THE ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS

TANDEM TIME GOAT HILL PARAMOUNT RACING AUGUST INTERNET WEB: http://www.ocw.org 2006

General Meeting Wednesday August 9, 7:00 pm

Tony Cowne from , a distributor of Bell and Helmets will be here to discuss

Proper Helmet Fit ROCLOC Large and Small Hemlet Vents Evolution of Helmets. ANSI Specifications and how they apply Do more vents make a helmet weaker? How often should a helmet be replaced Future of Helmets

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... CALENDAR OF EVENTS... President’s Message Page 3 Board Meeting Sun. Aug. 6 Race Across America 2006 Page 4 General Meeting Wed. Aug. 9 I Get By With A Little Help From My Folding Party Thu. Aug. 31 Friends Page 5 Amtrak Century Sat. Sep. 9 Sunday Ride Schedule Page 9 Fall Metric Century Sat. Oct. 28 OCW CLUB OFFICERS BOARD MEETING

President Barbara Tomita 714.289.0917 Sunday, August 6th, 11:00 am [email protected] Board Meetings are located at the Carl’s Jr. on Campus at Von Vice President Dan Gorman 714.771.7741 [email protected] 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 Treasurer Jim Walker 562.943.9403 [email protected] miles into Carl’s Jr. at Von Karman. Secretary Doris Bingo 714.282.0949 [email protected] All Officers and Directors are expected to attend to conduct Events Debi Butz 714.996.4366 business. Other interested members may also attend to observe [email protected] how the Club is managed and may express ideas and opinions after Board business is concluded. Ride Captain Kent Parish 714.549.8363 [email protected] FOLDING PARTY Membership Irene Walker 562.943.9403 [email protected] Thursday, August 31st, 7:00 pm

Editor Jeff Rich 714.998.5587 Hosted by: [email protected] Tommi Kozlov and Penny Poorman Statistician Donna Parish 714.549.8363 26456 La Scala [email protected] Laguna Hills, Ca Pub Relations Barbara Barrett 949.388.6108 949.348.1134 [email protected]

Training Ritari 714.968.6270 Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Dinner will be served. [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTIONS: Exit the 5 Freeway at Oso Parkway and head west.Go two lights to Bridlewood and turn left. Go up the hill to the WEB Master Ken Fry 714.289.0917 first complex on the left - Belle Vista. Enter gate(gate code 1941). [email protected] Turn right and then left. Unit is across the street from the first Paramount Jeff Hofstetter 714.778.5041 [email protected] guest parking spaces on the left. Tandem Time Kathy Pilcher 714.998.5734 [email protected] SPECIAL THANKS TO GoatHill Alan Dauger 714.846.0862 [email protected] Diane Clanton Inventory Charlie Irwin 949.552.8480 [email protected] for Hosting the July Folding Party Insurance Lorna Laugen 714.283.5153 [email protected] Director Lee Stebbins 714.593.9226 If you would like to host a Folding Party or supply refreshments for [email protected] the General Meeting, please call Jeff Rich at 714.998.5587. Director Greg Kibble 949.586.9562 [email protected] Director Dutch Stapelbroek 714.730.3734 [email protected] (OCW reimburses up to $100) Director Rick Butz 714.996.4366 [email protected] Director Mike Laugen 714.283.5153 Chain Reaction is published 11 times a year by the Orange [email protected] County Wheelmen, a bicycle club. Current circulation is 500. Director Scott Klages 714.318.1400 [email protected] Copyright 2003; Orange County Wheelmen. Permission hereby Director Ken Morrison 562.943.8144 granted to republish if credit is given to the author and OCW. All [email protected] items submitted become property of OCW. Opinions of authors Director Debbie Myers 949.388.7107 do not necessarily reflect the views of OCW. [email protected] Director Joe Wenninger 949.363.6859 [email protected] PAGE 2 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 FROM THE PRESIDENT... By Barbara Tomita

They say that Knowledge is Power. I addressed, please contact me at don’t know who “they” are, but I believe [email protected]. knowledge about our members can be a powerful tool for our club. Consequently, During the few months, OCW will OCW is engaged in several activities to continue to collect information about your acquire information in order to create a needs and interests. The next step will more powerful club. be to use this knowledge to create a vibrant and powerful cycling club. Recently we sent a brief communications survey by e-mail to all members. Your Special Recognition responses provided valuable information Several months ago, Marlys about our website and our newsletter. Stapelbroek volunteered to coordinate Based on the data, the Board established OCW’s efforts to assist members who a new website design committee that will are injured or ill. As a result, the Board be chaired by our OCW Webmaster, Ken Fry. Other adopted guidelines developed by Marlys for a new board members on the committee include Charlie Member Support Coordinator. And, I didn’t even have Irwin, Debi & Rick Butz, Barbara Barrett, and to beg her to do this. Debbie Myers. Additional members will be added to the group. Duties of this committee include: reviewing Jeff Rich has been our Newsletter Editor for the past the survey results; researching other websites; three years. Despite our moans and groans when he suggesting design changes for the website; and nags about our newsletter articles, we truly appreciate making a recommendation regarding inclusion of the the time and effort it takes to get our monthly newsletter on the website. newsletter published. Jeff is also responsible for the monthly newsletter folding parties. Besides being Our survey also provided feedback on our newsletter. editor, Jeff hosts the “Oceanside for Lunch Ride” We received many good suggestions. Our Editor, Jeff during the summer months. I joined Jeff’s group last Rich, will be reviewing the information. Unfortunately month for the 60-mile ride and had a wonderful time. for me, the results indicated the president’s article will Jeff does a great job of keeping track of us all the way continue to be part of the newsletter. Evidently, to Oceanside and back via the Metrolink train. members did not heed my plea to delete the president’s article. You can always count on seeing Irene Walker actively supporting our club activities. She has provided so In addition to gathering information through written many years of dedicated service to OCW. Currently, surveys, I am meeting with small groups to discuss Irene serves as the Membership Director. Her duties how OCW can support their interest in cycling. In include processing new memberships and renewals the next several months, I plan to converse with and distributing new member materials and the OCW members about long distance riding, family cycling, Directory. Thanks, Irene! women’s groups, mountain biking, and bicycle touring. If there is sufficient interest, the Board will One of our OCW Paramount members, Eddie Bates, examine new ways to help our members. If you recently completed the Ride Across America (RAAM). have a special interest in cycling that is being not Eddie, a member of OC Team Quattro, completed the 3,042.8 miles in 7 days, 23 hours and 51 minutes. That was an amazing feat. Congratulations, Eddie!

ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 PAGE 3 RACE ACROSS AMERICA (RAAM) Doug has just lost control of his bike on a thirty five mile per hour down hill and crashed. We scramble our 2006 stuff, get Doug off to the hospital and it’s back on the By Ed Bates bike for us. Sleep will have to come later (hopefully).

Hello everyone, Well Doug was much worse than expected and would Thank you all for your support and encouragement. not be returning so now the panic begins to set in, how Let me first explain the reason behind my decision to do we finish this thing if at all with only three riders? take on “The Toughest Bicycle Race in the World”. Some reorganization is needed and fast if we intend to Besides always wanting to cross America by continue. We take seven hours off for everyone, motorcycle, a good friend of mine, Matt and his wife (much needed as tempers were growing short for Lauria recently lost a family member to a very under everyone) get a real shower, some hot food and researched disease known as Bi-Polar Disease. As develop a new plan. We’re all friends again!!! We’re the result of their tragic loss, the family set up a back on the road and the plan is good and working but memorial fund to help under privileged college we need to make up some time. With Colorado behind students finance their tuition in support of this on going us we begin our decent into the flat lands where speed research. So with that in mind we formed a cycling and wind are on our side. Kansas brings some team (Matts idea) known as “OC QUATTRO” and set weather, strong winds, rain and tornados all of which out to ride the “Race Across America”, or RAAM, we were lucky enough to just skirt around in the middle starting in Oceanside Ca. and ending in Atlantic City of the night. We begin catching up with other slower N.J. Crossing twelve states and covering three teams and begin passing them, our spirit is lifted and thousand and forty three miles, with over one hundred we are really working ourselves now. Let me explain and eight thousand feet of climbing or the equivalent of what we were doing or should I say how we were twenty one miles straight up. Oh and did I mention the sharing the load. During the daylight hours the three goal was to complete this task in less than eight days? of us would rotate for six miles each depending on the I know sounds crazy but we did it. The planning terrain. At night one of us would begin a pull that stages were brutal. We had a team of four riders, would last about three to four hours thereby giving the Doug, Bob, Matt and myself but not to forget the ten other riders some time off. This rotation would people we had as our support staff to cook, drive, work continue till dawn at which time we would begin the six the course handing off bicycles, food drink and other mile rotation all over again. chores. Funny thing about nightfall, several of the teams (two in particular) which we had passed during the day 6/13/06 we shove off and begin making our way mysteriously seemed to pass us at night and be in through the deserts, temps of over one hundred and front of us the next day? We would again catch and five degrees beat down on us for several hours. pass them but only to have it happen Several other riders began falling out of the race due again...MMMMMMM could there be some cheating to heat exhaustion. We knew we had better pay close going on? attention to our hydration and it worked. Through the Ozarks, we cross the mighty Mississippi Off to Arizona, Prescott, and Flagstaff , the climbing and get a feeling and sense of the finish line but not begins but not before a car decides they want the lane before we tackle the worst climbing yet. The that Matt is in and runs him right off his bike. The bike Appalachian Mountains...... They were brutal. We all is trashed and Matt has some of the worst road rash I rode for over thirty hours with no time off at all just to have seen. Some quick medical attention by our on get through them. staff medic, a spare bike and off he goes. In the mountains of Colorado, the legs begin to scream. With less than three hundred miles to go we decide to Food just does not sound good any more and we all all take a much needed break and we sleep for three are experiencing the lack of appetite yet know we need hours. The daylight hits our faces and we are off with to eat. After a long nights work of pedaling its time to a renewed sense of the finish line. We’re now moving rest for both Matt and I. But it would not be this day. at speeds that would have us catching and passing

PAGE 4 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 teams which passed us during our sleep. Maryland is I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP now in sight, traffic now becomes congested as we near the bigger cities and at times the team gets split FROM MY FRIENDS up. Jersey is right in front of us, Bob is on the bike, By Marlys Stapelbroek Matt and I are in the leap frog van and oops..we miss our exit which takes us down the Jersey Turnpike. We here at OCW like to think of ourselves as friends, Problem is , anyone who’s traveled the Jersey and when a friend is injured or ill, we want to pitch in. Turnpike knows it’s thirteen miles between exits with So, the OCW Board has just approved a new position— no turn outs. Panic sets in and the pedal hits the metal Member Support Coordinator. The Coordinator’s job will of the van. We blow right through the toll booth, whip be to organize the Club’s response when a member a U-turn and head back to find Bob, all the while needs help. looking out the rear view mirror for the Blue lights which never came. Lucky for us. We catch Bob who is now exhausted and begin our rotations again but The assistance we can offer will fall into three this time we are putting everything we have into the categories: pedals and reaching speeds in excess of twenty six miles per hour. Communication Less than five miles to go, Matt and Bob are about to Club-wide emailing can inform members of the do an exchange. The traffic light changes yellow. Bob situation. This prevents the family from having to stops but Matt reacts too late and flips his bike end explain the situation repeatedly. This service can be over end right into an intersection. We pull over and provided for any member, past or present. In general, immediately throw my bike out. I get out and begin it should be requested by the member or their family riding hard and fast. Matt gets in and recovers but his since the dissemination of personal information is bike is trashed with a broken chain. We radio the involved. motor home to go ahead and have Matt’s other bike waiting which by this time was rebuilt out of parts from Encouragement Doug’s crashed bike at the next time station. It all goes Get well cards, flowers, or a cycling-related book to smoothly, we all end up at the finish line just three wile away the recuperative hours can be a moral minutes in front of the Brazilian team and in seventh booster. Anyone may request this type of help for a place out of fourteen four man teams finishing with member. only three riders. The police escort over the bridge into Atlantic City and down the boardwalk is Active Support overwhelming. We get to the stage and the crowds Occasionally, injuries or illness will involve long-term going wild. I am overwhelmed with emotion and pain. support. Meals, chauffeuring, “friend-sitting,” and other My eyes fill will happiness, exhaustion and the thrill of having just completed the most difficult bicycle ride in specific assistance can be coordinated with the the world. I realize, I have not done this alone, had it member and their family as necessary. not been for my fellow teammates, generous sponsors and our great support staff it would have not been All support is voluntary. possible. I have learned the importance of Some members will prefer to organize their own brotherhood, trust, love of fellow man and communication, meals, etc. The Club will only become perseverance in the face of obstacles. involved if asked, and only members who volunteer will be part of the response. Hope I got this all in the right order; at times it all seemed such a blur. Contact me at [email protected] if you know of someone who needs a little help from their Please forgive me if I’ve forgotten to mention OCW friends. something, just know that you will all always be in my heart as one of the best memories of my lifetime.

ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 PAGE 5 AUGUST MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDES NEW OCW MEMBERS By Willie Ellis

All OCW Members, For the month of August, our Wednesday Night rides will be at Chino Hills State Park. This ride will be at please note... least twelve miles and the route may change each Our strength is our Membership and week. The first week will be an out and back ride our future is in our New Members. on Telegraph Canyon. For those who have not been When you attend an OCW function, on this trail, it is fire road and very easy. The ride in please take a moment to seek out is a slight uphill for the first five miles and then rollies the New Members, introduce to Four Corners. The ride back is almost all down yourself, and say... hill. If you have been thinking of trying our night rides, this is the ride to start with. We will meet in Brea at the corner or Vesuvius and Rose. We ride over the Dam and through Carbon Canyon to get to Welcome!.... the park. The ride starts at 6:00pm. Please contact me if you have any questions at [email protected].

Kelly Aguerre Corona Del Mar Martin Aguerre Corona Del Mar Charles Chen Irvine Graham Collins Costa Mesa Sylvia Higareda Rosemead Michael Lee Mission Viejo Diane Shindler Irvine John Shindler Irvine Isabelita Stelzner Orange William Stelzner Orange Tom Treaccar Newport Beach Will Wertenberg Newport Beach James Woodland Murrieta Our next Tandem Time ride is on Saturday, August 19, 2006, starting at 8:00 a.m. from The Square located at Main and MacArthur in Irvine near the John Wayne Airport. We’ll do about LABOR DAY RIDE 35 miles at a moderate pace with one or two SEPTEMBER 4, 2006 regroups. After the ride, stay and enjoy dessert treats courtesy of the Orange County It’s a 41-mile mostly flat ride to Balboa Island. Wheelmen. Bring some change for the ferry to continue the ride to Balboa Peninsula and have lunch. The Please share the date, time, and other ride returns via PCH and Dover. information with interested tandem riders. Please email me at [email protected] or call Meet at “The Square” at 8:00 am on the NW me at 714.998.5734 if you have questions. corner of Main and MacArthur in Irvine.

PAGE 6 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 Weekly Ride Schedule TUESDAY Tuesday Training Rides - Hill Training - 8:30 am. 1,000-2,000 feet of climb, 30 miles. Meet near Taco Bell at Albertson’s Mall at Chapman & Jamboree. Ride Leader Jim Walker, 562.943.9403 or email him at [email protected].

Tuesday Evening Rides - Riders will meet at Cedar Grove Park in Tustin Ranch(corner of Pioneer Road and Pioneer Way. Ride starts at 5:30 pm. Distance is between 30 and 35 miles. Ride Leader is Sue Buck, 714.508.9061 or [email protected]

WEDNESDAY Monthly - Lunch In Oceanside This monthly ride is held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from May until October. We meet at Irvine Train Station, ride to Oceanside, Metrolink back to Irvine. Bring ID. Ride departs at 9:00 am Ride Leader Jeff Rich, 714.998.5587 or email at [email protected].

Mountain Bike Ride - Riders will meet at the corner of Vesuvius and Rose in Placentia. The ride starts at 6:00 pm. Ride Leader is Willie Ellis, [email protected]

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 [email protected]

THURSDAY Thursday Evening Rides - Riders will meet at Cedar Grove Park in Tustin Ranch(corner of Pioneer Road and Pioneer Way. Ride starts at 5:30 pm. Distance is between 30 and 35 miles. Ride Leader is Sue Buck, 714.508.9061 or [email protected]

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 35-45 miles with a stop at the end. Ride Leader Alan Dauger, [email protected].

SATURDAY Training - 8:00 am, The Square, Irvine (Main and MacArthur TBM 859-G4/28-C3). All rides will stop to re- group 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, 714.968.6270.

Tandem Rides. 8:00 am, The Square, Irvine (Main and MacArthur TBM 859-G4/28-C3). See Tandem Time for date of next ride. Ride Leader is Kathy and Henry Pilcher, 714.998.5734

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 email notification of rides at http://www.CalTripleCrown.com/EMailLists.htm.

SUNDAY Sunday Rides - 8:00 am, various locations. See Sunday Rides in the center pages of the Newsletter. Ride Leader is Kent Parish, 714.549.8363 or [email protected]

ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 PAGE 7 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 8:00 AM Ride Start Time**

August 5th S 28 Miles, Rollies-Edinger, Bake, Muirlands, Harvard M 33 Miles, Rollies-Alton, Laguna Cyn., Back Bay, University L 43 Miles, Hilly, 1,800 Ft. Gain-Tustin Ranch, Irvine Blvd., Los Alisos, Moulton XL 61 Miles, Flat-PCH, S.A. River Trail, Gypsum Cyn., Hewes, Tustin Ranch Rd.

August 12th S 22 Miles, Flat to Rolling-Red Hill, Tustin Ranch Rd., Portola, University M 35 Miles, Rollies, 900 Ft. Gain-Edinger, Toledo, Los Alisos, Jeronimo, Irvine Ctr. L 45 Miles, Hilly, 1,750 Ft. Gain-Alton, Laguna Cyn., Newport Coast, Turtle Rock, Jeffrey XL 68 Miles, Hilly, 3,500 Ft. Gain-Tustin Ranch, Santiago Cyn.(CW), Antonio, Marguerite, Muirlands

August 19th S 27 Miles, Rollies-Edinger, Toledo, Serrano, Alton M 34 Miles, Rollies, 900 Ft. Gain-Jeffrey, Turtle Rock, Eastbluff, Dover (This ride is for both Tandem Time riders and single bike riders) L 49 Miles, Hilly-Jeronimo, La Paz, Olympiad, Vista Del Lago, Moulton XL 74 Miles, Rollies, 1,600 Ft. Gain-Irvine Ctr., Laguna Cyn., Seapoint, S.A.R.T., Hewes, Red Hill

August 26th S 21 Miles, Rollies-Back Bay, PCH, Dover, Galaxy, Main M 37 Miles, Rollies, 1,000 Ft. Gain-Irvine Ctr., Los Alisos, Marguerite, Jeronimo L 45 Miles, Hilly-Sunflower, S.A. River Trail, Weir Cyn., Serrano, Tustin Ranch Rd. XL 73 Miles, Hilly, 2,900 Ft. Gain-Bake, Marguerite, El Camino Real, Niguel Rd., Golden Lantern

September 2nd S 26 Miles, Flat to Rolling-Main, Alton Pkwy., El Toro, Barranca M 35 Miles, Hilly, 1,200 Ft. Gain-Campus, Bayside, San Joaquin, Turtle Rock L 45 Miles, Hilly, 1,420 Ft. Gain-Edinger, La Paz, Alicia, Los Alisos, Irvine Ctr. XL 59 Miles, Hilly-Tustin Ranch Rd., Santiago Cyn.(CW), Bake, Laguna Cyn., PCH

Hi everyone. I hope your training for the summer is going well! This month’s schedule has many long, hilly rides that should help those preparing for the Amtrak or other century rides. Please contact me if you have any questions about the rides or training by emailing me at [email protected] or calling me at 714-968- 6270. Have fun cycling this month.

PAGE 8 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 Rides start promptly at 8:00 am. Sunday Rides S=Short M=Medium L=Long Call 714.956.BIKE for up-to-date OCW info. Ride Captain reserves the right to change routes Or: Internet Web: http://www.ocw.org due to weather and/or road conditions. FOR YOUR INFORMATION: Please arrive at the ride location with enough time to have your bike ready to roll on time. Rides start promptly at 8:00 am. Also, it is recommended that you bring tire tools, frame pump, spare tube, patch kit and water bottle to all rides. A helmet is legally required for all minors and OCW REQUIRES THAT ALL ADULTS WEAR A HELMET!! Earphones are illegal and unsafe. Please remember that the vehicle code applies to bicycles. August 2006 Schedule

August 6, Carl’s Jr., Irvine. (Board Meeting Scheduled at 11:00AM). 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, University, Harvard. M 38 Miles. Irvine, Dover, PCH, Warner, Slater, Bushard, Brookhurst, PCH, Dover. L 45 Miles. Von Karman, Alton, Los Alisos, Alicia, Niguel Rd., Golden Lantern, University.

August 13, Pepper Tree Park, Tustin. Take the 4th 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 1st Street.

S 24 Miles. Bryan, Portola, Jeffrey/University, Von Karman, Red Hill, Bryan. M 34 Miles. Bryan, Jeffrey, Alton, Muirlands, Alicia, Irvine Blvd., Portola, Tustin Ranch. L 39 Miles. Irvine Blvd/Trabuco, Marguerite, Oso/Glenwood, Moulton, Walnut, Bryan.

August 20, 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. Irvine Ctr., Alton, Irvine Blvd., Tustin Ranch, Red Hill, Harvard. M 32 Miles. Walnut, Tustin Ranch, Irvine Blvd., Lake Forest, Serrano, Alton, Barranca. L 43 Miles. Yale, University, UCI, Turtle Rock, Alton, Jeronimo, La Paz, Barranca, Irvine Ctr.

August 27, University Park, 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, Birch, Michelson. L 43 Miles. Irvine Blvd., Alicia, Oso, El Toro, Laguna Cyn., Newport Coast, Culver.

September 3, Carl’s Jr., Irvine. 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 28 Miles. Campus/Irvine, PCH, Goldenwest, Lake, Bushard, PCH, Dover. M 33 Miles. Campus, Dover, PCH, Seapoint, Edwards, Lake, PCH, Irvine/Campus. L 39 Miles. Von Karman, Alton, Jeronimo, Olympiad, Marguerite Pkwy., Barranca, University.

ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 PAGE 9 TEAM MEETING Check the Paramount WEB Site for Location, Dates, and Times: President John McKee [email protected] Vice President Scott Sharp [email protected] Treasurer Anne Wenninger [email protected] Secretary Angela Carson [email protected] OCW Liaison & Membership Greg Clarke [email protected] Vice President Webmaster Scott Sharp [email protected] Rider Advocate Ethan Ede [email protected] Vice President of Sponsorship Joe Matsumoto [email protected] Vice President Coaching and Training Kent Peppard [email protected] Manager of Women’s Elite Team Matt Whiteside [email protected] Race Director John Bergman [email protected]

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 e-mail us for further information. We encourage anyone with an interest in racing next season to join us for this ride.

Paramount Racing Website: www.ParamountRacing.org

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8/4/2006 Ride Seattle to Vancouver & Party Cascade Bicycle Club 206.522.3222 8/5/2006 Let Us Ride The Salinas Californian 831.754.4131 8/5/2006 Marin Century Marin Cyclists 415.721.4337 8/5/2006 Mt. Tam Double Marin Cyclists 415.721.4337 8/5/2006 Santa Cruz Mountain Challenge Santa Cruz County Cycling Club 8/6/2006 Mt. Shasta Summit Century Mt. Shasta Mountain Wheelers 800.926.4865 8/12/2006 Bicycle Tour of California Cycling Escapes 714.267.4591 8/12/2006 Covered Bridge Bicycle Tour Mid-Valley Bicycle Club 541.967.8199 8/12/2006 Torture 10,000 Century Portland Wheelmen Touring Club503.666.5796 8/19/2006 Cool Breeze Channel Islands Bicycle Club 8/19/2006 Holstein Hundred West Marin Senior Services 415.721.4433 8/19/2006 Hot August Days Hot August Days 509..662.3461 8/19/2006 RAW - Ride around Washington Cascade Bicycle Club 206.522.3222 8/19/2006 ULCER / Utah Lake Century Epic Ride Bonneville Bicycle Touring Club 801.943.2117 8/20/2006 Tour d Organics Sebastopol OrganicAthlete 707.360.8511 8/20/2006 Tour of Napa Valley Eagle Cycling Club, Inc. 707.226.7066 8/20/2006 Yaquina Lighthouse Century Yaquina Wheels Bicycle Club 541.867.7123 8/26/2006 That Which Does Not Kill You Cycling Escapes 714.267.4591 8/26/2006 The Cache Valley Century Cache Valley Touring Club 435.752.2253 8/26/2006 Tour De Cure Colorado American Diabetes Association 720.855.1102 8/27/2006 BBTC Southern Utah National Parks Tour 801.463.6016 8/27/2006 Tour of Southern Utah Planet Ultra 9/3/2006 Tour of Southern Utah Planet Ultra 9/9/2006 Amgen California Coast Classic Tour Arthritis Foundation, SC Chapter 800.954.2873 9/9/2006 Amtrak Century Orange County Wheelmen 714.956.2453 9/9/2006 High Sierra Fall Century Sierra Cycling Foundation 760.647.6595 9/9/2006 Siskiyou Century Yreka Rotary Club 530.842.1649 9/16/2006 Bicycle Tour of Utah 714.267.4591 9/16/2006 Knoxville Fall Classic Double Century Quackcyclists 925.867.6040 9/16/2006 LAGBRAU LAGBRAU 801.654.1144 10/1/2006 Kitsap Color Classic Cascade Bicycle Club 206.223.1944 10/1/2006 Mount Diablo Challenge American Lung Association 925.935.0473 10/1/2006 Tour de Poway Cycling Promotions West 800.679.2453 10/3/2006 Torture Prelude Cycling Clinic Santiago Cycling 714.544.6091 10/6/2006 Moab Century Tour Moab Skinny Tire Festival 435.259.2698 10/7/2006 Furnace Creek 508 Bicycle Race Adventure Corps 10/7/2006 Harvest Ride for Literacy Ventura Rotary Club 805.642.7089 10/7/2006 The Grizzly Century North Fork Community Develop 559.877.2218 10/8/2006 People Powered Ride Goleta Valley Cycling Club 805.968.3143 10/14/2006 Bass Lake Powerhouse Double Century Fresno Cycling Club 559.434.6895 10/14/2006 Burn of the Century Sierra Express Bicycle Club 530.263.3593 10/14/2006 Riverside to Surfside Riverside Bicycle Club 10/14/2006 Spooktacular Kern Wheelmen 661.835.7441 10/15/2006 Foxys Fall Classic Davis Bicycle Club 530.219.7177 10/21/2006 Bonfante Harvest Ride Bonfante Harvest Ride 408.682.4700 10/21/2006 Solvang Double Century (Fall) PlanetUltra

ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 PAGE 11 BOARD MEETING MINUTES OCW Wishes July 2, 2006 ATTENDANCE You Officers & Directors Present: Barb Tomita, Dan Gorman, Doris Bingo, Debi Butz, A Happy Birthday! Kent Parish, Jeff Rich, Barbara Barrett, Ross Ritari, Patricia Wedekind 8/1 Lee Stebbins, Alan Dauger, Charlie Irwin, Ken Fry, Kim Vollner 8/2 Dutch Stapelbroek, Greg Kibble, Rick Butz, Scott Dan Campbell 8/3 Klages, Ken Morrison, Debbie Myers. Sue Tisler 8/3 Dutch Stapelbroek 8/3 Members Present: Ryan Perry 8/4 Ollie Morrison, Marlys Stapelbroek, Wilson Crider. Debi Butz 8/5 Dana Silver 8/7 CALL to ORDER Rick Stephens 8/7 The meeting was called to order by President Barb Rob Tripp 8/7 Tomita at 11:00 am. Ken Petersen 8/8 Alan Nishio 8/9 Stephen Davis 8/9 MINUTES Larry Noggle 8/9 A motion was made by Debi Butz and seconded by Blane Marosek 8/9 Alan Dauger to approve the minutes of the June Norma Guerra 8/10 Board Meeting. Motion carried. Linda Dietrich 8/11 Todd Barker 8/11 TREASURER’S REPORT Dave Gibson 8/11 Charlie Irwin reported that the club and Paramount are Joseph Moore 8/12 solvent. A motion was made by Debbie Myers and Isabelita Stelzner 8/12 seconded by Dan Gorman to accept the treasurer’s Max Munoz 8/14 Therese Hancock 8/14 report. Motion carried. Dino Caramagno 8/15 Ken Brant 8/15 STATUS REPORTS David Hofflich 8/16 President: The Register had a front page article on Sammy Alqaisi 8/16 Eddie Bates and his OC Team Quattro racing in Roger Morgan 8/16 Team RAAM. Brian Rapp is going to be inducted into Maike Sander 8/16

August Babies the Triple Crown Hall of Fame for doing 50 double Peg Bauer 8/19 centuries. Barb would like to talk to more people Becky Stephens 8/19 about why they are in a bike club, and she would like Patrick Copp 8/19 to have focus groups, starting with one on distance Tom Daley 8/19 Susan Mac Vicar 8/20 riding. Other focus group subjects include families Dodie Nelson 8/21 with kids who want to ride, and women just learning to Devin Stribich 8/22 ride. Barb is open to ideas for other groups. We Brenda Hanson 8/22 would like to regenerate sub groups within the club. Ken Klein 8/24 Ken Fry 8/26 Vice President: In August, the helmet guy from Bell Carl Dominik 8/28 Sports will be speaking at the general meeting. The Judy Bloom 8/29 Paramount coach, Neil Brown will talk about hill Gloria Nafel 8/30 training or speed and power at the September John McKee 8/30 meeting. James Woodland 8/31 Edward Bates 8/31 Secretary: No report.

PAGE 12 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 age 70, to get him up to speed. Alan Dauger stated Membership: Absent. Charlie Irwin reported that that Ross is doing a fabulous job. OCW has 463 members with 13 new members. Paramount has 152 members. Paramount: Absent. Barb reported that John McKee is replacing Jeff Hofstetter as president of Events: The surveys from Ride around the Bear Paramount. John would like to move the Paramount included lots of thank you’s and constructive criticisms. ride that currently starts at Einsteins back to Food Some of the comments were that the markings on the Park. The idea is to get the Paramount group to have road were hard to see, so we may possibly use a more interaction with OCW riders. They will do the different color next year. A turn near the beginning of same Bake route every Saturday. This change will not the ride named a gas station, whose name has be made immediately, but after the race season slows changed. Slower riders don’t get enough respect and down. Charlie Irwin asked if they will be using the the ride caters to elite riders. The CHP presence was OCW sign in sheet for their ride and if it will be comforting. The end of the ride BBQ needs more included in the OCW stats. The answer was not vegetarian alternatives. Debi will send out a call for known, so it was decided that Paramount should be Amtrak volunteers on Monday. Charlie Irwin stated asked. Ethan Ede had a blood clot in his leg and lung, that anyone can view all of the surveys by logging onto and will not be riding for six months. Daniel Stevens, the officer and director’s page on the website. Half of Curt Broadhag and John McKee are doing very well the riders who rode Ride around the Bear responded at races. to the survey. Tandem Time: Absent. Dan Gorman reported that Ride Captain: No report. Kathy Pilcher had a better turn out last month than the first tandem time ride. Lot of people thought it was Editor: No comments. Send me your August articles. a hammerfest, but they had fun. We also had two regroups. The next tandem time will be in August. Statistician: Absent. Kent Parish said that she is at home working on the stats. Goat Hill: No report.

Public Relations: An article will appear in the Register Web Master: No report. on Thursday dealing with perceptions of cyclists and non cyclists regarding the Tour. She was looking for Inventory: Sadly, no report. members interested in doing phone interviews with the newspaper. The Register will also be present at the Insurance: Absent. We have insurance. The picnic. The new OCW brochures were ready. The question was asked whether ride leaders, who are not bike shop list is now down to two pages, so members on the board, are covered by the insurance. should sign up for particular shops to provide brochures on a regular basis. Barbara wants OCW COMMITTEES everyone to talk up the picnic. Jeff Hofstetter had agreed to be the coordinator for games at the picnic. It Survey Committee: Barb reported that we received 99 sounds like he is still going to do it, but if not, we need responses to the last survey. The president will someone as a back up to take his place. Lee continue to write articles. We received several Stebbins volunteered. She also needs a few suggestions for the newsletter and the website. volunteers to be at the picnic at 7 am. Charlie stated that for the Fiesta ride, a small group put together the site. A committee will be put together Training: Saturday rides are going well with over 40 to do the same thing for the entire website. Debi Butz, riders every week. He is providing four rides including Ken Fry, Rick Butz, Charlie Irwin, Barbara Barrett one ride which is flatter with less turns for riding faster. and Debbie Myers will be on the committee. Barb A few riders are planning to do Amtrak, and Ross is suggested having members look at websites of other riding with an older gentleman, who started riding at clubs. The survey committee meets quarterly, so they

ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS AUGUST 2006 PAGE 13 will meet in the next month or two. makes a good bike club. He thought this would be a possible survey question which should be asked year Laptop Committee: Barb stated that they will set a after year. A motion was made by Debbie Myers and meeting date after the board meeting. seconded by Alan Dauger to table the motion until the next board meeting. Motion carried. OCW PARAMOUNT CORPORATION REPORT Debi Butz reported that the non profit OCW OCW E-mail specific to different groups: Charlie organization is working on their tax return and it will be Irwin reported that Tandem Time keeps a separate e- mailed by July 15. mail account. OCW only e-mails to active members. Tandem Time is separate, so non members can sign OLD BUSINESS up to get on Kathy’s e-mail list. Kathy would like Sunshine Guidelines: Marlys Stapelbroek asked for riders, when becoming new members, to be able to comments on the Sunshine Committee guidelines. sign up on the Tandem Time list. We can also have The name will be changed to Member Support Goat Hill and Paramount e-mail lists. It was Coordinator from Sunshine. Marlys will give to Jeff determined that more information is needed, so Barb Rich, an article containing the guidelines. A line was will work with Charlie and Kathy on this issue. added to the guidelines providing donations ranging from $50 to $100 based on board approval. The Amtrak Registration: Lee Stebbins reported that the guidelines were adopted. train sold out in two hours, but we had some problems with the registration. He would like to send out a letter NEW BUSINESS addressing this issue. Charlie agreed that the Paramount Criterium Contribution: A vote was taken registration did not go as well as expected. By 1 pm, and passed by e-mail to provide Paramount with $500 the ride was totally sold out, and the credit card to go toward the Pro 1, 2 race. Charlie thought when company had crashed during the process. Some an e-mail vote is performed, participants should reply people came back to pay by check. Charlie received to all, so it would be the same as if a meeting were 2000 e-mails in 2 hours. There were 1000 people held. This issue was taken out of the bylaws. logged onto the server. People did not realize that the page needed to be refreshed to bring up the Sale of OCW Clothing as Picnic: Charlie explained registration if they logged on before 7 am. The that we have sold clothing at the picnic historically, and registration did open on time. Some people ended up OCW has current, new Paramount clothing, head signing up twice, so there are quite a few duplicates. bands and OCW jerseys that total about $5000 to After the duplicates are deleted, Charlie will take $6000 in inventory. He would like to bring it to the riders in the order they logged on. Checks must be in picnic to sell at a discount. OCW would take a $2500 within 7 days. The plan is to e-mail a letter to hit, but the club might not sell the items anyway. everyone who had a problem during registration to Charlie will give the merchandise to Jim Walker, so explain what the club will do, and the letter needs to go he can get whatever he can. A motion was made by out as soon as possible. The club will set up a study Alan Dauger and seconded by Dutch Stapelbroek to committee for next year to resolve this problem. Only sell items at the picnic. Motion carried. people who got to page 3 of the registration process will receive the letter. Chain Reaction on the Web: Charlie stated that Kathy Pilcher recommended putting all of the club Next Board Meeting will be on August 6. newsletters on the web. The question is should all or just the current newsletter be posted, and should it be ADJOURNMENT available for members only or open to the public. Lee A motion was made by Dutch Stapelbroek and suggested making the current issue open to the public, seconded by Dan Gorman to adjourn. Motion carried. and the archive open to members only. Barbara The meeting was adjourned at 12:35 pm. Barrett did not want to make it available on line, so more people would join the club. Ken Fry asked what Respectfully submitted by Doris Bingo.

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