Your new officers welcome you to the Putney Bicycle Club's website.
We are:
President: Joe Cook (802) 257-0609 jfcook3@gmail.com
Treasurer: Pam Matweecha (802) 788-8117 tweech@sover.net
Secretary & Webmaster: Pedr Seymour (802) 257-5787 pedr@mac.com
Tuesday Night Rides meet at 5:30 p.m., and leave shortly thereafter. Riders can choose to be in the “A” group in a pace line, which averages about 18 miles an hour, or with the “B” group, which chats along the way at 12 to 14 miles an hour. New riders are always welcome. If the weather is questionable, we encourage ride leaders to call the West Hill Shop to let them know whether their ride will be taking place.
Pam, Pedr and I had a reorganizational meeting last week. Because we did not want finances in this recession to be an impediment to joining the Putney Bicycle Club, one of our first decisions was to reduce membership dues to $10 for individuals, and $20 for families. We have decided to encourage young riders by donating $100 to the West Hill Shop’s Junior Development Team. Your dues help to pay for our club’s affiliations. We plan to use some of your club’s funds to host a dinner following our last ride this summer at the West Hill Shop on September 1. If you would like to join the Putney Bicycle Club, please send your dues to Pam Matweecha at 15 Bullock Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301.
Our bylaws indicate that our purpose is to promote cycling (road racing, mountain bike racing, cyclocross racing, time trialing, recreational cycling, endurance cycling, touring, and commuting). This is your club. Although we have gravitated toward being a recreational group focused on the Tuesday Night Ride, we want to encourage others who may want to sponsor mountain bike rides in the club’s name and race with the club's affiliation. We would like to attract new and younger riders, and perhaps sponsor bicycle safety and flat tire clinics. A volunteer to help coordinate events would be welcome.
We all want to thank Will Kraham for the tremendous amount of work that he did leading our club, and posting to our blog for the last year. Your officers will be unable to expend the time that Will did with his frequent postings. We envision our website to be a somewhat less dynamic clearinghouse for rides, and to promote cycling.
We welcome your suggestions, and look forward to seeing you on our rides.
—Joe Cook
