Minutes from the Ride Planning Meeting

Greetings,

We are pleased to post our new schedule, with thanks once again to those who have agreed to plan our rides this year (Schedule link at right). Our Tuesday Night Rides leave promptly at 5:30 p.m., so plan to be there on time in order to receive a map and be greeted by the ride planner. New riders are always welcome. Please bring a friend and introduce them to the other riders.

Riders can again choose to be in the “A” group (the "hammerheads") in a pace line, which averages about 18 miles an hour, or with the “B” group, which chats along the way at a relaxed 12 to 14 miles an hour. If it is pouring rain, the ride will be cancelled. If the weather is questionable, the ride planner will call the West Hill Shop to let them know whether their ride will be taking place.

We will be reminding all of our riders this year to ride single file on the right hand side of the road. Please remember to dress in bright colors to increase the chance that you will be seen by motorists, especially at dusk.

We are pleased that Curt Bosquet has agreed to be our new secretary and webmaster. In order to make the Putney Bicycle Club an interactive forum for cyclists, we will be developing a Facebook page to enable you to invite others to join you on a ride and post cycling pictures. Details will follow.

Plans are coming together for the Putney Bicycle Club to promote cycling by sponsoring the movie Riding Bikes with the Dutch at the Hooker-Dunham Theater during Gallery Walk on May 6th. Again, details will follow.

Your dues enable us to promote cycling. Dues this year will continue to be $10 for individuals and $20 for families. Putney Bicycle Club members receive a 10% discount on cycling tops and bottoms, tires and tubes at the West Hill Shop. A portion of your dues will be used to help pay for a dinner following our last ride this summer at the West Hill Shop on August 30th. Please join or renew your membership in the Putney Bicycle Club by sending your dues to Pam Matweecha at 15 Bullock Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301.

This is your club. We welcome your suggestions, and look forward to seeing you on our rides.

President: Joe Cook (802) 257-0609 jfcook3@gmail.com
Treasurer: Pam Matweecha (802) 733-8117 tweech@sover.net
Secretary & Webmaster Curt Bousquet scanline@gmail.com

— Joe Cook