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Mark Your Calendar! 2019 DBTC Club Events Denver’s Original Bike Club – Since 1964! Newsletter of the Denver Bicycle Touring Club 2019 MAY INSIDE… Mark Your Calendar! Club News from the President p. 2 Maps are Here! p. 3 2019 DBTC Club Events Day out at the Rockies p. 3 Social Media p. 3 Ice Cream Social New Members p. 3 Friday, June 28th Frisco Ride with GPS Update p. 4 Denver’s Original Bike Club – Since 1964! Important Meeting Dates Rockies Games for New Bike Lanes p. 5 Sundays May 5th & August 4th Coors Field, Denver Call for Volunteers p. 5 Spring Kick Off Photos p. 6 Summer Picnic Magestic and Saturday, July 27th Waterton Canyon Rides p. 7 Prospect Park, Wheat Ridge Bicycle Hacks p. 8 Fall Ride Trail Closures p. 8 Saturday, October 19th Easter Ride p. 8 Arapahoe Trailhead on Cherry Creek Trail Road Ride Descriptions p. 9 Volunteer Recognition Beignets & Birds Photos p. 9 Luncheon Master Ride List p. 10 Saturday, Nov. 9th Time and Location TBD Club Announcements p. 11 MAY Ride Schedule p. 12-18 In an effort to be a more concerned and caring club, we would like to send a card to those members suffering from an injury, illness, or loss. If you know of someone who could use a 1 pick-me-up, please email the name to Linda at [email protected]. DBTC’s Officers President Cyndy Klepinger 303-725-1565 [email protected] The President’s Page Vice President Cyndy Klepinger Helen Berkman 720-355-5687 [email protected] Secretary Dick Shelton 720-934-9824 Our spring cycling season has [email protected] Treasurer started! Steve Thomas 303-419-2531 [email protected] Board Members at Large You will find a listing of May rides Marilyn Choske 303-905-8510 starting on page 12. [email protected] Phil Gee 720-319-8087 [email protected] Group rides provide many benefits, Sunnye Keeley 941-228-0319 [email protected] such as social interactions, new Linda Wheeler 419-973-8282 [email protected] routes and motivation. However, to be a successful ride – and safe, Clark Wilson 303-495-0671 the group needs to follow some rules. Newbies may not be aware [email protected] of them and even seasoned cyclists may forget pack etiquette. I Directors and Staff Director of Ride Activities know at times I forget to be a safe rider. Here are some tips we all Patty Gaspar 303-989-8268 [email protected] need to follow while riding in a group: Out of Town Tour Director Kathy Stommel 719-671-5579 [email protected] o Make sure you leave a little space between you and nearby MTB Coordinator Chuck Caldwell 303-807-1562 cyclists. [email protected] Fun Ride Coordinator North o Do not overlap wheels. Your front wheel shouldn’t creep Jeff Krinsky 720-373-9107 [email protected] alongside the rear wheel in front of you. If you’re in front and Fun Ride Coordinator South riding next to someone, keep your handle bars lined up. Ellen Fitzpatrick 303-756-2517 [email protected] o Keep your head up as to watch what’s happening down the Road Ride Coordinator OPEN [email protected] path or road. Alert others to cars, bikes, joggers, walkers or Intermediate Ride Coordinator Jeff Krinsky 720-373-9107 dogs sharing the space. Point out road hazards and indicate [email protected] Weekday Fun/Int Ride Coordinator turns, slowing and stopping. Patty Gaspar 303-989-8268 [email protected] o At stop lights, stay in the appropriate lane and preferably only “Roses” Ride Coordinator single file, not three or four abreast so you don’t prevent cars OPEN Information Coordinator from making right turns, etc. Ellen Chilikas [email protected] o When stopping as a group, just don’t stop, look for a place that Membership Database/Webmaster Jeff Krinsky 720-373-9107 you are out of the way of other riders and users of the path [email protected] and road. This place may be in front of the first person who Communications Director Kathleen Shelton 303-264-9878 stopped. Try and get your bike completely off the path as [email protected] Map Sales (wholesale) some riders leave their rear wheel hanging out in the way of Doug Schuler 303-829-5861 [email protected] traffic. Guest Relations Mary Stewart [email protected] Let’s ride safe and have fun this year! Board Meetings Members wishing to attend a board Pictures and Articles for the Newsletter... This newsletter belongs to the members. meeting are welcome! The DBTC board If you have pictures or an article to share, please email them to ridecoordinator@ meets the second Monday of each dbtc.org. Only send one or two pictures, so you don’t clog up my computer! Be sure month at 6pm, Perkin’s Restaurant (1995 to include details about who, when and where the picture was taken. If you have S. Colorado Blvd). Anyone wishing to a photo to mail, contact the Ride Coordinator for the address. Remember we must address the board, contact the president give credit to the author. If you are a writer with an article of interest, we may make at [email protected] or call 303-725-1565 so you a published author! The deadline for publishing is the 20th, but please send your topic can be placed on the agenda. your articles earlier. 2 Roll into Spring with the New DBTC Bike Map! The DBTC greater Denver Area Bicycle Route Map has been released after a Sunday, May 5th one-year critique. The revised map adds new routes, paths and trails for bicycling adventures. It also includes more identifiers for major streets, bike routes, paths and trails. Maps are available at most bicycle shops and Tattered Cover book stores. New members also receive a copy of the map after they sign up. Sunday, August 4th Please join fellow club members for a day out at a Colorado Rockies Game! Visit the DBTC.org website and click on the Rockies Game link to sign up for one date, or both! We look forward to joining you for a rockydog and an afternoon of baseball with friends. Social Media for DBTC Become a member of these social media sites for relevant cycling news, last-minute rides and social activities with fellow members, such as ski trips and movies. To follow us on Facebook: Go to facebook.com and join the DBTC page where you can find links to articles discussing the cycling community along the front range. To join Meetup: Go to meetup.com and join the DBTC Meetup by WELCOME searching for “Denver Bicycle Touring Club” in Groups. NEW DBTC MEMBERS Fred Cooper To join Yahoo Groups: Holly Greenfield To receive email updates from the Cycling Yahoo Group click HERE or the Mountain Biking Yahoo Group, click HERE Tom Kelsall You’ll then receive emails about upcoming rides for those respective groups. You can also check out the latest CYCLING or MTB updates. 3 RIDE WITH GPS UPDATE Do you have a question about the new DBTC Ride With GPS member benefit? Contact one of us (listed at the bottom) and we’ll be glad to help! You should have received an email recently that invites you to take advantage of DBTC’s new member benefit: access to the Ride With GPS / Club Account. After you set up your personal account, you then send an email to [email protected] and request the Club Account link. When you receive that link, click on it to gain access to the DBTC RWGPS account. NOTE: Use a desktop computer for this process, not a mobile device! How to LOGIN to RWGPS Club account and Route Library (use your desktop for this process): 1. LOG IN to RWGPS (your personal account). 2. CLICK ON DBTC logo, near bottom of Dashboard left side of Homepage. DBTC Club account Homepage is displayed. 3. CLICK ON orange box “Sign into Club” . Yellow strip at top of page is displayed; you are in Club site. 4. CLICK ON “Route Library” to display list of routes. TIP: You can shorten your search by toggling the distance and elevation gain horizontal bars, and typing in a start location (city), all located just above the library list. 5. SELECT a route (check box to LEFT of route title) and click “View” (on RIGHT side of listing). 5a. When route map & cues screen appears, you can click on “More” (top left above route name) to read other options. 6. CLICKING the Back Arrow of the page returns you to the Route Library list or you can re-click Route Library. How to LOGOUT of RWGPS Club (and personal) account(s) from any screen: 1. From Club: CLICK upper-RIGHT corner DBTC logo dropdown arrow and “Sign Out” . Yellow strip disappears and screen still shows DBTC homepage. 1a. To go to Personal Account homepage, CLICK upper-LEFT corner RWGPS logo. Your personal account homepage appears. 2. To EXIT RWGPS completely from no-yellow-strip Club or personal account homepages, CLICK upper-RIGHT RWGPS logo dropdown & “Sign Out” . FAQ’s: Q: In the Club Route Library route titles, what does the number after “DBTC- “ mean? For example, DBTC-3, DBTC-5, DBTC-7 . A: We assigned these numbers to each route according to the distance and elevation gain difficulties. This route designation has no relation to pace of the ride; that’s up to the rider(s). The algorithm (formula) that we used is as follows: 3 is < or = 15 miles 5 is > or = 16 miles and < or = 40 miles 7 is > or = 41 miles 3 is < or = 1000 ft 5 is > or = 1001 ft and < or = 2000 ft 7 is > or = 2001 ft If 3 & 5, difficulty is 5 If 5 & 7, difficulty is 7 If 3 & 7, difficulty is 7 Q: Who do I contact if I have Ride With GPS questions? A: Bob Horney is Club Account Administrator guru and Route Manager - [email protected] Marilyn Choske is Club Account Administrator and Route Manager - [email protected] John Klever is Route Manager - [email protected] Kathy Stommel is Route Manager - [email protected] Find more information on RWGPS at the following two web pages: ridewithgps.com ridewithgps.com/help/club-account/ 4 Eight new high-comfort bikeways are on their way, and what they will look like is up to you.
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