Congratulations to Pedal For Paws

      The 6'th Annual Pedal for Paws Ride continues to set the standard of bike rides designed for bicyclists.  It had the behind the scenes touch of the old master Bruce Day making sure the event addressed all issues that may be important to bicyclists from great routes, excellent rest stops, exceptional support from police, EMTs, Radio Amateur Emergency Service, and Motorcycle Safety Riders.  Even the unusually cold weather could not keep participants away.    
      Special kudos goes to Kim Sullivan, Ride Director, whose tireless dedication has made Pedal for Paws the event to emulate. 

Air compressor

My neighbor has a brand new Sears air compressor for sale. 20 Gal, asking $250. Would be great for anyone that does some of their own bike maintenance.

Tour de Boro

Hello Fellow TDB Riders,
     We are only one month away from 10th Annual Tour De Boro! As we celebrate this milestone, this year we have a special commemorative t-shirt which will contain the names of EVERY person who has ever ridden in the TDB since 2006 up to two weeks prior to 2016 registration date. If you would like your name removed from our t-shirt, please let us know!
     This year we are raising money for JoJo’s Doghouse animal rescue. Puppies will also be with us on the day of the ride for your inspiration (and adoption) :).
     If you have already signed up for the Tour de Boro, thank you and we are excited to see you there! IF you still need to register, this is just a reminder to sign up before the price goes up on April 11. We will provide breakfast and lunch for that day and if you want to be guaranteed a t-shirt the deadline to sign up is April 9.
     Here is the link to register:  https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=32102353   If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us!

Registration Committee, Tour de Boro, 2016, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

For further assistance, please call Abby Davis: (423)-827-3839

Bruce and Tom Make the Nashville Scene

The Skeptic's Take on the Western Road

Posted By Betsy Phillips on Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 6:15 AM

Last week, when we talked about the western road, I mentioned that I'd found a pretty plausible route thanks to the Middle Tennessee Skeptics. I had some minor quibbles, but when do I not?
      Well, I talked to Bruce Day and Tom Evans of the Middle Tennessee Skeptics about how they settled on their route and it's fascinating—they studied old maps and old eye-witness accounts of where the road ran—and delightful—then they road their bikes down all the plausible paths and settled on the ones easiest to bike. Click here for the entire story

Time to get off the couch, loosen up, clean your bike and get your fanny in gear

Two Important Dates To Look Forward To:

The first,  Daylight Savings Time starts Sunday, March 13th.  You know what that means!!  Weather permitting, we start our week night rides next week.  So watch the blogs for the times.   Hopefully your bikes are tuned up and ready to go.  It is always a good idea to get them checked out at the beginning of the year.

The second date is the Pedals for Paws.  This year it is set for April 9th, a little earlier than in years past.  It is the first ride of the year and a favorite of the FOGBEES.  A number of us are involved in organizing the ride this year. One of the rest stops will be manned by a couple of our FOBGEE wives.

An e mail was recently sent to all past participants in order to sign up.  If you did not receive the e mail, below is a link to Active.com to sign up.

If you received the e mail, notice that good looking rider on the right side of the picture in the retro FOGBEE jersey. No that is not Albert Einstein, that is Gary Williams.

http://www.active.com/gallatin-tn/cycling/races/pedal-for-paws-2016?int

See you on the road,

Mike Knake

Borrow a rack?

Hi All, just wanted to check on something.  I'm leaving on vacation next week and wanting to bring a couple of bikes with us. Does anyone have a 4 bike - bike rack I could borrow for the week? It would need to be the type that could slide into my trailer hitch. Trying to haul 3 road bikes and 1 mountain bike. Thanks for any help/info I could get.

You can contact me by email: jimmyr79@gmail.com

thanks everyone.

In Case of Emergency

    We have added a new page to the blog ICE that I hope everyone who rides with the FOGBEES takes time to study.  A couple of years ago, Demetrius Ritt provided us with an exceptional evening seminar on what to do in case a bicyclist gets injured.  Unfortunately, the attendance wasn't what we hoped.  So instead of repeating this seminar, I have placed the critical considerations which he and his associate EMTs taught us, after I reviewed them with our medical members.

     After every serious accident, I have observed the following actions:

• The injured bicyclist almost always dismisses the seriousness of his or her situation
• There is massive confusion at the time of the accident.  The accident traumatizes all.
• Memories can't be trusted and erroneous statements follow. 

I can only hope that if I am injured, others have read the ICE page and are not afraid to help me.

SAFE Group Riding

      I know you all know this stuff, but it is always useful to review SAFE GROUP RIDING practices at the beginning of a new season, so you can respectfully instruct new members or others new to group riding.  With the recent accident, everyone has gotten a little nervous about riding with a group (including me). Many of the accidents I have seen have involved another bicyclist.  That is more common than a bicyclist with a motorist.
     I have added this report provided by the League of American Bicyclist to our Bike Safety page.  Please take time to study it.

What's Happening in Hendersonville

      We have posted a couple of email reports that the Hendersonville Bike/Ped Committee has received from Fred Rogers, Director of Planning. Please see the Committee blog at http://bikinhville.blogspot.com/ .  As you will be able to see, A LOT is happening to expand the City's Greenway Trail network and connect it to Lower Station Camp Greenway Trails.
     The North-Central Bike/Ped Plan to which Fred refers in his note is a comprehensive bikeway and greenway trail plan that the Committee submitted to the City on February 29'th.

Bicycle Injuries

     As the new season begins, we already have too many injuries.  On recent rides I have watch FOGBEES casually violate traffic laws.  Some of them could have led to serious collisions with motorists.  So I would like to remind everyone to re-acquaint themselves with bike law.  We have them on this blog. Try 
http://fogbees.blogspot.com/p/bike-safety.html and http://fogbees.blogspot.com/p/bike-law.html 
     Under Tennessee Law bicycles are vehicles and have all the rights and responsibilities of other vehicles to the road.  We seem to have gotten the first part of this law down, but frequently struggle with the last part.  I'll make it easy.  If you wouldn't drive your car in a certain manner then don't drive your bike in that manner.  
     When you approach a traffic control sign or signal, such as a red light, automatically assume other FOGBEES are going to abide by it and don't plan to violate it.  
     The other failure I see most often is improper lane positioning.  It is against the law to pass another vehicle on the right.  Even worse it is against the law and against common sense to pass a car waiting at an intersection on the left side and then turn in front of them to go to the right.  Lastly, if you plan to turn left, adopt the proper position on the road as every other vehicle is expected to do.
    If you see someone on a FOGBEE activity riding in an unsafe manner or violating the law, courteously TELL THEM about it.  It may save them, another FOGBEE, or you from injury. 

Update on Kim

With a rough start to the 2016 riding season we've already had a few mishaps. Kim is home with broken pelvis bones but fortunately they are not weight bearing so no surgery is required. She can stand without any pain but walking is very painful and she must use a walker. She will be home bound for two weeks but the prognosis is good. Thoughts and prayers have been and will continue to be much appreciated. We all hope for a full and successful recovery and look forward to having Kim back on the bike soon.
Also Brian was taken out by a dog Saturday on West Hester, no real injuries but we all know dogs on the road are a real concern.
With the winter of course comes pot holes and missing pavement, lets all be mindful of each other, call out slowing, broken pavement, dogs, debris and any other concerns on the roads, be vocal. Please visit the Bike Safety section on the blog for a refresher and reminder.

Stay safe out there!

Anybody know of a hybrid bike for sale at a medium price?  A friend of a friend is interested in starting to ride.

Update and Request re: Bill Against Bike/Ped Funding

HB1650--SB1716 is on the Transportation Sub-Committee's agenda this Wednesday, 2/17/16. As pointed out by coastdownhills on his post, Another Anti Bicycle Bill, this bill would prohibit gas tax revenue from funding non-vehicular facilities. You can also find more information (and sign a petition stating support for funding bike/ped projects) at Walk Bike Nashville's website. 

Fogbees, please consider the impact of this bill and letting your state legislators know how you feel, especially now if you're represented by one of these Transportation Sub-Committee Members reviewing the bill this Wednesday:

• Terri Lynn Weaver
• Courtney Rogers

Find your legislator easily at Tennessee Legislators.

Sign BIKE/WALK TENNESSEE  PETITION - Click Here

Mayoral Race

1. What you should know: Some candidates are finding little support inside Hendersonville. They are being forced to raise money from sources outside our City.

2. What you can do to help: Sign this petition about campaign contributions and encourage your friends to sign it.

 Jamie Clary is a member of the Hendersonville Bike/Ped Committee and

original one of drafter of the Hendersonville Bike/Ped Master Plan

Natchez Trace Parkway Ride May 22-30, 2016

Mary Hinton who some of you might remember from the inaugural USBR 23 ride is planning an eight day  ride of the entire Natchez Trace Parkway this Spring.  It's still in early planning phase. She plans to have van support and stay in B&B's. Anyone interested can post here and I'l put you in contact with her.
Bruce

Wheel Bag??

A road trip this weekend warrants the need for a wheel bag or two, would there be a Fogbee in or around Hendersonville with one I could borrow this weekend??

Shoot me a text @615.218.2713

Bike / Walk Committee

The Bike / Ped Committee website, Bike 'n Walk Hendersonville has been updated.  We invite your suggestions.  Check it out for the latest 
- What's Happening in Hendersonville (Sanders Ferry Bikeway, New H'ville Bike Lanes, etc)
- Who Pays for Roads
- New BLOG 

Another anti bicycle bill

 Tennessee legislature is back in session. A bill has been introduced to prohibit gas tax money from being used for any bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure. Bike Walk Tennessee is trying to get this killed in committee. Representative  Terri Lynn Weaver is a very crucial member representing the 40th TN congressional district. She is Chair of the Transportation subcommittee.  This will come up for a vote next Wednesday. If any of you know her or even reside in her district, please post or email me at bruceeday at gmail dot com.  Politicians pay much more attention to their constituents.

The bill

40th district map

Thanks,
Bruce

FOGBees Jersey

When will the next orders for jerseys be offered?

Lock ring tool

I have purchased new ROL rims and have a Ultegra 11x28 cassette on the way. Does anyone have a lock ring tool that I can use late next week to put the gears on the new rim? Leave me a message with contact number if I can borrow this tool to put this together.

Paid Internship Offer

Do you know a college student interested in a paid internship with TDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian program this Summer?  If so, please pass this along and encourage them to apply at:  http://www.tn.gov/tdot/topic/transportation-human-resources-tdot-careers-internships

Thanks!

Jessica Wilson| Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator

TDOT - Multimodal Transportation Resources Division

Membership Maintenance - Some say, "Goodbye?"

1/2/16 UPDATE: I have sent an email notice to people who have not responded to this earlier post.  I will be removing those listed on this post on January 15, 2016

Original Posting: 11/5/15, followup 12/6/15
As you all know we use the response to our email to determine who wish to continue to be on our membership list. I have compiled a list of those whom MailChimp says are non-responsive.  It could be for a couple of reasons:
1) We have the wrong email address -- Please send a note to FOGBEES@gmail.com
2) They opened the message in TEXT ONLY mode -- Please send a note to FOGBEES@gmail.com
3) The Newsletter ended up in their SPAM folder -- Please send a note to FOGBEES@gmail.com
4) They haven't open their email in a week -- We'll wait another month
5) They are no longer interested -- we'll remove them in January

If you know any of the following and know they don't want to be removed, please contact them to either open the Newsletter or send us a note at FOGBEES.com.

Thanks for everyone's help to clear up our membership listing  I will remove the following people from our Membership Lists in the first week of January.

DeFeet Arm Warmers, Gloves & Shoe Covers are in

I will be at Sam's at 5:30 tonight prior to the 5:45 ride with shoe covers, arm warmers, and gloves that were ordered.

Much thanks

To the FOGBees...I retired in Jan 2015 and one of my retirement goals was to get back into biking. I picked White House because I felt it was a great small town that would provide a lot of biking opportunities. Thanks to the generosity of the members of this group I am farther along than I could have imagined after riding for only 7 months. One particular member I owe a great deal is Jerry Dunaway. He let me use one of his bikes (for months) after moving into White House and as they say "I was hooked". He didn't know me at that time but that didn't stop him from being a great neighbor. Thanks to all the FOGBees for helping me get into a sport I hope to do for a long time. Merry Christmas to the FOGBees and their families.

Been There, but never done that!

Christmas Lights Charity Big Success

Thanks to all of you who rode in the Christmas Lights Ride and to all who donated toys for our Santa Cop Charity.  The HPD was thrilled with the donations. This will go a long way to give some kids in Hendersonville who are less fortunate a good Christmas.  There were over 60 toys for kids of all ages. Here is a picture of the delivery of toys from the FOGBEES.

Thanks for your generosity!

Christmas Lights Ride 2015

GREAT JOB Doug and ALL who Rode

Christmas Light Ride tonight Bluegrass Bar & Grille Parking Lot - Wheels down at 5:15pm - Escorted Ride at 5:30pm

If you haven't signed up and are going to ride, Please review the following.  We are looking forward to a fun and Safe Ride that the group and community will enjoy!  If possible please remember to bring an unwrapped toy for age 12 and under for our Santa Cop Charity.

2015 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS RIDE

We have met with the Hendersonville Police Department who will escort us. We have agreed on a total time of 2 hours from leaving to returning so please keep the time limits indicated on the stops. HPD and the coordinators have the following guidelines and organization that we request you follow:

FOGBEE Annual Charity

            C H R I S T M A S  L I G H T S  R I D E
                               C H A R I T Y

The contributions for our Charity, Hendersonville Santa Cop are coming in, but very slowly.  I would like to remind you that we need Toys for kids, infant to 12 years old, boy or girl.  If you would like to donate, please purchase an unwrapped toy and deliver it on or before Dec 14 to:                              

Gary Williams Office

145 Maple Row Blvd

Hendersonville, TN 

I will also be available at the Christmas Lights ride Saturday night to receive any contributions.  You know the underprivileged kids will appreciate your help.

Christmas Lights Ride Map

Downloadable PDF File https://goo.gl/wrBGMw

FOGBEES/Gran Fondo Christmas Stocking Stuffers

Below is the list of the costs for the FOGBEE arm warmers, gloves and shoe covers that can be bought at Gran Fondo.  

If you placed an order at Sam's Saturday, please pay either with Cash or Checks made payable  to Kim Peel by Saturday, December 12th to the ride Saturday or to the party at Casa following the Christmas Lights Ride. 

The below pricing is after the discount.  If you order through Kim by Saturday, we also don't have to worry about paying taxes. 

Kim  will bring the samples to the ride on Saturday if there is one posted and we will bring them to the party on Saturday evening.

Anyone can call Kim at 615 594 3968 or email at khpeel@gmail.com with any questions.

Would like to turn the PRE PAID order in to Gran Fondo on Monday, December 14th if possible so we can get in time for Christmas!

After that date, you can still order individually with the 20% discount - we'll just have to pay tax unless we want to do another group order.

Gran Fondo open Monday's 11-5 for the Holiday shopping season.

Orange or yellow DeFeet shoe covers - $16 even

Orange or yellow DeFeet gloves - $12 even

Orange or yellow Arm warmers - $20 even

Thanks Kim and John

Mike Knake 

Christmas Lights Ride Dec 12th 2015

C H R I S T M A S  L I G H T S  R I D E DEC 12, 2015 Tentative Start Time 5:30pm

This ride is now part of the Hendersonville Holiday Fest, so it is an honor for our cycling club.
    If you are not familiar with this ride, it is an opportunity to decorate and light up your bicycle with Holiday lights and ride some of the streets of Hendersonville spreading some holiday cheer.  Everyone who sees us seems amazed at the spectacle!!  This ride is really a bicycle parade.  We have arranged a police escort and the tentative route is less than 10 miles which opens it up for a family activity.  
    Now is a good time to plan your bike décor and if needed purchase any battery powered lighting that you may need.  In the past we have found lighting at Wal-Mart, Walgreens and some at Lowes and Home Depot.  
    I am meeting with the Hendersonville police department after Thanksgiving to finalize the route.  They would like to have a participant count, so I am requesting that you post here, or email me at Bikenwalk@gmail.com  with your commitment, and headcount.  I will be in contact with all participants via the blog and email with final route and ride arrangements.
   Our Charity this year is Hendersonville Police Department SANTA COP.  Please consider purchasing an unwrapped Toy or Toys for a child 0 to 12 years old.  Deliver your toy to Gary Williams office at 145 Maple Row Blvd. on or Before December 14. 
   For website information go to: FOGBEES CHRISTMAS LIGHTS RIDE

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at the email above.  

FOGBEE Christmas Stocking Stuffers from Gran Fondo

Gran Fondo will do a special order for the FOGBEES for DeFeet arm warmers and shoe covers and Coolmax DuraGloves with grippers in the FOGBEE Colors.

The arm warmers come in FOGBEE orange and yellow and cost  $25 with a 20% off.

The shoe covers are in FOGBEE yellow and cost $15 with a  20% discount.

The gloves are in FOGBEE yellow cost $15 with a 20% discount.

Gran Fondo will do individual orders for anyone interested.  We will not be doing a group order. Contact Gran Fondo to place your order.

John and Kim Peel have picked up some samples for everyone to take a look at. They will bring them to the ride on Saturday, if one is posted.   They will have them at CASA following the Christmas Lights ride on Dec. 12th.

Thanks to John and Kim for working on this for the FOGBEES.

See you on the road,

Mike Knake

Virginia Creeper Petition

FYI, it seems a developer with deep pockets is seeking a zoning change so he can build a huge commercial development next to the Virginia Creeper railtrail.  A group of trail fans is trying to get the Abingdon zoning board to deny the request.  Their information website is:

www.friendsofabingdon.com

Smack on the "Petition" button near the upper left.  This will bring up a description of the proposed project, and a place to enter your comments (if you want to comment) and a button to "sign" the petition.

I have already signed the petition (once at Super8 Motel) and again online, and added my comment as a member of the Fogbee Cycle Club of Hendersonville/Nashville, TN.

Happy T'day!

DTI

Thank You

Thank you to ALL who joined us for perfect bonfire weather and great food yesterday. Thank you Todd for being a pyromaniac and keeping the fire HOT. Thanks all for reminding me how blessed we are to have this unique group of friends to share life and cycling with year after year.

We missed those who weren't able to make it and encourage you to join us next time for Fogbee fellowship.

Fogbee Bonfire November 14th

UPDATE - Please bring tailgate chairs, lawn chairs, or a blanket as I only have a few of these. 

As a follow-up to the post in the Fall Newsletter...

Please comment below if you are planning to attend with the number of attendees. Thank you-Kristi


Welcome Fogbees and family for some bonfire fun,
It’s from 6-10 or whenever we’re done!    
Mark your calendars.. for November 14th is the date,
First come, first served, so don't be late!

Please bring your favorite dish or chili to share,
Try out my spicy dish--- if you dare!
Bottled water will be onsite,  
BYOB if you need something with more bite!  

Location is 107 Imperial Point, Hendersonville.
Contact Kristi Draper with questions 615-473-5025.