FUTURE EVENTS AND RIDE LEADER SIGNUPIn addition to the rides on our schedule we have some special events coming up: APRIL 16 SPRING KICKOFF MEETING FOLLOWED BY RIDES FROM BED 1.  Location is Hills Highlands Clubhouse at 75 Hansom Rd, Basking Ridge. Start gathering at 8:30am with some refreshments followed by a meeting and we will do our best to keep it short.  Following the meeting there will be rides at different levels from Bed 1.  Rides start at 11am but could start earlier.   You can start signing up for rides now.  This kickoff meeting is a great opportunity to have any questions or concerns addressed.  IMPORTANT THAT YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE AND SIGN UP SO WE CAN PLAN REFRESHMENTS. MAY 13 SPRING PICNIC This year the Spring Picnic will be from Knob Hill Lot C at Colonial Park.  More information to follow soon. RIDE LEADERS Finally, if you want to be a ride leader just contact me and I will step you thru the simple process.  Being a ride leader is a very rewarding position and you get to choose your rides and time/date.  We especially need ride leaders for the D and D+ rides.  One of the first steps is just shadow a ride leader for a few rides.  I will be at the Spring Kickoff if you have questions oRead more

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SPRING-N2-CYCLING WEEKEND AND ROY'S PENN DUTCH RIDEI just want to point out one day ride and two weekend rides that are coming up. TOUR DE FRANKLIN April 30.  Great ride that supports the local Franklin Food Bank. Several distances to choose and there are rest stops with refreshments. SPRING-N2-CYCLING WEEKEND May 19-21.  This event is run by the Philadelphia Bike Club(PBC) that also ran the Fall weekend ride at Hanover, Pa near Gettysburg.  A few MAFW riders attended the Fall ride and we had a great time.  PBC reserved all rooms at 2 hotels for cyclists that weekend and still had a waiting list.  For the Spring ride PBC reserved the entire Best Western at Lewisburg, Pa.  I will be attending this event and there are rides for all ride levels. ROY’S PENN DUTCH RIDE June 23-25.  Once again our Roy Fischman is running this weekend ride near Lancaster.   This is a great trip even if you are not cycling since there is so much to do in the area and at the hotel.  Lancaster Bike Club will support this event by setting up rides. Check the CalendarRead more

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BETTY FANELLI OBITUARY AND MEMORIALIt is with heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of Betty Fanelli, dear wife of our longtime member Tony Fanelli.  Below is the link for services for those wishing to attend or express condolences. Manny Coelho on behalf ofRead more

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INTERNATIONAL BIKE TRIP TO DENIA, SPAINInternational Bike Trip to Denia, Spain Lou Blanco and Jay Marowitz are coordinating a one week (3/11/23-3/18/23) trip to Denia, Spain. The bike event price which includes 2 meals per day and hotel is very reasonable (see below).  Singles or doubles are available. Of course, transportation and bike hires are extra. Denia is a bike friendly area where a lot of cycling teams train. Here’s a bunch of articles about biking in Denia, Spain. At the end of the biking tour, Lou and I will be driving 4+ hours to Barcelona from which you can get a 1-hop flight back to Newark.We decided to go site-seeing in Barcelona for a few extra days. You can also get a multi-hop flight back from the nearest airport, Alicante (ALC).  The Barcelona trip and or stayover would be optional, but everyone is welcome to do this as well. Anyone interested can contact either one of us and we’ll work out the details. To clarify, the options are:Do the bike trip and one of these options.1. fly back from the nearest airport, ALC, or2. drive to Barcelona and immediately fly back from there, or3. drive to Barcelona, stay a few days, and fly back We can probably work out more than one scenario depending what they are. Details:The biking is for one week, 3/11/23-3/18/23, at Denia on the Costa Blanca, on the East coast of Spain, hosted by People Cycling.  An English chap who moved to Denia and who has been running this ride for a few years will be our host. The riding is listed as Moderate difficulty with average rides about 40 mi. The average temperature is 68F in March and it’s usually dry. The Denia landscape is dominated by a castle and other historical structures.There are significant Iberian ruins on the hillsides nearby as well. Read more. The costs are 695 (USD + $50.00 ride fee), bike rental (about $150) plus transportation. See details below. Meals: Breakfast and evening meal are included, as well as drinks with the evening meal.Meals are buffet style, with a wide choice each day. Lunches, drinks and other food during the ride are not included. Transport: Transfers for you, your bike and luggage from Alicante airport and back are included. Air fare is not included. Go to: https://www.peoplecycling.org and join/login to Peoples Cycling (it’s free), then check out the ride details here. Bicycle Hire: Bicycle hire is available from local businesses in Dénia. There are several bicycle shops in the area, providing a range of road and mountain bikes, including e-bikes. The People Cycling host will coordinate and assist in hiring bicycles, but the contract will be between you and the cycle hire business. Lou Blanco (loublanco@gmail.com) and Jay Marowitz (freewheeljay@gmail.com) are coordinating club membRead more

FINAL RIDE LEADER AWARD REPORT FOR 2021 TO 2022Attached is the final ride leader award report for 2021/2022.  I highlighted ride leaders who earned ride leader award for 2021/2022.  Let me know if there are any issues. Thanks, Manny Ride Leader Report – Morris Area FreewheelersLeaderLed RidesCanceled RidesSal Rizzo6716Jeff Sperling608Andy Milstein429Barry Seip367Sam (Sumant) Chandiramani314John Parsekian275Les Garber263John Storey2410Eric Lavitsky231Arlene Whalen232madeleine roese203Tracy Brown161Tom Flatley160Manuel Coelho152Len Friedman152Tony Fanelli151Christopher Hartmann140Vinny Catanzaro140Susan Smyth147Jan Gorban141Dennis Sinauskas132Lynda DeLuca133Richard Poore132Drew Thraen125George Diamantidis120Joseph Reo123Michael Shapanka126Michael Chenkin1211Barbara Delaney120Mark Baumeister120Paul Malinowski122Seth Cohen123George Ebel120Arnie Cohen121Jay Marowitz122Noreen Drucker121Kathleen Caccavale114Helene Motyka101David Drescher96Marty Siegel90Fred Bennett92Roy Fischman81Paul Malarcher83Petra Strickland70Marvin Schwinder71Michael Regan60Gregory Stec62Jim Nielsen53Betsy Eastwood52Bobby Ebel40Lou Blanco40Mario Pompeo40Len Sanders44Martha (Marty) Pratt30Michael Cloidt31Mariann Mann30Ed Steinman31Chaim Nudell30Elizabeth Jennison31Tom Beringer20Dave Hall20Jim Williams22Muffin Williams20Artur Holl20Maurice Alvarez21Larry Grossman21Jack Brohal21Valerie Cole12Glenn Sutton10Merritt Peterson11Alex Cefalu10Scott Raschke10Xue Li10Lisa Gentile10Craig Levin11Michael Swearingen10Jim Barnish10Carl Wheeldon10Bob Warren10Mark Jay12Doug Gardner10Greg Bassett12George Decker10Andy BRead more

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FALL PICNIC AND OTHER ORGANIZATION EVENTSFALL PICNIC-MAFW Fall Picnic will be held on Sunday Oct 2 at Pickell Park, Whitehouse Station.   Picnic rides have been posted so you can start signing up for rides.  Don’t forget that you still need to sign up for the picnic via EventBrite.  When you arrive at Pickell Park just a reminder that you need to arrive at least 30 mins before start of your ride.  Rides start at 9am and leave every 5 mins. OTHER ORGANIZATION EVENTS-On our website we list “Other Organization Events”.  If you have special event ride you want listed let us know.  Next weekend Sat Sept 10 is the Sourland Spectacular.  Parking is at Montgomery High School and registration is across the street at senior citizen building.  If you registered for the ride recommend signing up on our schedule so we know who is going.  Bob Warren and I have signed up as ride leaders for this event but you are not obligatedRead more

FALL PICNIC AND RIDE LEADER REPORTDear Ride Leaders, FALL PICNIC-Our Fall Picnic will be held at Pickell Park on Sunday Oct 2.  I posted proposed rides for the picnic and we need ride leaders for each ride.  Email me if you want to lead one of the rides.  I made up 2 new rides for D+ and D and working on cue sheets.  These rides are not set in stone so if you have a recommendation that you want to lead let me know.  C ride is the most popular so I have 2 C rides and thanks to Tracy for volunteering to lead one of the C rides.  When I picked these routes I tried to have a rest stop for each ride,  stayed away from one side of Round Valley due to construction,  stayed away from Route 22 and uncontrolled crossings at RT202.  I have the B+, B and C+ rides heading to Sky Manor Airport and they can combine into 1 ride. RIDE LEADER AWARD-As promised below is the latest ride leader report.  To qualify for the RL award you need to lead 12 rides by Sept 30(cancelled rides count 1/2 ride).  Thanks for helping MAFW by leading rides. Ride Leader Report – Morris Area FreewheelersLeaderLed RidesCanceled RidesSal Rizzo5816Jeff Sperling518Andy Milstein419Barry Seip357Sam (Sumant) Chandiramani283Les Garber253Eric Lavitsky231John Storey2310John Parsekian233Arlene Whalen222madeleine roese203Tracy Brown151Tom Flatley150Len Friedman152Vinny Catanzaro130Jan Gorban131Richard Poore132Tony Fanelli131George Diamantidis120Barbara Delaney120Seth Cohen123Susan Smyth127Jay Marowitz121Christopher Hartmann110Michael Shapanka116Mark Baumeister110Lynda DeLuca112Joseph Reo102Helene Motyka101Paul Malinowski102Arnie Cohen101Michael Chenkin910Manuel Coelho91David Drescher96George Ebel90Noreen Drucker91Fred Bennett92Roy Fischman81Paul Malarcher83Marty Siegel80Drew Thraen73Petra Strickland70Michael Regan60Gregory Stec62Dennis Sinauskas62Marvin Schwinder61Kathleen Caccavale50Bobby Ebel40Lou Blanco40Jim Nielsen42Mario Pompeo40Betsy Eastwood31Tom Beringer20Dave Hall20Martha (Marty) Pratt20Michael Cloidt21Jim Williams22Muffin Williams20Artur Holl20Maurice Alvarez21Chaim Nudell20Elizabeth Jennison21Larry Grossman21Jack Brohal21Valerie Cole12Glenn Sutton10Merritt Peterson11Alex Cefalu10Scott Raschke10Xue Li10Lisa Gentile10Mariann Mann10Craig Levin11Michael Swearingen10Jim Barnish10Mark Jay12Doug Gardner10Greg Bassett12George Decker10Andy Boulcott01mark brumbaugh01Ed Steinman01Len Sanders02MRead more

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