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The Gainesville Cyclist

The bi-monthly newsletter of the Gainesville Cycling Club, Inc.

October 2010

October 2 (Sat) Standard Club Ride Meeting Time Now 9 AM

Check GCCMaill ride announcements to ensure your group is using the standard time.

October 23 (Sat) Nationwide Santa Fe Century

Registration opens at 6:30 am (along with breakfast), ride departs at 8:30 am. Seehttp://gccfla.org/gcf/ for more details.

October 24 (Sun) Horse Farm HundredHorse Farm HundredHorse Farm HundredHorse Farm Hundred

Registration opens at 7:15 am at Loften High School and at Flemington Community Park. Rides depart at 8:30 am. See http://gccfla.org/gcf/ for more details.

December 6-17 Thailand Tour

Get special rates for this tour from a founding member of the Gainesville Cycling Club. For fullinfo, see http://www.pedalerspubandgrille.com/gcc/thailand2010.htm.

December 11 (Sat) Holiday Party

Put it on your calendar! We have a large room in the Social Hall at the Holy Faith CatholicChurch on NW 43rd St (near 8th Ave). Watch for full details in the December newsletter.

Gainesville Cycling Festival Gainesville Cycling Festival Gainesville Cycling Festival Gainesville Cycling Festival Entry Procedure

See pages 8 and 9 for full details on how to enter the Gainesville Cycling Festival. This is thebiggest cycling event in this part of Florida, and it’s right here in Gainesville! If you’re riding abike in Gainesville, you should be participating in this great event! With your help, we will beable to continue to make a $10,000 contribution to the Boys and Girls Club of Alachua Countywith proceeds from the weekend.

You can enter by clicking on the button in the Members Area on the clubweb site now. GCC members get a discount on ride fees, and can orderspecial tank top and long sleeve T-shirts, which are not available to non-members. If you do not have internet access, use the form on page 9.

Volunteers, please wait until your job title is displayed in the MembersArea before entering. Until it is there, the entry form won’t know you area volunteer and won’t give you your free goodies!

2 The Gainesville Cyclist October 2010

GainesvilleCycling Club Inc. Board of Directors

PresidentBob Newman 372-8195

[email protected] PresidentPhotographer

Rob Wilt (386)[email protected]

Membership SecretaryNewsletter Editor, Webmaster, List Manager,Event Equipment & Supplies Manager,Gainesville Cycling Festival Director

Roger Pierce [email protected]

Lantern RougeChandler Otis

[email protected] Brevet AdministratorJim Wilson 373-0023

[email protected] Leader CoordinatorScott Pfaff (352)472-3325

[email protected] Bartlett 339-6526

[email protected] SecretaryVelvet Yates

[email protected] Cycling FestivalGary Greenberg 871-2086

[email protected] DirectorJames Thompson (940)206-0933

[email protected] at LargeDan Perrine 870-7877

[email protected]

Support Persons

Adopt-A-Road DirectorAlly Gill 338-1914

[email protected] Store LiaisonMembership Card Lamination

Diann Dimitri [email protected]

Office ManagerBarb Thomas

GCC Web Page

gainesvillecyclingclub.org

gainesvillecc.org

From The Editor Roger Pierce

Consider reading this newsletteronline if you are looking at it inthe printed version. The online

version is in full color, which makes thephotos more vibrant and the graphicspop. Also, we sometimes slip in extrasonline that are not available in the printversion.

To sign up for online only, just markthe box in the My Preferences block ofthe Members Area.

We send out an email notificationwhen the online version is available toall club members who have given usan email address. The online versionis always available up to a week beforethe paper copy hits your mail box.

Web Site

I am frequently asked things that arereadily available on the GCC web site.Sometimes, I get the question too late,and people miss rides and events.

I encourage everyone to take a fewminutes to click around on the web siteto become familiar with what is there.For example, if you deleted a GCCMailride announcement, go to the Archiveand read it there (Members Area, AllAbout GCCMail page).

Need to get hold of Henry who wason your ride today, use the MemberDirectory in the Members Only block tolook at all members whose first nameis Henry.

Have you moved? Go into theMembers Area and change youraddress (save the club forwardingpostage, which can be $1.50 for anewsletter!).

Phone number for a bike store?Look at the Phone Book under ClubInformation (main menu). Bike storeweb site? Look at Links, GainesvilleLinks.

There’s a lot of stuff there, so budgetyour time or you’ll wind up spending an

entire afternoon!

A Word about Adopt-A-Road

Over 200 GCC members have markedtheir volunteer preferences indicatingthey will help out with Adopt-A-Road.After subtracting the coordinators, weneed seven volunteers to do eachcleanup. A little math shows that ifeveryone who has volunteered takes aturn, it will take SEVEN YEARS beforeyou will be able to get another turn!

I am, of course, bringing this upbecause our most recently scheduledpickup yielded a total of ONEvolunteer. That is not enough to do thejob. It is hard for me to imagine thatthe other 199 volunteers all had othercommitments that prevented doing thiscleanup.

Next time we schedule a cleanup,jump in and grab a slot, knowing thatyou won’t need to do it again for a longtime (unless you find you enjoy it andcontinue to compete for future slots!).

A stroll in the countryside withfriends, followed by a subsidized dinnerat a good restaurant, is not anunpleasant way to spend an afternoon.

October 2010 The Gainesville Cyclist 3

President's Letter

The last of the overly oppressive hotdays seem to be behind us, wenow enter into what most people

consider the best cycling time of theyear.

For many people the highlight oftheir cycling calendar is theGainesville Cycling Festival which isjust around the corner. Both the SantaFe Century and the Horse FarmHundred (or parts thereof) can beridden by the most demanding cyclistor the more casual one. If we all obeynot only cycling laws but use commonsense and courtesy this and all of ourrides will be much safer.

I would like to ask all riders to beaware of Florida cycling laws (whichcan be found on the club's web siteunder the "Bicycle Law" on the lefthand side of the screen) and strictlyabide by them. Especially with thelarge groups that will be on the road itis easy to stray too far from the rightside of the road or bike lane andcause

an inadvertent clash with a motorist oranother cyclist.

Remember, helmets are mandatoryand mirrors recommended on allGainesville Cycling Club rides. Let'sstrive to make this Festival the safestas well as the most enjoyable one on

record. I would like to thank everyone who

has volunteered so far to help with thisyears Cycling Festival. This event hasgrown into one of the major rides onthe Florida Cycling Calendar. Such anundertaking would not be possiblewithout your support. We still can usehelp and those of you that may wish tovolunteer can do so by contactingRoger Pierce at 378-7063. Beforecalling, check out what is needed onthe GCC web site (http://gccfla.org/).Your additional support can help fillout the numerous positions needed forthe festival.

I hope to see you on the road…

Bob Newman

Here Comes PBP! by Jim Wilson

Paris-Brest-Paris is the oldest,regularly-scheduled cyclingevent in the world. First held in

1891, this 750-mile race featured thenew-fangled safety bicycles, andseveral riders eschewed solid rubbertires in favor of the just- inventedpneumatics.

Lately, this event is held every fouryears as a randonnee (an extremetour), and professional riders havebeen banned since 1951. Although afew still strive to finish first, most arecontent with beating the 90-hour timelimit. Finisher names are entered intothe Great Book, maintained by AudaxClub Parisien, in alphabetical order.

PBP is not an easy ride. Finishing

means completing the equivalent offour double centuries on consecutivedays. The course is hilly. The slowestriders get very little sleep.

In 2007 the weather was miserable:5300 riders started; 3600 finished.

To participate in the upcomingAugust 2011 event, a rider mustcomplete a series of four brevets(qualifying rides) starting in January.Gainesville Cycling Club holds acomplete 4-ride series each spring.This year we begin with a125-mile/13.5-hour ride on January 15and end with a 375-mile/40-hour epicadventure on April 9.

If you survived the HorseFarm Hundred and are looking

f o r a n o t h e rchallenge, try theselonger rides. Thefirst is only a little bitl onger t han acentury. I must warn

you though, in the few weeks after youfinish one ride, you'll begin to wonderif you can go just a little farther in thenext.

For more about PBP:

http://www.rusa.org/pbphistory.html

http://www.carsstink.org/peterson/pbpstory.html

And about the Gainesville BrevetSeries:

http://gccfla.org/brevet/brevets.html

1901 PBP Start2007 PBP Start


Biking the Maritime Provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island by Melinda Koken

Lots of time spent pouring over NovaScotia by Bicycle, and theaccompanying Doers andDreamers Guide to Nova Scotia

resulted in a schedule that would allowfor visiting and bicycling in all of the sixdistinct geographical & historical areas ofthe Province. These areas included theGlooscap Trail near the Bay of Fundy,the Evangeline Trail or Acadian Shore,the Lighthouse Route on the SouthShore, the Marine Drive of the EasternShore, the Sunrise Trail of theNorthumberland Shore, and finally, theCabot Trail on Cape Breton Island-athree day loop with Atlantic CanadaCycling. To assure contact with the localpopulation as well as to be economical,we would be staying at Provincial Parks,with Warm Showers Hosts, or at Bed &Breakfasts. We also planned to bike forseveral days on Prince Edward Islandcarrying our gear.

Within hours of leaving Valdosta,where I picked up Hanna Carroll, a flattire caused a half-day delay. Three anda half days later we landed at a WarmShowers house in Truro, Nova Scotia, onthe Cobequid Bay of the Minas Basin.This is close to the famousShubenacadie River, which brings theTidal Bore with its famed rafting rides.Truro is located on those same rich tidallowlands and has supported farmingsince its early days as a town. Our hostshad just returned from a trip to France,biking in the Alps. We were treated tohis artisan bread, which he had perfectedin his basement bakery. He had begunmaple syrup gathering in the area andhad started a pancake house to promoteits use. We tasted some fine maplesyrup from his store. Our hosts gave usdirections to bike along the tidal lowlandsas a nice way to unwind from a long trip.Unfortunately, Hanna took a set ofrailroad tracks wrong and subsequentlywe spent some time in the ER gettingher patched up and checked out. Wespent an extra day in Truro, giving Hannatime to recuperate.

The Lighthouse Route was our nextdestination with a loop around Peggy'sCove, which typifies a Maritime fishingvillage. The quaint village as well as the

granite on which it is built, gives hints ofearlier times, both human and geological.Bare odd-shaped boulders, some ofwhich we see in odd positions, weredeposited when the last glaciers melted,after having carved the granite into hugeshapes of smooth rock. The views weremagnificent as the wind and waveswhipped up the sides of the barren, rockylandscape. While Peggy's Cove used tothrive in the lobster industry, tourism hastaken over the area today.

Near Upper Tantallon we picked upthe St. Margaret's Bay Bike Trail and dida short route along the Bay in order forHanna to "get back on the horse thatthrew her". Then on to nearbyLunenburg, a UNESCO World HeritageSite, where, after securing a map andguide from the Visitor's Center, we did awalking tour of the city. The map gavesome of the history of the "Old Town" aswell as the location of its historic houses.Settled in 1753, the city preserves theoriginal layout of the Colony. Mi'kmaqnatives and Acadians were the earlysettlers, followed by Germans, Swiss,French, and some English who becamesome of the finest seamen andshipbuilders in the world. People we metwhile walking were most friendly andhelpful, directing us to restaurants,museums and other sites. Fish andchips for dinner overlooking the wharfwas a treat.

A brief drive to another Warm ShowerHost who lived on acreage in a restoredfarmhouse nearby followed. He and hispartner grow their own vegetables, maketheir own jams and jellies, chop wood

from their land to heat the house inwinter, and extract their own maple syrupfrom trees on the property. This theyaccomplish while keeping their day jobs:he as an ER doctor at a nearby hospital,she as a teacher in Dartmouth, about 60miles away.

Our next destination was Yarmouth,with a brief stop at the FirefightersMuseum, and on to Ellenwood LakesProvincial Park where I left my van. Webiked to the Acadian Shore and the SuBen Bed and Breakfast in Little Brook onthe Evangeline Trail. After a gusty andrain-threatened trip on an inland route,upon arrival, we were treated like royaltyby owners Renette and NormandCormier. Their house, built by Ren'sgrandfather in 1906, was where she andher sisters grew up. Her grandfatherowned a sawmill on Digby Neck, whichwe could see from our room as an islandout in the ocean. We were able to sharein a musical rehearsal for a benefitconcert later that week-a very Acadian"kitchen party", have a breakfast oflobster omelette, and enjoy friendlyFrench speaking people. The ride backalong the shoreline proved to be the onlyrainy day we had throughout the trip,(except for Hurricane Earl-which camelater in our trip).

We were facing a long drive to theEastern Shore, so we pushed on fromwhere we'd left my van, drove to Risser'sBeach Provincial Park on the Atlantic,and spent a pleasant night in the midst oftall trees lulled by the sounds of poundingsurf.

The next day we drove most of theEastern Shore, which stretches fromHalifax to the shores of Cape Breton.The drive afforded us views of inlets,bays, harbors, rocky outcrops, rivers, andbeaches, where fishing is now their mainindustry and occupation. Our destinationwas the former lumbering, ship buildingand gold mining community of the 1800'sof Sherbrooke Village on the St. MarysRiver. There we used the Daysago Bedand Breakfast as our base from which towalk the Village as well as to jump-off toone of our nicest biking loops. The B &B was in a lovely restored older house.The owner, Linda Mac Intosh, was a


hardworking paralegal who drove anhour each way to work, then came hometo mow the large lawn, take care ofguests, and feed the chickens.

We rode north to Melrose, turned tothe east on a rough, but untraveled roadfor 8 miles, took the Country HarborFerry, rode by Fort Bickerton and thenback to Sherbrooke.

Antigonish was our next stop and westayed at a private campground in theheart of the city. It was convenient todowntown, and St. Francis XavierUniversity, which was the biggestemployer of the region. We left fromthere and rode the difficult and beautifulCape George Loop on the Sunrise Trail.It was called the mini-Cabot Trailbecause of the hills, although there wasnothing that could prepare us for whatthe Cabot Trail grades would be. On thisride we had clear views of Cape Bretonand Prince Edward Island from a sidetrip to the Cape George lighthouse.

Next was our Prince Edward Islandodyssey by bike. Leaving my van at thePictou Ferry landing, we took the75-minute ferry ride with our bikesloaded. Starting out on theConfederation Trail, which was made ofcrushed red rock on the old rail bed, wefound the going, although picturesque,to be too difficult with heavily loadedbikes. We were told that PEI would beflatter than Nova Scotia as well ascooler. What we found was the quitethe opposite-the roads we opted forwere very hilly, and unseasonaltemperatures were in the late 80's and90's. Our first night was at BrudenellProvincial Park, and our beautiful sitefronted the backwaters of the river by thesame name. That night, a pair ofraccoons visited us and helpedthemselves to Hanna's dishes andclothes. An unexpected side trip toGeorgetown the next day, was literally atthe end of the road. We turned aroundand found our way back to Souris andbeyond to Red Point where friends ofHanna's were our hosts for the night.They fed us a wonderful dinner of Hake,a local fish, and other delicious fare.After dinner we walked along the beachof "singing sands" to the Red Point of itsname. The next day found us back onthe bikes for the return trip to the Ferry atWood Islands, in heat that reminded meof the Florida summer I had tried toescape.

After arriving back in Nova Scotia, wefound Caribou-Munroes Island Provincial

Park where we spent a pleasant butwarm evening in a wooded campsitealong side the Northumberland Strait.We walked along a mostly desertedbeach the next morning before headingto Cape Breton Island and the town ofBaddeck, on the Bras d'Or Lake-the lastpristine salt water inland sea on the eastcoast of North America. Once wechecked in at our campground, wevisited the Celtic College Museum at St.Anns, and became informed about theHighland Scots who had settled thatarea: their music-bagpipes and fiddles,their tartans and how to properly wearone, and how many different tartanseach clan can claim. I was disappointedt o l e a r n t h e r e t h a t m ygreat-grandmother, Christina Lorimerwas in fact not a Highlander, nor was atartan ascribed to her family, althoughthe name did appear in their books.

The next day was time to catch up on

laundry, pack up for the Cabot Trail tripand generally relax. A meeting thatevening was scheduled with AtlanticCanada Cycling where we picked up ourmaps for the next three days as well aswarnings about the dangers of coyotesalong the route. Hurricane Earl wasthreatening, so we decided to start earlyand get into camp prior to being hit withits rain and winds. I found it ironic wetraveled to the far north from Florida,only to encounter a Hurricane.

Our first day included Mt. Smokey,which was socked in by the time we gotto it. It was a "hot" fog that shrouded usand made the touted views inaccessibleto us. This was a 600 foot high hill withan average grade of 12% for a little overa mile. Doable? Fergetaboutit! I bikedabout half of it, with frequent stops alongthe way. Day two was another storyentirely. After being buffeted by Earlmuch of the night before, having no

power due to the storm, having dinner atthe Celtic Lodge by candlelight, andsurviving an afternoon bout with someshared wine to celebrate the ascent ofMt. Smokey at our campsite in Ingonish,the daunting challenge that NorthMountain presented on day two was overthe top for this flat-lander. With 15%grades for most of the 2.5 miles and aheadwind of untold magnitude from Earl,it became a steep walk with theincidental addition of a bike being pusheduphill. The down hills were magnificentlyterrifying, reaching speeds I'd never evendreamed of, hoping the good brakeswould hold. I fairly flew down to PleasantBay on the Gulf of St. Lawrence coast.Then came the next uphills of MacKenzieand French Mountains in rapid-firesuccession with no downhill to speak ofbetween them until after FrenchMountain and into Cheticamp ProvincialPark. After nearly twelve hours ridingand walking up hills, it was hard not toappreciate the cheers we received aswe rode into camp. Still we had to rallyto eat something, to find strength togather our gear, to pitch our tents, toshower and finally to find the salve ofsleep.

All of that done, Day Three dawnedsunny, beautiful, and without theincredible headwind that stymied us theday before. We rode down theMargaree Valley on rolling terrain withonly Hunter Mountain of 500 feet andan easy grade to climb before ourreturn to Baddeck. Our last night inNova Scotia, my "I Tackled the Trail"

t-shirt in hand, I celebrated with otherriders at a lovely restaurant in Baddeckwith a nice dinner of lobster and mussels.Our early morning departure the next dayput us on a course for home, four dayslater.

Nice people, great scenery, fabulousfood, wonderful biking in a place thatmakes me feel I've traveled back in timeto a less complicated kind of living, allcombined to make this a great trip. I wasable to experience many varied parts ofthe same Province and had contact withinteresting and lively people who madethe experience a truly rich one.


So, you want to ride at night? by Rob Wilt Some things you might like to know.

1) There are two kinds of

headlights to consider. Do you need a front light to be seen bycars, or a front light to actually see theroad ahead. Any flashing LED headlightwill likely do to be seen by cars, but tosee ahead on the road, you need anLED light with at least 100 lumens output(or about 10 watts with a Halogen light).As you get older, you require more lightto see well. So particularly if you are over40, I wouldn't recommend a little LEDheadlight of the type that is powered bytwo or three AA or AAA or watchbatteries. They don't really put outenough light to see, though they will letcars see you. Remember: a really goodlight that lets you see the road is cheaperthan your first visit to the emergencyroom. If you ride at night just accept thefact you need to spend some real moneyon a good headlight, bike headlights arethe wrong place to pinch pennies. Spendsome money and be safe.

Lights to consider: Cygolite makes theMilion 200 and the Milion 150. These areboth powerful, compact, and convenientlights at a fairly reasonable price.Compare these to whatever you areotherwise thinking about getting, then getthe brightest you can afford.

2) Getting enough light: The proper measure of light output tolook for is LUMENS. This is a measureof the actual light being cast on to anobject. It is not a measure of how muchenergy is being used like WATTS (whichis pretty irrelevant when comparing HID,Halogen, and LEDs). Nor is it a lesso b j e c t i v e m e a s u r e l i k eCANDLEPOWER, which can varygreatly depending on the equipment andthe manufacturer's desire to keep you inthe dark about the real illuminationcapabilities of their product. Note that allof the high end bike light products willindicate the LUMENS output. Cheaplights try to prevent comparison withother products by using relativelym e a n ing le s s m e a s u r e s l i k eCandlepower.

If you buy a light and upon using it,don't feel comfortable with its output onrides, don't hesitate to return it and getsomething better.

3) Two front lights are best.

A main light on your handlebars, and asecondary on your helmet. The helmetlight is good for looking at objects offpath, like street signs, animals, etc. It isalso useful for putting away your stuff atthe end of the ride when you may nothave much ambient light, or if you haveto fix a flat on the road. Lights are alsonotorious for going out for odd reasons,not the least of which is just the batteriesrunning down. You don't want to be stuckwithout a light when you are half way outon your ride in the dark. Have asecondary light, if only a cheap mini LEDto allow you to creep home withoutgetting hit by a car.

A helmet light has an additionaladvantage: a main light on thehandlebars will not illuminate well aroundcorners, because most of the steering isdone by leaning into a turn, not by turningthe handlebars. This means thehandlebar light will be facing out from theturn and will not actually illuminate thepath into which you are turning. Thehelmet light on the other hand willilluminate wherever you point it.

4) Most rear red blinkys are

adequate, but if you want to really be seen and besafe I recommend the brightest rear lightyou can find. My own light is a SerfasT1000, for which I paid $30. This is asbright as a car's rear brake light, and canbe seen readily in the daytime as well. Italso can be seen from the side, providingsome additional safety in that direction.Be aware though that some rear blinkysdo not include a passive reflector, so if itdies while riding, you will have no visibilityto a car approaching from behind. Theaddition of a passive reflector resolvesthat problem. Unfortunately, the Serfasmodel I have is no longer available.Dinotte makes an excellent rear light, butits not cheap. There is a Cateye modelwhich is quite bright (President Bob hasone of these, ask him what the model is).Planet Bike also makes a pretty brightLED flasher, available for about $20, anda number of other manufacturers nowsell virtually identical blinkys. Having apassive red rear reflector is arequirement of the law, so if your blinkydoesn't provide that when it's turned off,be sure and mount a passive reflectoralso.

Although most of these lights offer asteady "on" function, its always better touse the flash mode. The batteries lastlonger, and the flashing is morenoticeable at a distance, than a steadylight. Plus a red flashing light is nowcommonly recognized by most people asrepresenting a cyclist.

5) Rechargeables: If you are using a light powered byAA, or AAA, you can buyrechargeables to use in the place ofone time use Alkalines. The NiMH(Nickel Metal Hydride) rechargeablebatteries typically have a voltage ofabout 1.2 as opposed to Alkalines 1.5.So they may not produce an outputquite as bright. But the convenienceand savings may be worth thedifference. Personally I find the NiMHavailable from Thomas Distributingwork well. More powerful and lighter,though more expensive, Li Ion(Lithium Ion) rechargable batteries arealso available.

6) Night riding, off-road and

on-road: These two ride modes requiredifferent lights. On-road a narrowbeam is fine, but off-road you need tosee more peripherally. Choose yourlight accordingly, depending uponwhich mode you expect to ride most.Of course, if you also have a helmetlight this will be less of a problem.

7) Eye Protection: Clear shields, or glasses are anecessity because of bugs, and otherunseen night hazards, like branches.A piece of plastic window screen canalso be used, if attached to the helmetvisor, but the simplest and cheapestroute is to buy a commerciallyavailable pair of clear safety glasses.Some of these are very light and evenstylish. AO Safety makes several thatcan be had at Home Depot, Lowes, orHarbor Freight for about $10. Inaddition to being much cheaper thanthe typical clear riding glasses seen inbike catalogs, these also meet impactstandards and have anti-fog andanti-scratch coatings, and one paireven has reading glasses built in. I


haven't seen similar for the bikecatalog shields. I have already had myeyesight saved once from a lowhanging branch that smacked my faceright at eye level on the GainesvilleHawthorne Trail. Though it smarted, Ididn't get it in the eye.

8) Computers: In my experience, the electric fieldaround a light's wires may interferewith the reception of a wirelesscomputer, making it give out falseinformation. Wired computers don'tseem to be affected in the samefashion.

There are some bike computersthat come with built in illumination fornight riding, notably the Sigma 1606Land the Vetta VL100. They illuminatebriefly when the buttons are pressed.There are probably other illuminatedcomputers available, but these are thetwo I am personally familiar with. Theillumination is easily turned off whenyou don't need it. The Sigma and theVetta are wired models, so they arenot affected by electric fields fromlights.

Some Polar models have backlighting and do appear to work ok aswireless, and others models do not. Ifyou want Polar, you will have to makethat determination.

9) Bugs: There is usually no problem with bugsbiting you while you are moving on thebike. However, when you stop youmay find that mosquitoes find youdelicious and will quickly start to feedin large numbers. Some OFF on thebare spots before the ride start willprevent this.

The other issue with bugs isingesting them. This is best avoidedby riding with your mouth closed. Ifyou need to ride with your mouthopen, you could put a piece of plasticwindow screen on your helmet, or youcan ride with your mouth slightly openwith your tongue touching the back ofyour upper front teeth. This way if abug enters your mouth you can catchit under your tongue instead of havingit jammed down your throat. Thenyou can spit it out or utilize it,depending on your taste inclinations.Don't ride with your tongue betweenyour teeth: this is a good way to biteoff the tip when you hit an unexpected

bump in the road. And if you hate bugrepellent, consider it a trade-off, sinceat night you don't have to wearsunscreen.

10) Glare from oncoming

cars: This can be a problem, particularly ifyou are on a road, like Millhopper,where there may be a lot of traffic.Glare can blind you and make itdifficult to see the path ahead of you.I find the best way to deal with this isto tilt my head to the left, and use theedge of my helmet visor to just blockthe headlights. This then allows you tosee the road ahead of you moreclearly, without really obscuringanything that you really need to see.And it prevents you from beingblinded by that obnoxious driver wholikes to turn his high beams on you,when it's already obvious that you area cyclist. Put your disintegrator ray onauto-stun for these jerks!

11) Sources for lights: There are many places to buy brightbike lights these days. Always consultyour local bike shop first of course,this way you save shipping and getthe club discount. But it's possiblethey may not havewhat you want. Inthat case, one of thebest sources I havef o u n d i s t h eNashbar ReturnedGoods area. Youmay not see thissect ion in theregular menus at thewebsite. To get to itclick on 'Site Map'and then lookthrough the listingsf o r ' R e t u r n e dGoods'. Lots ofsavings there, Ihave seen high-endlights for half theirusual cost.

12) Clothing: L i g h t c o l o r e dclothing is best,don't wear black ifyou hope to beseen. There is alsoa limited amount ofreflective clothing

available for night riding, known asIlluminite. Its pretty expensivegenerally, but probably worth it if youare riding in town at night. In townparticularly you need to stand out fromall the reflectors and lights that appearin the background. These clothingconsiderations help a lot with yourvisibility when seen from the side.

13) Those reflectors that

came on your bike wheels: True, you don't need these if you onlyride in the day, but if you plan to rideat dusk, dawn or at night you need toput them back on the bike. This istypically the only side reflectives mostbikes will have. If you really want toimprove your visibility from the sideyou might also be able to find tiresthat have a ring of reflective materialon the sidewall, but these are prettyrare on higher end tires.


HELMETS

REQUIRED

CANCELLATION: There is a $5handling fee for cancellation requestsreceived before October 20. Nocancellations after October 19.

Nationwide

Santa Fe CenturySaturday, October 23, 2010, 8:30

AM

A tour through the lush forest andpasture land north of Gainesville upthrough the Santa Fe River valley.The ride starts with a visit to thepicturesque town of High Springs.The Century traverses the scenic tree-lined Feagle roads in Columbia countybefore stopping for lunch inWatermelon Park. After a stop inWorthington Springs, the centuryrejoins the shorter route for the finalstop in Hague, on the DeSoto Trail.

The terrain on the ride is rollingenough to not be flat, but not so muchto be especially challenging. The firstfinishers on the century have regularlycompleted the course in 4 and onehalf hours. Of course most riders takefull advantage of the well-stocked reststops and spend much more timetaking in the exceptional ruralscenery.

The rides start at 8:30 AM from theBoys & Girls Club of AC at 2700 NW51st Street in Gainesville. The 18 and

27 mile Millhopper Ramble

has a stop at the end of scenicMillhopper Road; a great family ride!

18th Year!

Gainesville

Cycling

Club’s

30 th Annual

Horse Farm HundredHorse Farm HundredHorse Farm HundredHorse Farm Hundred

Sunday, October 26, 2010, 8:30 AM

A tour through thepicturesque horse farms ofnorthern Marion county.

The century will start at8:30 AM at the Loften HighSchool at 3000 EastUniversity Avenue. Coffee andmuffins will be available. If you are ina rush, theRUSH 55will get youout fast withthe centurypack (butfew horses).There will befour of thebest stockedrest stops inthe USA,p l u s h o tdogs at thefinish.

The HHHHorse Farm Toursorse Farm Toursorse Farm Toursorse Farm Tours (45, 30 and

25 miles) will start in Flemington (westof the Interstate 75 CR 318 exit on CR329). Registration will be open till 9AM. Coffee and muffins will beavailable. A mid-way lunch stop willbe followed by hot dogs at the finish.

Registration and Packet PickupFriday Oct 22 5:30 PM - 8:00PM Boys & Girls Club of ACSaturday Oct 23 6:30 AM - 5:00PM Boys & Girls Club of ACSunday Oct 24 7:30 AM - 8:30AM Loften High SchoolSunday Oct 24 7:30 AM - 9:00AM Flemington, FL

On Sunday preregistration packets for the

Horse Farm Hundred and Rush 55 will be at

the Loften High School and packets for the

Horse Farm Tours will be in Flemington. All

packets will be at the Boys & Girls Club of

AC on Friday and Saturday

YOU MUST SIGN A

R E L E A S E A T T H EREGISTRATION TABLE

BEFORE STARTING .

TEAM AFFILIATION: If you are a member of

the team raising money for scholarships to the

University of Florida, please circle TVM

(Team VetMed) on the bottom of the form.

Tee ShirtsTee ShirtsTee ShirtsTee Shirtsare available for both the Santa Fe

Century and the Horse Farm Hundred.

Size XXL, long sleeve, tank top, and no

sleeve shirts are only available if ordered

before Oct 13.

Saturday Lunch Providers:


Registration Number(See mailing label)

2010 Gainesville Cycling Festival CHECK BOXES NEXT TO YOUR CHOICES

CLUB MEMBER RIDE REGISTRATIONMail preregistrations must be postmarked by Oct 16. Please DO NOTmail registrations after Oct 16. Week of ride rate after Oct 16.

Boys Club & Girls Club start: (Week of ride - $25)

SATURN Santa Fe Century 100 56 $20 $______

Millhopper Ramble 18 27 $20 $______

Loften High School start: (Week of ride - $25)

Horse Farm Hundred RUSH 55 $20 $______

Flemington start: (Week of ride - $25)

Horse Farm Tours 45 30 25 $20 $______

T-SHIRTSXXL and without sleeve not available for registrations received after Oct 13

SATURN Santa Fe Century Circle size: S M L XL XXL

How many with sleeve ________ without sleeve________ $10 XXL $12 $______

Horse Farm Hundred Circle size: S M L XL XXL

How many with sleeve ________ without sleeve________ $10 XXL $12 $______

Gainesville Cycling Club water bottle How many _______ 2 for $5 / $3 ea $______

Make checks payable to:

Gainesville Cycling Club TOTAL ENCLOSED $_______

*** USE ONE FORM PER PERSON ***

Name________________________________________________________________

Membership Number ____________________

Emergency Contact and Phone:

_____________________________________________________________________Mail this form to: Gainesville Cycling Festival

5015 NW 19th PlaceGainesville FL 32605-3435 Fund Raising Team: TVM

Gainesville Cycling FestivalREGISTRATION

To save the registration staffwork, and to reduce thepossibility of input errors, please

register using the online formavailable in the Members Area on theclub web site. If you do not haveaccess to the Internet, use the formon this page. Do not give this form tonon-members; it has club memberonly pricing on it.

Volunteers, please wait until yourvolunteer position is listed in theMembers Area before completingyour entry.

When you register online, youhave access to tank top and longsleeve shirts (before Oct 13).

FAQ’s

What is my membership number?This number is on the mailing labelon your newsletter envelope. It wasalso emailed to you (if you have anemail address listed with the club)with the announcement for thisnewsletter.

What is my password?Your password is emailed to you witheach newsletter announcement, andwhen you join the club. When signingin to the Members Area, you can clicka button to have it emailed to you. Ifyou do not have an email addresslisted with the club, send an email [email protected] with your name andbirth date requesting your password.

I don’t have a printer!Once you have the Festival formdisplayed on your computer screen,copy your member number and theamount due onto a blank sheet ofpaper, and mail that in with yourcheck. All of the information isalready recorded in the data base, andno signature is required (except onyour check!).


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Used but in great shape. Size 41-42(8- 8 1/2). $30.Camelbacks: Three different modelsof Camelback, used but in very goodshape. $25 each. Contact Velvet Yates. 386-418-3704.To get a link to see images of theabove items, send an email [email protected].

Amanda Adams’ Great Adventure

Amanda spent this past summercycling the mountains of Italy andFrance. She was able to watch stageeight of the Tour de France in Morzineand take a lot of great pictures of thecyclists and atmosphere. She alsorode some of Le Tour's most famousclimbs, such as Le Col du Tourmalet,Col d'Izoard, Alpe d'Huez and MontVentoux. You can check out her blog at:http://AmandaOnFoot.blogspot.com/ Trip entries are in the August archive.

Commenting on cycling as a

sporting choice:

...when the car breaksdown... you can't golfyourself to work!

Jesse Alston


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These businesses provide discounts to club members who present their yellow membership card or their newsletter envelope(with expiration date):

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EDITORRoger Pierce [email protected]

AD GRAPHICSCraig Lee [email protected]

The Gainesville Cyclist is published bi-monthlywith cover dates of even-numbered months. Allsubmissions are welcome.Classified ads will be run free-of-charge for clubmembers; email or mail to the editor.Ads are $20 for a standard size ad, $40 for aquarter page ad, and $80 for a half page ad. Aone year (six issue) subscription for standardsize ads is $100.

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Training tip of the Month: Gears by Herb Kieklak, CSCS Coach K Fitness

This issue is intended primarily forbrand new riders. Let's talk abouthow to use your gears. Yup,

those knobby things on end of yourhandlebars, in case you werewondering. On some bikes, they willhave numbers showing and on othersthere are just plain mysterious leversthat give you no clue as to what theydo.

For a beginning cyclist, this canbe a befuddling situation. You justspent lots of money on a fancy bike,but the five minute demo in the storelasts about that long in your memory.

Unfortunately, many cyclists will justride without ever learning to shiftproperly and stick to one or two simplerides, like the GHT.

So let's talk about why it isimportant to learn to how to use thosehigh falootin gear things anyway.

1. It will make going up hills wayeasier, and that is very good!!2. You can start trying out differentrides and groups, because those hillswill no longer scare you.3. It will extend the life of your chainand drive train by not riding in the

same gear constantly.4. There is a very important trainingtechnique called "spinning" that youwill need to learn someday.

Now, if this article applies to you,please contact either your group rideleader, or GCC Hokey Pokey leaderChandler Otis, or even myself, and setup a time for one of us to teach you.That is a benefit of being in GCC soyou can learn to ride mo better!!


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