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Watermelon Ride coming up! Thursday July 4th Join us on Thursday, July 4, for the support from County Cycles will be CONTENTS 38th Annual Watermelon Ride, available at the start and at RECOGNITION CORNER 2 starting in Shoreview. Ride, Tamarack. volunteer, or do both! PRESIDENT'S COLUMN 2 SIGNING UP FOR THE RIDE IS IN BRIEF 3 The ride will start in the same EASY; just go to our webpage, www. location as the past few years -- at biketcbc.org/watermelon. There you BIKE TRAILS AND ROUTES 3 the Incarnation Lutheran Church, at can sign up electronically, or mail in VOLUNTEER CORNER 3 4880 Hodgson Road, about three- your registration. (The early registra- quarters of a mile north of the tion date about a week prior to the TCBC RIDE KEY 4 intersection with Hwy. 96. We will ride will save you money.) Registering JUNE PARTIAL RIDE CALENDAR 5 revisit our favorite routes -- a Family at the start on the Fourth will work NEW MEMBERS 5 Friendly Loop of 13-15 miles with fine too. plenty of trails and paved shoulders, We will also be looking for volunteers MUNGER TRAIL OVERNIGHT RIDE 6 and the two longer loops around 25 -- we need plenty and could not do EASE INTO BIKING RETURNS 6 and 52 miles, with a rest stop at the ride without you faithful folks. Tamarack Nature Center. UPCOMING WEEKEND "C" RIDES 7 The same website has instructions on TOUR OF SAINTS 8 Two miles from the end of the ride, how to volunteer for the ride -- most enjoy a holiday picnic lunch at Snail opportunities will be July 4. The site PHYSICS OF GETTING DROPPED 10 Lake Pavilion, with the traditional is up and running, on the Home page, TCBC MEMBER BENEFITS LAB INS. 11 Fourth fare of hot dogs (and veggie under Volunteer. You can sign up options) and the typical picnic automatically. The positions are MIDTOWN GREENWAY COALITION 12 spread. Of course there will be fresh- about the same as last year. SUMMER OF 1999 IN TCBC 13 cut watermelon and the usual Our committee is looking forward to desserts too. BOB BROWN 14 seeing many of you on the Fourth for RIDE STATS 15 TIMES OF RIDES: 52-mile riders can the usual fun and celebration of leave between 7:30 and 9:00, and 15 biking, families, and American TCBC SAFETY - DRAFTING 15 and 25-mile riders can leave between traditions! TCBC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 16 8:30 and 10:00 AM. Mechanical PROMOTING SAFE RELATED AND / OR SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS EFFECTIVE BICYCLING AND RECREATIONAL BICYCLE RIDES JOIN US ONLINE AT BIKETCBC.ORG  COVER PHOTO - NANCY QUIMBY ON LAST YEARS WATERMELON RIDE RECOGNITION CORNER PRESIDENT'S COLUMN

being posted on Meetup. As well, most TCBC members have not yet joined Meetup, so the number of riders RSVP’ing to a Meetup event may dramatically underrepresent the actual numbers of riders attending. An especially important topic this time of year, as it is all year long, is safety. As you get back on the bike after a long winter, and as you start to get stronger and ride faster, please Recognition Corner always stay sharp, stay safe, and take care of each other. Some riders may be a little rusty on their riding skills Doug Nelson, Pete May, after being off the bike for several To all new members, months. There’s no shame in taking it and Shelby Miller welcome to TCBC! easy and riding at a speed that’s safe I would like to recognize Doug Nelson, Pete May, and Shelby We’re glad you’ve joined us and we and comfortable for you. If you are Miller for keeping a “TCBC” tradition alive with the “NOT the look forward to meeting you on a unable to point out as well as Ironman Bike Ride.” The Ironman ride started while still in the ride sometime soon. Come to a ride, verbalize road hazards because AYH, which then later became the fundraiser for HI. It has since introduce yourself, meet some new you’re gasping for air and barely able been moved to June 15th by FB4K. So they started the Not the biking friends, and have some fun! to hang on to the group, it is a good Ironman out of Delano in 2018. (Mike Kubes) Returning members, as you’re getting sign that you’re “riding beyond your reacquainted with the riding buddies ability” at that moment—it would be Lyle Quimby and Jim Pederson you haven’t seen all winter, don’t a good idea to slow down enough so forget to welcome the new folks into that you can ride under control. It I want to recognize Lyle Quimby and Jim Pederson for their work the group. You never know when also doesn’t hurt to spend a little with the ride schedule. All their work is behind the scenes, but is you’re going to meet your new best extra time paying attention to the important to the club. friend. If there aren’t too many riders pre-ride safety briefing and spending on the ride you’re on, this is a great an extra minute or two reviewing This is a list of some of the things they do for us: time of year to have everyone go safe riding principles this time of • Tested application before it was released. around and introduce themselves at year. We all have a responsibility to • Create procedures for Ride Leaders and continually update the beginning of the ride. It’s a good ourselves and to each other—we hope you take that responsibility those with all the changes that have been going through. way to get a reminder about seriously. • Assist Ride Leaders in creating events and calendar entrie someone’s name you may have forgotten, as well as meet folks who Review events submitted and make changes when needed Also, just a reminder, that if there’s • are new to you. before approval. confusion about the route, where the next turn is, whether the map or cue Answer questions and solve issues for Ride Leaders. TCBC RIDE LEADERS, I would like to • sheet are wrong, etc., please always • Make changes to events, calendar entries and completed encourage you to not only check out our new Twin Cities Bicycling Club keep safety in mind—move out of the ride data for Ride Leaders when needed. Meetup group, but also to join the roadway, move out of the • Work with application developer on issues and changes. Meetup group, and then dual-post intersection, pull off to a safe • Create or make changes to ride locations. (Mike Kubes) your rides to the site. This is a good location, take great care if a u-turn is way to get more exposure for your needed, and wait for everyone to Karen May, Pete Hawkins, rides and also to test out some of the regroup, etc. new functionality this platform Hope to see you all out on the and Richard Franco offers. Use of this platform is roads sometime soon! There is a committee not many of you have likely heard about. voluntary, and we understand that It is the Outreach Committee and consists of Karen May, Pete not everyone will be interested in Happy riding, Shelby Hawkins, and Richard Franco. Their tasks are mainly to make using it. You can find a link to the sure the Outreach Rides fit into the guidelines that have been Meetup group under the established, make sure the rides do not conflict with major TCBC “Communications” tab on the TCBC rides such as All Club Rides and the Watermelon Ride, and make home page. I would also like to sure a qualified TCBC leader is doing the leading and can be encourage all members to join the found at the Outreach Ride for riders to sign in for their mileage. Meetup site, test it out, and try I feel they deserve some overdue recognition for their work. RSVP’ing to some rides. (Mike Kubes) To those of you new members who found us via Meetup, be sure to look If you know of anyone that you think deserves some recognition at the full ride calendar on the TCBC for helping out someone on a ride, or even Ride Leaders that website in order to see the full array you think have come up with great routes or have done a ride of rides we offer. There are currently every week for years, please let me know at only a small fraction of our rides [email protected].

2 JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS IN BRIEF VOLUNTEER CORNER

NEXT TCBC NEWS DEADLINE will NORTH STAR BIKE FESTIVAL was be Monday, June 3. Next one after cancelled due to a lack of funding. that will be Monday, July 8. WEATHER RULES US: April 10-12 Thank you to all the volunteers HANDS FREE DRIVING BILL passed was our 5th-biggest April snowstorm that make this club great. the Legislature and takes effect ever! The past two winters each August 1. Hopefully this will make ended up with about 77 inches of everyone in Minnesota, and snow here, considerably more than especially cyclists, safer and reduce average. distracted driving. By Doug Nelson The volunteer signup is on the JUNE 1 IS NATIONAL TRAILS DAY website for the Watermelon Ride. — get out there and enjoy one or July 4th is on a Thursday this year. more. This is our chance to showcase TCBC to the community for our rides. We truly could not put this on without all BIKE TRAILS AND ROUTES of our great volunteers helping out. There are two new opportunities for THE CEDAR LAKE LRT REGIONAL experienced volunteers this year. We TRAIL was closed in mid-May from have a need for a volunteer to Excelsior Boulevard in Hopkins east oversee the lunch operations this Mike Kubes to France Avenue in St. Louis Park. year. Look for the link on the TCBC Volunteer Coordinator The closure is due to Southwest Light website under Volunteering. Rail Transit construction and is expected to last through fall 2021. A North Star Bicycle Festival detour will be in place that utilizes Usually, we are looking for volunteers the North Cedar Lake Regional Trail for the North Star bicycle Festival at and the local bicycle network to this time. connect users to the Midtown Unfortunately, they have had to Greenway. There will be a detour DOUG NELSON cancel the races due to finances. around impacted areas in Minneapolis as well. The southern NINE MILE CREEK REGIONAL part of the Kenilworth is closed too, TRAIL in Edina: I recently biked part there is a marked detour on city of it. From the trail bridge over Hwy. streets. See the Three Rivers Parks 100 to the Bren Road interchange website. The trail will be fully crossing Hwy. 169 is about 5 miles. In reconstructed upon completion of that stretch you travel six long the project and will include grade- boardwalks and only cross three separated crossings at Beltline streets at grade. It’s nicely done! Boulevard, Wooddale Avenue and By Doug Nelson Blake Road. GATEWAY TRAIL DETOUR seems to be working well so far, as mentioned in the last issue.

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JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS 3 TCBC RIDE KEY FOR ROAD RIDES Ride Min Average Type Description Riding Speed Riders Must Have Rest Stops Leader Rides

A - Very Strenuous Fast Paced, most difficult Advanced cycling skills; spare tube, At leader’s 17+ mph Anywhere A terrain, or longer distance patch kit, pump discretion

A/B - Strenuous Swift, more difficult terrain, or Intermediate to advanced cycling About every 15-17 mph Anywhere A/B long distance skills; spare tube, patch kit, pump 20-30 miles

B - Brisk Social, but emphasis is on riding - A good Intermediate to more About every With Group at the choice for experienced group riders - generally 13-15 mph advanced cycling skills; B 15-20 miles Published Pace intermediate or greater pace, terrain and distance spare tube, patch kit, pump B/C Moderate Social emphasis, but for those with Intermediate cycling skills; About every With Group at the riding experience - generally intermediate pace, 11-13 mph B/C spare tube, patch kit, pump 10-15 miles Published Pace terrain and distance C - Relaxed Easier, for a more “laid-back” time, Entry level to intermediate cycling About every With Group at the perfect for newer riders, slower pace and flatter 9-11 mph C skills; spare tube, patch kit, pump 10-15 miles Published Pace terrain, shorter distance

TCBC RIDE KEY FOR NIGHT RIDES

Ride Max Type Description Mileage Riders Must Have Rest Stops 2 Ride Leaders Ride

Expert level bike handling and group riding skills. Spare Night A - Very Strenuous, Safety 2 Ride Leaders tube, patch kit, pump. Front and rear fully charged cycling At Leader's stressed, advanced riding skills 45 Miles Recommended N-A lights, reflective clothing, and smartphone and/or GPS to aid Discretion stressed. Ride Anywhere navigation in case of being dropped from group.

Advanced level bike handing and group riding skills. Spare Night A/B - Strenuous, social, About every 2 Ride Leaders Required N 40 Miles tube, patch kit, pump. Front and rear fully charged cycling safety stressed, stay together ride. 20 miles Ride Front and Rear A/B lights and reflective clothing.

Intermediate to advanced level bike handling and group Night B - Brisk, social, safety About every 2 Ride Leaders Required 35 Miles riding skills. Spare tube, patch kit, pump. Front and rear fully N-B stressed, stay together ride. 15-20 miles Ride Front and Rear charged cycling lights and reflective clothing.

Intermediate level bike handling and group riding skills. Night B/C - Moderate, social, About every 2 Ride Leaders Required N 30 Miles Spare tube, patch kit, pump. Front and rear fully charged safety stressed, stay together ride. 15 Miles Ride Front and Rear B/C cycling lights and reflective clothing.

Entry level to intermediate level bike handling and group Night c - Relaxed, social, safety About every 2 Ride Leaders Required 25 Miles riding skills. Spare tube, patch kit, pump. Front and rear fully N-C stressed, stay together ride. 10-15 Miles Ride Front and Rear charged cycling lights and reflective clothing.

TCBC RIDE KEY FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDES Ride Time Ride for Mountain Terrain for Mountain Bike Rides Riders Must Have Rest Stops Leader Rides Type Bikes

High Speed Difficult dirt trails, roots, rocks, many Advanced MB skills; spare tube, At group or rider’s MB Anywhere A no time limit difficult hills, technically very difficult patch kit, pump, chain tool, water discretion

Rapid Challenging dirt trails or roads, roots, Advanced MB skills; spare tube, At least 1 time MB Anywhere A/B less than 6 hours rocks, many hills, technically quite difficult patch kit, pump, water each hour

MB Moderate Gravel or dirt trails or roads, some hills, Intermediate MB skills; spare tube, At least 1 or 2 times With the group - riders B less than 4 hours technically moderate patch kit, pump, water each hour regroup occasionally

MB Slower Gravel or dirt trails or roads, few hills, Beginner MB skills; spare tube, 2 or more times With the group - riders C less than 2 hours technically simple patch kit, water each hour regroup frequently

** For additional ride considerations see Ride Key at biketcbc.org **

4 JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS CALENDAR NEW MEMBERS PRESIDENT Shelby Miller [email protected] WELCOME NEW MEMBERS TO TCBC! VICE PRESIDENT SCHEDULE Hope to see you on some rides. Mike Kubes CHANGE [email protected] From now on, the printed Jeff Allen George Garry Joel Marty SECRETARY schedule will only be including Kasey Kramer [email protected] certain meetings, special Bob Alwin Keith Gasner James Meyers events, and extended trips. Regular daily rides will no Pam Bagley Andrew Gross Mark OMelia TCBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS: longer be included. See the George Blank website for completed and Shawn Bagley Kevin Hayden Alex Ostrer [email protected] updated information. Edward Eroe Melissa Bougie David Heffernan Jim Proulx [email protected] Bob Fix Complete Calendar at John Breskey Bret Hoekstra Terri Russell [email protected] biketcbc.org Ann Harris Mac Case Mary Johnson Eric Schneider [email protected] TOUR DE PEPIN Dan Crose Jacob Jungers Joni Slattery Fran Rabe JUNE 1 OUTREACH RIDE — SEE STORY IN LAST ISSUE. [email protected] Frank Daniels Birdie Kroshus Beth Stebbins Dick Stardig DEADLINE FOR JULY [email protected] JUNE 3 TCBC NEWS. Kathleen Daniels Tony Lacoursiere Eric Vicari TREASURER Roger Fickbohm LUCE LINE LOOPS IN Stephen Goran Latisko Raymond Vigil [email protected]. JUNE 9 HUTCHINSON — Eisenmenger OUTREACH RIDE. See ad or Heather Leopold Jim Wallace ADVERTISING schedule. Doug Faust Kate Kovar Joan Leverenz Isaac [email protected] 6:30 BOARD OF JUNE 10 DIRECTORS Valerie Frysinger Westerlund ART DIRECTOR BUSINESS MEETING. Jared Lutteke Steve Scott Beverly Garry [email protected] MINNESOTA BIKE U COORDINATOR JUNE 15 IRONMAN IN Bob Brown SHAKOPEE — OUTREACH RIDE. See [email protected] ad or schedule. LEADER LIAISON Pete Hawkins, Katie Angle WOBEGON and Patt Seleen JUNE 21-23 TRAILS RIDE. SCENIC [email protected] See WEEKEND RIDES article or MEMBERSHIP schedule. FUN & Kristi Linder, Mary Derks, Scott Larson SUPERIOR VISTAS FRIENDLY [email protected] JUNE 22 IN WASHBURN WI NEWSLETTER EDITOR — OUTREACH RIDE. See schedule. Doug Nelson 651-472-2639 [email protected] 38TH ANNUAL NEW MEMBER COORDINATOR JULY 4 WATERMELON RIDE IN Garry Glubka 651-303-2207 SHOREVIEW. See separate info on [email protected] riding and/or volunteering. PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR DEADLINE FOR Don Picard 952-894-3431 [email protected] JULY 8 AUGUST TCBC NEWS. SCHEDULE COORDINATOR PAUL BUNYAN Jim Pederson 763-234-5180 JULY 26-28 AND [email protected] HEARTLAND TRAILS WEEKEND. See VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR WEEKEND RIDES article or schedule. [email protected] WEBMASTER [email protected] NOTICE TCBC NEWS DEADLINES - usually Any non-bicycling TCBC between the 4th and 10th of each activity or any Outreach Ride month for the next month’s issue listed in this newsletter or on Saturday, September 21st 2019 TCBC NEWS is published by the our website is not covered by Twin Cities Bicycling Club, formed our insurance provided by in 1993. Mail and checks can be American Specialty Insurance sent to: TCBC, PO Box 131086, Services, Inc. Roseville, MN 55113 www.TourdeHugo.com

JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS 5 OVERNIGHT TRAIL RIDE EASE INTO BIKING William Munger Overnight Trail Ride Tuesday/Wednesday, August 6-7

You can overnight Tuesday wherever you choose, but to facilitate sagged baggage, we recommend the AmericInn Carlton, where we have a block of rooms reserved for the Twin Cities Bike Club. The neighboring Royal Pines Inn is a suitable alternative. To make reservations at the AmericInn in Carlton, please call 218-384-3535. Be sure to mention you are with Twin Cities Bike Club in order to get a first floor room, allowing easy access for wheeling your bike to your room for overnight storage. Overnight bags (limit 1 per This is a two-day ride from Hinckley rider) will be sagged to the AmericInn Get off to a Great Start: to Carlton and back on the Willard from Hinckley. The trail’s website "Ease Into Biking" Munger trail. Multiple distances are states that construction and repairs available. We start at the Hinckley are planned for several locations C-Ride Series returns Convention and Visitors Bureau at during the summer. We will be checking the website for updates to 9:30 AM. On the first day, you may JOIN US AT THE EASE INTO door 5-8 Grill or Mexican restaurant. ride from Hinckley and stop at the share with riders. BIKING SERIES - a set of Saturday ARRIVE ABOUT 9 AM AT THE Carlton AmericInn motel for 56 miles, For more information contact Warren morning C rides aimed at newer or continue on the trail toward Samuelson at [email protected], CHAMPLIN HOLIDAY GAS riders and those who want friendly STATION so you have time to get Duluth before returning to the motel phone 651-398-3653. The ride is rides at a relaxed pace. for a potential 90 miles. The second listed as a B level ride but self- your bike and yourself ready, day we start from the AmericInn at sufficient riders of all speeds are We will be exploring the pleasant, especially if you want help to check 8:30 and return to Hinckley for 56 welcome. If you plan to attend, mostly-flat Rush Creek Regional Trail your tire pressure, adjust a seat, or miles. We’ll have lunch at the Lazy please notify Warren to assure we between the Coon Rapids Dam in the review shifting. We will have a pre- Moose Restaurant in Moose Lake have sufficient refreshments and east, and the lovely more-rolling Elm ride gathering at about 9:20. Bring at both days. The ride is fully sagged maps and to inform you of any final Creek Park Reserve in Maple Grove to least one filled water bottle, a spare and has rest stops with snacks and details. Be sure to include your cell the west. Over these Saturday tube, and any questions. refreshments each day in Finlayson phone number so we can morning rides (June 1, 8, 15 and 22), DIRECTIONS to the Holiday gas and Mahtowa. A group dinner is communicate as needed during the we’ll gradually increase our distance station, 6210-109th Ave. N., planned for Tuesday evening at a ride. TCBC membership is required to from 15 to 20 to 25 miles while Champlin, MN 55316: from Hwy 694, Carlton restaurant or the nearby participate in this ride. having fun! Come to one ride, take Hwy 252 north 3.4 miles to Hwy Black Bear Casino. several, or all. Optional lunch at next- 610. Get in LEFT lane. Turn left (west) on Hwy 610 for 2.4 miles. Turn right (north) on Zane Ave. N./CR 14 for 2 miles. Zane becomes Douglas Drive. At 109th Ave. N, turn right into Holiday lot. (If coming from the west, from Hwy 694 go north on Hwy 169 for 5.1 miles, turn right at the lights on 109th Ave. N. for 1.6 miles; left into the Holiday at Douglas Drive). Holiday is on the NE corner of the THE ORBEA GAIN intersection of 109th Ave. and Douglas Drive, across the street from Champlin High School. Park in the IS THE FUTURE OF E-BIKES west side of the lot. PLEASE CONTACT any one of us before the ride if you have ANY questions about biking, clothing, weather, or directions. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Carolyn Caswell 612-308-3830 [email protected], Craig ARDEN HILLS ST. PAUL Larson 763-424-4223, Deb 1201 County Rd E 75 Snelling Ave Matchinsky 612-270-6476. 651-490-7709 651-644-2354

6 JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS WEEKEND "C" RIDES

LUNCH IN THE GARDEN AT JORDIE'S TRAILSIDE CAFE - WOBEGON RIDE Upcoming Weekend "C" rides (also known as Herb's Bunch rides)

June 21, 22, 23 northern hardwood forests and Wobegon Trails Ride stands of jack, red, and white pines. A Join us for one, two, or three days of block of rooms is reserved under C rides with different length options Twin Cities Bicycling Club at the on the paved Wobegon Trail. Each Walker Hotel (218-547-2200). The day's ride starts from the Albany address of the hotel is 907 Minnesota Trailhead. Make your own Ave, Walker 56484. reservations for lodging. A block of On Friday we bike from the Paul rooms are reserved under Twin Bunyan Trailhead in Baxter at 11:30 Cities Bicycle Club at Baymont Inn A.M. with a lunch stop in Nisswa and and Suites, 820 Shamrock Lane, back (33 miles). Details of Saturday Albany, 320-845-2145. Cost for a and Sunday rides will be in the room with two Queen beds is $114 schedule. For more information call plus tax per night. Rooms are Miriam Simmons 651-212-0775, or reserved until May 31. Lyle Koehler 612-516-2053. On Friday the ride departs from September 20, 21, 22 Albany to St. Joseph with a lunch stop Three Days in Lanesboro en route for a total of 30 miles. Welcome C riders and friends to our Details of Saturday and Sunday rides LIVE TO RIDE … three days in Lanesboro! Join us again will be in the schedule. For more for scenic rides of 20-40 miles each information call Miriam Simmons day in Southeast Minnesota. Some of 651-212-0775, or Lyle Koehler 612- RIDE TO us go to the play at the famous 516-2053. Commonweal Theater on Friday July 26, 27, 28 night. The play will be the adventure LIVE! Paul Bunyan and Heartland tale, "Peter and the Starcatcher". Call Trail Weekend Clareyse Nelson to reserve your Join us on a three-day trek of C rides ticket(s), 612-759-1762, and for more with length options each day and information. Reserve your place to after the rides, fun activities, and stay early as Lanesboro is a popular food opportunities!. Trails are paved spot! Camping in the local with routes that pass through campground is also an option.

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JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS 7 TOUR OF SAINTS

MICHAEL DOYLE, EVENT DIRECTOR BICYCLISTS CRUISE DOWNHILL NEAR THE START OF TOUR OF SAINTS Tour of Saints … A Heavenly Little Ride. Sunday, July 14 Join the Tour of Saints tradition members can get an additional $5 cattail marshes and woodlands along 50-mile course. For those riding 50 Each summer in Central Minnesota, discount. the route of a former Great Northern miles, the last rest stop at mile 40 is more than 1,000 cyclists wend their Getting to the Tour rail line. At the halfway point, riders Avon’s city park on the Lake relax at the Avon rest stop for food Wobegon Trail. Volunteers welcome way through a verdant, rolling From the Twin Cities, take I-94 to the landscape along quiet country roads and drinks before the return trip. riders with more fresh fruit, candy St. Joseph exit and drive one mile to bars and cool drinks. and trails as they ride Tour of Saints, St. Joseph. Signs will direct 35 and 50 miles – “a heavenly little ride.” participants to the college entrances, country roads Ahh! A fine finish The 39th annual Tour of Saints takes parking and check-in. Riders may The longer courses trace 35 or 50 From Avon, cyclists can choose to log place on Sunday, July 14, starting and check in and begin riding between miles of winding byways. The Cold a full 50 miles by following the gently ending at the College of Saint 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. Spring Bakery hosts the first rest stop rolling Norway Road, or opt for the Benedict in St. Joseph, 75 miles Enjoy 18, 35 or 50 miles in Cold Spring at mile 12, offering fresh slightly shorter and more level Lake northwest of Minneapolis on I-94. pastries, fruit, cool water and drinks. Wobegon Trail to St. Joseph. Three courses of 18, 35 and 50 miles Register now and save are designed to let riders choose a The second stop at 25 miles is at Riders reunite with friends and family Register online or download an entry course that fits their comfort level. Collegeville Orchards. There, cyclists at the finish in cool comfort at the stretch their legs and enjoy fresh College of Saint Benedict, where they form through the Tour of Saints 18 miles – 16 on trail website. Register now to take fruit, chilled drinks and cookies from can slurp on watermelon and sip advantage of early registration The 18-mile course features the Lake the Cold Spring Bakery. lemonade. Showers are available Wobegon Trail, and is ideal for those (bring a towel). discounts. Event-day registration is Choose your distance $40. Save $8 if you register by June who prefer to avoid hills. A mile into At mile 31, riders can head for the Continued on next page 13. Save $4 if you register by July 10. the ride, cyclists reach the paved finish for a 35-mile day or follow the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota trail, which cuts its way through

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8 JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS TOUR OF SAINTS

THE COLD SPRING BAKERY CREW WELCOMES RIDERS AT THE FIRST REST STOP OF THE REST STOP AT THE APPLE ORCHARD IS POPULAR THE 35 AND 50 MILE COURSE.

Help along the way If cyclists need a lift during the tour, they can call the St. Cloud Amateur Radio Club (WØSV), and they’ll dispatch one of the Gilleland Chevrolet support trucks roving the course. Bike shop mechanics offer help at the food and rest stops. Driving far? Come stay on Saturday! Riders can book an apartment or guest room for Saturday night at the College of Saint Benedict and wake up at the Tour start on Sunday morning. About 150 riders take New in 2019! fabric, plaited and double-knit with a Follow the links at the Tour of Saints square grid texture for aesthetic website or go directly to tourofsaints. advantage of this option. Our riders have been asking for a appeal and slight weight reduction. com/order-jerseys/ to learn more Tour of Saints jersey, and this year, It’s a relaxing alternative to that pre- They sport three-compartment and place your orders. Jerseys can be thanks to our partnership with dawn trip on Sunday morning. Check pockets on the back and adjustable picked up July 14 at Tour of Saints. Primal, we’ve got one! into your room on Saturday, explore front zippers, and are SPF 35+. the town or cruise the Lake Wobegon The inaugural jerseys, with artwork Jerseys are $70, and are only http://tourofsaints.com/ Trail, then enjoy dinner at a St. Joseph created exclusively for Tour of Saints, available online through May 29. order-jerseys/ restaurant and a pint at Bad Habit feature Primal’s Q3 Elite polyester Brewing, a Tour sponsor. Ride Tour of Saints on Sunday, and check out after you finish the ride. Guest room and apartment rates Single rooms are $49.78. Double rooms (two twin beds) are $63.06. Bathrooms are located down the hall for single and double rooms. Apartments (with two bedrooms and four beds) are $161.51 Each apartment has a kitchen, a living room and a bathroom. To find more information and book your stay, visit the Tour of Saints website: www.tourofsaints.com Michael Doyle Event Director, Tour of Saints 320-266-7579 Not a race… [email protected] Awww.tourofsaints.com heavenly little ride Photo: Jerry Hass

JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS 9 PHYSICS

The Physics of Getting Dropped why it’s harder to stay with a group than you would hope! By Bruce Lindberg pack” who has decided to make your Imagine that it’s a glorious spring Saturday morning ride more morning, and for the first few miles challenging than desired, much like a you have been riding comfortably demanding boss who expects work to along at a pace of 18-19 mph with a get done over the weekend! typical TCBC group of eight to 12 As you crest the longish climb, you riders, enjoying the weather, the despairingly watch the group already scenery, and occasional conversation speeding down the other side about with your fellow cycling enthusiasts. 40 yards ahead of you. Embracing As the group begins ascending a the false belief that you will be able gradual, but longer climb, you notice to catch the group going down the that not only has the extra effort of hill or on the coming straightaway, climbing made the continued your hopes are quickly dashed when conversation more difficult, the pace you realize that there is a 10 mph has also picked up to over 20 mph, a wind from the west, the direction you briefing not to ride beyond your rate, ease the burning in your phenomenon not uncommon on happen to be riding. Heeding the ability (like this is actually a choice), quadriceps and adjust your TCBC group rides! You look ahead to advice offered during the ride you gear down to slow your heart expectations based on the prospect see that there’s a new “leader of the of a solo ride for the remaining miles. As you ride along at a more agreeable pace, you begin wondering about the Watch our Facebook page for specials in June for our expansion sale! laws of nature that have conspired with your current fitness level to relegate you to a solo ride on this 2020 Roubaix particular Saturday morning. Sport Future Shock 1.5 Two hours later you arrive at home NEW! and set out surfing the net to better Lighter, faster, stiffer, and understand the ways of the natural more comfortable than forces at work in the world. The first thing you learn is the difference previous models between linear and curvilinear functions. One of your many ruminations over the final 30 miles $ was to wonder how an increase in 2900 pace from around 19 mph to 21 mph, All in stock a modest change of about 10%, could Fat Bikes push you into a power deficit so 25% OFF quickly, even with the extra work of a modest climb thrown in. You Mon Thur Fri 10 - 8 763-784-6966 discover the following chart and are Tues Wed 10 - 6 2661 County Rd I and Saturday 10 - 5 Mounds View Boulevard Continued on next page Sundays 12 - 5 Mounds View, MN 55112

10 JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS PHYSICS TCBC MEMBER BENEFIT surprised to learn that at the speed level, AmerSpec paid two claims of have submitted, with the help of the you were initially riding, a 10% TCBC Member over $400,000 each to pedestrians ride leader, an accident report to increase in pace required nearly a Benefit: who were hit by bicyclists. They also AmerSpec as soon as possible after 30% increase in power. (Dark red paid a myriad of smaller bodily injury the ride. lines show that while about 155 watts LAB Insurance* and property damage claims resulting While we hope that our members will were required at 19 mph, 200 were Among the many benefits that come from cyclists’ errant actions including never need it, TCBC is pleased to needed to sustain a 21 mph pace*) with TCBC membership, possibly the damage to automobiles. most significant is our insurance make this valuable benefit available You further notice that this policy that was crafted by the League The benefits of the Medical coverage to all of its members. Your half of the differential increases even faster at of American Bicyclists (LAB) and is are more obvious. Over the 25 years deal is to make certain that your higher rates of speed, where a 6.3% administered nationally by American of TCBC’s existence, there have been membership is current and that you increase in speed requires an 18.2% in Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. scores of claims paid, including many comply with the other items listed in power output. Although you realize (AmerSpec) It consists of Liability that resulted in payouts close to or at the previous paragraph. that your tendency to ride near the the maximum of $10,000. Having this and Medical coverage plus an *Disclaimer: the information in this back of the group (not necessarily by extra medical coverage can help ease Accidental Death & Dismemberment article about the LAB Insurance choice) mitigates the absolute level of at least a small amount of the pain policy. Coverage is available to all coverage provided by AmerSpec is frictional force working against you, and financial hardship of legally organized bicycling written with the best intentions of courtesy of the stronger riders up experiencing a biking-related injury. organizations that maintain a club accuracy, but the final word on front, the relative increase in power membership with LAB. In order to benefit from our LAB coverage will always be determined output is nevertheless substantially Insurance coverage, you must: be a by the actual policies of the insurance greater than the marginal 10% All coverages apply only on approved currently paid-up member at the underwriters. increase is velocity. and scheduled TCBC bike rides. The time of the accident; have signed a Liability Insurance provides $1 Million Pete Hawkins, Another factor working against your of General Liability and up to $3 yearly waiver; have signed the Ride quest to stay with the group is Report Sheet at the start of the ride TCBC Insurance Coordinator, Million of General Aggregate May, 2019 unfortunately not mitigated by the coverage. The Medical Insurance on which the accident occurred; and group. You’re on your own when it provides up to $10,000 of coverage comes to battling the relentless pull per person per claim after a $500 of gravity, which thankfully is a deductible, which disappears if either constant function, but nonetheless a you or your primary medical substantial force to overcome. And insurance company has paid that you astutely observe from the amount on your claim. This Medical adjacent chart that those extra Insurance is secondary to any other pounds you’ve been meaning to lose Medical Insurance you may have. also contribute to the need for Also, there is a $5,000 Accidental additional power output at increasing Death and Dismemberment coverage levels of velocity, especially at speeds per person. TCBC pays the yearly above 20 mph. premium for these insurances as a So after considering these member benefit for all current paid- unrelenting laws of physics, you up members. decide that you may not be in such One may ask why it is beneficial to bad shape after all. Maybe with have Liability coverage while riding a some additional training and bicycle. Well, consider the fact that fulfilment of your resolution to lose a in one recent year alone at a national few pounds, you will get over the top of that climb with the group in the not-too-distant future? A worthy goal even at the back of the pack! Enjoy 55 miles of beautiful, paved rail-trails * See this URL for an interactive model to calculate your personal across central Minnesota. power output at various speeds: Visit CentralLakesTrail.com for maps and information. https://www.gribble.org/cycling/ power_v_speed.html

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JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS 11 MIDTOWN GREENWAY Midtown Greenway Coalition (EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in can make crosstown trips faster than from the intersection of 31st Street mission is to empower communities a series of articles about groups that going by motor vehicle. To the west, and Chowen Avenue to 5th Avenue. to develop, improve, protect, and TCBC supports financially. Many TCBC the Greenway connects with paths enjoy the Midtown Greenway as a 2001 - Rail service in the corridor was rides use all or part of the Greenway. around the Minneapolis Chain of green urban corridor to improve abandoned. A year later, the Much of this info is from the Coalition Lakes and the Southwest LRT Trail people's lives. remaining railroad tracks between website.) extending to the western suburbs Hiawatha and Chowen Avenues were We’re the grassroots nonprofit (some of which have just closed for The Midtown Greenway is a 5.5-mile removed. The segment east of organization that advocated for the LRT construction). To the east, the long former railroad corridor in south Hiawatha remains active. Midtown Greenway trails to be put in Greenway connects with paths along Minneapolis with bicycling and by public agencies. The Midtown the Mississippi River. 2004 - Phase Two opened from 5th walking trails. It is owned by the Greenway wouldn’t be here without Avenue to Hiawatha Avenue. Hennepin County Regional Railroad The Greenway serves a very the work of our early volunteers, who Authority and the trails are ethnically and economically diverse 2006 - Phase Three of the Greenway had the original vision for the maintained by the City of community. All the way across opened, connecting Hiawatha Greenway and worked for years to Minneapolis. The Midtown Minneapolis the Greenway runs Avenue to the Mississippi River. get it built. Selected accomplishments: Greenway Coalition is the grassroots parallel to nearby Lake Street, a 2007 - The Martin Olav Sabo Bridge • NO HIGH VOLTAGE POWER organization that successfully commercial strip with hundreds of opened spanning Hiawatha Avenue, LINES! Our Coalition led a advocated for installation of the retailers, restaurants, and other bypassing a dangerous at-grade neighborhood-based coalition that Midtown Greenway by public businesses. The Greenway trails are crossing. fought to keep ugly and harmful agencies. The Coalition continues to plowed in the winter, lit at night, and power lines out of the Greenway. engage our community in protecting, open 24/7. Several thousand people 2008 - The Freewheel Midtown Bike After more than two years of work, improving, and using the Greenway. use the Greenway each spring, Center opened, consisting of a bike and with the help of our attorney and summer, or fall day, and hundreds of store, repair shop, and shower and For most of its distance across the the neighborhood groups, we WON. hearty cyclists and runners use it locker facilities. city, the corridor is grade-separated The power company was forced to each winter day regardless of from the street grid, either in a The Midtown Greenway Coalition is a bury the lines under 28th Street. weather. trench passing under bridges carrying group of neighborhoods, • NO BUSWAY Kept a limited stop, streets overhead, or on a raised area organizations, and individuals who A few history highlights: rapid busway out of the Greenway by with traffic passing underneath it. love the Midtown Greenway and 2000 - Phase One of the Greenway proposing electric streetcars instead. This offers barrier-free bicycling that want to protect and enhance it. Our bike and pedestrian trails opened Continued on next page

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12 JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS MIDTOWN GREENWAY SUMMER OF 1999 IN TCBC

Continued from previous page of a long-term community vision for more trail entrance ramps, green April had a new record 50 rides go, • NEW ACCESS STAIRWAYS AND and May had around 90. The Grisim FRONT DOORS Modified plans for spaces, public walkways along the street-level edge of the Greenway’s Ride (now the Spring All-Club Ride) dozens of developments on land had 92 people. Men’s mileage adjacent to the Greenway so they trench segment, and plazas at future trail transit stations. These open leaders in midsummer were Chris enhance the Greenway instead of Burbank, John Kaese, and Shelby walling it in. For example, the spaces will improve Greenway access, safety, and aesthetics. Miller, and women’s were Liesa stairway behind the Midtown Stromberg (now Miller), Mary Sheraton Hotel is the result of our • GUIDING NEW DEVELOPMENTS Burbank, and Julie Timm. advocacy work, and the Midtown on land adjacent to the Greenway so Lofts at Bryant Avenue would be that they front the Greenway rather We had a special ride and potluck to separated from the Greenway by a than hide it behind parking lots or JULIE TIMM commemorate Leroy Schweich, a roadway rather than a public loading docks. wonderful TCBC volunteer, who walkway if not for us. We are (excerpts from the newsletter) passed away the summer before. TURF-TRACK STREETCARS in currently working with the • the Greenway alongside the trails, to PRESIDENT WAS JULIE TIMM, VP TRAILS: The trail was being paved developers of the former Bennett provide a cross-town link connecting was Pete Hawkins, VP At Large was that is now called the Kenilworth Lumber site, to create new public the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit line Margaret Kelly, Secretary was Bruce Trail. Your editor also biked the Red access stairs and public plazas. This with the future Southwest Corridor Beck, Treasurer was Tony Stifter. Jacket Trail in Mankato and the new site will also feature a wonderful Light Rail Transit line as an important THE IRONMAN had been organized Sakatah Trail, both of which were public promenade/bridge along the part of a growing regional rail system. out of Lakeville for the first time, with pretty new. The toll bridge across the edge of the project. Mississippi in Inver Grove Heights, SAFETY, including growing our Trail some wonderful and some frustrating GRACEFUL NEW TRAIL • the only remaining toll bridge in • Watch safety patrol and enhancing experiences. They estimated 5300 ENTRANCE RAMP Along with Minnesota, closed for good due to our new Crime Prevention Task Force. bikers rode, the largest Ironman ever Midtown Phillips, successfully at that time. It was an ideal weather safety concerns. Construction had advocated for a new trail entrance • GREENING the Greenway through day. Of the riders reporting these begun on the new Midtown ramp at 10th Avenue connecting the volunteer engagement caring for facts, 67 were male, with the average Greenway Trail. Greenway to Midtown Exchange, existing plantings and fostering the age of all riders being 40. PAUL BUNYAN DOUBLE Midtown Phillips, Stewart Park, work of other to install new TCBC was organizing the 18th Annual CENTURY: 37 riders rode, and most Anderson Schools, Abbott sustainable plantings. Watermelon Ride out of Control Data finished the full 202 miles around Northwestern Hospital, and • BRIDGING THE MISSISSIPPI, (now Boston Scientific) in Arden Hills, Lake Mille Lacs. Powderhorn Park. infrastructure plan still unknown with two 25-mile routes. “HANG UP AND DRIVE — Cyclists SUSTAINABLE GARDENS such as using the existing freight rail • We also promoted our 19th Annual should exercise extreme caution Installed and maintain gardens in the bridge for the trails to cross the River, Weekend on Wheels, three days of while riding near drivers using cell Greenway with volunteer power to or building a new bike/ped bridge biking in western WI, based out of phones.…” (Yes, this was written in showcase native plants, on site water instead of or in addition to the River Falls. 1999. Finally our esteemed management, and ecological existing bridge freight rail bridge. Legislature has done something sustainability. Along with public and The Coalition supports plenty of WEB SITE REVIEW FOR about it.) private partners and many events along the Greenway and there BICYCLISTS: “This column has been volunteers, we have also helped created to share awareness of SOUND FAMILIAR? “Quality Bicycle are many volunteer opportunities. Products, the Salsa bike company, is planted about 3,000 trees in the Also, they have various membership bicycling-related web sites and to Greenway during eight annual Arbor include a mix of topics, whether moving from the San Francisco area categories. For more info, see their to Minneapolis. Day events. website at midtowngreenway.org. practical, community service, education, fun, or bizarre.” • OUTREACH Engaged hundreds of By Doug Nelson Hispanic immigrants and Native people via group walks in the *In-store purchases only. Exludes installations & hitches. Greenway, resulting in many families now using the Greenway regularly on their own. TCBC MEMBERS: • SAFETY Organize volunteers to sweep up broken glass daily, maintain communications with police and the PUT IT ON A RACK City about trail and crime issues, coordinate the Trail Watch bike patrol, and advocate for improvements in traffic control AND SAVE 15%* devices at the trail’s at-grade crossings with roadways. Upcoming projects include: • PUBLIC ART, including working on our vision that the Greenway some day rivals the Walker Sculpture Rack Attack Minneapolis Garden as an art destination in Minneapolis. 4170 Excelsior Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 • NEW PARKS AND PLAZAS on (952) 926-7225 | rackattack.com land adjacent to the Greenway, part

JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS 13 BOB BROWN A Big Winner – (?)

by Bob Brown Then came the announcement over wheels – Ultegra hubs, Velocity A23 the loudspeaker. The number of rims, DT spokes. They were built by The TCBC Awards Banquet was an prizes just happened to exactly equal County Cycles during the banquet, enjoyable affair. There were many the number of ticket holders. and they are straight and true. awards, my take being approximately Crestfallen, I realized they had none, to be exact. There were also WOW ! My hat was suddenly thrown in enough hats so that many prizes, more than any other elevated from “participation ribbon” everyone got something. Nice as year, I think. Near the end of the to “frosting on the cake”. Those TCBC baseball caps are, receiving one banquet, I had settled into my usual wheels proved out to be perfect for was like getting a ribbon indicating “didn’t win nothing” doldrums when me. As light as the Mavic wheels on that I’d tied with several others for all of a sudden I won a hat – a real my best road bike, they are very last place, which fits with how I nice TCBC baseball cap. I was at first strong and far more versatile. After usually do when it comes to door giddy with pleasure to have been consulting with County Cycles and prizes. Fortunately, I did at least win singled out as a winner. While the another shop about the wheels, I a separate drawing for the Grand prize drawing wound down, several decided to put them on the bike upon Prize – a set of hand built premium more people won hats just like mine. which I posted my fastest ride since rejoining TCBC in 2005, 18.9 mph for 38 miles. The bike is a triple cranked Sora level bike not worthy of the wheels, except that it is equally versatile. Both bike and wheels can accommodate a broad range of tires, The Central Lakes so now I have a bike that can change from road bike to night bike, unpaved Trail Starts Here trail bike, gravel bike, or light touring BikeFeBikregusFergFusFalallsl.coms.com bike, just by putting on the right tires. 800-726-8959 I had actually been thinking to 800-726-8959 replace the narrow rims on that bike anyway. Why not make use of the generous spacing offered by the fork, stays, and long reach brakes? I have never understood why road bikes are made with such a tight fit around narrow tires anyway. What a good prize! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNTY CYCLES!

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14 JUNE 2019 TCBC NEWS 2019 RIDE STATS SO FAR TCBC SAFETY

Plenty of rides have been going with Fran Rabe...... 453 Reported Accidents and some weather challenges thrown in. Since November 1, 2018, here are Karen Kleiman...... 453 Some Related Comments those with the most for the trips Diane Ziemer...... 374 reported: MAY 1: Rider was beginning to cross Blocks (cramp buster), small first aid Pam Svodoba...... 364 an intersection when a vehicle kit, and a lock. I know what you are MEN approaching the cross street with a going to ask: how can I carry all of MEN DOING THE MOST RIDES: Chuck Ryan...... 4126 stop sign bumped the rider’s bike and these things? Actually, they can all be Ryan 83, Huskamp 72, C. Nelson 62, she fell. Rider was apparently not carried in a medium-sized seat bag Randall Huskamp...... 3163 Loughman 55, May 35, Hirschmann injured but she went to a local and in your jersey pockets if there is 35, St Mane 34, Tamez 33, Wamsley hospital for a checkup. an overflow. Chuck Nelson...... 2975 33. Paul Loughman...... 2522 WOMEN DOING THE MOST Comments: REMEMBER: RIDES: Battis 30, Fox 27, Johnson 27, When crossing an intersection where RIDE SMART, RIDE SAFE Brad St Mane...... 1672 Lim 26, May 26, Angle 23, Emerson the opposing traffic has a stop sign, Paul Frenz Chris Tamez...... 1669 22, Miller 20. you should make sure any vehicle approaching the stop sign sees you, Marc Hirschmann...... 1463 LEADING THE MOST RIDES: Randall Huskamp 72, Chuck Ryan 71, and comes to a full stop before you David Wamsley...... 1441 Lyle Koehler 18, Carol Fitzgerald 16, enter or cross the intersection. Jonathan Grad 14, Pete May 13, Joe Rebholz...... 1373 Now that the warmer riding weather Marina Lim 12, Diana and Duane is here, I thought that this would be Thomas Cook...... 1369 Kasper 12. an appropriate time to remind riders what they should bring with them on Andrei Lebedev...... 1194 BIGGEST RIDES REPORTED FROM APRIL 8 THRU MAY 7: every ride. I would recommend the Aaron Halfaker...... 1148 following items: extra tube, patch kit, Apr 20....Dunn Early...... 32 tire levers, bike tool, tire boot (for Pete May...... 1101 large tire punctures), small hand Apr 28....Not the Ironman...... 26 Brian Hecht...... 1033 pump or co2 pump (w/2 co2 TCBC Safety Committee May 4....Sonny’s...... 26 cartridges), water bottle in a bottle Tony Le...... 858 cage on your bike, energy bar, Shot May 4....Bent Brewstillery...... 25 WOMEN May 5....Run for Border...... 25 Catherine Fox...... 1428 May 6....Pink Express...... 25 Liesa Miller...... 998 Apr 23....Tuesday Tuneup...... 24 Jackie Battis...... 980 May 4....Dunn Early...... 24 Linda Johnson...... 890 May 7....Tues Tuneup...... 24 Karen May...... 798 Apr 20....Sonny's...... 23 Katie Angle...... 756 Apr 20....Lift Bridge...... 23 Judy Emerson...... 647 Marina Lim...... 620 SINCE THE LAST ISSUE: Ryan increases his lead and Nelson jumps Carol Fitzgerald...... 538 into third. For the women, Fox’s lead shrinks a bit and Battis rises to third. Trisha Groth...... 474

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