Month: January 2025

Greetings, all.

A few updates to share:

1. The Trek inspection scheduled for 1/18/2025 has been postponed due to lack of interest but will be rescheduled at a later date.
2. The Board has approved an incentive for club members who recruit new members.  Any club member that recruits 3 new members will receive either a MAF jersey or a $50 gift card.  Names of club members who recruit 1 or 2 new members will be entered into a drawing for a MAF jersey or a $50 gift card.  The club’s IT Coordinator will  add a question to the new member sign up to capture who was the referring member.  The program runs annually from October 1 through September 30 and is retroactive to October 1, 2024.
3.  Don’t forget to sign up for the club’s winter party that will take place on February 1, 2025.  If you didn’t receive the email invite, contact social@mafw.org.

Stay safe and have fun.

Best regards,

Michael

I am sad to say that I have just learned that longtime MAFW member Bill Zalan lost his battle with lymphoma on Thursday, January 9.  Bill took up cycling to complement his running and prepare him for triathlons.   He had great success as a runner and a cyclist, and enjoyed many days of riding with MAFW.  He enjoyed the company of MAFW members on the Bon Ton Roulet and Bike Virginia.  He joined a People Cycling trip, going most of the way across the US, and then paralleling the Rhine River from Switzerland to Amsterdam.   In addition, Bill tried his luck with triathlons, and competed up to the Ironman distance.  

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday (January 18, 2025) , St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church..  213 Somerset St.  New Brunswick  NJ 08901
There will be a reception at the Hungarian American Athletic Club (233 Somerset St. New Brunswick NJ  08901) immediately following.

Bill was the longtime companion of former MAFW  President Liz Jennison.(drlizjen@gmail.com)

An informal gathering celebrating Bill’s sporting life (running, biking, hiking, skiing) will be held on Sunday, January 19, 2025 from 1-4 pm at the home of Mike Falcone (14 Southwood Dr. Morris Plains, NJ)

Greetings, all.

I must have been so excited about the bike inspections that I forgot to tell you to go to “Calendar” on the club website to sign up.

And I’m leaving now to wash the egg off of my face.

Best regards to all.

We are pleased to announce the return of our highly successful free Trek Bike Inspections at the Stirling location. Safety is the number one priority for our members. We urge you to take advantage of this vital free service exclusively for MAFW members. For most of you, your bikes have probably not been inspected by a professional in over 12 months. Trek Stirling will provide a free comprehensive, no obligation written assessment of your bike. The inspection includes tires, frame and fork, suspension, drivetrain, rider contact points, wheel system, and braking system. Members can make their own decisions regarding where or how their bike should be serviced.

Demonstrating their continued commitment to MAFW, Trek Stirling is offering exclusive service pricing not available to the general public. Level 2 service will be discounted by $100 and Level 3 service will be reduced by $150. Note that this savings is greater than the savings that Trek is currently promoting for those services to the general public. If you have friends or family who aren’t MAFW members and their bike(s) require service, they can join MAFW and wind up paying less for these services than they would if they weren’t club members!

This event is scheduled for January 18 if weather permits riding. D+, C, and C+/B rides will be offered. Rides will be approximately 20 miles in length. Otherwise, inspections will take place on January 25 regardless of weather. If the weather is bad on the 25th, rides will be cancelled. Please note that you are not obligated to sign up for a club ride in order to have your bike inspected. C+/B riders should plan to arrive no later than 9 AM; C riders at 9:30 AM; D+ riders at 10:15 AM, and those not riding at 11 AM. Refreshments will be provided by Trek.

Be sure to sign up so we can provide an accurate headcount to Trek even if you sign up for rides on that day.

Have fun; be safe.

Michael Chenkin