Just wanted to let you know that this bridge is now open. Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving, all!
Month: November 2024
SANDY HOOK SEAL WATCHING
I know that Steve has set this up as a bike ride tomorrow at Sandy Hook but if you want to just come for the seal and bird watching Steve said you are more than welcome. However, he can’t promise you that there will be seals but there are other places to visit on Sandy Hook including the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, observation deck at North Beach, bird watching platform at 9 Gun Battery and a couple of museums. Families and dogs welcome to tour Sandy Hook but remind you our bike insurance only covers you if you sign up. Thanks to Steve for setting this up.
CAR THEFTS
This was posted on the Princeton Freewheelers Facebook page today and the message is don’t leave valuables in your car while you are riding: “Last Friday my car was broken into while my husband and I rode on the tow path from the Scudders Falls Parking lot in West Trenton. 2 credit cards and $$ were stolen from my hidden purse. – they used a tool to trigger my key lock to roll down the windows and it disables the car alarm. State Park Police told us it was most likely work of The Felony Lane Gang. You can Google it. This is an organized gang that targets certain places. The officer said now they are hitting up a lot of the NJ State Parks and look for bikers since they know they will be gone for a while. My break in appeared have several people involved. Since within an hour of us leaving they went over the bridge to Oxford Valley and hit, Best Buy, HD and Dicks all with in 20 minutes of each other. I did get a fraud alert from Chase but PNC never suspected fraud. The police are pursuing store cameras since they can use facial recognition. HARD lesson to learn but I did and won’t keep any possessions in my car again while biking/hiking, etc. I wanted to pass this on so people are aware. And it’s now creepy to know we were being watched!!”
Free Training App
For all of you lovers of indoor trainers and those curious about indoor training, TrainingPeaks has acquired IndieVelo and its beta version is available for free. Information available at:
If there is enough interest, I propose getting training rides on the ride schedule on a (hopefully) regular basis. These rides can be outdoor or indoor rides or both. I’m also curious if there is interest in club rides on Zwift, Rouvy, or My Whoosh. Please. let me know if this is of interest to you and your preferred days and times. I’d also like to know if there is enough interest among members to have one or more live or virtual presentations on training to get faster and stronger, possibly one for newbies/beginners and one for the experienced.
Enjoy the day!
GRAVEL TREK RIDES THIS SUNDAY
Summit Physical Therapy/Trek Gravel event this Sunday in Bedminster and rides scheduled. Rides will occur with or without a ride leader since ride leaders to be supplied by organizer.
Here is the link to the trek gravel event this weekend! Use link to register for event.
Paul Coviello PT, DPT, OCS
Owner at Summit Physical Therapy
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https://www.summitpt-nj.com/
60 Morris Turnpike, Suite 2w
Summit, New Jersey 07901
Tel: (908) 598- 9009
Fax (973) 218- 9717
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Club Elections
As President-Elect of the Morris Area Freewheelers, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the election. I am grateful and humbled to have been elected. I would ask that everyone join me in thanking the current Board of Directors for generously giving of their time and talents in service to the club.
I have had conversations with many club members over the past few months and have heard a lot of exciting ideas for things the club can do to attract new members and to offer more value and benefits to club members. I’m hopeful that the Board will implement some of these in the new year.
Let me assure you that I am committed to working closely with all Board members and to listen to all suggestions from club members.I wish all of you the happiest of holidays and a New Year full of joy, peace, good health, and safe rides.
Respectfully,
Michael Chenkin
TOUR CREATION GUIDELINES AND DANGEROUS TOURS
Tour Creation Guidelines-If you want to create a new tour, please follow the Tour Creation Guidelines. Under Rides select More Ride Info to find Tour Creation Guidelines. If your tour needs a new start point, please email the info to me. If you follow the tour creation guidelines, we will do our best to activate the new tour in a timely manner but keep in mind we are all volunteers. You need to submit the RWGPS file, draft cue sheet and tour description. You also get to name your tour. If there is an immediate need to lead the tour, email me the RWGPS file and draft cue sheet and you can run this as test ride.
Dangerous Tours-At last night’s meeting the issue of dangerous tours was brought up. If you think a tour is dangerous, please email me the tour # and reasons you think the tour is dangerous. If there is a way to avoid the dangerous section let me know. Recently a ride leader pointed out a dangerous section and he came up with a way to bypass that section. The tour was modified to make it safer. If the tour can’t be corrected we will make the ride inactive.
Morris Area Freewheelers has a great tour library of over 1000 tours with a cue sheet for every tour. We have a Cue Sheet Committee that not only creates new tours but also works to improve those tours based on your input. As a member of MAFW you have full access to the library. Other bike clubs value and occasionally use our library.
Manny
Last call for tonight’s annual meeting and election results – 6:30PM Morris County Library 30 East Hanover Ave Whippany, NJ
Come out and see your cycling friends!
Last call for tonight’s annual meeting and election results – 6:30PM Morris County Library 30 East Hanover Ave Whippany, NJ
Light snacks and good speakers. (small sub style sandwiches, potato salad, cookies, seltzer, and water)
- Paul Coviello PT, DPT, OCS of Summit Physical Therapy will be discussing “How to reduce your injury risk on and off the bike”. Paul is a key sponsor of the Ramble and multiple members use his teams’ services for PT and other pain management services. He is an active bicyclist and understands the injuries we incur enjoying the sport of cycling. If you have a chance prior to the meeting check out his website and services. https://www.summitpt-nj.com/
- Tim Sharpe one of our members with a specialty in sports nutrition will be discussing how to use nutrition to maximize your ride. he is an adjunct faculty member in the post-graduate Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine program at the University of Western States and has a doctorate in acupuncture and Chinese medicine and an MS in human nutrition and functional medicine. He currently serves as the head nutritionist at the Institute for Human Kinetics.
- Jay Marowitz will follow up these sessions with a discussion on the planned restart of the Ride Planning Committee
Sign-up and show up: )
RIDE LEADER AWARDS
For those ride leaders who chose the $50 gift certificate I will have them at the Thurs meeting. If you can’t attend the meeting I will have them on my rides. For those ride leaders who chose the jersey we are working on getting your request.
Manny
