Newsletter

SEPTEMBER, 1979

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PRESIDENT	LISA LORAN	531-3790
VICE PRESIDENT	FRED KNOX	759-3181
SECRETARY	CAROL RUSHTON	537-3888
TREASURER	STEVE NEWTON	474-8090
TOURING CAPTAIN	RUTH WELDON	565-2181
RACING CAPTAIN	GARY SINGLETON	474-6590
BICYCLE ACTION	MICK COLE	572-5280
NEWSLETTER	KAREN HERTZOG	588-0681

Well, our Thursday night rides are over now, and this reminds me that eur summer is drawing to a close also. But that means that it's time to head north for the Mt. Vernon Century. If you have never been to one before, make it a point to go. For some reason, this is the most popular ride of i the entire year. Maybe its because the route, which goes through farm- ae land but also includes a state park, is as flat as a pool table and has little traffic. Another reason may be that Mt. Vernon is a reunion, with five or six hundred of our fellow bikies there. It offers a challenge to : the racers who make it a 100 mile time trial, and to the tourist who is a Py attempting his/her first century. For the rest of us, it's a chance to 2

get out on the long smooth roads and ride 50 or 100 miles for the sheer |

joy of riding. And half the fun of Mt. Vernon is the camp-out the night.

before at the fairgrounds, where the ride starts. Unfortunately, last year

it rained all day Saturday, so nobody came up to camp. But the next day

not a drop of rain fell on the riders who didn't let the threat of bad

weather deter them from coming to Mt. Vernon.

By the way, there are motel rooms in Mt. Vernon. Also, the ride is a League of American Wheelmen sanctioned National Century, so you get an embroidered patch. The course is open from 7 am to 7 pm.

At the last meeting we voted to donate $25.00 to the Citizens for Returnable

Beverage Containers campaign. This initiative will be on the November

ballot, and if passed will require a deposit on all beer and pop cans and :
bottles. 5 ; Sn ee get eee : AN

A bunch of us got together at the Weldons' house for chocolate chip cookies»™
and to silkscreen the TWC logo on our t-shirts and jerseys and pillow cases ©
and whatever. Harvey Lister did a beautiful job and the design looks very
professional. If there is an enthusiastic response, we may have another
silkscreen party later in the year.

I'm leaving the day after Mt. Vernon for a trip to the Grand Canyon area, so I'll see you on my Olympia Brewery ride when we get back. The ride is one

I borrowed from the Capitol Bicycle Club, and is very scenic with only one real "incline". If you want an extended ride, some of us will ride to-

Tumwater from Tacoma. isa

P.S. The nominating committee is going to work soon, so think about which office you may want to run for. Interested members are encouraged to attend

Good equipment should

fee! as if it’s not even RACING WITH GARY

there. And that means

not feeling it in vour

wallet a. Racing and Training

The Thursday Point Defiance rides and Friday night track races at Marymoor continue into October,

“TACOMA DAY AT THE TRACK, rained out last month, has
been rescheduled for Friday, September 7, 7:30 PM at
Marymoor Velodrome.

fe 4) Quality the State Road Race, only half a wheel behind ae eauioment U.S. National team member Mark Pringle.

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i third Wednesday of each month at
TW C Raci a Te ues Swasey Library
7001 6th Avenue 7:30 P.M.

Angel Rodriguez of R&E Cycles in
Seattle will speak on fitting and
building custom frames at the
SEPTEMBER 19TH general meeting.

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The Bicycle Shop — Bridgeport Way at 100th S.W.

Southwell's Schwinn Cyclery — 5408 S. Tacoma Way

Singleton Cycle — 5615 South Tacoma Way