tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73759261535098251192024-03-13T14:14:42.928-07:00Southern Maine Cycling ClubSouthern Maine Cycling Club does more for the cycling community in Maine than any other club. From our races and local events to the donations we make to worthy cycling organizations like the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, and Bradbury Mountain State Park, we make cycling better in Maine.
Our expanded group ride schedule for 2006 ensures that there will be a group ride for riders of every level. And with a very diverse membership, you are sure to make friends to last a lifetime.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375926153509825119.post-56774027094514979232013-06-03T13:23:00.002-07:002013-06-03T13:23:29.615-07:00Club Clothing Order has Arrived
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The club clothing order has arrived and been sorted. Your clothing is
now ready for pick-up at Gorham Bike and Ski in Portland. Any one of the
GB&S staff members can retrieve your clothing order for you.
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Dave Palesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05413794059518178175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375926153509825119.post-82761827032130273112013-02-15T11:37:00.000-08:002013-06-03T07:41:39.024-07:00Thanks to everyone for coming out to our first meeting of 2013It was great to see some familiar
faces and some new ones. If you couldn’t make the meeting, don’t worry. All the
items that were covered and handed out are here for you. Plus, I’ve put
together a little recap of what we talked about.
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and motivating environment for its members. And how in 2013 the club will be
working to continue developing a strong sense of community, providing many
opportunities for development, and making sure members just plain have fun.</span></div>
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OF MEMBERSHIP</span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Membership
cards.</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Every member will receive a personalized
membership card that will entitle them to discounts service at Gorham Bike and
Ski in both Portland and Saco. Those discounts and benefits include:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10% off bikes and accessories, year
round. Your discount can be applied to special orders of non-stocked, and
currently out-of-stock bikes and accessories. Plus you’ll always get free
shipping on special order bikes and accessories.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Monthly
Member Meetings</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> with free learning opportunities.
Topics being considered for this year (If you have suggestions, please let us
know):</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bike Fit</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">How to dial in the suspension on your
mountain bike</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Nutrition for cyclists</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stretching and flexibility for
endurance athletes</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Have a suggestion for a topic? Email
dave@gorhambike.com</span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">SMCC
Facebook page and club blog</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> with the ability to post ride recaps,
updates, and pictures. The blog will be a bit longer in coming, but the
facebook page is up and running: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/southernmainecyclingclub"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">www.facebook.com/southernmainecyclingclub</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">.</span></div>
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EVENTS</span></b></div>
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2013. The dates and details for most are still up in the air, but the short
list, no particular order, is:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Season Kick-off Pancake Breakfast</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Have a suggestion? Email
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RIDES & RIDER DEVELOPMENT</span></b></div>
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rides. What was clear from the discussion was that so many want to have our
Saturday Ride going strong in 2013. There is a clear need to a fast yet safe
Saturday group ride that allows all the participants to get in a good workout. I
reinforced that the clubs major Sponsor, Gorham Bike and Ski, is making a
commitment to ensure that there will a representative from the shop there each
Saturday to open the doors for using the facilities and making sure that
everyone had what they need. Graham Wellman, GBS’s Service Manager, will be the
ride “leader” more often than not.</span></div>
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ride. That may take the form of a B ride. But whatever form it takes, we all
agreed that it was important that those who want to learn to ride in a group,
or just improve their group skills and fitness should have an opportunity to do
so. One of the goals is SMCC is for its members to be develop skills and
confidence so they can enjoy riding more.</span></div>
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schedule.</span></div>
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Nite Mountain Bike Ride. 6PM. Different meeting place each week – Biddeford
to Pownal.</span></div>
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Nite Road Ride (Saco).</span></div>
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Saco-</span></div>
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Morning</span></div>
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Ride</span></div>
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(weather permitting), 7:30AM</span></div>
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Portland-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sat.
Morning Ride</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">April-Nov
7:45AM</span></div>
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and CLOTHING</span></b></div>
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“race team”, SMCC will adopt color blocking that mirrors the Base36 cycling
kits. You can see a comp below. One nice perk this season is that if you order
a jersey and pay in-full by 2/28, the club will buy you a pair of shorts or
bibs! You can follow this link to pay your dues and order clothing online: <a href="https://www.bikereg.com/Net/18567">https://www.bikereg.com/Net/18567</a>.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yearly dues are $20</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Clothing will be made by Louis
Garneau.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Another good discussion we had was centered around advocacy. We
all felt it was important that if we want riding to be better in Maine, than we
need to take an active role in making that happen. Paul Neihoff recapped his
experiences at the Bike Summit in Washington, DC this past summer. Then he
talked about how there is a gap that has existed between performance riders,
the racing community and advocacy groups, like our Bicycle Coalition of Maine
9BCM). But he was happy to report that there seems to be a shift at the highest
level of the sport amongst professional, and that more pros are making advocacy
a big part of their agenda. Paul is going to get back to us as to how SMCC can
participate in this discussion moving forward. Fred Robie, a BCM board member,
had some good input and ideas of how we could work together with the BCM.</span></div>
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conversations. So it was worth it. The bike fit discussion was postponed to a
later date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Questions?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">If you have any questions, please email Dave Palese at </span><a href="mailto:dave@gorhambike.com"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">dave@gorhambike.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Thanks again. Please
remember to like Southern Maine Cycling Club on facebook so you can stay up to
date on all the goings on.</span>Dave Palesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05413794059518178175noreply@blogger.com