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MAFW PICNIC
Picnic is set for this Saturday May 13. If you sign up for the picnic, be sure to go to the ride schedule and sign up for one of our rides. Picnic is at Lot C and all rides will start from Lot C. Cue sheets are set to start from Howe that is ~1/2 mile from Lot C on Colonial Drive. Ride leaders should be able to make the easy adjustment.
For the C+ riders I had to switch your ride to #890 since the bridge is still out on Dutchtown Zion and the alternative of turning onto Dutchtown to Pin Oak has a section of gravel. You will be following the B riders,
For casual riders I set up a ride where you can follow the D riders and turn around at Griggstown for a 15 mile ride. Alternative if you have the proper bike is to switch to the D&R towpath at Griggstown and return to Colonial Park via the tow path.
While at Colonial Park be sure to visit the Van der Goot Rose Garden in the western part of the park off Mettlers.
Manny
MAFW May2023 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@mafw.org
MAFW has 2 main guidelines or mottos that riders and ride leaders should follow:
- Nobody rides alone including the ride leader
- Ride leader sweeps for all rides except B and faster
Just a reminder that the May 2023 edition of our NL is online. To read: click https://mafw.org/newsletter/
What’s in this issue:
- 14th Annual Revolutionary Ramble – June 10, 2023 – Register and Volunteer Sign-Up
- Connect with the MAFW Bike Club on social media by Tracy Brown
- MORRIS AREA FREEWHEELERS FOUNDATION CPR AND FIRST AID COURSE UPDATE by Rob Greenberg
- RIDING SAFELY FROM PAUL MALINOWSKI
- Distracted Driving Awareness from Paul Malinowski
- May Monthly Safety Topic from Manny Coelho
- Casual Rides from Gloria Friedman
- BTCNJ Ramapo Rally Sunday August 20, 2023
- Stance Width by Thomas McDaniel and Tony Marchand
- Poet’s Corner by John J. Burns
- Inspiration
- The Legends Behind Jenny Jump, Ghost Lake and Shades of Death Road
- The 8th Roy’s Penn Dutch Weekend – June 23 – 25, 2023
- Lake George Getaway – September 8 – 11, 2023 by Glen Hukins
- Photo Gallery
- Calendar – see website for details
- MAFW Bicycle Adventures by Roy Fischman
- A Car Hits You While You Are On A Club Ride – What You Need to Know About Medical Bills by Mark Jay
- Insurance Coverage for Damage to Your Bicycle by Mark Jay
- Club Sponsors
- 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 Betsy Eastwood at the following email address: membership@mafw.org
Periodically Rob Greenberg will be instructing a no-cost CPR course sponsored by the Morris Area Freewheelers Foundation. For those interested, you can contact Rob by phone at 973.334.0125 or by email at robdg01@aol.com for the next available session and more information.
Good Reading. Thanks,
Patricia Kipp
Editor
Email correction and a couple more items
Lesson 1 – never right an email after dinner on a Sunday evening – LOL
Somehow, I renamed Glora as Mary in the third sentence. I have no answer as to how that happened – I blame the wine.
Casual Rides I wanted to give a shout out to Gloria Friedman. Gloria reached out and wanted to reinstitute a casual ride for new riders and others that may not be ready to entertain a higher-level ride at this point in time. Gloria had 10 riders participate last week. If you are around on a Wednesday morning – please take some time to join Gloria and her team for a short ride out of Loantaka. Remember new riders are the life blood of a healthy bike club.
Ramble – We still need some help (especially SAG riders). If you can help out it will be appreciated. Not sure how I forgot the Ramble.
2023
| What | Available Spots |
| Safety Team Leader | #1: Joseph Reo <jreo@optonline.net> |
| Lost Rider Assistance/Co-Captain | #1: ____________________ |
| Start Control | #1: ____________________ #2: ____________________ |
| MAFW Club Ambassador | #1: Noreen Drucker <mretth@aol.com> #2: Tom Beringer <tomberinger195@gmail.com> |
| Ride Marshal/Sweep – 100 Mile | #1: alex sidd <theaxelman@hotmail.com> #2: Joseph Mundi <mavicrider@gmail.com> #3: ____________________ |
| Ride Marshal/Sweep – 70 Mile | #1: Mike Rowley <Shelb234@optonline.net> #2: George Decker <touringeng@gmail.com> #3: Jay Raju <jsimharaju@hotmail.com> #4: Gaye Swanson <coolmother53@gmail.com> |
| Ride Marshal/Sweep – 45 Mile | #1: John Delaney <jdelaneyjr@aol.com> #2: Tara Ding <cliftondog1999@yahoo.com> |
| Ride Marshal/Sweep – 35 Mile | #1: Joseph De Cagna <jdecagna1@gmail.com> #2: Drew Thraen <drew.thraen@gmail.com> |
| Ride Marshal/Sweep – 25 Mile | #1: Arnie Cohen <arnie@teledge-usa.com> #2: Tony Fanelli <tjfanelli@yahoo.com> #3: Roy Fischman <royfischman@gmail.com> |
| Course Marshal – Lees Hill Rd. | #1: Betty Ann Kaltneckar <beaufortfalcon@msn.com> |
| Course Marshal – TBD | #1: ____________________ |
| Course Marshal – Glenwild Rd & Loantaka Way | #1: Fred Bennett <starben62@yahoo.com> |
| Drew SAG Driver | #1: Michael Swearingen <rmswearingen@optonline.net> |
| Jockey Hollow SAG Driver | #1: CONRAD STEENECK <csteeneck@verizon.net> |
| Southard SAG Driver | #1: LOUIS BLANCO <loublanco@gmail.com> |
| Harry Dunham SAG Driver | #1: ____________________ |
| Transport SAG Driver | #1: ____________________ |
| Transport SAG Assistant | #1: ____________________ |
| 25 Mile SAG Driver | #1: ____________________ |
| 70 Mile SAG Driver | #1: Michael Cloidt <michaelcloidt@gmail.com> |
Lynda Deluca
Lynda DeLuca does not have to bring a main dish as her desserts are delightful. My bad. LOL
Spring Picnic signup
Please sign up to attend the Spring picnic. The link is here: https://mafw.org/events/spring-picnic
Once on that page click on the “SIGNUP NOW” button. Then select the number of people attending (under Spaces) and then click, on the “SEND YOUR BOOKING” button.
Spring Picnic on May 13th at Colonial Park and a Couple of Additional Items
What a beautiful weekend and I was glad to see that we had multiple rides on the docket for members of all abilities.
Picnic
The picnic will be on Saturday May 13th, at Colonial Park. For those that have not ridden out of the park it’s a beautiful location and the rides are fantastic as well. The picnic is free (and you can bring a guest), but please sign up so we know how many people to expect. The tradition continues, the club will provide fried chicken, but everyone is expected to bring a dish based on their last name to supplement the chicken. People whose last name starts with:
| A-F | Please bring a Main Dish |
| G-O | Please bring an Salad |
| P-Z | Please bring a Appetizer |
Manny and his fellow ride leaders put together a full ride schedule for the day of the picnic, with rides at all paces between Casual and B+. FYI the B+ ride still needs a leader. There should be a ride for anyone who is interested and remember to sign up for the ride you plan to do in addition to signing up for the picnic.
Girls in Gear
Gabrielle Rossi has invited us to observe one or both of their Girls on Gear clinics on May 14th (10AM) for their 8-week program or June 4th (12PM) for the learn to ride clinic. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate the social impact of our club and if we can potentially get a couple of the biker chicks in their gear to attend one of the two sessions as well would be awesome. Both sessions are at Lewis Morris Park in the Sunrise Lake Parking Lot. If you do not make one or both sessions, they will most likely have a table at the Ramble starting point so please stop by and introduce yourselves.
Casual Rides
I wanted to give a shout out to Gloria Friedman. Gloria reached out and wanted to reinstitute a casual ride for new riders and others that may not be ready to entertain a higher-level ride at this point in time. Mary had 10 riders participate last week. If you are around on a Wednesday morning – please take some time to join Mary and her team for a short ride out of Loantaka. Remember new riders are the life blood of a healthy bike club.
| Wed | 10:00am | CA/C/28/704 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Gloria Friedman | 778 – Great Swamp Classic(18) | CUE MAP GPX TCX |
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Ride Leader and Volunteer Pizza Party – May 18th
Calling all Ride Leaders and Volunteers – I noticed that sign up page on our website looked a little light. Please take the time to sign up and we look forward to celebrating your efforts.
Last but not least to all the mothers out there. Please have a great Mother’s Day and may it be everything you hoped for and more.
See you soon on a Ride.
Joseph Reo
MAFW President
ROY’S PENN DUTCH RIDE JUNE 23 TO 25
Just a reminder that there is still time to sign up for Roy’s Penn Dutch Ride. We will be riding in the Lancaster area with support from the Lancaster Bike Club. Can’t beat the accommodations at the Bird in Hand Inn with indoor and outdoor pools and a hot tub for your sore muscles. Roy has secured rooms in the hotel until May 23. For more details check out the MAFW calendar of events.
Manny
MAY MONTHLY SAFETY TOPIC
To promote safety, we have started a monthly safety topic program. Encourage feedback.
Attached below is the May monthly safety topic to go over with your riders as part of your safety talk.
BE VISIBLE Crashes between cyclists and motorists continue to increase. Many crashes occur because the motorist didn’t see the cyclist. What can you do to be more visible? Wear brightly colored clothing / Wear a brightly colored helmet / Use bright flashing lights (on front of your bike + red light on the rear of your bike) – modern LED lights are very visible even in full daylight.
Thanks, Manny
VOLUNTEERS FOR RAMBLE
During future rides please mention to your riders that Ramble still needs volunteers. There are ~50 open roles and the top (4) needs are:
- Safety – (10) needed
- Drew Site Mgmt – (7) needed
- Rest Stops – (6) needed
- Photography – (6) needed
CASUAL RIDES
NEW CASUAL RIDES EVERY Wednesday starting May 3rd from LOANTAKA Park, South Street, Morristown.
Calling members and non-members to try our casual rides beginning at 10-15 miles at a pace of 7-9 miles per hour. Anyone interested please call Gloria Friedman for more info and help with signing up for the rides on our website. Call at 973-886-9662 and I will be sure to return your call.
