CONGRATULATIONS TO BARRY SEIP FOR SETTING THE MILESTONE FOR RIDES LED IN A YEAR AT 104. OUR YEAR RUNS FROM OCT 1 TO SEPT 30. PREVIOUS MILESTONE WAS 92. THANKS TO BARRY FOR BEING THE MORRIS AREA FREEWHEELERS TOP RIDE LEADER THIS YEAR.

Milestone Party is 10/8.  Rides will be from Pickell Park.  I still need ride leaders for the C+ and D rides.

Thanks, Manny

 

CLOSING OUT RIDES – After leading a ride please go to “MY SCHEDULED RIDES” and update your ride by entering the number of riders and be sure to save changes.  This is important as we get to the end of Sept.  As a reminder you need 12 rides to qualify for the ride leader award and the year runs from Oct 1 to Sept 30.

CHIP SEAL – I have received reports of chip sealing in the Mountainville and Whitehouse areas.  After a couple of days, the roads will settle but I have observed large amounts of gravel on the sides of the road. Be careful until this gravel clears.

Manny

TREK RIDES SAT  SEPT 21 – Trek Rides are scheduled for this Sat from the Trek Store in Stirling. Think safety!!!

PICNIC SUN SEPT 22 – Picnic is scheduled for this Sunday at Schooley’s Mountain Park.  Weather looks good and we have great rides scheduled.  After signing up on the website be sure to sign up on the ride schedule.  Thanks to Len Friedman who set up a ride on the Columbia Trail.   Parking for ride will be at 24 Schooley Mountain Rd, Long Valley.  This is the address for the Coffee Potter.  You will be cycling to the bridge at Ken Lockwood Gorge and then back.  Road bikes not recommended unless you have wide tires.

MILESTONE PARTY OCT 8 – Information on signing up for the Milestone Party is on the website.  You have until Oct 4 to contact Pat Kipp. If you are attending the Milestone Party we have rides set up from Pickel Park and need a few more ride leaders.

NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO COAST OCT 5 TO 12 – If you are doing this special ride be sure to sign up on the ride schedule so we know who is going.

Manny

 

This Saturday we have set up Trek rides from Trek’s store in Stirling. We have C+, C and D+ rides covered but I need a ride leader for the D ride.   I know there is a hill to start but it gets better, and terrain is only C+.  The main purpose of these rides is to get your bikes inspected for free by Trek.  You can then get your bikes fixed by Trek at your leisure or take the inspection report to your bike shop.  Last year Trek did take 2 bikes since they were unsafe to ride but did give the riders new bikes to ride.   The main purpose of these Trek rides is to make sure you are riding a safe bike.  I will be going to North Carolina for a week of cycling in October and want to make sure my bike is ready.

See you Saturday, Manny

We hope you join us this weekend for the Trek rides, but alternative rides will be allowed, and we are still looking for ride leaders.  For the Sunday picnic at Schooley’s Mountain no alternative rides will be allowed.

Thanks, Manny

There are a few rooms left at the hotel for Roy’s Penn Dutch weekend. Grab them before they’re taken by other guests and you can still get the group discount rate. Call the hotel at (717) 768-1101. You have until October 3 to cancel, at no charge. And please add your name to the MAFW calendar. Contact Roy for any questions.

Attached is formation on the 2024 Scenic Schuykill Century scheduled for this Sunday by the Philadelphia Bike Club.  There are rides of lesser mileage.

Manny

2024 Scenic Schuylkill Century — Sunday Sept 8, 2024 (sceniccentury.org)

Deadline to sign up for Roy’s Penn Dutch Weekend is tomorrow.  After tomorrow Roy has to release the rooms he has reserved and after tomorrow they may not be available.  You do have until Oct 3 to cancel.  Signup can be done via the MAFW calendar and be sure to contact Roy if you have any questions.

Manny

There is room for one single woman on the Lake George Getaway:   Friday afternoon September 6 – Sunday, September 8, 2024.
Once again, let’s hope for nice weather! It again promises to be. a great event with some fun activities planned and great dining choices. We will be staying in the lakeside hamlet of Bolton Landing, located 8.5 miles north of the Village of Lake George on the western shoreline. Enjoy the midSeptember weather with evenings that can be cool, but the days are almost always warm (sometimes after a chilly morning). There is a facility for storing your bike indoors at the hotel. While this is a cycling weekend, there are lots of off the bike activities to suit most tastes including hiking, boating, horseback riding, zip line adventures as well as tourist entertainment like sight-seeing cruises, museums and shopping. Everyone will enjoy just sitting on the dock with a drink in hand looking at the view.

Contact Jan Gorban, jgorban@gmail.com if you are interested in rooming with her at the Northward Ho and further details.

Hurry, the getaway is next week.

Manny