Now is a good time to register for MAFW fall events!

It is Sunday evening, and your weekend is winding down. Perhaps you got in a nice bike ride yesterday or today… And perhaps you are thinking about a nice bike ride next Sunday…. And how hungry you will be after that ride… And wouldn’t it be great if there just happened to be a picnic after that bike ride??? Well you are in luck. With a few clicks of your mouse you can register for a MAFW ride next Sunday via the club website, and then hop on over to EventBrite to sign up for the picnic (Sunday October 23 at Pickell Park) : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mafw-fall-picnic-rescheduled-tickets-431080803287

It would be really good idea to bring your bike, helmet, and other bike gear to the bike ride. And a fantastic idea to bring a dish to share to the picnic. We also need a few volunteers to help with the set up for the picnic; especially someone who is not planning to ride and can keep hungry beasts away from our food while Drew, our Safety Coordinator, goes to pick up the Fried Chicken. If you can help out, please drop Drew a line (Safety@mafw.org).

November means the end of evening rides, as our late day light fades (and then vanishes with the time change). We can all commiserate about this over coffee and cookies at the MAFW Biennial meeting, November 2 at 7 pm (meeting room in the Hills, directions on the registration link). To ensure we have enough cookies for all, please register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mafw-biennial-meeting-and-election-tickets-432107223337

Not only will the Biennial meeting feature cookies, but we will hold our MAFW Election. And, we will have a special presentation by Basking Ridge resident Paul Harradine on “how I spent my summer vacation”. Well Paul spent his summer vacation riding every mile of every stage of the Tour de France one day before the Tour pros! And yes, Paul is a regular guy, with a normal family and a real job!

We round out the month of October with the annual Milestone party and lunch (October 26th) . We have a new location Annabella Italian Ristorante, 144 Main Street, Whitehouse Station. For this event, please register with Pat Kipp (newletter@mafw.org) by the 23rd. If you are celebrating a milestone birthday (increments of 5 years, starting at age 50) your lunch is free. Everyone else pays $20 cash at the event.

Since the Milestone party is near Pickell Park, the morning rides before will also be from Pickell Park. RIDE LEADERS: We need a few of you to schedule rides from Pickell Park for that morning. Choose your distance and pace so that the rides will finish around 12 noon. The lunch is at 12:30 pm.

See you at an upcoming MAFW Event!

Liz Jennison, MAFW President

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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