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NEWSLETTER

TWC 1989 OFFICERS
PRESIDENT .... DIANE LISTER 752-8636
VICE PRES. BOB MYRICK 473-7455

SECRETARY ... (position open)
TREASURER JOYCE CLIFFORD 759-2393
Fit TOURING CAPT SUE GIVEN 565-0535
PcG. Ror 99555 MEMBERSHIP. PHYLLISLAY 759-1816
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Fram your vice-presioent, Boo Myrick...

Since becoming a member of TWC, two of my friends have been seriously injured on their bikes. One friend violated the
laws of physics on a 90 degree turn. the result being a severely fractured arm. My other friend was run down by an
errant motorist on a highway shoulder that appeared to be a very safe bike route. The result in this case was a fractured
pelvis, back damage and more.

Recently, | saw an article in Triathalon Today entitled “On Being Spattered and Knowledge Therefrom.” It has occurred to

me that there may be another, less painful method of learning: using the experience of others. There were four pieces of
advice 1n the article:

1. Wear a helmet. Feel ashamed of yourself and your friends if you ever, ever ride without a helmet. Last year, | got to

See a motorcyclist on our Peninsula Metric Ride route who splattered his bare head into the pavement. Having ants in
your brain tissue can be fatal.

2. Learn the importance of uninsured.‘under insured materist ceverage (UM). \t is cheap and available through your personal automobile insurance company. UM coverage acts as the other guy's liability insurance if he has none and as Supplemental insurance if he does not have enough. It usually applies to you in case some idiot in a car runs over you while you're on your bike. You should get at least $100,000 of UM coverage. Ask to be sure, but virtually all UM policies cover you if you are injured in or by any motor vehicle.

3. Learn the impartance ef medical payments coverage \f you have no other medical insurance, # you don't have salary insurance. or if you don't have about six to twelve months of sick leave. get at least $25,000 of this stuff because it 1s cheap, too. It acts as a protective type of insurance which pays up to the policy limit for your medical expenses without regard to fault. Most of the time, it can be used for living expenses between the time of your injury and your return to work. Ask to be sure if it covers lost wages. Mine covers from the fifth week to the fiftieth week of the injury. When you are unable to work, this stuff is very valuable. If you have loved ones at home, consider the accidental death coverage in your automobile coverage. It will apply if you are killed by a vehicle whether biking, walking, or running. (continued on page three)

RIDES AND ACTUVETIES -
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Cross Country Ski Dav — Suneay, February Sth

Ski in Snoqualmie area. You need ski area fee -- can rent skis here or there. Lunch available at lodge. For information, call Bob Myrick at 593-8212 work or 473-7455 home.

Eric Eaton 1s leading a ride every Sunday for mountain bikers. The meeting place 1s Northwest Bikes at 14104 Pacific Avenue. For more information call Eric at 537-4688.

Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19 will be the weekend of
the annual Millersylvania Camping trip. Ride will be 50 miles
each day with a ride difficulty of 2 or 3. Call Steve and Phyllis
Lay, 759-1816. ~

Rides every Saturday morning at 8:30 Meet at Dunkin Donuts,
6th and Howard. Rides approx. 60 miles - various routes: Gig
Harbor, Pt. Orchard, Yelm, Auburn, riding the back roads.
Melody Mayer 265-6087.

TWC February Meckes>
Tuesday, February 21, 1989 7pm
South End Neighborhood Center
7802 S. “L”, Tacoma

Program: Slide show presentation by Steve
and Phyllis Lay of their trip to China.

February Ride Notes

Celebrate the opening of the 1989 Bicycle season by rid-

ing the Chilly Hilly on Bainbridge Island. Join other TWC members for a 6am car-avan to Winslow for an early start, or come any time on Sunday, February 26th. This event is aptly named, for the weather can be chilly and the route hilly, $0 come prepared. If you don’t feel quite ready yet, join Greg Gremier far a Chilly Hilly Warmup on Sat., Feb. 11th.

This year's first camping trip is March 18 and 19 to Millersylvania State Park. Bring your cold-weather gear and campfire stories on this annual trip. Brrrrr!

1989 L.A.W. National Series Patches.

Increase your riding mileage and earn your 1989 LAW. National Series Patches as vou go! Colortul LAW. patches celebrating cycling in America are your reward as you complete rides of 25, 50, 75 and 100 miles (and/or

__™100kem). The patches form quarters of an oval and present
cycling scenes on a map of America. They must be earned on
rides sponsored by L.A.W.-affiliated clubs, such as TWC, and
may be purchased from the club for $2 each.

TWC will offer two series of monthly rides so you can be
Sure to get the complete set. Our first series will begin in
February and culminate with a century in June just in time
for summer riding. The second series will begin in May.

Our first Quarter Century will begin at 10am, Sunday,
February 12, 1989 at the Dunkin Donuts at 6th and Howard.
Join us and start earning your 1989 patches!

--Sue Given, Tour Captain

Easy pace - frequent stops to catch up and regroup.
10 - 13 mph

2 Moderate pace - occasional stops to catch up and
regroup. 13- 16 mph

Steadv pace - limited stops. Cue sheets or maps
provided 13 - 16 mph

Fast pace - very limited stops Cue sheets or maps
provided. 16+ mph

HARO KNOCKS continued from page 1.

4. if yeu are riding solo, hight yourself up hke a Christmas free. Consider one of those big flags. They look funy, but that’s the idea. Maybe the inattentive motorist will look at you. Wear a reflective vest, even during daylight hours. Attach a flashing yellow strobe light on you or on your bike. They weigh about four ounces. That's a lot lighter than a four thousand pound truck wrapped around your seat post.

All of this advice presumes that you have at least some good Major medical insurance coverage. Conventional disability coverage is expensive and usually is loopholed with exceptions and qualifications. My friend who fractured his arm (without being hit by a car, fortunately) had good major medical insurance coverage. There is obviously an opportunity here for insurance companies to offer appropriate bike insurance coverage for those of us who wish to protect ourselves from road accidents.

That's it for this month. Three people got hurt and | learned
something. Hopefully, none of us will have to experience
these things first hand.

President's Weekend Tour February 18-20

We're going to Seattle again...

We'll be leaving UPS at-11am on Saturday, Feb. 18. Our route wall be via Bremerton and the Seattle Ferry, and we will again stay at the American Youth Hostel in Seattle. While in Seattle, you can either tour downtown areas (Pioneer Square or Westlake Mail) or take a bike tour of various bicycle shops-- your choice. On Monday, Feb. 20, we ll return to Tacoma Via Vashon Island. (There will be an option of returning on Sunday for those who don't have a 3 day weekend.)

{ will need to finalize the AYH reservations by Feb. 10 so
please call me by that date. If you have never been to an
AYH, they do have specific rules about bedding, hours, etc. if
you need to discuss these just give me a call-- Jim Davis,
759-56 16.

Foothill Rails-to-Traiis Oinner and Auction
March 23, 1989 6:30pm
Mountaineers Clubhouse, 2302 N. 30th St., Tacoma
$20 per person $35 per couple

urther information about this dinner will appear in next

onth’s newsletter, but Foothills Rails-to- Trails is
equesting donations of items or services to be auctioned at
his event right now. If you have items or services to
donate to this cause, please call Bea Frederickson at
922-7582 home or 566-5076 work.

Wanted: Typist/Secretary to assist your Board in preparing correspondence to others. This might consist of one to five letters per month. Word Processor skills would be helpful. This volunteer work 1s not our Board Secretary position which is still unfilled. Age and sex irrelevant. Call Bob Myrick at 593-8212 or 4735-7455 for interview.

For Sale: 23" Shogun 2000 18-speed touring bike. 2
years old with front and rear racks. Excellent condition.
$350.00 Call Colleen Powell, 565-8855.