Highlights for this month:
From the Summit article from Dave Walker, FFBC President
Amazing Club Statistics
Many wonderful ride photos, even with all the rain.
Click on the PDF version of the Newsletter: February
Spoke’n Truth Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2017
A few of the important articles in this Spoke’n Truth:
- Monthly meetings are a great way to get to know other Freewheelers
- Make sure to renew your membership
- Have you joined the FFBC Facebook page!
- Awesome collection of photos from the road!
Read it all by clicking here on a PDF version of the Newsletter:
Spoke’n Truth Volume 44, Special Catch Up Issue 7-12
A few of the important articles in this Spoke’n Truth:
- From The Summit: A word from our new club president, David Walker
- New Membership Renewal Process
- Awesome collection of photos from the road!
Read it all by clicking here on a PDF version of the Newsletter: CatchUp
Spoke’n Truth Volume 44, Issue 6 June 2016
Photos and article submissions for each month’s e-Newsletter must reach Eve Ben-Ora (newsletter-editor@ffbc.org) by the 20th of the month. Please include as much information as you can, date, location, names of people, etc. Thank you in advance for your contributions.
Make sure you have joined the private Facebook page group for additional photos and other information. When you request admission, send an e-mail to me so I will know you are a club member. If you have requested approval and have not yet been approved, let me know and I will add you. Please use this e-mail: newsletter-editor@ffbc.org.
*The Annual FFBC Picnic October 1, 2016 at Quarry Lakes*
THANKS TO JUNE RIDE LEADERS
Al Quintana
Alan Cookson
Amy Giles
Andy Sass
Becky Smith
Carrie Payne
Chris Menicou
Colin Moy
Conni Smith
Dave Fishbaugh
David Walker
Donna Kaplan
Garry Birch
Jay Gilson
Jim Fehrle
Julia Walker
Ken Lew
Linda Fung
Lori Sommer
Louis Friedenberg
Michelle Dudley
Paul Andrus
Prashant Singh
Robin O’Hara
Sydney Friedenberg
Terri Yi
Tim O’Hara
Vanessa McDonnell
West Kurihara
JUNE CLUB MEETING
YOUR PHOTOS FROM THE ROAD
All good things must end sometime! Saying thanks to Byron and Peggy and farewell to Crank2 for their 10 years of supporting the cycling community. Thanks to Walt Thomas for the photos and Lori Sommer for the contribution.
Becky Smith took on a new challenge this year when she trained for and participated in the Team Fremont Calaveras Time Trial. Photo 1 shows Becky lining up for her start. She shows us her excellent number placement. She started well and finished strong. Way to go Becky!
Laura and Daryl Spano did a wonderful century ride in Hayfork, CA called the Bigfoot Century. It was one of the best century rides out there! They had such a great time that next year they want to get a group of riders together to attend. There were only 72 riders total (and about 30 on the 115 and 126 mile routes). In the first 70 miles they only saw 7 cars! A local reporter saw them on their tandem and added the to an article she was doing on the ride.
The pictures don’t do the views justice! Hayfork is locatted on the edge of the Trinity-Shasta National Forest and if you look close you can see Mt. Shasta in a couple of the photos. Photos and story from Laura Spano.
VINTAGE IMAGES
Spoke’n Truth Volume 44, Issue 5 May 2016
Photos and article submissions for each month’s e-Newsletter must reach Eve Ben-Ora (newsletter-editor@ffbc.org) by the 20th of the month. Please include as much information as you can, date, location, names of people, etc. Thank you in advance for your contributions.
Make sure you have joined the private Facebook page group for additional photos and other information. When you request admission, send an e-mail to me so I will know you are a club member. If you have requested approval and have not yet been approved, let me know and I will add you. Please use this e-mail: newsletter-editor@ffbc.org.
*The Annual FFBC Picnic October 1, 2016 at Quarry Lakes*
THANKS TO MAY RIDE LEADERS
Al Quintana
Alan Cookson
Amy Giles
Becca Freed
Carrie Payne
Chris Menicou
Christina Peabody
Conni Smith
Dave Fishbaugh
David Walker
Donna Kaplan
Garry Birch
Gary Smith
Jim Fehrle
Julia Walker
Julie Gilson
Lori Sommer
Louis Friedenberg
Paul Andrus
Prashnat Singh
Robin O’Hara
Teri Yi
Vanessa McDonnell
West Kurihara
COMING SOON: THROW BACK BIKE RIDE PHOTOS
MARCH CLUB MEETING
The FFBC meeting on May 10 featured Supervisor Scott Haggerty and his Chief of Staff for operations, Dawn P. Argula speaking about future plans for bike trails. He included an update on the status of expanding the trail connectivity in Niles Canyon as well as a brief overview of the Alameda County Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and the Transportation Expenditure Plan.
PHOTOS FROM THE ROAD
Sunday, May 22, 100K ride on Mines Road to the Junction Cafe. Pictured are Jim Fehrle (with equine friend), Myvan Quoc, Jacqueline Mertz, Mike Moore and Julie Gilson. It was an unusually cool (for late-May) but quite scenic ride. (Photos: Dave Fishbaugh)
May 10, Tuesday Show-and-Go at Mission Coffee after Ron Mitchell’s Tour of Fremont. From the left: Lambert Caulfield, Tina Perez, Ron Mitchell, Jon Graff and Donna Boomershine. (Photo from Jon Graff, I don’t know who took it!)
May 10, Fremont Hills Ride. (Photos: Rodrigo Soares)
May 24, Tuesday Show-and-Go adorning Becky Smith with Birthday Ride Bling. From the left: Sydney Friedenberg, Randy Fewel, Becky Smith, Lambert Caulfield, Herman Rosenbaum and Donna Boomershine at the Warm Springs Starbucks. Happy Birthday, Becky! You sure know how to celebrate! (Photo from Sydney Friedenberg and probably taken by some random, kind person walking by).
May 24, Tuesday Show-and-Go also stopped by Urban Bike Fitters to check out the folding bikes. Will Becky Smith buy it? “I have too many bikes,” said no cyclist ever!!! (Photos: Randy Fewel)
ARTICLE OF INTEREST
http://www.bicycling.com/training/tips/40-reasons-to-ride-more-in-2016