Tacoma Wheelmen’s Club
PO. Box 99555
Tacoma, WA 98499

DAFFODIL CLASSIC
ALMOST READY TO BLOOM,BUT...

All that is needed are some
volunteers to work checkpoints and
some sunshine. This job won't
require the whole day. Depending

on what shift you want to work, you

will still be able to ride either
in the morning or afternoon. Call
Steve Lay, 759-1816, for available
checkpoints and times.
Remember...the deadline for

pre-registering at a reducéd fee is

April 14th. The Daffodil Classic
takes place Sun., Apr.27th, with
the course being open from 7 a.m.
toy /- pat.
be served in the community center
across the street from the park
from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
(Adults:$2.00, children:$1.50).
Stop by there for carbo-loading!

P.S. Remember to set your
clocks ahead 1 hour (SPRING AHEAD)
the night before the Daffodil when
Daylight Savings Time goes into
effect!

APRIL 1986

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564-0849
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565-0535

TOURING CAPTS..STEVE & PHYLLIS LAY 759-1816
NEWSLETTER

The Washington State Bicycling
Association has installed a state-
wide telephone hotline,(206) 822-RIDE,
for bicycle racing information and
current racing news.

The 3-5 minute recorded message
will include current racing news,
information on upcoming races, and
referral information to help novices
get involved in the sport of bicycle
racing. The message will be updated
weekly, except during the following
major races when the tape will be
updated daily:

-WA. Trust Cycling Classic, Spokane,WA.
July 8-13
-U.S. National Cycling Championships,
Redmond, WA. August 5-9
-World Cycling Championships, Colorado
Springs, CO. Aug. 27- Sept.7

"With the National Champion- ships coming to Washington State this year and with several of our annual races reaching national stature, the W.S.B.A. is antici- pating a demand for cycling infor- mation unlike we've ever had before," says hotline manager Barclay Kruse. "This is the first time we've ever offered one phone number as a clearing house for all cycling information statewide." |

The hotline will be sponsored

by The Bicycle Paper, a monthly
Northwest bicycling magazine.

APRIL CLUB MEETING
WILL BE “SEW-SEW

Want to look chic in the latest
cycling fashion but can't afford the
prices? Dissatisfied with the
commercial designs? Then make your own!

Club clothing experts Steve and Phyllis Lay, Lori King, Diane Lister, and Tami Davis will relate their experiences turning ordinary pieces of cloth into fancy finished fashions and equipment. Learn about making jerseys, shorts, raingear, tights, jackets, panniers, shoe covers, and other related items.

Find out where to get patterns, material, and other necessary things. Listen to our fashion designers dis- cuss modifications to standard designs, and most exciting of all.. see actual samples of their sewing skills!

See you on Tues. Apr. 15 at
7:00 p.m. at the South End Neigh-
borhood Center. Don't forget the
refreshments and door prizes. After
all, doesn't your bike need a new
door?

T-SHIRT
PARTY

Bring a T-shirt, cycling jersey, sweatshirt, etc. and have the Tacoma Wheelmen's Club logo silkscreened on it! Ink will be royal blue. The garment must be ironed afterwards to set ink, so make sure material can withstand ironing.

The "T Town Tandems" logo will
also be available, so if you'd like,
bring along an extra shirt. The
silkscreening party will take place
Sat, Apr. 19,56:30 p.m, at oteve
Lay's house, 1320 N. Cedar St. in
Tacoma. Any questions, please call
Harvey Lister at 565-3343 (days) or
927-7097 (evenings).

Monica Butler
Annelore Hayes

Ray Herbig

James & Carleen Lorenz
Donald Moore

Leona Moore

Paul Nelson

Trudy Pack

Julie Peterson

Pete Philley

Leif Rasmussen

Stan Rogers

Holly Ross

Jack & Alyson Swensen

TACOMA WHEELMEN'S BICYCLE CLUB
BUDGETED CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
JANUARY 1, 1986 TO DECEMBER 31, 1986

Cash Balance, January 1, 1986 $3, 082
Cash Receipts, Net

Membership Dues 2, 000

Daffodil Classic - Receipts 3, 500

Disbursements (1, 700)

Net 1,800

Peninsula Metric - Receipts 1,500

Disbursements (1,200)

Net 300

Club Hanquet - Receipts

Disbursements

Net (176)

Promotional Receipts 330
Other Cash Receipts 100
Total Cash Receipts, Net 4, 354
Total Cash Available 7,436

Cash Disbursements

Newsletter 1,500
TWO Brochure 60
Program Expenses 200
Door Prizes 100
Club Pienic 300
Christmas Party 100
Halloween Party 100
Turkey Chase Q
Patches, Pins - 1985 300
Community Service 1,119
Membership Secretary 150
Supplies, Other Expenses 507
Total Cash Disbursements 4,436
Cash Balance, December 31, 1986 $3,000

Proposed by Board of Directors, March 4, 1986. Submitted by Sue Given, Treasurer, March 18, 1986,

SECURITY EXPERT
TO GIVE CLASS AT TCC

On Monday, April 7, the nation's foremost authority on bicycle security will present a 2-hour non- credit class on the subject at Tacoma Community College. Heber J. Andrews, author of How to Avoid Bicycle Theft, has conducted exten- sive research into this much neglected subject over the past 13 years.

Andrews estimates that more than
4 million bicycles are stolen each
year in the United States, only a
few of which are even reported
stolen to the police. An even
smaller number are actually
recovered and returned to their
owners, due to the fact that most
victims give little information
that is helpful in recovery. Even
if the bicycle is recovered, most
victims cannot prove ownership.

In his class, Andrews aims to teach bicycle owners and parents -how to: make a bicycle less attrac- tive to theives, use a lock effec- tively, make a complete police report, and aid in police recovery efforts, in addition to other related topics. It is strongly recommended that parents and avid cyclists attend this class. It will be held April 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Room 1, Building 22, on the TCC campus. A registration fee of $4.00 will be charged. For more information, contact TCC's Dept. of Continuing Education, 756-5000.

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN WITH BOB...
THE TACOMA WHEELMEN GE HETR MAN

On Saturday, Feb. 15th at 10 a.m., about 16 Tacoma Wheelmen met at the South Park Community Center eagerly anticipating Terry King's "Sticky Bun Ride" that was going to stopat about 8 bakeries. Sounds like a typical TWC ride, doesn't it? We can pass everything but an eatery! The ride went well and everyone had a sample of some goodies at almost every stop. After about 5 stops, half the group got separated from the other half. Sounds familiar huh? I was riding with John Space for a couple of miles and had asked him why he had his panniers on since

he didn't have much in them, and he
replied,"Just to get a little extra
workout I guess." Little did we
know that we'd find out the real
reason very shortly.

At 11th and Alder, about 3 of our"mini group" were waiting by the curb for some others to catch up. Three vehicles were coming by us but the last one, a pickup, was almost driving on the curb. He "rear ended" John and flipped him up on the grass next to the curb.

He hesitated like he was going to stop and then decided to take off. We got his license number as he went by, and Steve took off after him, riding his bike in hot pursuit. Fortunately John was not hurt. Had it not been for the panniers he may have sustained a broken leg orother injuries when hit from behind. His bike suffered relatively minor damages to the rack and fenders.

The driver in front’ of the hit and run driver had seen the accident in his rear view mirror and joined in the chase. By then the hit and run driver decided to come back to the scene and parked naer the acci- dent. I had gone to a nearby UPS "campus house" and called 911. It really works!

While the driver was arguing outside the truck with Steve about going home to call a lawyer, I reached in and got the ignition keys. He kept telling Steve he was going to get back in his truck and go call his lawyer, and Steve kept telling him, "no you're not." Guess what? He didn't. Instead he tried to walk and then run away. By then UPS security found out what was happen- ing and had 3 students with walkie- talkies keeping track of everything. I waited on the corner to direct police to the scene while Steve and Carol took off on foot after the hit and run driver turned runner. Now if you want to see something funny, you have to see Carol in her cleats trying to chase down a young man with Steve close behind.

The whole scene was fast be- coming a circus as first a motorcycle patrolman came, followed by an aid car, a second motorcycle patrolman, a police car, and about 30 UPS students and 8 Tacoma Wheelmen surrounding this young man. He was arrested for hit and run and drunken driving and taken off to jail.

--Bob Branson

"Close but no cigar," says Todd Litman, lobbyist for the Bicycle Tederation of Washington, of their oill to create a state bicycle coordinator position. "We had the votes but just ran out of time. Our bill never made it to the floor for a vote."

All is not lost, however, due to efforts by the Bicycle Federa- tion of Washington and club members who called the hotline and wrote letters. Our legislators are now much more aware of our needs. We'll have a much easier time next year. Thanks for your help!

--Scott Pierson

TIME TO GET THE
PENINSULA METRIC PUMPED UP

It's time to start planning the Peninsula Metric - a 32 or 64 mile ride around the Kitsap peninsula starting at the Southworth Ferry terminal on Sun. June 8, with an optional camp-out at Manchester State Park the night before.

This year Jim Davis and Jan Mosher have agreed to co-chair this event. They are looking for other interested cyclists to help them. This is an excellent opportunity for new members to learn how to run a major event.

Committee meetings will be held
Thurs. Apr. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Sun.
Apr. 20 at 4:30 p.m. at Jim's house,

1369 Bel Air Rd. N. in Tacoma. An
questions, please call him at 759-5616.
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RAINY-DAY RIDER

The Puget Sound proverb, "If you don't ride in the rain, you don't ride", is not totally unfounded. Granted, we have our share of fine weather, but not every weekend (even in summer) is balmy. Whether or not you will enjoy riding in the rain is greatly dependent upon proper preparation. You need to take into consideration such things as road conditions, traffic, visibility, temperature, and clothing and equipment.

Even if you don't mind riding in the rain, it might be a good idea to ze cover for the first 15 or 20 minutes of a downpour. Underpasses or bridges, store overhangs, gas stations, etc. offer good places for shel- ter. During this initial rainfall, water and road oil mix to provide a very slick surface. After a short washdown, traction should be fine. It also allows you time to determine whether the downpour is going to cease or whether to put on your raingear.

As you pedal down the road, you should keep in mind that wet con- ditions double stopping distances. This, coupled with reduced visibility, makes it all the more imperative to stay alert to increased hazards. / This is also a good time to ride less traveled arterials, if possible.

Rain during even mildly cold weather can spell disaster for the cyclist in the form of hypothermia. The evaporative cooling of the body “A causes rapid chilling that can cause a threat to your life. Raingear can| /\ provide protection from such conditions. However, if conditions deter- é jorate to very wet and cold, a ride home is good advice. Tre

How you dress for wet weather cycling will ultimately be best decided ~—_ by trial and error. There is no perfect solution. Cyclists tend to mix and match raingear until they have narrowed it down to what they feel comfortable with. One of the best resources you can use is other cyclists. Ask their ideas and incorporate them into a rainy day ward- robe that works best for you. My personal preference for raingear is a well ventilated rain jacket, gloves, gaiters, and rubber shoe covers.

You might also want to add nylon rain pants for an inexpensive starter set. ei recently invested in a gore-tex jacket so I can use it both as a rain jacket and windbreaker, which is one of the advantages of gore-tex,

I have one word on rain equipment for bikes...FENDERS! They are

<thwhile and necessary. Not only do they keep a lot of water and mud .-£ your legs, chest, and back, fenders also aid in keeping water off the chain, headset, and bottom bracket. Second only to my rubber shoe covers,

I cherish my fenders.

Whatever route you take for your next ride, make sure you include a
little something for a rainy day.

---Terry King

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