{"id":229108,"date":"2025-05-01T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mafw.org\/mafw-may-2025-newsletter-available\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T16:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:40:20","slug":"mafw-may-2025-newsletter-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mafw.org\/staging\/mafw-may-2025-newsletter-available\/","title":{"rendered":"MAFW May 2025 Newsletter Available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi Freewheelers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the website to see information on upcoming events, communication from our club president and ride coordinator, and ride guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Social Coordinator, John Storey, is always in need of your help for a number of our activities. Please email if you are interested: <a href=\"mailto:social@mafw.org\">social@mafw.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MAFW has 2 main guidelines or mottos that riders and ride leaders should follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nobody rides alone including the ride leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ride leader sweeps for all rides except B and faster<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a reminder that the May 2025 edition of our NL is online. To read: click <a href=\"https:\/\/mafw.org\/staging\/newsletter\/\">https:\/\/mafw.org\/staging\/newsletter\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s in this issue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trek Bike Inspections Saturday May 3, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect with the MAF Bike Club on Social Media! &#8211; Tracy Brown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How an Arkansas City Became an Epicenter of the Biking World &#8211; submitted by Len Friedman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bicycle for sale &#8211; Fred Bennett<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morris Area Freewheelers Foundation&#8217;s CPR &amp; First Aid Course Update &#8211; Rob Greenberg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 NCOA Photography Award Contest\u2014This is 75 &#8211; submitted by Pete Aldrich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Message from the President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Message from the Ride Coordinator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 Calendar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to Check and Adjust Bike Disc Brakes &#8211; Tony Marchand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poet&#8217;s Corner &#8211; John J. Burns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photo Gallery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bicycle Adventures 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cycling Guides &#8211; Mark Jay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People Cycling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety &#8211; Paul Malinowski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Club Sponsors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Club Officers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoying your E-bike, trike, gravel bike? Let&#8217;s hear about your experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Folks, many of you have taken some interesting trips this year or in the past. So why not share your stories &amp; photos with fellow club members?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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: <a href=\"mailto:newsletter@mafw.org\">newsletter@mafw.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any issues with your login credentials, please contact Membership Coordinator Lisa Gentile at the following email address: <a href=\"mailto:membership@mafw.org\">membership@mafw.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patricia Kipp Editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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