve individual and group riding skills and to promote the sport of bike riding. There are usually three rides scheduled each Saturday-Short, Medium and Long. Quite often we also have an Extra Long ride of over 50 miles. We do not ride when weather conditions are unsafe or there is an OCW Special Event that day. The Training Rides start at The Square, (formally 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 me know, so I can find a group that fits your present riding ability. ** New 8:30 AM Ride Start Time** October 7 th S 23 Miles, Flat to Rolling-Walnut, Jeffrey, Eastbluff, Campus M 37 Miles, Rollies, 1,000 Ft. Gain-Irvine Ctr., Los Alisos, Marguerite, Jeronimo L 47 Miles, Hilly, 1,730 Ft. Gain-Portola U-Turn, University, Newport Coast, Irvine Ave. XL 65 Miles, Very Hilly, 4,050 Ft. Gain-Bake, Jeronimo, Pacific Pk., Laguna Cyn., Newport Coast October 14 th S 21 Miles, Flat-University, Sand Canyon, Harvard, Barranca M 35 Miles, Rollies, 900 Ft. Gain-Edinger, Toledo, Los Alisos, Jeronimo, Irvine Ctr. (This ride is for both Tandem Time riders and single bike riders) L 47 Miles, Hilly, 1,000 Ft. Gain-Tustin Ranch, Wanda, Lakeview, Hewes, Red Hill XL 61 Miles, Hilly-Alton, Bake, Antonio, Marguerite, Jeronimo October 21 st S 23 Miles, Rollies-Barranca, Vista Del Oro, Turtle Rock, Harvard M 34 Miles, Flat to Rolling-Sunflower, Slater, PCH, Irvine Ave. L 41 Miles, Hilly-Tustin Ranch, Santiago Cyn.(CW), Toledo, Alton XL 54 Miles, Hilly-Irvine Blvd, Antonio Pkwy., Moulton, Muirlands October 28 th No scheduled ride due to Fall Metric November 4 th S 24 Miles, Flat-Red Hill, Walnut, Jeffrey, Sand Canyon M 35 Miles, Hilly-Michelson, Ridgeline, PCH, Laguna Cyn., Alton L 43 Miles, Hilly, 1,800 Ft. Gain-Tustin Ranch, Irvine Blvd., Los Alisos, Moulton XL 54 Miles, Flat + a few small hills-slater, Westminster, Appian Way, Shoreline Dr. Marina Dr., PCH Hi everyone. I wanted to take the time to congratulate members of the Amtrak Training Group. Kelly Aguirre, Marty Aguirre, Sarah Ellis and David Hofflich all made the 100 mile trip to San Diego for the Amtrak Century. Congratulations also to Don Vanhorn who made it to the 70 mile mark before he was forced to retire with a broken rear derailleur. Great job everyone! Starting October 7 th the start time for the Saturday Training ride will change to 8:30am. Have fun cycling this month. Please join us for the next Tandem Time ride on Saturday, October 14, 2006, starting at 8:30 a.m. from The Square located at Main and MacArthur in Irvine near the John Wayne Airport. The ride will be about 35 miles at a moderate pace on rollies with one or two regroups. After the ride, stay and enjoy dessert treats courtesy of the Orange County Wheelmen. Please share this information with other interested tandem riders and me at Hkpilcher@aol.com or call me at 714/ if you have questions. We look forward to seeing you! PAGE 10 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 Sunday Rides Call BIKE for up-to-date OCW info. Or: Internet Web: Rides start promptly at 8:30 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 8:3 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. October 2006 Schedule October 1, Carl s Jr., Irvine. (Board Meeting Scheduled at 11:30AM). 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. S 27 Miles. Von Karman, Irvine Ctr./Moulton, Bake, Irvine Blvd., Jeffrey/University. M 35 Miles. Campus, Bonita Cyn., Shady Cyn. Trail, Laguna Cyn. PCH, Poppy, Bayside, Dover. L 48 Miles. Alton, Laguna Cyn., PCH, Poppy, PCH, Seapoint, Goldenwest, PCH, Dover. October 8, Heritage Park, Irvine. Take the Santa Ana Fwy (5) to Culver. South on Culver 0.3 miles to Walnut. Turn left and go 0.8 miles to Yale. Left on Yale 0.1 miles, then left into parking lot. S 28 Miles. Jeffrey/University, Campus/Irvine, Galaxy, Santa Ana/Red Hill, Walnut. M 32 Miles. Yale, University, UCI, Turtle Rock, Campus/Irvine, Red Hill, Walnut. L 43 Miles. Yale, University, UCI, Turtle Rock, Alton, Jeronimo, La Paz, Barranca, Irvine Ctr. October 15, 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 23 Miles. Yale, Irvine Ctr., Bake, Irvine Blvd., Portola, Yale, Main, Culver. M 36 Miles 860 Ft. Gain. Jeffrey, Irvine Ctr., Muirlands, Ridge Route, Irvine Blvd., Portola, Tustin Ranch, Red Hill L 43 Miles. Irvine Blvd., Alicia, Oso, El Toro, Laguna Cyn., Newport Coast, Culver. October 22, Pepper Tree 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. Mystery Ride: 30 Mile ride offered last Memorial Day where you have to find your way based on clues with no street names or mileage on the route slips. Sorry no prize if your successful. S 22 Miles. Bryan, Jeffrey, Quail Hill, Sand Cyn., Barranca, Red Hill, Bryan, Main. M 33 Miles. Red Hill/Santa Ana, Irvine, PCH, Hamilton/Santiago, Campus, Harvard. L 38 Miles. Newport Blvd., Chapman/Santiago Cyn., Glen Ranch, Bake, Irvine Ctr./Edinger, Red Hill. October 29, Tri-City Park, Placentia. Take the Orange Fwy (57) to Yorba Linda Blvd. Exit east and go 0.9 miles to Kraemer Blvd. Turn left and go 1.1 miles to Golden Ave. and turn left into the park. Follow park road left S 26 Miles. Orangethorpe/Esperanza, La Palma, River Trail, Lakeview, Bastanchury. M 34 Miles. Rollies thru Cal Poly, original route. L 42 Hilly Miles to Chino via Carbon Cyn.; return via Golden Springs/Colima, Lambert. November 5, Carl s Jr., Irvine. (Board Meeting Scheduled at 11:30AM). 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. S 24 Miles. Von Karman, Red Hill, Tustin Ranch, Portola, Jeffrey/University, Harvard. M 34 Miles. New, Red Hill, Bryan, Irvine Ctr., Muirlands, Valencia, Carlota, Ridge Route, Irvine Ctr., Alton, Jeffrey, L 45 Miles. Alton, Muirlands, Los Alisos, Alicia, Pacific Is., Golden Lantern/Irvine Ctr., University. ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS OCTOBER 2006 PAGE 11