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1 Summer 2015 ello Summer There is lots of good information in this issue, including bike maintenace tips and rides you won't want to miss such as the 7th Annual Mick Webster Memorial ride in une, and the 3rd Annual Pedal and Whine ride August. This issue also includes updated ride calendars for June, July, and August, suitable for posting on your refrigerator door If you have any questions pertaining to the rides, or wish to add any additional rides, make changes to the calendar or just want to make suggestions, please Mike or discuss with the ride leader listed on the calendar. Cascades Newsletter 1 7th Annual Mick Webster Memorial Bike Tour How are Your Shoes? 3 A Religious Question / Adam s Bike Tips Pedal & Whine Bike Tour Ride Calendar Inside this issue: f you misplace your copy of the ride calendar, please visit the the club's website for the most up to date ride listings.

2 P AGE 2 7th Annual Mick Webster Memorial Bike Tour by: When: June 27, 2015 Registration: 8:00a.m. - 10:00a.m. Mass Start Option: 8:30a.m. Where: Start from P & T Fitness 225 N. Jackson St. Jackson, MI Routes: 18 Mile Family Ride 28 Mile Route 50 Mile Route 100K Route SAG Vehicle and 2 SAG stops with refreshments Lunch provided after the ride Limited T-Shirts will be available to early entrees. Helmets are required by all riders. Registration fees for individuals will be $ After June 22nd $ Family fee is $30.00 and $35.00 after June 22nd. A parent's signature is required for applicants under 18 years. Riders under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult. For information call P&T Fitness at (517) Mick Webster 2/12/1953-5/17/2006 Wife for 33 years and partner of, owner of P&T Fitness. She never gave up during her 6 year battle with Malignant Melanoma. P & T Fitness Rides PLEASE NOTE: All routes start and finish at P & T Fitness. Mass Start time is 8:30 a.m. All of the proceeds from this ride will go to the Relay For Life. A lunch and snacks will be provided after the ride. Online registration is also available at: P & T Fitness is also doing Tuesday night group rides, which generally consist of miles at a pace of about mph. These rides almost always include a stop for ice cream! Rides will leave the store at 5:30 p.m. Anyone with questions can call the store at Thank you, The P & T Fitness Team

3 P AGE 3 How are Your Shoes? From the President s Desk. s I finished my ride yesterday, I had quite a bit of time to think about my tires. The rain was pouring down, and I was in the drops, staring at my front tire and trying make myself as small and as warm as possible. Bob Riley and I were on the Falling Waters Trail, finishing the Saturday morning ride. I was glad I was on the trail so I did not need to be concerned about traffic, being seen in the rain by other drivers, or about the condition of the road. I just thought about my tires. I usually put about 2000 miles on my road bike each year, and each year just before Dalmac I move my front tire to the back wheel and put a new tire on my front wheel. My logic is that I want to prevent tire failure on the long days of Dalmac, especially when I am going downhill at over 40 miles per hour. Moving my front tire to back wheel is almost like putting a new tire on the back, and the new tire on the front gives me the assurance I have done all I can to prevent tire failure on the front (i.e. steering) wheel. I also want to get the most for my tire dollars, and by August the center of the back tire is pretty well squared off, and the wear indicators are faded. The front tire still has its smooth, rounded profile and looks very much like a new tire. Recently I noticed that this concern for my bike tires is very much in contrast to my old station wagon, Little Blackie. I use that car mainly in the winter while my Jeep is in storage. I have a set of winter tires, and when I had the summer tires put on this spring, my mechanic told me they were pretty old. He said they could probably get me through the summer, as long as I mainly used the car for driving around town. I thought they would be fine until fall. But as I drove Little Blackie on I-94 I found I had a wheel balancing problem around 70 mph. I talked with my mechanic and he explained that due to the condition of the tires they could not be balanced any better. He said the only way to get rid of the balancing problem was to replace the tires. New shoes for Little Blackie was what was needed to fix the problem. I realized then I had been focusing too much on tire longevity and not enough on tire performance or safety. In a car, that is easy to do. With today s tires, flats are less and less frequent, and tire failure is rare. The consequence of failure of a car tire is usually nothing more than easing the car to a safe stop, getting out your cell phone and calling someone else to come and change your tire for you. Too often cyclists view their bike tires like their car s tires. But the consequence of tire failure on your bike is very different from your car. t the very least it is an inconvenience, and that is if you have a spare tube, and the tire hasn t had a sidewall blowout, and if you have a pump, and if you have enough daylight left and the know how to fix the tire and get back home safely. If a tire failure occurs as you are going downhill or around a sharp curve, the consequence could be that you crash. That is something you definitely don t want to happen. So what is a bicyclist to do? Here is my suggestion: Before you go for your next ride, wash your tires and inspect them under a good light. If you find the wear indicators have almost disappeared, or if you find cuts or cracks in your tires you may want to replace them before they fail while you are on the road. If you find a bulge anywhere in the tire, you will definitely want to re-place it before your next ride. Then, before each ride wipe your tires clean with a wet rag and inspect them. That way you will know the condition of your tires before you ride, and you ll be able to address any problems when it is convenient for you. Happy Riding! Mike Woizeschke June 2015

4 A Religious Question by Adam P AGE 4 Essential Equipment Tips Chain maintenance is one of the most controversial aspects of bicycle mechanics. Chain durability is affected by riding style, gear choice, whether the bicycle is ridden in rain or snow, type of soil in the local terrain, type of lubricant, lubrication techniques, and the sizes and condition of the bicycle's sprockets. Because there are so many variables, it has not been possible to do controlled experiments under real-world conditions. As a result, everybody's advice about chain maintenance is based on anecdotal "evidence" and experience. Experts disagree on this subject, sometimes bitterly. This is sometimes considered a "religious" matter in the bicycle community, and much vituperative invective has been uttered in this regard between different schismatic cults. This article is based on my personal and professional experience and my own theories. If you disagree with them, I won't call you a fool or a villain, you may be right. I hope you will extend me the same courtesy. The above paragraphs are great words stolen from Sheldon Brown. Here at we are not asked this question enough but we try to educate on the issue as much as we can. Chains should be replaced every miles. There are several reasons for this. Extended life of your cassette Extended life of your chain rings More money saved Improved shifting If the chain remains on for too long, this will prematurely wear down your new expensive cassette, and a new chain will skip all over the place creating a dangerous riding experience. This will force you to buy a new cassette. Take this a little further in mileage and the chain rings will be next. This can easily be a $400 expense that was preventable with a new $40 chain a few thousand miles ago. Thank for your ear, Adam

5 Pedal & Whine Bike Tour P AGE 5 WHEN: Saturday, August1, 2015 starting at 8:00 AM WHERE: Sandhill Crane Vineyards Enjoy one of Michigan's premier cycling events combined with a visit to southern Michigan's finest winery. The 3rd annual Pedal & Whine Bike Tour takes place on August 1st in rural Jackson County around the beautiful country side surrounding Grass Lake, Michigan. The tour combines an enjoyable bike ride on country paved roads along with a visit to Sandhill Crane Vineyards Routes of 8, 16, 36 and 62 miles will be available. Riders may select any of the route lengths or combine routes for added distance. Adventure out on the 16, 36 or 62 mile routes and enjoy snacks at our Pleasant Lake sag stop, or opt for a shorter scenic 8 mile route to explore the country roads around the vineyards. Registrants will enjoy a chef created lunch and relax in the ambience of Sandhill Crane Vineyards. EVENT DETAILS AND SCHEDULE Register by July 25th for special early entry fees. Day of ride registration will be available from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Lunch will be served between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m at Sandhill Crane Vineyards. Non-rider lunch is available for $10. Sag support will be available to assist riders on all routes. Day of ride parking will be available in a designated area close to Sandhill Crane Vineyards. Follow the links on the Cascades cycling Club s website: to either download and print an application or register on-line via active.com.

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7 June 2015 Ride Calender Sunday Mon Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri Sat :30 PM EP MTB Ride - Contact Pat Sowle or Mark Cole at 5:30 PM PT P&T C Road 6:00 PM Park SF CCC B Ride 6:30 PM Parkside Adam Riedman :00 AM OTW 6:30 PM P 5:30 PM PT n T o W eels MTB Ride P&T C Road CCC B Ride Saturday Breakfast "B" Ride - Contact Adam at Pat So le or 6:00 PM Park SF 6:30 PM Parkside (517) Mark Cole at 5 60 Adam :00 AM OTW 6 :30 PM EP 5:30 PM PT MTB Ride - P&T C Road CCC B Ride "B" Ride - Contact Adam at Pat Sowle or 6:00 PM Park SF 6:30 PM Parkside Mark Cole at Adam :00 AM OTW 6 :30 PM EP 5:30 PM PT 6:00 PM a 8:30 AM P&T P&T C Road CCC B Ride 7th Annual MTB Ride - Mick Webster "B" Ride - Contact Pat Me orial Bicycle Adam at Sowle or 6:00 PM Park SF 6:30 PM Parkside Tour - Mark Cole at Adam Helmets Required :00 AM OTW M EP 5:30 PM PT P&T C Road MTB Ride - "B" Ride - Contact Pat Adam at Sowle or 6:00 PM Park SF Mark Cole at Ride Classifications Where to Meet A mph e i BR Bertha Robinson Elementary on Seymour Rd. B mph i e i e e Klavon's M-50 and Rives Junction Rd e e i e C mph Parkside Parkside Parking Lot e e MTB - mountain bike ee i Park SF Parkrside practice soccer field parking lot DRR Dirt Road Ride PT P&T Fitness Questions? Call Mike at Rick Acker (517) (517) (517) Adam Ruth (517) ALL RIDES WILL BE HELD - WEATHER PERMITTING!

8 July 2015 Ride Calender Sunday Mon Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri Sat Rick Acker 6:30 PM Parkside Adam :00 AM OTW "B" Ride - Adam at :00 AM OTW "B" Ride - Adam at ee MTB Ride - Contact Pat Sowle or Mark Cole at ee i e 5:30 PM PT P&T C Road 6:00 PM Park SF 14 6:30 PM Parkside Adam e e e e 6:30 PM Parkside i e Adam i e Woiz- eschke at :00 AM OTW ee i e i e "B" Ride - e e e e Adam at 6:30 PM Parkside i e Adam i e Aug ee i e i e 9:00 AM OTW "B" Ride - Adam at Ride Classifications e e e e e 6:30 PM Parkside i e Adam i e Where to Meet A mph i BR Bertha Robinson Elementary on Seymour Rd. B mph i e i e e Klavon's M-50 and Rives Junction Rd e e i e C mph Parkside Parkside Parking Lot e MTB - mountain bike ee i Park SF Parkrside practice soccer field parking lot DRR Dirt Road Ride PT P&T Fitness Questions? i e Call Mike at Rick Acker (517) (517) (517) Adam Ruth (517) :00 AM 3rd Annual Pedal & Whine Ride - Sandhill Crane Vineyards - Mike ALL RIDES WILL BE HELD - WEATHER PERMITTING!

9 August 2015 Ride Calender Sunday Mon Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri Sat 1 8:00 AM 3rd Annual Pedal & Whine Ride - Sandhill Crane Vineyards - Mike :00 AM OTW ee i e i e "B" Ride - e e e e Adam at 6:30 PM Parkside i e i e Adam :00 AM OTW 5 :30 PM PT ee P&T "C" Road "B" Ride - Adam at i e 9:00 AM OTW "B" Ride - Adam at 6:00 PM Park SF CCC "B+" Road 6:30 PM Parkside Adam ee i e 5 :30 PM PT P&T "C" Road 6:00 PM Park SF CCC "B+" Road 6:30 PM Parkside Adam 23/30 24/ :00 AM OTW 5 :30 PM PT ee P&T "C" Road "B" Ride - i e Adam at 6:00 PM Park SF 6:30 PM Parkside CCC "B+" Road Adam Ride Classifications Where to Meet A mph EP Ella Sharp Park Museum parking lot BR Bertha Robinson Elementary on Seymour Rd. B mph i e i e e Klavon's M-50 and Rives Junction Rd e e i e C mph Parkside Parkside Parking Lot e e MTB - mountain bike ee i Park SF Parkrside practice soccer field parking lot DRR Dirt Road Ride PT P&T Fitness Questions? Call Mike at Rick Acker (517) (517) (517) ALL RIDES WILL BE HELD - WEATHER PERMITTING! Adam Ruth (517)

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