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Happenings September 2 (Sat) Active For Recovery Bike Ride
Boulware Springs -- 9 am. The ride along the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail benefitsMetamorphosis of Alachua County, a long-term, community-bases, residential treatment programfor adult chronic substance abuse clients.https://www.bikereg.com/ride-for-recovery
September 4 (Mon) Labor Day Picnic at Boulware Springs
Our last picnic of the summer! Chandler will bring his now famous soft taco bar! * BRING * sidedishes to complement the main course and for dessert. We'll find a place for you to help out atthe Horse Farm Hundred or Santa Fe Century.
We will provide enough main course for those who RSVP. Please RSVP before the weekend ifyou will be eating the main course so that we can buy enough food. (Find the RSVP link in theeNews, or on the News page in the Members Area on the GCC web site.)
Rides should be planned to meet at the park at 9 am; eating will commence by noon.
Boulware Springs is located on SE 15th St. See http://gccfla.org/starts/ridelocboulware.html formore detailed directions. We meet on top of the hill behind the pump house.
October 21-22 Gainesville Cycling Festival Gainesville Cycling Festival Gainesville Cycling Festival Gainesville Cycling Festival
Registration for the Gainesville Cycling Festival is now open! Club members should sign in to theMembers Area and use the short cut button there to ensure you get club member pricing (join theClub and save $5 per ride!). Volunteers should wait to register until your assignment is posted(this ensures you get your free shirt and ride).
NEW THIS YEAR: The Horse Farm Hundred will use a shorter route to get to Flemington, so wewon’t need the additional rest stop in Evinston. But don’t worry, you still get to go by the Wood &Swink on your way back to Gainesville.
On Saturday, the Orthopaedic Institute Santa Fe Century will offer rides of 103, 68, 55, and 32miles. Shorter options are the 18 mile Millhopper Ramble, and the remote-start 27 mileProvidence ride. Again this year, the 65 mile Gravel Challenge for those who eschew thepavement!
On Sunday, the Horse Farm Hundred again starts at the First Magnitude Brewing Company,which means a free craft beer when you finish the ride!
November 4 (Sat) Pink Pumpkin Pedal-Off
Join us to raise money to support research at the University of Florida on treatment-resistantbreast cancers. Choose one of four scenic routes: 10, 22, 40 or 62.5-miles (metric century).Honor a loved one affected by breast cancer by ordering a personalized pink ribbon to wearduring the ride. Compete for great prizes by raising money to support this critical research!http://gccfla.org/pppo/
GainesvilleCycling Club Inc. Board of Directors
PresidentAlly Gill [email protected]
Vice PresidentVacant
SecretaryBob Stevens
TreasurerDave Wagner [email protected]
Chief of StaffNews Editor, Webmaster, List Manager, EventEquipment & Supplies Manager, GainesvilleCycling Festival Director, Membership Secretary
Roger Pierce [email protected]
Picnic ManagerChandler Otis [email protected]
Regional Brevet AdministratorJim Wilson [email protected]
Ride CaptainTodd Leedy
Education DirectorStephen Perz
Membership Services DirectorJeanie West
Director at LargeJoseph Floyd
GCC Web Pagegainesvillecyclingclub.orggccfla.org
From The Editor Roger Pierce
One of the real needs of our clubis to have a dedicated newsperson. This person would
prepare news articles for the web site,put out regular eNews transmissions,and on occasion do one of these long-form newsletters. If you have a
hankering to get into journalism, giveme a call at 378-7063.
We’ll distribute this newsletter as a PDFfile. If you’d like a paper copy, feel freeto print it off.
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Gainesville Cycling FestivalCALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Gainesville Cycling Festival,wh ich incorpora tes TheOrthopaedic Institute Santa Fe
Century and the Horse Farm Hundred,is coming up soon. Proceeds from theFestival are used to provide a donationto the Boys and Girls Club, and tosupplement GCC dues to run the club.
To successfully pull off a major twoday event such as this we need asignificant number of volunteers topitch in and help. Most of those areneeded on the actual weekend of theevent, but there are a few jobs that willneed doing in the days prior.
How to Sign Up
All volunteers should complete aFestival Registration, but only aftergetting your position recorded in thedata base. CALL Roger Pierce (378-7063) to get a volunteer slot BEFOREregistering. You can also volunteerwith Aid Director Neal Adams. Whenwe have you in the system as avolunteer, you will get your choice of T-shirt, and those working multiple orlonger shifts will also be eligible to rideone of the rides for free.
You can also sign up at the LaborDay Picnic.
Type of Help Needed
REST STOPS. Hand out food andwater during the Horse Farm Hundredat First Magnitude, Flemington, thelunch stop at the Roberts farm, or thetrail stop, and during the Santa FeCentury on Pre-Columbian Road,Watermelon Park, WorthingtonSprings, and DeSoto Park in Hague.REGISTRATION. We will be openFriday evening, Saturday morning andafternoon at the Boys Club, andSunday morning at First Magnitude andin Flemington.SAG. Drivers will be needed for both
the Santa Fe and Horse Farm. We paymoney for gas.PARKING. We’ll need a few people tohelp direct parking at First Magnitudeon Sunday.
We’ll also be looking for help to loadand unload the trucks before and afterthe rides, and clean up the weekafterward. Prime positions at thepacket stuffing party will also be up forgrabs!
You can check on exactly whichjobs are available by going to ourweb site and checking the FestivalVolunteers page in the MembersArea.
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Traveling with a Trico by Todd Leedy
Over the past 25 years I haveflown with bicycles to southernAfrica several times, but these
had been one way journeys for thebikes as I was leaving them behindwhen my stays ended. Therefore I hadsimply re-used cardboard bikeshipping boxes obtained from localshops. These trips also occurred inthat now hazy period when airlinesrarely charged for a bike box as longas it met their weight requirements.Most have since discovered bicyclesas an additional revenue stream.
This trip marked the first attempt at anout & back journey for a bike Iintended to keep - so using a real casemade sense. For a trip from Florida toCape Town, I knew only a hardshellcase would suffice. The Trico Ironcaseowned by GCC is a fairly simpledesign: a rigid plastic rectangular outershell with a layer of foam lining eachoutside panel and one foam layer toseparate frame and components fromyour wheelset. A closure system ofseven straps & buckles holdseverything together. Two small wheelson one end allow you to drag the caselike a somewhat unwieldy duffel bagshould you choose.
Packing the case takes a bit of effortso do not wait until your ride is about toleave for the airport. Despite using ahardshell case, I took the extraprecaution of covering as much of theframe with closed cell pipe insulationas possible. This is a cheap and quickextra measure of protection. My 56cmsteel road bike necessitated removalof wheels, pedals, handlebars andseat/post. I choose to place the frameinside facing drive side down to betterprotect the rear derailleur (if using asoft sided case you should perhapsremove it). Bars, pedals and seat/postfollowed in this layer, then covered bythe middle foam piece. Wheels areplaced slightly overlapping on top thenthe last outside piece of foamcompletes your steel (or carbon oraluminum) and foam sandwich.
At first it might look like this will nevercollapse to fit within the proper depthdimension of the case. Beforeplacing the cover on top, loosen thethree main straps somewhat thengently compress your "sandwich" inthe middle until that long strap can bebuckled loosely. Next buckle theother two long straps loosely. Nowyou can apply light pressure andwork each strap gradually tighter until
the two sides of the case overlapfully. Buckle and tighten the four endstraps, then re-tighten the three longstraps. You are done, save placingsome tag that identifies the case asyours. Taping on a large handwrittenlabel is the simplest option, howevermy crafty spouse made several tagscoated with clear packing tape whichwent around a strap on each side ofthe case. They are bombproof.
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Do your research well in advance onwhat airlines charge for "oversize"baggage as rates do vary. If flyingdomestic, you might choose insteadto use a service such asBikeflights.com or have your localbike shop pack and ship for you. Butfor international travel, payingwhatever the airline demands is likelyto still be cheaper than shippingseparately. Delta charges $150 eachway if the bike is your secondallowed piece of luggage. Have yourcredit card ready - gone are the dayswhen you can slip an obvious bikecase through for free. Unless youpacked a lightweight road bike, you'llbe over the usual 50 lbs limit with aTrico case. For that extra $150 Deltadid not care as long as it did notapproach 70 lbs. Then be preparedfor a slightly annoyed TSA officer toopen, search, and swipe your case.You can watch and hope they haveactually closed it properly before itdisappears into the bowels of the airtravel industry. If you happen todepart out of an airport with a XL bagscanner this may not happen, butwell, good luck with that.
If you are traveling for any eventwhich you cannot control the starttime, think about traveling early.Then fly even earlier than that.Despite paying the extra oversizefee, any tight connections due toweather or equipment delays mayresult in your regular bag making itthrough the system while your bikesits and waits for a later flight. And ifthe next flight is not until 24 hourslater, well then things can get a bittense. Trust me, I know. Also beprepared for any connection througha non-partner local airline to chargeyou a second time at their ownoversize rate. I did not face thissituation but I have seen it occur.And just to keep things interesting,be prepared for a different ratecharged when you check in for thereturn flight - I saved $50!
In sum, taking your own bicycle foran international trip is an investmentof time, money, and sometimesnervous energy. Where suitablein-country rentals are available, it iscertainly an option worth considering.However, for some events - andsome people - using your ownmachine remains a necessity. I'mhappy to say the Trico case loanedby GCC got the job done quite well.
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FY 2017 Financial Report by Roger Pierce, Bookkeeper
Gainesville Cycling Club, Inc. Income Statement June 30, 2017
General Club OperationsRevenues 13,838.92Expenses 14,011.02Loss (172.10)
Gainesville Cycling FestivalRevenues 34,662.25Expenses 30,629.80Surplus 4,032.45
Brevet SeriesRevenues 930.00Expenses 276.51Surplus 653.49
GCC JerseysRevenues 458.69Expenses 443.40Surplus 15.29
MerchandiseRevenues 1,321.00Expenses 1,321.00Surplus 0.00
Major DonationsFlorida Bicycle Association
2,000.00 League of American Bicyclists
1,000.00Active Streets Alliance
1,000.00Freewheel Project
218.00Loss (4,218.00)
Special Event SupportActive for Recovery Ride
268.10Pink Pumpkin Pedal Off
1,003.46Ride To Remember
1,081.66Loss (2,353.22) Overall Loss (2,042.09)
Statement Notes
The GCC had a down financial yearin FY2017 (July 1, 2016 - June 30,2017).
The biggest impact on our bottomline is how well we do at theGainesville Cycling Festival. Participation has continued on adownward trend; getting more of ourown members to participate wouldhelp significantly. As a lot of ourFestival expenses are fixed,increasing participation adds a lot tothe bottom line.
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Board Elections by Roger Pierce
The GCC elects its Board ofDirectors each January. In ourhistory, we have had two
contested elections; all others havebeen by acclimation.
We invite all members (who will havebeen a member for at least a year byJanuary 1) to compete for a positionon the Board.
The Board consists of the officers ofthe Club, most of whom have specificassigned duties. The current Boardwill select 11 of the followingpositions to comprise the 2018Board:
PresidentResponsible for the overall operationof the Club. Conducts meetings ofthe Board of Directors and thegeneral membership.
Vice PresidentAssumes the duties of the Presidentwhen the President is not available,and performs other duties asassigned by the President and/or theBoard.
SecretaryMaintains the legal records of theClub. Takes minutes at Board andClub meetings. Supervises theHistorian.
TreasurerMaintains the financial records of theClub. Manages the Club funds.Manages the governmentalrequirements of the Club (annualcorporate registration, sales tax, taxreturns). Supervises the financialrecord keeping functions.
Chief of StaffResponsible for the day-to-dayadministrative operation of the Club.Performs or supervises the followingfunctions: Membership Secretary,Membership Card Laminator,Bookkeeper, Webmaster, Data BaseManager, Web Content Manager,Warehouse Manager, News Editor,Advertising Manager, JerseyManager, Bike Store Liaison, EmailList Manager, Photographer,Insurance Manager, Bike CaseManager, Facebook Admins,Storekeeper.
Picnic ManagerResponsible for the overall processof supplying and staging GCCpicnics. Activities include proposingpicnic dates and venues to the GCCBoard, arranging for use of facilitiesat picnic venues, coordinating withthe Equipment and SuppliesManager and the Fluids Manager,finding a Venue Manager for eachpicnic, publicizing the picnic, andarranging for or providing a maincourse food item.
Ride CaptainSupervises the riding programs ofthe Club. Performs or supervises thefollowing functions: Club SafetyOfficer, Insurance Officer, GroupCaptains.
Gainesville Cycling Festival Director
Puts on the Gainesville CyclingFestival. Supervises a vast staff ofvolunteers.
Brevet AdministratorPuts on the Gainesville BrevetSeries.
Education DirectorEstablishes and conducts aneducation program for the club andthe community.
Membership Services DirectorContacts all new club members towelcome to them to the club andanswer questions about how toparticipate in club activities. Member At LargeThis persons prepares to assumeanother position on the Board byobserving and assisting for one term.Members are limited to one electedterm in this position.
The Board meets monthly, currentlyon a Monday evening at 7 pm.
Contact any Board Member if you areinterested in running.
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EDITORRoger Pierce [email protected]
The Gainesville Cyclist is publishedoccasionally. All submissions are welcome.
© 2017 Gainesville Cycling Club, Inc.
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