Need an excuse to ride?  OK here's one.  Mark's coming to Phx next week and
wants to ride.

Here's a couple of notes (and pix) from Indy Mark.  Look's like we got him
hooked.
(I don't know if the .jpg attachments come through on e-group.  If the
don't and you want to view drop me a line.)

> From: Wood, Mark R
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 6:54 AM
> To: 'Kjellberg, Tim'
> Subject: What I did over my Christmas vacation
>
>
> Hi Tim
>
> Here's a couple of pictures of my new bent.  It's got around 50 miles on
> now.  I've taken it apart to have it powder coated, bright lime green.
The
> gearing is a little tall on it, having 42/53 chainrings on the front and
> 12/23 cassette on the back.  I'll likely change out the pedals for some
> mountain bike pedals so I can use smaller chain rings.  The steering is a
> little dicey but, manageable.  Overall I think it's a big success.  My
wife
> road it and is insisting I build one for her, my boy is right there with
> her.  He sits on it and plays alot.  I'm thinking I need a tandem and
found
> a homebuilt website.  Thanx for getting hooked.
>
> MArk
>  <<Bent2.jpg>>
>  <<Bent1.jpg>>
>


From: Wood, Mark R
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 12:41 PM
To: 'Kjellberg, Tim'
Subject: Did I tel U


Hi Tim

Did I tell you that my bent is riding?  I've put a few miles on it and had
a
few problems which I think I have worked out.  There is some room for
improvement which will require a new bike to fix but ,it's fun.  The bent
isn't as fast as my road bike but, it is enjoyable to ride.  I'm going to
get it painted next week.

MArk

I wanted to share the good news.

I just rode the IBW thru Mountain View Park, and although the big
"Closed" sign is still up, the fence is down and the Camelback Walk
path is open under the Pima freeway.  Completely avoids the 90th St
traffic jams.

I also heard that work will start next week on the bike paths alongside
the freeway.

This person would like some riding partners when he visits
Phoenix and environs next week.  I am re-printing his email
to me:

--------------------------------------------------------
    Date:
         Fri, 7 Jan 2000 10:00:00 -0700
    From:
         jsepton@...
      To:
         gswidemark@...

Sue,

I'm taking your advise. I'm leaving the mountains of
northern Utah for
Phoenix in about a week. I will be staying down there for a
couple of
months. I will be riding my bikee everyday. I like riding
around the
South Mountain area and also along the Parkways from the
Salt River near
ASU north through Scottsdale. Maybe you could show me some
other routes.
If you would like to give me your number when I get down
there maybe you, I and some other recumbents can get
together and ride.

Jerry

-------------------------------------------------------

Anyone interested in a getogether with Jerry when he
arrives?

--

Sue Widemark
http://www.users.uswest.net/~swidemark
alternate: http://suewidemark.freeservers.com

Blue R40, 7 months old, 700 miles, like new.  $890.
Want to buy a suspended version.
Live in Phoenix West Valley.
Derek

I got an amended ride direction from one of the coordinators:


Hi Donna,
I have an amendment to the directions I sent you earlier: The ride starts at
the Safeway on the northwest corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights
Roads, which is a mile north of Alma School and Riggs. This will make the
ride a bit longer but it is flat with a nice bike lane in both directions.
Sorry I was confused. We started to the south last year, but found a better
parking lot  and more hospitable host at Safeway this year. Hope to see you
Sunday!
Jane Larson



______________________________________________________

Start planning to ride the Scottsdale Parada Del Sol on Sat 29 Jan.

We have submitted an application to ride as the BRAG Recumbent Club.
We would like to have the largest turnout possible.  Cost will be about
$10 per rider.  Contact Richard Belcastro (rbelcast@...) if you
want to participate.

We will call a planning meeting mid-month for all riders as soon as we
have more information from the parade committee.

Would you believe my late husband and I started this annual ride when we were
members of ABC and leading "patch" rides.  He was a great fighter and even
managed to complete this ride on a mountain bike after his first major
surgury for colon cancer, while still recuperating.  I still miss him so
much.  Say "Hi" to Richard Utterback for me.

If anyone is interested, here is the link for more info about the 100
and 63 mile Options:
http://www.sportsfun.com/gaba/casagrande.html

And I got the route information for the Metric Century:

From the corner of Alma School and Riggs roads in Chandler, go south on
Alma
School to Hunt Highway.
Turn left (east) on Hunt Highway to State Route 87. (It is the
secondstop sign,
not the first.)
Turn right (southeast) and go to State Route 187. This is about 15
milesout and
is where the first sag stop, with water, fruit, bagels and
aport-a-pottie, will
be.Turn right  (west) on 187 and go over Interstate 10 to State Route
387.(This
will be a long, gradual hill, but take it slow and you will do fine.
Your reward
is the downhill coming back!)
Bear right and take 387 into Casa Grande to Korsten Road.
Turn right and go to the stop sign (I think it is Thurston Road.)
Turn right to go into Dave White Regional Park. Lunch will be at the
bigramada
to the left.Head back the same route. We will have at least one support
vehicle
going up anddown the route in case anybody needs help.

Unless we stop them, the Scottsdale City Council will eliminate the planned bike
path along Via Linda to Fountain Hills.  Via Linda is the only bike-safe
alternative to Shea Blvd, which has no bike path, and has very heavy traffic.

-----Original Message-----
Subject:  Via Linda Situation

Attached is the form we are using to solicit support for the City of  Scottsdale
NOT to change the current plans for Via Linda.  Once your  membership has signed
they should be returned to me so that we can send  it a large number.  If any of
your members want to copy and solicit for  signatures please encourage this,
including communication with their  favorite bike shop.  Any questions, please
call me 602 298 8530.

Richard Metz



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I've had some complaints about 'freeservers' not coming up.
It does come up but oh-so-slowly. I guess the free sites are
worth what you pay for them...

Anyway, I moved the site (see below).  If you want to go
directly to the bent page, try this:

<a
href="http://www.users.uswest.net/~swidemark/bent.htm">Recumbent
cycling page</a>

I joined the recumbent web ring... Jim you might want to
look into this for your site - I found that webrings do
bring some traffic to the site.  I use them on most of my
sites and have had good results.  It's also an addon for the
site, giving visitors the chance to surf to other sites
(like a 'links' page).
--

Sue Widemark
<mailto:gswidemark@...>
http://www.users.uswest.net/~swidemark

This is pretty neat!



Something to look forward to on December 22, 1999; a ride then would be
neat!

This year will be the first full moon to occur on the winter solstice,
Dec. 22nd, commonly called the first day of winter.  Since a full moon
on the winter solstice occurs in conjunction with a lunar perigee (point
in the moon's orbit that is closest to Earth), the moon will appear
about
14% larger than it does at apogee (the point in it's elliptical orbit
that is farthest from the Earth).  Since the Earth is also several
million miles closer to the sun at this time of the year than in the
summer,
sunlight striking the moon is about 7% stronger making it brighter.

Also,
this will be the closest perigee of the Moon of the year since the
moon's
orbit is constantly deforming.  If the weather is clear and where there
is
snow cover, it is believed that even car headlights will be superfluous.

On December 21st 1866 the Lakota Sioux took advantage of this
combination of occurrences and staged a devastating retaliatory ambush
on
soldiers in the Wyoming Territory.

In laymen's terms it will be a super bright full moon, much more
than the usual AND it hasn't happened this way for 133 years!
Our ancestors 133 years ago saw this.  Our descendants 100 or so
years from  now will see this again. Seems to me it will be an excellent
oppertunity for a night ride....Don't ya think?

I found the following to be an informative, well done site.
It's a wedgie dealer but might furnish some ideas that a
recumbent site could adopt.

<a href="http://www.voodoo-cycles.com/">voodoo cycles </a>

(http://www.voodoo-cycles.com/)
--

Sue Widemark
<mailto:gswidemark@...>
http://www.suewidemark.freeservers.com

Ellie suggests riding Arrowhead Ranch in NW valley (see below).  She volunteered
to check it out.  Anybody else in NW want to help her? (hint hint Brison). 
Don't forget the most important part of the route - the restaurant!

Get well soon!  Jim could sell you a windcheetah trike, then you wouldn't have
to put your foot down!

-----Original Message-----
From:     Elinor J DiFalco <catclaw@...>

The northwest part of the valley in the vicinity of Arrowhead Ranch is loaded
with diamond lanes, bike paths, one really big hill and residential fun stuff. 
I've led rides out there years ago, before
the addition of miles of great diamond lanes on good pavement and plenty of
places to chow down.  I can do some more on this, or
someone else can look into it.

My ankle is getting better and hopefully I can be riding with you guys again in
a few more months.  The hardest part now is
when I stop and have to put my foot down on the pavement - yow!




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ARE WE GOING TO BE IN THE PARADA DEL SOL PARADE AGAIN THIS JANUARY 29TH?
HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR I WON'T GET A FLAT AT THE START OF THE PARADE!

-----Original Message-----
From: eGroups Calendar [mailto:brag-az@egroups.com]
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 9:00 AM
To: brag-az@egroups.com
Subject: [brag-az] RC > Encanto




Reminder from the brag-az calendar at eGroups.com

Event: RC > Encanto
URL:   http://www.egroups.com/cal?listname=brag-az&md=d&day=10929
Date:  Sat Dec 04, 1999
Time:  8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Ride to Encanto Park from Recumbent Central.

The eGroups.com Team
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Check out the following link for photos of a ride we took
this summer. You may recognize some of the characters in the
photographs! :)

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=15272&a=1158998

(aol members)

<a
href="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=15272&a=1158998">Summer
ride</a>
--

Sue Widemark
<mailto:gswidemark@...>
http://www.suewidemark.freeservers.com

Sunday (11/28) - the other ride
(ABC Granada Park, 7:30 am, seven ride groups)
The crowd was on the small side for Granada rides at about 50 riders.
Breakfast destination was Le Peeps on 7th St and Mountain View.  Only one
recumbent/BRAG participant today.  Since I was on "the wiggler" (Vision
R30) plus had done the around McDowell mountain yesterday; direct to
breakfast seemed like a good choice.   I dropped down to Pacers 4 group
with Richard Moeur leading.  Westbound along back streets to about 12 Ave
then  worked north and back to Mountain View and 7th St in about 50 minutes
and 8+ miles.  This group of  8 was small for ABC Granada and two couples
were first timers.  Shortly into the ride one couple struck up a
conversation and indicated they had just bought an R30 the day before.  The
lady didn't have enough ride time on it to take on this ride.  She was
attracted to recumbents after suffering from Carpal Tunnel.  After some
more seat time she indicated the Vision will replace the wedgie on group
rides.  I mentioned the BRAG ride calendar so we may expand our ranks.

After breakfast the sun was shining, temperature was nice and a straight
route back didn't seem right.   So I hooked up with Ed, venerable leader of
Pacers 3, who Frank and I have ridden with most often this year.  But today
we ended up a group of three.  Made for nice conversation - talked about
baseball, winter weather in Minnesota, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, lots
of other stuff.  Perfect day to wander up 7th Street, over to and up Cave
Creek, east on Sweetwater then around PV mall.  Just kept wandering further
east and south through Paradise valley down to Exeter at about 66th St.
West by the FLW house (has a new roof), across Camelback and connect into
Stanford.  On the hill NW of 32 St and Stanford is the remains (fireplace
chimney) of another FLW house that had burned down in the 40's.  South and
around into the Biltmore Estates.  Had someone in a car ask "how do we get
out of here?" so we added guide to our credentials.  Continue west on
Missouri across 24th St, wander through back streets right and left, to the
east side of  the freeway then North and back around to Granada Park.
About 12:30 pm and 35 miles.

Epilog
Why not stop at RC since it's close by.  Rode over with Ed and before you
know it he's trying out recumbents.  Put him on the Haluzak first - for an
upright rider that was too many new things at once.  Back to try more
sensible Bike-E then to Rans Vivo.  Went touring the neighborhood with me
on "the wiggler" and Ed on the Vivo.  New experience for him and he said he
liked it.  Finally back to car at Granada Park at 2:30 pm and 40 miles for
the day.  Nice wind down from 52 miles over hill and dale on Saturday.

ABC Holiday Party
Sunday Dec 5 from 6 to 11 pm
cost $10 per person (ABC is covering 1/2 the expense)
Phx Mountain Preserve Reception center
1431 E. Dunlop
RSVP 602-861-9379

Is BRAG going to be attending in mass?  You all come out ya hear

Brison,
Hope you don't mind if I put this out to the group.
Thought your comments would be of general interest.

-----Original Message-----
From:     boss161@...
Subject:  RE: bent group

Well, thanks for the join up.  I am interested in riding with others.  It does
get lonely after 30 miles or so.  The togetherness is why I have done RAGBRAI
four times.

>>In prior email, Brison had mentioned "upgrading from a Haluzak to a >>Tour
Easy.  I asked how one could upgrade from Haluzak...

In relationship to Haluzak-hor, I sold mine because it had three major design
flaws.  I talked with the factory about them and be advised that I am a rider
and a heavy one at that (204).  I like to ride 30-50 miles at a time.  This has
some draw backs on a full recumbent.

The number one problem was that your foot can get caught in the front wheel with
little or no warning especially downhill in a turn.  You can compensate by
always riding with your turning foot down, but at my age it is hard to second
guess it.  You could also put a fender guard on the front wheel to keep your
foot out of the way.

The second flaw is the quality of the brake lines.  They are not end capped into
the brake arms and as such the front brake line wore through in only two hundred
miles.  I had the ASS steering system (I hate that name)
and it wore through at the apex of the steering stem.
This kind of wear comes from pulling on the steering to keep it in place.

Finaly mounting is not easy for a short legged person.
It your leg inseam is 31" or less you have to be very careful getting on and
off.  You can turttle.  Another friend of mine owns a hybred racer and has
turttle twice at stop lights.

As to overall concept and finish quality, the Hal is the best in the business. 
The work and paint was flawless.  I really enjoyed the high quality of the
parts, however the design flaws, especially, the toe-wheel trick left you second
guessing close turns.  I got stuck between a curb, and a gutter in the road and
could not touch the ground after being high centered.  It scared me, since I
have steel pins in my shoulder.

The Hal-Hor also uses non-standard tires and this is not a good thing either.  I
would of appreciated a 700 rear so I could trade tires to some high pressure
models.  I met the welder and painter at Interbike in September.  He was well
aware of the nose wheel trick and we did talk about several work arounds.

My tour easy is a a slight bit heavier-1/2pound, and a bit longer (6 inches),
however the HAL was very hard to move on the ground.  Now that I own one at
TEasy, I would go for the alum frame model next time with a small windshield. 
The riding experience is second to nothing.  I have tried all of them, including
some radical and some conventional.

To a new rider I would also suggest the EZ-1 or
tradewind.  My Tour Easy with contentinal tires is street bike fast on a good
day and no bad food.  It will take any mountain bike climbing up a hill.  I have
not attempted to out climb a street wedgie, but I think it is highly possible by
a real biker rather than a tomato person.

The P-38/P-40 was my first choice, but I rode one in traffic and again, you have
to really stay on top of a full bent.  There is no real way to operate without
traffic up here.  The traffic two corners north of me has 8,500 cars a day going
down the private street.  This use to be the area of no traffic and now is like
downtown.  It take 7 miles to get to freedom.

I hope everyone has a safe ride and there is some of my logic.  This other
person, Jim's, what is the shop's name?  I did not know there were any real bent
dealers in Maricopa except for Mr. Bike and Bike Masters.  Does he have a
website?  Mr. Bike has a website, but does not read his mail.  Hew told me he
gets 110-110 emails a day, so he gave up.  I would put a reader on this line and
told him to chance his name ot Mr. R Bent.  This way word search would come up
with his business.  But, then again, I beleive in using the web.  Lots of folks
think it is an evil tool and do not take care of their pages.  I will stop by
his shop and check it out.  Most of my tour easy adventures come from Ajo Bikes
in Tucson.  They are two really nice men who, except for location, treat you
special. It is very hard to get too.

Happy Riding,

Brison.






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After completing the 54 mile loop through Fountain Hills, I thought I
would make a few comments.  I'm sure that Tim or Tom will mention how I
struggled up the hills during the trip, insisting that we should add a
hill factor to the mileage report of about 1.75 times the linear miles
due to the hills.  This means I can brag that we did about 85 miles.

I did complete the trip but I must admit I did struggle going up the
hills and my  recent analysis has revealed the excuse (Ooops, I mean
the reason).  Christine (who did very well with her BikeE) convinced me
that I carry too much junk in my bags.  I had 1 hooded sweat shirt , 2
rain jackets, a long sleeve sweat shirt, the Recumbent Central T-shirt,
2 sacks of tools,  sun tan lotion, a jar of Flex-all for aching
muscles, several bottles of ibuprofen, rain pants, 2 bottles of water,
1 bottle of Re-live energizer, 2 protein bars, a bag of trail mix and a
few other miscellaneous items that I am too tired to mention.

Tim, Glenn, and Tom did very well (as expected) on the hills up and
down.  Thank You guys for waiting for me at various points and, I am
typically quite uncomfortable when I hold back the team.  I did have a
good time throughout the entire day, even though the group did not join
me (except for Christine) at Starbucks for coffee at the conclusion of
the ride.

Thanks to Tom and Christine for checking out the route with me on
Friday before the ride.  This made for a good solid plan which we
followed almost to the letter.

In any case, I will look forward to Tim's more humorous account of the
ride.  We also now have another well planned ride to add to the list.

Thank You again to the little team that made the loop, and I am ready
to do it again.

Richard

Actually the ride continued on with Jim, Ron and I. We had breakfast at
The Good Egg on Camelback and 7th.
There were actually several riders who were not riding on their
'normal' bents. Jim on the Haluzak, Ron on the Slipstream Longbike and
me on Rons' Vivo.
I also got pry the longbike out from under Ron and had adjustments made
so that I could give it a whirl. My first time on a LWB and USS. I
found that the steering position was mucho important to me. When they
were in line with my hips, I couldn't for the life of me steer the
thing. Ride 1 feet and it veered right. Even when I wasn't moving, it
veered right. I thought that maybe I forgot how to ride a bicycle. Ron
suggested that we try moving the USS FOWARD of my body. Turns out that
was the problem! So I finally gave it a whirl around the neighborhood
and loved it. Everything about that bike is smooth. I can see why they
call it the Rolls Royce. On the way home, Ron mumbled that I probably
couldn't walk a straight line if I had my hands tied behind my back.
Gee, I'll try that at home on soft carpeted flooring.
Donna
ps. The Vivo was also awesome to ride. Very peppy. I loved that one too
!!!

sue widemark <gswidemar-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/brag-az/?start=28
> We had a delightful ride led by Jim (we missed you, Katy and
> hope you feel better!) which, leaving from RC, traversed
> West on Maryland to 23rd av and north, following the bike
> path (one I didn't know existed). Not much traffic and the
> leaves were turning colors - just a nice quiet enjoyable
> ride.  We returned via ACDC - there is construction but if
> you take the far driveway (on the other side of Diversion
> canal from the usual), it's open.  Breakfast was at the
> Sports bar for those who wanted (some of us had to leave and
> do other Sunday things).  We had six bikes, Gerry and I, Jim
> (of course, our leader) 'suffering along' beta testing the
> Halusek Horizon (his smile revealed he wasn't suffering all
> that much!), Ron and Donna (we all were drooling at the
> gorgeous new Longbike Ryan Ron was riding - I suggested I
> could help him beta test it but he didn't go for the idea -
> Jim assures us he's planning to stock these so guess who's
> saving HER pennies...) and last but not least, Tom. Fun ride
> - good company!

We had a delightful ride led by Jim (we missed you, Katy and
hope you feel better!) which, leaving from RC, traversed
West on Maryland to 23rd av and north, following the bike
path (one I didn't know existed). Not much traffic and the
leaves were turning colors - just a nice quiet enjoyable
ride.  We returned via ACDC - there is construction but if
you take the far driveway (on the other side of Diversion
canal from the usual), it's open.  Breakfast was at the
Sports bar for those who wanted (some of us had to leave and
do other Sunday things).  We had six bikes, Gerry and I, Jim
(of course, our leader) 'suffering along' beta testing the
Halusek Horizon (his smile revealed he wasn't suffering all
that much!), Ron and Donna (we all were drooling at the
gorgeous new Longbike Ryan Ron was riding - I suggested I
could help him beta test it but he didn't go for the idea -
Jim assures us he's planning to stock these so guess who's
saving HER pennies...) and last but not least, Tom. Fun ride
- good company!

--

Sue Widemark
<mailto:gswidemark@...>
http://www.suewidemark.freeservers.com

Rat Anderson, stringer for the Brag-AZ on the east side of town.  I must say
I am impressed. ... you guys deserve AND get recognition.  Due to your riding
presistence and diligence the Phoenician on the street is beginning to build
a notch somewhere in his/her gestalt for recumbent bikes.  The recognition
factor on the street has gone from stun-gun stupor and silence as you go by,
to "heh, Mister, how much did you pay for that?", to the latest which I heard
with some frequency while out on the east side Thursday morning cruising Red
Mountain Park. I was out there to see a couple of my friends who were jogging
in the Mesa Parks Turkey Trot 10K that morning.  As I was walking my bike
thru the crowd looking for my buddies what I heard a number of times was
"I've seen a bunch of guys with bikes like yours all riding around together".
  It may be that the average American will soon regard recumbent riders as
belonging to some sort of class/species/subspecies of technological human
beings somehow related to ants and honey bees, always functioning and
recognized as a cohesive group <g>.

I may stand corrected on my suggestion that a bevy of recumbents should be
called a "surd" because of it being a) a sort of an American slang
compression of "sort-of-a-herd" and b) its reference to an irrational number.
  It may be that in the Valley of the Sun the Brag group should be called a
"posse"  <g> (which has a Western flair to it and is still a whale of a lot
better than being called a "hive" or "colony" of recumbents).

byootiful weather, time to ride!
enjoy, Rat

JUST IN

Recumbent Central has Mt. Borah recumbent Jerseys in stock.  L, XL, XXL
availble in red and Blue (no Ads printed).

Jim

Donna found a cute cartoon.

Let's see if attachments work with egroups mail!
>
>  <<Dave.gif>>

Hi Group -

Just a reminder - especially since we are departing from a new venue - if
there are restaurants you'd like to add to the list that I typed up a few
weeks ago, please let me know.  I'll be happy to update it and circulate it.
I did add the Coffee Plantation in the Biltmore area (how could I have
forgotten it??) and Souper Salad at MetroCenter which we just visited.

I couldn't think of any new places we've been yet/since.  Let me know if there
are some you'd like to see on there.  Thanks.

Christine

November's first Thursday ride began from the new location at 16th St and
Missouri.  The route was straight forward but some of the riders were
weaving.  Headed east on 16th then wander up onto the ACDC (canal) bike
path just beyond the Squaw Peak Fwy.  Frank and Scott took off ahead until
the path suddenly ended in the dirt hole at the underpass reconstruction.
Tom still doesn't like dirt; even the hard packed canal bank.  Onward to
Metro Center where Souper Salad provided the fuel.  Lots of interest in our
bikes by patrons leaving the restaurant.  Richard tried to conduct the BRAG
business meeting with varying success.  Christine prepared a list of
restaurant choices.  Ride schedule and start locations discussion generated
surprisingly prompt consensus with general conclusion that we'll try it and
see how it works.  (see schedule/location in other e-mail)

The return back tracked on the same route with a passing added thrill.
Coming up out of a underpass tunnel we encounter so apparitions standing on
the banking above the bike path.  The ghostly figures thought we were the
canal path block watch group.  Carol didn't want to look for fear being
flashed.  If that had happened the biggest fear would be from falling over
with laughter.  The ride continued but the weaving never subsided.

Thursday (11/18) scheduled ride 16th and Missouri at 6:30 pm.  Except I'm
going to be heading down the IBW into Tempe for the maintenance clinic at
Tempe Bike (7 - 9 pm).

This weekend - two benefit rides
Saturday (20th) at McDowell Mtn Park north of fountain Hills is the Russ
Hamblin Memorial Ride.  Russ worked at AlliedSignal and was murdered in the
Chandler car wash several months back.  The benefit ride is being put on by
friends and co-workers to develop a college fund for his 2 1/2 year old
twin daughters.  The ride is 20 miles within the park and starts at 9:30
am.

Sunday (21st) is the 4th annual "ride for the children" to raise funds for
the Thomas J. Pappas school.  The ride is around Paradise Valley with 10,
25 and 50 mile options.  The mass start is at 8 am.  They request pledge of
$50+ to ride.  Sheriff support for traffic control, SAG stops and food at
end plus ride T-shirt.


MS150 ride report -addendum for BRAG
(This expands on my earlier general ride report)
Glenn and I encountered Tom-with-the-Rans at several stops but saw no other
recumbents along the route.  However, after the finish we saw 4 more
recumbents being loaded onto the last truck.  So with about 1500 riders 7
were smart enough to save their bottoms, backs, necks, wrists, etc. by
doing the tour while laidback.

A final ending
The trip back to Dysart School in the back of the truck became a rough ride
for the red hypercycle.  Rumor is that all those wedgies that had done such
a good job making their riders feel pain and anguish took offense that red
HC didn't cause suffering.  In the ensuing confrontation they all ganged up
and piled on HC.  By the time the trip ended HC came out of the truck with
an extremely bent rear wheel (as is so crushed it couldn't rotate); but
remained proud of the 160 miles of fine performance during "the best dam
bike ride."  HC is now resting and healing at Bike Barn where it will feel
even better when ready to come home.

Hi, I'm Richard Lorance, member of ABC, Braq, The Coalition of AZ Bicyclists
(Asst Treas) and Bent rider on my Vision R-40 since 1996.  I am in the
process of trying out different brands & models of Bents to see if there is
one "made just right for me".  I'm also shopping for a 'Bent Tandem for me &
my 13 year old Grandson, Brad, that rides a lot with me on his road racing
bike.

My youngest son (NOW A BENT FAN) got me back into biking in the early
eighties when he began racing for Susan Bookspan's Junior USCF team, Phoenix
Consumers Club. John is now getting his track bike set up to race on the
Velodrome in San Jose, California.   I also took my turn at being the
promoter of several USCF race venues for several years back then, and even
being a club officer for awhile.

I was on the City of Glendale's Bicycle Advisory Committee for 6 years, till
I sold my home there a couple of months ago.  I plan on being a Roving
citizen-type Advocate from now on, representing the Coalition whenever the
need presents itself.  I was ride leader of the Glendale Chapter of ABC  for
over a year, and usually put on a couple of out of town fun rides each year.
Ask me about my nickname, "Downhill".....

I took the training and became a "Certified Instructor" for the League of
American Bicyclists, teaching their "Effective Cycling" course for Kids,
their Parents, Beginning Cyclists, commuters, and put on the Road 1 course
for all cyclists to improve their skills, especially traffic training.  I
also teach a shortened version we in the Coalition designed that will impart
the basics to experienced or beginners alike.  I have offered to put on a
Road 1 course for the Brag members and invitees when someone picks a date &
gets 5 to 25 to sign up for $5 each, plus joining the Coalition, if not
already a member of CAZB.  Just let me know, tho tax season is not the best
time for me, Feb 15th thru April 15th.

See Ya, "out there," &  like Nike sez, "JUST DO IT"

Ciao,
Dick L

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Ride Schedule.
Our current ride schedule is Thursdays and Saturdays.

    Second and fourth Thursdays and Saturdays of the month
we start from Bike Emporium (BE) at McDonald & Granite
Reef in Scottsdale.
    First, third, and fifth Thursdays and first and third
Saturdays we start from Recumbent Central (RC) at
16th St and Maryland in Phoenix.
    Fifth Saturdays we plan to start from a designated site,
different from the two bike shops so we can explore new
areas.
    All rides are casual, we don't not leave anyone behind,
and our pace is conversational averaging ~ 10 - 13mph.
We always find someplace to eat and talk.

    Thursday night rides start at 6:30PM (we usually leave
by 6:45) to someplace 5-8 miles away for dinner or coffee,
then return by approx. 9:45.
Lights are very strongly recommended.

    Saturday rides start at 8:00 AM for a 20-40 mile ride,
stopping for brunch along the way.  During the summer we may
leave earlier depending on the ride leader and the weather.