Bike 'n Walk Autumn Newsletter

Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone,

Hendersonville and Sumner County have completed a couple of projects that advance bicycling and walking in our communities, for which we would like to thank City and County officials:

• Wessington Road Improvements
• Greenway Connector to Station Camp Greenway.

Click here to Read Autumn Bike 'n Walk Autumn Newsletter 

Happy Thanksgiving

To all FOGBees. I wish each of you a Happy Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday of the year as it focuses on family and friends. Thanks to each of my friends, I hope to make many more in 2018.

Steve Curtis Wife Memorial Service and Celebration of Life Saturday Nov 18th

The Memorial Service and Celebrating of Life for Barb Curtis will be held Saturday November 18th:
Memorial Service:
1:00PM at the First Presbyterian Church, 172 West Main Street, Hendersonville
Celebration of Life: (immediately following the Memorial Service)
Steve's home 1008 Raspberry Valley Court Hendersonville (Autumn Creek on Anderson Lane).

Family and friends are all invited to attend either or both events, food and drink will be provided at the Celebration of Life.

Steve Curtis

Fogbee bike stickers

I had a request to post the link for the stickers some of the Fogbees had made in the past. The link below is the company website with the Fogbee & TN flag on the label, just an example of what you can choose.

You can be as creative as you want in creating the look you desire. Play with different fonts, colors, etc.
Brian

https://veloink.com/products/name-and-flag

FOGBEE Tailgate . Thanks Mike, Sherry, Bill and Janice!

Another great tailgate and turnout with the FOGBEES. Special thanks to Janice Camplin for the use of her home (and the warm showers after a chilly wet ride). Bill Barton for the fantastic "TailgateNashville" trailer, Mike Knake for the route, getting all the burgers, brats and grilling, and Sherry Knake for ensuring everything went smooth and making sure Mike didn't forget anything. Fun Fun Day! If you missed it we hope you can make the next one.

https://fogbees.shutterfly.com/10073

UPDATE RESCHEDULED Tailgate Ride and Party-Nov 4th UPDATE-Routes Posted

LONG ROUTE MODIFIED

At this point, the ride is still on for this weekend.  The ride will start at 8:30AM.  Very little rain is expected and it will be fairly warm with mild winds.

It will take place at my mother-in-law Janice's house again this year.  Her address is 923 Tyree Springs Road in White House, TN.

The 10th season of the FOGBEE YMCA SPIN!

Forgot to post this on our blog but I've text message most of the regular spinners. Our 10th year of spinning begins tonight at 6:20 at the Hendersonville YMCA. Spin is on Tuesday and Thursday at 6:20 p.m. and at 10 a.m. on Saturday if the weather does not permit an outside ride. Hard to believe it's been 10 years. Come join us for some camaraderie and exercise. Gary

Great 2017 Red Boiling Springs Ride

Many thinks to Woody for organizing a great RBS weekend and to all who participated. Some images by me and Mike G are on the Fogbee Shutterfly site.
https://fogbees.shutterfly.com/24

Turtles arrive

Bruce

Garmin advice

Gpod evening Fogbees.  In need of a new Garmin...wonders the main differences between the 820 Edge and 820 Edge Explore versions.  Appreciate your thoughts and advice!

Le Ride

This might be of interest to the FOGBEES:

LE RIDE follows Phil Keoghan and his friend Ben Cornell as they attempt to recreate the original route of the 1928 Tour de France. Averaging 240km a day for 26 days, Phil and Ben traverse both the unforgiving mountains of the Pyrenees and the Alps, on original vintage steel racing bikes with no gears and marginal brakes.

Date: Thu, Nov 9, 2017 6:30 PM

Where: Regal Hollywood Stadium 27  RPX - Nashville
                   719 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN, 37204, United States

Trailer & Ticket Details

The distribution company, Demand Film, will also release MAMIL (Middle Age Men in Lycra).

Regards,
Wm. Anderson
Veloteers Bicycle Club

Red Boiling Springs Oct 21 - 22 (updated 10/17 at 1:34PM)

(10/17 Update) - Luggage and Coolers
                           Sunday route added back to Hartsville
If your doing the Red Boiling Springs Weekend Ride PLEASE read; if not there is a Saturday option to Hartsville and Back.
Hopefully this will answer some questions and I need some information back as there a few loose ends that need to be tied up. Let me know if I have missed anything or haven't answered a question.

The Amazing Way Bicycles Change You

Been to Amsterdam and heard the story of how mothers changed the culture for bicycles. Hendersonville residents crab about traffic.  I know how they can fix the problem. Takes more than talk or synchronizing traffic lights.

Discount on HOT 100

Forgive the delay in getting this to you – as I typically offer a discount to our sister clubs. This one is good through Monday evening and takes $10 off the fee.  No guarantee of a t-shirt at this late date though.

Coupon code = MBCPres.

Hope to see you there!

Sarah Lovett

Red Boiling Springs Weekend Update

We're about 10 days from our annual get away ride to Red Boiling Springs. If you haven't gotten a room there are still rooms at the Donoho Motel, with this ride later in the year fall foliage should be spectacular and I would hate for anyone to miss this event. Below is a list of who I know is going:
Doc       1
Grubb    2
Miley     2
Kate       1
Lindsay  1
Woody   1
Todd      1
Knake    2
Parrish   2
Short      2
Denning 2
Chris Maley 1
Depew    2
Dauer     2
William  2
Day        2
If you are not listed above but are going please let me know, I need to give the Armour's Hotel a head count for dinner. Marsha, Sherry and Traci are coordinating snacks for after the ride and fun on the porch so if you can help out let one of them or myself know.
I will send one more update next week with routes including a route to Hartsville and back to Gallatin for anyone that would like to ride on Saturday with us to have lunch and return to the start.
The long range forecast looks great, cool but with lots of sunshine!! Don't miss out, it's going to be a fun weekend with great friends. Hope to see you there.
Roll FOGBEES!!
Woody

3 Day RBS Ride

Anyone interested in doing a 3 day ride to RBS? We can use the same Friday route as last year. If the weather cooperates it should be a sight to see with the changing of the leaves. The fall temps should be nice as well...

Mike and Sherry's Crystal Creek Bed Ride Suspended Till Next Year

Due to the sun setting earlier and earlier, Mike and Sherry's Crystal Creek Bed Ride is suspended until DST next spring.

We have enjoyed hosting y'all and look forward to it again next year. 

Next year we will have a new after ride place for social hour-Prince Street Pizza is opening up a new place just south of White House.  Something to look forward to.

See you on the road,

Mike and Sherry

Total Eclipse Bike Ride

Here is a pre-release copy of the magazine article about Mike's & Sherry's grand party.  It will appear in the October issue of the Indian Lake Peninsula Living magazine with a collection of other articles and photographs about the total eclipse experience.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6zwKGN8Ho0tbnVqcERIWFJfbkU 

Fogbee's Annual Red Boiling Springs Ride 2017 - Update

Update - October 21st, 22nd 2017

UPDATE to the UPDATE to the UPDATE: I apologize but I had my wires crossed and gave out bad information..... The DONOHO HOTEL HAS plenty of rooms, 28 actually and will gladly welcome anyone that wants to stay there. Call John at 615-699-3141..sorry for the miscommunication. 

Bike Injury

Yesterday, David Shumaker was seriously hurt in a bike accident.  He is in Hendersonville hostpital and is expected to be released today.  Dave lost consciousness for a short period of time and has suffered a broken rib.  The accident was with another bicyclist.  He will be recovering at home but is likely off the bicycle for the rest of 2017.

New pizza place opening in White House

I saw the item below on FB and since the Fogbees visit the one in Gallatin often I thought this might be of interest to us. Having another choice in White House can't be a bad thing. Opens this winter but perhaps a good gathering place for Saturday rides when weather allows.

Hey White House! Just wanted to let everyone know that myself and Spencer, owners of Prince Street Pizza and Pub are moving forward with our location in White House at 2404 Hwy 31W!! We have been back and forth with the name of the place. To stick with the street theme I thought "31 W Pizza and Pub" but we thought that made it sound kinda more like a bar, so as of now it is "White House Pizza and Pub". It will be the same logo just imagine Prince Street being replaces and the street signs changing. Lets hear your thoughts!

P.S.  As of now we are shooting for a December opening. If you know someone interested in a job please tell them to come fill out an application at Prince Street Pizza in Gallatin.

Free Bier and BBQ Hosted by Steve Glor, Saturday, Sept 16th 5:00

Free Bier and BBQ. Bier by Czanns Brewing Co.( Blond and Pumpkin Ale)

Yes you heard correct Free Bier- brewed Masterfully by Brew Master Ken Rebman at Czanns Brewing Co., Nashville.

Kegger fund raiser for MS 150 Ride. Hosted by Fogbee Steve Glor.

Saturday, September 16th, 5:00 pm until.... Wynbrooke Club House, 177 Wynbrooke Trace, Hendersonville . Off  Saundersville rd in Wynbrooke subdivision.

PLEASE RSVP.

Same day as Clarkville ride. Don't fret about cooking after the ride come and have Bier and BBQ . 

Memphis

      In 2008, Bicycling magazine called out Memphis Tennessee as one of the three worst cities in which to bicycle.  It repeated that report in its April 30, 2010, issue saying, 

“No bike lanes exist within the city limits of Memphis. And the city government, comprised of layers of bureaucracy, has repeatedly ignored or rejected requests from bike clubs, shops and other organizations to create facilities.”  

      However, in June 2017 the FOGBEE Bicycle Club chose Memphis as the destination for it weekend touring excursion.  So what changed?  In a single word – A LOT  Here is the article and your PICs.

UPDATED Solar Eclipse Ride, August 21st

Solar Eclipse Ride Plans:

We will have a 30 mile and 40 mile routes.   The ride will start at 9:00.  I suggest getting there before 8:30 so you can beat the traffic and we can get out on the road on time.  Probably be a good idea to leave home early as well and look for alternate routes to the Camplin Compound. The plan is to be back about an Hour and a half prior to the Eclipse so we can have plenty of time to watch the moon and sun move across the sky to their final convergence. The total eclipse is at 1:30.

Want to feel like an extra fit Fogbee?

Special opportunity for one Fogbee to feel especially fit leading in to the fall riding season...and hey you can even convince your significant-other your ride-to-beer-intake ratio has been extra-favorable this year!

One of the vests we ordered is labelled as a S, but was cut as a M...so anyone interested in a size M vest can get one labeled as a S.  It's perfectly new so please let Mike and I know if you are interested,

Lindsay

Unity was the Word at our Ride yesterday with The Harpeth River Club! Thanks to all that showed up at White House Middle School! It was hotter than fire but fun (In a way) !!

2017 HEAT Kids Triathlon

     We are still looking for at least 30 more volunteers for this year's event on August 5th (Saturday) at the Sumner County YMCA.  

     If you have already registered as a volunteer, thank you so much, we really do appreciate your help.  If you have not as yet volunteered, please consider doing so. Send me an email heatkidstriathlon@gmail.com. (Please include your T Shirt size. We have to lock down the sizes by Monday).  The event is non-profit and the cause we are supporting this year is ABLEYouth.  

     The kids love this event, and we have a great entry so far.  We need to ensure that the kids have fun and stay safe.  

Thank you so much

Cheryl

FOGGEE HARPETH JOINT RIDE THIS SATURDAY, JULY 22ND

Reminder that this Saturday, we are doing out annual joint ride with the Harpeth River Club.

We will ride from White House up in to Kentucky around Adairville on the long routes.

Dave Miley has 3 great routes planned for the ride.

See you on the road Saturday,

Mike Knake

Jerseys, vests and shorts have arrived

I will have the jerseys, vests and shorts and the rides this week.

See you on the road,

Mike

Two upcoming FOGBEE Events for your Calendar

Saturday, July 22nd we are doing our joint ride with Harpeth River Club.  Miley is putting together several routes, one of which that will go up in to KY.  We will start the rides from White House.

Monday, August 21st we will have a Solar Eclipse Ride that will start and end at my mother in laws house on Tyree Springs in White House where we had the tailgate party last year.  We will ride in the morning and be back in time to have some food and drink and watch the eclipse.  Watch for further details. We should have plenty of glasses to watch the eclipse.  Brain Baisel is providing us 25 and I have another 20 coming from Amazon.

See you on the road,

Mike Knake

Natchez Trace Incident

      By now everyone has seen the Go-Pro video of the bicyclist being hit on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Everyone familiar with TN Traffic Laws says the bicyclist was LEGALLY "in the right." Frequently, victims of road rage are only exercising their legal rights.  
     However, the video also suggests that the bicyclist was in violation of good sense and basic courtesy.  It would have saved the bicyclist a lot of pain and time to have simply moved over as far to the right as practical (another TN Traffic statute) and given the motorist plenty of room to pass.

58 Year Old Driver Charged with hitting cyclist on Natchez Trace

 http://wkrn.com/2017/07/08/cyclist-hit-by-car-in-williamson-county/

Yakima Roof Carrier

If anyone could use a Bike rooftop carrier that fits Yakima round or Thule Square cross bars, I have one.  It is the copperhead model. It has a locking skewer.

I also have a pair of 78" bars with the towers and attachments that fit an older Ford Explorer. (I doubt anyone can use the base attachments, but there ya go. The long bars are big enough to carry two canoes.

If interested let me know via this blog or you have my contact info on the Fogbee membership page.

Thanks,

Tom Benim

Awesome Ride today from the Gallatin Civic Center!

I want to take a minute to say what an awesome ride we had today from the civic center in Gallatin up to Hartsville and back. What a great group of riders we had in both groups! Yes it was hot, maybe the hottest day so far but there was no complaining, we all stated together and left no one behind. Everyone rode safe with great communication and most met afterwards at Prince Street Pizza for some good fellowship, pizza, cold beer and diet soda (Gary).
Thanks for making today special, I am blessed to have the Fogbees as friends and family. Thanks Doc, Gary, Lucy, Steve the sweeper, John, Danny, Jonathan, Doug, Adam and (Sean for a short while). If I left someone out I apologize but I think that was everyone in our group.
Miley and Lindsay did a little scouting for later in the year, stay tuned.
If you weren't there we missed you and hope to see you soon on another great Fogbee ride!

Woody

Bruce and County Exec Anthony Holt Talk Greenways

A rumor is floating that Bruce and County Exec Anthony Holt colluded to put speed bumps on Mud Hollow.  I am here to report - It's not true!

Yes, according to Doug Depew, there are speed bumps on Mud Hollow that could be very dangerous to those few FOGBEES that let 'er rip on downhills.  Doug says the bumps are in a very nasty spot.

Bruce and Anthony did have a long discussion on the future plans for greenways along Station Camp Creek road.  We have added all the details on the Hendersonville Bike/Ped Committee website page http://www.bikinhville.com/StationCamp.html

The details of their meeting will be published around June 15'th in a local magazine.  For an early look at the article http://www.bikinhville.com/files/GW/IndianLakePenLiving.pdf

Memphis In June Trip- Sunday Option Route Added

This is the plan and routes:

Everyone will be arriving at different times throughout the afternoon.  At some point, the plan is to hit the Flying Saucer, which is very near the hotel, for dinner and drinks.  Beale Street following is optional .

Saturday morning, we will ride from the hotel at 8:00AM.  There are two route options, but they travel some of the same roads.  We also will be stopping at the same spot for some lunch and beverage, the Shelby Forest Grocery Store.

Jersey, vests and shorts order

I am ready to place the order and need to collect the money.  Would like to place by Monday of next week.

Jerseys $56
Vests $84
Shorts $88

I will be at the rides this week.

See you on the road

Mike