Springtime Means More Rides
Weekday and Sunday rides are back in our ride schedule starting in the current newsletter. If you have cabin fever, it may be time to dust off your bike and join your SBC friends on one of these rides. We look forward to seeing you out there as we head for Spring.
Spokane Centennial Trail Cleanup - Unveil the Trail - Sunday, April 18, 2010 - NOON
Meet: Wilbur Trail head, close to 7-Mile Bridge. See location details in this newsletter’s Sunday rides section.
This year’s cleanup is set for Sunday, April 18th, We will spend a couple hours removing litter from the trail and digging
out noxious weeds that grow close to the trail pavement. Usually there is more weed-removal than litter pickup, so
please bring your favorite weed-attacking garden tool, and some gloves. Litter bags will be provided. Note that our mile
is not directly accessible from the trail head. If you bring your bike, you won’t have to walk 1 ½ miles to the start of the
cleanup. And, if anyone is interested, we do a low-key mountain bike ride on Riverside State park dirt trails after the
cleanup.
Wondering what this is all about? SBC is an Adopt-a-Mile sponsor of Mile 31-32 of the Centennial Trail. We donate to
the Friends of the Centennial Trail, and also man a cleanup once a year. This is our club’s way of supporting a trail that
we frequently use. Friends of the Centennial Trail is a group that represents trail users to the five(!) Government entities
that have oversight of the Trail.
Sally Phillips, 448-627
Bloomsday Bike Corral - Sunday May 2, 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM If you are not running Bloomsday, but would like to help, I am looking for volunteers for two shifts, 7:00 AM to
10:00 AM, also 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM. Give me a call if you would like to assist.
The Club is looking for corral users, also for volunteers to man the corral. For the 16th year, the Spokane Bicycle Club will be hosting free, attended bike parking in Riverfront Park during Bloomsday. We set up a fenced area just south of the old YMCA. Bloomsday attendees can park with us, and count on their bikes not being stolen or vandalized while they are out doing the race. It’s that simple. Corral users are most grateful for our assistance and it is positive free publicity for our club.
Over the years we have seen people get pretty inventive about how they incorporate the Bike Corral into their traditional
Bloomsday activities. People often check their warmup clothes or picnic coolers with us as well as their bikes. One year
a family brought in a tandem towing a trailer, with backpack gear to tote the younger kids around the Bloomsday course.
Another time, an obliging spouse racked his wife’s bike onto the back of his own (Exercycle extension required) so she
could ride the bike in, but take the bus home. We’ve seen the gamut of bike values as well. One person will bring in a
bike with tires half-flat and a year’s worth of dust on the frame. The next guy will bring in his titanium Lite Speed. We’ve
been pressed into service to pump up bike and stroller tires. Last year, we gave a skinny, light-headed racer an
emergency injection of coffee cake after the run.
Please consider- If you are participating in Bloomsday, getting to the start by bike will save you some hassle. You can ride right in, then stroll a block or two to the race start. Valley folks should use the Centennial Trail. Northsiders can approach from
Howard Street. Southsiders may need to detour west to Lincoln, to get around the race lineup, but also are aiming for
Howard Street.
SBC LICENSE PLATE FRAME PROJECT - SHOW YOU SPIRIT!
Show some club spirit! Do your bit to let the world know that you belong to a very unique organization that only accepts
members who can bike at least 1000 meters, with a tail wind of course! Purchase a frame to boast about your bicycle
club. These frames are made of durable, fiberglass reinforced plastic. It will say SHARE THE ROAD on the top and
SPOKANEBICYCLECLUB.ORG on the bottom. The price is $15 each, including tax and shipment. For those with a
fleet of cars, we offer a special price only $15 for each extra frame. Each frame may have a unique color.
To Order: send a check made out to Spokane Bicycle Club and mail to Mary Ann Bosky, 4001 S. Lloyd, Spokane
99223. For questions, call Mary Ann at 443-0686 or email her at marobosk@comcast.net The order will be placed when
we have your order. Don't wait and hold up everyone else, so order now! We will email you when the order comes in for
a pick up. See the bottom of page 13 for your SBC License Plate order form:
Monthly General Meeting Location Change
Riverview Retirement center has turned their meeting space into a giant constuction zone. Rather than trying to find a seat on piles of dry wall and stacked lumber, we have decided to temporarily relocate. Our new general meeting location is the Mountain Gear store on north Division street. We will still be meeting the second Monday of each month at 6:30.
update: Construction is starting to wrap up. Watch for our meeting location to return to the Riverview Retirement building.