Cape May, NJ Fri 10/17-19

July, 2014
Year 36 No. 6
Alert: NO meeting Wed 7/3, replaced with:
SJW Picnic / Meeting
Fri - July 4, 2014
By Walt Pettigrew
th
Come celebrate the 4 of July with SJW
at Eagle Manor with our hosts Walt and
Laurie Pettigrew. This mostly picnic
with a little bit of meeting will also have
a bike ride plus some other fun things.
The ride begins at 3:00, the picnic/meeting at 5:00. Please
contact Walt at 856-392-6784 for questions or to check on
a food item to bring.
The ride will be a C pace or slower, about 10-15 miles,
starting and ending at Eagle Manor. The route has almost
no traffic on small back roads. The route will vary
according to the wind, bugs, etc.
It might be a good idea to bring bug repellent, for both
the ride and picnic. The bugs haven't been bad this past
week, but it's best to be prepared. Some suggestions for
food to bring: baked beans, pies,
greens salad, potato salad and
soda. Please call the food hotline about food! We will
provide some sort of meat
disguised as chili and barbecue.
You are highly encouraged
to bring you favorite micro
brewed (craft) beer. We plan to exchange beers so that
you come with one type beer but go home with several
bottles of other craft beers. Fishing, kayaking, hiking etc
are possible, but not during the meeting. Go ahead check
the by-laws on that, you can trust me! Extreme fine print:
no fishing during meetings – our bylaws are that old.
Directions to Eagle Manor:
GPS: 806 Back Neck Rd, Fairton (or Bridgton), NJ.
Non GPS: Find Fairton on a map - southeast of Bridgton.
From Bridgeton: south on Rt. 553, right on Rt 601 (Back
Neck Rd). From Millville: left on Rt 601 (just past Barton
Bait Shop). At 3 miles stay to right of fork. Eagle Manor
entrance about 2 miles more. Turn right into driveway,
follow road back to houses and river.
For important details and web LINKS please see:
http://www.sjwheelmen.org/conven_yr.html
Beautiful, Historic
Cape May, NJ Fri 10/17-19
Plus Belleplain Picnic/mtb Ride: thur 10/16
In the words of Al Alberts’ famous song, the SJW Bike
Club is “On the Way to Cape May”. Yes, we will be
singing that tune as we head down to Cape May for our
annual convention.
Hotel
We will stay at the Palace Hotel located across from the
beach in historic Cape May. Pets are welcome but
please see our Pet Policies. All reservations must be
made on your own with the hotel by September 15,
2014. Room rates start at $109 per night plus tax (based
on double occupancy - third person $20 per night).
Confirm cancellation policy directly with hotel. Palace
Hotel, 1101 Beach Ave, Cape May, NJ 08204
Tel:609.898.8100 / 888.784.8372 Fax: 609.898.4295
Rides
Fridays bike ride will start at noon. Saturdays ride will
have two options: 35 miles at C pace or 50 miles at C+
pace. Sundays short ride will go to several birding
hotspots of Cape May.
Meals/meeting
For dinner Friday, meet in the hotel lobby at 5:00. We will
walk together to (to be determined). For Saturday dinner,
meet in the lobby at 5:00. We will walk a few blocks to (to
be determined). After our Sunday ride and check out, we
encourage everyone to join us at Harpoon Henrys for
lunch before continuing home.
Notes
1. To attend the convention, you must room with a SJW
member. Cost reimbursement applies only to members
meeting the “Convention Reimbursement Policy”.
2. Members: email Mary Miranda
([email protected]) with: Name and Emergency
Phone for all members in your party
3. Nonmembers: Must fill in and return Convention
Registration Form
GENERAL CLUB INFORMATION - 2014
South Jersey Wheelmen: Serving the South Jersey
community since 1979 is a not-for-profit bicycling
organization. The club is open to all with the majority
of our activities taking place in southern New Jersey.
Spoke’n Word: Is published 10 times a year by the
South Jersey Wheelmen,
Classifieds: Non-commercial classifieds are free to
club members. For nonmembers ads are $5 per
month. Contact Editor for details.
Content: We welcome cycling related articles. Any
format will do, but email is best. The editor reserves
the right to edit, shorten or omit. Again contact Editor
for details.
Download: the Spoke’n Word from the website. You
will see the graphics in LIVING COLOR and access
the linked websites. *Next year members will be
charges ($ to be determined) to receive a mailed
printed copy.
Editor: Gary Pilling [email protected]
EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014
President: Dan Malvestuto
[email protected]
Vice President: Scott Medaugh (856) 848-5038
Treasurer: Norma Poole (609) 263-8025
[email protected]
Membership: Mary Miranda (609) 247-8623
[email protected]
Secretary/Webmaster: Gary Pilling (856) 794-8633
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Gary Pilling
Ride Coordinator: Dan Malvestuto
Assistant Ride Coordinator: Rob Walsh
[email protected]
Advocate: Tom Garrett (856) 625-3603
[email protected]
Club Website - www.sjwheelmen.org
Upcoming Events
Club Calendar: http://www.sjwheelmen.org/Calendar_2014.doc
1) NO Meeting: Wed July 2
To Join the South Jersey
Wheelmen: Complete and mail
in the membership form on the
last page of the Spoke’n Word.
Privacy Statement: Information concerning SJW
member’s addresses and email is not released to
any outside sources.
About the Club The South Jersey Wheelmen was
formed in 1979 by a group of cyclists interested in
promoting bicycling and riding together. Starting with
only six members in the Vineland area, the Club has
grown to over 150 members from all over New
Jersey and beyond. Members range from children
whose parents pull them in trailers to senior citizens.
We try to have a variety of rides so that all members
have a chance to go on rides that match their ability
and interests. There are generally four types of
bicycling: road, touring, performance, and mountain.
The South Jersey Wheelmen has rides for all.
Meetings: 6:00 PM - 1st Wednesday of each
month (no Dec meeting). First half hour is social time.
Fitness Connection: 1430 W. Sherman Av,
Vineland, NJ 08360 (Corner- Sherman & Orchard
Av) near Rt 55 - exit 29) 856.696.3924
2) Club Ride:Thur 7/3 & 7/31 5:30, Mojo Bike Shop
C >27mi, D >15mi, call or text Mary 609-247-8623
3) Club Picnic/Meeting: Fri July 4, Hosted by
Walt & Laurie Pettigrew at Eagle Manor
4) SJW – TIME TRIAL Series:
Thursday: July 10 & Aug 7,
10 Mile Course - Woodstown area
1st Rider off 6:30pm
Must be Club Member
5) Friday Night Lite or Dark! Friday July 11, start
around 4 pm. Come out and join the crowd at
Millville's new Glasstown Craft Beer Brewery, Please
try to support this social event. If you are
new to the club or haven't seen other
members for a time, come out and enjoy
the camaraderie and a few great beers.
http://www.glasstownbrewingco.com/
6) Rise and Shine - Breakfast Rides
Sat July 12 and Sat July 26, 7am
Larry’s II Restaurant, C-C+ pace, ~25 mi
7) Breakfast, Lunch or Brunch Ride 7/15, 9a
8) Motorless Night 7/17, 6:30p
Minutes: June 4, 2014
GUEST SPEAKER: Emma Lopez, Health
Educator of the Vineland Public Health
Department spoke on topics related to bike lanes
and other efforts to help the children and adults of
Vineland be more physically active and healthy.
SECRETARY / MEMBERSHIP: Gary reviewed
the May minutes. There were no corrections. For
membership, Mary reported a total of 107
members.
TREASURER: Norma reported this year as of
5/30/14 our income was $1,902.07 our expenses
were $2,400.17 and our checking account balance
is $4,934.91.
NEWSLETTER / WEBSITE: Gary has added a
club event calendar to the website which can also
be accessed from the online newsletter. Gary
suggested we stop including a membership form
with each edition and instead include it only in
the January edition. The group agreed.
ADVERTIZING: Rob Walsh reported delivering
advertisement articles and post cards for our Get
Ready Metric and the Time Trial Series to 10
newspapers and 18 Bike Shops.
BICYCLE ADVOCATE: Tom Garrett again
discussed ways we can support Vineland’s effort
to have cameras at traffic lights, which may help
protect cyclists from impatient motorists.
CLUB RIDES: In order to prevent conflicts, Rob
Walsh as ride coordinator, discussed the need for
members to submit rides (and events) through his
“office”. In a related topic, Norma explained that
in order for a ride to be official and covered by
our insurance it must be published in some
manner which can include an email to other
members.
CENTURIES: Brief discussion on Get Ready
Metric issues.
CONVENTION: Dan and Mary have chosen two
restaurants within walking distance of our hotel.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Walt discussed plans for our
July 4 club picnic and meeting.
OLD BUSINESS: Walt has is consulting for
Down Township for their proposed bike route.
NEXT MEETING: Friday July 4 at Eagle Manor:
Ride 3:00, Picnic 5:00.
Cycling Humor & Interest
The Tour de France is almost here.
Get your running shoes and “costume” ready.
Train them Young, train them Strong. They sure
have the Spirit.
The Active Advocates
by David Heller & Tom Garrett
Safe passing "four foot" bill passed
by Assembly
The NJ Assembly voted on Monday, June 16 to
approve the safe
passing, or "four
foot" bill
(A1600A1577)
for the state, in a
49-21 vote. This
is the first time
the state has
been able to get
a safe passing
bill this far in the state legislature.
Many of you contacted your assembly
representatives and asked for their support.
Congratulations and thank you!
As we reported last month, this law is urgently
needed in the state to protect "vulnerable road
users"- bicyclists and pedestrians - on our roadways.
New Jersey is the only state in the northeast that
does not have a safe passing law. This is the first
step in making our roads safer for all users.
NJBWC is working to get similar bills posted by the
Senate Transportation Committee. As this effort
moves through the NJ legislature, NJBWC will need
to identify know how many readers we have in each
of the state's legislative districts. Help us keep the
momentum going by giving us your zip code so
that we may identify your district. Rest assured that
we do not share information about our readers and
members on an individual basis; your information will
remain confidential.
Soon, with your
HELP
this could be
the LAW in
New Jersey
Bicycle Map and Resource Guide
http://www.nj.gov/transportation/commuter/bike/guide.shtm
The New Jersey Bicycle Map and Resource Guide is
a comprehensive tool for those traveling by bicycle
for recreation or transportation in New Jersey. This
online publication provides bicyclists with information
to help make biking a convenient and enjoyable
travel option. The map includes state bicycling tour
guides, elevation, on-road bicycle facilities and a
measure of bicycle suitability as well as cultural,
historic, recreational and other points of interest.
The guide divides New Jersey into two regions:
•a northern map (pdf 9.7m) and a Resource Guide
(pdf 7.3m) featuring links to
online biking information,
how to use the map, and a
highlight of the Newark
area
•a southern map (pdf
13.5m), and a Resource
Guide (pdf 3.1m) featuring
links to online biking
information, how to use the map, and a highlight of
the Camden area
Also available:
•an atlas(pdf 59.8m) including inset maps of the
Newark and Camden areas
This New Jersey Bicycle Map and Resource Guide
reinforces the New Jersey Department of
Transportation's support for bicycling and the
Complete Streets philosophy, and its goal to make
New Jersey a sustainable, livable, walkable and
bikeable community.
Fleche Revisited - By Rick Lentz
A sign of spring for a Randonneur is a 24 hour
Fleche event. But I digress to a few terminology
excerpts from Randonneurs USA (www.rusa.org).
Randonneur- There is no direct English translation
of the French term "randonnée", which loosely
means to go on a long trip, tour, outing, or ramble,
usually on foot or on a bicycle, along a defined
route. A person who goes on a "randonnée" is called
a "randonneur
Fleches USA- A 24-hour event held on or around
Easter weekend.... No rest stop may be longer than
2 hours... A minimum of 360 km must be covered
during the event.... It is for teams of 3 to 5 members
and each team designs their own route that heads to
a common destination set by the event organizer....
Teams must ride the specified minimum distance in
the appropriate time period and finish together to get
ride credit.
After completing this event five continuous years
with various fourth and fifth members, the core
group of Dawn Engstrom, Captain Walt Pettigrew
and Rick Lentz took a break from this event in
2013. On April 26th, the three of us were joined by a
returning member, Bill Reagan, to have at it once
again. Our destination would again be the Youth
Hostel on Lake Nockamixon in Quakertown
Pennsylvania, more than 225 miles from our
morning start at the Belle Plain Group Cabin in
Eldora New Jersey.
Seeing us off was a contingent of South Jersey
Wheelmen cycling club members who conveniently
were renting the cabin where we had our start. After
a few photos and a cheerful send-off, we headed
east into a stiff wind to Salem for our first controle. A
controle is a checkpoint of sorts where Randonneurs
must obtain some proof of passage to show they’ve
traversed the designed route. This generally is
achieved via a receipt from a purchase and a
signature from a store clerk. But it can also be the
mailing of a post card from a post office in a town.
These controles must be placed in such a way as to
eliminate the possibility of a rider short cutting the
route. There would be 10 such controles on our
route, including the start controle.
After leaving Salem, we headed primarily north,
working our way through controles in Swedesboro,
Winslow, Chatsworth, Hamilton, Lambertville and
Alpha before heading over to Easton and
Quakertown in Pennsylvania. Other than a passing
shower, we had very reasonable weather. The rain
even brought out a wonderful rainbow to lift our
spirits.
After
riding
through
the night
and into
the
morning
hours,
we
arrived
exactly
24 hours
later, greeted by the smiling and ever welcoming
face of Tom Rosenbauer, the event organizer.
Riders from other teams, a nice food spread and
warm showers greeted us as well. Another one in
the books. Literally, another day in the life of a
Randonneur.
An element that we feel is essential to a successful
Fleche team and fulfilling experience is a close
chemistry between the members of the team. We
have been fortunate to have this on all teams we’ve
entered into this event. Another key ingredient is a
good team captain. We’ve had that all six years in
Walt Pettigrew. It also helps having the support of
family and friends who do anything from dropping us
off at starts, picking us up at finishes and cheering
us on throughout. Thank you all.
Putting this into words has me yearning for spring
2015.
SJW: TIME TRIAL Series - 2nd Annual
Thursday: July10th, Aug. 7th
1st Rider off 6:30pm - 10 Mile Course
Club Members Only (due to insurance)
Start+Parking: Salem County Vo Tech School
880 Rt45 (Woodstown Rd.) Woodstown, NJ 08098
Come on out and participate in the 2nd annual SJW
version of "The Race of Truth". Ten miles of you
against the clock. 5:45pm to 6:20pm Sign waver,
Warm up, Riders meeting
Rest Rooms: Super WaWa RT45&RT40 1.8 miles
from start. No cycling license required / No
categories / No prizes / Helmet required / Canceled
if severe rain, lightning or heat wave
Info: Rob [email protected]
SJW: Time Trial #1 – RESULTS 6/19/14
by Rob Walsh
SJW's "race of truth"
was threatened by rain
showers in the SJ area
that possible deterred
several people from
attending. The skies
cleared prior to the time
trial and a pleasant low
humidity evening without wind made for quality
riding conditions for three participants.
Laurie Pettigrew and Mary Miranda rode the 10 mile
course as tourist prior to the start. A thank you to
Gary Pilling that helped out at the event. After the
TT, it was dinner at Joe's Pizza in Woodstown.
Times and average speed for 10 miles:
Bill Reagan
24:30 min:sec avg 24.49 mph
Walt Pettigrew
27:32 min:sec avg 22.61 mph
George Holoman 28:09 min:sec avg 21.31 mph
Rise and Shine - Breakfast Rides
Saturday July 12 and
Saturday July 26
7 AM, Larry’s II Restaurant
Main & Oak Rd, Vineland, NJ
C to C + pace, Approx 25 mi
Get your ride in before the
heat of the day. Enjoy
breakfast at Larry’s after or
get an early start to your day.
Leader - Rick Lentz
June Ride Review & Upcoming Rides
by Rob Walsh
The 1st of the series of Walt Pettigrew's Breakfast
Brunch or Lunch Ride in June was canceled due to
rain. The sequel 2nd of the series is scheduled
for July 15. The Thursday's nights SJW Mojo rides
hosted by Mary Miranda and Gary Pilling are
gathering attendance momentum and are scheduled
for July and August. The SJW Time Trial Series
started up in June and will continue in July and
August. The Dodge Market of Elmer Ride had Bud
Gressman of Vineland and myself riding the 30
miles and having brunch after the ride.
Rick Lentz has two Saturday "Rise and Shine
Breakfast Rides" rides out of Larry's II in Vineland
coming up in July. We hope to see SJW
representation at the Millville's race track Motor(less)
Nights and the Delaware Double Cross. A thank you
to the folks that have come forward with rides and
events and for the people that have supported the
rides by attending.
Submitting Future Rides
by Rob Walsh
SJW is attempting to place a stronger priority on preplanning and providing more road rides for
membership. Providing rides is not the sole
responsibility of the officers and requires members
that are experienced safe riders to come forward to
develop and lead rides.
Please make every attempt to submit rides to both
Ride Coordinators by the 15th of
the month prior to the newsletter
release. If you are too late for the
newsletter deadline please email
the Ride Coordinators anyway.
SJW has the option of using
SJW email, web site and Facebook site to possibly
make your ride a Club ride.
Pre-planned or extemporaneous, various mediums
can be used to communicate to the club. The key
word becomes "Club ride" when it comes to
insurance. Please submit all rides through the Ride
Coordinators to make it a "Club ride" and the earlier
the better.
RIP…William (Bill) Sample:1 With great sadness I pass along
the June 4th death of Bill Sample, LHD Founder/President
Emeritus of the Sunshine Foundation. The Sunshine
Foundation became the first wish granting organization and
until this day, the only national wish granting organization to
make dreams come true for more than 37,000 children who
have not just life-threatening illnesses but also children with
life long severe chronic diagnoses as well as trauma from
abuse, whose parents cannot afford to give their child a dream
come true. Bill Sample always believed that every child should
have at least one dream come true and he dedicated the last
37 years of his life to that
worthwhile cause.
Upon realization that
so many children wanted to
visit the Central Florida
theme parks, Bill found
property and moved to
Florida in 1989 to oversee
construction of Sunshine
Foundation’s Dream Village.
As with granting a child’s
wish, Sunshine Foundation’s Dream Village was a vision Bill
had to give the children who dreamed of fairytales, a magical
village where they could spend their visit as if living in the
forest and their own cottage with a magical theme. Bill also
had the vision to see a Sunshine Foundation Dreamlift, a jet
full of children with special needs and their care takers, took
place in the early 1980’s that would be the first of over 93
Dreamlifts that has flown thousands of children down to a
Central Florida theme park for the day.
Rides Re-Ridden – Get Ready:2 On a beautiful sunny day on
June 1, nearly 100 riders enjoyed the 2014 edition of this great
event held at Fort Mott in Pennsville. The club once again
featured a wide selection of grub including George’s World
Famous Hot Dogs. Many photos were taken and are available
on the club’s Facebook site or at the site shown in the
Footnote below. Besides the historical backdrop of the fort, a
special feature of this location is the ferry that takes you for a
“Sail into History” with stops at Fort Delaware and Delaware
City. Fort Delaware dates back to 1859 and once housed
thousands of Confederate prisoners of war (and whose ghosts
reportedly still haunt the site). Else you can continue onto
Delaware City featuring more than 200 structures spanning
the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Tour de France:3 You have been waiting for this great event
all year if you are a true bicyclist. This year’s race begins on
July 5 with a road stage from Leeds to Harrogate, England. On
July 8, the riders proceed to France via Eurostar. Final stage is
on July 27th. See Footnote for additional details.
Final Thought…"Things do not happen. Things are made to
happen." - John F. Kennedy
Safe Cycling…Wear Your Helmet!
Bill Sample was always proud of Sunshine
Foundation’s work with the children who have the challenges
of Progeria (Hutchinson Guilford Syndrome). He and the
Sunshine Foundation a began an Annual Progeria Reunion in
1982, which would bring together, for 27 years, all known
children from throughout the world who were diagnosed with
Progeria, simply to spend a week together so they would not
feel alone. Bill’s efforts in support of these special children
brought about awareness of this truly life changing diagnosis.
RePete
mailto:[email protected]
2
For photos go to http://photo2.walgreens.com/walgreens/yourgrouprooms/
1
Additional info about Bill Sample can be found at http://articles.philly.com/2014-0609/news/50423453_1_sick-children-last-wish-dream-village
3
Tour de France info: http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france
Regular: SJW Club Rides - 2014
7/3, 7/31, 8/14, 8/28 - 5:30p: from Mojo Bike Shop, 30 mi>C pace, 15 mi>D pace, good for beginners,
Call or Text Mary at 609-247-8623
7/10, 8/7 - 6:00p: Time Trial Series (see website), Rt 45 near Woodstown, 10 mile course
7/12, 7/26 - 7am: Rise and Shine - Breakfast Rides Larry’s II Restaurant, C-C+ pace, ~25 mi
7/15 - 9a Breakfast, Brunch or Lunch Ride with Walt Pettigrew, rain cancels-RSVP 856-392-6784 [email protected]
Weekly: Bike Shop Rides - 2014
MOJO Vineland, rules+ info: K. Durham 856.364.4736 http://bicyclemojo.com/
Wed 5:30p & Sat 10:30a - Road Rides (Apr-Sep). Leave from shop
Tue 5:30p One hr Ladies Ride, After ride lessons on simple bike: repair, clothing, food, yoga, etc
TUCKAHOE Tuckahoe, 609-628-0101 http://www.tuckahoebikeshop.com/
Sat 9a 4 pace groups: mph 10-15, 15-17, 18-20, 20+, dist: 30-50 mi by group,
Sun 1p call for info
CAFFEINATED CYCLIST Pitman, 856-256-1414 http://www.tccyclist.com/
Sun 9a 16-18mph 24 mi; Tue 5:30p: 23-25mph 30mi; Wed 5:30p: 18-20mph 24mi;
Thur 5:30p: fast MTB ride Ceres Park; Fri 5:30p: Leisure pace 16mi
ACTION WHEELS Deptford, 856.468.5115 http://actionwheels.com/
Mon 6p 3 pace groups(ave spd) C>14-16mph 22mi; B>16-18mph 29mi; A>19+mph 29mi
Tue 6p instructional ride: 12-14mph 15mi
Thur 6p same as Mon
Sat 8a 3 pace groups C>14-16mph 35mi; B>16-18mph 37mi; A>18-20mph 37mi
PEDDLER SHOP Deptford, 856.228.7800 http://pscycles.com/
Peddler's Shop Cycling Club–info: call store or https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/PS_CyclingClub/info
Area: Century Rides & Events - 2014
Date,
7/6
Name,
Location,
Cost,
Sponsor,
Web Page;
Description
Double Cross: Middleton DE $25 WCBC www.whiteclaybicycleclub.org
31 and 62 mile loops.
8/2
Princeton Event: http://princetonfreewheelers.com/
several routes 16 to 100 miles, hilly
8/9
Green Branch: Centerton NJ $25 SJW http://sjwheelmen.org
25, 50, 75, 100 mi loops, beautiful farm country, flat with some small climbs, 200 cyclists
8/16 Shorefire Century: Middletown DE, WCBC $25 www.whiteclaybicycleclub.org
35, 65, 100 mi routes, flat or gently rolling, many food stops
8/17 Covered Bridge Metric: Lancaster PA, LBC http://www.lancasterbikeclub.org
Ride through five covered bridges in Lancaster Pa 3,400 cyclists
8/21-24 Annual Vermont Trip: Rutland, VT SJW http://sjwheelmen.org
9/6
Amish Country Tour: Dover DE, $60 Charity http://www.amishcountrybiketour.com
15, 25, 50, 62 and 100-mile loops
9/14 Belleplain Century: Woodbine NJ, $25 SSC http://www.shorecycleclub.org
Morning loop has 35 & 50 mile loop. Afternoon loop has 28 & 50 mile loop
9/20 Jersey Devil Century: Centerton NJ, $25 SJW http://sjwheelmen.org
25, 50, 75, 100 mi loops through beautiful farm country, some rolling hills, great food, 300 cyclists
9/27-28 MS-150: Cherry Hill NJ, $360 Charity http://www.nationalmssociety.org
Cherry Hill to Ocean City and back, multiple routes over two days, 6,000 cyclists
9/27 Sea Gull Century: Salisbury MD, Charity http://www.seagullcentury.org/
62 and 100 mile loops 5,300 cyclists
10/11 Savage Century: Newark DE, $25 WCB www.whiteclaybicycleclub.org
40, 60, 75 and 100 mile routes, long routes have “savage” hill climbs
10/17-19 SJW Annual Convention: Cape May NJ, http://sjwheelmen.org