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634 North Howard, Tacoma, Wa 98406

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FEE 1977

CLUB MEETING third Wednesday of each month at
Swasey Library
7001 6th Avenue

CHRISTIAN: CYCLE
WEST 27TH & GRANDVIEW

TACOMA, WA 98466
(206) 564-8644

Call
Gary Singleton
for details
474-6590

August 20th is an optional overnight for anyone who likes to camp. Those who want
to join just the Sunday ride, August 21st, will meet the overnighters at Penrose State
Park. where the entire group will begin a tour of the Longbranch Area.

Campers meeting on Saturday at 2:00 PM:

Camping gear will be required. bring food, sleeping bag, etc., but no sag wagon provided, so pack light. No reservations are necessary at Penrose State Park, and no fee is charged. The day tour meéts Sunday, August 21st, at Swasey Library, 9:00 AM. Car pool to Penrose State Park, where the campers will £lag you down. There will be a ride co-ordinator

from the Swasey end to prevent total chaos. Pack your lunch for a picnic!
Mileage for day tour: 25 miles :
Mileage for campers: 50 miles, as they will be pedaling back to Tacoma!

CLUB OFFICERS:
7 TIVE ’ PRESIDENT CHRIS BUCKNER 597-7300 (days)
SOUT! iW ELL S VICE PRESIDENT MARK OVERFIELD 565-1124

shit on | SECRETARY MARY ANN WILSON 383-4220
Schwinn Cyclery TREASURER STEVE NEWTON 565-3859
TOURING CAPTAIN DOROTHY KEENE 858-8774
5408 SOUTH TACOMA WAY RACING CAPTAIN GARY SINGLETON 474-6590
TACOMA, WASHINGTON 98409 BICYCLE ACTION DAN FELDHAUS 597-7661 (days)
GR 21374 NEWSLETTER BRUCE SPONG 472-3201

AUGUST 16 6-8 PM Eastside Neighborhood Center Call Mark Overfield 565-1124
AUGUST 30 6-8 PM Manitou Park or Dave Parent 383*3743
for details.

The Pierce County Drug Alliance is a non-profit social service agency, holding free i, bike clinics for children ages 16 and under. Members of the Tacoma Wheelmen's Club have volunteered their time at these clinics to repair sick bikes for Tacoma kids. The main problems seem to be flat tires, cable repairs and brake pad replacements.

Mark will tell you that before he can mention a word of safety, the children tear
away on their "new bikes, as happy as the day they bought them! They're so anxious
to get those bikes working that the older kids will help the younger ones, trying to get
the wheels on the road a little sooner. One fellow popped a wheelie on his 10-speed,
shouting "this is just like good 'ole times again!" as he raced away around the block.

Thank you, Tacoma Wheelmen, for helping out our young citizens! mw

TACOMA WHEELMEN'S (BIANNUAL) SWAP MEET
September 22, 7:00-9:30 PM

Time to clean out your bike corner again! Bring the things you no longer use to
Steve Newton's home, 634 North Howard, just north of Swasey Library. The Tacoma
Wheelimén will hold another swap meet there on September 22nd, giving the members who
couldn't participate in the July 12th meet another chance to dicker with each other over
those long sought-after parts.

The July 12th swap meet was successful; many of us parted with such things as Campy derailleur, toe straps and clips, tee shirts, handlebar bag supports----no luck getting rid of those darn safety brake levers, though. Rules: You must be a Tacoma Wheelmen member to >

sell things but anyone can purchase any or all! There ey gull Service Bieyel. is no fee and all the money you make is yours. Only on a bicycle related items and bicycle camping equipment hae can be sold or traded. All items for sale must -be 3 used things. See you in Steve's back yard on Septem- “is Ginsnh

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BICYCLING WITH MARY ANN (by Mary Ann Wilson)

Kathy and Richard came from Boston with another -couple via a trans-Canadian route. An accident on the tide flats (RRX) put the cyclists in touch with Diane Alyea, a nurse (™t the hospital and member or our club, who referred the broken bicycles to Southwell's .or repair. You know they will have great stories to tell their friends back East, because they subsequently wound up at our Haven Lake picnic! 7:00 AM is the correct time to meet! 7:30 is too late, so come. to Swasey at 7:00 AM. Just hanging around the meeting place is such fun, with everyone yawning and Galkine about alarm clocks, shouting at each other as they pull in the driveway, and stri he minimum amount of clothing.

You're each on your own on the Narrows Bridge! The options are---there stands Chris with a broken rim at his feet. About 10 miles later, he and Gary Branfelt caught up to us. Eldon replaced the damaged rim and sent Chris and Gary flying on their way.

Everyone had fun on the ride to Haven Lake. Cary and his racers broke off the main
route and used Highway 302 in order to avoid the traffic. Some of us who did use Highway
16 were warned by a friendly State Trooper to stay on our own side of the white line.
Doesn't he know that whatever happens on the hot pavement is an optical illusion? Frank
roared up on his sea green trout, all full of questions and news about how he'd left home
at 8:15 and thought he would catch us at Purdy. A quick calculation told me that he must
have held the road at a steady 20 mph all the way from Tacoma! I knew he'd come, and
that's what mattered.

There was the usual and unusual picnicking, hills, and joking with the sag wagon
driver. The sag found Jack and Nora sitting on the side of the road. "No!" Jack yelled,
when asked if they wanted a ride. He later confided to us that Nora was really not going
to make it at that point. But make it she did! just as’we all did, one way or another,
by sagging, sprinting, getting lost, or disappearing for some length of time. (That's how
you say it, Crazy Carl!) : ‘

The setting is in the trees. Beautiful trees with bicycles clinging to them, clinging

(~o each other, for support from the little slopes and ridges that form in the forest. As usual, I was one of the last to find Eldon's and Virginia's camp. Everyone was already swimming, water skiing, drinking beer and eating donuts. I think I could have stayed there forever. It was so much fun watching everyone have such a good time, and I had the chance to visit with club members whom I rarely see, and some whom I have never met before! Laird Hail has joined our club now, it was wonderful to see him again! We have even more to talk about the next time we meet, as I suspect he left camp early to ride back to Tacoma! Polly and Stuart Crook came, such fun, and I heard they found an alternate route to Haven Lake also! The "bicyclist's salute!" is reserved only for those who wear helmets-it means you knock your heads together in greeting. Stuart told (showed) me that.

Bob Dahlke came, and restrained himself all day long from throwing the women in the water! He's found a better way to get us wet~stepping out of.the water and giving a great big hug! Katie came with her sisters, Ruthie came later in the day to join us, Harvey rode his bike but got separated somewhere between groups and ended up riding alone!

Dana Rush is back from Iowa with another long bike trip added pr
to his log, 1,000 miles in 10 days! He will be going to L.A. to
join the Air Force soon, but has promised to come. back and ride
with us again. It's too bad there's not a Bike Force for Dana
to join!

Eric from Bikes N' Boats came, too, and it is remarkable that Eric doesn't have a last name in our little circle, he's

just "Eric From Bikes N' Boats". I love my Atami, Eric! Parts & Repair For Ail Makes Of Bikes And I love our club because it brings the various age groups RALEIGH - PEUGEOT together on a common meeting ground. ‘There is so much we can i CANUCK CANOES

learn from one another and knowing one another is such a valu-

yable experience 1 would not’ have wanted to miss. Many days can
2 tiring and frustrating, but the days spent with the club are
just plain happy ones. ‘

RACING WITH GARY a “

I think 1 will take this time to tell you
a little about our racing team, starting with
the Junior class riders.

We have Steve Miller, who is in his second-~
year of racing. He placed second in the Donala_
Road Race, then in the Olympia Road Race, he
broke away from a pack of 60 riders with our
State's best rider, holding that breakaway for
over 65 miles!

This is Steve Curry's first active year of racing and he's doing great, placing 5th
in the State Time Trial. :

David Maurmann, also in his first year, is a very good all-around rider.

Happy Payne, in his third year, is one of our best sprinters and he. hopes to start track racing soon. This will suit Happy, because he does not like to train long distances.

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In our Senior class, we have Bruce Stewart. This is his first year, and he races in
Category 3.

Weldon Burk is a veteran, but races in Senior classes, also. This year, his first,
he pfaced 2nd in the Veteran's Time Trial and 3rd in the Road Race.. Weldon is the only
member who made it this year to the National Cycling Championships in Seattle. He placed
16th in the Time Trial over a very big field. This means he is the 16th best Time Trialist
in the country!

Doug Turner, a newcomer to our club this year, is an old timer as far as racing goes.
He races in Category 2.

Phil Yost, in his second year, is our long distance man. He can go out, ride 10U+ miles, and not think twice about it. Last year, he trained.1,000 miles and placed 4th in the State Road Race, thereby representing our Club in the Nationals Races held in the East.

Gary Singleton is in his 4th year and races in Category 1. He is also a sprinter and
will “soon begin track racing. Gary has had the most wins in our club with 6 firsts, 5
seconds and 10 thirds!

Most of us average around 30 miles a day of training. Among the 9 of us, we have participated in over 80 races this year.

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1. What is the length of the longest bike ever ridden? It Ure ;
carries 34 people. Q aensPae tote oe
ANSWER: (B.) 72! ait weighs 1 1/3 ton - a Vestergaard, 582-5538 Sat. 9:30 to 5:00
built in Denmark. Bridgeport way at 100th S.W

2. If the top speed on a skateboard is 54 mph, what is it on a bike?
ANSWER: (D.) 140.5 mph - Riding behind a windscreen mounted ‘on a car, the speed was -
maintained for 3/4 of a mile.

1. Eddy Merckx rode 30 miles, 125 yards in 60 minutes (World's record). How far could

a person ride in 24 hours (unpaced)?
ANSWER: (C.) 507 miles. Roy Cromack rode it in England, in July, 1969.

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WHEN: Sunday, October 2, 1977; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Yelm WA.; Intersection of Hwy 510 and 507; 27 miles south of Tacoma, and 16 miles southeast of Olympia.

ENTRY FEE: 83,00 for ages 16 and above. $2.50 for ages 15 and
under. A 50¢ discount will be given to entries post-
marked on or before September 9th. . A-custom patch
designed for this.ride will be awarded to all finishing
riders, , .

COURSE: _Generally flat with a few moderate hills. Riders can choose between a 50km, 100km, or 200km ride. The course will be freshly marked and checked.

BREAK-
DOWNS: ‘ A sagwagon will be provided for emergency use.
PAYMENT: Please make check or money order payable to Tacoma

Wheelmen's Club. If mailing; send to Mark Overfield,
1011 Monterey Lane, Tacoma WA. 98466.

Please cut along dotted line; duplication is encouraged; one appli-
cation per person.

OPFICIAL APPLICATION AUTUMN METRIC CENTURY
TACOMA WHEELMEN'S CLUB
Sunday,..O0ctober.2,.. 1977

Name : Age

Address City State Zip

Check One: Entry fee $3.00 $2.50 (if postmarked by Sept. 9th) Age 15 and under fee $2.50 ss $2.00 (if postmarked by Sept. 9th)

In signing this form I understand and agree to absolve all of the sponsors and. organizers, be they individuals or organizations, singly or collectively, of all blame for any injury, misadventure, harm, loss or inconvenience suffered as a result of taking part in the Autumn Metric Century or in any activity associated with said event.

Sidnature Date

Signature of parent or guarding
: (if participant is under 18)

Use reverse side for comments and/ar. suggestions.