EACC June Meeting: True a Wheel
with Mike Hogan
Monday, 13 June 7 pm
LEARN how a wheel gets out of true.
LEARN to how fix it on the road to get home.
LEARN which wheels can and can't be trued.
BRING a wheel out of true and a spoke wrench
(we'll have extras)
Non-members welcome!
See you at 7 pm Monday June 13
Church of the Highlands, 2001 E Samford Ave, Auburn
The 5th annual National Bike Challenge begins on May 1! The NBC is a nationwide event aiming to unite 100,000 riders to pedal 75 million miles from May 1, 2016 until September 30, 2016. Sign up at www.nationalbikechallenge.org, and begin logging your daily rides and mileage, or link your GPS cycling app (Strava, Endomundo, etc) to the website for automatic syncing. It's not a race. It's about getting out and riding your bike more often.
You earn 20 points for every day that you ride at least a mile plus 1 point per mile. So for example, if you ride 3 miles on a particular day, you're awarded 23 points, or if you ride 30 miles, you're awarded 50 points. Points accumulate until the Challenge ends on September 30.
Many local areas are sponsored by local advocacy organizations. For example, the Auburn-Opelika local area challenge is sponsored by the Central Alabama Mountain Pedalers.
NBC participants can also affiliate themselves with teams, their schools and workplaces to make the challenge a group event, competing with other groups. Join the War Eagle Riding Club team at https://nationalbikechallenge.org/team/9363.
It's a free and easy way to challenge yourself. Spread the word!
John Little
Spring into Spring with a new EACC Kit
Available in Pactimo's Team Store
NOW until APRIL 8!
Gotta get current on your club membership for the team store password. Get your membership in quick to get the team store password in time.
Be sure to use the Pactimo team store sizing tool before purchase.
Any questions, contact Mike Hogan at mk1hgn@yahoo.com.
Men's and women's sizing; long and short sleeve jerseys; bibs w/long and shorter inseams!
Arm warmers, cap, plus 30% discount on selected Pactimo items.
Monday, March 14, 2016; 7 pm at Church of the Highlands
EACC with Randy McDaniel bring you
The Lure of Touring
featuring
John Little and Caroline and Robert Donnelly
You’ve dreamed about it: Packing up and heading out on a bicycle for adventures near and far. These folks have done it: Hear John on bike touring and bikepacking in and around the Auburn area. He’ll bring bikes and gear and share his discoveries. Hear Caroline and Robert on bike touring across the continent in 2010 and later tours in Europe. They’ll bring bikes and equipment specific to their touring style.
This is perfectly timed, just before the season begins, so you can get your gear and plan your adventures, and train for the challenge!
Join us on Monday, March 14, 2016, 7 pm, Church of the Highlands
There’s always coffee, courtesy of the Church and crumpets, courtesy of the club.
We are hosting a race here in Auburn Feb 27-28. The road race will be in Loachapoka and the crit will be in downtown Opelika. We would love to have the EACC involved in some capacity. We have set up a way for people to sign up to volunteer if they want to (link: http://vols.pt/msPguY).
Event details are here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1695487710738441/
Sincerely,
Nathan Spence
256.572.798
Bruce is a well-known long-distance cyclist, long-time ride director of the Montgomery Bike Club, and newly-appointed RUSA RBA (Randonneurs USA, Regional Brevet Administrator).
Bruce will decode the language and demystify the sport of long-distance, self-supported cycling. He'll share the history of randonneuring in Europe, the US, and Alabama, including the revived Alabama Randonneurs. He’ll introduce the P-12 that some of us have already begun and maybe get more of us to join.
An advocate of lugged steel, Bruce has restored many a retired frame and converted it from a 700C to accommodate a 650B wheel. Aficionados like Jan Heine (Bicycle Quarterly) are also advocates of the 650B wheel. He’ll explain and demonstrate the differences and the advantages.
No slides but Bruce plans to bring wheels and randonneuring equipment including a control card and how to use it.
Enjoy desserts from Newk’s and coffee courtesy of Church of the Highlands.
See you Monday, February 8, 2016; 7 pm, Church of the Highlands