MY 2025 NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR MORRIS AREA FREEWHEELERSAs MAFW Ride Coordinator I came up with my 2025 New Years Resolutions for Morris Area Freewheelers that I hope you share with me: Follow our club motto of Nobody Rides Alone and that includes the ride leader. Do the pace.  As ride leader I will sweep. As a rider I will regroup as necessary to keep the ride together. More slow rides backing up fast rides.  For example, D+ ride backing up C ride. Stop at all rest sRead more

MAFW MOTTO NOBODY RIDES ALONEI just want to share a key learning from an extensive study that Drew conducted from 50 recent MAFW crashes.   This is extremely important under very cold or hot conditions. If a rider feels that he or she can’t continue with the ride please have someone accompany the rider back to the start.   On a recent ride Vinny and I were leading a ride from Denville and were prepared to shorten the ride if rain and wind came earlier than predicted.   We kept the riders together and regrouped as necessary and were prepared to go back as a group.  Key Learnings from the review would include: The data associated with the 50 incidents support the MAFW Club Motto that emphasizes that riding as a group is safer than riding alone. All 50 reflect the support provided by other riders during these incidents. 44 reflect situations that could happen whether riding as a group or alone … only 6 of the 50 involved rider toRead more

WEATHERWith winter upon us I just want to point outRead more

SANDY HOOK SEAL WATCHINGI know that Steve has setRead more

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GRAVEL TREK RIDES THIS SUNDAY Summit Physical Therapy/Trek Gravel event this Sunday in Bedminster and rides scheduled.  Rides will occur with or without a ride leader since ride leaders to be supplied by organizer. Here is the link to the trek gravel event this weekend! Use link to register for event. Paul Coviello PT, DPT, OCSOwner at Summit Physical Therapy—-Stress and pain come together all too often. Check out this post to learn about how stress is affecting you. https://www.summitpt-nj.com/60 Morris Turnpike, Suite 2wSummit, New Jersey 07901Tel: (908) 598- 9Read more

TOUR CREATION GUIDELINES AND DANGEROUS TOURSTour CreationRead more

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MAFW RIDE LEADER RECORDSAttached below are the updated Morris Area Freewheelers Ride Leader Records and congratulations to Barry and Arlene for being our top ride leaders for 2023/2024.  Thanks to Jon Eiseman for preparing this table.

MILESTONE PARY OCT 8If you are going to the Milestone Party next week and would like to lead the D ride please let me know.  If you are going be sure to contact Pat Kipp.  Thanks, Manny

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CANCELLED RIDESGoing forward as of 10/1/2024 cancelled rides will no longer be credited as 1/2 ride.  To be clear this change is not retroactive to last year. The Ride Leader Handbook will be changed to reflect this new policy. Manny

RIDE CLOSEOUTThe previous email on ride closeout was sent to all ride leaders.  Most of you have closed out your rides. Manny

RIDES CLOSEOUTPlease go to “MY SCHEDULED RIDES” and close out your rides.   Let me know if you have any issues.  Just need to enter the number of riders. Thanks, Manny

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

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