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General Meeting Wednesday May 9, 7:00 Pm THE ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS TANDEM TIME GOAT HILL PARAMOUNT RACING May INTERNET WEB: http://www.ocw.org 2007 General Meeting Wednesday May 9, 7:00 pm Brian DeSousa of the California Association of Bicycle Organizations (CABO) will present a slide show at the May General Meeting. CABO is a statewide federation which began in 1972 to protect bicyclists’ interests and to encourage, maintain and improve bicycling conditions. CABO has been instrumental in the initial writing of the design standards originally titled “Planning and Design Criteria for Bicycles in California” as well as continuing to represent the needs and interests of bicyclists before the appropriate government bodies. Meeting to be held at: Irvine Ranch Water District Board Meeting Room Directions: Take the 405 FWY to Sand Canyon North, or take the 5 FWY to Sand Canyon South. Turn East on Water Works Way. Go Left into the parking lot and park behind the building. IN THIS ISSUE... CALENDAR OF EVENTS... President’s Message Page 3 Board Meeting Sun. Apr. 29 Memorial Day Mystery Ride Page 7 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta 150 Sat./Sun. May 5/6 Ride of Silence Page 8 General Meeting Wed. May 9 Sunday Ride Schedule Page 11 Folding Party Thu. May 31 Board Minutes Page 14 Ride Around The Bear Sat. June 9 OCW CLUB OFFICERS BOARD MEETING President Barbara Tomita 714.289.0917 [email protected] Vice President Dan Gorman 714.771.7741 Sunday, April 29th, 11:30 am [email protected] Treasurer Jim Walker 562.943.9403 All Officers and Directors are expected to attend to conduct [email protected] business. Other interested members may also attend. Secretary Doris Bingo 714.282.0949 [email protected] Events Debi Butz 714.996.4366 [email protected] Ride Captain Kent Parish 714.549.8363 FOLDING PARTY [email protected] Thursday, May 31st, 7:00 pm Membership Irene Walker 562.943.9403 [email protected] Hosted by: Editor Cheryl McMurray [email protected] Ken & Ollie Morrison Statistician Donna Parish 714.549.8363 15915 Lawnhill Dr. [email protected] La Mirada, CA 90638 Pub Relations Michael Lee 949.458.0205 [email protected] 562.943.8144 or e-mail at [email protected] Training Ross Ritari 714.968.6270 [email protected] Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Dinner will be served. BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTIONS: From Interstate 5 or Hwy 91 exit Beach Blvd. heading north to La Mirada Blvd. Turn left on La Mirada Blvd., and WEB Master Ken Fry 714.289.0917 then right on Santa Gertrudes (2nd light). Lawnhill is a right turn off [email protected] Santa Gertrudes. Paramount John McKee 714.531.1376 [email protected] Tandem Time Kathy Pilcher 714.998.5734 [email protected] SPECIAL THANKS TO GoatHill Alan Dauger 714.846.0862 [email protected] Diane Clanton Director Sylvia Grotz 562.943.7357 for Hosting the [email protected] Insurance Lorna Laugen 714.283.5153 March Folding Party [email protected] Director Lee Stebbins 714.593.9226 If you would like to host a Folding Party or supply refreshments for [email protected] the General Meeting, please call Cheryl McMurray at 714.530.3418. Director Rick Butz 714.996.4366 [email protected] (OCW reimburses up to $100) Director Paul D’Aquanni 949.766.2951 [email protected] Director Jeff Rich 714.998.5587 [email protected] Director Mike Laugen 714.283.5153 [email protected] Chain Reaction is published 11 times a year by the Orange Director Scott Klages 714.318.1400 County Wheelmen, a bicycle club. Current circulation is 500. [email protected] Director Michelle Kashima 714.368.1315 Copyright 2007; Orange County Wheelmen. Permission hereby [email protected] granted to republish if credit is given to the author and OCW. All Director Debbie Myers 949.388.7107 items submitted become property of OCW. Opinions of authors [email protected] do not necessarily reflect the views of OCW. Director Peg Bauer 714.997.0892 [email protected] PAGE 2 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS MAY 2007 FROM THE PRESIDENT... By Barbara Tomita Recently, I was contacted by Bill Sellin, lobbying local legislators. If you President of the Bicycle Club of Irvine haven’t contacted your Assembly (BCI). Bill asked if OCW would co- representative or State Senator, sponsor the Ride of Silence on May 16, please send them a message now 2007. When the issue of co-sponsoring and let them know you want this the Ride of Silence was raised at our last changed. Eleven other states already board meeting, we were fortunate to have have Share the Road special interest Bob Fairfield present. Bob is a new license plates. OCW member and a recent émigré from New York. He participated in Ride of TheDutDutchch cooperation Stapleboek between BCI, OCW Silence in New York and he shared his and other Orange County cycling experience with us. The OCW Board of organizations on the Ride of Silence is Directors unanimously voted to co- reassuring as we seek a common sponsor this important invent. goal. Moreover, the response from cycling clubs throughout California for our Share the Road license Bill Sellin has done a tremendous job of organizing plate program is encouraging. The need for a safe this national event for Orange County. Thousands of cycling environment is imperative for all of us. riders throughout North America will be joining us when we ride silently in single file to honor fallen riders Special Recognition and raise awareness of the need for motorists to share I’d like to thank Brent Weindling for his the road with cyclists. comprehensive work on the OCW Audit Report. Thanks to Brent’s report, OCW has appointed a I’m planning to be at the Irvine Civic Center on May committee to draft financial operating procedures and 16th, and I hope to see OCW well represented on this policies. Anne Wenninger also provided input to the ride. [Aside: Rumor has it that bets are being placed report. to see if I can ride 10 miles without talking.] Tracy Sharp has agreed to serve as the chair of the If you would like additional information, please refer to Financial Policies & Procedures Committee. The the article about this event in this newsletter. Route committee will develop operating procedures based on information for the 9.7 mile ride is available at the the audit report. Their recommendations will be website, www.sellin.com/silence. presented to the OCW Board of Directors. Jim Walker, Debi Butz and Charlie Irwin will also serve The Ride of Silence is a perfect segue to update you on the committee. on our efforts to secure a California license plate to promote cycling safety. OCW members, Michelle Thanks to Debbie Myers, Peg Bauer, Sylvia Grotz, Kashima and Frank Neal, are continuing to pursue Charlie Irwin, Irene Walker and Barbara Barrett for this important cycling safety program. Our petition has volunteering for the OCW Picnic Committee. Sylvia approximately 8,000 signatures and signatures are still has agreed to chair the committee. The committee is being added. We’ve hit a roadblock, however. seeking ideas for the picnic. So, get in touch with one California State Law only allows license plates of our committee members if you have any connected to State run organizations. OCW, as well suggestions. as other organizations, are trying to change this by ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS MAY 2007 PAGE 3 NEW OCW MEMBERS All OCW Members, please note... Our strength is our Membership and our future is in our New Members. When you attend an OCW function, please take a moment to seek out the New Members, introduce yourself, and say... Welcome!.... March Hike on the Old Mt. Wilson Trail John Chico Anaheim By Alan Dauger Bill Childs Long Beach Suzan Given Costa Mesa The weather was predicted to be hot for our March 11 Thomas Haupert Irvine hike, just like summer, and it was indeed. Thankfully, Greg Millikan Pasadena Joyce Millikan Pasadena we carried plenty of water and did most of the climbing Jim Mullen Dana Point early to avoid some of the heat. But by the time we Rene Rodarte Irvine got down the mountain, the thermometer reached Thomas Sly Laguna Niguel more than 85 degrees. Antonio Unson Norwalk The Old Mt. Wilson Trail is the original trail created in 1864 by Benjamin Wilson, and it is one of the premier attractions in the San Gabriel Mountains. We started at the trailhead in Sierra Madre and hiked up Little Santa Anita Canyon to the intersection with the Winter Creek Trail. We went two-thirds of the way up to the summit of Mt. Wilson to Manzanita Ridge, for a round- trip distance of 10.5 miles and elevation gain of about 3400 feet. Please see the photo by Cheryl McMurray of our group, consisting of Doris Bingo, Larry Linn, Debi Butz, Cheryl McMurray, Alan Dauger, and Dave Rusher. Future hikes. To keep updated on the status of future hikes, and to obtain more detailed information, please email [email protected]. PAGE 4 ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN NEWS MAY 2007 CALIFORNIA TRIPLE CROWN climbing of the CTC events. If you’ve never ridden a Double Century before, you may want to just try one DOUBLE CENTURY REPORT Double during your first year, to work all of the bugs out. Then come back the next year for your first By Frank Neal California Triple Crown! Over the years, many cyclists picked a tougher Double Hi! Its me...Garfield (you know, the Kickstand Guy!). Century on their first try. In many cases, they weren’t able to complete it because of mechanical, The California Triple Crown (CTC) Double Century biochemical (nutrition and hydration), or the mental Series for 2007 is in full swing! The Butterfield and challenges.
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