sss GREG GRENIER ——_752-4348

+s BOB MYRICK —_ 473-7455
.JOANNA JOHNSON 927-7569
.. JOYCE CLIFFORD 759-2393
TOURING CAP’T .. DIANE TAYLOR 759-4971
.PHYLLIS LAY 759-1816

Tacoma Wheelmen's Club
P.O. Box 99555
Tacoma Wa 98499-0555

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Imagine being able to ride a recreational
trail from Centralia all the way to
Cosmopolis in Grays Harbor County...

Imagine a trail connecting the Tri-Cities
with Spokane...

TWE ANNUAL CLUB
BANQUET

Saturday, February 3, 1990

Imagine riding your bike throughout

Washington State on trails designed for Social Hour 6:00 pm

the use of hikers, bicyclists, horse riders... Dinner 7:15 pm

This may some day be a possibility, and in some Program 8:00 pm

areas of our state already is a reality. Many of O’Callahan’s Restaurant

the best potential trails are abandoned railroad La Quinta Motel Inn right-of-ways and can become public trails 1425 27th Street East

through the work of organizations such as the (East 27th and Portland Ave) Washington State Chapter of the Rails-to-Trails : : oe Conservancy. At our February TWC club (Last minute reservations may be a possibility - meeting Fred Wert will fill us in on the work of call Jim Davis 759-5616.)

the Conservancy, and will share with us a

spectacular video highlighting rail trails and
their development. Don’t miss this meeting -
Tuesday, February 20, 7:00 PM at the South

End Neighborhood Center (7802 South L). INSIDE THIS ISSUE Help us dream of the fatare that may be Greater Seattle Bicycle Expo oursim Washiasion State: Overnight Cycling Trip Planned

TWC Business - Mini-Minutes
Oregon Rides Calendar

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RIDE CODE
#1 Basy pecs - frequent stops to cateh up and regroup. 10-13 mph

#3 Steady pace - limited stops. Cue sheets or map provided. 13-16 mph #4 Fast pas - very limited stops. Cue sheets or maps provided. 16+ mph

739-2800

Have you tried calling the Rideline?

In addition to to a listing of club activities that are here in our newsletter, the Rideline gives us an opportunity to add rides not already on the schedule, and get the word out to other riders. The Rideline can also serve as a way to get messages to Club officers, or ask questions about the club. Leaving a message after the beep really will get you a response (although it might take a few days). Give the Rideline a try today - 759-2800.

TWC Board Meeting Mini-Miautes

is new feature in our newsletter will help keep all our members up to date on the business of the lub. (This should also help us minimize the

board member if you have questions, and
remember that all board meetings are open to any
lub member who might like to attend.

esday, January 9, 1990

i. We will continue our affiliation with Bikecentennial (at a st of $50). We receive their magazine - The Bike Report, ip art, and the Bicycle Forum newsletter.

2. We will continue our affiliation with the AYH (American
outh Hostels), allowing us to plan club tripsto youth
hostels (Membership cost - $10)

B. Greater Seattle Bike Expo - table top space was sold out.
he board agreed to pay the additional funds to reserve a
booth. We will publicize our Daffodil Classic, the Peninsula
(Metric, and membership in our club.

4.Proposed that we purchase 2 tiles for the Foothills Trail $100 each) - one in the club’s name and one in the name of Jack Williams as our memorial for him.

5. Tabled - the consideration of purchasing a brick for the
ew National Bicycle Center in Redmond.

6. Position statements were agreed upon for the Bicycle [Federation of Washington to use in their lobbying efforts during this legislative season. We agreed with their support of the gas tax (with a certain portion still going to the trails fund), agreed with their support of a statewide mandate for bicycle safety education, with the stipulation that it be designed by those knowledgeable about bicycle safety, and e opposed any push for a mandatory helmet law for bicyclists. While we strongly encourage the use of bicycle helments, we were unwilling to state that it be mandatory ‘or ail.

. The Bicycle Federation of Washinton (BFW) is
eorganizing through a bylaws change so that every
affiliated club will have a representative on the total board.
jane Lister volunteered to represent the TWC at this time
an immediate rep was needed since the BFW meeting was
eduled for Jan. 21.

8. Earty returns of the TWC Membership survey were in
land they were previewed by the board. A complete
compilation of results will be done, so that plans can be
made for the future of our club.

9, The February board meeting will include the budget
process for Jan through June of 1990. Anyone with budget
equests or suggestions should come to that meeting, or get
word to a board member.

The Tacoma Whelmen’s Club has a new address!
All our new literature, registration forms, and our
newsletter will carry the new address:

Tacoma Wheelmen’s Club
PO Box 112078
Tacoma, WA 98411

By the way - if any of you should change your address please notify the club right away. We do get address corrections from the post office, but it means we pay three times to mail your newsletter, and your newsletter is delayed a lot. Keep up with club news by notifying us of any change of address.

New club rosters have been printed and will be
available to any member who would like a copy.
Pick yours up at the Banquet or at the February
club meeting. If you’re not able to attend either of
those events, you may get a copy by calling Greg
Grenier 752-4348.

In January we were able to give you the 1990 Rides Calendar for Washington. We now have the Calendar of Rides planned for the state of Oregon. All of our members willing to travel a little further for their rides now have one more source of ride information. Enjoy your riding this year!

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GREATER SEATTLE
e BIKE EXPO

Plans are underway for the TWC booth at the Seattle Bike Expo. We will be taking pre- registrations for the Daffodil Classic and the Peninsula Metric, giving out information about our club, and selling 1990 Daffodil Classic T-shirts! For those of you who like to be first with the latest in hot T-shirts, you won’t want to miss this early opportunity to buy yours ($9.00 at the Expo). The shirts will be available in black or white with a 4 color neon design. They promise to be hott

Volunteers are needed to work in our booth,
including set-up on Friday, Feb. 23 and
break-down on Saturday, Feb. 24. (Show hours are
Friday, Feb 23, 2 - 8 PM and Saturday, Feb. 24,
10 AM - 6 PM) By having several volunteers at a
time, everyone will have some time to get out and
see the other exhibitors at the show. If you’d like
to help out, call Diane Lister at 752-8636 or at
564-1422, and let her know which day and what
hours you’d be available.

-_

THE 2ND ANNUAL
GREATER SEATTLE BICICLE EXPO/90
Fri, Feb 23, 2pm - 8pm
Sat, Feb 24, 10am - 6pm
Northwest Rooms - Seattle Center

A ion - $3.00 (free to those pre- registered for Chilly Hilly) The Expo will include: he latest products and services from area bicycle shops. A. chance to register for the major rides of the jpeoming season.

orums on safety and educational issues.
ood people watching and a great "bikie

heryl Marek, co-holder of the women’s tandem ross-country record, will go for the women’s 24

Credit Card Users unite... we'll be putting them to good use. The Tacoma Wheelmen’s Club invites you to “spend money . . . the easy way.” Join the TWC on President’s Day Weekend on a light weight credit card camping trip. We plan to cycle to Poulsbo for a fun filled one-nighter, staying at the Evergreen Motel. Note: This is a two day trip, so even if you don’t have Monday off you can still join in the fun.

Leave: Saturday, February 17, at 9:30 AM from
Dunkin Donuts at 6th and Howard.

Accommodations: Evergreen Motel (Poulsbo’s
best!)

Return: Sunday, February 18.

Rumor has it that TWC will be providing a sag
wagon for this trip. We have also heard that during
the winter many club riders will require Monday,
Feb 19, for recovery and hot tubbing at home.

RSVP to Jim Davis 759-5616.

The time has come to move ahead with planning for the Fifteenth Annual Daffodil Classic. Our co-chairmen, Greg Grenier and Steve Lay have already started laying the ground work. Now is the time for club members to come forth as volunteers to continue with the work. Their first committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Feb 1, 7:30pm at Greg’s house (3715 N Shirley). To join this committee just show up, or give one of them a call. (Greg 752-4348, or Steve 759-1816). There are plenty of jobs to do, don’t be shy!

We have one volunteer, Karen Whitney, to co-chair the STP checkpoint in Spanaway, but she’d love to have another person or two to share the job. Acting as liasons to Cascade’s STP committee, signing up volunteers to work the days of the event, and generally being in charge are the duties. A little bit of work, and a lot of fun can be yours if you want to help our involvement in this big event be a smash success once again. Call . Karen 565-2742, or Greg Grenier 752-4348 to volunteer.

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NEWSLETTER

THIS ISSUE
Club meeting--Czechoslovakia--Page 1.
Pierce County pumps the pedals--Page 1.

TACOMA WHEELMEN’S CLUB
PO BOX 112078
TACOMA, WA 98411

CZECHOSLOVAKIA
_ BICYCLES TO OUR
CLUB MEETING

Just six months after the
revolution leading to its
independence, Club members Bill
and Ruth Daugherty toured
Czechoslovakia on their bicycles.

From April to June, 1991 they
spent six weeks in the Country,
dividing their time equally between
the East and West.

This was the eleventh trip to
Europe for Bill and Ruth, who
started their touring with TWC in
the 1970s.

Enjoy the Daugherty’s
presentation of their trip at our
monthly Club meeting, Tuesday,
February 19, 1991. We meet at
the Oakland Community Center,
'020 South 3ist Street, at 7:00
pm.

Monthly ride schedule--Page 2.
Around The Wheel--Page 3.

Nepal in October--Page 3.

Probike Northwest ’91--Page 4.

Come APrPCAR Es

Bicycles and legislation--Page 5.

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Vice-President Pe jee eee | cas | ee | Touring Cay
Jon Turnipseed Bob Myrick Joanna eae Joyce Clifford
565-8654 473-T455 927-7569 759- ZEE) le

WILL PUSH BICYCLING
AS THE WAY TO GO

by Bob Myrick

On December 28th, the Pierce County Council passed a resolution to promote public pedaling as a way to battle air pollution, traffic congestion, energy consumption, and enhance personal health and fitness. As you know, the purpose of TWC is to promote and develop safe bicycling for — recreation, health, and as an alternate form of transportation. Amazing! The County’s program is the same as ours.

The Council. resolution designates Pierce County as a “bicycling community”, and provides for a _ series of promotional programs by the health and parks departments to encourage people to pedal.

The resolution commits the

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Phyllis Lay Wm. Hoehne |
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county to make its roads more bicycle friendly. The Council resolution promises to make bicycling amenities an important consideration in road construction projects, traffic engineering andi parks and trails projects.

The County has received al
$25,000.00 grant from a
Department of Ecology program!
designed to reduce motor vehicle}

emissions. The County will use|
the grant to:
ePublish an informational

booklet aimed at local companies with over 100 employees. The booklet describes the corporate benefits of bicycle commuting. *Contract with a member of TWC to present commuting-by- bicycle seminars to schools and businesses. Jan. Wieser has signed a contract to present the seminars from February through May. (Continued on page 3)

February, 199,

GO _ ‘RIDES AND ACTIVITIES ~ G®
Questions about rides or activities? Call the leader! a

McDonald’s “Whatever Diane wants Diane Taylor
N. 21st & Pearl Street to do.” 759-4971

Jim Davis
759-5616

15-20 | McDonald’s Coffee Break Ride
N. 2ist & Pearl Street :
Jon Turnipseed
565-8654

Tues - - Joyce Clifford’s Home Board Meeting
2/5 3811 North Madison

9:00 20-30 _ | McDonald’s Gig Harbor for
a6 N. 21st & Pearl Street Breakfast

9:00 30-35 Sumner Library Ride to the “Sunbreak Jon Turnipseed si 10 1116 Fryar Cafe” for Breakfast 565-8654

ist Interstate Bank Cross Country Ski Trip Louis Boitano
= 8: aoa Tacoma Mall Kachees Lake 922-6156
Sun Victor Falls School Poker Run--$5.00 fee. Bob Myrick
2/17 (Call Bob for details) Puyallup Valley 473-T455
Mountain Bike Club.
Sun 9:00 25 Thunderbird Smoke “Fast Cruising with Marty Robertson

2/17 AM Shop. 72nd & Waller. | Marty.” 531-3197

Jim Davis
759-5616

Tues 7:00 Oakland Community TWC Club Meeting Bob Myrick
2/19 PM Center. 4020 S. 31st. Czechoslovakia with -
Bill & Ruth Daugherty.
Fri-Sat Seattle Center Greater Seattle
2/22-2/23 Bicycle Exposition
Sun Carpool Park & Ride Carpool to Chilly
2/24 6:00AM 6th & Skyline Hilly.

Winslow Ferry Area 19th Annual Chilly Cascade Bicycle Club
Hilly. 522-BIKE

McDonald’s Brunch Ride Diane ne Tayler
N. 21st & Pearl Street

Les Gove Park next to 10 Mile Time Trial. Duane Ross
Library. 808 9th S.E. Flat course. Green 939-7492
Aubum. 10:00AM River Bicycle Club.
Start. P.O. Box 1209,

Auburn, WA 98071

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Ride Codes: 1. Easy pace--frequent stops to catch-up and re-group. 10-13 mph. 2. Moderate pace—occasional stops to catch-up and re-group. 13-16 mph. 3. Steady pace--limited stops. Cue sheets or map provided. 13-16 mph. 4. Fast pace--very limited stops. Cue sheets or map provided. 16 + mph. Maps provided for all rides over 35 miles.

TWC NEWSLETTER Page Two February, 1991

People who attend the commuting-by-bicycle seminars mentioned in Bob Myrick’s article on page one, may want to ask Club
members for the best routes to take riding to work. We would like to have several members available for this information who live
in various parts of Pierce County. If you are willing to do this, call Bob Myrick at 473-7455. . .If you want to take your bicycle
to Hawaii, see the Travel section of the January 13th edition of The New York Times. Watch out for the wide-eyed kids slurping
shaved ice. What? You do not have this Sunday edition? Go to the library. Borrow mine. Do something. . .Have you often longed
for one of our monthly rides to go where you want to go? Then long no longer. Call our Touring Captain Diane Taylor(759-
4971 )and tell her you will be a ride leader. . .Karen Whitney will welcome your help at our booth at the Bicycle Exposition at the
Seattle Center on February 22nd and 23rd. Call her at 565-2742. . .Do not forget the annual Chilly Hilly ride on February 24th.
See the ride schedule in this issue for times and phone numbers. . .Sue Given is planning a ‘Ride Around Rainier” for July 8th to
13th. These dates follow the Probike Northwest ’91 and LAW National Raily at Evergreen State College in Olympia, July 3-7. The
‘Ride Around Rainier” includes excellent accommodations and food. If you would like to participate, call Sue at 565-0535. . .We
still need a chairperson for the Daffodil Classic on April 28th in Orting, WA, and a TWC Touring Captain who establishes our
monthly ride schedule with ride leaders. If you are willing to serve, call Jon Turnipseed at 565-8654. . .Rideline is our Club’s phone
answering service for updates on monthly rides or your questions or information about our rides. The number is 759-2800. Leave
a message if you have a question, or listen for changes. We are using AT&T’s answering service. Avail yourself. We are paying

@ Buckley and Carbonado.

for this.

(Continued from page 1)

¢Designate one week in May as
“Bike to Work” week.

The County Parks Department is
working on the engineering of a 25
mile long multipurpose trail along
an abandoned railroad right of way
through the Orting Valley to
Your
Vice-President, Bob, and Jocko
Burks are members of the Pierce
County trails Commission. Their
mission is to assist the County in
developing a County wide trail
system. Bob also serves on the

Pierce County Transportation
Advisory Committee. Their
mission is to develop a

transportation plan which will
include improvements for
bicyclists.

The City of Tacoma is dusting
off its bicycle plan this year.
Pierce Transit is developing a plan
which includes commuting by
bicycle to the Park ’n Ride lots and
transit centers.

It looks like your Vice-President
may have to start pedaling to work.

How about you?
ff

by Pat Harrington

Broaden your outdoor
adventures. Be prepared to have
your life greatly affected. Go to
Nepal in October.

We are planning a 25 day trek to
the Mt. Everest base camp for
October 4-28, 1991. The itinerary
starts in Kathmandu 3 days prior to
obtain a permit. Many optional
side trips are available via foot,
bicycle, pedicab or bus--super
cheap! Last year we rented
bicycles for 50 cents a day. On
October 4th we will leave
Kathmandu by bus for Jeri where
we will begin our trek to Namche
Bazaar. The route is the classic
route used by the first climbers and
trekkers to reach Mt. Everest.
Trek past the Tengboche
Monastery on to Mt. Everest Base
Camp and the Kala Pattar, an
18,000 foot mountain top. Trek
back to Namche Bazaar. Fly from
Lukala to Kathmandu on October
27th.

The trip price is $1450.00,
excluding air fare. This compares
to $2300 to $2500 for commercial
trips.

Trip price

includes airport

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pickup in Kathmandu, bus to Jeri, all trekking expenses(3 hot meals plus treats, portage of gear, use of tents and pads, entry fees and permits, competent guide service with several experienced Sherpas)and return flight from Lukala to Kathmandu.

If you have a sense of humor
and a great zest for life, and can
hike up and down for 10 miles per
day, you are in shape for this trip.

Jim and Pat Harrington are the trek organizers. Jim is a commercial airlines Captain used to lofty heights. Pat is a nurse who specializes in stress management and believes this is the ultimate answer. They will be using the Sherpa Guide Service they trekked with to the Annapurna Sanctuary in the spring of 1989.

The Harringtons can be
contacted at AC206 549-2222, or
write: 1097 13th Lane, Fox Island,
WA 98333.

A $300.00 deposit will guarantee
a reservation, with reservations
limited to 14 participants. Plan
now.

February, 1991

A SUMMER FESTIVAL
OF CYCLING

(The following article was submitted by Jim Lazar, Chairman of the 1991 L.A.W. National Rally.)

THE BICYCLE: VEHICLE FOR A SMALL PLANET will be the theme of Probike Northwest ’O1, sponsored by the BFW, and the League of American Wheelmen’s 1991 National Rally, hosted by the Capital Bicycling Club. Both events will run concurrently July 3-7 at The Evergreen State College in Olympia. Rally Weekend will be a very big cycling event that you won’t want to miss.

Probike Northwest 91, the sixth biennial regional conference on bicycle program development, safety, encouragement and advocacy, will be much larger than previous Probike Northwest conferences, due to the concurrent scheduling with the National Rally, which will draw 500-1000 cyclists from across the country. Probike Northwest °91 will focus on the environmentally benign and healthy nature of the bicycle in a world increasingly affected by mechanized transportation. Even though the Announcement, Registration, and Call for Presenters was just recently released, Probike Northwest ’91 has confirmed or tentatively confirmed the following nationally recognized bicycling experts:

Marcia Lowe, Woridwatch
Institute; author of The Bicycle:
Vehicle for a Small Planet.

John Williams, Bicycle Forum
Magazine.

Alex Sorton, Northwestern
University Traffic Institute.

John Forester, Author, Effective

Cycling.

Gary MacFadden, Executive
Director, Bikecentennial.

Dan Burden, Bicycle Program
Director, Florida DOT.

Peter Lagerwey,
Engineering Department.

Gihon Jordan, traffic engineer,
City of Philadelphia.

Diane Bishop, City of Eugene
Transportation Division.

In addition to “expert”
workshops, the weekend will
include a wide variety of
recreational workshops, _ slide
shows and videos, and
demonstrations of high-wheelers,
HPVs, and other unique cycling
devices. The Effective Cycling
course offered by the L.A.W. will
be offered as part of the National
Rally; anyone wanting to become
certified may take the course and
examination during Rally
Weekend. All Probike Northwest
91 workshops will be held in the
afternoon and evening, leaving
mornings free for recreational
cycling as part of the L.A.W.
National Rally, or for unstructured
interaction among participants.
The Olympia area offers some of
the best on-road and off-road
cycling in the Pacific Northwest.
Bring your road bike and your
mountain bike.

The L.A.W. National Rally is a
four-day event centered on
recreational cycling. The last time
L.A.W. held a national rally in the
Pacific Northwest was 1983, and
rallygoers nationwide are looking
forward to this destination. Up to
15 different rides per day will
depart from the college, ranging
from 10 mile jaunts to a 160 mile
ultra-marathon event on the traffic-
free rural roads around Olympia.
Mountain bike rides will take place
in the Capital Forest, a short ride

Seattle

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from the college campus. On
Saturday night, a Grand Parade of
Cyclists will ride the 6 miles from
the College into Olympia.

Part of Rally Weekend is the National Congress of Cyclists, convened by the L.A.W. on July 3 to discuss national issues of pressing importance to cyclists. Foremost on this year’s agenda will be the reauthorization of the Federal Highway Act, which must be completely rewritten and adopted by Congress this coming year. The Congress is a rare opportunity to interact with fellow cycling activists from across the country.

The weekend will wrap up on
Sunday, July 7 with the Hamm’s
Capital Lakefair Criterium, hosted
by the Capital Bicycling Club.
This is a USCF-sanctioned regional
pone © race offering $2500 in prize

} money to registered
racers, and an
opportunity to
compete in “citizen’s
races” for those not holding USCF
racing licenses. This is a great
spectator event.

One registration fee of $60.00 entitles you to participate in all events of the National Congress of Cyclists, the L.A.W. National Rally, and Probike Northwest. Registering for the L.A.W. National Rally(and joining the L.A.W.)automatically includes admission to Probike Northwest 91; foreign citizens and representatives of government agencies may register strictly for Probike Northwest °91 without a requirement of joining the L.A.W.

This will be a great 5 day
weekend of cycling. If you are

planning to ride STP, a return ride ~
(Continued on page 5)

February, 1991

(Continued from page 4}

to Olympia is scheduled. Other pre-rally and post-rally tours are planned as well, allowing you to package an entire cycling vacation around the L.A.W. National Rally and Probike Northwest "91. Fora complete registration packet for Rally Weekend, call or write the Capital Bicycling Club at P.O. Box 642, Olympia, WA 98507 AC206 956-3321. If you are interested in participating in a workshop as part of Probike Northwest ’91, contact Edi Peleaux, Program Chair, at 632-5026

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN:
1991 WASHINGTON
LEGISLATIVE SESSION

by Joe Ganem, BFW Lobbyist

January 14th marks the
beginning of what most veterans of
state politics affectionately call,
“session” . For bicycle club
members, it represents another
opportunity to attain legislative
goals and increase awareness and
clout in ways that can significantly
affect the activity.

For cyclists, issues such as a
state bicycle program management,
trail creation and maintenance,
helmet use and safety education,
edge striping and facility design,
all compete against other interests.

Tighter money and less expected State revenue is on everyone’s mind; however, the prospects for bicycle issues this year appear to be good for a number of reasons. Last year’s efforts nearly concluded in passage of a bill that most

(™ parties liked. Last minute politics

and other priorities caused the

legislation to die just in sight of its
mark. But it did lay a good
foundation for things to come.

Persistence in politics is critical to a successful outcome. Every year the BFW carries its message to the Hill, its potential for success improves. Now at a time when higher vehicle fuel cost and the environment is on everyone’s mind, cycling is bound to gain greater credibility as a legitimate, cost effective and environmentally safe alternative transportation mode.

To accomplish this would mean
better and safer cycling for sport
and for commuter interest, plus a
healthier lifestyle for the general
populace.

Club members and others around the state are encouraged to become active in the process and help ensure its success. Every member lives in a legislative district with two Representatives and one State Senator. A FREE phone call to your legislator can be the difference between passage of a bill the BFW can support, or defeat of a bill that we need killed. The number to call statewide, 1-800- 562-6000, allows you to leave a brief message for any legislator. In the future, club members will be receiving URGENT ACTION ALERTS requesting their help.

Success goes to those who care
enough to participate, even through
a simple call. Legislators listen to
their constituency. Voters count!

During the upcoming months,
local clubs will be receiving
periodic updates and URGENT
ACTION ALERTS to include in

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their local newsletters. Individuals wanting to receive information directly, and wanting to participate as a part of the BFW grassroots program should fill out the Legislative Effort Information Sheet included in the current issue of the BFW’s The Advocate. Others wanting to participate or join the BFW can write to the organization at: Bicycle Federation of Washington, P.O. Box 1624, Olympia, WA 98507.

If you want to express your
opinion on bicycling issues or have
any questions, you can contact Joe
Ganem at AC206 943-7083.

THE “GOOD OLD DAYS”
RISE AGAIN. . .
WE HOPE

“Tacoma is a wheelman’s
paradise--the most favored spot in
the state for cyclists. Well kept
bicycle paths, a perfect system of
control and interesting rides
spreading in each direction have
made it so. Through the city in
each direction lies the path, a
monument to the men who
conceived the idea of beautifying
the streets and making bicycling
more of a pleasure.”

“Out of the city the paths lead to shadowed nooks, through entrancing groves, a pleasant and everchanging panorama. Past the busy marts where the commercial pulse of Tacoma is beating the paths leading the tourist to the pleasure resorts made famous by their easy access and perfect surroundings. . .”

(Quoted from THE DAILY LEDGER: Tacoma,
Washington, Sunday, March 13, 1898.)

February, 1991