The first person to correctly identify the individual currently
pictured on the FPYG home page wins a trip as a tandem stoker on Bill
Smith's next 200km brevet.
RB

If bicycling results in 0.26 to 0.41 fatalities per million hours and
"living" comes out to 1.53 fatalities per million hours, then by my
twisted logic it is safer to cycle than to "live".

Bill Smith
fellinicat@...

-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Buxbaum <randallbuxbaum@...>
To: FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:02:17 -0000
Subject: [FrederickPedalers] Fun Fact #1

   OK Bill....  We'll move on from Bobke.  By the way, have you ever
wanted to fly a plane?  RB

Check this....
According to the largest risk consultation firm in the US[i] and a
noted Australian statistician[ii],  this is the rank of these
activities, in fatalities per million hours:

#1 = Small planes: 15.6 fatalities per million hours;
#2 = On-road motorcycling, 8.8;
#3 = Swimming, 1.07;
#4 = Walking near traffic, 0.8;
#5 = Bicycling, 0.26 to 0.41 fatalities per million hours

In other words, cycling is the safest of all of these activities, on
a per-hour basis.

By the way, just "living" comes out to 1.53 fatalities per million
hours.  It seems that cycling is, on average, much safer than many
other things you might do with your time!

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1. Data from Failure Analysis Associates, in Design News magazine,
October 4, 1993 and from the Federal Office of Road Safety,
Australia.

[ii]. Robinson, D.L., Head Injuries and Bicycle Helmet Laws,
Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 463-475, 1996







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OK Bill....  We'll move on from Bobke.  By the way, have you ever
wanted to fly a plane?  RB

Check this....
According to the largest risk consultation firm in the US[i] and a
noted Australian statistician[ii],  this is the rank of these
activities, in fatalities per million hours:

#1 = Small planes: 15.6 fatalities per million hours;
#2 = On-road motorcycling, 8.8;
#3 = Swimming, 1.07;
#4 = Walking near traffic, 0.8;
#5 = Bicycling, 0.26 to 0.41 fatalities per million hours

In other words, cycling is the safest of all of these activities, on
a per-hour basis.

By the way, just "living" comes out to 1.53 fatalities per million
hours.  It seems that cycling is, on average, much safer than many
other things you might do with your time!

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1. Data from Failure Analysis Associates, in Design News magazine,
October 4, 1993 and from the Federal Office of Road Safety,
Australia.

[ii]. Robinson, D.L., Head Injuries and Bicycle Helmet Laws,
Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 463-475, 1996

It's time for a new challenge, Randy.  I know that the one you've got
up there is Bob Roll !

Bill Smith
fellinicat@...

-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Buxbaum <randallbuxbaum@...>
To: FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:45:20 -0500
Subject: RE: [FrederickPedalers] Re: Mystery Cyclist

      OK. I got the wrong Philadelphia suburb.

  Guys this is easy. Think OLN ? Not Phil or Paul?



  -----Original Message-----
   From: FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Preston
  Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:44 PM
  To: FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [FrederickPedalers] Re: Mystery Cyclist



   The duct tape incident has been blown out of proportion. But the
French never forgave me. That's why they did not support us in the war
with Iraq.

   And I did not work in a 7-11 in Delaware. I think it was Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania.

  Randall Buxbaum <randallbuxbaum@...> wrote:

  Very clever Mr. Bill..... You're half right.

  I can tell you the closest that Bill Preston ever got to wearing the
  7-11 colors was when was serving up Slurpees in Delaware.
  Anyone else?

  --- In FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com, fellinicat@... wrote:
  >
  > I am thinking that it is Bill Preston, shortly after the "Duct
  Tape
  > Incident of 1982" when he was kicked out of the Tour for using
  duct
  > tape to tow a French teammate in the team time trial. The French
  were
  > quite embarassed that a famed French racer would need assistance
  from a
  > lowly American handyman. It was several years before they let him
  back
  > in - he rode for the 7-11 team, but under a different name. I
  cannot
  > remember - it might have been "Spin" or "Roll" or some similar
  name.
  >
  > Bill Smith
  > fellinicat@...
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Randall Buxbaum <randallbuxbaum@...>
  > To: FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com
  > Sent: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:21:16 -0000
  > Subject: [FrederickPedalers] Mystery Cyclist
  >
  > Can anyone guess who the 7-Eleven rider is in the photo on the
  home
  > page? Let me know if you need a hint.
  > RB
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > Yahoo! Groups Links
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Very clever Mr. Bill.....  You're half right.  

I can tell you the closest that Bill Preston ever got to wearing the
7-11 colors was when was serving up Slurpees in Delaware.     
Anyone else?

--- In FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com, fellinicat@... wrote:
>
> I am thinking that it is Bill Preston, shortly after the "Duct
Tape
> Incident of 1982" when he was kicked out of the Tour for using
duct
> tape to tow a French teammate in the team time trial.  The French
were
> quite embarassed that a famed French racer would need assistance
from a
> lowly American handyman.  It was several years before they let him
back
> in - he rode for the 7-11 team, but under a different name.  I
cannot
> remember - it might have been "Spin" or "Roll" or some similar
name.
>
> Bill Smith
> fellinicat@...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randall Buxbaum <randallbuxbaum@...>
> To: FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:21:16 -0000
> Subject: [FrederickPedalers] Mystery Cyclist
>
>   Can anyone guess who the 7-Eleven rider is in the photo on the
home
> page?  Let me know if you need a hint.
> RB
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

Very clever Mr. Bill.....  You're half right.

I can tell you the closest that Bill Preston ever got to wearing the
7-11 colors was when was serving up Slurpees in Delaware.
Anyone else?

--- In FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com, fellinicat@... wrote:
>
> I am thinking that it is Bill Preston, shortly after the "Duct
Tape
> Incident of 1982" when he was kicked out of the Tour for using
duct
> tape to tow a French teammate in the team time trial.  The French
were
> quite embarassed that a famed French racer would need assistance
from a
> lowly American handyman.  It was several years before they let him
back
> in - he rode for the 7-11 team, but under a different name.  I
cannot
> remember - it might have been "Spin" or "Roll" or some similar
name.
>
> Bill Smith
> fellinicat@...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randall Buxbaum <randallbuxbaum@...>
> To: FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:21:16 -0000
> Subject: [FrederickPedalers] Mystery Cyclist
>
>   Can anyone guess who the 7-Eleven rider is in the photo on the
home
> page?  Let me know if you need a hint.
> RB
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

I am thinking that it is Bill Preston, shortly after the "Duct Tape
Incident of 1982" when he was kicked out of the Tour for using duct
tape to tow a French teammate in the team time trial.  The French were
quite embarassed that a famed French racer would need assistance from a
lowly American handyman.  It was several years before they let him back
in - he rode for the 7-11 team, but under a different name.  I cannot
remember - it might have been "Spin" or "Roll" or some similar name.

Bill Smith
fellinicat@...

-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Buxbaum <randallbuxbaum@...>
To: FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:21:16 -0000
Subject: [FrederickPedalers] Mystery Cyclist

   Can anyone guess who the 7-Eleven rider is in the photo on the home
page?  Let me know if you need a hint.
RB






Yahoo! Groups Links

Can anyone guess who the 7-Eleven rider is in the photo on the home
page?  Let me know if you need a hint.
RB

Hi folks; here is the last update on the meeting of the Frederick
Pedalers.

(1) We have a full slate of candidates, so there's no chance of anyone
getting roped into serving this year. Sorry.

(2) We will hold the meeting at the William Talley Recreation Center,
121 N. Bentz St., in Frederick, 21701, on March 11, at 12:30 pm. Jill
DiMauro from Proteus Bicycles will be our featured speaker.

http://ts.rtvpix.com/tour/BU/tour.view.php?utl=BU-0548-W17IQI-01

A Map is on the web site of the Talley Recreation Center.

Enter the Talley center at the rear of the building. This brings you in
at the basement level. A registration desk is on your left as you walk
through the doors.

Proceed straight ahead, past all the exercise equipment. Follow the
main hallway all the way to the end. The meeting will be in Classroom
A.

(3) Food: we'll order pizza and salad stuff; if you would like to drag
along a dessert you are most invited to do so.

(4) Riding there: There will likely be a ride from the Talley Rec
Center beginning several hours before the meeting. Keep your eyes
peeled for an e-mail. The weather for Saturday is currenttly looking
fantastic.

(5) Yahoo group - by now you should have received an invite to our new
yahoo group. This will make it much easier for us to set up impromptu
rides, swap advice, etc. We may switch to this as our primary means of
e-mail communications to the club members. It is much easier for us
that way. If you've not received an invite & wish one, let me know &
we'll send one out to you.

Bill Smith, Prez
fellinicat@...

Brian,
What size?   I may have a 54cm available.
RB
---- Brian King <bking@...> wrote:

=============
To All Frederick Pedalers Members -

We've received an email inquiry from outside to club from someone looking to
borrow or rent a road bike during the month of April.

This young lady is participating in the Hampden-Sydney College Sprint
Triathlon in Farmville, VA, on April 30th.  She is from Hagerstown and has
been preparing for this event since December by running, swimming, and
cycling at the Hagerstown YMCA and running and using a mountain bike to
train outdoors as the weather permits.  She is hoping to rent or borrow a
road bike around the first part of April so she can train on it and use it
in the event on the 30th.

If anyone knows of an available road bike that might suit this scenario,
please contact me and I will put you in touch with her.

Thanks
Brian King

Anyone riding after the meeting on Saturday?
RB

----- Original Message -----
From: <fellinicat@...>


>I hVe traced several of my lunch routes with same - pretty close
> matches with my bike computer - I suspect my computer is a little but
> off, of course - but I wonder how much elevation change adds to the
> distance.  If I ever calibarte the computer perfectly, it would be an
> interesting experiment.
>

Don give up on your computer yet.  I think that when you string a route
together with gmap, you are linking a lot of straight lines and measuring
them.  Unless you really go to town with a million segments, what your
wheels on the ground cover is more acurate.  I find that my GPS track is
often just a hair under what my bike computer reads, but my bike computer
compares favorably with my car odometer.

John G

Great, Now we'll scare prospective members away.......

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall Buxbaum" <randallbuxbaum@...>
To: <frederickpedalers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:49 AM
Subject: [frederickpedalers] Re: Photo Album


> Thanks.   You've now displaced Dr. Laura as the pretty face(s) on the
> front page.   Enjoy the fame while it lasts.
> RB

Thanks.   You've now displaced Dr. Laura as the pretty face(s) on the
front page.   Enjoy the fame while it lasts.
RB
--- In frederickpedalers@yahoogroups.com, jfgorham@... wrote:
>
> I uploaded the few photos I took at the New Year's Day Ride into the
photo section.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John G
>

Useful information in the Newsletter you say?   Maybe I should read
it before tending to the bird cage as has been my practice.
RB
--- In frederickpedalers@yahoogroups.com, fellinicat@... wrote:
>
> I hVe traced several of my lunch routes with same - pretty close
> matches with my bike computer - I suspect my computer is a little
but
> off, of course - but I wonder how much elevation change adds to
the
> distance.  If I ever calibarte the computer perfectly, it would be
an
> interesting experiment.
>
> "Honey, I'm going on an experiment".
>
> "Oh, no you're not - you're riding that darned BIKE again, aren't
you?"
>
> Bill Smith
> fellinicat@...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Procario <mike@...>
> To: Frederick Pedalers <frederickpedalers@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:58:53 -0500
> Subject: [frederickpedalers] Gmap pedometer
>
>    I went out to ride today, but I had a flat on my regular bike.
I
> figured that I might have trouble getting home for dinner in time
if I
> stopped to fix it, so I took my old bike that does not have a
cycle
> computer. When I got home, I traced my route in the Gmap pedometer
> mentioned in the February newsletter. It worked great. My trip was
15.2
> miles.
>
>  Mike
>
>
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I hVe traced several of my lunch routes with same - pretty close
matches with my bike computer - I suspect my computer is a little but
off, of course - but I wonder how much elevation change adds to the
distance.  If I ever calibarte the computer perfectly, it would be an
interesting experiment.

"Honey, I'm going on an experiment".

"Oh, no you're not - you're riding that darned BIKE again, aren't you?"

Bill Smith
fellinicat@...

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Procario <mike@...>
To: Frederick Pedalers <frederickpedalers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:58:53 -0500
Subject: [frederickpedalers] Gmap pedometer

    I went out to ride today, but I had a flat on my regular bike. I
figured that I might have trouble getting home for dinner in time if I
stopped to fix it, so I took my old bike that does not have a cycle
computer. When I got home, I traced my route in the Gmap pedometer
mentioned in the February newsletter. It worked great. My trip was 15.2
miles.

  Mike


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I uploaded the few photos I took at the New Year's Day Ride into the photo
section.

Cheers,

John G

Bill,
I'm curious about the dress code for the meeting.   Perhaps sandals,
beads, and a T-dyed shirt?
RB

snip...  Proteus' décor resembles a cross between a coffee shop and a
mechanic's shop.
Decorations include:
o A bread machine and an espresso maker next to the cash register.
o  Antique bikes that line the walls, including a tricycle form the
1880's
o  Couches, chairs, and bongo drums .....snip

.....Actually only one of them.

I have a 1969 Schwinn Twinn Tandem that is in running condition with a
seasoned but acceptable appearance.   I will try to post a picture in
the photo section.   It's fun, but I need room in the garage.   Asking
$250.  Send me an email if interested.
Thanks, RB

I think we should allow items for sale - as long as they pertain to
cycling.  I don't think I should be selling any bowling balls there.  I
shall see if the officers agree.

Bill Smith
fellinicat@...

-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Buxbaum <randallbuxbaum@...>
To: frederickpedalers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:02:12 -0000
Subject: [frederickpedalers] So far so good

   Brian, Joan and John have all crossed over, while Bob is still out
there waiting to take the plunge.

One question for the group....   Should we allow members to use the
list serve to offer items for sale?   Seems reasonable and easy to
control if it does get out of hand.   Also, I guess we should ask
everyone to keep the banter family friendly.

With regard to executive compensation, I doubt Bill is going to budge
unless there are concessions in the dental plan and you give back the
company cars.
RB






Yahoo! Groups Links

OK, so now that we have a forum to complain, when do the Club officers
get a pay raise? At least a 100% raise should be appropriate.

If people find it useful, it would be easy enough for me to put
regularly scheduled club rides up here on the group calendar.

I tried on online calendar for the club's web site a while back, but it
was too labor intensive. This one is nice and easy.

Brian was the first club officer to respond to the Frederick Pedalers
Yahoo Group(FPYG)invitation so he gets a day off without pay.
Congratulations!

Only two more days left in February to ride!!!   I plan to do hill
repeats in the Middletown area this afternoon if anyone wants to join
me.   RB