HBC Blog

Once again a group from the Huntington Bicycle Club has topped Bear Mountain.

Karen tells the story “This picture was taken atop Bear Mountain on Sunday, July 18
Temp was 93 at that point!
Notice the cool composure of all the riders, who just a few minutes before were cranking up a four mile stretch of mountain! I should add (because I am a true masochist) that we made a 1200 ft climb to the top…”

Steve, Angel, Rich, Nick, Karen, Scott, John, Mike and Javier

Looking good, thanks to Mike for taking along his iPhone and sending in a photo.

Message from Club President Tony Barone to all Gold Coast volunteers:

My expectations this year were exceeded only by the energy every one of you put forth in making this a very successful Gold Coast event.  On behalf of myself, the officers and chairpersons of the HBC we offer our endless thanks.   ~Tony

A few of the volunteers – the Roslyn rest Stop Crew!

(left to right) Elaine, Jack, Debra, Tom ,Karen, Sue, Valerie and Eva (is there something up in the sky?

Doug Haluza had a good excuse for skipping the Gold Coast this year. Instead of riding the north shore of LI he was upstate for the Saratoga 12/24, the UMCA Ultra Cup event. He entered the 12-hour Nighthawk race, which started at 7pm, so he got one lap in the light to check out the course before hammering through the moonless night. It’s run under RAAM rules, so it’s a non-drafting event, which means he rode alone most of the time. Each lap was 32 miles. After three laps, he was on track to do >200 mi, but cramped up on a climb at the beginning of the 4th lap, and had to back off.

Result? He  completed 198 mi by the cutoff time, which was good enough to re-set the course record. The only close call was a skunk that scurried out of the weeds and into his headlights–he just missed it, but the car behind him didn’t.

Great job Doug, maybe 200+ next year?

We had a beautiful day and a great turn-out for the Gold Coast. At the final rest stop before the finish, most riders were eager to tell us what a great ride they were having, and how much they were enjoying their day. (some first timers mentioned ‘enjoying’ the hills) The 100 mile riders were getting fueled up for Avery.

Hope you had a fun time!

Tuesday night was too hot for the HBC to meet in the usual (un-airconditioned) Greenlawn location. Instead, those who showed up discussed some last minute details of the upcoming Gold Coast Tour in the slightly cooler parking lot outside the church.

From Karen: “Volunteers are (desperately!) needed to staff the Roslyn rest stop for the Gold Coast on Sunday.
Please call Karen at 631-757-9032″

Don’t forget to remind your friends to join the Gold Coast fun at whatever distance they choose to ride — Sunday July 11.

I’ll be at the Cold Springs Train Station rest stop for the afternoon shift. See you there!

Arch

For those of you interested in joining the Frederick, Maryland Cycling Trip Oct. 9, 10 & 11 – Tony has provided the following update:

Once again (and for the last time) I’m sending out the following dates for the Frederick Cycling Trip. It seems the powers that be would opt for the following:  Oct. 9, 10 and 11, 2010.   That would be Sat, Sun and Mon. (Monday being Columbus day – so that those of you who teach have the day off).  I notified the Hampton Inn in Frederick of the change and they have accepted the new dates. For the new initiates you have only to ask Rich Lubasch, Lou Bruno, Alex Dick, Tracy and Mike Riedinger, Carl Fiore, Bruce Wessinger and a handful of others who have made this trip and they will be glad to tell you about it.  In the meantime, if you are already convinced that you would like to spend two days riding in the Maryland mountains then call and make your  reservation at the Hampton Inn – 301 696 1565 -  for Sat and Sun (we will ride Monday but be packed and ready to leave before the ride. In the past we have managed to keep a room for those of you who will need to shower and freshen up for the trip home.) Tell them you are from the HBC and they will hook you up with a double occupancy room to accommodate significant others, spouses and riding buddies.

Finally, if you have additional questions, contact Tony.

June 1st, 2010

1) Call to Order: 8:00 PM
2) Motion to Approve the minutes from May
Rich/Arne
3) New Members: Carmine; Michelle and Bob
4) Ride Leader report:
June rides start at 8:00 AM
June 19, road markings will be done for Gold Coast-
rides on June 26 will check those markings

Lancaster Covered Bridge ride: Lou announced that there are 15 rooms booked for Lancaster Covered Bridge ride Aug. 14 & 15, some more are still available.

Bike-Boat-Bike: Scott announced that he will be leading a B+/A-
from Mattituck for the Bike-Boat-Bike on Sunday, June 6 *departing at 7:00 AM
Call him if you want to join him: 631-262-0327

5) Treasurer’s Report-Some Gold Coast expenses, as well as refreshments.
6) Gold Coast-Looking for Sag Wagon drivers

New Business:Suggestions on adding “A” rides with a maximum of 20 MPH, not dropping anyone.

50/50 Rich-a whopping $15.00

Motion to adjourn, Sal/Jay 8:25 PM
Don’t forget the next meeting, Tuesday, July 6th!

Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Gellert, Secretary

A message from Lou, concerning his plans for the Annual Covered Bridge Ride Weekend of August 15th:

Greeting to all HBC MEMBERS

Below are the arrangements I made, once again, for our annual Lancaster Covered Bridge Ride.  With two individuals in the room the total cost is only $150 dollars which includes ALL meals!!

So, you owe it to yourself to enjoy the Amish Country at a reasonable price plus enjoying two beautiful days of cycling and sightseeing.

Every year the group has expanded from initially 10 riders to as many as 35 riders.  With this in mind, PLEASE make your reservations early as possible as I had to close out the group last year.  Last year I was able to ADD rooms as I did receive an early count.

NOTE: We will probably leave much earlier this year to avoid the traffic and to have a longer but EASY ride through the country side on Saturday.  I made arrangements for us to change into our cycling gear upon arrival on Saturday.

For the new people who have never did this ride before it is a FUN weekend at your OWN pace and mileage.  I will provide the on-line registration link when available as well as additional information.

Thank you,
Lou Bruno  631-549-7295

Gocycle@optonline.net

http://www.active.com/cycling/lancaster-pa/covered-bridge-metric-century-bicycle-ride-2010 MUST REGISTER PRIOR…NO WALK-INS.   3K  Cut-Off.

Dear Mr. Bruno,

I have reserved 15 rooms for your group for Saturday & Sunday, August 14 & 15 2010 (2 nights).  The package rates will be as follows, based on double occupancy:

$300.00 for 2 persons for 2 nights

Ø     Includes room rate for 2 nights – including all taxes.
Ø     Includes continental breakfast both mornings at our facility
Ø     Includes one meal at BIH Family Restaurant & one meal at Miller’s  Smorgasbord per person
Ø     Includes a free Bird-in-Hand Bakery Item
Ø     Includes other misc. coupons/offers.

A 3rd person in a room on the package would add an additional $50.00 to the above rate.  All of our rooms are non-smoking and any smoking must be done outside the rooms.  No exceptions.

It is my understanding that your group participants will be calling individually to reserve a room and will be paying individually.  Just a reminder, please have your people give a credit card number to guarantee their reservation when they call.   Should any individual need to cancel their reservation, we will treat them as individual reservations and will need a 24 hour notice.

Please let me know if you would like me to make reservations for your group at the Bird-in-Hand Restaurant as I did last year.  I would need the following:  arrival time & head count.

We look forward to hosting your group here in Lancaster County!   If there is anything we can do by way of information, please call us.  If anything should change concerning these reservations, contact us as soon as you know of the changes.  Thank you for choosing the Travelers Rest Motel for your reservations and if you have any questions please give us a call at 800-626-2021.

Sincerely,

Justin L. Smucker

Property Manager

Meeting called to order: 8:05 PM

After pizza, President Tony Barone lamented that many members are absent tonight.

1) Scott/Arch motioned to approve the minutes from the April meeting.

2) Gold Coast/July 11 – call for new volunteers- members should contact Tony about what they could do for this event.
Captains of the various rest stops, please contact Tony to insure every job is covered.
Some routes may need to be changed (specifically the part that uses Lloyd Harbor and Snake Hill Rd, which will be taken out) Information as to what jobs are needed to be filled will be emailed and placed on the webpage.

3) Treasurer – net gain for dues income, some active.com income for the Gold Coast, and some refreshments expenditures.
4) Ride Leader’s report – Rich explained how the posting of the rides is done.
Rides are posted by the ride captain for each level. Rich said he wanted to add some more remote rides.

5) Web page - Arch asked for pictures of rides (cell phones?) and anything that might be of interest to the members.

Charlie spoke about the “Tour De Cure” on behalf of the American Diabetes Assoc. needing marshalls (they help with directions and smoothness of the ride) for the ride-Saturday June 12, starting at Riverhead. Go to diabetes.org for more information as well.

Angelo Palmeri – speaking about getting younger members into the club. Would like to do community bike workshops-to recycle bikes and give them to needy community members.

50/50 $20.00 Winner-Paul

Adjourned at 8:50 PM

Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Gellert, Secretary