General Meeting. Wednesday November 8, 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, 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 NOVEMBER INTERNET WEB: General Meeting Wednesday November 8, 7:00 pm Team OC Quattro, the four man RAAM finishing team will be our Guest Speakers for November. The team consists of Douglas Browne, Bob Vezean, Matt Vujovich and OCW Paramount team member Edward Bates. They ll talk about their experiences in preparing for and racing the 2006 Race Across America. THE ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN Post Office Box 219 Tustin, CA Change Service Requested BIKE HOTLINE BIKE INTERNET WEB: Hope to see you there. Meeting to be held at: 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 Update on PCH-Dana Point Page 5 Holiday Party Page 6 Sunday Ride Schedule Page 9 Board Minutes Page 12 CALENDAR OF EVENTS... Board Meeting Sun. Nov. 5 General Meeting Wed. Nov. 8 Folding Party Thu. Nov. 30 Day After Thanksgiving Ride Fri. Nov. 24 Holiday Party Sat. Dec. 16

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, November 5th, 11:30 am Board Meetings are located at the Carl s Jr. on Campus at Von Karman,. 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, November 30th, 7:00 pm Hosted by: Nancy and Wayne Broadhag Lajares Mission Viejo, CA Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Dinner will be served. DIRECTIONS: From the 5 Freeway, exit at Alica Parkway. Turn left on Alica Parkway and go 3.9 miles to Lanzarote. Turn left on Lanzarote and travel 0.2 miles. Turn right on Calefa and right on Lajares. SPECIAL THANKS TO Margie and Irineo Sepulveda for Hosting the October 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 2006; 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 (2006) 52 cm Road Bike Paramount team color, Premium carbon fork, Full Dura-Ace 10-speed STI component group, Fi zi:k Arione seat, carbon seat post, Mavic Ksyrium wheelset, perfect condition, frame new, less than 800 miles on components, $2000. Contact Kent Peppard at FOR SALE: Litespeed Classic 53 cm road bike Year 2000, titanium, Full Dura-Ace 9-speed STI component group, Look carbon fork, Mavic Ksyrium SL wheelset, 3T stem, Deda handlebars, custom paint, excellent condition, $2000 OBO. Contact Kent Peppard 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. Contact Sammy Alqaisi at FOR SALE: BONTRAGER Seatpost **Brand New** Never mounted on a bike. Forged Aluminum. That s it! asking price: $20 Contact Sammy Alqaisi 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: 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: 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 Jay Hines 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: 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: 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 NOVEMBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 PAGE 15

3 credit. A motion was made by Charlie Irwin and seconded by Debi Butz to look at the activities of Paramount members before November 1, and revise the stats to give credit for working the Fiesta ride and the Paramount Crit. Lorna thought other members should get recognition for making sponsor purchases. Donna Parish, Debi Butz and John McKee will work out the points system. Debi is in charge. Holiday Party Committee Recommendations: Barb reported that Debbie Myers is the chair of this committee. The committee includes Marlys Staplebroek, Irene Walker, Angie Carson, and Margie Sepulveda. The holiday party will be on December 9 to be held at Sarducci s at the train depot in San Juan Capistrano. Barb stated that holding the party someone s home with roughly 80 to 110 people is hard is find. Sarducci s has a room that can house 110 people. They will offer a menu with 3 or 4 items. The committee will decide on the menu and decorations. The club needs to put down a $100 deposit to reserve the room. The committee would like to offset the cost by charging $5 to $10 per person. People don t show if they don t have a monetary commitment. Charlie asked about the bar. It will be a no host bar. Charlie also suggested taking the train to the party. It would be fun to take the train as a group. A motion was made by the committee to accept Sarducci s as the location for the holiday party on December 9. Motion carried. Paramount Mileage: Greg Kibble was concerned that John McKee is running some Paramount rides, and he was not getting credit for the mileage. Charlie stated that it can be an OCW ride as long as John, the ride leader, has an OCW sign-in sheet, route slips, and the ride is published in the newsletter and is open to all OCW members. Lorna stated the he must have the sign-in sheet with the verbiage. Scott said he needed someone else to work this. John stated that most Paramount members are not interested in this. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Jim Walker and seconded by Kent Parish to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 12:56 pm. Respectfully submitted by Doris Bingo. OCW Wishes You A Happy Birthday! November Babies Claire Hanley 11/2 Anita Brewer 11/3 Laura Perone 11/3 Martin Aguerre 11/5 Martin Bernstein 11/5 Duane Bloom 11/6 Sue Buck 11/6 Monty Pettus 11/6 Horst Brandt 11/7 Will Wertenberg 11/7 Brian Rapp 11/7 Doug Jensen 11/10 Denice Woyski 11/12 Jim Ream 11/12 Carol Lynn Neal 11/12 Robin Reams 11/14 John Stevens 11/14 Ervin Gasperlin 11/15 Ron Viloria 11/15 Daniel Gaston 11/17 Lee Painter 11/17 Angus Lemon 11/17 Stuart Mathews 11/23 Lynne Billie 11/24 Sally Rich 11/27 Recently, I was discussing our bicycle club with non-cycling friends. One of the questions I received was, What is your bicycle club for? I hadn t really thought about it. As I began to answer the question, I suddenly thought about the many aspects of our club. There really wasn t a simple answer to the question. For some of our members, the bicycle club represents an opportunity to maintain fitness. Others seek the exhilaration of riding in the peloton at race pace or racing against the clock in time-trials. Some enjoy the company of groups doing miles in the County. Still, others want the company of an intimate group riding ultra long distances at moderate paces. There are also members who enjoy off-road adventures. And, then there are members on tandems who enjoy the company of other tandems. There are people who love getting involved in big events such as Amtrak, Ride Around the Bear, Cinco de Mayo Fiesta 150, OCW Paramount Criterium, Fall and Spring Metric. Finally, there are those looking for social interaction with people who share their enthusiasm for cycling through folding parties, picnics, holiday parties, general meetings and the annual awards dinner. That is quite a laundry list, but there are new and varied roles for our club to play. For example, our club joined other Orange County cycling clubs to organize and advocate for our sport. We have always supported the Orange County Bicycle Coalition (OCBC). However, Don Harvey, OCBC Executive Director and OCW member, asked for our direct involvement in lobbying the Dana Point City Council. The Board sent a letter to the Dana Point City Council and asked members to send messages in opposition to the City s ban on bicycles on a section of the Pacific Coast Highway. OCW was also prepared to make formal presentations, if needed. Moreover, Barbara Barrett, Public Relations Officer, was in constant contact with the cycling organizations in the County and helped OCW play a role in reversing the City s decision. We were successful in presenting a unified front of organizing cyclists throughout the County, but FROM THE PRESIDENT... By Barbara Tomita there are many challenges ahead. Hence, it may be necessary for OCW and other cycling clubs to get more involved in cycling advocacy in order to protect our rights. In addition to bicycle advocacy, OCW discovered a need to extend assistance to our members who become ill or are injured. This year member, Marlys Stapelbroek, developed the concept of member support and approached the Board with her idea. As a result, OCW now has a mechanism to coordinate assistance to members and families when requested. This includes communicating with the membership, providing moral support, and giving active support for long-term illness/injury. This system has been successfully implemented and is another way our club supports members and cycling. Our future also holds the promise of new members and more involvement. To achieve that, our club must actively seek and promote membership. And, of course, that means more committees and more involvement (at least that s what it means to me). So, the answer to the question about our bike club is complex because there are so many aspects to our club. We are a diverse group of people with a myriad of interests and motivation about cycling, but we all share a passion for our sport. Cycling, you gotta love it! Special Recognition The 2007 Awards Dinner Committee had the unenviable job of creating the registration process for our annual dinner. Normally, this would be a no brainer. However, the announcement that Bob Roll, OLN Tour de France commentator, would be our speaker caused anxiety about who would get tickets. The committee spent hours going through all the possible options and came up with a tiered system based on activity points. Special thanks to our hard working committee: Dan Gorman, Doris Bingo, Charlie Irwin, Mike Laugen, Lee Stebbins and Jim Walker. PAGE 14 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 PAGE 3

4 RIDING A DOUBLE CENTURY By Frank Neal Hi! Its me...garfield (you know, the Kickstand Guy!). OCW has a long and distinguished history of Double Century Riders. The California Triple Crown Double Century Series is the main circuit most of us have ridden. But, there are Double Centuries all over the World that many OCW riders have completed to expand their Double Century Experiences. Paris-Brest-Paris (750- mile course) is among the top in the World! OCW boasts many Finishers of P-B-P! The California Triple Crown recognizes riders who have completed 50 California Doubles by Induction into the California Hall of Fame. OCW boasts nine CTC Hall of Fame Riders since There are only 42 total Members in this prestigious group! Riding a Century is a big deal! But, there is nothing like Finishing 200 miles in one day! If you are interested in moving to Ultradistance Riding, you have to look no farther than the OCW riders who show up to ride each week. Feel free to ask any one on them about their Double Century Experiences. Below is a list of current OCW Riders who are accomplished Ultradistance Riders and would be glad to share their experiences with you: Paris-Brest-Paris Finishers: Chuck Bramwell, Kermit Ganier, Mark Kaufman, Frank Neal, Doug Patterson, and Brian Rapp (3 times!). California Triple Crown Hall of Famers: Chuck Bramwell, Kermit Ganier, Charlie Irwin, Frank Neal, Tom Parkes, Doug Patterson, and Brian Rapp. Past California Triple Crown Winners and current OCW Members: Fred Bauer, Peg Bauer, Lynne Billie, Doris Bingo, Ray Bradley, Chuck Bramwell, Ken Brant, Wayne Broadhag, Mike Burns, David Corbett, Bob Davidson, Willie Ellis, Lorraine Gersitz, Dan Gorman, Don Harvey, Charlie Irwin, Michelle Kashima, Mark Kaufman, Jim Kehr, Greg Kibble, Scott Klages, Cheryl McMurray, Andrew Melczer, Bill Murphy, Debbie Myers, Gloria Nafel, Frank Neal, Lee Painter, Tom Parkes, Doug Patterson, Mike Perone, Steve Pohle, Brian Rapp, Jeff Rich, Sally Rich, Jorge Saavedra, Charley Simons, Sean Smith, Robert Turner, Cindy VonTungeln, and Bob Walz. The time to start training for the 2007 Double Century Season is today! For more information about the California Triple Crown Double Century Series check out their Official Website at A Double Century starts with the first mile. Ride Safe and Have Fun! SEPT. DOUBLE CENTURIES By Frank Neal Hi! Its me...garfield (you know, the Kickstand Guy!). The Knoxville Double Century was highlighted with incredible weather! The day was sunny and clear with a high of 80* and the winds were never harsh. The Organizers, Quackcyclists, did an outstanding job of supporting this great course through the Napa Wine Region of California. Due to road construction, the course had to be routed over Mt. Cobb. This increased the elevation gain for the day to 13,000 feet over the 201-mile course. Congratulations to the OCW Members that Finished Knoxville Double Century: Chuck Bramwell, Andy Melczer, Bill Murphy, Frank Neal, Tom Parkes, and Brian Rapp. The following morning, the Quackcyclists, hosted Chuck Bramwell, Executive Director of the CTC, and the California Triple Crown Annual Awards Breakfast. Awards were given to the CTC Stage Race Winners, First-time Triple Crown Winners, and new Hall of Fame Inductees. OCW is proud to announce that OCW Member Brian Rapp was Inducted into the California Triple Crown Hall of Fame for completing 50 CTC Double Centuries and three Paris-Brest-Paris 1200k s (750 miles)! Contributions Committee: Greg Kibble reported that the committee has found potential charities, Hannah House and Wounded Warriors at Camp Pendleton. Wounded Warriors are guys that came back from Iraq, and OCW could possibly donate a stationary exercise bike. Hannah House has requested 25 bicycles of assorted sizes, helmets and gift cards. Brad Hawks has requested a donation toward an Eagle Scout project for donating bikes. Greg thought they might need $4500 to $7500. Barb stated that the club has a formula to determine how much the club will donate. Barb would like a formal proposal from the committee for what we want to donate. Budget Committee: Jim Walker reported that the committee meeting will be on Wednesday night. The committee will come up with a base budget for It will be a general idea of how to spend money, which can be changed by the board. OCW PARAMOUNT CORPORATION REPORT Debi Butz reported that OCW Paramount is solvent. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business. NEW BUSINESS Nominations Committee: Barb stated that two offices are termed out. The offices are the editor, Jeff Rich and public relations, Barbara Barrett. All other positions are open for elections. Jeff Rich and Irene Walker will serve on the nominations committee. Awards Dinner Committee Recommendations: Dan Gorman reported that the committee meeting was held on September 25. The recommendations included are to reward active members, which would be members with 150 activity points or more, will get first shot at registration on November 1. Registration will open for the remaining membership on December 1. The registration will close when full or ten days prior to the banquet. Each membership may bring one guest, who is a member or non member. The price will be $30 for members and $40 for non members. Officer and director gifts will be at the discretion of the president. The limit of attendees will be 200 people. New members must have joined the club by October 1 to be able to attend the banquet. No transfers. Credit card only. Dan also reported that it s not certain if Bob Roll will be doing the Tour of California, so he wanted to know if the club would cover the airfare and lodging. Charlie Irwin stated that this cost has already been taken into account. A motion was made by the committee to accept the recommendations as outlined. Lee Stebbins stated that the committee did not take into account pricing for children under 12. Charlie Irwin said that child pricing is not part of the website. Scott Sharp brought up the fact that some Paramount members do a lot of work for Paramount, but don t get OCW points. Charlie stated that if they worked the Bear and Amtrak, they should have 200 points. Irene Walker didn t think it was fair for guests to be able to register early. Lee felt that it would not fill up right away. Barb stated that if would not be fair for members not to be able to bring their wife. Lee said that it is the member s choice whether to bring a member or non member. Charlie said the committee looked at the list, and all attendees from last year were members, but there could have been some tweaks. Debi Butz stated that a core group of members do all of the work for the club. She felt it was good to give the active members a perk. An amendment to the motion was made by Irene Walker and seconded by Kent Parish that non members pay the actual cost unless they are a significant other of a member. The club should not be subsidizing non members. Charlie stated that we cannot tell from the internet who is a significant other. After looking at last year s attendance, it didn t make much difference. It was a very small number. Mike Laugen asked if Irene were proposing a three-tier pricing system. Irene stated yes. Lorna Laugen asked about cancellations, and what would happen if we don t hit the limit. Charlie stated that if we fill up, we will start a wait list. Members cannot transfer their entry, but can transfer the guest s entry. Irene and Kent withdrew the amendment. Motion carried with one abstention. Points for Paramount Members: Mike Laugen asked how Paramount kept track of volunteers. Scott Sharp said it is informal with an on-line list. Charlie suggested that we go back to the Fiesta ride and add to the stats to give 100 activity points for that event. Also, go back to the Paramount race and give points to members who worked eight hours or more. Fix the stat reports, then the appropriate member will get PAGE 4 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 PAGE 13

5 BOARD MEETING MINUTES October 1, 2006 ATTENDANCE Officers & Directors Present: Barb Tomita, Dan Gorman, Doris Bingo, Jim Walker, Debi Butz, Kent Parish, Irene Walker, Jeff Rich, Lee Stebbins, John McKee, Charlie Irwin, Lorna Laugen, Greg Kibble, Scott Klages, Mike Laugen. Members Present: Scott Sharp, Alex Laugen, Wayne Broadhag, Cheryl McMurray. CALL to ORDER The meeting was called to order by President Barb Tomita at 11:30 am. MINUTES A motion was made by Jim Walker and seconded by Irene Walker to approve the minutes of the September Board Meeting. Motion carried. TREASURER S REPORT The club is solvent. A motion was made by Irene Walker and seconded by Debi Butz to accept the treasurer s report. Motion carried. STATUS REPORTS President: Thank you for the response to the Orange County Bicycle Coalition regarding the PCH issue in Dana Point. This would have set a precedence, where other cities would try to close down road to cyclists. This issue brought all the Orange County bicycle clubs together. Don Harvey did a lot of activity on this issue, along with helping with other road closures. There is a notification from UCI Athletics for an event at which UCI coaches and players will be present. The admission is free and will be held at the Anteater Ball Park on October 21 from 11 am to 2 pm. Barb will send out a bulk with information on this event. Vice President: The speaker in November will be Eddie Bates and Team OC Quattro. They will talk about their cross country race in RAAM. Secretary: No report. Membership: OCW has 478 members with 12 new members. Paramount has 146 members. Events: No report. Ride Captain: No report. Editor: No report. Statistician: Absent. Public Relations: Absent. Training: Absent, no report. Paramount: Race season is over, and Paramount is planning for We would like to develop an elite men s program of Cat 1 and 2 riders built around Daniel Stevens, who is a Cat 2. We are continuing with the elite women s program, and they will make it Cat 1, 2 and 3. Women in the development program move up to Cat 3, and want to go to Cat 2. The Fall Metric is coming up, so we are trying to get the information out. Scott Sharp had an idea of an uphill time trial incorporated into the metric. He has checked out the route. They will hand out numbers and time riders to attract a few more riders. Charlie Irwin suggested that it should be put on the website right away. The more enthusiasm we can build, the better. John McKee wants to try to have juniors program. He may ask for small amount of funding. It would be expenses related to juniors for race fees and travel. Tandem Time: Absent. Tandem Time ride will be on October 14 from the Square. Goat Hill: Absent. Web Master: Absent. He is at a kayaking class. Inventory: No report. Insurance: No report. We re insured. OCW COMMITTEES Congratulations, Brian! Long-time OCW Friend Charlie Griffice was honored for completing 100 CTC Double Centuries. OCW has some other Members to note. The San Diego No Crybabies Cycling Association has been our bike-loaders at the Finish of the Amtrak Century for many years. Congrats to Ron Fields for completing the Knoxville Double! Congrats to Bob Esch for earning his first California Triple Crown (3 Doubles in one year)! Next in September was the Tour of Two Forests Double. Due to the Day wildfires along the usual course, the route had to make a major change! Starting in Santa Clarita, the course had to be changed to move Northeast toward California City and Mojave. The course was out-and-back. The temperatures were mild, but the Santa Ana winds were brutal during the out. But, the good news is that it pushed all the riders back to the Finish! The elevation gain for this 200-mile course was about 10,000 feet. Congratulations to the OCW Members that Finished what is now fondly called Tour of Two Fires: Mark Kaufman, Bill Murphy, Tom Parkes, and Brian Rapp. Special notes go to: Mark Kaufman, for earning a 2006 Triple Crown; Bill Murphy, for completing CTC Doubles; Tom Parkes, for completing CTC Doubles; and Brian Rapp, for completing nine CTC Doubles and 2006 Cal Triple Crown Hall of Fame! Congrats to ALL!!! Coming up in the Cal Triple Crown Double Century Schedule for October are: 10/14, Bass Lake Powerhouse Double; 10/21, Solvang Fall Double; 10/ 28, Death Valley Fall Double. If you are interested in finding out more about riding a Double Century, just ask any of the OCW Members listed above. Or, go to the Official California Triple Crown Website at: Ride Safe and Have Fun! UPDATE ON PCH-DANA POINT By Don Harvey, OCBC Many of you were aware of Dana Point s plans for an ordinance forbidding bikes from using Pacific Coast Highway south of San Juan Capistrano, below the bluffs, and making it mandatory that they (we!) use a 10-foot-wide, 2-way multi-use trail to be separated from cars by K-rail and from the railroad right-of-way by the existing guard rail. The City found, to their surprise, that lots of bicyclists objected, and OCBC threatened suit unless use of the above trail by bikes was made optional instead of mandatory. Due to the amount of public input the City received, the issue was removed from the City Council s meeting of Sept. 13 and referred to the City s Traffic Subcommittee for review on their next meeting, Sept. 20. That meeting went well. Speakers included Dan Gutierrez, California Association of Bicycling Organizations (CABO) District 7 Director and League of American Bicyclists (LAB) Certified Instructor LCI #962; OCBC s attorney, Rock Kendall; Roger Taylor, of the Bicycle Association of South Orange County (BASOC); and a Dana Point citizen whose name I didn t get all opposed mandatory use of the above trail by bikes. The Traffic Subcommittee (which includes the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem), by motion, recommended to the City Council that the Council not proceed further with requiring bicyclists to use the trail, and that the Council allow the proposed ordinance to die instead of proceeding to the second reading that would have been on Sept. 27. PAGE 12 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 PAGE 5

6 PARAMOUNT TEAM IN HIBERNATION By John McKee WHAT A COACH CAN DO FOR YOU By Dan Gorman H O L I D A Y P A R T Y Come join us and celebrate the holidays! This year we are going to try something different. Rather than trying to cram 100+ people into a tiny house, we re going to go to Sarducci s at the old train depot in San Juan Capistrano. Located across the street from Mission San Juan Capistrano, Sarducci s offers wonderful food, lots of parking, and with all your fellow OCW members attending, good company. To get there, drive south on the 5 Freeway. Exit at Ortega Highway and turn right. Drive past Mission San Juan Capistrano on the right and cross Camino Capistrano. Restaurant will be in front of you. Their address is Sarducci s Verdugo Street San Juan Capistrano If you d like, you can relax on the train ride down to San Juan Capistrano and return via the Pacific Surfliner train. Sarducci s Restaurant is steps away when departing the train. Train #580 departs along the Orange Corridor from Fullerton and arrives in San Juan at 4:18 PM. Train #591 departs San Juan at 7:39 PM for your return trip home. You can check the times these trains would be departing from your stop on amtrak.com So, circle Saturday night, December 16 th on your calendar. Festivities will begin at 5:00 PM. You will need to make a reservation this year to select your meal and there will be a $10 fee to reserve your place at the party. Stay tuned more details in the December Newsletter and on the OCW website. LONG BEACH TURKEY RIDE (47 Miles) When: November 24 th (Friday) Where: Mile Square Park, Fountain Valley. Enter the park at the intersection of Heil and Brookhurst and park by the tennis courts. Time: 8:30 am Flat ride to Long Beach via Warner, PCH, 2 nd St. Shoreline Dr. Return via Long Beach Bike Trail, 2 nd St., PCH, Santa Ana River Trail, Slater. NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Would you like to serve on next years Board? This years Nominating Committee for 2007 are Jeff Rich, Chariman Doris Bingo Irene Walker If you d like to serve on the Orange County Wheelmen s Board of Directors, please contact any one of the above individuals to get your name on the ballot. The Paramount team will be in hibernation this winter with the exception of a few time trials at Tom s Farm or Santiago Canyon. The primary race season will not get underway until late Jan The focus of the team or at least those that will be doing the team rides is to build a strong endurance base. We will be riding slower than usual and spin in the small chainring. We will hopefully build up to 90 to 100 miles by December on our Saturday ride. Noted cycling author Joel Friel put it better than I could Even in the early days, riders learned through trial and error that they couldn t develop both maximal endurance and maximal power simultaneously. Coaches and athletes found that by first establishing an aerobic endurance base and later by adding faster riding, they could come into top form at the right time. The Saturday ride will either start at The Square or in front of the Jax store in. The ride is 67 miles right now. On Sunday the ride is from the Tustin Market Place and goes to Dana Point and back. The current distance is 57 miles. Aerobic fitness will be our goal this winter. Paramount riders, get off your duff and join us! 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... Neil Browne of Wenzel Coaching and the Paramount team coach was the guest speaker for September. Neil was asked talk about methods for improving climbing and pack riding skills, and covered the topics from top to bottom with great detail. Neil also answered questions about everything from saddle position for climbing to possible solutions for saddle sores to the importance of staying relaxed on the bike. Neil, as a writer for a bicycling magazine, has had a great deal of experience with professional racers. Neil talked about his experience with one particular pro racer and his early season climbing ride. The pro was given specific instruction by his coach about where his heart rate should be, a range not to be exceeded, to get the most out of the training effort for that time in the season. Going to that elusive next level sometimes does require knowing when to go hard and just as importantly when to take it relatively easy. Neil is available to answer additional questions and personal coaching, and can be reached at neil@wenzelcoaching.com. Garrett Casassa Kevin Kelly Bill Kindel John Lambert Kelley Laxamana Mark Masotto Kristy Morrow Ken Petronis Christopher Raby Nicolas Raby Pam Raby Samantha Raby Colleen Wheeler Welcome!... Anaheim Riverside San Clemente Capistrano Beach Yorba Linda San Juan Capistrano PAGE 6 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 PAGE 11

7 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,. 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 Center Drive,. 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, (TBM 860-F3/29-C2). Exit the Santa Ana (I-5) at Culver and go south to 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, (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, (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 10 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 PAGE 7

8 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. 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. Rides start at 8:30am. 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, Blvd., Los Alisos, Moulton XL 54 Miles, Flat + a few small hills-slater, Westminster, Appian Way, Shoreline Dr. Marina Dr., PCH November 11 th S 24 Miles, Flat-Michelson, Alton, Blvd., Main M 33 Miles, Hilly, 1,000 Ft. Gain-Edinger, Bake, El Toro, Alton L 41 Miles, Some hills, 1,250 Ft. Gain-Edinger, Moulton, Laguna Cyn., PCH, Ave. XL 52 Miles, Hilly, 2,800 Ft. Gain-Alton, Jeronimo, Plano Trabuco, Santiago Cyn.(CCW), Tustin Ranch November 18 th S 24 Miles, Flat-Barranca, Tustin Bike Trail, Portola, Tustin Ranch Rd. M 37 Miles, Hilly-Barranca, Marguerite Pkwy, El Toro, Ctr. L 45 Miles, Hilly-Sunflower, S.A. River Trail, Weir Cyn., Serrano, Tustin Ranch XL 54 Miles, Rollies 1,300 Ft. Gain-Portola, Alton, Eastbluff, Marguerite, PCH, S.A. River Trail November 25 th S 22 Miles, Flat to Rolling-Red Hill, Tustin Ranch, Portola, University M 33 Miles, Rollies, 430 Ft. Gain-Eastbluff, PCH, Palm, S.A. River Trail, Sunflower L 41 Miles, Hilly, 1,240 Ft. Gain-Eastbluff, Ridgeline, Turtle Rock, Jeffrey, Tustin Ranch XL 50 Miles, Hilly, 2,450 Ft. Gain-Bake, Rue De Fortuna, Saddleback, Santiago Cyn, Tustin Ranch December 2 nd S 25 Miles, Mostly flat-alton, Blvd., Jeffrey, Barranca M 38 Miles, Rollies, 1,360 Ft. Gain- Ctr., Los Alisos, Marguerite, Jeronimo L 49 Miles, Rollies, 1,600 Ft. Gain-Edinger, Serrano, Laguna Cyn., PCH, Ave. XL 61 Miles, Flat-PCH, S.A. River Trail, Gypsum Cyn., Hewes, Tustin Ranch Rd. Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Have a great month of cycling. Please join us for the next Tandem Time ride on Saturday, December 9, 2006, starting at 8:30 a.m. from The Square located at Main and MacArthur in near the John Wayne Airport. The ride will be about 35 miles at a moderate pace on rollies with one or two regroups. 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 if you have questions. We look forward to seeing you! PAGE 8 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 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. November 2006 Schedule November 5, 2006 Carl s Jr.,. (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. (at Von Karman). S 24 Miles. Von Karman, Red Hill, Tustin Ranch, Portola, Jeffrey/University, Harvard. M 34 Miles. New, Red Hill, Bryan, Ctr., Muirlands, Valencia, Carlota, Ridge Route, Ctr., Alton, Jeffrey. L 45 Miles. Alton, Muirlands, Los Alisos, Alicia, Pacific Is., Golden Lantern/ Ctr., University. November 12, 2006 Lions Park, Costa Mesa. Take the Costa Mesa Fwy (55) south to end. Continue south on Newport Blvd. for 0.4 miles to 18 th St. Turn right and go 0.1 miles to Park Ave. Turn right and park on left in front of park. S 23 Miles. Placentia, Adams, Bushard, PCH, Golden West, Magnolia, Victoria, Orange. M 36 Miles. Superior, PCH, Laguna Cyn., Sand Cyn., University,, Broadway. L 47 Miles., Alton, Bake, Canada Rd., Lake Forest, Barranca, University, Newport Coast, PCH, Dover. November 19, 2006 Heritage Park,. 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 26 Miles. Ctr., Alton, Blvd., Jamboree, Tustin Ranch, Red Hill, Edinger. M 33 Miles. Tustin Ranch, /Trabuco, Jeronimo, Alton, University, Yale. L 43 Miles. Yale, University, UCI, Turtle Rock, Alton, Jeronimo, La Paz, Barranca, Ctr. November 26, 2006 Yorba Regional Park, Anaheim. Take the Riverside Fwy (91) east to Imperial Hwy. Turn left (north) on Imperial Hwy and go 0.3 miles to La Palma Ave. Turn right on La Palma Ave and go 1.0 mile to the first park entrance on the right, near the baseball field. S 27 Miles. La Palma, Santa Ana Cyn., Hewes, Bond, Wanda/Santiago Blvd. Lakeview. M 36 Miles. La Palma, Santa Ana Cyn. into Anaheim Hills. Return via River Trail, Lakeview and Yorba Linda Blvd. L 50 Miles. Revised, River Trail & Green River Dr. to Tom s Farm and return. December 3, 2006 Carl s Jr.,. (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. (at Von Karman). S 27 Miles. Von Karman, Barranca, Harvard, Ctr., Bake, Jeffrey/University. M 34 Miles. Campus, Jeffrey, Alton, Serrano, Canada, Bake, Blvd, Tustin Ranch. L 48 Miles. Alton, Laguna Cyn., PCH, Poppy, Seapoint, Goldenwest, PCH, Dover. ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS NOVEMBER 2006 PAGE 9