JANUARY 2016 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2016 SELECTED FEATURES THINK SPRING (OR SUMMER) Closer to the event date, Paul will post Think Spring 1-2 LWA OUTWARD BOUND EVENTS specific details of the routes with GPS New Ride Ratings? 2 maps. A Note from the Prez 2-3 Paul Smith, former VP of Touring, is still Spadt On:Heated Socks 3 actively planning some special weekend To help defray costs and to provide a Garman Varia Radar 3-4 cycling events for LWA club members. nice post ride happy hour after the Carl’s Corner:Jock Straps 4 These include a repeat of the annual Saturday rides the club is charging $10, QRQ 4 Eastern Shore Weekend in April and the which participants can pay via PayPal Mechanical Doping 5-6 new Weekend in Hyde Park, NY, in when they RSVP on Meetup. World’s Longest Bike 6 August. These club sponsored events LWA Ride Report 7 are open to current LWA members only. Cyclists must be current LWA memberes Membership 8 Paul recently posted these two tour to participate in this event due to club weekends on the LWA Meetup page, insurance coverage. CLUB OFFICERS but here are the salient details about the Remember, a member of this Meetup !"#$%&'$(()$*+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,-.$/)+$01 events available so far. group being is not the same as being an !"#$!%&'(($')!*+,"$)-./,00000123451643237 LWA member. 2.)$+$.%+$%3)"/),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4-%567.)08 EASTERN SHORE WEEKEND 8"!'8$"%$*&/9,"$)-./, 0123465:42::2 WEEKEND IN HYDE PARK, NY 3$9:;%<7)00,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4-%="9)08 Friday, April 22, 2016 2:00 PM ;<=>".$?+-$?(/*+,"$)-./,001234@114A151 to Sunday, April 24, 2016, 12:00 PM Friday, August 19, 2016 3:00 PM >"1';%?+6@,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,&$9.$1".; Comfort Inn to Sunday, August 21, 2016, 3:00 PM .:./!/,*B9!-?'90 001234A@:437C3 8523 Ocean Gate Highway, Easton, Quality Inn 5)0"%A"B.$09$,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5.$"/7.$.% MD 4142 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 9,)"DAA*+,"$)-./, 6324A734@12A000 Price: $10.00 /per person Price: $10.00 /per person =)9'".+%3"*+69:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,C$@D$./')E >#A252C@*>.?-./, 01234@1C467A1 http://www.meetup.com/Lehigh- http://www.meetup.com/Lehigh- =6D%&@)1',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,C$@D$./')E Wheelmen- Wheelmen- >8%,$9&*("%9-?'9 0123477343513 Association/events/227563918/ Association/events/227462896/ !"#$%!.7@@$.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,F$D@"/1$. D$"@@$7EGHIE1+,0$1 012346@:4AA:6 Join your LWA cycling friends for the Hyde Park NY, on the banks of the J,C"9:KK,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,L$B/*$11$.%M+)16. annual Eastern Shore Weekend. Rides Hudson River, is home to the Franklin D +>,,A*B9!-?'9%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%123456:421@7 are planned for Friday, Saturday, and Roosevelt Estate, the Culinary Institute >".*%N#"071,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,36".+%C$@D$. Sunday. The host hotel is the Comfort of America, and numerous other points E#"?F9.D*+,"$)-./,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%1234@3@4517@ Inn, Easton, Maryland, with a room of interest. Rides will be sponsored on !)9:%C9>.$)8'1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,36".+%C$@D$. block reserved under the group name Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with !$.G,..*B9!-?'9%%% %5:54C5745A:C Lehigh Wheelmen Bicycle Club. The varying distances and difficulty to H"F)0I,$9&----------------------------------J/">!0K',8'> phone number is (410) 820-8333. The accommodate all abilities and interests. B/./?/76A*L"&//-./, C73451346C6A room rate, which includes breakfast, is Paul posted the event on Meetup early M/8'>9"0N"9'%---------------------------J/">!0K',8'> $95 per room plus tax (10%). LWA club so interested LWA members can make &'L8'>9*B9!-?'9 123473A43A2: members need to make their own advanced plans. He will post more J*$0%!"#)/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,="9$%?(()9)"* reservations. The cut off date is details as the date gets closer, and he 8.+"#)/HOOOI'61@")*,96@ Tuesday, March 22. has had a chance to explore the different route possiblities. P"9:%Q$*((.)9',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,36.$+%C$@D$. O".G&'))(>$.&*&/9,"$)-./,00005:54A574AC52 The host hotel is the Quality Inn, 4142 Albany Post Road, however, its very simplicity sacrifices both clarity and Hyde Park, NY, where a block of 10 rooms have already been specificity. For example, how would one classify or objectify a set aside under the group name Lehigh Wheelmen. The room Meetup posted A- ride? Aerobic minus? And, what exactly rate is $130 per night, which includes breakfast. The number to would aerobic minus be---almost aerobic but decidedly call for reservations is 845-229-0088. The cutoff date for the anaerobic? B-? What exactly is bonked minus? Are there room block is Tuesday, July 19. After that date any remaining gradients to being bonked, and how exactly are they rooms from the block will be released. More rooms should be differentiated? Would a C+ ride connote that a participant had available if we fill the block early enough. a greater chance of cramping than on a C or C- ride? Or would the potential cramp suffered on a C+ ride be more painful than The cost for LWA members is $10, payable via PayPal when the potential cramp suffered on a C or C- ride? And, perhaps you RSVP to this meetup. the greatest confusion might result from a ride posted as a D+ or D- ride. Would a cyclist on a D+ ride have a greater or Cyclists must be current LWA memberes to participate in this lesser chance of dehydration than on a ride simply posted as a event due to club insurance coverage. D? Remember, a member of this Meetup group being is not the same as being an LWA member. Editor’s Note: Attempts to reach Jack Helffrich for further clarification of his currently proposed system and answers to Questions contact Paul Smith: [email protected] or 570- these questions were unsuccesful. 460-2523 GMack QR Editor Thanks to Paul for continuing his fine LWA tradition of offering club events and rides in some interesting new territory. AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE PREZ: LOOKING AHEAD AT 2016 CYCLING SEASON GMack QR Editor LWA Membershp, RIDE RATINGS REDUX: JUMPIN’ JACK RETURNS First I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I expect 2016 will be another great year for the LWA and Nancy and I In the last issue of the QR, Jack Helffrich, past president of the look forward to cycling with you when the weather gets just a LWA and present obviously bored member of the club, little bit warmer. FYI, your LWA officers and Board members proposed a comprehensive revision of the club ride ratings are already working on 2016 events…. including a number of based on the musical scale. great “Get Away” cycling weekends. In the interest of clarity and simple reference, we include that Easton Maryland Weekend - 22-24 April perviously proposed ride rating system below. http://www.meetup.com/Lehigh-Wheelmen- Association/events/227563918/ TERM SPEED Juniata Pa. Weekend – 13-15 May Presto Extremely fast http://www.meetup.com/Lehigh-Wheelmen- Vivace Quick, lively Association/events/227928694/ Allegro Fast, cheerful Bike Virginia. – 24-29 June Moderato Moderate http://bikevirginia.org/2016-postcard/ Andante Walking pace Hyde Park NY Weekend – 19 -21 August Adagio At ease http://www.meetup.com/Lehigh-Wheelmen- Lento Slow Association/events/227462896/ Largo Very slow In addition to these “away events”, we’ll have our LWA Gap Having re-examined and reconsidered his past position based on Gallop, LWA Donut Derby, Annual Picnic, Monthly Grill & perhaps too many hours spent watching presidential primary Chills and plenty of other local cycling opportunities as debates, Jack has submitted a new proposal for a somewhat scheduled on our Meetup website. So mark your calendars for simpler ride rating system (apparently based on nothing other the Away Events and also watch our Meetup schedule. Come than his own whimsy). What follows is Jack’s new and current on out and ride with us! proposal for a standardized ride rating system for the LWA: LWA member safety is a top priority for me, so I’d also like to A is for aerobic. encourage everyone to attend out 24 February LWA Club B is for bonked. C is for cramped. meeting. Earl Ostrander will be our guest speaker and will D is for dehydrated. provide 1st Aid and CPR training at this meeting. Earl is an outstanding instructor who combines serious science with humor Jack’s most recently-proposed system offers much greater in getting his message across. Last year, we had 4+ serious simplicity than the previously- proposed music-based system; accidents and this year we had a New Year’s Day accident that sent one of our members to the hospital. Tim Phillips is a new LWA QUICK RELEASE FEB-MAR 2016 2 LWA member who relocated to the Lehigh Valley after retiring English "Right Side Out/Inside Out" to the Chinese "Right Side as a university professor. He’s an experienced cyclist; Out/Left Side Out." however, he crossed wheels with another rider and fractured his hip and scapula. I spoke with Tim this week and he’s home First test: Departed at 34 degrees, returned at 40. Within 5 and he's doing well. He was very appreciative of the LWA miles I could feel just the tips of my toes were cold, say from support he received during and after the accident. He knows tip to 1/8 inch back. No pain and/or discomfort of any kind...not he can reach out to us if he needs any help as he recovers. He like the pain associated with cold toes all the way back to the expects to be back on the bike and riding with the LWA in April. foot. When I took sock off, bottom of toe was not white but top was (no pain). 2 hour ride at medium setting.