GOLD COASTING MARCH A monthly publication of the Long Island Bicycle Club Club Roster. When It Snows, LIBC Parties.

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1 MARCH 2012 Club Roster Members can receive a copy of the club roster by sending a SASE to Susan Mrwik, 101 Raff Ave., Floral Park, NY (or her at smrwik at gmail.com). List If you are not getting club s, add your name to the list by sending a message to torresm at coned.com The Standard Ride The club rides every Saturday, Sunday and holiday throughout the year from Westbury High School. Between October- May rides leave promptly at 9:30 a.m. and between June September rides leave promptly at 9:00 a.m. Directions: Take the Northern State Parkway to exit 32 north. Go north on Post Ave. The school is on the right just after Jericho Turnpike. Park by the tennis courts. Club Jerseys! To buy one, contact Bill Selsky at or bselsky at juno.com or see him at the lot. LIBC Events Calendar 2012 MAR- 3 - CYCLING SEASON 2012 MAY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND JULY- 4 - JULY 4 TH WEEKEND AUG-SEPT LABOR DAY WEEKEND OCT COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND Welcome New Members MARCH 2012 Chvatal, Frank, West Islip,NY Chosed, Dolores, Farmingville, NY Herzfeld, Hildy, Douglaston, NY Lau, Banjamin, Plainview, NY Sierra, George, Valley Stream, NY Voreadis, Athanasios & Evantha, Little Neck, NY New Members / Renewals Membership dues are $20.00 for an individual, or $5.00 for EACH ADDITIONAL MEMBER. If you haven t all ready, it s time to renew!. Members receive our monthly newsletter, which includes detailed information on all upcoming rides and club activities, along with articles of interest to Long Island cyclists and discounts from bike shops. Mail the completed application located on the back of the Newsletter to the address indicated on the form, with your check. If you experience difficulty printing the application, please send an to: Susan Mrwik / smrwik at gmail.com GOLD COASTING A monthly publication of the Long Island Bicycle Club When It Snows, LIBC Parties By Bill Selsky, LIBC President January 21: LIBC s Annual Party night was magical. Sixty people made a ton of food disappear. And freezing weather and a day of snow had no effect on party attendance. From Brooklyn, from Westchester, from Suffolk and Nassau, club members showed up to claim their just deserts, which was part of the dinner buffet anyway. My wife, again, had me dancing (or closed her eyes and danced next to me), and other members, spouses, wives, friends, were grooving (shows how old I am) to the dj. The coveted Most Improved Rider of 2011 Awards were presented, surprising, it seems, some of the recipients. We give these Award Plaques to riders from each ride category who have both grown their ride abilities and shared the benefits with their fellow ride category members. This means they have led some rides, helped ride leaders during others, and in general been a positive influence with their group. For the A Group, the Most Improved Rider award went to TJ Lepore. He can put the hurt into the A rides, and, strangely, they like that. His rides are hilly and fast, and everyone finishes tired. For the B Group, Gerry Widen was the man. He modestly thanked all the other B ride leaders, but, in truth, Gerry is riding more strongly this year than in previous years, and has led the B group on hilly and flat (though mostly hilly) rides throughout the season. He has overcome asthma and emerged stronger after replacing some body parts, making us all think of doing the same to keep up. Hips, though, not fun. Victor Urbach was the choice of the B- group, and while I did not get to speak with him at the party (because he was not there), if Ken Schack says so, I know he deserves the plaque. Roger Mellon was the C+ man of the hour. He thanked Len Kirsch and Patrick Cuvilly for making it possible, and his wife, who it is always good to mention. No Cs this year, because no one from the Cs contacted me, but maybe next year. We also raffle off donated prizes from the bike shops listed on page two of the LIBC Newsletter. These include Bicycle Planet, Bikeworks, Brands, Peak Cycles RoadWorx, Tulip Bikes, Babylon Bikes, Visentin and, new this year, BrickWell, with two locations on Northern Blvd. in Manhasset and Great Neck. Prizes included gift certificates, jerseys, tires, computers, helmets, cartridges, and chain bracelets (yes, chain bracelets) and LIBC t-shirts. More LIBC t-shirts are available from Eric Bertrand-Loesch. over, on to the magical ride season! ALL Until May 2012 With magical night

2 LIBC President Bill Selsky / bselsky at juno.com Treasurer John Konz /johnkonz at msn.com Membership Susan Mrwik / smrwik at gmail.com Publicity Eric Bertrand-Loesch / embloesch at yahoo.com Recording Secretary TBA / bselsky at juno.com Away Weekend Planner Domenick Creaco / dcreaco at ix.netcom.com A Ride Chair Phil Ayvazian / biketurn74 at yahoo.com B Ride Chair Patrick Cuvilly / patrickcuvilly at yahoo.com B- Ride Chair Ken Schack / ken at schackre.com C+ Ride Chair Leonard Kirsch / Counselak at aol.com C Ride Chair Clara Mayerson Travelwholiday at webtv.net Bulletin Editor Modesta Kraemer th Ave College Point, NY / Msuardy at aol.com Web Page Editor Walter Costanza / libike-admin at libike.org 10% Discount for Members At: Bicycle Planet Syosset Bikeworks Greenvale Brands Wantagh Brickwell Manhasset Brickwell-Great Neck Carl Hart Middle Island Mineola Bike Peak Cycles Douglaston RoadWorx Syosset Tulip Bikes Floral Park Visentin Oyster Bay Guidelines Bicycle Safety is promoted on all club rides, but riders must assume responsibility for their own personal safety. HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Club rides are graded according to the degree of difficulty: A For very strong cyclists, mph avg, miles, few stops, hills likely. B For strong riders, mph avg, miles, few stops, hills likely. The group will try to wait for slower riders. B mph avg, miles, stops as needed, hills likely. The group will try to wait for slower riders. C mph avg, miles, stops as needed, hills likely. The group will wait for slower riders C mph avg, miles, stops as needed, some hills to be expected. The group will wait for slower riders and assist those having minor mechanical problems If you are in doubt, try out a ride with a slower group and work your way up. Rules to Ride By 1. Arrive 15 minutes early and be ready to leave on time. 2. Make sure your bike is in good working order. 3. Carry a spare tube, patch kit, pump, and water bottle. 4. Practice safety and obey all traffic laws. 5. Leaders are not responsible for those who ride ahead of the group. A Rides Schedule The new season has some new leaders. The duo Hallwood, Larry, Bill, and of course TJ. Any Saturday ride this month other than the 17th may be pre-empted by the off-island Golden Apple, a good warm-up for Lakeville and other off-island rides. Paul's Ride-57 miles-paul Block Paul has been insulted (and insulting) for many years so this year he will not be berated or otherwise maligned. Yes, a good leader and a good pace (It hurt to write that.) Phil's Ride-50 miles-phil Ayvazian With so many good leaders my job has gotten easier. To Commack with lunch in Huntington at the deli or bagel place. Larry' First lead Ride miles-larry Sarras This is Larry's first lead so as well as buying the entire group lunch he expects to be abused and harassed. Very strong and has been studying the roads at the University of Mike F. The Clive and Judith Ride-54 miles-the Hallwoods As of this writing they do not know that they are leading, but last year each one of them led a good ride separately so now they will put in a joint effort. One or the other will be pulling so the group will be free to be wheel-sucking dogs. The Ides of March Mystery Ride-54 miles-mike Friedlander This hilly ride goes through Port Washington and Great Neck. "The fault fellow riders, lies not in the stars, but in ourselves, for if we do not have gears for the hills, then we are underlings"-william Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene 2. Togas required, daggers optional. Little known fact from Mike-Shakespeare was actually an accomplished cyclist and he only rode steel frames. Dr. X's Ride-56 miles-jim Badia Jim has been become quite innovative. He has taken the best qualities of his favorite bikes and made them into one bike called an Orlookea. This bike has a negative weight of 6.3 kilos and requires no actual pedaling. I have been behind him and can testify to this fact. Lunch in Huntington. This is the scheduled day for the Golden Apple 75, but if the weather is good on any Saturday it will occur then. I will post it. The Oh No, Jim Again Ride-recovery mileage-jim will be leading and it may be a recovery ride or it may be fast. Depends. he will be riding a trike. 1 TJ's Hot Tub Ride-61 miles-tj Lepore TJ was this year's most improved rider and it addition to the many discounts he gets at local stores, and the avoidance of airline security checkpoints he will be leading a non-hilly ride. He has evolved. LIBC Group Sign-up Sheet Welcome! Want an official LIBC t-shirt. I heard at the club picnic some of you do. So, I'm organizing the order for our group. Just enter the quantity and sizes you wan on the sign-up sheet. The cost is $12.55 per t-shirt. I will get back to you on where to send a check (probably to me). Send me an if you have any questions. Bill Selsky (bselsky@juno.com) MARCH 2012 GOLD COASTING PAGE 2

3 . B Rides Schedule Mark Lipowicz (516) Northeast Nassau loop: Hicksville, Syosset, Laurel Hollow, Lattingtown, Glen Cove, Roslyn, Garden City, East Meadow (where s a LIRR announcer when we need one?) miles, moderate hills, with a lunch/snack stop in Glen Cove about halfway through, with leeway to adjust the mileage in case of bad weather. Patrick Cuvilly, (917) Destination: Wyandanch. Lunch stop : Umberto s, in Cold Spring Harbor. Sweet Hollow Road, here we come! Around 45 miles. Joel Gorinsky is back, with one of his patented no-details rides. Daniel Goldschmidt, ( ), promises 60 miles with lunch in Northport if the weather is nice; if it is not, a shorter ride, and no lunch. Rich Suttenberg, (516) He knows how to stress quality: Low miles (45) and relatively slow pace (15 mph), he writes. He also knows quantity has its rightful place, adding: Large lunch! Hamid Alaie, (718) No nonsense here: to Kings Park, with or without hills. Gerry Widen, (631) We will head north to Bayville, then south, passing through Cold Spring Harbor, with lunch in Huntington. About 50 miles. Bob List, (516) Ride destination to be announced at the starting point. 1 Bill Selsky, (516) The Prez is sending the following for ratification: 50 miles to Commack via the Vanderbilt Parkway, then on to Umberto's for pizza before limping back to the lot. Let s show some bipartisan spirit here! B- Rides Schedule Welcome back to all B- riders. I know that many of you have enjoyed the balmy winter and have been out on the road. As in previous seasons, we will start off with shorter flat rides and then gradually build up to longer rides with ELEVATION. If it s too cold on certain rides this month we will not stop for lunch, but we should all have lunch together afterwards to complain and make fun of those who did not ride in the cold weather (as opposed to those who did ride in warm weather). Jay Dennett ( ) - 35 miles. Oyster Bay / Woodbury. "Opening Day" with an easy pace and one hill. Rest stop without food. Andy Warhol (Unlisted) Pick a number and lead for 15 minutes Marvin Bzura ( ) 40 miles. Huntington and beyond. Jay Dennett ( ) 35 miles. Lattingtown. Spring Forward Ride (DST). An early season pace with a food stop unlikely. Minimal hills. Sunday, MARCH 17 Kenny Schack ( ) miles. -Bethpage. Distance, and lunch, is weather dependent. Andy Warhol (Unlisted) Pick a number and lead for 15 minutes Bill Dinner ( ) 35 miles. North of the expressway. Some hills; but at an easy pace. Bring snacks as lunch is doubtful if it's cold. Victor Urbach ( ) 35 miles. Huntington vicinity. Not too hilly. Bar break only. 1 Andy Warhol (Unlisted) Pick a number and lead for 15 minutes Great Neck Before and After Work Weekday Bike Rides Call David (Speedy) Emanuel for schedule and to confirm your participation. Day Phone: , Home Phone: before 9:45 P.M. Helmets mandatory. April - November. MARCH 2012 GOLD COASTING PAGE 3

4 C+ Rides Schedule Pat Mullen H (718) Morgan s Island-Let s start the season off with a not too hilly St. Paddy s day Leprechaun ride to Morgan s Island in search for the pot of gold 44 miles, Lunch in Locust Valley. Lynn Dinner First ride of the season for C+ riders. Slow and steady. Nearby streets. 30 Miles. Roger Mellon miles. Depending weather and participants. Be sure that Roger will push just hard enough to get your riding legs back. Leonard Kirsch Ride to Forest Park. We will leave from the Lot and travel the service road to Marathon Parkway and then head south to Alley Pond Park and the Bike Path. We will then travel though the Greenway to 73 rd Avenue, which we will take to Main Street. Crossing Union Turnpike, we will head to Forest Park and ride through the miniature Central Park so close but so unknown. 35 Miles. Later in the season this ride will begin at Alley Pond Park and will become Lenny s 9 Park Ride (Alley Pond, Cunningham, Forest Park, Prospect Park, Battery Park, Riverside Park, Central Park, Flushing Meadow Park and Kissena Park), a 65 mile extravaganza. C Rides Schedule Rides leave promptly at 9:30A. M. Get a head start on the riding season. Here are some hearty souls who have volunteered to lead a ride in windy March weather permitting. Check LIBC C for updates. Come out and support our Leaders Erline Ride to Glen Cove a route that Erline knows well. 35 miles Mary G Promises a flart ride to Northport. Learn the way. 37miles Barbara Leading is fun when she does it "her way" 34 miles Ger R Always interesting, always Historical come along for a terrific ride. 38 miles. 1 Clare Everywhere she takes us her rides are always fruitful 35 miles 1 MARCH 2012 GOLD COASTING PAGE 4

5 BICYCLING EVENTS CALENDAR MARCH 5- BIKING SEASON APRIL 29- LAKEVILLE, CT. WEEKEND MAY 6 - FIVE BORO BIKE TOUR??- 5BBC Montauk Century 12 - SBRA Montauk Railroad Century Bike to- Work Week 16 Ride of Silence th annula ride around the Bay-Erie, PA 20 Bloomin Metric-Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club Kent County Spring Fling-222.baltobikeclub.org JUNE 3 SBRA Bike Boat Bike?? Tour de Cure Long Island- Ride for Autism (NJ)- Mansion Ride for Autism (NY)-Mansion Ride 16 Ride to Montauk- Ancient Mariner Century?? Discover Hudson Valley Ride- JULY?? Gold Coast Tour Ride to Cure Diabetes 20 Soldier Ride 2012 Babylon Wounded Warrior Project?? Harlem Valley Rail Ride- AUGUST 4-11 Yellowstone Cycle Fest Tour of new York- Tour de Putnam- SEPTEMBER? Golden Apple Tour- Amish Country Bike Tour, Dover Delaware?? Escape New York Century- Tour of the Hamptons MPBC OCTOBER 8 - LIBC COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND AWAY REMINDER: Membership in the Long Island Bike Club is based on a calendar year, as such your dues are payable on the January 1st and expire on December 31st of that year. The only exception to this is consideration we extended to new members who join the club during October-December to extend their membership through the next calendar year. As always we invite potential new members to feel free to ride with us once or twice to get the feel of the Club, but following that we do ask that people pay their dues and join our Club. As you know your dues are used to support our annual summer picnic and to offset some of the cost of our annual party. Therefore if you have been riding with the club and have not renewed your membership the following will apply: 2012 membership is due NOW If you plan to participate in any of the away weekends you will not be able to make a reservation unless your dues are current. If you have any questions about whether or not you have paid you dues, please contact Susan Mrwik@gmail.com. LIBC's Lakeville, CT Weekend April 20 April 22, 2012 LIBC MEMBERS ONLY Our opening Away-Weekend event: only 100 miles (give or take) away, but a world away in rides. Don t miss being Bished & Bashed (it s a ride!), or cycling through colonial towns, past farm pastures and lots of rolling hills. Buffet dinner Friday & Saturday nights. Saturday & Sunday mornings. We had over 40 people on this last years, all ride levels. Buffet breakfasts Total cost: $275 pp do (you share a room) or $416 for singlesnon-sharers. Make checks payable to Bill Selsky, 795 Truman Ave., East Meadow, NY (Directions: Hutch to 684 norths to end (x10) to Route 22 North to Route 44. Rte 44 eventually turns right (44 East) and take right fork to Rte 112 & Lakeville and the Interlaken Inn. The inn will be on your right LIBC Jersey & LIBC Jacket You may see some wearing LIBC Wind Jackets. They will cost $59, not bad, huh? Some neat features: foldable into themselves and with back pockets too. The design is the same as the LIC jersey: blue background, Nassau County and our usual ride destinations on the front and western Suffolk and ride destinations on the back. Want one (or two)? I have a sample version that I carry in my car me (bselsky@juno.com). Of course, we also get request for jerseys. I need a minimum order of ten before I contact the vendor. Before I place an order for them, let me know if you want one also. Jersey prices: $53 standard short sleeve, $51 for sleeveless, long sleeve, $63. They are available in women s cuts, but not everyone cares. Let me know if you have a preference. YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF LIBC TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WEEKEND TRIPS Thank you. MARCH 2012 GOLD COASTING PAGE 5

6 Long Island Bicycle Club First Class Mail 101 raff Avenue Forwarding and Address Floral Park, NY Correction Requested Information for the next bulletin needed by: MARCH 15, 2012 HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP LONG ISLAND BICYCLE CLUB MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION From JANUARY DECEMBER 31ST Membership in the LIBC includes a 10% discount at selected bicycle shops, access to club rides and events, and the monthly bulletin. The cost of membership is $20. Each additional member of the household can join for $5. Name(s): Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Please print your address very carefully Signature(s): Each member must sign LIBC membership: $20.00 additional 5.00 each: Total amount enclosed: Make check payable to: Long Island Bicycle Club Send this form and your payment to: LIBC, c/o Susan Mrwik 101 Raff Avenue Floral Park, NY In signing this release for myself or a member of my family who is under the age of 18, I acknowledge that I understand the intent hereof, and I hereby agree to and will absolve and hold harmless the Long Island Bicycle Club and its officers and members and any other parties connected with clubsponsored rides or activities associated herewith. I also consent to and permit emergency medical treatment in the event of injury or illness. I shall abide by traffic laws and regulations and practice courtesy and safe cycling. I also understand that the Long Island Bicycle Club requires the use of helmets when participating in all club rides.