Courtesy, Image, and Bike Lanes

Hope our local biker/motorist relationship doesn't deteriorate to the levels of animosity described, but it is one more reminder of the importance of our image to the general public.  DTI

"Bitter Battle Between Motorists And Bikers," Chicago July 14, 2014:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/14/bike-lane-backlash/12563877/

Good Lookin Group at RAGBRAI

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RAGBRAI - Ready to Ride (3 Pics)

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Comments on Demetrius Post & Crash last Saturday

I'm sorry that Demetrius was injured in the crash last Saturday and I hope he heals quickly.

My reason for this post is that I found out today that my son Robert, through the Fogbee rumor mill, was thought to be the "unknown" rider described in Demetrius' post. The reason that he was being considered as the "unknown" one is because the "unknown" rider was supposed to have been wearing a Bikers Choice kit. Gary Williams took a picture of a number of riders at the start of the ride and Robert was the only one  in the picture wearing a Bikers Choice kit; therefore he had to be the one described in the post.

And the Party Begins (3 Pics)

Doug's Journal - Day #1

Thank You

Thank you all for the on scene first aid and well wishes after my "spill" on Saturday. All will be okay in time. I will be on crutches for a couple weeks with a hip injury and a bunch of other cursory injuries.  Time line unknown at this time. Aside from myself and Curtis, Im just glad nobody else was injured.

Secondly, with some humility, I wanted to apologize for being somewhat hypocritical after the crash by not going to the ER in an ambulance. After we put on the Cycling First Aid class earlier this year, we made it clear that the injured person should not wave off an ambulance if "first responders" feel that you "need it." I did feel well enough to get a ride, but as my hip injury left me painfully immobilized, I should have been told to get an ambulance. Lesson learned, I am sorry.

New jerseys

Now that most of us have gotten our jerseys and had a chance to try them on....

If you ordered a medium fondo and it's a little tighter than you like and would like to swap for a medium sport let me know.

Doc

July Newsletter

We have issued the July Newsletter to 136 members.  While examining my copy, I noticed the link to Bruce's fine article with photos about the Blind Bikers' Ride isn't working.  Never fear!  Click Here. (http://goo.gl/VUsdy9)
If you didn't receive your copy of the newsletter click here to read it on-line. http://goo.gl/vjprqM

FOGBEE Community Involvement Works!

Free webinars on Creating Great Communities
through Public Involvement

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is pleased to announce two new free webinars in its Livable Communities Webinar Series:

Creating Great Communities through Public Involvement: Organizational Models for Public Involvement
Thursday, July 3, 2014
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time  

To register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/918249618
 

Creating Great Communities through Public Involvement: How to Create and Run Effective Advisory and Advocacy Groups
Thursday, July 17, 2014
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time

To register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/301333722

Trek Demo Day This Sunday at Lock 4 in Gallatin

We have a fantastic event planned for this upcoming Sunday for our friends at the Lock 4 Park in Gallatin. From 10-2, Trek Bikes will have a fleet of bikes available for our riding friends to test ride. Trek will be bringing smooth and fast road bikes like the race inspired Madone and the super comfortable endurance designed Domane as well as their super fast, nimble Superfly hardtail and full suspension race bike and the brand new Fuel EX 650B trail bike with automotive race giant Penske designed RE:ACTIV suspension. Other great Trek bikes that will be available for riding are the Fuel EX 29, Remedy 29, Remedy 650, Stache, Lush 29, and the Carbon Cali. Remember to bring your credit card and your state issued ID to ride these bikes and see what makes Trek stand out from the crowd with their award winning road and mountain bikes!

Nashville Kids' Triathlon

. . I appreciate Charlene providing Allen, Curtis, Jason, and me the opportunity to be Lead Bicyclists at this year's Nashville Kids' Triathlon.  She said there were 600 kids participating. Unlike the H'ville version, we got to ride with the athletes. It was great fun and these kids ride about my speed.
. . One of the most impressive things that I enjoyed was riding along side of a little girl who probably wasn't much taller than three feet.  She did all six miles of the bike course on tiny bike with training wheels and 12-inch wheels, the kind you see at Walmart.  She got tired toward the end of the course, but had no intention on quitting and finished (not in last position).
. . Also, congratulations to Michelle and Denise who finished FIRST in their age group of the women's triathlon.  Allen and I let Curtis and Jason, lead the ladies Tri.  We knew we weren't about to keep up with the first couple of speedsters who burnt up the course.  Allen and I just rode along and "observed."

It's the American Way....it rains then we Spin 6:30 pm tonight at YMCA!

Update'''I WILL BE SPINNING TONIGHT

Hot Weather Riding

I found this resource recently concerning cycling in hot weather. With all the charity rides and centuries (read 'all-day rides' for some of us) coming up this summer, you will find some good advice here. Applies to runners too, except maybe the part about eating on the fly.

http://www.coach-hughes.com/resources/hot_weather_cycling.html

24th Annual HOT 100 RIDE

. . Join us for the 24th Annual HOT 100 RIDE - - - not Race! There are four routes for all levels of cyclists from the 15 mile family ride to the HOT 100 Century with over 6000 ft of elevation gain.There will be GREAT rest stops every 15-20 miles on all the routes.Post ride meal provided by the Lascassas Baptist Church.

HOT 100 Jersey Orders

. . We will be taking jersey orders until Midnight of June 12 - so order now if you want this one of a kind HOT 100 bike jersey. The jersey is made by Primal Wear. Cost of the jersey is only $65. Jersey is full zip, short sleeve only. Men and Womens sizes - see fit guide here: http://www.primalwear.com/t-fitguide.aspx
. . On line registration fee increases to $45 on August 20. Online registration closes on August 21 at midnight.You must pre-register before August 21 to be guaranteed a t-shirt - we will not order shirts on the day of as we have in the past.
. . Routes will be sent to you in your confirmation email.

Fees

$40 for 100, 66, 33 mile routes. 15 mile is Free.

Sarah Lovett

President, Murfreesboro Bike Club

June Newsletter Issued

We have issued the June Newsletter on Sunday 6/8/14.  If you didn't receive a copy Click Here.

Desperately Seeking Fogbees

Thanks for adding my need for Volunteers for the Nashville Kid's Triathlon June 14th to the Fogbee Newsletter back in May. I haven't gotten any Volunteer registrations yet, but I suspect it's because the "Big Hill Challenge" is the same day. In the event that there happen to be a few Fogbee's are are opting not to do that ride, or there are spouses who aren't going…would you mind giving the Volunteer request one more push this week?

I would LOVE to have 6 Fogbee's ride the bike course like the past few years. If I can't have Fogbee's this year… :( I'll have to ask another group and I really don't want to ask another group, because I REALLY like the Fogbee's. :)

I would LOVE to have 6 Fogbee's committed by this Friday to ride the bike course during the Nashville Kid's Triathlon at Centennial Park, Saturday morning, June 14, 6am-Noon.

Charlene Alcorn

spinjunkie@comcast.net

I just volunteered.  Charlene needs FIVE more FOGBEES.  How about joining me. Tom_E

Jack and Back, October 4th and 5th, 2014

For those that plan on riding the Jack and Back and have never ridden before, registration is free with the following code:  rookierider

For those that have ridden before and are planning on doing so again this year, the registration price increases from $35 to $45 on Saturday, June 7th.

Hope we get a big turn out this year.

Mike Knake

Anyone interested in 90-100 mi ride this Saturday?

Hey all! I'm hoping to get in 90-100 miles this Saturday and would love to have some company! Route and pace flexible but if I want to be able to drive home, I probably will say max 17 mph average :)  Likely option is to add on to whatever route is posted for this Saturday so feel free to propose any length loop of adding on you want, and I'll figure out my rest. Thanks!


P.S. Daniel is probably looking to do 90-100 miles too but he goes hare speed so I can't keep up with him but if anyone's interested in going fast, he will be looking for company too :)

Sarah Swale

Fall Foliage ride 2014 to Red Boiling Springs, October 18, 2014

My toes are hardly thawed from this miserably cold winter and folks are already asking about the Fall Ride. That's a good thing.  Saturday  I polled the people sitting around me and came up with the date of October 18, 2014. That date is good with Armour's Hotel, our hosts supreme. The mere mention of going someplace different almost got me tossed out of the van.
Route and accomodations will be similar to years past, hopefully without last year's rain. More details in August but wanted to get the date set with us and with Armour's.
Please comment if the date conflicts with something off my radar. 
Bruce

Great Event

The Chateau Ross Ride was truly a great event in past FOGBEE style.  If you missed it, consider this quote from Doug Depew,

"This has got to be one of the best FOGBEE one-day outings ever.  When can we do it again?"

It was a great route, even with a Tasty Freeze stop in Franklin. Every body started together, and almost everyone finished together, even though the trails may have varied.  The wine was very unusual for Tennessee -- it was good.  Dollies were stacked with cases of bottles purchased by those who agreed with this critique.  Lunch was good and enjoyed in the home of our hosts.  It is hard to imagine how this event could be better.  We even got back and had our winery tour  before the sky opened.

Thanks Mike.  Just can't wait to see how you top this event. You're on a roll.

Big Hill Challenge

Join us for the 2014 Big Hill Challenge

, Watertown, TN on Saturday June 14th. Four different routes (fitness, 1/2 metric, metric and century) will take you by beautiful farmland and through historic towns and sleepy countryside. BHC is supported with fully supplied rest stops, fully supported SAG, Marshalls at strategic points and communication by our local ARC. Showers and lunch are provided at the end of your ride.

Where: Watertown High/Middle School,

515 W. Main Street, Watertown, TN

Start: 7am in the Public Square

Fee: $30 until June 9. $40 June 10 to ride day.

Onsite registrations begins at 6am.

Harpeth River Ride

Harpeth River Ride - Saturday, June 21, 2014 -7:00 a.m. Start

The early bird will be flying soon and that means time is running out to save $$ on your Harpeth River Ride registration!   This year’s ride promises to be another epic cycling experience with four great, new routes (100, 62, 45 & 23 miles), fantastic rest stops, top-notch SAG, and guest rider Levi Leipheimer! The $45 registration fee ends midnight June 6. Don’t miss the opportunity to save – REGISTER NOW

Franklin, TN

www.harpethriverride.com

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Saturday, May 31st Chateau Ross Wine and Lunch Ride, UPDATE

We are planning a ride from the Chateau Ross Winery on the 31st.  We will do a ride followed by lunch and a wine tasting at the winery.  The cost is $25 per person for the lunch and tasting.  If you desire, you can bring your own beer.  Non riding spouses definitely invited.

The ride will start at 9:00AM.  Below is a link to the winery with the address.

Chateau Ross Vineyard and Winery

Following the ride, Chateau Ross with have appetizers and a wine tasting for us. Following the appetizers and tasting they will serve us lasagna with salad, etc. for lunch.

Based upon the routes, I expect that we will be back to the winery around 12:30PM.  Non riding spouses can join us at that time.

We need to know ASAP if you are interested so the winery can start getting ready for us.  Please post your intentions.

See you Saturday,
Mike Knake

PS you are welcome to come ride with us even if you don't stay for the tasting or lunch.

52 Mile Route

45 Mile Route

Jack and Back 2014

If you are planning on doing the Jack and Back this year and have not signed up yet, the registration fee increases from $35 to $45 on Saturday June 7th.   I believe Dave Miley may have a discount code for Jack and Back Rookies that may reduce the fee.

This is a great ride!

Mike Knake

is theBig Hill Challenge scary, well then,,Volunteers needed June 14th

Nashville Kid's Triathlon, Location: Centennial Park
Date: Saturday, June 14th, Time: 6am-Noon

• Need: 6-8 FOGBEE's on bikes to ride the course continuosly to help keep kids safe. Need many more Volunteers to stand at various spots on the bike and/or run course to cheer, encourage and keep the kids moving along.
• Perks: Volunteer T-shirt, snack bag and lots of warm fuzzies.
• Register to Volunteer here: http://www.nashvillekidstriathlon.com/volunteers.html

Be sure to type: FOGBEE in the groups field when you register.

 

Thanks,
Charlene Alcorn, National Volunteer Coordinator
Kid's Triathlon, Inc.
char@kidstriathloninc.org

Smoky Mountain Wheelman Century

I found this ride online earlier in the year. It is in East Tennessee around the time the Fall colors will be pretty. I want to do the century route. Last year while riding the Dancing Bear ride in April, some of us met some locals at the bike shop in Maryville. While home recently, I asked about this ride and it was highly recommended. I'm not aware of any local rides the weekend of October 11 and would love to have some fellow Fogbees join in for this one. Check it out!


http://www.smwbikeclub.org/wheelmen-fall-century/

The Right Clothes for your First Century

DTI, our most aged veteran competitive bicyclist, wants to be sure newbees were dressed properly for this weekend's Clarksville Century.  One small note contrary to the video, however, the chamois is not a substitute for "Depends."

Pilot Safety Program on Natchez Trace

The Natchez Trace Parkway Association is working with Adventure Cycling Association and NPS to develop a pilot  cycling safety program for national parks (that will also have carryover benefits for urban areas).  One of the first two test sites will be between Leiper's Fork and Nashville.   The second will be in Tupelo.   ACA signed an agreement with NPS to become its cycling partner for national parks, and they selected the parkway for the first pilot program.  We are hopeful that this program will direct a lot of resources and attention to cycling on the parkway, in addition to developing programs to make cycling safer everywhere.   One idea is to develop a sharrows ("Bikes may use entire lanes")  to improve awareness and then to test the effectiveness.  Focus group sessions will be developed as part of this pilot program for cyclists and motorists to provide feedback and help find some solutions.     If successful, the work we put into this program here in Tennessee as well as Mississippi and Alabama will help save cyclists' lives across the country in both park and non-park settings.

JERSEYS ARE ORDERED!!!!!!!

WOW-what a great responses!  We received 100 orders for jerseys.  We placed the order to LG today.   We have sent our art work in to them. They will input it into their system and send us back rendering along with cloth samples with our selected colors on them for us to review.  Once we approve the final art work, they will start production.   Hopefully production will start in 2 weeks. We should have jerseys sometime in the first half of July.

Will keep you posted on the blog.

Thanks for all your support,

Mike, Dave, Gary and Doug

Great Response from the City

We often hear how slow the City responds to requests.  I would like to share a recent exchange between Miley and the City that's worth acknowledging.  He was concerned about blockage of the shoulder that we use for bike travel.

From: david miley: 5/21/14 Subject: RE: Shoulder Obstruction on West Main Street

Wow. That was fast. Thank you very much for the quick response and having the changes made so quickly.

5/15/14:

David, We are working with Speedway’s engineer to get all  concerns addressed before Speedway can open. We will look into your concern about the curb, also. Thank you for bring it to our attention.

Sincerely, Jerry Horton

From: david miley: 5/15/14 To: City Staff Cc: Tom Evans; David Hardin; Bruce Day
Subject: Re: Shoulder Obstruction on West Main Street

I later noticed a second area at the site , closer to the Rockland intersection, where the shoulder has been removed and replaced by a curb defining an entrance lane to the site. Photo attached.

UPDATE - NEW FOGBEE JERSEY ORDER!!!!!

We have had a great response to the new FOGBEE jersey design.  Orders are now up to 94. Orders have far exceeded our expectations.  We greatly appreciate the support that we have received. 

We will be at Sam's following the ride on Saturday for those that still need to make payment for their jersey. We hope to finish our ride by 12:00.  Byron Smith and I will be there to receive your payment.

RAIN OR SHINE, RIDE OR NOT,  WE WILL BE AT SAM'S ON SATURDAY in order for you to make payment for the jerseys. If ride is canceled, we will be there at 11:00.   You can write checks out to Mike Knake.

If you can't make it for some reason on Saturday, text me at 615-714-3947 and we can make alternate arrangements.  We plan on sending the order in on Monday. So, we need to wrap this up by Sunday.
Thanks for all your support for the new jersey design.

See you on the road,

Mike, Doug, Dave and Gary

US-31 E / W. Main St. Shoulder Obstruction

Once again, a new convenience store has obstructed the shoulder on Main Street. This time at West Main and Rockland. The raised-curb fixture comes all the way out to the traffic lane. I'm contacting the City to voice my objection and ask if this complies with codes and regulations and was approved. Does anyone know if this is a violation?

Adventure Cycling Association Meeting with Jim Sayers

If you want to attend the FREE Adventure Cycling meeting on May 15'th at the OASIS Bike Workshop, please send your RSVP to Beth Petersen bpetersen@adventurecycling.com no later than today (May 13).

Fogbee Spirit at Vol. State Cycling Classic makes the news...

May Newsletter

. . On Sunday 5/11/14, we issued the May Newsletter.  If you didn't receive a copy, you can view it by clicking here.  In it we have included a link to the YouTube version of our 2014 Spring Ride.  This almost silent version will be used as the backdrop for the Adventure Cycling Meeting at the Oasis Bike Workshop this Thursday. 
. . It's not too late to register to attend this FREE meeting with Jim Sayers, Executive Director of ACA.  Click Here for more details.

LAST DAY TO ORDER NEW JERSEY TODAY SAMS AT NOON

We have had a great response to the new jersey design with 69 jerseys ordered so far.  To get a new order will take 24 Jerseys minimum and you will miss out on volume pricing.  Forget the Regret and Order now!

We will have the fit kits at Sams Sports Bar TODAY Saturday at NOON for anyone still interested in placing an order.

TODAY  will be the last day to place orders!!

Next week, we will contact LG to determine what the final cost of the jerseys will be.  Once we have determined the cost, we will post a comment to the blog and will immediately need to collect everyones money before we  can place the order.

Keep an eye on the blog.

We a greatly appreciate your response to jerseys,

Mike, Doug, Gary and Dave