With thanks once again to all of our ride leaders, we are pleased to post our schedule for this year, which can be downloaded as a file above. Once again we decided to start our Tuesday Night Rides this year promptly at 5:00 p.m., so plan to arrive a few minutes early in order to receive a map and be greeted by your ride leader. Please feel free to bring a friend, and introduce your friend to the ride leader and other riders.
Cyclists
can again choose to ride with the “B” group, which chats along the way at a
relaxed 12 to 14 miles an hour, or in the “A” group in a pace line, which
averages about 18 miles an hour. Both groups will regroup periodically along
our rides, so that none of us gets dropped. If it is pouring rain, the ride
will be cancelled or postponed. If the weather is questionable, the ride leader
will call the West Hill Shop to let them know if their ride has been cancelled or postponed,
and post a notice of any change on our Facebook page. Some rides may be rescheduled for Wednesday or Thursday that week.
Because of the size of our group we need to be mindful of our impact on drivers with whom we share the road. When in traffic, please be sure to "ride right" in a single file on the right hand side of the road, to the right of the white line, and remind others who forget to do so. It helps to dress in bright colors and use reflectors to increase the chance that you will be seen by motorists, especially at dusk.
The West Hill Shop sponsors our club. Please stop by in Putney to introduce yourself and support the shop. The Putney Bicycle Club’s expenses must be paid through our dues. Most of our expenses are attributable to our liability insurance, which protects our ride leaders, sponsor, and the officers of our club. Once again this year our dues are $20 for individuals and $40 for families. If you have not already done so, please renew your membership or join now by sending your dues to Kathy Lapan at 78 Winter Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301. Your dues enable us to promote cycling, especially with new and young riders. Putney Bicycle Club members receive a 10% discount on cycling jerseys and shorts, tires and tubes at the West Hill Shop. A portion of your dues helps to pay for a barbeque dinner following our last ride this summer at the West Hill Shop on September 10th.
Once again this year we are asking all of our members of the Putney Bicycle Club to sign a waiver, which can also be downloaded as a file above. Although we now have the ability to pay our dues through Venmo, it will probably be easiest if you can print and sign a waiver, and either send it with a check for your dues to Kathy Lapan, or give them to her at one of our rides.
If
you would like to invite others to join you on a ride, publicize an event, or
post cycling pictures and videos for others to enjoy, please use this Facebook
page. Because of unwanted and irrelevant posts, our Facebook group is now closed. Bob Immler is glad to add new members.
We welcome your questions and suggestions, and look forward to seeing you on our rides. Please ride safely!
President: Joe Cook (802) 257-0609 jfcook3@gmail.com
Treasurer: Kathy Lapan (802) 254-6547 kathylapan@comcast.net
Secretary & Webmaster Bob Immler (802) 579-5034 roamic@gmail.com
~Joe Cook
