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TOURING CAPTS..STEVE & PHYLLIS LAY
NEWSLETTER

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

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND (Nov. 27-28-29)

This year the Tacoma Wheelmen are going.to visit Seattle on our Thanks- giving weekend tour. We'll leave Tacoma on Friday Nov.27th. at 9 a.m.and ride to Seattle. On Saturday, we'll enjoy a bi- cycle tour of the Seattle area as well as some of the local sites. Then on Sun- day, we'll take a ferry boat ride on our return to Tacoma.

We'll be staying at the new American
Youth Hostel near Pike Place Market in
Seattle. This will allow us to visit
the market, the Seattle Aquarium, and
the waterfront. You've never seen Sea-
ttle if you haven't seen it the TWC way.

The weekend will cost $10 per night
plus meals. You'll also need to pack a
sleeping bag.

We have room for 10 to 15 people, so
please reserve your spot by calling Sue
Given 565-0535 or Jim Davis 759-5616.

...-JIM DAVIS 759-5616
848-3714
878-5465
565-0535
759-1816

Our club is in need of people willing to take positions of leadership. Our current elected officers have served for two years and some members of our board have served for 5 or more years. These people have given much to our club--to each of us. It's time for each of us to consider what we can give to the club. The club survives because of the people who serve on committees and lead rides. The glue which holds it all together is the board. The board brings the ideas, the organization, the enthusiasm to our club. Each of us should give serious thought to our role in the TWC. If you feel you can give more of yourself, please step forward--volunteer!

• - CHRISTMAS PARTY...We'll have our annual
• - Christmas ride, dinner, and Christmas
• - tree light ride on Sunday, Dec. 13th.
• - It has been rumored that Santa Claus and
• - his reindeer are planning to join us this
• - year.
• - TURKEY CHASE...This event has been can-
• - _ celled.

‘Rides and Activities

Sundav d Halloween ride Steve & Phyllis
ia Ae NBs Gedat and Potluck 739-1816
Tuesday : Jim Davis
11/3 759-5616
Thursday : Banquet Committee Diane Lister
1/5 m. Meeting 752-8636
Sat/Sun N.W, Calendar
11/7-8 Meeting
Saturday TCC 19th & Mildred Jim Davis
11/7 By Bus Stop 759-5616
Winchell’s Phyllis' Birthday Phyllis Lay
6th & Junnett Ride to Puyallup 759-1816
Winchell's Josh King
(by Sprinker Center) 474-7698
Tuesday Jim Davis
11/17 759-5616
Saturday f People’s Bank Diane Lister
24th and Pacific 752-8636
UPS Fieldhouse Jim Davis
North 11th & Union 759-5616
Winchell’s Steve & Phyllis
26th & Pearl (Westgate) 759-1816
Three day trip to Sue Given
Seattle. Stay at new 565-0535
AYH. Call for details. Jim Davis
759-5616
Winchells
6th and Junett
Dunkin’ Donuts Ride around Kathy Davis
6th & Howard Mason Lake. Hilly. 475-1839
(Skyline Park & Ride) Bring lunch. Greg Torfin
537-5823
NOTICE!!
Ride Codes For Ride Schedule Your ride logs are due!
#1 EASY PACE: Frequent stops for riders to We need to get your ride logs by Nov—
catch up and regroup. 10-13 miles per hour. ember 4th. Send to:

Steve & Phyllis Lay
1320 N. Cedar
Tacoma, Wa 98406

#2 MODERATE PACE: Occasional stops to catch up
and regroup. 13-16 miles per hour.
#3 STEADY PACE: Limited stops. Maps will be pro-
vided. 15-18 miles per hour. If sent to the club P.O. Box, label
the envelope ATIN: TWC RIDE LOGS

In retrospect, this last summer was a very memorable one. The two days of rain occured on STP and again on the three day weekend of the Fourth of July. You would think that by now I've learned better than to clean the tandem up for STP. Deep regret usually occurs at about Longview. Even the traditional roses had to be bathed, but we handily disposed of the front wheel somewhere between Portland and Kelso so someone else had that Job. | hate cleaning wheels!

We were late this year getting our first 100 mile day. That psychological barrier was to be overcome Daffodil weekend, but due to hill advoidance, we ended up six miles short. Another attempt in the Tri-Cities failed when we volunteered to be the Sunshine Committee, providing entertainment for Damon in the emergency room of the hospital after the failure of a spectacular acrobatic attempt on his bicycle. | will refrain from the full details here as | do not want any of you to try this feat at home. Even professionals seem to have pro- blems when the front wheel locks.

Then of course, there was TOSRV. Four of us on two tandems created mass confusion entertaining the otherwise respectable group. Due to short legs, | was the only stable one of the quartet, always riding stoker position on the Melton. You never knew where to find the other three. | would like to thank Tony for one of my two U-turn tip-overs that | experienced this year. I've finally learned to remove both feet from the toe clips during this maneuver. This seems to be more condusive to last minute bail-outs and eliminates the embarrass- ment of laying in the middle of the road with a very large bicycle strapped between your legs. Awkward to say the least. Also, Lisa, | promise never to unhook the top of your bathing suit ever again if you'll just come home. TOSRV is just one of many rides we'll be asked not to participate in again, PLEASE.

Ilearned new dimensions of tandem riding during the summer. Who could forget the live demonstation of the effectiveness of the Phil Wood disc brake. This occurred during the last twenty feet of a fast descent in front of an ominous stop sign. Thanks only to toe clips, | didn't change the Taylor into a Counterpoint. Then there was the high point of my whole career. Riding the sea wall at Point Defiance. Given the option, this would not have been at the top of my must-do-list, but after the fact | found it very exhilarating. Maybe we could include it in aclub ride. This should be attempted only on high tide however, so careful planning is a must.

Summer is but a memory and the great fall riding must
come to an end soon. | have but one request for winter.
Let's find dry warm places to start our cold wet rides.
Once again we have come full spectrum and it’s time to
start bitching about those damned parking lots that
seem to be a tradition with the T.W.C.

Bob Patton
Fort Worth Bicycling Association newsletter

I was struck one day by the simultaneous occurrence of a broke spoke, wheel squeal, and derailleur failure. Was there rhyme or reason for this? Was it poetic justice?

A careful analysis has revealed that something strange is
going on, perhaps due to a bilaterally symmetrical creature
operating a two-wheel deal. At any rate, one who rides is
in for double trouble.

It starts with all those funny little noises our machines are subject to—usually a hint of something more to come. In addition to the aforementioned wheel squeal, there is link clink, crank clank, rack clack, bottom bracket racket, and the more disturbing cone groan. Sometimes a simple application of a lubricant will end these problems, but beware of over-application which may result in grease release.

Some ills are mostly cosmetic. Among these are bag sag,
bar tar, light blight, water bottle mottle, grim rim, and tool
kit grit.

The serious difficulties include such things as bad pad,
pump slump, lame frame, sew-up blow up, queer gear, the
automotive look-alike fender bender, and most serious of
all, the dreaded tire fire.

—<, RUNS TTMIS sie WAY.

The following article is reprinted without permission
from a club's newsletter, possibly Vancouver's. It is sub-
mitted by John Kelley so all lawsuits should be referred
to him directly.)

This puzzle includes 'Clicks!"' Yes, that's right, "Clicks!"

Hey out there in cycleville. Any of you remember when a super quiet bike was a status symbol, and we all spent extra moolah to ensure complete, wonderful silence?

So what is this latest fad people are throwing their
money away on? Spending big samolians in order to
hear obnoxious noises?

Qick!! Whap!! Snap!! Buzzzz!! Taking off from a stoplight ona club ride sounds like an Iranian Egg Beaters Festival!

So what do you guys with your (click) index shifters, Look (whap-snap) pedals, and poorly adjusted (buzzzz) SIS systems want? Noise is what you've got! Your bikes drive me nuts. You want noise and cacophony? go fora ride with your President (if he shows up)—little noise. Or for a ride with the ex-President cum Ride Cap- tain—drone, drone, drone. Or call the Editor—BIG noise. Better yet, try some freeway shoulder riding to make your bike sound quieter.

What is this love affair with clicking, whacking, and saw-
ing sounds? You say it shifts better? Nuts! Can't you
even shift gears for yourselves? Get a beach bike. . . like
no gears, yuh know?

| have a clever way to save big bucks and still be ac- cepted into the clicking whap group. Just stand in front of a mirror and practice saying “click'' without moving your lips. This way you can ride with a group without suffering from the “Don't you have an index shifting system yet" complex, but still can enjoy riding alone without listening to annoying noises.

Imitating a Look pedal insertion should be easier,

because no one is looking as they wobble around get-

ting started when you mouth "Whap!"

Got the idea?

All you racket-eers, take your clickers and whap-

snappers and sit on em—everybody else, send me the “money | saved you, OK? Maybe | could afford some

clothes pins and a deck of cards for my wife's bike.

... Scotty Richardson

age ° °
Quitting Bicycling
by James Brooks

I know, you're probably like me. You've tried to quit bicycling but you couldn’t do it. You know you should. You have good intentions. You're concerned about your family life (or lack thereof). You tried. You've no doubt asked yourself, ‘“What went wrong?” Well, I can tell you. Bicycling is a lot like dieting. Basically, the same rules apply. Have you ever known someone who was bent on losing weight? Just try to remember: how did they go about it? Did they just quit eating all of the good things, cold turkey? No more cream pies? No more chocolate malts? And then, after a few days, they went on an eating binge and gained about fifty pounds? I’ll bet that’s what happened.

Well, the same thing happens to bicyclists who try to quit pedalling. I know from personal experience, and examples are all around us. Lon Haldeman? Sure, he tries to quit bicycling—all of the time. But with what success? As you know, he isn’t obeying his body’s biorhythms. He denies them. And with what result? Binge city, that’s what! That’s why he rides clear across the continent. Just like the dieter who falls off the wagon and eats everything in sight, the bicyclist who tries to quit gets a compulsion to ride every road in sight. He just can’t ride enough. That’s the real explanation for ultra-marathon riding. We marath- onists really don’t want to ride. We don’t like to ride. We want to quit. But we can’t. We just keep falling off the wagon because we're going about it all wrong.

So, what's the solution? It’s simple. Indulge yourself. Go ahead: ride around the block when you get the urge. Go to the store. Ride downtown. Don’t repress it: ride a little, give in to your body’s demands. Obey those biorhythms! And think about the alternative if you fall off the wagon. Do you really want to ride from California to New York in ten days?

<@y BICYCLE USA News

Bicycle Investments

by John Cornelison
L.A.W. Administrator

Bicycling is inherently a sport for individualists. Because
cyclists are self-sufficient and solely responsible for making
it to their destinations, they do not feel compelled to
belong to a team.

Cyclists, however, find reasons to work together: to educate, to train and ride together, to defend and advance our right to the road, and to socialize. This helps explain our country’s healthy structure of over 1,000 bicycle clubs.

Yet, to make it tick requires volunteers. Think of your
first days of cycling. Who helped you? Those who had the
support of a well-organized club undoubtedly appreciate
the help they received. Today, consider volunteering to
help your local club.

The task can be as simple as helping a few friends get into bicycling. Give them a few brochures and let them know about the resources offered by your club and the League of American Wheelmen. Having done that, you've already volunteered and helped bicycling!

Many think volunteering requires special expertise anda formal commitment of time. Some positions certainly do, but there are many ways to help even without making major time commitments. If you have an afternoon or evening free, give your local club a call, or take your own initiative and propose a manageable project to the club. Start out small to see if you enjoy it and can find more time for it.

Never feel guilty for not doing enough, though. Just
carrying those brochures around and gently recommend-
ing us to your friends is an easy task that does not require
much time, but is still very valuable.

—BICYCLE USA News

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1987 Ride Dates and Mileages

11/8—46 2/28—33

11/9—21 3/1—10

11/15—21 3/7—46

11/16—21 3/8—65

11/22—42 3/14—65

11/23—20 3/15—58

11/28-30—109 3/21-22—104

11/28—25 3/22—33

11/30—22 3/28—31

12/6—15 3/29—70

12/7—25 4/4—10

12/13—21 4/5—64

12/14—25 4/11—35

12/20—10 4/12—Old Daffodil Loop
12/21—14 4/18—New Daffodil Loop
12/28—13 4/19—63

1/1—17 4/25—21

1/3—37 4/26—Daffodil Classic
1/11—26 5/2—52

1/17—60 5/3—Lewis County
1/18—15 5/9—63

41/24—42 5/9—32

1/25—28 5/10—87

2/1—18 5/16—14

2/7—63 5/17—Headwater Century
2/8—26 5/17—Two-County Century
2/14—46 5/17—2

2/15—37 5/21—12

2/21—29 5/23-25—Orcas, NBTS

2/22—Chilly Hilly 5/23-25—Tandem Rally

5/28—11 8/8—110 5/3027 8/8—80 5/31—62 8/9—Variable 6/4—14 8/13—14 6/6—26 6/15—-57, 6/7—Peninsula Metric" 8/16—76 6/11—14 8/20—12 6/13—35 8/22—Variable 6/14—54 8/235—57 6/18—14 8/27—10 6/19-20—STP 8/29—27 6/21—39 8/30—50 6/25—14 9/5-7—Variable 6/27—71 9/511 6/28—26 9/1010 7/210 9/12-13—Packwood 160 119-9 9/15-15 7/1143 9/1959 7/12—89 9/20—18 7/16—14 9/21—Yelm Metric 7/18—22 9/26—? 7T/A9—111 9/2775

Tiel ie 10/3—105 1/2310 ~ 10/3-5—NBT5 165 7/25—56 10/5—51 7/26—80 10/11—53 7/30—11 10/12—53 7/31-8/2—TOSRV 235 10/17—? 8/6—14 10/18—28 8/7-9—STV 210 10/24—46

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Board of Directors
Nominations

Nominations are now being accepted for L.A.W. board of directors’ seats in the following regions: Region 2, Mid- Atlantic (N.Y., N.J., P.R.); Region 4, Coastal (Md., D.C., Va., W.Va., N.C.); Region 8, Illinois; Region 10, South Central (Okla., Ark., La., Texas); and Region 15, North- western (Idaho, Ore., Wash., Alaska). League members are encouraged to nominate worthy individuals for these positions.

Regional directors attend two board meetings a year and usually serve on L.A.W. committees. They form the gov- erning body of L.A.W., deciding on short- and long-term goals, voting on policy statements, initiating new pro- grams, overseeing L.A.W.’s expenditures, and participat- ing in the direction of hired staff. Depending on individual time constraints and interest, board members devote vary- ing amounts of time to the league. Their expenses are covered by the organization.

A nominating committee will review all nominations and choose candidates who have a knowledge of bicycling concerns, are involved in bicycling organizations, and have been L.A.W. volunteers before. The nominating committee is eager to find individuals with backgrounds in business, public relations, law, and non-profit organiza- tions to lend their experience to the league.

Nominations will be accepted until October 31 and should be addressed to: Nominating Committee, L.A.W., Suite 209, 6707 Whitestone Rd., Baltimore, MD 21207.

—BICYCLE USA News

The time for the banquet is quickly app- roaching (late Jan or early Feb) and Diane Lister has volunteered to serve as chairman for this event. She would like to work with a committee of new volunteers. If you've never worked on the banquet before and would like to give it a try (it really is fun!) give her a call at 752-8636 or join Diane and the 5 new volunteers already signed up at their meeting on Thursday,’ Nov. 5th. at 7230 p.m, (Diane's se- 4110 N. 13th.)

The banquet need
-your slides of
events.
(label them with your name and identify
the activity if you can)
-ideas, stories for awards: both
serious and fu
-your reservati
newsletter for
Contact a commit member
questions or comments.
Diane Lister 752-8636
Karen Whitney Bobbie Wentworth
_, Stan Kieszling Paula Napier
Connie Torfin

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