we are so lucky in Chester County

Truly, those of you not biking, you are missing some of the nicest cycling in the country, really!
We have so many nice area rides to choose from as well.

Chester County Challenge May 31, a fantastic ride, hard but worth it

Pedal to Preserve, June 6 which i just did and will DO AGAIN

French Creek Iron Tour, June 14, biking in countryside that is beyone nice and quiet, yes we will have hills, but this ride is worth the effort, did this ride last year and loved it

Dog Daze August 1, Brandywine Bike Club, this ride is right in our backyard and super fun

Covered Bridge Metric August 16 out in Lancaster, we bike through 7 covered bridges and see Amish country up close and personal

This many rides so close to home makes our county unique and gives cyclists a chance to ride in different areas with ride support, food and SAG both and to support good causes.


SO get your bike out and do some fun cycling.

latest update on SRT assault

Chicks

there is going to be a public meeting listed below about the recent attack on the female cyclist who managed to get away from a group of folks intent on hurting her, read below for details of the meeting if interested in attending.......... from Steve of the Phila Bike Club

The meeting, with county officials and the Norristown Police Department will be held Wednesday in 1 Montgomery Plaza. If you are arriving by bicycle, I will be at the Norristown Transportation Center from 6:30, to point! If you do not know me, I will be the rather large Cyclist wearing a Hammer Nutrition Jersey riding a black bike with "Red Tail Hawk" on the down tube.

The meeting will start at 7PM in Room 202, second floor, One Montgomery Plaza, Swede and Airy Sts. Norristown.
Bikes can be left in the building lobby, there is a security guard on duty. ______________________

http://www.phillybikeclub.org

rides for week of june 8

tuesday and thursday evening, 5:15 ish, Tweet me if coming, and if weather is good, I will go, if weather is good we will do cue 232, if it is iffy, the ride will be shorter and closer to home, all depends

I have no ride up yet for Saturday, looking for a volunteer to lead a ride

as French Creek is on Sunday and i do not usually ride two days in row if the 2nd day is the harder ride

who is doing the French Creek

heard from Laura up in Pottstown, and Ellen and I are doing the ride, who else???

email if going, so we can meet up, i hope to be on the road by 730 ish

there is no mass start at this ride, so we can take off as soon as we register

libby.maxim@gmail.com

clearly the only way to get women on bikes

I am convinced that getting women on bikes is harder than performing brain surgery, women do not make time for it, are not committed to doing it, prefer spinning class (which does not even come close to road biking) or taking walks and talking with other chicks. Yesterday I was amazed at how many ladies I DID SEE biking on the Pedal to Preserve. So some chicks are biking, just not the Biker Chicks.

Check out this video, as it shows what is probably the only way to get women on bikes!

Pedal to Preserve

JUST a short post, this ride was absolutely the best ever. Nice and flat with gentle rolling hills, nothing hard, would have been an excellent ride for a new rider to try a 50. Three rest stops and we biked right through the heart of Lancaster County farmland. We rode about as close as you can get to someone's farm without going down their driveways.

Will get some pics up later, but for you ladies still sitting at home fretting over riding, you missed one humdinger of a ride.

Anyone could make the 50 on this ride. Not much different from biking on the Schuylkill Trail and apparently a lot safer. Only folks we saw were the Amish.

NEXT SUNDAY, FRENCH CREEK IRON TOUR, another fabo ride right in our backyard.

from the Bicycle Coalition of Phila blog

Bicyclist Assaulted on the Schuylkill River Trail in Norristown

On Wednesday evening a female bicyclist was sucker punched as she passed by a gang of 6-7 men in black jeans and red shirts hanging out near the trail. She didn't have enough time to turn around so instead she just hammered past them but was punched in the face.

Amazingly she didn't fall off her bike and was able to get away. According to police there has been an increase in gang activity in the area and that may (or may not)explain the red shirts. We had another report earlier in the day of 4 men in red shirts but that cyclist reported other people around.

This location (Schuylkill River Trail at Haws Avenue) has had isolated cyclist harassment problems in the past in the late spring and summer although there have been no serious injuries to date. The county has responded by clearing brush to prevent bad guys from hiding in the shrubbery.

We recommend that you should not travel alone in the vicinity of Haws Avenue in the late afternoon or evening. If you are alone carry your cell phone and wait for other bicyclists before proceeding. If you see trouble get yourself to a safe place and call police and render aid if you need to.

Members of the Bicycle Coalition's Montgomery County Committee are talking to the Norristown Police about this incident. The location is less than a mile west of the Norristown Transportation Center you should see signs as the Norristown Farm Park Connector Route which begins at Haws Avenue.

TweetParty

Calling all chicks and friends of chicks, a Tweet Party now being planned at Connie's house. We are looking at July 12, Sunday around 4 ish. Details to come.

Party will be about how to use Twitter and how to set your phone up to receive Tweets. The bike ride notification is a perfect application for Twitter as it enables you to get last minute tweets about bike rides.

Last night with the iffy weather, Twitter proved very helpful especially to those driving from work to the rides.

Tweet Party will also be a bike clinic too, answer any questions and practice anything you want. I will give lessons on how to repair a bike chain as well and possibly how to repair a broken bike cable.

Mark your calendar, and get ready to learn how to Tweet. Bring laptop and cell phone and we can get everyone hooked up.

Pedal to Preserve

also this Saturday is the Pedal to Preserve ride in Lancaster, I am going to this ride and doing 50 miles, I hear it is flat and a pleasant ride and supports a good cause.

I am leaving from my house at 6:15 if anyone wants to follow, i may have room for one more bike, email if interested

Biker Chick ride up for Saturday

Katherine Lowe and Mike have volunteered to lead a Biker Chick ride this Saturday morning. Leave time is 8:30 am from Hot Foot, check the WCCC ride page for cue # 145

Thanks so much katherine and mike, let's see some chicks riding this weekend.

CUE #145

rides for week of June1

Tuesday 5:15 June 2- encouraging new riders to come out, I am a little disappointed at how few new riders have come this season. There is no way to improve unless you bike. If weather holds, we will do around 20 miles. Hot Foot meet up

Thursday 5:30 June 4 20 miles or so, probably do cue #232 again. Beautiful ride.

Saturday June 6 LOOKING FOR someone to lead a Biker Chick ride. I will be doing the Pedal to Preserve in Lancaster but wish someone would step up and volunteer to lead a Saturday ride,

ANY TAKERS??? email me

CCC ride report

Slideshow of the ride, took many pics while biking so they may be blurry. The ride was wonderful, yes it was hilly but it was doable. The scenery and ride were worth it. Biked on roads I had never been on.

It was a great day, you should plan to do this ride next year.