Sorry for the late notice on this one. Tonight’s (May 19, 2011) Westbrook ride has been canceled due to forecast of inclement weather. See you next week.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 7 PM A free and silent bike ride, no faster than 10-12 MPH, honoring cyclists lost or injured due to motorists, promoting ‘Share The Road’. This is a slow ride following a relatively flat course suitable for all experience levels of bicyclists. The ride will start at the Hannaford parking lot in Yarmouth and travel ~10 miles in Yarmouth. You must have a helmet. Lights and black arm-band recommended. Please be ready to ride by 6:50 PM. Note: no regular 6 PM CBBC ride on this date! FMI: 833-0939 contact by email; www.rideofsilence.org Background: The Community Bicycle Center is the youth organization in Biddeford run by Andy Greif. A Number of club members help with this organization. They are having a benefit dance May 14, 2011. Let’s go down and meet some of the folks who will help us run the 2012 and 2013 Maine Bike Rally. Kenneth O’Brien Hi everybody - Wednesday night bike rides out of Yarmouth will begin May 4, 2011! Hopefully it will be a bit warmer by that time! The rides begin at 6 p.m. in the Hannaford parking lot in Yarmouth with a stop at Romeo’s Pizza after the ride. We drop no one and the average speed is under 15 mph. The rides will get continually longer as the summer progresses but we will start at about 10 – 12 miles. If you are interested in becoming a ride leader, please go to this web site and sign up! http://tinyurl.com/wedbikeride Barbara Stebbins Instructor: Patty Medina This Clinic is designed to give you an overall view of what is necessary to enjoy safe outdoor biking, get you in great shape and avoid injuries. Here is what you’ll learn:
Participants can bring their bikes but it is not necessary. Pre-registration required. Space is limited to 12 people. Cost $25 Please call: 370-1348 or email contact by email Please join us at 7 p.m. on March 17th in Classroom 4 of the Dana Center at Maine Medical Center to hear Tony Barrett and Bob Bruce speak about their club’s Ride of Silence experiences in past years. This year’s event is scheduled for May 18, 2011 and CBBC will most likely participate. The Ride of Silence is a free and silent bike ride, no faster than 10-12 mph, honoring cyclists lost or injured due to motorists. It is also a promotion of the “Share the Road” philosophy. For more information on the RoS organization, click on the national website at: http://www.rideofsilence.org/main.php After many years of carrying the CBBC Newsletter mantle, Steve Gordon is passing this job to Dave Collins. Heartfelt thanks go out to Steve for the years he has provided this service! Please give Dave the same level of support as he takes this on. Look for the first issue to arrive in February. The newsletter will present a mixture of local club news, member profiles, articles of general cycling interest and breaking news and announcements. Contributions are most welcome! Dave can be contacted at contact by email.
 John Calvin Stevens Annual CBBC Potluck Banquet February 12, 2011 Gather after 5:00, eat at 6:00 Program: “I am an Old Wheelman:” John Calvin Stevens’ Art of Bicycling: 1880-1900 During the last decades of the nineteenth century, prominent Portland, Maine based architect John Calvin Stevens helped create and sustain two-wheeled enthusiasm and culture in Portland. In this presentation, USM history major Sam Shupe will verbalize nineteenth century bicycle culture in Maine as well as illuminate John Calvin Stevens’ art of bicycling as another addition to the list of cultural and artistic gifts he gave to the city of Portland and the state of Maine. Casco Bay Bicycle Club Annual Holiday Party – Thursday, December 16, 2010 Seasons Grille and Bar, 155 Riverside St, Portland (Maine Turnpike Exit 48) Happy Hour 5:30, Dinner 6:00 PM This is a CBBC sponsored event! Members $12 per person, Non-members $30 per person. New this year: a wreath raffle from Maine Wreath & Flower Factory. Please bring a gift (under $5) to the party for a fun Yankee Swap! Entrees: Baked haddock with buttery herb crust; chicken marsala with wine mushroom sauce; roast pork loin glazed with hard cider rosemary sauce. Dessert: chocolate raspberry torte. RSVP with payment due December 10. FMI: Patty Medina, contact by email. Attending the party? Please take some photos for the club website! FMI: Andy Smith-Petersen, contact by email. Hi All, Effective immediately (October 10, 2010) the Saturday Yarmouth rides will begin at 10:00 AM to give the air a chance to warm up a bit before we start to ride. We’ll continue rides into the fall until it snows or there is ice on the roads. Hope to see you this Saturday. Bill |
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