1/1/2021: FOR ALL MAF RIDERS - Morris Area Freewheelers

To all MAF RIDERS, 1/1/2021

Happy New Year to all MAF riders and their families and hope you all are well and staying safe. Looking forward to a great 2021 riding season and so far we are off to a great start with 3 rides today and 9 rides tomorrow.

As we start 2021 just a reminder that rider limit is 10 or less and rides at same starting point need to be spaced by at least 30 minutes. Ride leaders can set their limit from 4 to 10 and space their rides by more than 30 mins. These guidelines were put in place for the safety of our riders and their families. We are all ambassadors for MAF so please set the proper example by wearing your mask not only at rest stops but at the starting point and please social distance.

As riders when you sign up for a ride but change your mind please if possible do not wait until the morning of the ride to cancel. This is not fair to riders on the waiting list or the ride leader. Please be considerate. If you are on the waiting list please do not show up at a ride hoping there will be openings. This may put the ride leader in a difficult position. If there is a lot of riders on the waiting list of a ride I hope a ride leader will step up and put in a backup ride.

It has been brought to my attention that recently there has been several incidents where drivers have harassed riders. When this happens do not engage the driver and I recommend taking a picture of the car’s license and if necessary, call 911. Recommend you forward me any info on the incident.

With respect to safety be careful of black ice on these cold days. On today’s ride we witnessed a few areas of ice. My recommendation is avoid the ice by walking around those icy areas. If you find yourself on black ice don’t panic and just unhook your shoes and coast thru the area without braking or pedaling. Same precautions if you are skiing and you hit ice. With these cold temperatures and wind chill be careful of frostbite on exposed areas of skin. If you see any of your fellow riders with white spots on their face that is frostbite. First aid is to hold your hand on the white spots but do not rub and get the affected person into a warm area.

Many of our rides from Bed 1 go on Station Rd and for months Station Rd has been closed due to work on 2 bridges. On a recent ride we saw that both bridges are nearly complete and you can actually ride over both bridges as long as there is no construction activity. Finally, 2021 is looking up since the Burger King at Bed 1 is under contract. Could BK be coming back???

Stay safe, ride safe and Happy New year,

Ride Coordinator

Manny

DAYTIME PACES (Updated: April 2015)
Pace	Minimum Average Speed	Description
A	18+ mph	Hard fast riding, few stops, slower riders will be dropped, frequent pace lines.
B+	17 mph	For very fit cyclists, slower riders will be dropped, leader rides at listed pace, occasional pace lines.
B	16 mph	For fit cyclists, terrain varies, up to 30 miles between rest stops. Leader sweeps no slower than 16 mph. BUT if there is a concurrent identical (same tour #, same start time) C+ ride, or the ride leader has posted “no sweep” in the ride comments, the leader rides a B pace and does not sweep.
C+	14.5 mph	For accomplished cyclists, terrain varies, up to 30 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 14.5 mph. If there is a concurrent identical (same tour #, same start time) C ride, the Ride Leader may choose not to sweep and depend on the C ride to look after slower C+ riders.
C	13 mph	For accomplished cyclists, terrain varies, up to 30 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 13 mph.
D+	11 mph	For experienced cyclists who want an easier pace, up to 20 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 11 mph.
D	9 mph	Relaxed riding for experienced cyclists, easier terrain, up to 15 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 9 mph (typically no longer than 35 miles and on terrain not more difficult than C+).
CA(Casual)	Casual	Relaxed riding, no steep hills, frequent stops, group stays together.
S (Special)	varies	Special ride. Click on ‘More’ (after login) to read special comments.

EVENING TRAINING RIDE PACES Paces for evening rides have a T prefix to indicate that they are “training” rides. Training means that the rides are typically shorter, do not have rest stops and riders generally ride at a faster average compared to day rides.
Pace	Average Speed	Description
TA	18+ mph	Hard fast riding, few stops, slower riders will be dropped, frequent pace lines.
TB	16.5+ mph	For very fit cyclists, slower riders will be dropped, leader rides at listed pace, occasional pace lines
TC	15+ mph	For accomplished cyclists, terrain varies, leader sweeps no slower than 15 mph.
TD	13+ mph	For experienced cyclists, leader sweeps no slower than 13 mph
TE	11+ mph	For any cyclists who can average 11 mph and ride the posted distance without a rest stop, leader sweeps no slower than 11 mph

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