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The Gainesville Cyclist
The bi-monthly newsletter of the Gainesville Cycling Club, Inc.
August 2011
Wassup?August 20 (Sat) Time Trial Challenge #6
Details will be posted on GCCMail.
August 27 (Sat) 14th Annual Gliders Training Century 7 am
Meet at the Chevron on NW 43rd St at 53rd Ave for a 7:15 am departure for a ride over the SantaFe Century course. Stops in High Springs, Watermelon Park, and Worthington Springs. This isa regular club ride – no SAG support. Gliders pace (average speed around 19.5 mph, cruiseoften around 21 mph). If you anticipate problems maintaining Gliders pace, print out a Santa FeCentury map from the web site. An A Ride group usually comes out and starts the ride with us,but does not do all of the rest stops.
September 4 (Sun) 8 Hours of Labor
An individual and team endurance race sponsored by Goneriding.com and the Friends of SanFelasco. Proceeds support the park. Volunteers are needed. Send email to:
[email protected] http://www.sanfelasco.net/
http://www.goneriding.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=158&Itemid=201
September 5 (Mon) Labor Day Picnic and Volunteer Party
Meet at Boulware Springs at 9 am for rides departing at 9:15 am. Be back by Noon for thecompetition eating! Please RSVP in the Members Area (or use the link in the announcementemail). Bring a side dish to complement the main course and sodas provided by the club. We’llfind a place for you to help out at the Horse Farm Hundred or Santa Fe Century.
September 18 (Sun) Jersey Order Deadline
Deadline to place your order for a new design Official GCC Jersey. Jerseys, shorts, jackets,and more are available. See the Club web site Members Area for more details and to accessthe order page, which should be available by mid-August.
Gainesville Cycling Festival Gainesville Cycling Festival Gainesville Cycling Festival Gainesville Cycling Festival Entry Certificates
Will be mailed to you in late September, if you have not already entered the Festival. You canenter by clicking on the button in the Members Area on the club web sitesoon. GCC members get a discount on ride fees, and can order specialtank top and long sleeve T-shirts, which are not available to non-members
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 are avolunteer and won’t give you your free goodies!
You save our volunteers work when you enter the Festival from the Clubweb site. You also can save up to $15 per ride! Volunteers who enter thisway won’t even need to send in any paper if they are doing one ride andgetting one t-shirt.
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GainesvilleCycling Club Inc. Board of Directors
PresidentBob Newman 372-8195Event Beverage Manager
[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 Rouge (Event Manager)
Chandler [email protected]
Regional Brevet AdministratorJim Wilson 373-0023
[email protected] Leader CoordinatorScott Pfaff (352)472-3325
[email protected] SecretaryVelvet Yates
[email protected] Ritari 372-5148
[email protected] DirectorJames Thompson (940)206-0933
[email protected] Cycling FestivalGeorge McKenzie 381-1860
[email protected] at LargeDan Perrine 870-7877
Support Persons
Adopt-A-Road DirectorAlly Gill 338-1914
[email protected] Store LiaisonMembership Card Lamination
Diann Dimitri [email protected]
Office StaffSuzanne NewmanBarb Thomas
GCC Web Page
gainesvillecyclingclub.org
gainesvillecc.org
From The Editor Roger Pierce
On July 11, the club membershipexceeded 1,000 for the firsttime, a major milestone. If
everyone shows up for the Labor Daypicnic, we’ll have quite a crowd!
Password ReminderWe do not have a record of your
password (we use a one way hash toverify it when input). If you forget it,click the “Forgot Password” link on theMembers Area sign in page. If you donot have a birthdate on the system,you will not be able to reset; contactme if this becomes a problem.
WebsiteI’m attempting to make sure the web
site stays up-to-date. I’ve just addedsome of the newer ride groups thatwere not previously listed. If you seeanything that needs updating, let meknow! We have a big enough web sitethat it is difficult for one person to keeptrack of it.
FestivalTo put on a successful Festival, it’s
important that we have ourmanagement staff on board beforeSeptember. We have some openings(see page 7 for a list). Please call meif you can help.
NewsletterAs you can see, I have a lot on my
plate with the Club other than thenewsletter. If you have the inclinationand time to put out a publication sixtimes a year, lets talk.
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August 2011 The Gainesville Cyclist 3
President's Letter
The Gainesville Cycling Clubfamily is a unique one. Most ofus initially joined the club for the
benefits of an organized exercisegroup. Club picnics and parties havebrought us together socially.Friendships and even marriages(including my own) have formed.
Since the inception of our club in1981, it has grown consistently yearafter year to the point where theGainesville Cycling Club is one of thelargest clubs in the United States.The GCC has recently surpassed the1,000 member milestone, whichspeaks volumes for this organization.Often this great camaraderie causespeople to stay members even if theymove away or have had to give upcycling altogether.
The forerunner of the GainesvilleCycling Festival, the Horse FarmCentury Ride took place on November1, 1981. Like the club itself, this eventhas grown steadily over the years.Buoyed by members who havevolunteered their time and talents, thissingle century ride has grown to thedual century Gainesville CyclingFestival. The Festival generates asignificant amount of money forcharity and direct benefits to ourmembership. The Santa Fe Centurygenerates a substantial charitable giftto the Boys and Girls Club of AlachuaCounty, typically about $10,000.Funds from the Festival help to offsetthe costs of our many picnics andother functions.
This year's Festival will be held onOctober 22nd & 23rd and will again be
staffed entirely by volunteers, nearlyall of which will come from the ranksof GCC members. As always, yourcontinued support will keep this eventas great as it is grown to be. Pleasesee the information on page 7 of thisnewsletter regarding how the club canagain use member support. With yourhelp we can make the 2011 Festivalthe best ever. I hope to see you allthere.
Bob Newman
Life Memberships by Roger Pierce
The GCC is currently in theprocess of implementing a policyof providing life memberships to
members who are current on their75th birthday. When you renew yourmembership, and the term will endafter your 75th birthday, you'll get amembership card with "LIFEMEMBER" on it.
Congratulations to our first crop ofLife Members:
Charles BrowardMosetta CohenJoanne DofingGeorge & Lee EdwardsPaul HargraveThomas IdoyagaBud JonesFred MalmsheimerPerry McGriffJim & Mary Lou MerknerGil MurrayJohn G. OrthoeferRobert SiegelMartin & Dorit UmanLambert Vaes
Jim & Meegan WilsonIt’s important to note that not
everyone in this list is over 75! All ofthem hav e r enewed the i rmemberships so that the expirationdate will be past their 75th birthday.
It’s not hard to calculate yourrenewal cost if you would like toextend it for life if you have anindividual membership. First, look atyour expiration date (in the MembersArea, About Me block). Calculate thenumber of years needed to extend itbeyond your 75th birthday. The basicformula is $12 a yearplus $3 (less $1 if youare in the bonus).
For two personfamilies, calculate thenumber of yearsneeded for eachmember. The amountneeded is $15 peryear for the youngestperson plus $5 (less$1 if in the bonus).Subtract $3 for each
of the years in the difference betweenthe two members ages.
Email me if there are more than twopersons in your family.
It's important that your birthdate onthe club records be correct, asotherwise you might receive af raudulent l i f e membership.(Birthdates can be hidden from otherclub members if you are sensitive.)
The club is in great shapefinancially, and we're offering this as aservice to the membership for thosewho enjoy not getting a bill.
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New Trail Lee Ross Reporting
June 14 - Good news cyclinge n t h u s i a s t s ! T h e c o u n t ycommissioners who were presentvoted unanimously to approve theproposed bicycle trail between 39thAv e and Mi l lhopper Road.Commissioner Pinkoson wanted itnoted "for the record" that the signageshould show that the trail may betemporary, because of a proposal fora possible future road in this area.
Many thanks to those of you whocontacted commissioners, and manythanks to Parks SuperintendentRobert Avery for this proposal.
New Jersey
The votes are in! The winner is anew jersey design. We’ve askedMatt Staras to do one for us, and
expect to be able to show it to youafter the Board of Directors takes alook at it in August.
You should have about a month toplace your orders with Voler (orderdeadline is September 18). There willbe a link in the Members Area to getyou to the order web site. Payment ismade directly to Voler.
Scott Erker, our Jersey Manager, iscurrently looking for sponsors to helpdefray the cost of the jersey tomembers. Sponsors get their logo onthe jersey, on our web site, and in thenext newsletter. The cost is $600,which includes a jersey and shorts($500 without clothing). Email Scottat [email protected] to sign up.
Group Membership
419of our members havejoined one or more ofour riding and/or
interest groups.This means that 558 (more than
half the club!) have not yet signed up.Get off the fence, get out on your
bike, find your group and start riding.And don’t forget to join!
Who doesn't enjoy the benefitsof riding a fully supportedcycling event? The obvious
answer is that everybody loves ridingthese wonderful events and thereason is the hundreds ofvolunteer hours donatedby the communitymembers make themgreat fun. Yes, it's whatwe individually volunteerf o r o u r c y c l i n gcommunities, and events,that make them sospecial for all whoparticipate.
Let's look at thisresponsibility to our Clubas a win/win whereby we,the ent i re cycl ingcommunity, benefit eachand every time we give of our time,talent and treasure. Every time thatone of us enjoys riding a fullysupported event let's ask ourselveshow can we "give back" and "pass itforward".
GCC has a number of volunteerslots still open and in need of staffingfor the next GCC Santa Fe Centuryand Horse Farm Hundred event thisFall. You can support the event,volunteer, and ride too…these are notmutually exclusive activities insteadthey complement one another greatly.Consider that each of us has a uniqueand valuable skill set to offer our Club.Get involved and volunteer for the
next big event and help build our localannual cycling event into somethingeven greater. Not only will you havegreat fun working with your fellowGCC members you will also meet
hundreds of cyclists who come fromvery far to ride our scenic countrysideevent.
In case you are wondering how youcan get involved with our upcomingevents please take a look at ourGainesville Cycling Club website forareas still needing man and womanpower! I guarantee you will have ablast!
The Stewardship of Cycling:
The Importance of Volunteering by Beatrice Solis
August 2011 The Gainesville Cyclist 5
Commuter News: Sharrows and "Secret" Trails by James Thompson
Sharrows
The most popular question askedafter the recent compromise onthe 16th/23rd repaving issue
was--”What exactly is a sharrow?”The County Commission unanimouslypassed the sharrow plan after aseven-hour meeting on July 12th. Itcalls for the re-marking of lanes on thefour-lane corridor. The inside lane willbe 10’ 9” and the outside lane will bea “shared” lane of 13’ 3” (I mistakenlywrote in an earlier letter to thelist-serve that the plan was for a 10’and 14’ set-up).
This outside lane will be markedwith “sharrows,” a bicycle-in-motionicon that tells motorists to watch outfor us on the road. Signage willremind drivers that we have full use ofthe lane. This “sharrow” isdistinguishable from the bike lane iconin form, and in that there will be nopainted stripe distinguishing bicyclefrom automobile lane. In nearly allthe Googled images for “sharrow,” theicon is painted onto the lane wellbeyond the “virtual” bike lane stripe,sometimes appearing in the middle ofthe road.
As Commissioner Susan Baird said,the final decision leaves everyoneparty a little less than satisfied, whichis sometimes the mark of a goodcompromise. Baird voted for the
option, of course, and we think sheshould give herself and the Board alittle more credit. The neighborhoodassociations and local automobilistsgot to keep their luxurious median,and cyclists get bicycle facilities buildon a roadway that currently has none.This was more of a win-win than awithering compromise.
While the GCC spoke in favor ofthe full and legal bicycle lane, those atthe County meeting seemed contentwith the compromise. The full lanewould have added more than $1.0million to the $5.4 million projectbecause of the need to completelyresurface the road for gutter spillage,and to completely reinstall the guttersystem. Given public input on thecorridor and the state of the economy,none of the Commissioners had thepolitical or fiscal momentum to go witha full bike lane. So, call it what youwill--compromise or win-win--thesharrow plan beats all of the originalplans, which shoved us over into agutter of various inadequate widths.
“Secret” Trails
In other news, it’s about time topuncture the tubes of a very sacredtaboo in Gainesville. Yes, we’re
talking about the “in-town” trails, or“secret trails.” Now so popular as tohave an ongoing “festival” day (whichshall remain nameless), the nearlyseventy miles of alleys, fire roads,power-line single track, and cut-throughsrunning through Gainesville’s city limitshave long been the source of a pleasantdebate among commuters andoff-roaders.
In each group, certain riders guard thelocation of the trails with web-silent“invitation-only” rides. Several bikeshops play mum when unknown riders orout-of-towners inquire as to their location.This is understandable since it istechnically illegal to trespass upon thisclandestine connectivity. Whileenforcement is unlikely and almostimpossible, no one wants to make thesecret trails so popular that people startcomplaining about hoards of riders
invading city property, or in some cases,private property.
But the times, they are a changin’.Some shop group rides openly ride thetrails. A few City and County staff admitto riding the trails, either for recreation oras safe connectivity between pavedstreets and sidewalks. Certain in-towntrails closer to the campus and urbancore are regularly used by students andstaff of our local public institutions. Imyself have utilized a certain power lineroad to make my daily route from Ft.Clarke to Tioga Town Center a little morefun. So here’s the rub. The GainesvilleRegional Utility Board of Directors is infact the City Commission. The CityCommission has strongly supportedprogressive approaches to bikeinfrastructure. People are already usingthe trails for recreation and commuting.Risk management is mitigated byFlorida’s Recreational Land Use Law (FS375.251), which allows persons orentities to open private land at no risk orliability as long as no commerce (entryfees, usage fees, etc . . . ) is involved.Other cities have already opened theirclandestine connectivity with no negativeimpact. Doing so relieves paved roadsof foot and bicycle traffic.
In short, there is no reason for the“secret” trails to be secret any more. Not if we are to make them truly ownedby the public, not only in the sense of ourutility possessing them, but also in thesense of citizens being able to use them.Your GCC Commuter Committee isalready helping one of its members, alocal attorney and planner, to GIS mapthese trails. We look forward to bringingthe idea of decriminalizing/opening thetrails to the appropriate elected officialsand the general public in the near future.
To join the GCC Commuter InterestGroup and receive even more detailedinformation about these and otherissues, go to the Members Area atgccfla.org, My Riding block. TheGroup is devoted to improving cyclinginfrastructure in North Central Florida.
Typical Sharrow Marking
6 The Gainesville Cyclist August 2011
Time Trial ChallengeJuly 30, 2011
Photos by
Rob Wilt
Fanning Springs Picnic, July 16, 2011 Photos by Rob Wilt
Tour de France Viewing Party, July 21, 2011Snapshots by Roger Pierce
August 2011 The Gainesville Cyclist 7
Gainesville Cycling FestivalCALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Gainesville Cycling Festival,whi ch incorporates TheOrthopaedic Institute Santa Fe
Century and the Horse Farm Hundred,is coming up soon. Proceeds from theFestival are used to provide a donationto the Boys and Girls Club, and tosupplement GCC dues to run the club.
To successfully pull off a major twoday event such as this we need asignificant number of volunteers topitch in and help. Most of those areneeded on the actual weekend of theevent, but there are a few jobs that willneed doing in the days prior.
How to Sign Up
All volunteers should complete aFestival Registration, but only aftergetting your position recorded in thedata base. CALL Roger Pierce (378-7063) to get a volunteer slot BEFOREregistering. When we have you in thesystem as a volunteer, you will getyour choice of T-shirt, and thoseworking multiple or longer shifts willalso be eligible to ride one of the ridesfor free.
You can also sign up at the LaborDay Picnic.
Type of Help Needed
REST STOPS. Hand out food andwater during the Horse Farm Hundred
at Loften High School, Flemington,the lunch stop at the Roberts farm, orthe trail stop, and during the Santa FeCentury at the end of MillhopperRoad, in High Springs, WatermelonPark, Worthington Springs, andDeSoto Park in Hague.REGISTRATION. We will be openFriday evening, Saturday morning andafternoon at the Boys Club, andSunday morning at Loften HighSchool and in Flemington.SAG. Drivers will be needed for boththe Santa Fe and Horse Farm. Wepay money for gas.PARKING. We’ll need a few peopleto help direct parking at the Boys Clubon Saturday and at Loften on Sunday.
We’ll also be looking for help to loadand unload the trucks before and afterthe rides, and clean up the weekafterward. Prime positions at thepacket stuffing party will also be up forgrabs!
You can check on exactly whichjobs are available by going to ourweb site and checking theFestival Volunteers pagein the Members Area.
MANAGERS NEEDED NOW!
We’re looking for a few peoplewho can manage to join theup-front team now.
Call Roger Pierce at 378-7063if you can help. Openpositions include:
Aid DirectorEquipment DirectorCourse Supervisors
8 The Gainesville Cyclist August 2011
Power Meter vs. Heart Rate Monitor: Hyperbole and Science? by Mike Robinson
Heart rate monitors and powermeters have become importanttools for serious cyclists with a
dizzying number of options availableto the consumer. Accompanyingthese devices has been a proliferationof books, websites, blogs, and forumsconcerning training for cyclists. A fewyears ago, my colleagues and Ibecame interested in finding out whatwas known about training for theserious cyclist. More specifically, wewanted to know what was supportedby sound, peer-reviewed scientificstudy with respect to the use of powermeters (PM) and heart rate monitors(HRM). We found surprisingly little inthe way of actual science, despite avery large body of opinions. This ledus to conduct (and recently publish) astudy directly comparing the effects ofusing a PM vs. HRM during highintensity interval training for cyclists.Before I get to the specifics of thestudy, some background would behelpful.
What do you want to improve orchange with training? Physiologically,there are a lot of things that changewith fitness. These includecardiov ascular changes f romstrengthening of the heart (increasedcontractile force etc.), peripheralvascular changes (increased capillarybeds etc.), energy system changes(increased mitochondrial density etc.),p u l m o n a r y c h a n g e s(inspiratory/expiratory force andvolume), muscle changes (increasedmuscle volume/strength) and more.
Mostly, you want to be able to gofaster, and ride farther. Changing allthat physiology is how you get to thatgoal.
The general consensus amongexercise physiologists is that toachieve these physiological changesyou need to stress (sometimes calledoverload) the system, then allow it toadapt (ie. increase the number ofmitochondria) during recovery.Without an adequate stressor or load,or without sufficient recovery from thatload, the physiology doesn't adapt,and you don't go faster.
What is supported by the scientificliterature when it comes to increasingperformance on the bike? Shortanswer: Interval training. There are alarge number of interval trainingprotocols out there. Just about everymethod tested shows good results.The key is that they stress the system,then allow it to adapt, resulting in thechanges listed above. What doesn'thave any empirical support? Shortanswer: LSD..no, not the drug, LongSlow Distance riding. Putting in lots ofmiles at a level of effort that does notstress your physiology sufficiently andwil l not lead to increasedfitness….unless you are starting withvirtually no fitness. One of mycolleagues describes LSD as"exercising the soft tissues." If youare relatively fit, the only scientificallysupported type of interval is highintensity interval training (typically80-90+ percent of your maximumHeart Rate). It turns out that you can
do intervals based on HR, or you cando intervals based on Power, or youcan do intervals based on perceivedexertion. Many writers, bloggers,coaches, trainers, and riders haveexpounded voluminously on thesuperiority of power for training. Hereare some of the arguments presentedby these folks:
1. HR is too variable. It is influencedby heat, anxiety, fatigue…. So it is notan accurate or reliable estimate ofyour work.
Response: The fact is that HR andPower correlate .99 in the lab, and .97in the field. That means that they arealmost perfectly related. As powergoes up, so does HR. Yes, extremelyhot days require some of your cardiacoutput to go toward keeping you cool(up to 20%). Anxiety influences yourHR while sitting at your desk. It hasvirtually no influence at all when youa r e d o i n g a n i n t e r v a lworkout…demand for oxygen to themuscles takes over.
2. HR lags behind your power output,so your interval is not the length youthink it is.
Response: Yes, when you stompon your pedals, power will go upimmediately, and HR will climb moreslowly, generally taking 15-30 sec. tostabilize for a given effort. The timingof interval sessions is completelyarbitrary. There is no scientific reasonthat indicates you should do a5-minute interval, instead of a
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4-minute, 45-second interval. Thebest scientific evidence indicates thatit is the total amount of time inintervals of high intensity (withsufficient recovery) that matters.
3. In hard efforts, HR is likely to riseover the session, making it unreliableas a measure of your workout effort.
Response: This is of course truefor many workouts. It gets harder tomaintain an effort as you deplete yourimmediate energy stores, as youbecome unable to clear metabolicwaste products, as you fatigue etc. Ifyour workout calls for you to do10-minutes at 300 watts, but at5-minutes you are at maximum HR,what are you going to do? Your heartwon't pump any faster. HR is thebetter indicator of your effort thanpower, your physiology determineshow much power you can produce.Remember, the point is to stress, thenrecover. If you HR shows that you arestressed, then with recovery, yourphysiology will adapt.
The Study:We (Robinson, Plaschaert, Kisaalita inthe Journal of Sports, Science andMedicine) set up a study to test whichworked better for interval workouts:training based on power levels, ortraining based on HR levels. Allparticipants were local recreationalcyclists from the local clubs and ridinggroups. Everyone was tested at theUF/Shands Sports PerformanceCenter. We recorded LactateThreshold, VO2max, and 20km timetrial during testing on a Computrainer.This testing was done twice: oncebefore interval training, and a secondtime following approximately 6 weeksof twice-weekly intervals on the
Computrainer. Half of the group didtheir intervals based on an increase ofpower (5-15%) each week. The otherhalf of the group did intervalsdesigned to keep their HR duringintervals in what has been called the"lactate threshold" range. Resistancewas adjusted each week to keep theireffort (HR) in that zone. All intervalswere 5-minutes long, with 4-minutesrest during a 1.5 hour session.Results: Both groups showedincreases in fitness as evidenced by a3.5-minute decrease in 20km TTtimes, and a 9.8% increase in powerat lactate threshold (they could rideharder before measures of blood lacticacid began to accumulate rapidly). Forperspective, these are substantialimprovements in fitness. There wereno differences between the HRM andPM groups with respect to fitnesschanges.Bottom Line: For the onlyscientifically supported form oft raining to increase cycl ingperformance (High Intensity Intervals)it doesn't matter whether you use aHRM or a PM to design and performyour intervals. Your heart, lungs,muscles, and mitochondria don't knowor care if you use a HRM or PM tomake them adapt to a higher level ofintensity!
There will be many of you who owna PM who will disagree based on yourpersonal experience, or your coachesexperience, or because Pros usePM's, so they must be better. Ormaybe because you spent $3500 on aPM, it must be better than the $50HRM. That may be true, but thoseresults are coming from anothermechanism…maybe I'll write aboutthat another day. There may be other
uses for PM and HRM that showspecific superiority of one over theother, but there are no publishedstudies demonstrating these effects.
Disclaimer: I don't have any financialinterest in any HRM, or PM company.I've owned both, and am stillslow….maybe neither of them work.
Michael E. Robinson, Ph.D.
Professor
Center for Pain Research and
Behavioral Health
University of Florida
A familiar sight at the Chevron postride, Diane Rix enjoying lunch. Thisis her last one for a while, as she ismoving to New York.
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Nuisance by Melinda Koken
It was my third day riding, and it washot. At 11:00 a.m. with no shade insight, I wheeled into a county
recycling yard near the town ofNewsome Store, North Carolina. Theonly shade was cast by the shack theattendant sat in with the door wideopen and the air-conditioning on fullblast, and his fly-swatter in hand.
"Can't park there," says the grizzledold man in the shack. I ignore him,take my chocolate milk and gulp downabout half of it. "Where can I recyclethis bottle?" I ask. "Can't recycle itwhen it has sompin' in it," says thefriendly attendant. "It'll be empty in aminute," I say. "Where d'you git it?""Gatesville" I say. "Where's that?" Asthe crow flies, it can't be more thannine miles north of where we are. Ofcourse, the road winds all aroundbecause of the only bridge across theChowan River. "North", I say. "Onlything up north are Yankees", thefriendly man says. I say nothing.
"Where ya going?" he asks. "South,"I say. "Want part of a cookie?" Ibreak a piece off, hand it to him. Hesniffs it like a dog might, to see ifperhaps I've tried to poison him. "Howlong d'it take you to make this?" Me:"I didn't make it; I bought it inGatesville". He: "My doctor says Ishouldn't eat sweets-I'll lose myteeth." He might have four teeth left.
"Can you ride without your map? Isaw a woman read a map once." Heturns a paper upside down, thensideways to parody how she read themap.
"Don't know how these flies get inhere. Must be a crack in the window."He swats a few flies. The door is stillopen. I take a picture because I thinkno one will believe this encounter.
"Are you rich? You must be rich."I've had enough and push on.
"What's your name?" I ask him as I'mrolling out. "Nuisance" he replies."Charles Newsome."
I'm outa there.
GCCMail Digest Available by Roger Pierce
For those of you who would preferto receive one GCCMail a daywith everything in it, we now
have that capability.The Digest is sent out just after 6
pm each day. This means thatanything posted during the eveningwill not be seen by folks getting theDigest until the following day atsupper time. You will not get noticesof last minute ride announcements or
cancellations in time to act on them.The Digest is sent at the same timethat the Archive is updated on the website.
To switch to the Digest, go to theMembers Area and click on "All AboutGCCMail". Find the subscribe buttonand click on the "Daily digestsummary format" check box, and thenthe Subscribe button. You will receivea confirmation email which you must
respond to in order to be switched.You will then receive an emailwelcoming you to the list.
To switch back, do the same thingwithout checking the check box.
August 2011 The Gainesville Cyclist 11
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See many more out-of-town rides on the Florida Bicycle TouringCalendar:http://www.floridabicycle.com/fbtc/ Also on the GCC web site.
Jacksonville Bicycle Casino
Saturday, October 15th, 2011The Jacksonville Bicycle Casino is a laid back weekend dedicatedto anything bicycle related. There is no charge to participate.There will be a swap meet area to find great deals and to clear outsome under utilized equipment. Bring your own table and tent.There will also be a show area to display your antique, classic orcustom bicycle with awards for various classifications. Demobicycles of various types will be available to test ride. These willinclude kids bikes, BMX, recumbent, road and mountain. Therewill also be a bicycle advocacy, education and event area.Participation is free. Primitive camping is available. Forinformation: facebook/Jacksonville Bicycle Casino, or contact
Smart Ride 8A 165-mile ride from Miami to Key West, to be held
November 18 - 19, 2011. Riders, including teams, andcrew members are needed to help raise funds toprovide direct services to HIV/AIDS clients.
Since 2003, Smart Ride has raised $2.6 million forHIV/AIDS service organizations throughout Florida.100% of funds raised by the ride benefit Floridacharities, and funds must be used for direct clientservices, not overhead or administrative costs. Riderscan designate which of six participating agencies theychoose to support. Smart Ride 8 provides anopportunity for bicycle club members and serious bikeenthusiasts to enjoy their sport, while supporting aworthy cause.
For additional details and information regardingregistration and Florida practice rides, log on tohttp://TheSmartRide.org .
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