East Side Cycling Club

Exciting news for our club-and democracy as a whole!  We have had a peaceful vote, no riots or car bombings at the polls, no hanging chads or supreme court challenges, and Joe Jacoby has been elected, unanimously from the voting, to the Ride Director position for East Side Cycling Club.  Gordon has passed the torch-no easy feat from the Smoky Mountains-and Joe will assume the duites as fast as we can get him up to speed, and transfer some data.

Joe will definitely be reaching out to the club to try and get some events off the ground, as well as recruiting some new B/C group ride captains etc.

Let congratulate Joe on our next ride!

Make sure to register for the 2nd Annual Ride-4-Ronald, an enthusiast level biking event benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida! Last year, close to 600 cyclists helped raise over $70,000 for the families with seriously ill or injured children who stay at the two Ronald McDonald House locations in Orlando. Register today for an even bigger and better Ride-4-Ronald on Sunday, September 25^th!

For more info check out the Flyer

Hi folks,

Several members have asked for a specific place to post events they are training to … Please use this BLOG post to let the club know about events you might be targeting & solicit other riders & participation!  If you have some personal experience with the event in the past, please give a short description and include any links.

Regards,

Gordon

This is a week long event where participants bring awareness of Bicycle Safety to Floridians around the State. The event starts in Miami and proceeds to Tallahassee. The Tour will be in the Central Florida Area on March 14 starting at Cocoa Beach stopping at UCF ending the day in Lake Mary. You are able to participate on or off the bike. If you are unable to ride the Riders would appreciate your support. Look at ride schedule for more information. Florida Road Safety Bicycle Tour

This event is held nationwide on Wednesday May 18th as a memorial to all of the cyclists killed and injured while cycling on public roadways.  The Orlando ride will start at the Avalon Park YMCA, a 12 mile route (at a 12 mph max speed) through Avalon, Eastwood, and Stoneybrook.  The ride will finish with a social at Eastside Bistro www.eastsidebistroatavalon.com .  Our goal for the ride is 100 cyclists.  Bikes of any kind, road, mountain, cruisers, tandems etc!!!  Kids are welcome (as long as they can ride the distance and stay with the group), and this is a free event. Check out the website www.rideofsilence.org .

This coming Saturday, Feb 26th, from 10am – 12pm, Timber Lakes Elementary School will be hosting its annual Children’s Bicycle Rodeo. The purpose of the event is to teach the little ones in our community bicycle safety through a sequence of hands-on cycling stations. I have attached a document detailing each station so you can see the “flow”.
The “Helmet Fitting” and “Bike Inspection” stations come first and are probably the most important.
THIS IS WHERE WE COME IN.
The Timber Lakes P.E. teacher, Jamie Crawford, has specifically requested our club to help the kids with helmet-fitting, tire pumping, chain and handle bar inspection, etc. The volunteers at these stations last year didn’t quite know what they were doing, especially with helmet and seat adjustment, so we would be a big help!
This is last minute guys, but I see this as a special call for help from our community. It will help our little ones be safe when they’re out riding their bikes, and a great step toward making (and keeping) East Orlando a cycling-friendly community. This is also a great opportunity to make ourselves more visible and active in Avalon Park.
If you cannot attend, I would be very grateful to those who can loan me the following:

• Tire pumps (keep in mind we’ll have mostly kids’ bikes)
• Chain lube
• Tools (for seat and handlebar adjustment)

Thanks For You Help in this Event!!!

Eastside Cycling Club would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday and will see everyone in the New Year.

Bring in the new year with the Eastside Cycling Club on a Ride in Clermont.
Check out the Details Below:
Meeting at the Killarney Station in Winter Garden/Ocoee on. Sunday,Jan 2, 2011 at 7am, rolling at 7:30 sharp.
Total mileage: approx. 100
Actual ave. Speed: 18-21mph
Length of ride: 5.5 – 6hrs.
Bring lots of nutrition (jells, cliff bloks, bananas, clif bars – healthiest and has the most amount of carbs- 44g!!) Recommended number of bottles: 4-5 20oz bottles (4-6 oz every 15 minutes) .
We probably stop between the 4th and 5th hour.
The route is set. Mapmyride link to follow!
Contact Dan to let him know you are joining at danieltecson@gmail.com
It’ll be great to see you guys there!

You can find the items for sale or information on how to get your for sale items posted to the site here: http://www.eastsidecyclingclub.org/category/classified-trading-blog/

Andrew is starting  a ride on Thursday am. He am planing to leave the YMCA around 6:15 or so to ft Xmas and back. Should be back by 8-815. So we can get to work if need too. Please feel free to join us and please help him to get the word out.  You can contact him for more info.

Email is Andrew.r.petty@gmail.com
Cell. 407-929-2380