A car passes you and then tries to make a right turn directly in front of you, or turns right into you. They may think you’re not going very fast just because you’re on a bicycle, so it never occurs to them that they can’t pass you… Read More
NON-CLUB EVENT RIDES APPROVED FOR CLUB MILEAGE: As promised, the board has determined which non-club event rides will earn club mileage for 2025. Only five were chosen, so if you see others that you think club members would enjoy, don’t hesitate to… Read More
About 100 club members and invited guests enjoyed attending the awards banquet, looking back at the riding year 2024 on the evening of February 6, 2025, at the Monarch Hotel. The buffet dinner featured beef, salmon, risotto, grilled vegetables, green salad, bread rolls, followed by dessert. Adult beverages were available… Read More
A current topic at our board meeting was e-bikes. A club member was concerned that all club miles are equally earned with no consideration for how hard one may have had to work to get them. Some of our top mileage members have never sat their backsides… Read More
Richard Rosenberg has volunteered to be the STP Finish Line Coordinator for the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic the weekend of JULY 12-13. The Seattle to Portland (STP) is the Pacific Northwest’s largest multi-day bicycling event and our club manages the Finish Line at Holladay Park, providing a significant source of revenue… Read More
When riding in groups on two-lane country roads (i.e., one lane in each direction) and traffic backs up, we might be tempted to wave and signal cars behind us to pass when it appears to be safe for them to pass. Our club used to do this, and some clubs… Read More
This is only for active ride leaders and club members who are sincerely interested in becoming ride leaders. I was going to explain how our “skilled customer relations team” will intervene if someone who shouldn’t be there tries to get in, but I’ll leave that to your imagination. So…you were… Read More
