North Carolina September 2004 Bicycle Club, Inc.

NC BICYCLE NEWS

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT B Y DAVID COLE, PRESIDENT A Message From 1 Our President for the ride itself, and stop at Pyrenees 2004 2-4 NCBC Summer Rally in September is Labor Day, stores along the route as we’ll defer to the second Mon- needed. There will be food 4 The club held its annual Sum- day (Sept 13). Brandon Sept. Club Meeting back at the park when you Brown, an admitted gadget mer Rally on July 18 at the finish, so you may relax with Shearon Harris Visitors’ Cen- freak, will show off the variety 2004 US Transplant 5 your friends afterwards and of power tap trainers he has. ter. We were favored with tell tall tales how, say, had Games good weather, and 103 cy- How much horsepower can you not run a marathon the you generate over .3 miles? clists took part. They found day before, you could have Sofia-Varna-Sofia 5, 8- Come and find out! This the 100K route to be as ad- sprinted up the hills ahead of (?????-?????-?????) 9, 11 vertised – challenging! It meeting will be held at the pack instead of pulling up Sammy’s Tap & Grill in Ra- Part II goes up both Lysta and the rear so as to scout for Bynum Ridge, with Old Gra- leigh. As always, check the folks being dropped (see ref- NCBC web site for details and Fall Rally/Road Dog 6-7 ham Road in between. (Maps erence to Road Dogs in next and cue sheets can still be directions. paragraph). Rally found on the NCBC web site).

NCBC Officers Bike Shop Profile: 10 You may have heard of the Part of what I appreciated Frank’s Cyclery North Raleigh Road Dogs, a about this event was the co- renegade group of club riders We’ll be electing new officers operation among club mem- at the NCBC Christmas party Ride Calendar 12-14 who like to set their own rules bers in hosting it. Adrian about things. They’ve hosted in December (date TBD, but Hands and Bruce Rosar their own Road Dog Rally the the location will be Henri Tho- Membership News 15 marked the route. Henri Tho- past couple years, and we’re mas’ house near Holly mas gathered the food and combining forces this year. In Springs). If you enjoy cycling supplies. Carol Schroeder 15- keeping with Road Dog tradi- and would like to be actively Membership Applica- brought the ice. Adrian, involved with like-minded 16 tion, the century ride will actu- tion & Waiver Daniel Gatti, Brandon Brown ally be 110 miles. There will people, PLEASE contact me to and Zonda Hillman staffed be shorter distances avail- let me know. This doesn’t the sag stops, while Bruce able, too, of course. We do mean you have to be presi- Special Points of and Steve Goodridge swept ask that folks register for the dent - there a variety of things Interest the 100K route. And, oh, I event, just so we can antici- you can do – but I’d love to printed the maps, cue sheets, pate the numbers. See the discuss this with and help you • Pyrenees 2004, Pages 2- registration forms, and NCBC web site at NCBike- find a friendly home within brought the club’s trailer. the club. My email address is Club.org for details. 4 Much thanks to all these folks [email protected]. for putting on the event! • September Club Meet- NCBC Meetings ing, Page 4 NCBC Fall Rally It always surprises me that

• 2004 U.S. Transplant more folks don’t show up for Games, Page 5 Our Fall Rally will be a little the NCBC club meetings. We different this year. We’ll have have maybe 5 times the num- • Sofia-Varna-Sofia, Pages a ride (not really a rally – as ber of folks as we had last there will be no charge) on 5, 8-9, 11 year, but these are good Saturday, September 25 from meetings with interesting Blue Jay Point Park. Like • Bike Shop Profile, topics, with good food and most rides, you’ll be expected drink, to boot. You should Frank’s Cyclery, Page 10. to provide your own provisions come! Since the first Monday Page 2 NC Bicycle News P YRENEES 2004 B Y CLAUDE MONNIER, NCBC MEMBER (WITH CORRECTIONS FROM SMITH DOSS AND MARK G ATEHOUSE)

The Genesis of the Trip house from Greensboro (Mark workshop was a 130 years val towns this year The South- earned the nick name “El old rickshaw imported from west region of is fa- Toro”, because he is strong as India, in working condition. mous for its food (is there a During the recovery from our a bull, & rides for the De Oro Mark and Betsy’s new tan- region that is not?), and it did October 2002 accident (and a team), and Kip Clyburn and dem has been named the live up to our expectations. broken knee cap injury), I Anne Bringuier from Taylors- “Titanium rickshaw” as a

decided that if I were ever ville, NC (Kip and Anne own 2 mockery of their disparity in able to ride a bike again, I tandems and ride with their fitness level (Betsy admits It is fair to say that in 2 would tackle some of the kids a lot, so hauling panniers “He puts me on the bike”). weeks, we did not have a bad toughest mountains: the Pyre- meal. We had some funny is an easy feat!). So, having a real rickshaw nees, Alps, Rockies etc. So, available for a test ride was experiences: in Audressein

after spending the year 2003 an opportunity we could not with a very fancy Belgian Mai- focusing on recovery, getting Bikes and Technology miss. After riding the rick- tre D who forgot to bring us back in shape, avoiding inju- shaw with Betsy, Mark was the extra pasta we requested ries, especially knee tendoni- very glad he had the “ti” ver- – we started the Portet d’As- tis, this year was to real- Our 3 teams each had a pet the next day on empty travel tandem equipped with sion since the real one was ize one of the magic goals: made out of very heavy steel tanks – and the Hotel owners the Pyrenees. With the popu- couplers. The bikes can be were mad at him for having to dismantled and loaded in and wood. He also had a larity of the , better appreciation of the eat pasta salad for another 3 following ’s suitcases that fit airlines re- days! We also had divine sur- strictions. 2 teams arrived on large difference between victories, many of us are now “some” contribution and prises (Quillan – twice!, and familiar with names such as time and built their bikes with- Saint Gaudens). Kip and Tourmalet, La Mongie, out incident. The last team “none” by a stoker. Anne’s friends in Quillan also Aubisque, Luz Ardiden, Hauta- arrived a day late, their bike treated us to a wonderful cam. They were part of our was delayed one more day, dinner at their house, after and they caught up with us 2 Places to Stay, Places to Eat goals this year. Other goals some of their friends chal- were also to visit some mag- days after the start, frustrated lenged us with some fero- nificent historical and natural but happy to join the fun. We started a 2 weeks loop cious climbs up Port de Pail- from Toulouse (the airport sites, as the region bordering heres (2001 m) and Col de France and Spain is rich in shuttle between the airport We made a stop for 3 days in and the downtown proved Chioula. history. the small town of Quillan convenient and inexpensive). where Kip & Anne had left The loop included stops Weather wise, the Pyrenees, Smith and I planned the their daughters on vacation picked either due to a historic at least from the French side, routes, booked the hotels for with other friends while they interest such as: Carcas- are green mountains, be- the 3 tandem teams that were cyclo-touring. sonne, Tarascon sur Ariege, or cause they block the rain accepted the challenge. The because of their location rela- clouds coming from the Atlan- trip happened during the last It was just our luck to find an tive to the mountains we set tic Ocean. We had 2 rainy 2 weeks of June, to avoid the old store, which a man was to conquer: Bagneres de days, and 2 other cloudy days. after school summer vacation using as a workshop to re- Bigorre, Argeles Gazost. The temperatures remained rush in Europe. The teams store old furniture and weave Many of these places are Tour in the mid 70’s to mid 80’s, were: Mark and Betsy Gate- baskets. On display in his de France stages start or arri- so perfect riding tempera-

Left photo (from left to right), Smith Doss, Claude Monnier, Kip Clyburn, Anne Bringuier, Mark and Betsy Gatehouse near “the escargot” (the snail, because the roads go over and underneath the bridge. Above, Pic du Midi, an astro- nomic observatory in the Pyrenees Far right, Mark and Betsy test (not far from La Mongie, another drive the rickshaw in Quillan. Tour de France climb. NC Bicycle News Page 3

P YRENEES 2004 (CONTINUED) BY CLAUDE MONNIER, NCBC MEMBER

tures. Do not forget your jack- d’Aspin (July 15th stage), However, it is definitely a ets for the long down hills where the cows literally Our cycling trip could be best climb that we would recom- following long ascents up the chased cyclists’ legs for described as containing 5 mend you do without the bur- mountains. “mobile fresh salt licks”. It “C’s” - Cow’s, Churches, Cas- den of 50 lbs. of panniers. was quite comical to see tles Caves and Climbs. The them run after sweaty bikers, trip would not be complete To keep the trip a vacation until they got to Kip and Mountains scenery is often and not cycling “boot camp”, without some of the historical majestic, especially when it Anne’s handle bars and Kip’s sites. The southwest crown we alternated long difficult gloves. Kip warns that having involves snow caped moun- days with easier ones. Allow- jewel is the fortified city of tains. Our climb up the Tour- a cowlick your leg is like being Carcassonne, a medieval ing for recovery from hard attacked by a belt sander, not malet was great, with fantas- climbing days is essential. fortress in excellent shape. tic views of the Observatoire at all like a lick from the fam- The walk around the ramparts We took advantage of one ily dog. Even Betsy Gate- du Pic du Midi (an astronomy easier day to sample a spe- had us marveling at the im- observatory), and the Cirque house, a self-admitted animal pressive castle fortifications, cialty: Gateau a la broche lover, hit the limit of her pas- de Gavarnie. The climbs to (pound cake batter cooked which boggled the mind to Luz Ardiden also offered su- sion when angora goats de- consider being constructed over an open fire on a cided to lick up her bike. perb views. skewer). It made for a perfect without the benefit of modern Animals are cute, but not so afternoon snack. machinery. Although it was an close! overcast day, the walk around The legendary climbs the rampart walls still pro- (Tourmalet, Luz Ardiden, Animals Galore – Pastoral The other problem with pas- vided nice hilltop overlooks. Aubisque, Hautacam etc) are Mountains toral mountains is that when Inside the castle walls we long climbs: 10 to 15 miles up, and all average between 7 you have cows, you get horse found a beautiful church, a very nice photo gallery with and 8% over that distance, If Smith had not eaten some flies. On grades as steep as 10% for 4 miles, it was diffi- excellent pictures of the re- with stretches above 10%. So wild boar stew, we could have you need to be prepared for said that we saw all the ani- cult for us to maintain a pace gion, and many other touristy that would drop the flies. We shops. This was one of the long steady climbs. Bring mals we ate: cows, sheep, adequate gears, and be pre- geese, ducks, pigs, chicken, could not. We surrendered to few places on our trip that we saw any other Americans. We pared for some long strenu- guinea hens, and horses (we having our “fly clouds” accom- pany us up the mountains! were grateful when a large ous descents. It is wise to did not eat horse meat). All bring spare brake pads, so prepared in wonderful re- One of the benefits of tan- group of college aged Ameri- can girls did not stop and eat you are not dependent on gional recipes. deming is that you have a stoker who has two free at the nice restaurant where bike shops. hands to help swat the flies! we were enjoying dinner. The Pyrenees are pastoral Mark missed this critical Enhancing our Resumes mountains. This means the stoker function when he shepherds take their herds up Our other stop was a prehis- climbed the Luz Ardiden solo toric cave (Grotte de Niaux), the mountains – where the We can safely say that we met on the tandem while Betsy which contains several amaz- grass is plentiful. As a Gary slept in and shopped. more bikers in this trip than in Larson / the Far Side fan, I ing13,000 year old prehistoric all others combined. This paintings (of bisons, dears, always believed cows talk to shows that cyclists around the Old Castles and Magnificent and mountain goats). While world go for the tough stuff. each other. We got a we had a tough 10% grade to demonstration of this up Col Sites After we reached the summit get there, it was well worth it. of Port de Pailheres, and took

Left, Claude and Smith at the col de Portet-D’Aspet (a climb in this year’s tour).

Right, Claude and Smith at Gavarnie

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P YRENEES 2004 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3) BY CLAUDE MONNIER, NCBC MEMBER

one of the many “proof that I loaded bikes, 17% downhill 8 days hauling pan- … and do not forget your extra made it” pictures, while we grades, low hanging clouds, niers memory chips in your base were having lunch, 2 Cofidis rain, and loose gravel with fresh 815 miles hotel like we did. Thank good- riders reached the top, fol- tar since the road was getting ness our friends took care of 68,600 feet of accumu- lowed by a team car. We resurfaced. This is also the the group pictures for us! lated elevation gain could hear them speak Eng- same descent where on July 18, lish with an Aussie accent and 1995 Lance Armstrong’s Mo- 27 mountains passes and All in all, this trip was all about started talking to them. They torola teammate Fabio Casar- mountain tops were Stuart O’Grady and Mat- telli crashed and died. Even (including 9 above cycling, despite a few tourist breaks. It was tough, demand- thew White (who crashed Mark, who is notorious for using 4,500 feet altitude) ing, but rewarding and exhila- rehearsing the prologue brakes sparingly on descents, Sorry we do not have a course). Since Mark and (Betsy swears he doesn’t use rating. We had great company, calorie count, but it and we are now looking for- Betsy were still climbing the them at all) was on the brakes was HUGE and all th beast, we asked them to say ward to the July 16 stage of almost the whole way down! delicious! the Tour so we can see the hi to them (they were going opposite direction to us). Tour climb mountains we con- They did! We were amazed at Now, for the math lovers, here Some of the towns were small quered a few weeks back. As we watch, it will be with the how fast they went up the are a few statistics to satisfy enough that there were no bike mountain, especially knowing your appetite. shops, so bringing spares of fondest of memories and a newfound respect for the ath- that they are not the best important parts is a wise idea, especially if you use equipment letic ability of Lance Armstrong climbers in the Tour! Lessons Learned that may not be easily found, or and all his competitors.

is tandem specific (for Kip that It will be hard to pick the We spent about $120 per day means a lot of spare tubes & hardest climbs, due to varying For more information and pho- for lodging, and food per couple spokes). tos, see weather conditions, and (we saved on hotels but were http:// whether we had panniers or pleased with the places we We paced ourselves, because WeTandem.dnsalias.org/ not. We did Hautacam during picked, and treated ourselves the heat of the day, and found on meals), excluding airfares. everyday included significant climbs. This region is definitely it the hardest, although not The exchange rate was to our only for the hardcore riders, if the longest. It consistently disadvantage with a euro at you have never ridden in moun- stayed above 7% average and about $1.25. kicked up 12%. The most tains before, or are new to tan- treacherous downhill by far dems and/or touring this is not was Portet d’Aspet, where we Now the stats etc…. the region to do your first trip. had a nasty combination of 14 days of riding, including

S EPTEMBER CLUB MEETING: POWER MEASURING EQUIPMENT BY BRANDON BROWN, WEBMASTER

So, you are lined up with your power measuring equipment do the tests for $10. Bring riding group and you are setups. The Polar 720i sys- your pedals, shoes an atti- Monday, Sept 13, 2004 ready to take off for your tem and the PowerTap Pro tude. group ride. You to your system will be setup on two Sammy’s Tap & Grill left, and then to your right, separate bikes, connected to Mission Valley Shopping Ctr. wondering, can I beat these trainers. You will be allowed folks up the hill today or to do two tests, a 12 second 2235 Avent Ferry Road what? Is John a better rider maximum power sprint test Raleigh, NC 27606 than me; what about Sue? and a 1 minute sustained Well now's your time to find power test. From these meas- out. Invite your friends and urements, we will print you a 6:30 Eat find out at the next NCBC graph of your performance 7-8:30 Power Measuring meeting. and give you your category Equipment Presenta- rating for the 12 second test, tion/Demonstration all free of charge to NCBC NCBC is giving a presentation members. Non-NCBC mem- on power as well as a demon- bers may attend and we will stration of two of the latest Above, Polar 720i and Graeber Power Tap Pro. NC Bicycle News Page 5

2004 U.S. TRANSPLANT GAMES BY ZONDA HILLMAN, EDITOR

The 2004 U.S. Transplant plant from his sister on March of September 11. The Trans- Games, hosted by the Na- The games also includes two 7, 2001. Jean is a double plant Games profoundly dem- tional Kidney Foundation, cycling events, a 1K time trial lung transplant recipi- onstrate the life restoring were held July 28-31, in Min- and 20K criterium. David ent. David organizes the Ra- importance of organ donation. neapolis, MN at the University Cole, NCBC President, and ven Rock Ramble For more information about of Minnesota campus. This Jean Begemann from Ashe- (www.ravenrockramble.org) becoming an organ donor, event has Olympic style ville participated in the cycling the first Sunday each May as please see http:// games for organ transplant events. David won gold med- a fund raiser for the National www.transweb.org/ recipients. Approximately Kidney Foundation and the als in both events. Way to go 1,500 athletes from across David!! Jean won a bronze Transplant Games. the United States participated For additional information on medal in the women's 20K the Games, see http:// in competitive events such as criterium. swimming, track and field, 85,000 people are currently www.kidney.org/recips/ basketball, etc. Thirty-five waiting for organ transplants. athletics/tgames/ athletes from North Carolina David, a kidney transplant More people will die this year recipient, received a trans- while waiting for transplants participated in the Games. than were killed in the tragedy

Left, NCBC President David Cole wins two gold medals at the 2004 U.S. Transplant Games.

Above, Team NC assembles in the Metrodome.

S OFIA- V ARNA- S OFIA (? ????- ? ????- ? ????) 2004 (PART II - C ONTINUED FROM AUGUST NEWSLETTER) BY ADRIAN HANDS, VICE PRESIDENT Friday, June 18, 2004 - SVS Out for coffee, look around, cherries from the bushes. I but I notice he seems to be Day Two (Dvo) - Shortcut - start to ride out of town, then ride ahead a bit and find my turning his back and hurrying Popovov - Isperih - Shumen - stop for an omelet and on own bush to sample some off as I snap the shot. Uh-oh. 156km (97mi) toward Razgrad and Isperih. I cherries - very good. Now I Did he say “Da” or did he just feel good! see what must be more nod his head? In Bulgaria, the A nice long sleep, “ethnic Turkish villages”, but up and down nod means “No” clean up in the morning and We're not in the moun- this time with some light on - that's hard to get used to. start trying to figure out how tains here, but I'm going slow. them. I see an older couple in Dang, I feel bad that I may to contact the ride to let them It's a little discouraging but I splendid traditional attire. I have offended him, but noth- know that I must officially decide that though there's not wave “Zdravsti! Dober Den!” ing to do about it now, so on abandon, but still want to forests and rocks it's still they wave back and smile. I to Razgrad. Hey, Bulgaria has continue riding. I hope Mitko quiet hilly and I'm not doing want to get a picture. I've us beat when it comes to is not trying to find me. I can't too bad. Mitko will probably been hesitant about taking biking-to-work! You should find a number to call, don't be along any minute, and I close pictures of people - see the farmers biking to have a phone, and don't know feel good. The scenery is won- don't want to offend, so I dig work! Picture I most wish I'd the procedure for placing a derful. I watch a couple with out my camera hold it up and gotten: Farm wife biking to call anyway. Popovo is alive in donkey and cart parked by ask “Da?”, “Ne?”. I get a con- work carrying a pitch-fork! the morning when I get up. the side of the road picking firmation and take a picture,

(Continued on Page 8) Page 6 NC Bicycle News 2004 NCBC FALL RALLY/ROAD DOG RALLY B Y RALLY DIRECTOR JACK POWELL, AKA CAPTAIN JACK

“Free Rally for the Fall”

I have some good news for NCBC members and also area cyclists in general. There will be a “free rally” on the 25th day of September 2004. That’s right, a Free Rally with no registration fee. The start location / time is Blue Jay Point Park at 8:30 AM. There is a ½ metric, full metric and a century course to ride.

Traditionally, the NCBC has held a fall rally for many years. Also, in the last couple of years there has been a separate special fall ride, which has been lead as a day ride and has become known as the “Road Dog Rally”. The North Raleigh Road Dogs are a sub-set of the NCBC and they want to invite you to ride with them for part of or their entire century course. So this year it has been decided that the North Raleigh Road Dogs’ fall rally and the NCBC’s fall rally would be combined into one big rally event with a post ride picnic. And it’s free, so how can you pass up the offer? Be there!

General Information

Everyone attending will be required to provide a signed standard club waiver/registration form at the event start, which will also serve as a club record of your attendance and help ascertain the number of cyclists to anticipate at the post ride picnic. The rally will be focused on offer- ing riding opportunities with fellowship on the road and at the picnic. The NCBC will provide a route cue sheet at the start location (or you can print one in advance from the NCBC web site, see Road Dog Century under Union Pleasant School start list). Also the NCBC will provide an optional tail-gate type picnic consisting of some snacks and beverages. But the rides themselves are a no frills-thrills type of event; it has been deemed to be done in the “road dog way”. This means there are no pavement markings, no field support provided such as an “on cou rse sag wagon” to pick you up if you boonk nor “sweep cyclists” on bikes, nor road side feed zones offering food and beverage by volunteers, and no tee shirt or souvenir trinket will be provided. The picnic is scheduled to start at 12 PM noon time and continue to about 3 PM, if weather per- mits. Non members are also welcome to participate in the rally, so bring a cycling friend. However the "snack and beverage picnic", supplied by the NCBC, may have to be limited to valid NCBC members. There will be opportunity for non members to join the club in the morning at the start.

All ride courses will start and finish at Blue Jay Point Park. There are ample stores along the course so that you will be able to pick and choose where you may want to stop for food and beverage. Don’t forget to bring some petty cash to pay for your personal purchases or at your elec- tion you could pack from home some food and beverage to consume while out on your bike.

Directions:

Blue Jay Point Park, a Wake County Park facility, is located north of Raleigh at the Falls Lake area. From Raleigh go north of I-540 on Six Forks Road. Then find the park entrance road on the east side of Six Forks Rd. at a cross road intersection. At the intersection make a right turn at the top of a hill, which is opposite Union Pleasant Church Road (about 1 mile south of NC 98). From northeast Durham take NC 98 east and after crossing NC 50 make a right turn at next stop light intersection onto Six Forks Rd and go south for about 1 mile. The park entrance road will be at the top of the hill after crossing the lake at the Barton Creek Wildlife Boat Ramp area. Make a left turn into park at the cross road intersection opposite Pleasant Union Church Road. You can also download a direction map from NCBC web site for Blue Jay Point.

Parking

Note: All cyclist participants are to park their vehicles in the gravel parking lot that is located on the right side of the park road after going through the park entrance gate. Cyclists can register and gather in the front parking lot adjacent the park office for the mass start. Kindly note that the park opens at 8:00 AM. Please strive to not arrive earlier than 8 AM or you will just be stuck/ parked waiting on the entrance road, which blocks traffic into the park and that makes it difficult for the park personnel to get into the park upon their arrival to work. So please arrive promptly just after 8AM so you will have sufficient time to unload your equipment/register and be ready to ride at 8:30. Bringing a com- pleted registration form will save time.

Please see the website for the registration form. www.ncbikeclub.org NC Bicycle News Page 7

2004 NCBC FALL RALLY/ROAD DOG RALLY (CONTINUED) B Y RALLY D IRECTOR JACK POWELL, AKA CAPTAIN JACK

Rally Director’s Commentary:

After some discussion with our club’s President, David Cole, and several of my long time club cycling friends it was concluded that you, the area cyclist, have earned a free rally by your prior support as a NCBC member or by participation in prior NCBC functions. The NCBC is a “not for profit organization” and this is a way to thank you for helping the club achieve its goals (as outlined in our by-laws): To promote bicycling through recreational, utilitarian and competitive activities; To educate and promote safety throughout its membership and the general public and promote the adherence to the motor vehicle laws; To promote relationships of bicyclists locally, nationally, and interna- tionally.

Know your strength and equipment! If you have no close cycling friend(s) and Road Dogs are your enemy, you could get into trouble out there on this rally. It is a lonely place way out yonder around Warrenton, NC and even lonelier in between there and Blue Jay Point. There is a general understanding or theme for the “road dog way”, that all cyclists be self sufficient. To avoid hauling a trailer or pannier full of spare tools and tubes, and as a back up plan, I encourage that all riders lock in with a group or at least one personal friend of known simi- lar riding strength and thus the group or the two cyclist friends (depending on the case) look out for each other, the buddy system. Make your own deal in advance of the ride. It is not the club’s desire nor plan to go looking for you at sundown.

Shorter Rides:

For the cyclist who desires a ride shorter than a century, there are two options: There is an approximate 30 mile out/in course to the store at Wilton, NC at intersection of NC RT 96 / 56. There is an approximate 60 mile out/in course up to the store at the intersection of RT 158 & Tabbs Ck Rd (just over I-85 at west Oxford, NC). Both of these two rides are entirely on US Bike RT #1, so just follow the NC highway department Bike Route #1 signs or follow the Road Dog Century route’s cue sheet as far as you desire and then make a u-turn back to Blue Jay Point. There are stores conveniently located at the half way turn around point for each of these two ride. Take a break there and then ride on!

The “Road Dog Rally” course as seen on the “Road Dog Century” cue sheet is 115 miles. Now don’t let that be too unsettling, as the start- ing point is Blue Jay Point and not Union Pleasant School as shown on the cue sheet, thus the total course is cut down to about 110 miles. But hey, lets be realistic, that is still a “road dog stretch century” and an extra 10 miles will add another ½ hour of riding time for even a strong century rider and possibly another hour extra time for a slow century rider. As you need to finish before sundown, I will reiterate, “Know your strength and equipment!” A map of the Road Dog Century course would looks like is a big loop on the top of a stem, thus the last 10 miles is a backtrack of the first 10 miles. The course goes north out of Blue Jay Point on Bike Route #1 up through Granville County into Vance and Warren Counties crossing the southern edge of Kerr Lake’s creeks. It then separates from Bike Rt. #1 and goes east over to Warrenton, NC before turning back southwest. The route back in comes through Franklinton, NC on the return to Blue Jay Point. There are some known short cuts on the Road Dog Rally course, to cut the ride down to 75 or 90 miles, but you pass the area of North Hen- derson, NC you are committed to the long haul. No instruction will be provided on the cue sheet for such short cuts so don’t plan on a short cut unless you are familiar with the area. If you go beyond Oxford and you can’t complete the 110 mile century and/or you can’t keep up with your group, you may be on your own! Hopefully you have been riding all season and this is not your first time out trying a century this year. Know your strength and equipment!

Pace:

Rallies traditionally do not have a specified advertised pace, and this one does not. With training for most big event over for the season, the tradition of the Road Dog Rally has been an “end of season cool down century” ride with primary emphasis on keeping the group intact to best utilize draft efficiency and allow more on bike talking and fellowship. County line sprints, breakaways and chasing such activities are discouraged. With that said, I should state that the pace may still be brisk by some cyclist’s standards. Thus I will offer some guide- lines, which I hope will help the harmony and/or expectation of the century riders. Alan Walker and Tom Sheffield advise me that old re- cords show the average speed was about 19.6 or 19.7 mph for prior years of the Road Dog Rally where there were a dozen core partici- pants. From my personal previous experiences riding with these cyclists, I know they are capable of much faster riding and average speeds of around 21mph for centuries. But if you breakaway I doubt you will obtain a chase group from Alan or Tom or their core group of friends. As their race season is over, they will be focused on what is scheduled to be a casual pace for them. Also, I would not expect them to slow to below the 19.5 threshold or else the ride may not be exciting for them. So if you want to ride slower or faster than about 19.5, I suggest you form your own group at the onset of the ride or plan to ride solo, and either way is okay with us. We just desire everyone to have fun riding and make it back safely.

Thank you in advance for your parking cooperation. On the road let’s all think safety first. I looking forward to seeing many cyclists there. CJ Page 8 NC Bicycle News

SOFIA- V ARNA- SOFIA (? ????- ? ????- ? ????) 2004 ( C ONTINUED FROM PAGE 5) BY ADRIAN HANDS, VICE PRESIDENT

I pass an impressive drizzles a bit - a welcome men, just west of Madara, men. gate to some kind of school I relief from the afternoon heat because traffic will be heavy think as I come into Razgrad - and not so much rain that I east of Shumen). Turning eastward to- enter city traffic, left turn at bother with a jacket. I pass a ward Shumen, beside a field the Mosque, take a picture of couple of more utility cyclists I draft a backhoe out of farm workers there's a guy the Minaret stop at a Bistro headed north. Here I see a of town, past the birch trees in a suit, smoking a cigarette, and order up a ½ liter of few old motorcycles with side- and into the woods south of next to a small car. He calls Zagorka (Bira) and a sand- cars - also used for transport- Isperih. I come to a railroad out as I go by and I turn back wich. They use the word ing fresh cut hay! I think I crossing that I remember to chat. It's not easy commu- “Sandwich” here, making it read that when the Nazis left, from the trip up. After cross- nicating but he tells me he's easy, but it's frequently “open they left in a hurry and left ing it the first time, I remem- Turkish. He's pulling out vari- faced” i.e. only one slice of behind many motorcycles- ber thinking “I probably ous ID cards and wants me grilled bread, with sometimes some of these look like they should Look for a train, be- know that he's in charge of what looks like meager top- could be that old! cause I don't know if I should something, the field I guess, pings. But the topping con- trust the automatic sensors and for some reason he sists of cheese with some Approaching Isperih and gate to work in place like wants me know what year he strong spices, so a think layer the street is lined with Paper this”. This time the gates are was born. It's getting late and is all it takes. Very good, in Birch trees - their white trunks going down slowly when I get the workers are coming in fact I have another ½ liter of dazzling in the sun. I stop at there, so I stop, but I hear no from the field. Then I notice Zagorka to go with it! Then I'm the Petrol station on the edge train. I sports car flies up to they're ALL women. I'm won- off for Isperih after stopping in of town for a drink and chat the closing gate on the other dering how he's going to get the middle of a Razgrad with the attendants for a bit. side and starts blowing his all these ladies into that little neighborhood to fill my water One of them gets in his car to horn. “What's he trying to do,” car, when his right-hand man bottle from a roadside spring. escort me to the hostel - an- I thought? Then the gate pulls up in another small car. other game of let's see how starts going back up, as if in It'll be crowded, but I guess On the way out of fast I can draft. Through the response to his horn as he they'll fit now. The 2nd man town, I pass two youths out beaded doorway into the hos- goes across the track he looks Indian and seems to hitchhiking. I'd past youngster tel I meet the jolly couple that waves to the small building by know a little more English. He hitchhiking earlier, and then own and run the place and the side of the track. That's tries to tell me what the suit- passed him again as we hey - here's my drop bag! This when I see it's NOT automatic, guy is saying - he's seemed to leapfrog down the is great! A change of clothes! there's actually a guy sitting “President” of something. I road. Giddy after a liter of But do I need to carry this there inside the shack who's get out a paper and pen so Zagorka, I went back to these with me or can I leave it here? in charge of raising and lower- they can write it down for guys and had them stick out Mitko drives up everything is ing the gate! He steps out and interpretation later - turns out their thumbs again so I could cool. We discuss the options we exchange “Dobr Den”s. He he's the Mayor of some com- get a photo. “Dangerous?” I and decide I can ride down to seems to know that I'm on a munity nearby. I still don't asked. “Nah.” I tell them that the control at Madara to re- ride to Varna and back - how know why he wanted me to it's dangerous in America...or join the other riders who will does he know this? Or is he know that he's 50. I suppose I at least people THINK it's be returning form Varna this just guessing? I don't know if would've guessed he was dangerous...but then Ameri- evening. I pick out some back it's more downhill heading younger by appearances - was cans think a LOT of things are roads on the map and check south, or if my spirits have it that? Or was it that he'd dangerous...See you up the with Mitko and the hostel just lifted having gotten back accomplished so much by the road! owner but they advise that I in contact with the ride, but I young age of fifty? should take the main highway seem to reach Razgrad in no On northward, through instead. Mitko says he'll meet time. Turn left where I saw the Onward toward the villages, toward Isperih. It me at the gas station in Shu- hitchhikers and head for Shu- gas station where I told Mitko

Left, Adrian and Gyurov riding.

Right, riders wait for an electric train to pass. NC Bicycle News Page 9

SOFIA- V ARNA- SOFIA (? ????- ? ????- ? ????) 2004 ( C ONTINUED) BY ADRIAN HANDS, VICE PRESIDENT

I'd meet him around 8pm. I've Up a steep climb to the hos- and he didn't have that nice together, but I had to stop been seeing these trees with tel. It's a Ski Chalet in the long sleep in Popovov. before descending that steep something that looks vaguely winter. In the lobby I meet drive to get my front wheel like apples and decide to with several of the support The roadsides have and brake setup right after check one out. I cut into it crew, but the other cyclists been lined with wildflowers - having removed it last night. with my teeth, but it doesn't aren't here. Soon enough purple cones, Queen Anne's Down the steep drive before seem like anything edible. though Lazar pulls in. I con- Lace, Poppies - frequently sun-up and out of town - then The headwinds are strong. gratulate him on his second growing right up to the edge I remember that I left my wal- That's good - that means the day of riding and we order up of the road, but sometimes let in the drop bag at the Cha- other guys, heading back from some food. What to have - hey cut back, possibly to make let. Climb up that steep drive the east probably have a good - how about a Shopska salad! room for the donkey carts. to get it? Hmmm...Mitko will tail wind, I'm not doing so Shopska salad is a trademark I'm thinking how so many probably be along soon much distance, so it's better dish of Bulgaria. It can be people live so close to the enough with the drop bags. that I have the headwind. I'm really simple - just sliced land - producing all they Then again, maybe not, and not real sure which gas sta- homegrown cucumbers and need, but later I'm told that steep climb IS part of the tion - I stop at a Shell station tomatoes, but with a special there's a more complicated course - part I didn't do be- (I think that's the only chain “Shopska” dressing. My friend angle: After 1944, the Sovi- cause I SAGged up it last that I recognized in Bulgaria). Sid warned me that travelers ets seized the farms and night. Okay, I'm going back - I think one of big problems in in Bulgaria are frequently formed huge farming collec- besides I wanted to see the Bulgaria is that the youth are greeted with “You're a for- tives that were worked with view from the Chalet in the widely underemployed - I eigner? You MUST try a Shop- large combines and other daylight. The climb wasn't imagine these kids working ska salad” about three times heavy machinery. Everybody nearly so tough as I'd imag- the gas station are mostly a day. Here it was, my third moved to the city and the ined, but the sun still hadn't very over-qualified for the job night in Bulgaria and I was farming collectives fed the burnt off the morning fog they're doing, but there's not still a Shopska salad virgin. city. After 1990, these collec- enough to get a good view a lot of opportunities. Motor- Soon we're joined by three tives were broken up and the from the top. Got the wallet ists in Bulgaria may be getting Austrian travelers - one lives land returned to the ances- and down again. Westward the best service in the world, in Bulgaria now and the other tors of the farmers. These past Shumen and then south but probably don't realize it. two are visiting her. Of course, people have forgotten many toward Tragovishte. Glorious The rain is getting heavier, the the one living in Bulgaria of the farming techniques countryside - mountains with attendants telephone Mitko speaks Bulgarian and all and cannot afford to buy lakes at the foot. for me and I settle back with a three speak English well, but large farming equipment, so bira and a bag of hazelnuts. she speaks English without now the cities have to import It's Saturday now - Mitko loads me up into the even a noticeable Austrian food from Turkey and possibility of thunderstorms in car and we head out for the accent. She's a chameleon Greece. the forecast, but it's been hostel at Madara. The rain they tell me. I explain what days since I've seen a fore- gets heavy and we see the we're up to and the guy ob- Saturday, June 19, 2004 - cast. It's overcast, cool and headlight of a cyclist going the serves that Bulgaria must be SVS Day Three (Tri) - Back on the fog gets pretty thick in other way in driving rain - good cycling country - nice Course - Madara - Sliven - some of these hills. Stop at a must be either Lazar or Rich- and hilly - cycling on flat land 179km (111mi) gas station for water and juice ard Leon. is boring. Lazar is eating qui- and answer the attendants etly at another table - I hope Lazar and I turn in - I questions about what we're We drive out of the he doesn't feel like I ditched plan to set out with him in doing - “Oh yeah, we DID see rain - “It's raining there, but him for the Austrians, but I the morning for at least a two others this morning” Rich- not raining here - Bulgaria's a guess he must be pretty few miles before falling back. ard and Lazar maybe? But I big country,” Mitko observes. wiped out - he's covered a lot We walked out of the Chalet think Richard went through more miles than I have today,

Left, Docho in the “Valley of Roses”.

Right, a Russian church in Sofia.

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BIKE SHOP PROFILE: FRANK’ S CYCLERY, L.L.C. B Y ZONDA HILLMAN, EDITOR

This month’s Bike Shop Profile features “Frank’s Cyclery”. They are located in North Raleigh featuring new bicycles and cycling equipment and accessories. They carry more high end products than most shops and have one of the best selections of wheel products in the South- east.

Frank’s Cyclery 8321-105 Brier Creek Parkway Brier Creek Commons Shopping Ctr. Raleigh, NC 27617 (919) 293-0200 (Phone) Hours (919) 293-0201 (Fax) Tues-Fri 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. www.frankscyclery.com (Web) Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. [email protected] (Email) Sun/Mon By Apptmt. Only

Owners Frank and Anne Jones Year Opened January 2003 Retail Sq. Feet 1,200 Road Bike Brands DeRosa, Fuji, Giant Orbea, Titus

Price Range Road Bikes $600 to $5,000+ Avg # of Road Bikes on Floor ~10 plus 5-10 frames

Mountain Bike Brands Giant, Titus plus an occasional Orbea and Fuji

Price Range Mtn Bikes $350 to $5,000+ Avg # of Mtn Bikes on Floor ~10 plus 3-5 frames Clothing Brands Bellwether, Hincapie, Nema Shoe Brands Shimano, Sidi Helmet Brands Giro, Giant # Bike Mechanics on Staff 1 (Frank), USA Cycling Race mechanic, Cat 3 + USCF Official, Cat. B, DT Swiss Certified Wheel Builder, Mavic, Campy, Shimano, Magura, SRAM/Rock Shox plus other industry certifications.

NCBC Member Discount 10% off on all non-sale items.

Comments Frank has national and international experience as a mechanic at both mountain and cyclocross events. Frank has worked all over the United States and in Europe as a team mechanic with numerous professional racers over the years including Dan Doub, Charlie Pendry, Charlie Storm, Ryan Trebon and James Van Touver. Frank’s specialty at the shop is in mid to high-end mountain and road bikes (both production and custom builds), custom wheel building, bike shoe fittings and suspension/disc brake service. Frank’s offers good old-fashioned, honest service to anyone who walks through the door or *Information current calls on the phone. They also carry more high end products than most shops and have one of the best as of 08/11/04 selections of wheel products (complete wheels, hubs, rims, spokes, etc.) in the Southeast. NC Bicycle News Page 11

S OFIA- V ARNA- S OFIA (? ????- ? ????- ? ????) 2004 ( C ONTINUED FROM PAGE 9) BY ADRIAN HANDS, VICE PRESIDENT last night. Climb back into the Up into another moun- feeling fazed by the sun and Bira, Shopska Salad, Cherry mountains. I'm thinking this is tain and we stop at a roadside now that we've come down Juice and Vodka. I tell M__ I'm like the Appalachians, only water pipe to refill. As we from the mountain fog and vegetarian and they fix up without rednecks selling fake head out a pickup truck we tree protection, the sun is some vegetarian Mousaka for hillbilly trinkets and Elvis rugs three locals has just pulled in more intense so I let them go me while I feast. After the by the side of the road. I do and I see they've got a big on ahead. This is a MUCH Mousaka (Greek Mousaka is see one man selling peaches basket full of what looks like more “modern” town than any eggplant; Bulgarian Mousaka by the roadside - he's made Portabello mushrooms. I go other I've seen in Bulgaria. I is potato), they insist I take himself an interesting small back to photograph them with get a little confused in town another Shopska salad. Okay, shelter of logs with a thatched their mushrooms. They're and stop a guy on the street NOW I've had enough Shop- roof - just big enough to give quite pleased to have their for directions. He speaks no ska salad. him a place to sit and keep picture taking and post English and I speak almost no I ask Adrian and Gyrov if the sun off. proudly together with the Bulgarian, but it turns out we they've been swimming - Bis- 'shrooms. Then the lady in- both speak a little Spanish! tro Omega appears to have I come down a steep sists that I take a bag of the I'm looking for the Mineral their own hot Mineral Water mountain road and fly into a strawberries they've been Baths and, ironically, the word Pool beneath a large tent. town, but I have to stop be- picking. A big blue Turkish for bath is the same in Bulgar- “No,” Adrian tells me, “It's not cause the view from the tandem truck that passed us ian and Spanish. good for cycling. Your leg will bridge over the rushing moun- is now stopped in a turn-out break.” I know this isn't ex- tain stream is so beautiful it while the drivers hammers One more stop at a actly what he means, he's must be photographed. The away underneath the truck gas station to get a drink and pointing at his thigh and ap- village boys come running to banging on something near confirm directions. Then I parently he means you're see the stranger in town. the rear axle. 20 minutes meet a utility cyclist and muscles will cramp. I'm hav- “Ratko” is talkative and later he passes us again, and check with him. “Follow me” ing a hard time understanding friendly - I wish I had those then again we find him up the he says - he's on his way to fill what's going on - is Lazar in- North Carolina postcards to road, under the truck with the some bottles with mineral side asleep or has he already give him, but I think I left hammer. water. It's a good thing I found left? 8am or 8pm? Today or them in my drop bag. I won- him because it's several km yesterday or tomorrow? I der if I can mail him some- The last mountain farther than I expected. I don't think Adrian and Guyrov are thing “General Delivery”. I pull before Sliven is a heck of find any cyclists there and the planning to head out at some- out my cue sheets to show climb. It's not hot, but I think baths don't appear to be thing like midnight. Mr. Balan- them what we're up to, but the sun is getting to me. At open. I'd scene the sign for ski and the boys will be in just then a gust of wind slips the top, I seem to need more Bistro Omega just up the road sometime after 2am. I'll wait the last one from my hand it time to rest than the other so I head back to it. When I for them and ride out with goes sailing through the air two, but I take off just behind get there M__ is waiting at the them. That gives me a ridicu- down to the river far below. them. They warn me that it's a corner for me. Standing on lously long sleep, but I don't Uh-oh. Good thing that wasn't dangerous descent - wear her toes and waving, she calls feel like doing the night riding today's sheet - I'll have to your “casque” (helmet) and out to me and I'm wondering at this point. One day left, figure out what to do tomor- be careful on the turns. In one how she even knows my about 300km and we don't row. fast turn I glimpse a huge name and how she knew to need to be in until 10pm. white statue of a Daniel meet me here, now, but I Pass me that cherry juice and Gyrov and the Bulgar- Boone-like figure by the side guess it's no surprise because vodka, then I'll shower up and ian Adrian come flying down of the road. I think I saw him Gyrov and Adrian must've told hit the bed. the hill that brought me into carrying a big musket and her I was right behind them. town and the three of us set maybe even a coon skin cap, We walk up a long path of Day Four, the final day, will off. We're the Three Amigos but Lazar, who lives in Sliven square coblle stones ar- continue in the October for the rest of today anyway. has no idea what I'm talking ranged in a scallop pattern Newsletter. Got some big climbs between about so maybe I imagined it. where a shepherd is leading a here and Sliven and we stick large flock (with bells) in the together most of the way. Near the bottom we other direction. He waves his Gyrov tells me about a Na- meet up with the first other staff a bit and I'm marveling tional Folk Music School in road cyclists I've seen in Bul- at how well the sheep are the next village. It seems like garia. I'd seen plenty of utility behaving, moving over to the a lively place, there's a couple cyclists, but this is the first right side of the path to allow of combines coming up the time I've seen racing bikes us to pass, but he seems to road through town and and people in cycling clothes. be apologizing to us as if the throngs of people gathered at Gyurov and Adrian know sheep weren't behaving to his the roadside restaurants. these guys so we talk awhile expectations. Adrian and Gy- then head into town. I'm still rov are dining outside, there's Above, on the way to Sliven. Page 12 NC Bicycle News

R IDE CALENDAR B Y SMITH DOSS, RIDE CALENDAR COORDINATOR

WEEKLY RIDES Day Time Dist. Pace Leader Phone Starting Location Comments

Mon 5:45 20-25 16-18 Chet and Cyndy Phillips66 R-E-C-O-V-E-R-Y RIDE!!! A genuine one. Spin and pm [email protected] @Harrington Grove recover from the weekend! If you want to ride fast, you're on your own. Mon 6:00 30+ 17-19 Cycling Spoken Here 461- Cycling Spoken Here Recovery ride tempo pace. pm Team Members 0066 at Maynard Crossing www.cyclingspokenhere.com in Cary Mon 6:00 Any 10-12 Gilbert Anderson 828- North Road Bicycle Informal pickup ride for new cyclists ambling pm [email protected] 8999 Company, through town on selected Raleigh greenways, bro- Sharp 519 W. North ken up into groups of ten. Depart promptly at 6:00 and ride till sunset then dinner afterwards. If it Street, Raleigh rains, we go to dinner at a local restaurant. Mon 6:15 1 hour 13-16 Cid Cardosa, Sr. 466- Inside Out Sports Designed for beginner cyclists and triathletes. pm beaman@ 0101 2002 Grisdale Lane Beginner ride at 13-16 mph or at pace of slowest rider. No drop policy. www.insideoutsports.com insideoutsports.com Cary Tues 6:00 12-15 12-15 Jim Melton 460- The Spin Cycle in Three group rides. pm 20-25 17-19 9373 Cary http://thespincycle.com/events.asp?level1=weekl 30-35 19-21 Jeff Roberts y_store_rides Tues 6:00 32 16-18 Mark and Kendra 387- Cycling Spoken Here This is a training ride. The pace may vary at differ- pm Farnsworth 0033 in Apex ent points on the route. It is possible (but not guar- anteed) there may be occasional regrouping to accommodate differing ability levels. A cue sheet will be provided. The leaders will ride their bikes or inline skate. Tues 6:00 22 14-16 Ride Leader Varies 387- Cycling Spoken Here www.cyclingspokenhere.com pm 0033 in Apex Tues & 5:45 25-40 18-20 Jon Buckley 676- Phillips66 [email protected] Thurs pm 4274 @Harrington Grove Tues & 6:00 30-35 18+ Ben White 831- Cycling Spoken Here Hammering back is fine with about 5 miles to go. Thurs pm benwhite@ millerand 2100 in Apex Ben will let you know at which point it is okay to longral.com hammer back. Cue sheet for ride available at www.cyclingspokenhere.com

Tues & 6:00 ~20 16-20 Matt Dean 366- Riverwood Athletic Get some miles and have some fun. No one gets dropped. I am new to NCBC and trying to put together a Thurs pm [email protected] 3775 Club (near Clayton) local training group. Call if you have any questions. Tues & 6 pm 25-30 19+ Anthony Register 779- Holland’s United This ride will get longer as time permits. We will be Thurs Sharp Scott Swaringen 5240 Methodist leaving at 6 sharp, so please come early and be 662- Church/Garner ready to ride. [email protected] 5282 [email protected] Wed 6:00 Varies 17-?? Ed Downing and David Cole 851- MacGregor Village Oh Melo Velo rides again in 2004! pm [email protected] 4264 Out and back course, ride at your own pace, differ- Sharp [email protected] 362- ent route each week. See Ed’s website for details: 9578 http://ohmelovelo.dnsalias.org/ Wed 6:00 20-30 15-17 Cindy Jones 460- The Spin Cycle in Two groups: Women’s ride 15-17 pm 30-40 20+ Jerry Muir & Brad 9373 Cary Group ride at 19-21 mph, For additional info: http://thespincycle.com/events.asp?level1=weekl y_store_rides

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R IDE CALENDAR (CONTINUED) B Y SMITH DOSS

WEEKLY RIDES (continued)

Day Time Dist. Pace Leader Phone Starting Location Comments

Wed 6:00 28-30 16-18 John Murray 387- Cycling Spoken Here This ride is designed to be fun. Pace and distance pm 0033 in Apex may vary weekly. Expect to maintain 16 mph to stay with group. Leave your ego at home and come out and join John for a great ride. Thurs 10:00 22-25 15-16 Carolyn Gentry 387- Cycling Spoken Here This ride is designed to be a fun non -competitive am 0033 in Apex spin. Learn to ride in a group and meet new cy- clists. Cue sheets for ride available at www.cyclingspokenhere.com Thurs 6:00 30-35 21+ Justin Walker 387- Cycling Spoken Here Fast ride! www.cyclingspokenhere.com pm 0033 in Apex Thurs 6:00 25-30 17-19 Kevin Coggins 460- The Spin Cycle in Group ride pm 9373 Cary http://thespincycle.com/events.asp?level1=weekl y_store_rides Thurs 6:00 22 15-17 Ride Leaders Varies 387- Cycling Spoken Here No drop. www.cyclingspokenhere.com pm 0033 in Apex Thurs 6:30 30 16- Mike Beaman 466- Inside Out Sports Designed for beginner to advanced cyclists and pm 20+ beaman@ 0101 2002 Grisdale Lane triathletes. The group will stay together for about 5 minutes and split up as the pace gets faster. Insideoutsports.com Cary www.insideoutsports.com Sat 7:30 35-45 17-18 Jim Adams 848- Pleasant Union Goals are camaraderie and exercise in that order. am [email protected] 0959 School Sat 8:00 25-45 15-17 James Kinn 851- Parkway Pointe Riders must call or email the rider leader James am [email protected] 5600 Shopping Center Kinn. I will not ride alone. Sat 8:00 ~40 20+ Thomas Gabele 801- Cycling Spoken Here Beat the heat and leave early! Get back in time to am [email protected] 8522 in Cary take a nap, mow the lawn, paint the window sills MAY 2004 RIDES and eat lunch! Ride leaves at 8 am sharp, so don’t forget your shoes! Route announced day of ride.

Sat 9:30 40-60 20+ Cycling Spoken Here Staff 461- Cycling Spoken Here Many leaders. The 40 mile route is the same as am 0066 in Cary the 60, except you head back after the rest stop. Cue sheet available inside store before ride. Sat 9:30 30-35 17+ Bruce O’Connell 387- Cycling Spoken Here This is the second year Bruce has led this popular am 0033 in Apex ride. Cue sheets available at www.cyclingspokenhere.com Sat Varies 30-60 16-20 Michael Bowers 656- http://tinyurl.com/x For more information: [email protected] 8518 3d6 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Team_Endorphin Sat & 9:30 50-60 20- Mission Valley Sun am 22+ Sat & 8:00 55-70 * Blue Jay Point Park Pick-up ride (Road Dog rules, we only drop our Sun am friends!). Sun 8:30 2-3 17-18 Allen Walker & Kurt Massey Food Lion Rolesville Rolling hills pick-up ride. am hours Sun 9:00 40-65 19-20 Kevin Coggins 460- Spin Cycle at Salt http://thespincycle.com/events.asp?level1=weekl am 9373 Box Village y_store_rides

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R IDE CALENDAR (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13) B Y SMITH DOSS

Day Time Dist. Pace Leader Phone Starting Location Comments

Sun 10:00 1 1/2 16+ Ride Leader Varies 461- Cycling Spoken Here This ride starts out with the slower group then am to 2 0066 in Cary splits off after Cary Park for a longer faster spin. hours See website for cue sheet.

Sun 10:00 1 1/2 14-16 Todd Spain 461- Cycling Spoken Here This ride is not competitive and will go a slow 14 to am hours 0066 in Cary 16 mph pace. It is designed to help teach people to group ride and help seasoned riders get in easy early season miles. The terrain is mostly flat. The ride is 90 minutes. (15 minute warm up 60 min- utes tempo riding 15 minutes cool down). Please be on time and ready to leave the parking lot at 10:00. Cue sheet for ride available at www.cyclingspokenhere.com

SEPTEMBER 2004 RIDES Date Time Dist. Pace Leader Phone Starting Location Comments Sun 9/5 9:00 am 40km Cross Creek Cycling 910 Wade Fire Dept C4 Time Trial $650 cash and prizes awarded to Club of Fayetteville 483-2353 3926 Church Street winners in 9 categories. Start time assigned by 1st to register. Register online. Wade, NC 28395 http://www.crosscreekcyclingclub.org Sat 9/11 7-8:15 am 150 Any National Multiple New Bern Riverfront MS 150 Bike Tour. Meet the challenge. Make a Sun 9/12 7-7:45 am Sclerosis Society Convention Center difference. https://www.nationalmssociety.org/nct/event/ event_page.asp?p=17167&e=8671 Sun 9/19 9:00 am 32 & Smith & Claude TBD GRITS Tandem Ride, Several ride lengths avail- 50 [email protected] able. Contact Smith or Claude for details. http://www.ncbikeclub.org/Grits/GRITS.htm

Sat 9/25 8:30 30 Any Jack Powell Blue Jay Point Park NCBC Fall Rally/North Raleigh Road Dogs Rally Sharp 60 [email protected] Road Dogs (a subset of NCBC) will host a com- bined Fall Rally with NCBC. Open to everyone. 110 No registration fee, no course sag wagon nor route sweeps, no on course feed zones (sag stops). Cue sheets available at ride. Snacks and beverages available for a tail gate picnic at ride finish for members. Road Dog Rules apply!

Sun 9/26 8:00 am Sponsored by 362-1185 Bond Park Brick (bike/Run). Only call phone number if lost Fit & Able Community Center and needing directions on the day of the event. Parking Lot Questions contact Alisa Wright Colopy at fitand- [email protected].

THIS CALENDAR IS ACCURATE AS OF JULY 15, 2004 and CROSS CHECKED WITH LOCAL BIKE SHOP RIDE CALENDARS. For current information [and much, much, more!] please see the calendar at www.ncbikeclub.org or contact bike shop or ride leader. Centuries Ride Calendar See http://www.ncbikeclub.org/calendar/century.htm To update or add a ride to the calendar call Smith Doss, 847-8437; or Submit on webpage: Select “Ride Calendar:, “Add Ride to Calendar”.

Ride Calendar Legend Suggestions for Riders

*Pickup ride pace at rider’s discretion. Riders are en- All riders are strongly encouraged to wear helmets. Please inform the ride leader if you plan couraged to discuss pace before starting. to leave the ride or deviate from the scheduled events. Bicycles are deemed to be vehicles in North Carolina. NCBC encourages all vehicle operators to share the road and obey all traffic laws. See NCDOT for informative material on cycling and can be contacted at (919) 733-2804. NC Bicycle News Page 15

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The Official Newsletter of the North Carolina Bicycle Club

Next Meeting: Monday, September 13, 2004, 7-8:30 p.m. Location: Sammy’s Tap & Grill, 2235 Avent Ferry Mission Valley Shopping Center Free WiFi Topic: Power Measuring Equipment by Brandon Brown

M EMBERSHIP A PPLICATION—

North Carolina N ORTH CAROLINA B ICYCLE, INC. Bicycle Club Please fill out the form on the reverse side, and read and sign this liability waiver. Purpose: Dues $15.00 per year, either single or family. Mail your completed application and check to: 1. Promote bicycling through NCBC, P.O. Box 32031, Raleigh, NC 27622 recreational, utilitarian and competitive activities; [WAIVER: In consideration of your allowing me to participate in North Carolina Bicycle Club rides and events, I, intending to be legally bound, release and discharge any and all claims 2. Educate and promote for damages for death, personal injury or property damage, which I may have, or which safety throughout its mem- may hereafter accrue to me, as a result of my participation in club rides and events. This bership and the general waiver/release is intended to discharge in advance the North Carolina Bicycle Club, Inc., its public; and officers, ride leaders, and members from and against any and all liability arising out of or connected in any way with my participation in Club rides and events, even though that li- 3. Promote relationships of ability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the North Carolina Bicycle bicyclists locally, nationally Club, Inc., its officers, ride leaders, and/or members. and internationally. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND that serious accidents occasionally do occur on bicycle rides and that participants occasionally sustain mortal or serious personal injuries, and/or property damage, as a consequence. Knowing the risks, nevertheless, I hereby agree to assume those risks and to release and hold harmless the North Carolina Bicycle Club, Inc., its officers, ride leaders, and members who (through negligence or carelessness) might otherwise be liable to me for damages and injuries. It is further understood and agreed that this waiver, release and assumption of risk is bind- ing on my estate, my heirs, and assigns.] Signature:______Date:______

Parent or Guardian: (if under 18)______