PBC Membership Now On BikeReg.com

You may renew your PBC membership online here: www.BikeReg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=8122
The member benefits are the same as last year.

Vintage Motorized Bicycles

You take a Ridley motorcycle engine, either 49cc or 70cc, both two-stroke, both average 120 miles per gallon, and reach speeds of 24 and 33 mph respectively, and combine them with modified beach cruisers from Felt, www.feltracing.com, and you have a Vintage Motorized Bicycle. The engines simply clip-on to the bicycle frames, and are rubber mounted. There are five different models. They have pedals too. To learn more, see www.ridleymotorcycle.com.








Request a free brochure here: http://www.ridleymotorcycle.com/0eight/brochure.htm

Enhanced Accident Medical and Health Benefits for USA Cycling Members

For those of you without health insurance and who are members of USA Cycling, you may be interested to know that they have partnered with insurance carriers offering individual and group health insurance and accident plans. Here are the links:
www.usacyclinghealthplan.com

www.adventureadvocates.com/usacycling

USA Cycling also offers a free Rx Discount Card for all USA Cycling Members which provides savings of up to 75% on all FDA approved drugs at 57,000 pharmacies nationwide. To order your free card, call USA Cycling's Health Benefits Program at 1-800-211-9002.

Their Disclaimer: USA Cycling Health Benefits are provided directly from USA Cycling's sponsors to athletes/members, and not from USA Cycling. USA Cycling is neither a party to nor responsible for the performance of the independent health benefit contracts.

Membership Dues for 2009 are Due

Membership dues to join the PBC are due for the 2009 season. Same dues as last year: $20 for an individual; $30 for a family. You may pay your dues at the shop, by mail (49 Brickyard Lane, Putney, VT 05346, or to me at P.O. Box 447, Brattleboro, VT 05302), or online at www.BikeReg.com.

Important: Please provide us with your mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. If your e-mail address should change, please let us know, since this is our primary means of communication with our members.

If you would like to put together a clothing order for the club, let us know exactly what you want and the size, and we will coordinate with Jim and Diny at the shop for a members' order, and payment will likely be required in advance. Remember that you will need clothing for three seasons, so order now for the fall too. I have lobbied for years for knickers and arm warmers to no avail.

Should We Have Tuesday Night Rides in 2009?

1. Please cast your vote on the gadget in the top right hand corner of this page. Poll will last for 1 week.

2. If you have any suggestions, comments, or criticisms of last year's rides, leaders, or routes, please comment.

3. Assuming the TNR will continue this year, we will need to schedule a pot luck dinner to set up the schedule. Any preferred date or location? Come prepared with a route and date on which you would like to lead a ride, whether it is an A, B, or C level ride.

4. We need a PBC member to step up and take charge of the scheduling of the TNR, setting up the initial schedule, and tweaking it as the season progresses and ride start locations, leaders, or routes change.