MAFW December 2025 / January 2026 Newsletter Available

Hi Freewheelers,

Watch the website to see information on upcoming events, communication from our club president and ride coordinator, and ride guidelines.

Our Social Coordinator, John Storey, is always in need of your help for a number of our activities. Please email if you are interested: social_coordinator@mafw.org

MAFW has 2 main guidelines or mottos that riders and ride leaders should follow:

  1. Nobody rides alone including the ride leader
  2. Ride leader sweeps for all rides except B and faster

Just a reminder that the December 2025 January 2026 edition of our NL is online. To read: click https://mafw.org/newsletter/

What’s in this issue:

  1. Ride Leaders and Revolutionary Ramble
  2. Volunteer Pizza Party
  3. Season’s Greetings
  4. Revolutionary Ramble 2026 Update – Michael Chenkin
  5. Connect with the MAF Bike Club on Social Media! – Tracy Brown
  6. Allergic to Penicillin? You Might Not Be – Tom Flatley
  7. Holiday Gift Membership Program – Lisa Gentile
  8. Morris Area Freewheelers Team Store is officially open – Lisa Gentile
  9. How do you know which bicycle saddle is the best fit for you? – Heather McFadden and Anthony Marchand 9. Gettysburg Fall Cycling Weekend – Manny Coelho
  10. Photo Gallery
  11. Nostalgia
  12. Inspiration
  13. Bicycle Adventures 2025
  14. Cycling Guides – Mark Jay
  15. People Cycling
  16. Safety – Paul Malinowski
  17. Club Sponsors
  18. Club Officers

Enjoying your E-bike, trike, gravel bike? Let’s hear about your experience.

Folks, many of you have taken some interesting trips this year or in the past. So why not share your stories & photos with fellow club members?

We welcome any articles that you feel would be of interest. WHEN YOU HAVE A SPARE MOMENT, PLEASE SEND ME A STORY AND PICTURES OF YOUR BICYCLING ADVENTURES. Submit any information by the 24th of the preceding month at the following email address: newsletter@mafw.org

If you have any issues with your login credentials, please contact Membership Coordinator Lisa Gentile at the following email address: membership@mafw.org

Good Reading.

Thanks,

Patricia Kipp

Editor

Revolutionary Ramble Update and Thanksgiving Wishes

Greetings, friends.

Planning for Revolutionary Ramlbe 2026 has begun.  This year, the Princeton Freewheelers Bike Club is partnering with us to make this event a great success as 2026 marks the 250th birthday of the USA,  The Morris Area Freewheeler Foundation is recruiting 1 Ride Director from the Morris Area Freewheelers and 1 Ride Director from the Princeton Freewheelers.  Due to the partnership arrangement, the responsibilites of the Ride Director will be different than in the past.  We are also looking for members to volunteer as Team Leaders as well as other positions.  If you are interested in learning more about these positions, contact me or Jay Marowitz.

Wishing all of you a safe, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving.

Warm regards,

Michael 

TURKEY RIDE 2024 CBS VIDEO BROADCAST

This is a video sent to me by Robert Goodheart.  Thanks Bob.

If you’re interested, this is a video of Chip Quayle and Erin Stewardspeaking with CBS News about the event last year a day before TurkeyBike 2024. The turkey is tax deductible (if you itemize).